Historic fire exposes plight of working women; spurs change
MANHATTAN — On March 25, 1911, a fire engulfed the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory building in…
Browsing: Women’s History Month
Hudson: ‘When we sit at the table, we are equal’
MANHATTAN — Since 1980, Adriane Hudson has gone from a food service worker to union…
Perrin: ‘Keep moving forward’
ALBANY — ‘Keep moving forward.’ Those are the words that CSEA Deputy Counsel Leslie Perrin…
Pay battle made Condon realize union clout
WAPPINGERS FALLS — It isn’t always easy balancing motherhood and union activism, but Dutchess-Putnam Retirees…
Green: ‘I knew I could help people’
BROOKLYN — A fourth-grade bully prepared Althea Green for the labor movement. After several run-ins…
Watts finds inspiration in labor history
ROCHESTER — CSEA Rochester Retirees Local activist Bess Watts has earned distinction among her contemporaries…
Inherited strength fuels Wallace-Russo
ALBANY — Since starting work at the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance…
Knowing our labor history will yield dividends today
ROCHESTER — Longtime CSEA member Angela Muscianese knows a thing or two about labor history…
O’Gorman: ‘You have to take the risk’
GARDEN CITY — Ana O’Gorman has been a force to be reckoned with since she…
Phelps: Stand up in the face of sexism and be stronger
As the first woman to chair both CSEA’s statewide and Long Island Region Veterans Committees,…