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CSEA Convention
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Friday, October 22, 1076
Wildcat
GENEVA — A one-day wildcat strike by nonteaching employees of the Geneva School District
in Ontario County ended after employee demands
were met.
The job action came after eight months of
futile bargaining that began last March.
Since the beginning, salaries were the main
issue of conflict. Talks had been at impasse for
several months.
The employees, members of the Civil Service
Employees Assn., had approved a state factfinder's recommendation for a 6.5 percent pay
hike. The School Board's most recent offer had
been for a 4 percent increase.
The CSEA members, comprised of teacher
aides, secretaries, maintenance and custodial
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workers, bus drivers and cafeteria employees,
gave a unanimous vote to strike.
As the wildcat began, CSEA Western Region
VI president Robert Lattimer and region secretary Judy Burgess rushed to the strike scene
from the Concord Hotel in Sullivan County,
where they had been attending the statewide
CSEA convention.
Ms. Burgess is a Geneva School District employee and represents Ontario County employees
on the CSEA Board of Directors.
They were instructed to notify the wildcatters
that the strike was a violation of the Taylor Law.
Mr. Lattimer commented, however, that, "They
made up their minds to do something and they
did it. I've got a lot of faith in them."
Board
Much of the credit for the strike success, which
included an agreement of amnesty for participants, was credited to the unity of the employees.
The CSEA Geneva School District unit has 100
percent CSEA membership among the employees.
In addition, an estimated 95 percent of the employees took part in the wildcat.
Also on the scene was CSEA Western Region
supervisor Lee Frank, who praised the employees for the success of their unified effort.
Classes in the school district remained in session despite the strike action, although many
parents kept their children at home.
The strike began Wednesday morning, Oct. 13,
and was settled at 3:30 Thursday morning after
a marathon negotiating session.
Delegates Catch Up
On Routine Business
At 66tli Convention
KIAMESHA LAKE—After several conventions at which
delegates had to deal with extraordinary crises—^such as
contract deadlines, strike votes and challenges from outside
unions, more mundane matters prevailed at the 66th annual
Civil Service Employees A&sn.
meeting last week at the Concord Hotel here.
Yet. the key issue that
emerged here may be of more
importance in the long run than
those emotional crises of i-ecent
meetings.
That issue is finances: in particular the $900,000 operating
deficit that CSEA fiaces during
the coming year.
A good proportion of delegates'
time at the convention was spent
in debating areas in which
Registration lineup finds Environmental Conservation's Carol Trifiletti reviewing credentials of arriving
spending could be curtailed
delegates. Filling out forms are, from left in front, Rvtdy Basher, of the Alcoholic Beverage Control
without reducing services to
Board; Maurice Kaplan and William Menzel, both of Nassau Retirees. Waiting their turn are Auburn
members.
Transportation's Gary Savery and Waterloo Transportation's Ed Avery.
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CSEA president Theodore C.
Wenzl, at one point, left the
rostrum to stand in line with
other delegates awaiting turns
at the microphone during the
debate.
Dr. Wenzl requested approval
Rockland Unit Spokesmen
Defend Members' Demands
by the delegates of a special
committee to study ways of reducing expenditures and bo re(Continued on Page 14)
New Yorl( Is Still Up
For Grabs After
Carter, Ford Swings
HE Presidential campaign
T
trail brought both President Ford and Governor
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NEW CITY—An overflow crowd heard the Rockland County unit. Civil Service Employees Assn., give its reasons for demanding a fair settlement of a year-long contract
dispute. The meeting was held during a legislative hearing at the Clarkstown Town Hall
last week.
About 600 CSEA members
jammed the auditorium to listen
to and participate in the proceedings. Among those speaking
for the union were field representative Larry Scanlon and research analyst Walter Leubner.
The sijeakers pointed out that
the county has the ability to pay
the 5 percent ($500 minimum)
mise the workers are asking, because the county has an unexpended fund balance of $1.1 million.
"Tiiis figure is confii-med in
two separate official county
documents." Ma-. Scanlon said.
"But where is that money? It
seems to have vanished."
The CSEA also pointed out
that the county employees have
suffered great economic loss in
recent years due to the increasing co.st of living. The Bureau
of Labor Statistics shows that,
in fact, they have had a net loss
in purchasing power of 8.9 percent since 1970.
Another factor the union mentioned was that other public employees within Rockland County
have current contracts which
include raises greater than those
which the Rockland County
employees are asking. For example, the Nyack School District
employees got an 8 percent raise
for those making more than $10,COO a year, and 9 percent for
those making less than $10,000.
Town of Claikstown workers got
w'ige hikes of from 7 to 12 percent. depending on the cost of
living. The Village of Spring Valley employees will receive a 15
percent raise over 2V2 years, and
employees of the Pearl River
Public Library System are under a three-year conU'act which
includes a TVs percent raise in
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Onondaga County chapter delegate Sally Greco gets aid from
staffers David Stack and Cathy Barnes at one of the booths
to acquaint local leaders with statewide union services.
Welfare Funds Are Distributed
From Newly Available Fed Funds
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Stein^ Attacking Beame,
Demands Police Rehiring
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MANHATTAN—Assemblyman Andrew Stein (D-L, Manhattan) charged last week
that residents of his district "are living in fear from crime as never before. The Beame
Administration has done nothing to stem this epidemic."
Mr. Stein demanded that the Mayor allocate a substantial amount of the $75 million
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to rehire laid-off policemen.
"Six weeks ago," Mr. Stein said,
"I called upon Mayor Beame to
appropriate a large share of the
$75 million in new federal funding soon to be made available to
this City from the Public Works
Jobs Bill which was recently
enacted.
"At that time the mayor avoided the issue by saying it was
premature to comment on the
bill before the companion appropriation bill wajs passed by Congress. This has since been accomplished. The Mayor can no
longer stall the public by ducking this critical question. I am
renewing rr.y demand that the
City appropriate a substantial
amount of this money for the
purpose of rehiring a major
portion of our 2,800 laid-off police officers."
In addition, Mr. Stein said
that at the present rate of attrition within the Police Department, New York City loses 1,500
officers annually, none of whom
are being replaced.
The Assemblyman indicated
that in the 13th Precinct, part
of his Assembly District, which
includes Stuyvesant Town and
Peter Cooper Village developments, major crime has increased
by 29 percent during the first
half of 1976 over the first half
of 1975. During the corresponding time span, the 13th Precinct's
manpower level was reduced by
25.5 percent and during the last
three months, the Precinct has
suffered a further 71/2 percent
reduction in its personnel.
According to 13th Precinct
spokesmen, Mr. Stein said, there
are no longer enough men to
adequately cover the Precinct
area in radio patrol cars diu:lng
the daily three shifts. Because of
the shortage in men, these patrol cars do little else but respond to calls for assistance. Preventive patrolling in the 13th
Precinct is virtually a thing of
the past, he noted.
"What Is occuring in the 13th
Precinct, a typical irlddle class
community," Mr. Stein said, "is
symptomatic of what is occurring in scores of communities
throughout the City as New
York experiences the worst year
of crime in our history. Thugs
are preying on the old and defenceless and violent incidents of
crime are taking tragic dimensions.
"Just last month the tragic
murder of an 82-year-old woman occurred in her own apartment in Peter Cooper while her
sister was forced to watch helplessly. Last week an elderly couple committed suicide, finding
death the only alternative to a
continued existence filled with
terror.
"Crime has become so rampant in the City that residents
are afraid to leave their homes
after dark. People are not only
living in constant fear—some
are choosing to die because of it.
"I find it unbelievable that
when federal Comprehensive Employment Training Act money
was available last year, and used
to rehire 3,497 laid-off City employees, not one of those employees rehired included any of
our laid-off patrolmen. This is
a travesty and must not be repeated this year.
"This is the time of decision.
The crisis is upon us. It is up
to the Mayor to begin to exert
his leadership and attack this
problem by demonstrating, in
no uncertain terms, that the security and safety of our citizens
and communities is the first priority. The Mayor must now make
the commitment to apply a subtantial amount of this new federal aid for the purpose of replenishing our depleted police
precincts by rehiring a significant number of our laid-off police
officers."
Mr. Stein said that the people
of New York City desperately
need added police protection and,
unless the City administration
adopts his proposal, the consequences would imperil the very life
and fiber of the City.
ing 10 percent of October expenditures is payable after verification of the actual October
expenditures.
The Comptroller also announ1976 to the 57 counties outside
ced the distribution of $73,175,New York City.
