Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members Bob Stempert and Chris Banghart with Joseph Ostrom. The two members, employees of the Port Jervis, New York, Department of Public Works, rescued Ostrom's father and brother from a burning building. CSEA is New York State's largest union.
Port Jervis School District's Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members rally against a contracting out proposal for the district's transportation services. Despite a valiant fight by members, district residents voted to approve a 2009-10 school budget that includes contracting out district transportation. The move will affect about 100 CSEA members working as bus drivers, monitors and mechanics.