New York State Canal Authority workers are dwarfed by an immense flood gate structure as they lower flood gates at Erie Canal Lock 8 in Rotterdam in 2012. Canal workers were critical in clearing debris and repairing locks and infrastructure following devastating storms in 2012. Now, thanks to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's politically motivated layoffs, there will be fewer workers for this type of work.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members from CSEA's Rockland County Unit say no to transferring the Summit Park Nursing Care Center to a local development corporation.
From left, Suffolk County Sheriff Vincent DeMarco, Long Island Region Political Action Coordinator Gretchen Penn and Assistant to the Sheriff Butch Langhorn discuss the ramifications of the state's continued funding cuts to mental health services.
Sumi Abedin, a garment worker who survived a factory fire last November (2012) that killed 112 Bangladeshi workers, along with Bangladeshi Labor Activist Kalpona Akter, came to Albany to speak out, urging New York state to adopt a Sweatshop-Free Procurement Policy that includes fire safety measures. From left, Statewide Secretary Denise Berkley, Executive Vice President Mary E. Sullivan, Akter, Abedin, and Statewide Treasurer Joe McMullen.