000 to New York City as the
These monies represent ap- fedenal share of anticipated welproximately 90 percent of the fare expenditures for the first
federal and state share of an- half of October. In addition, he
ticipated welfare expenditures -said, he Is applying $102,877,043
for October and, in addition, a —80 percent of the state's share
settlement of stute share claims for the first half of October plus
for the months of April, May and a settlement for April, May and
June. The federal share amounts June—to repay prior advances
to $60,318,707.76 and the state made to New York City by the
share $53,011,519.74. The remain- State.
ALBANY—State Comptroller Arthur Levitt has ann o u n c e d distribution of
$113,330,227.50 for October
Name Mediators, Fact-Finders
ALBANY — Two mediators
and three fact-finders have
been named by the State
Public Employment Relations Board to contract disputes
involving public employers and
the Civil Service Employees Assn.
The mediators are Eric Lawson Jr.. of the PERB Buffalo
office, named to the dispute between CSEA and Steuben County, and Garnold L. Richaixis, of
Elma, named to the dispute between CSEA and Town of Niaglira.
The fact-finders are Mui-ray
Bllmes, of Pine Bush, named to
the dispute between CSEA and
Town of Calliooon, Sullivan
County; Abraham Desser, of New
York City, named to the dispute
between the CSEA's Nassau
County Educational chapter and
the Rockville Center School District. and Herbert L. Marx Jr.,
Mlso of New Yoi'k City, naaned to
t h e dispute between the CSEA's
Suffolk
County
Educational
chapter
and
the
Amltyvllle
School District.
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a term ending June 1, 1977.
Dr. Stiack, 49, a veternarlan at
Burnet Park Zoo, Syracuse, has
taught pharmacology at Upstate
Medical Center, Syracuse, and is
a memiber of the advisory council of the New York State Veterinary College, Cornell.
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Clinton County chapter 810's Sue Healey h a s the attention of Albany Region supervisor J o h n Corcoran, left, and of CSEA vice-president Joseph McDermott, who heads
the region, as they discuss North Country politics.
Panelists were, from left, Rensselaer Educational chapter 871 president Ed Evans,
Clinton County's Jeanne Kelso, Saratoga Educational chapter 864 president Charles
Luch, CSEA counsel Richard Burstein and Rensselaer chapter 842's John Vallee.
Clinton, Essex Workshop
Fixes O n Political Action
WESTPORT—More than two dozen Civil Service Employees Assn. members from
the Clinton and Essex County area of Albany Region IV participated in a two-day workshop held at the Airport Inn here sponsored by the Clinton County chapter and the regional education committee.
Among those attending workshop were, from left, Clinton chapter
810 treasurer Phyllis Duval, SUNY at Plattsburgh chapter 623's Gert
Trombley, SUNY at Plattsburgh's Doris Bourdan and Saranac School
District's Jim Connley.
OCTOBER
23—Albany Region IV mini-workshop for political subdivisions: 9 a.m.,
Ramada Inn, Schenectady.
26—Syracuse Area Retiree chapter luncheon meeting: I p.m., Hotel
Pontiac, Oswego.
27—Hudson Valley Armory Employees chapter meeting: 8 p.m.,
Kingston Armory, Kingston.
27—Marcy Psychiatric Center chapter general meeting: 7:30 p.m.,
Royal Oaks, Marcy.
28—Long Island Region I executive council meeting: 7:30 p.m., region
office, 740 Broadway, Amityville.
28—Westchester County unit shop stewards' seminar: 85 Court
St., W h i t e Plains.
29—30—Central Region V (Syracuse) fall meeting: Sheraton Inn,
Massena.
3 0 — S U N Y at Albany general membership meeting and " M e e t the
Candidates" day: 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Thruway H y a t t
House, Albany.
NOVEMBER
I—Suffolk County Police Department unit
p.m.—I a.m.. Summit Inn, Route 25, St.
3—Ithaca Area Retiree chapter meeting:
125 N . Fulton St., Ithaca.
4—Westchester County unit shop stewards'
W h i t e Plains.
Election Eve Dance: 9
James.
2 p.m.. Moose Hall,
seminar: 85 Court St.,
The first evening of the workshop had presentations by Howard Cropsey, region political action chairman, and Michael Oarroll, research analyst, for the region.
Mr. Cropsey stated. "Now is
the time t h a t you, the public employee, should do the CSEA
thing as f a r as political action
goes this year, rather t h a n your
own thing. This year the CSEA
has to prove its power, and in
order to do that, the CSEA
needs the support of every m e m ber.
"Remember, even if the CSEA
losese on a specific campaign or
candidate, the winner will not
want to go up against a more
experienced CSEA again.
"Rather he will realize t h a t
the CSEA can h u r t him or help
him; but we have to prove t h a t
point this yeiar. So for one time,
foget your normal party persuasion and go the CSEA way,"
Mr. Cropsey said.
Michael Carroll gave a talk on
contract review. Said Mr. Carroll: "First, don't refer to other
documents or other laws in your
contract. SE>ell everything out in
case the law is changed or revoked. Your contract stands on
its own language.
"Second, review the contract
for problem areas and concentrate on improving these areas
first. Don't hold t h e m back for
the last session. Solve the problems first, then t i g h t e n - u p the
loose parts.
Mulling matters over their coffe are members of the Clinton County
Library unit, from left: Mary I^gett, Carole Bedore and Richard
Ward.
"Third, include layoff protection clauses wherever possible.
Many contracts lack adequate
language concerning protections
for the current economic situation.
"Fourth, once t h e contract is
in effect, begin to review to see
where new problem areas are.
The job is never over, but constant concern for contracts keeps
CSEA up to date at the negotiations table."
New C.S. Developments
The second day began with a
presentation by Richard Burstein, an attorney for the CSEA.
Mr. Burstein's c o m m e n t s
touched on new developments in
civil service law.
One comment summarized the
public employee situation concerning civil service commissions.
Two-Day Syracuse Region Meeting Set. Oct. 29-30
MASSENA —The St. Lawrence County chapter, Civil
Service Employees Assn., will host the fall meeting of CSEA's
Central Region V (Syracuse).
The meeting, set for Friday and Saturday, Oct. 29-30,
Defend Rockland
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each of the first two years, and
a cost-of-living mise In the third
year.
"The employees of Rockland
County spend their money hi the
same places locally as these other
employees." Mr. Scanlon said.
"Why should they not receive
wages on a par with the others?"
Mr. Scanlon also noted t h a t
neighboring counties have higher
Demands
wage
scales th'an
Rockland
County. For example, a motor
vehicle cashier in Rockland receives $7,015 to start, while the
same job pays $9,328 to s t a r t in
Putnam County and $9,474 in
Westchester County.
The county legislators a n nounced a f t e r the hearing t h a t
they would decide shortly on
what one-yeur settlement to Impose upon the employees.
will be held at the Sheraton I n n .
Massena.
On Friday evening, a n education program will be held a t 8
p.m. covering Insurance. Speakers will be James Corbln, chairman of the CSEA statewide insurance program committee and
Joseph Lochner, committee advisor. Changes In coverage for
CSEA members will be discussed.
Registration will begin at 2 p.m.
Friday.
The Satui'diay events will begin
at 8 p.m. with a chapter and
unit presidents' breakfast. From
9-10:30 a.m., committee meetings
will be held. At 10:30 a.m., a
state workshop will be held and
fixxn 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. a county
workshop and luncheon will occupy attendees.
A general meeting will come
to order at 2 p.m., land the twoday event will be capped t h a t
evening with a banquet and
dance.
Reservations may be sent directly to the Sheraton Inn. Massena. N.Y. 13662. Singles are $18
and doubles $22; studio accommodations are $23 land twin
rooms are $24, all plus tax. Attendees should indicate t h a t they
ai-e attending the CSEA meeting.
The buffet luncheon Is $4.25;
price for the banquet Is $9. Reservations may also be sent to
Sally Forsythe, CSEA, Box 127,
Canton. N.Y. 13617.
"When they were first formed,
Mr. Burstein said, "they protected the employee and his rights.
But now they are often turned
into tools of management.
"Often, when the CSEA asks a
question, the commission will
automatically say, "It's management's right by such land such
an article." So then, instead of
serving as a fair commission, seeing both sides of a problem and
deciding for the group t h a t Is
correct, the commission first refers to a rule and we end up in
court."
T h e meeting also included a
half-hour video tape by Bernard
Ryan, CSEA legislative coordinlator. commenting on the pension
reform bill. Mr. ftyan appeared
on the Albany Channel 16 Cable
Television Show CSEA Questions
a n d Answers.
Daniel Campbell, Albany Region public relations associate,
described the region's participation in the video tape production.
"CSEA must use every form
of communication possible to
reach its miasslve membership;
cable television Is a developing
medium and the CSEA is In on
the ground floor," commented
Mr. Campbell.
