Department of Corrections/Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Statewide Labor-Management chair Patricia Casler, outside Auburn Correctional Facility, holds a new personal alarm for civilian corrections workers that will be distributed statewide. The device can pinpoint the workers exact location in the event of an emergency. CSEA, the Public Employee Federation and Correctional Services Commissioner Brian Fischer all signed a memorandum of understanding for the new devices.
Unidentified Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members show their support as CSEA Hudson Correctional Facility Local President Bob LaTour expresses his concerns about the state's plan to close Hudson and three other facilities to state Corrections Commissioner Brian Fischer. Hundreds of concerned citizens, including a large contingent of CSEA members, packed an auditorium at Columbia Greene Community College to let Fischer know the damage Spitzer's plan to close Hudson facility would cause to workers and their families, as well as local economies supported by the workers. Similar events were held at Camp Gabriels in Franklin County and Camp McGregor in Saratoga County.