Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Erie County, Local member Neal Hodgson talking with Abraham Lincoln impersonator Dave Kreutz from Depew prior to annual Labor Day Parade held in Buffalo. CSEA members in all regions took part in Labor Day parades and events across New York State. The strong showing of solidarity sends a resounding message that CSEA is is prepared to fight to protect its 96-year labor legacy.
From left, State Senator Dale Volker, Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members Jeanne Kreavy, Ron Kreavy, representatives of the color guard, Assemblyman Jack Quinn II, CSEA member Neil Hodgson and Bob Lennartz celebrate the recent renaming of an Erie County highway as the "Erie County Veterans Memorial Highway." The Western Region Veterans Committee collected more than 800 petition signatures from the community to rename the section of Route 219 stretching from West Seneca to the Hamburg/Boston exit.