Charles Luch, CSEIA nonteaching school employee chapter board member led an audience participation discussion on
leadership training.
Mr. Luch commented, "Leadership is the key to success on
every level of the OSEA. We
niust develop new leaders today
to face tomoirow's challenges.
Workshops such as this one are
the keys to such development."
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By JANE B. BERNSTEIN
Many years ago, a doctor
told this rejwrter's relative
that she needed immediate
surgery in the form of a partial mastectomy. She had a
a lump in her breast the doctor believed was malignant,
and he wanted to operate
that very afternoon. Fortunately, since the matter was
so serious and urgent, this
woman sought the advice of
a second doctor. He discovered the "cancer" was a
small benign cyst, the kind
many women are prone to,
and would require only minor
surgery to remove it.
This woman was lucky.
One hears or knows of many
cases where individuals undergo voluntary surgery, only
to discover too late that the
operation was unnecessary.
At best, one may suffer the
loss of a great deal of money
as a result. At worst, there
are cases where individuals
emerge with mental and/or
physical
problems,
after
finding out that a breast,
uterus or prostate was removed for no reason.
It was in the interest of
quality care and reducing
hospitalization costs that
several union welfare funds
in the New York area provided an opportunity for individuals to get a second
opinion on elective surgery.
Elective or voluntary surgery
excludes emergency operations, such as those resulting
from trauma.
In the spring of 1972, Cornell University Medical College, Department of Public
Health, established the Second Opinion Surgical Consultation Program for union
members covered
under
Taft-Hartley.
A panel of 500 consultants
was established representing
the various surgical specialties including gynecology, orthopedics, urology, opthalmology general surgery and
otolaryngology.
When a patient is told that
he or she is in need of elective surgery, the individual
may make an appointment to
meet with one of the panelists.
According to Eugene McCarthy, professor of public
health at Cornell Medical
College and one of the program's initiators, nearly one
third of patients screened
from 1972 were not confirmed for surgery, and hysterectomies made up the largest
number of unnecessary operations.
In March of this year, the
opinion program was made
available for the first time
to all state employees.
The program Is also avail-
SECOND OPINION
on elective surgery
The O. R. . . . This could be ^
a very expensive room to enter in terms of money as to
well as physical and mental ^^
health. Doctors say a second ^
opinion on prospective elec- ON
tive surgery is vital.
''We're surprised.
that we've gotten so little response
from state employees."
Dr. Eugene McCarthy stresses the second opinion program
as an effective method of reducing insurance costs and
increasing the quality of health care.
able to specific state agencies, and is funded in part by
social security.
But, according to Dr. McCarthy, the program has not
had as wide a response from
state workers as was anticipated. Out of more than 200,000 workers across the state,
only 195 have come in for
consultations since March.
As further proof of the
need for a second opinion
when considering surgery,
more than 25 percent of
these state employees who
met with panelists were informed, after reevaluatlpa,
that surgery was not the next
step in treating their conditions.
A research team at Cornell
monitors the progress of patients not confirmed for surgery over a period of several
years. According to Dr. McCarthy's studies, 84 percent
of the voluntary group that
was not confirmed did not
undergo surgery after the
screening. Some of these
people had had consultations
one year before, and some as
many as four years before.
One of the immediate and
obvious results of the program is a savings for union
health insurance plans, by
eliminating
hospitalization
in the cases not confirmed.
In the period between February 1972 and January 1976,
985 cases were not confirmed
for surgery. Dr. McCarthy
said the savings in hospitalization was approximately
$2.25 million, while the cost
of running the program was
only $300,000.
More important even than
the cost savings, is the quality of medical care resulting
from the program. The following cases illustrate this
point.
Ms. D. is a 58-year-oId
nurse with the state Department of Health. In 1974 she
was advised by her physician
that she was in need of a hysterectomy. One of the program's panelists then examined her and evaluated slides.
He advised that surgery not
take place. Ms. D., after two
years of observation, still
does not require surgery.
Ms. M., 60, worked for the
state Department of Education. She was informed by
her doct<M- that she would
have to have her gallbladder
removed.
(Dr.
McCarthy
points out that at that age,
the operation becomes even
more serious.) After a second
opinion and examination, including a QI series and X rays, no pathology was found
and surgery was not required.
There are cases where the
second opinion recommends
surgery. Mr. M., who Is retired from the Kings County
Supreme Court, was scheduled for a hernia operation.
The procedure is fairly simple and routine, but he went
for consultation
anyway.
Upon examination, the panelist doctor discovered that
he had a serious cancer of
the prostate, which required
immediate surgery. If he had
not gone for consultation, the
cancer might have spread
and he may not have been
alive today.
"We're surprised that we've
gotten so little response from
state employees," Dr. McCarthy said. "Especially since
the service is free and is so
vital to health care."
All state employees are
eligible for the second opinion—as long as the surgery
is elective and not mandatory.
Evelyne Fardelmann is the
second opinion intake officer
for the Employee Health Insurance Program. If consultation is desired, she may be
called at 488-4070, or visited
at Two World Trade Center,
55th floor. Ms. Fardelmann
will arrange an appointment
with a consultant convenient
to an individiial's place of
business or residence.
After the meeting with the
panelist, the worker will be
contacted to determine if he
or she did not elect surgery
if it was not confirmed.
Dr. McCarthy wrote of the
program, "The impact of our
current findings more than
Justifies the wide adoption of
the mechanism of second
opinion elective surgery for
appreciable improvement in
the quality of care and effective cost utilisation. It can
significantly affect the delivery system of care In tbis
country."
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the State continues to use the Taylor Law as a way to
Askeep
pubhc employees under thumb, the employees are
becoming a bit more sophisticated in ways to survive despite
the pressure.
When, a year ago, Orange County employees went on
strike with the open support of the Civil Service Employees
Assn., then holding its annual convention at the nearby
Concord Hotel in Sullivan County, the result was financially
disastrous for CSEA. The courts leveled a S200,000 fine
against the parent organization, and another $2,000 against
the striking CSEA chapter.
Part of the indictment against CSEA, Inc., had been
the union's own constitution, which requires sanction from
the CSEA Board of Directors prior to any strike action.
During the CSEA Convention just ended last week,
another strike action took place—by Geneva School District
non-teaching employees in Ontario County.
This time, so it was alleged, the CSEA parent organization had been kept in the dark about the planned strike
action.
"They knew it would be harmful to the union," CSEA
president Theodore C. Wenzl told the delegates, "so they
took this action on their own.
"It is our legal duty to notify them that their action
is in violation of the law, but our hearts are with them
during this period," he said.
The Geneva School District wildcat strike was settled
successfully for the employees after only one day on the
picket lines.
The satisfactory outcome in the Geneva School District
is due in large part to the fact that all the employees there
are members of the union, and that nearly total participation in the strike was achieved.
Thus, management—in this case, the school board—
knew that the employees meant business.
(M.O.B.)
Penny Wise,...
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FEW WEEKS AGO, an arbitrator for the New York
City Office of Labor Relations handed down a ruling
that should go a long way in achieving equitable labor
relations among city employees.
The arbitrator ruled that the Fire Department could
no longer force its lieutenants to perform duties that both
Fire Department regulations and the union contract say
should be performed only by captains.
The arbitrator found the practice so abhorrent that
he also ordered the Fire Department to pay the lieutenants
involved captain's pay for the periods they were acting in
that capacity.
The scheme by the Fire Department—really it seems,
it was City Hall—was intended primarily as a money-saving
move. To get lower-paid lieutenants to do captain's work
without paying them more money must have seemed like
a good idea to some of the City's fiscal officers. We certainly
sympathize with the City in its fiscal mess but we feel it's
wrong to make its employees suffer needlessly because of it.
We hail the decision and praise the Uniformed Fire
Officers' A^isn. for challenging the city over the issue. (H.T.)
(Continued from Pace 1)
Carter to New York last week,
in a last-ditch effort to galvanize
their supporters for the election,
less t h a n three weeks off.
Richard Rosenbaum, the Republican state chairman, while
typically a person of optimistic
outlook, is nonetheless a political
pragmatist. In view of his record
as a political leader, even Democrats take seriously his firm belief t h a t President Ford has better t h a n a fighting chance to
carry New York.
Major Prize
With its 41 electoral votes, second only to California's. New
York is a major prize in the n a tional election. While political
registration throughout the state
is heavily Democratic against the
Republicans, Rosenbaum has not
lost sight of the fact that Vice
President Nelson Rockefeller had
no difficulty overcoming this
seeming obstacle in his four campaigns for Governor.
Obviously when it comes to
campaigning. Ford has none of
the drive and vitality of Rockefeller on the campaign trail. In
fact, when it comes to campaigning. only a h a n d f u l of politicians
can measure up to Rockefeller's
talents.
