New York Governor Mario Cuomo is applauded at a New York State Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) /AFL-CIO meeting. AFL-CIO President Ed Cleary is at Cuomo's right.
New York State Governor George E. Pataki signing legislation awarding retired public employees in New York a supplement to their pensions. Among the dignitaries looking on are New York State Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno, Office of Management Confidential Employees President Barbara Zaron, Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) President Danny Donohue, New York AFL-CIO President Ed Cleary and New York State Comptroller H. Carl McCall. CSEA, New York State's largest union, fought long and hard for the bill which was a top legislative priority for years.
A portrait of Edward J. Cleary, former president of American Federation of Labor/Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), associated with United University Professions (UUP).