Across New York state, Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members are showing up wherever the Governor appears to protest and confront him about his threat to lay off 8,700 state employees. Union members are also holding rallies and demonstrations in front of the offices of legislative leaders who are backing the governor's plan. SUNY Stony Brook Local 614 President Carlos Speight addresses members at the Long Island rally. Behind Speight is Long Island Region President Nick LaMorte.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members across the state marched in several 2008 Labor Day-related events. Union members and their families and friends marched for change this year, getting out the word to support Senator Barack Obama for president. Long Island Region President Nick LaMorte with region activists at the New York City parade.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Long Island Region President Nick LaMorte was interviewed for the Leading Edge Meet your leaders series. The photo of LaMorte was taken as he spoke during the 2008 CSEA Annual Delegates Meeting held in Washington, D.C.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Long Island Region President Nick LaMorte posing with CSEA member Larry D'Angelis who received the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Service Award at the eighth annual Martin Luther King Jr. Ceremonial Brunch held on Long Island, New York. LaMorte remarked that CSEA stays strong because its diversity is the foundation of its strength and that CSEA will continue to strive to make the dream that Reverend King envisioned a reality for each and every member of the CSEA family. Hundreds of union members and community supporters turned out for the Nassau County event, which was among several held statewide to honor the memory of the slain civil rights leader and to commemorate Black History Month. The CSEA is New York State's largest union.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Long Island, NY Region President Nick LaMorte speaks at the school board meeting on behalf of Mattituck-Cutchogue School District Unit members. CSEA members from all over Long Island turned out at a demonstration to support members in the school district unit fighting for a fair contract.
From left, Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Pilgrim Psychiatric Center (New York) Local President Manuel Mangual, Long Island Region President Nick LaMorte and New York State CSEA President Danny Donohue congratulating Long Island Region activist Catherine Custance, third from left, on winning the 2006 Irene Carr Leadership Award at the CSEA Annual Women's Conference. The award is given in honor of Irene Carr, a former CSEA statewide secretary who died in 2004, who fought for what she called "work and family issues," including encouraging women to take union leadership roles and building more than 50 child care centers at state agencies.
From left, New York State Assemblyman Paul Tonko, Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Long Island Region President Nick LaMorte, Special Olympics New York President Neal J. Johnson, Western Region President Flo Tripi, New York State CSEA Executive Vice President Mary Sullivan, Southern Region President Diane Hewitt and New York State CSEA President Danny Donohue at the Special Olympics New York's Salute to Labor. Donohue was honored at the event for his continued efforts in the fight for fairness and respect of all individuals, including those with intellectual disabilities.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) activists from the Metropolitan and Long Island regions attending the 2005 Political Action Liaison (PAL) training held in Port Jefferson, New York. Willie Gwynn (in foreground), 2nd vice president of the Long Island Developmental Center Local, studies the issues critical to CSEA members. Next to him are a liaison from the Metropolitan Region and Long Island Region President Nick LaMorte, third from right. Federal PALs are activist members of CSEA who have undertaken a critical mission: To carefully track the political and voting activity of their congressional representatives and senators; to communicate and lobby on behalf of union members to federal lawmakers; and to hold the lawmakers' feet to the fire when they are faced with votes of particular interest to CSEA members. The CSEA is New York State's largest union.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members in the Town of Shelter Island Unit in Suffolk County, New York, voting on their first contract. It was ratified by a 7 to 2 margin and is their first contract since voting to join CSEA in 2005. According to Long Island Region President Nick LaMorte the contract lays the foundation for an atmosphere of fairness and cooperation between the union and the town and is a win-win for everyone. The CSEA is New York State's largest union.