The history of recent elections
in the state clearly demonstrates
that the voters are independent,
pay no attention to traditional
party labels, and tend to split
tickets on individual decisions
concerning the qualifications of
contenders for each office.
Voter independence here, coupled with persuasive evidence that
support for Carter is soft in
many areas of the state, are factors which shape Rosenbaum's
view t h a t the state is up for
grabs, and that the ultimate result may be determined by organized, party activity at the
precinct level.
At t h a t level, the Republican
party is in somewhat better
shape t h a n the Democrats. With
State Democratic chairman Patrick Cunningham in a state of
suspension, integrated, statewide
planning by the Den-.ocrats has
been difficult. While the Ford
operation here is hardly a model
for effective campaign activity,
it nonetheless stands out in contrast with the shambles t h a t is
characteristic of the Carter operation.
Voter T u r n - O f f s
Obviously many voters have
been turned off by such extraneous issues as Carter's Playboy
interview and Ford's statement
concerning
countries
circumscribed by the Soviet orbit. Also
disturbing to the voters are
stories about handling of campaign funds by Ford during his
years in Congress and revelations that the Carter campaign
aides may have played a little
fast and loose with their campaign expenditures.
With matters such as these
dominating the media, on Election Day many voters may say
a plague on both your houses
and do something t h a t they find
more n-.eaningful for them at
the moment t h a n voting.
Alternatively, many voters may
choose to aasert their protest by
voting for former Senator Eugene
McCarthy. This is a matter of
deep concern among the Democrats, as revealed by their efforts
to make sure t h a t he is not on
the ballot. Conversely, Rosenbaum is hopeful that the courts
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YEARS!
PREPARING FOR BATTLE
Civil Service
Law & You
By R I C H A R D
GABA
Mr. Gaba is a member of the firm of White, Walsh and Gaba,
P.C., and chairman of the Nassau County Bar Association Labor
Law Committee.
An Absence
Case
A correction officer in the Drug Abuse Control Commission (DACC) was absent from work for a lengthy period of
time prior to May 9, 1974. On that date, a letter was sent
to him from the DACC director of personnel stating that his
time accruals were exhausted and that he had been placed
on leave without pay status. The letter further advised the
correction officer that if he did not report to work by May
14, 1974, he would be placed on unauthorized leave which
could ultimately result in his absence being considered a
resignation under Article 15.10 of the contract between the
State of New York and his union.
BY LETTER DATED May 31, 1974, the correction officer
was advised in furtherance of the May 9 letter that he was
deemed to have resigned, effective May 14, as a result of
continued unauthorized absence in excess of 10 days. An
Article 78 proceeding was commenced in September 1974
and was dismissed by Special Term, with leave to renew
upon a demonstration by the employee that he exhausted
all administrative remedies. In May 1975, the employee demanded that the DACC comply with the grievance procedure
set forth in the collective bargaining agreement. DACC advised petitioner that the grievance was untimely, since there
was a 10-day period within which the grievance had to be
presented. The petitioner then returned to Special Term and
asked for leave to renew. His request was denied by the
court on the grounds that the petitioner had failed to file
a timely grievance contesting his termination.
THE APPELLATE DIVISION, Third Department, considered the matter on appeal and affirmed the lower court.
It was pointed out that although Section 5.3(d) of the New
York State Civil Service Rules was declared unconstitutional
in the case of Johnson v. Director, Downstate Medical Center, the substantially identical provisions of the collective
bargaining agreement are not unconstitutional, since the
agreement provides a grievance procedure pursuant to which
the employee could have obtained a hearing, at which he
could have attempted to make a satisfactory explanation
of his absence. However, he waived this remedy by his failure
to file a timely grievance under the collective bargaining
agreement, and therefore, he cannot seek relief under Article
78 of the CPLR.
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THE JOHNSON CASE referred to above involved the
termination of employment based on the alleged continued
absence of an employee without leave and without an explanation for a period of ten working days. In that case,
the Appellate Division, Second Department, held that Seclion 5.3(d) of the Civil Service Commission Rules raised a
serious due process issue insofar as it resulted in the termination of the employee's permanent civil service employment without his being allowed a hearing on the validity
of the reason for the termination. The court held that the
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RETIREMENT
NEWS & FACTS
By JANE B. BERNSTEIN
QUESTION
Do you believe
state employees
should
take part
in political
action?
By A. L. PETERS
THE PLACE
CSEA 66th Annual Convention, Kiamesha Lake
NYC
OPINIONS
John Gully, Departrr.ent of Taxation and Finance:
"I firmly believe that state employees should, in every way
possible, be politically active.
We must back candidates who
are running for certain offices
a/id are sympathetic to our
cause. If we do not take action, we will never attain our
goals in the way of wage Increases, better working conditions and fringe benefits. We
must go out and seek candidates who will look to make changes in the
Taylor Law. This is the most difficult force against
state en:ployees and it must be examined. Until we
can politically motivate ourselves to change the
law through new candidates, 'we'll continue to
have problems."
Victor Costa, Workmen's Compensation Board;
"First of all, I absolutely agree
that state employees should
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make some concerted effort in
the political action area. However, public employee versus the
private sector employee is quite
different because there are certain federal and state regulations which limit the participation of certain public employees.
However, there Is no limit as
to the manpower that is available to talk up a political candidate who has a
sort of sympathy for the plight of the public
employee In the state of New York. The workers
should go out and rouse support for a candidate
who's sympathetic. The entire crux of an election
Is to win."
Stella Williams, State Insurance Fund: "Yes, they
should be active. Over the last
three or four years, state employees have felt the wrath of
legislators coming and going.
We have been hard-hit at times
when other agencies and other
workers have gotten raises, and
we haven't gotten any. I think
it's time for the state workers
to stand up and be counted
and let the legislators know
that we are taxpayers too. We
have the same needs that other
people have. And I think state employees are for
the first time trying to find out who the state
legislators are who support us. And we're trying
to work to get them elected."
Haward Quann, Nassau Department of Social
Services: "As an employee of
the social services department.
It's unique that I'm asked that
question. I personally feel that
political action is an arm that
the civil service employee must
use to gain some of the benefits
that normally we miss by nonaction. Through political action,
we can gain better benefits by
following and participating In
the campaign of a politician
who is for the public employee and will formulate better legislation. As an Individual, one should
not participate, but If It's through a political
action group for civil servants, that's fine."
Vincent Rubano, State Insurance Fund: "I believe that state employees
should take action. It is part
of their way of life, in a sense,
because they have to deal with
these people at all levels. The
type of action they should take
is to support them actively by
giving them help, by ringing
doorbells, getting petitions signed, mailing iten:s, and if necessary, contributing funds. There
must be more participation by
the average union member. If they could understand what a political action committee is trying
to do, we would have a stronger group."
Anthony Giannetti, zoning inspector, Hempstead:
"Yes, they should take part in
political action. I also believe
what they're doing presently is
the proper political action to
take. They are having their
meetings. They're raising funds
to support the legislators who
support the CSEA. And also,
the same funds are going to be
used against the legislators who
don't support our union. And
this is something that has to
be done. But legislators should act on behalf of
the majority they represent."
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Other Shoes
Editor. The Leader:
I wish Mr. Jarmus of "What's
Your Opinion" (Leader, Oct. 8)
could work for the Motor Vehicles Bureau for just one week.
He doesn't know what Motor
Vehicle Bureau employees have
to endure. We have to "marry"
and kiss everyone who comes
Into our office. Supervisors outnumber the workers.
Walk a mile In someone else's
shoes before jumping to conclusions.
Lola Clay
New York. N.Y.
On Endorsements
Editor, The Leader:
As a member of the Civil Service Employees Assn., I was
deeply disturbed that CSEA Region V (Syracuiie) failed to endorse the candidacy of Robert
Ha«gerty for the 12i)Ui Assembly Di&trict i>eat.
Our current Assemblyman, Mr.
Lloyd S. Rlford, (R-C, Cayuga,
Cortland) has been imresponsive
to the needs of the Mnk and
file CSEA members. Despite fiscal restraints, Mr. Rlford voted
for and accepted legislative lulus,
which certainly runs counter to
the interests of the CSEA and all
other constituents. His vote
against the "Sunshine Law" is
consistent with the unresponsive
and neglectful politics played In
Albany. Mr. Rlfoixi Is not a voice
In Albany; he is, rather, a silent
partner in the corporate business
of Albany politics.
