Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members and staff, including state Office of General Services Local activist Tom Moylan, left, and state Education Department Local President Sally Bywater, participate in a candlelight vigil in Albany, NY.
An illustration by Graphic Artist Ralph Distin depicts the overhaul of the public employee pension system by business coalitions and real estate groups.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members from left, Jason Hull, John Regan, Westchester County Unit members Arthur Williams and Rick Lanza, Elvis Ulculmana and unit member John Ponce, floor supervisor, provide vital services to the county.
Former Dutchess County Department of Health worker Carrie Cocurullo and community activist Diane Ruffin helped provide essential HIV testing to community members including many who speak Spanish.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)member Christina Marquez is back on the job as an ultrasonography technician at Westchester Medical Center after a long fight to negotiate a fair contract.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Patchogue-Medford Library Unit members Rona Dressler and Jean Kaleda, seated, provide essential services to their community.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Patchogue-Medford Library Unit members Mindy Musetti, Janet Baylis and Jane Drake pose next to the library's award as one of 10 recipients of the 2010 National Medal for Museum and Library service by the Institute of Museum and Library Service (IMLS).
Paul Dyer, former state Capitol tour guide, points out a staircase at the Capitol on a tour given to Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) delegates in October.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Westchester County Unit members Christina Garabedian, left, and Betty Lewis brave the chilly waters off the beach at Rye, NY Playland during the Special Olympics Polar Plunge event.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)Westchester County Unit President Karen Pecora, left, and the Polar Plunge mascot congratulate CSEA Westchester County Unit members Christina Garabedian, center, and Betty Lewis on a successful plunge held at Rye, NY Playland.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Southern Region President Billy Riccaldo, Town of Ramapo Unit President Brian Spillman and Rockland County Legislator Toney Earl in front of the tent city replica outside Ramapo Town Hall to memorialize the one-year anniversary of the earthquake in Haiti that killed nearly 300,000 people.
Town of Ramapo Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Unit President Brian Spillman, Ramapo Supervisor Christopher St. Lawrence and Southern Region President Billy Riccaldo pose at the Ramapo Town Hall.
After assisting numerous crime victims for the last eight years, no such help net existed for Fabian Feliciano who was among nearly 900 workers laid off at the end of 2010 when the Crime Victims Board was abolished.