Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members and Van Duyn Home and Hospital workers working the phone banks to fight to keep the home open. Van Duyn Unit officer Ruth Smith seated with her back to the camera, displays a T-shirt with the slogan CSEA developed, "Don't Cut Our Safety Net." The Onondaga County public nursing home was recommended by the Berger Commission to be taken over by a nearby private hospital late in 2006. However, it has been deterimined that the Van Duyn Home will remain publicly owned and operated.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Onondaga County, NY Water Environmental Protection Unit President Bob Reilly demonstrates in support of Van Duyn Nursing Home and SUNY Upstate Medical Center. The Commission on Health Care Facilities in the 21st Century's recommendations for Central New York has CSEA and others in the health care community fighting proposals to privatize and merge SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse and Onondaga County's Van Duyn Home and Hospital with nearby private hospitals, as well as decreasing beds at Broome County's Willow Point nursing home.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Onondaga County, NY, Local member Brian Nemier adjusting a lighting display for the county's 2007 "Lights on the Lake" holiday display.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member, Jason Cox at work as a New York State Court Officer. Cox works in the 5th Judicial District in the Onondaga County Courthouse in Syracuse, New York.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members John Conners, left, and David Hale teach toddlers at the Highbridge, New York, Preschool valuable winter safety tips that could save their lives. For the second year, workers in the Manlius Highway Department in Onondaga County took one of their big snowplows out to a "show and tell" program at the preschool to teach yougsters that a plow is not something to be scared of, but also to remind them to stay out of its way.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Central Region President Jim Moore, at right, presents a check to the organizers of the Blodgett Library renovation. CSEA's Onondga County, New York, area Locals participated in a huge fund-raising effort that raised nearly $6,000 to help renovate a school library in one of Syracuse's poorest public schools.
A preschool student in Manlius, Onondaga County, NY, getting a firm grip on the controls of a town snowplow during a presentation at the preschool. Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members in the town's department of public works visited the preschoolers, teachers, and parents to talk about winter safet and avoiding accidents with town trucks during the winter.
Onondaga County, NY, Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Probation Officer Richard Schenosky with his plaque recognizing him as Probation Officer of the Year. The awarded is presented annually by the state Division of Probation and Correctional Alternatives in recognition of exceptional service, dedication and professionalism performed by a probation officer who has contributed significantly to the field of community corrections and strengthened its role within the criminal justice system.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)'s Onondaga County Local President Phil Graham addresses the Onondaga County Legislature at a public hearing. CSEA activists beat back a proposal to contract out the Onondaga County Mental Health Department's School Based Support Program, which places counselors into area school districts to provide full-time mental health clinical services throughout the school year.