The report and corroboration
that Mr. Riford used his position, a position we the voters
placed him In, to attempt to interfere with the CSEA endorsement is most distressing. I think
the message this November
should be clear: You cian only
push the people so far before the
people will begin to push back
Therefore, I uige all members,
and all other people In Cayuga
and CortHand Counties, to put an
end to backroom, pressure poll-
tics. Stand up and be counted on
election day.
Margaret Doyle
Auburn
AG RESOURCES
ALBANY — Bernard John
Whalen, of Ellenburg Center, has
been named by Gov. Hugh L.
Carey as a member of the State
Agricultural Resources Commission.
Mr. Whalen's term will end
Jan. 16, 1978. A farmer, Mr.
Whialen is a director of the
Chateaugay Milk Cooperative,
Cheteaugay. He succeeds Paul
Calkins, of Peru, whose term has
expired.
The recess appointment will
be sent to the State Senate
when It i-econvenes In January
for confirmation. The post carries a stipend of $50 U day when
on official business.
The Commission advises the
Governor and the Commissioner
of Agricultui-e and Markets on
matters relating to agriculture
Including programs, planning,
technology, regulation and ecology.
•UY U.S. iONDS
Retirements
The New York City Retirement
System approved 605 appllcatlqns
for retirement this month. Of
these 92 were under Option 1;
64 were under Option 2; 127 were
under Option 3; 70 were under
Option 4; 12 were under Option
4 2; 49 were under Option 4/3.
Of these, 86 Involved revisions
of the retirement plan and 29
Involved disability.
An additional 101 retirements
were taken without option. Of
these 38 involve revisions of retirement plan: 249 refunds of
under $5,000 *were
out.
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by the burdened
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As a public service. The Leader
continues to publish the names
of Individuals who are beneficiaries of unclaimed checks from
the New York State Employees'
Retirement System and the State
Policemen's and Firemen's Fund.
The Leader or the New York
State Employees' Retirement System in Albany may be contacted
for information as to how to
obtain the funds.
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Edward H. Friend told a Public Employees' Conference last
month that withdrawal from the
Federal Pension System can
mean "an early windfall of cash
but an uncertain future" for
state and local governments. He
said that opting out of Social
Security Is an expedient reaction to a budget squeeze and a
response to frustration all over
Following is a listing of those iadividual* whose membership terminate<§ pursuant to the provisions of seaion 40,
paragraph 1 of the Retirement aod Social Security Law on or before August
31. 1974.
(Continued from l u t week)
Cavallo, Andre
Lake Ronkonkoma
Chacker, Hazel
Lancaster
Chase, Earle G
Syracuse
Childress, Charles
E n g l e w o o i N.J.
Chirgivin, Kathleen
Ithaca
Cleary. Fred L
Henrietta
Cleveland, Ethel L
New York
Conforti. Francis M
.'..Brooklyn
Coriddi, Victor
Rochester
Corrales, Juliet
Oceangide
Craig, Virginia
New York
Crescimanno, Dominic ....Blooming Grove
Crim, Manning T
New York
Cross, James
Hillburn
Cushing, Marion R
Buffalo
Dalotto, John A
Buffalo
Damaschke, Frances E
Rochester
Daniels, Margaret
Canton
Danks. Martin E
Freeport
Darienzo, Philip C
So. Ozone Park
Davis. Frances W
Dansvillc
Davis. Marvin K
New York
Davis, Willard S. Jr
Poughkeepsie
Deleo, Nicholas
Franklin Square
De Lisa, Robert C
Staten Island
Denison, William C
Ithaca
D e n f s , M^ndert
Iithaca
Dercnick, Edward
Taylor, Penn.
DeSilva, Beth C
Franklin
DeWees,, Theophilus J
Brooklyn
Dexter, Homer A
Ithaca
Dinsmore, Douglas W
Ithaca
Divers, Catherine
W . Babylon
Downing. Vernon
Brooklyn
Driscoll, Francis X
Huntington Sta.
Dunn, Edward J
Elmira
Dunn, Edwin R. Jr
Haverstraw
Durant, Stanley P
Verona
Dutcher, Maryellen
Pawling
Eastty, John R
Deer Park
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will sustain McCarthy's right to
be on the ballot, on the general
theory that few other than potential Democrats will cast a ballot for McCarthy.
It may well be that some of
the disturbing, extraneous issues
will disappear from the scene before too long, and that the candidates will get down to discussion of the more serious issues
that concern the public.
Much will depend on the third
and final debate this week on
television between Ford and Carter. Both candidates are acutely
conscious of the significance of
this final encounter. And it is
not unlikely that the final debate will suffer from the sanr.e
difficulty that characterized the
first two—overpreparation of the
candidates to a degree that their
personalities
and
approaches
were blurred by Irrelevancies.
Up to this time, only New
York City and Alaska systems
hav^ given the required twoyear advance notice to the Federal government that they are
withdrawing. However, Milwaukee, Hawaii, Maryland and Wyoming are considering withdrawal. They can withdraw on the
basis of a Constitutional prohibition against Federal taxation of cities and states. Under
various other pressures, about
45,000 public employees in small
units in California, Louisiana and
Texas have withdrawn. Of the
IQ million public employees now
covered, about 500,000 are endangered by present consideration.
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rule In effect created an irrebuttable presumption wiilch the
employee was never given an
opportunity to overcome.
THE COURT held this to 'oe
a violation of the eunployee's due
process rights under the 14th
Amendment to the Federal Constitution. Johnson claimed that
the only way In which his employment could be terminated
was by means of a disciplinary
pixjceedlng under Section 75 of
the Civil Service Law. That section provides for pixxjedures
which meet the reaulrements of
d u e proctiss, t h a t Is; s t a t e d
writ-
ten charges with an opportunity
to answer them, the right to exlamine and cross examine witnesses, a stertographlc recoixi of
the proceedings, a heating before
the officer or body having the
power of removal, and the right
to be repiesented by counsel.
UNDER THAT section, the
burden of proof of Incompetency
or misconduct is on the employer.
These protections were not accorded to the employee under
Section 5.3(d) of the Civil Service Commission Rules. Matter
of Fleming. 53 A.D. 2d 187 (3d
Dept.), citing Matter ol JohniM»n, 52 A.D. ad 357 (2d Dept.).
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The following: is the Legislative and
Political Action Committee Report submitted at the CSEA annual convention.
The committee chairman is Martin J.
Langrer and members are Richard Grieco,
Vincent Rubano, Eleanor Korchak,
Ralph Natale, Earl Bivins, Howard
Cropsey, Martin Koenig, Ramona Gallagher, Ruth Braverman, John Vallee
and Canute Bernard.
Philosophers, for years, have stated
that "a journey of a thousand miles
begins with but a single step." Little
doubt exists in the minds of this Committee that in the area of political action, we have in fact taken that first
step. While it was perhaps flattering to
think that CSEA could have become a
viable political being during the last
session of the legislators, it was nevertheless an unrealistic and wishful goal.
The best analogy would probably be a
desire to reach the moon when, in fact,
the airplane had not yet been invented.
Success in that type of a venture is
dependent upon the establishment of
a logical progression of events. Similarly
successful political action is equally dependent upon such a progression.
While the pioneers in air travel studied the principles of successful flight
before any real hope was engendered,
our Committee studied the successful ingredient of viable political action. Simply stated, those ingredients were reduced to one thought—the successful
support of endorsed candidates. The key
word is obviously support. In terms of
observable situations, candidates, for the
most part, have been most responsive to
those groups who have demonstrated
both economic and personal support durinsr their bids for election. Success,
therefore, comes when the groups can
successfully demonstrate that this type
of support can be produced. Prior to
this current election period, local candidates have never really been quite sure
as to whether or not CSEA could truly
produce the kind of support that the
situation requires. Consequently and unfortunately, their legislative decisions
have been reflections of that type of
uncertainty.
At this very moment, the local regions are preparing to make this current legislative mentality obsolete. Unfortunately. as we are learning, there
is some difference between the theory
and practice of political science. It is
relatively easy to set up a format for
action which draws both its strength and
its direction from the grass roots; and
it is perhaps another to create the
solidarity, the cooperation, and the economic base necessary to transplant this
concept from the abstract to the
concrete.
Perhaps the scars of past defeats are
about to start working in our favor.
Despite the problems, it is becoming apparent that our many wounds are making us forget party affiliations; and
people are. for the first tin-.e. starting to
realize that our only vested interest is
CSEA. Clearly, public employees have
been substantially reduced in stature and
value by almost all other sections of
the voting public. Unless we start to elevate our image and ourselves, our problems will certainly worsen. This reality
has suddenly and violently been driven
home in all of our minds. Consequently, our freshman year of political action is coming upon us. Money is starting to come into our political warchests.
CSEA workers are making themselves
visible to the candidates, and our members have finally realized the importance of a solid voting block.
