Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member Brenda Schaffer-Weiner singing the National Anthem during the Workers' Memorial Day commemoration sponsored by the Westchester-Putnam Central Labor Body. Union members, elected officials and family and friends of fallen workers gathered at the Kensico Dam in Valhalla, NY to remember those who have died on the job over the past year. Fund raising is in progress for a future Workers Memorial at the Kensico Dam. The CSEA is New York State's largest union.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)'s Long Island Region Veterans Committee members Herm Williams, left, and Ed Hussey stand at attention as color bearers at a Memorial Day observance at Calverton National Cemetery in Long Island, NY. Committee members decorated the graves of more than 60 former CSEA members buried in Calverton. The committee also conducted a Flag Day ceremony where committee members properly disposed of worn, torn and tattered U.S. flags.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Western Region President Flo Tripi and Western New York DDSO Local President Dawn Smith take a moment near candles lit in memory of CSEA members at a ceremony at the facility. Workers Memorial Day is observed on the anniversary of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (April 28, 1970) and is an international day of mourning for those who die on the job. CSEA also dedicates April 28 to fighting for safe and healthy work sites for all workers.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Western Region President Flo Tripi speaks at a state Department of Transportation Local Workers Memorial Day ceremony in Rochester. Workers Memorial Day is observed on the anniversary of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (April 28, 1970) and is an international day of mourning for those who die on the job. CSEA also dedicates April 28 to fighting for safe and healthy work sites for all workers.