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Centuryof ServiceCSEA celebratescentennial with newpublication, archiveproject and week-longconventionState Department of Health workers staff a Healthmobile in 1919 for public health outreach and educationFor 100 years, the Civil ServiceEmployees Association, Inc. (CSEA)has been advocating for worker’s rightsin state government, local governmentand the private sector while positivelyimpacting the quality of life incommunities across New York state.To commemorate its centennial, CSEAhas spent the past 10 years immersedThe Association of State Civil ServiceEmployees was founded on October24, 1910 by a group of New York stateemployees seeking to advance the conceptof merit and fitness in the state civil servicesystem to improve the working lives ofNew York state employees. Nearly 100years later, the Civil Service EmployeesAssociation, as the association was renamedin 1946, is one of the largest, mostNew York State Retirement System. Notonly was that an enormous success thatcontinues to serve public employees andthe people of New York well to this day,it established more credibility for theorganization and enabled it to grow andgain members.”CSEA experienced significantgrowth during the 1930s, despite the“In every era, we’ve had to rise to the occasion and change in some dramatic way in order to survive.”in the CSEA 100 project. This decadelongendeavor includes the publicationof “A Century of Service: The Story ofCSEA’s First 100 Years,” a 215-page bookchronicling the history of CSEA, andthe development and organization of itsofficial archives at the M.E. GrenanderDepartment of Special Collection &Archives at the University at Albany.“One of the lessons that is moststriking is how much the core valuesof the organization are the same todayas they were 100 years ago,” saidStephen Madarasz, CSEA’s director ofcommunications. “We’ve always tried torepresent working people and ensure afair shake, while at the same time trying tomake New York a better place.”influential unions in the United States.“We have nearly 300,000 membersacross the state, including 50,000 in theCapital Region,” Madarasz said. “Whilewe have a statewide reach, we have aspecial presence here in the CapitalRegion because it is the state capital andwe have such a high concentration of ourmembership here.”Historical highlightsOne of the milestone events in CSEA’shistory was the establishment of the NewYork State Retirement System in 1920,according to Madarasz.“William Thomas, who was Associationpresident at the time, was instrumental,”he said. “He served on the commissionthat made recommendations for theGreat Depression. “It was a tremendousopportunity for the organization to grow,”Madarasz said. “Partly because of thosetough economic times, people wanted toband together.”It also helped to have New York’sgovernor –– and future U.S. president–– support CSEA, Madarasz pointed out.“Governor Franklin Delano Rooseveltembraced the organization and gaveit tacit recognition as a legitimaterepresentative of state employees,” he said.“The ability that afforded the organizationwas valuable in practical terms andsymbolically, as well. When he was electedpresident, that added credibility.”After World War II, CSEA respondedto the growth of suburbia, changes inSeptember 2010 | VISIONS | 11
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