It would serve no useful purpose at
this moment to go into great detail
regarding our legislative effort during
the past session. While we opened some
windows during the legislative hearing
regarding our LOBA bill and while no
guarantees can be given, our profiles of
condidates would seerr. to indicate a
high level of future support for this and
other possible CSEA-sponsored legislation.
Our political future is inexorably tied
into our ability to provide the kind of
support mentioned earlier. If our support is total and real, the promise of
political success is going to be equal,
Pension Committee Report
The following is the Pension Committee Report submitted at the CSEA
annual convention. Chairman is Dorothy Goetz, and members are Nicholas
Fiscarelli, Edward McGreevy, Thomas
Elhage, Alice Bennett, Sarah DaRe,
Judy Murray, Bob Diecidue, James Currier and Jane O'Connor.
The Pension Committee has looked
at its role in light of how it can best
serve the members of CSEA. Since pension improvements can only be legislated
or negotiated, the function that this
committee previously performed is now
moot. After much discussion, the committee decided that it should take a
practical approach. We decided that our
goals should be twofold, safeguarding
the pensions of present and future public employees and the education of
CSEA members in the area of benefits
available through the retirement systems.
The committee feels that the first
goal can be undertaken by attempting
to develop counter-arguments on the
question of pension reforir.. Our farranging hope is that this might lead to
the repeal of the Coordinated Escalator
Retirement Plan of 1976. It would be
necessary to make a comparison of both
private as well as other public pension
plans in order to determine what valid
arguments could be put forth.
Since the education of members of
the retirement systems is a primary
function of each retirement system, it
was decided that we would attempt to
work with the retirement systems and
simply be the medium for passsing on the
information to the membership.
I have met with the Executive Director of the New York State Employees
Retirement System and he has cooperated fully with some of the goals that
this committee has established. Some of
the iiiformation that will be available
to the membership Is as follows: 1. There
will be published in the Leader on a
regular basis either a question-and-answer column or a narrative column concerning retirea.ent problems. 2. A list
of the offices, days and times when representatives
available will be pub-
lished. 3. Names of key personnel in the
retirement offices will be published in
order to allow members to know who
to contact regarding a particular type
of problem. 4. Copies of publications of
the retirement system will be distributed
regularly to the membership.
The Comptroller has established an
advisory committee to study the general
topic of pensions. The representative
from CSEA on this committee. James
Currier, is a member of the Pension
Committee and will issue a report regarding the actions of this advisory
board as part of this committee's report.
The Pension Committee feels that it
has an important function to the membership of this organization and intends
to take an active role in the future. I
am sure that we will be able to perform
a valuable function.
New York City chapter OlO's Marie Robinson and Willie Raye look over material
prior to convention meeting. Mr. Raye is
candidate for Assembly from Manliattan's
West Side.
Two CSEA Board members representing Department of Labor
line up to present opinions during discussion. From left are
Metro Division of Employment's William DeMartino and Workmen's Compemation Board's A. Victor Costa.
total and real. If we manage to produce that which I believe we are capable of producing, our Committee will
know our "eagle has landed."
This Committee's initial role during the 1976 legislative session was one
of experimentation. We feel that we
have firmly established concepts In the
minds of many of the legislators concerning our legislative goals. We have
determined our priorities in regard to
legislation during the 1977 legislative
session. In addition, the Committee has
resolved that a regular report will be
sent to each chapter president outlining
the details of CSEA's major legislation
as well -as the progress of other bills
affecting the CSEA membership.
We have discussed our priorities and
have instructed our lobbyists to prepare
the necessary legislation and take the
necessary actions to have the bills introduced. Although our list of goals is
numerous, we are specifically enumerating what we consider to be the most
important pieces of legislation that will
be supported by CSEA during the coming year:
1. Last-Offer-Binding Arbitration—
a method of resolvement of disputes
and negotiations.
2. Agency Shop—the payment by
a non-member of an amount equivalent to the full union dues—the benefit guaranteed upon certification.
3. Mental Hygiene Bills—amendments to the series of bills affecting
the future of mental hygiene institutions.
4. Occupational Safety and Health
Legislation—the institution of a New
York State plan for inspection.
5. Military Service Credit Towards
Retirement—allowing
veterans
of
World War 2 and the major conflicts
to receive credit towards retirement.
6. Pension-Reform
Legislation —
amending the Coordinated Escalator
Retirement Plan of 1976.
7. Elimination of Strike P e n a l t i e s amending the two-for-one penalty
and probationary extension penalty.
8. Retirees Legislation—amendments
changing the supplemental pension
benefits and survivors benefits.
As I have stated, these are the main
basis of legislation that we are concentrating on; but they are not the only
areas to be included in our legislative
program. Tliis Committee and your lobbyists will regularly be in contact with
you and your membership concerning
our legislative program. With your help
and support, we can make it effective.
To do that, our overall legislative and
political action program, must begin now
with each and every member supporting
the CSEA endorsed candidates. Hopefully, this will give us a basis on which
we can operate during the upcoming
legislative session.
Ulster chapter president Thomas Phillips and delegate Barbara
Swartzmillvr are attentive during business session at which
state and local gov«^rnment delegates debated union policy.
Education Committee Report
Since our last report to the Delegates
at the Spring Convention, your Statewide Education Coir.mittee has been
actively involved in updating educational materials, sponsoring staff and
member workshops, and preparing new
resource materials for general use in
the ever increasing number of educational services being made available
to CSEA members.
The Shop Steward's Manual has been
completed and will be available for
distribution early this Fall. The Committee is planning Regional Workshops
for potential stewards emphasizing their
duties and responsibilities and the vital
role they play in CSEA activities.
The Chapter Officers' Manual has
been updated and will be available
through Regional Offices rather than
Headquarters in an effort to emphasize
local service.
Seminars and workshops have been
provided on a local and regional basis
covering such topics as CETA, Retirement Plans, Grievance Procedures, Lead-
ership Training, Employee Benefits
Training Programs and others related
to concerns and problems of public
employees.
It is reassuring to note that each
Region now has an Education Chairman
whose primary function will be to coordinate the education activities in the
Region and serve as a liaison person to
the Statewide Committee.
discussion of Chapter Officers' Elections,
and the second will be devoted to Workmen's Compensation as it affects the
Public Employee.
At the Annual Convention in October
at the Concord, our Committee is planning two education programs in addition to the usual session on Parliamentary Procedures. One program will be a
We are continuing to make every
effort to provide the kind of educational services which our members need
and deserve. Your suggestions are welcomed.
SUNY at Oneonta chapter president Nellie Handy and Ernie
Hitchcock emerge from University departmental meeting at
which problems of statewide nature were discussed by delegates.
(Lead«r photos by Ted Kaplan)
CSEA executive director Joseph Lochner, left, is shown as he
listens to County Division chairman Salvatore Mogavero, of
Erie Educational chapter, and Albany Region County Committee chairman Charles Luch, of Saratoga Educational chapter.
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The following is the Social Services
Report submitted at the CSEA annual
convention. Committee chairman is
Richard Tarmey and members are Geraldine McGraw, Patricia Spicci, Grace
Vallee, Alan Shanks, William McMann,
Haward Quann, Sally Forsyth and
Patricia Thomas.
Since our last convention report, the
Social Services Comirittee has met on
four occasions. As we reported earlier,
one of our goals has been to hold
committee meetings in each of the
five CSEA regions. To date, Region VI
remains as the only unvisited area. Because of the unique problems faced by
social service employees, we plan in
the next year to continue our regional
meetings in addition to, perhaps, conducting workshops also on a regional
basis.
selves with each State commissioner. As
with any other department or agency,
changes are to be expected when leadership shifts from one commissioner to
another. This past two-year period
has seen three changes in leadership at
the State level In addition to the
constantly changing policies on the
Federal level, the State has also experienced some major program changes.
Although we currently expect no major
changes in State policy, it is true, however, that we are experiencing somewhat of a transition period. What is
to be expected will, of course, be the
subject of further study of this committee.
The general state of the economy has
probably carried with it the most
negative effects for CSEA members.
While leadership changes have caused
predictable lulls in program development, the lack of funds and, in some
cases, the lack of willingness to appropriate funds has had a disastrous effect on all public employees. Unprecedented contract disputes, widespread layoffs, the failure of local legislatures to
create necessary jobs have all combined to the detriment of public employees in general. During our March
convention presentation, representatives
from State Social Services indicated the
type of difficulties encountered when
local legislatures are confronted with
increasing costs without total reimbursement for either the State or Federal government. Ths continues to be a
major problem as illustrated by the refusal of the County of Erie to appropriate the necessary funds for social
service programs earlier this year.
