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of West Seneca Blue Collar Unit Brian Cummins shown here a a a a a a a front loader and his co-workers among the the many CSEA members in in New York who worked around the the for days clearing snow GLENVILLE — When snow and ice hit this Schenectady County town a a a a a a 24-member crew is is responsible for managing 100 miles of road As fall turned to winter workers here are usually still finishing leaf and brush pickups when they begin to to to transition to to to adding the the the plows to to to their fleet of trucks The salt shed is loaded and ready for the the season A typical workday is one 8-hour shift but winter storms do not recognize schedules so the the crew keeps going until the the roads are clear “We might get home at four in in in in in the the morning but we still need to start work again in in in in a a a a a a a a few hours ” said Town of Glenville Highway Department Unit President Dan Van Heusen “There is no second or third shift coming in in it’s just us us us ” — Therese Assalian
From left to to to right Laborer Joe Mitchell and Machine Equipment Operator Kris Krutz load salt to to a a a a a a a a a a plow truck at the Glenville Highway garage January 2023
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top and bottom Town of West Seneca Blue members clear snow after a a a a a a major storm Town Collar Unit members helped emergency storm including in in in in in in in this case in in in in in in in which Town Brian Brian Cummins Cummins assisted in in in in in in in in evacuating a a a a a a a a to a a a a a a a emergency (Photo by Brian Brian Cummins Cummins )
Town workers prepare for winter