We are most hopeful that this upcoming year will provide us with the
opportunity to again involve ourselves
op the various local levels throughout
the State.
With that in mind, we again offer
our assistance whenever needed. Our
committee may be contacted through
Philip Miller, Staff Coordinator, Headquarters, 33 Elk St.. Albany, N.Y.
This year, perhaps moi-e so than in
other years, has seen not only the aggravation of certain long term problems,
but the introduction of some most unique developments. Although many factors are actually involved, changing
leadership at the State level in addition
to the general condition of the economy
must not be overlooked as, i>erhaps, the
prime factors involved.
As you are probably now aware, Mr.
Philip Toya was recently permanently
appointed as State Commissioner of
Social Servcices. In an effort to more
fully understand what is to be expected in terms of policy, programs, etc,,
it has been a general policy of this
committee to try to familiarize our-
From the Finger Lakes area, Steuben County's Lyle Slocum
and Schuyler County's Clayre Lianiarri compare views on problems concerning local government employees in their area.
Long Island Inter-County State Park chapter was represented
at convention by, from left, Peter Higgerson, Arthur Loring
and James King, here seen in spirited debate.
Non-Teaching School Employees Committee Report
The following is the Non-Teaching
School Employees Report submitted at
the CSEA annual convention. Committee
chairman Is Edward Perrott, vice chairman Is Salvatore Mogavero and members are Nell Gruppo, Jack Banek,
Charles Luch, Howard Cropsey, Hugh
Crasper, Irene Izzo, Vincent DeBrlenza
and David Sllberman.
During the last several weeks, members of the Statewide Non-Teaching
School Employees Committee have been
traveling tliroughout the State of New
York for the purpose of discussing the
new regulations for bus drivers of school
districts. Thest' regulations were formulated because of recent amendments to
Article 19A of the New York State
Traffic and Vehicle Law and Article 9A
of the New York State Transportation
Law. The regulations promulgated under
the amendments to Article 19A of the
Traffic and Vehicle Law will require
a more .stringent review of the driving
record of a bus driver, a more complex physical examination, a biennial
written or oral test on highway safety
as well as other topics and a biennial
road test as well as tighter requirements In many areas for new bus
drivers. The regulations which grew
out of the amendments to Article 9A
of the Transportation Law will establish for the first time logging procedures for drivers of school buses.
By convening these meetings 4n each
region of the State, the comn:ittee feels
that It has been able to inform bus
drivers of the regulations, discuss the
regulations with such bus drivers and
provide the bus drivers living in the
different regions with an understanding
of the impact that such regulations
will have on the performance of their
duties. It is hoped that these meetings
have helped drivers of school buses
comprehend the new regulations more
completely so that they will be able to
work within the framework established
by such regulations and therefore protect themselves from violating the regulations because they were not fully
aware of them.
Because it has been informed that
there may be changes in the regulations already established for bus drivers,
the committee will compile any changes
that .T.ay be made in such regulations
and Inform bus drivers of them through
articles In the Leader as well as by
other means.
In addition to the aforementioned
area, it has also been working with
local CSEA school units in an attempt
to save food service departments when
notified of the possible closing of such
departments.
In these and other areas of concern to non-teaching employees, the
Statewide Non-Teaching School Employees Committee will endeavor to do
as much as is necessary to help employees of school districts solve their
problems while keeping them Informed
of the everchanglng conditions they face
as employees of school districts. By acconr.pllshlng the goals it has set for
itself, the committee hopes that it can
be a strong force in protecting the Interests of non-teaching employees in
matters affecting such employees.
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2 Baker RL Selkirk
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3 Brodsky SF Brooklyn
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4 Hutchinson MA Castleton
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2 Gerty Frederick Poughkeepsie ....93.1
3 Covey Chad E New Berlin ........92.9
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8 Manion John H Herkimer
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10 Betts William L Earlville
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11 Burton R B Accord
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12 Rumrill Clinton Warrensburg .. .86.7
13 Birmingham M J Troy
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14 Miller Edward R Middlleburg ...85.6
15 Bassett Frank W Russell
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16 Greason Michael Catskill
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17 English John E Northville
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19 Meuwissen J A Northville
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20 Wiedemann Carl Geneseo
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21 Warne Steven P Warrensburg ....83.0
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23 Kretyer Paul Angelica
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28 Wilson Dennis J Ellington
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Whitney Harold Schenectady
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Martin Stanley Bath
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Gammon Edward R Lowville
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2 Allegrante P R Salt Point
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people buy.
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homes, household furnishings,
fuel, drugs, and recreational'
goods, among others," he said.
CPI also includes "fees to doctors, lawyers, beauty shops, rent,
repair costs of all sorts, transportation costs, public utility
rates, sales and excise taxes and
others."
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taxes on owned homes but does
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property taxes."
The Bureau of Labor Statistics calculates a monthly index
which reflects trends in all lu-ban places in the United States
and, specifically, 23 areas.
Individual area indices measure how much prices have
changed—up or down—in a particular area from time to time.
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James Smoot, a vice chancellor
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Steggert, adjunct professor of
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Lang, a Baruch College education professor, who will study
selection and promotion processes; Enid Beaumont, director of
the 7,000 member International
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deMille, a former assist/ant city
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searcher (16-332) pays $11,954.
A salary of $12,000 is paid for
school lunch manager (16-338)
and senior citizens prognam director (16-340). School lunch
director (16-337) gets paid $13,000. Nursing home administrator
(16-339) $16,704. Federal and
state aid. claims coordinator (17330) pays $19,105.
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principal title searcher (16-333),
which pays $11,954 and chief
budget exfaminer (16-334), which
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The group reflponslble for enforcing Gov. Hugh L. Carey's conflict-of-interest regulations h a s imposed strict
new orders on
limiting .the amounts of outside practice t h a t can be done by Mental
Hygiene Department physicians and psychiatrists. The new limits
may bring the board Into conflict with Commissioner Lawrence C.
Kolb. Under the guidelines Issued by the Board of Public Disclosure,
directors of the state's 59 Mental Hygiene facilities will not be allowed any private practice and about 400 other doctors will be
limited to practices of about five hours a week. A Disclosure Board
official said t h a t nearly half of the DMH professionals maintain
outside practices ranging from a few hours to 40 hours a week.
These activities have been allowed under DMH regulations. The
Board has the power to superseed such Interdepartment regulations.
Under the Governor's Executive Order 10, state employees earning
more t h a n $30,000 annually are forbidden to engage in outside work
DMH says such outside work is desirable in tliat it helps to keep the
skills of the professionals honed and also a necessary incentive to
keep doctors working for the • state.
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RAISE VET PENSIONS
The
Senate has completed work on legislation t h a t would
provide a 7 percent cost-of-living Increase to pensioned veterans.
The bill also makes permanent a pension hike enacted last year but
scheduled to expire Oct. 1, while calling for a 25 percent Increase
In the pensions of veterans aged 78 or older. The bill raises the
Income limits for pension eligibility from $3,300 to $3,540 a year if
single and from $4,500 to $4,760 if married. Maximum benefits for
a single veteran are now $173 a m o n t h and $186 a month for a
veteran with a dependent. The Senate also approved a bill providing
an 8 percent boost for disabled veterans and for survivors of veterans
killed In action. T h a t measure now goes to the House.
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s t a t e H u m a n Rights Commissioner Werner Kramansky h a s
designated large state agencies with extensive contact with the
public for special scrutiny in hiring and promotion practices. The
announcement follows closely an executive order issued by Gov.
Hugh L. Carey concerning hiring and promotion practices in state
agencies for the members of minority groups, women and t h e disabled. Under the authority of the executive order, the Division of
Human Rights will request computer printouts from the Department
of Civil Service on the hiring and promotion practices of each agency.
"There appears to be substantial underemployment of minorities
and women in the upper levels of both competitive and non-competitive slots," Mr. Kramansky ot>served.
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All real estate aiKertised in this newspaper is subject to the Federal Fair
Housing Act of 1968 which makes it
illegal to advertise " u t f preference, limitation, or discrimination based on race,
color, religion, sex, or national origin.
or an intention to make any such preference, limitation, or discrimination."
This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which
is in violation of the law. Our readers
are informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on
an equal opportunity basis.
Houses Wanted
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WILLING to purchase houses under
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Detailed announcemeitts and applications may be otitained by
visiting the federal job information center of the U.S. Civil Service
Commission, New York City Region, at 26 Federal Plaza, Manhattan;
271 Cadman Plaza East, Brooklyn; 590 Grand Concourse, Bronx; or
90-04 161st Street, Jamaica, Queens.
Applications for the following positions will be accepted until
further notice, unless a clqsing date is specified. Jobs are in^ various
federal agencies throughout the country.
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Call (202) 389-2741
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ADAM VISITOR
ALBANY — Judy Krantz, of
Salamanca, has been named to
the Board of Visitors of the J J f .
Adam Developmental Center for
a term ending Dec. 31, 1979 by
Gov. Hugh L. Oarey.
Ms. Krantz, 36, does volunteer
work at the Salamanca District
Hospital and is active in March
of Dimes campaign activities.
She fills a newly created position on the board. The recess a p pointment will be sent to the
Senate for confirmation when
t h a t body reconvenes In Janiiary.
LEGAL
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BELARTES ASSOCIATES, 1775 Broadway, N.Y., N.Y., Substance of Certificate of Limited Partnership filed in the
New York County Clerk's Office on June
30th, 1976. Business: Own and operate
real property. General Partners: Albert
Alperi <E Sofu Ud., 349 E. 149th St.,
Bronx, N.Y. and John Mee Inc., 1775
Broadway, N.Y. N.Y. Limited Partners,
name, address, cash contribution and
share of profiu: Stewart R. Alpert,
120 UeHaven Drive, Yonkers, N.Y.,
Herbert Sylvester. 500 Ridgeland Tei.
race, Uonia, N.J.. SlOO each,
Term: June 29, 1976 to June 30, 2020,
Additional contributions to be made as
provided in agreement. No time agreed
upon for return of contribution. Additional limited partners may be admitted. No priority among limited partners as to contributioiu or as to compensation by way of income. Limited
partner may demand return of his capital account on dissolution. No limited
partner has right to bring action for
partition.
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Hempstead CSEAers In Court
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— T h e Civil
Service Employees Assn. h a s
gone to court to force the
Town of North H e m p s t e a d to
continue to pay overtime to employees, according to the terms
of the CSEIA contract. It has aJso
filed aji improper
practices
charge with the Public Employment Relations Board alleging
the withholding of payroll records from the union.
The two actions were initiated
by Ed Ochenkoski, president of
the Town of North Hempstead
unit of the Nassau CSEA chapter.
"The government of North
Hempstead has apparently embarked on a policy of deliberate
harassment of the union and the
employees it represents," said
Mr. Ochenkoski.
"The town leaders must think
that North Hempstead is their
private fiefdom, rather than a
small unit of the elected government of this country," he added.
Mr. Ochenkoski said that the
CSEA has att»npted to (^taln
payroll comiputer runs since
August, but that the town has
not responded to either oral or
written requests for the informaion. The CSEA needs the payroll
rims for collective bargaining
for the 1977 contract.
In addition, the CSEA said.
North Hempstead has launched
a policy of refusing overtime pay
rates to employees who have
taken a vacation day, been out
sick, and have not worked a full
40-hour week.
Town leaders claim they base
their authority to withhold overtime on a "comptroller's opinion," a non-binder, non-legal
opinion Issued by the New York
State Comptroller's office.
"If this practice is established,
it would violate both our contri\ct which give employees an
agreed-upon amount of vacation
and sick days each year as well
as the past practices clause in
our collective bargaining agree-
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ment with the town," MT. Ochenkoski said.
Town officials hiave 20 days to
answer the Nassau County Supreme Court summary of complaint, which was served on town
fathers on Oct. 6 by Mr. Ochenkoski.
In North Hempstead, the
CSEA represents more than 500
white-and-blue collar workers,
NAME HERSHENSON
ALBANY—Oov. Hugh L. Carey
has appointed Jay Hershenson,
of Manhattan, as a member of
the Temporary State Commission on the Future of Postsecondary Education in New York.
Mr. Hershenson is a unit director for the United Fund of
New York and a former chairman of the City University of
New York's student senate.
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n o u n c e d Nov. 6 open c o m petitive
examinations
for
eight budget examiner and senior budget examiner titles, with
several vacancies exlsttn« in Albany. There wlU also be promotional examinations for the senior budget examiner titles.
Budget examiner (Exam No.
24-461) and budget examiner for
employee
relations
(24-462),
management (24-463), and public finance (24-464) pay $13,404. Applications must be filed
by Oct. 12.
A bachelor's degree and two
years' experience in an administrative or financial position Is
required. The experience must
include one year in a n executive
branch central budgeting agency.
A master's degree can be substituted for one year's general
experience. The senior bxidget
examiner titles require three,
rather than two years' experience, including the one year in
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a budgeting agency.
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Senior bndcet ekaminer (24465 open competitive, 35-988
promotional), and senior budget examiner for employee relations (24-466 o.c.. 35-969 ptxnno),
management (24-467 o.c., 35990 promo), and public finanee
(24-468 o.c., 35-991 promo) pay
$17,429.
For open competitive exams
the filing deadline is Oct. 12,
and for promotional exams it Is
Sept. 27. The promotional titles
require one year's budget examiner experience.
For applications contact the
State Civil Service Department,
2 World Tiiade Center, N.Y.
10047; Suite 750, 1 W. Oenesee
Street. Buffalo. N.Y. 14202; or
State Office Building CTampus,
Albany, N.Y. 12239.
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NEWBURGH—Southern Region III delegates to the Civil Service Employees Assn.'s
convention at the Concord Hotel this week were instructed to support five legislative goals
endorsed by the CSEA retirees committee.
The decision was reached at a meeting of region officers and chapter presidents at
the Holiday Inn here Sept. 29.
The legislative goals are:
• The grant of a supplemental cost-of-living increase permanently keyed to the consumer
price index which will cover all
retired members of the New York
State Employees Retlrenr.ent System. This cost-of-living supple-
Horneli Prize-Games Winners
HORNELL — Winners of the five door prizes at the
recent picnic of the Horneli chapter, Civil Service Employees
Assn., and the New York State Assn. of Transportation Engineers were John Prete, winner of a calculator; John Jamison, a flashlight; Jerry Freeiand,
a set of glasses, and Mllo Manhart Jr. and Sid Smith, both
winners of a steak knife set.
The event was held a t Stony
Brook State Park.
The winners in the bubble gum
blowing contest were: Ages five
and under — D. J. Comish,
Karen Cunningham, Steve Crowley; ages (six-eight); Michael
Cornish, Ellen Smith and Susan
Crowley; ages nine-11 — Jody
Charitable
Work Brings
Blasie Honor
WHITE PLAINS —Michael
Blasle, a senior mechanical
stores clerk at the Millwood
Station of the East Hudson
Parkway Authority and member
of the Parkway Authority chapter, Civil Service Employees Assn.,
has been named as the first employee on the Authority's quarterly honor roll.
Mr. Blasie began working for
the Parkway Authority in 1953
as a toll collector. He has held
various offices in the CSEA
chapter and is currently on the
CSEA negotiating team.
In naming Mr. Blasie to the
Honor Roll, the Authority cited
his "many philanthropic efforts"
on behalf of his fellow employees
and the people of the community.
He began a program that resulted In an annual drive for
contributions for hospitalized
children in the New York City
area. Starting in 1965, he began personally collecting money
toys and other items for orphanages in Westchester, Putnam,
Rockland, Dutchess and Columbia Counties.
Convention
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port back at the next delegate
meeting with a long-range program. This committee would be
composed of the four CSEA officers elected by statewide ballot.
Besides Dr. Wenzl, they are executive vice-president William
McGowan, secretary Irene Carr
and treasurer Jack Oiallagher.
The general delegate mood reflected the opinion that members would not iitand for another
dues increase following the increase earlier this year. At that
time, Mr. Gallagher had requested a dollar per piay period
dues hike, but delegates nad approved only 50 cents.
Moorse, Michele lak, Debbie
Prete; ages twelve and up —
Karen Prete. Mary Lou Bretz,
Paula Pomeroy.
The first ones to whistle after
eating potato chip® were: age
five and under — D. J. Cornish,
Robbie Crowley, David Prete;
age six-eight — David McDermott, P. J. Logan, Michele Robbins; age nine-eleven — Beth
McDermott, Kelly Moore, Michelle lak; age twelve and up —
Chris Smith. John Prete. Fred
Trax.
The sack race winners were:
Age five and under — Bryan
Pomeroy. Jill Tolan, Robbie
Crowley; age six-eight — Matthew Brooks, Mike Cornish, Susan Crowley; age nine-eleven —
Debbie Prete, John Bretz. Michele lak; age twelve and up —
Dan Smith, Fred Trax and
Kevin Moore.
Horneli chapter president Phil
Logan and director J. R. Tolan
thanked the commlttec members:
Lee and Eleanor Comlsh. Bob
Cornish, Stan lak, John Pattl.
Sid Smith, Robert and Irena
Oyer.
An 11% Boost
Is Negotiated
In Auburn Pact
AUBURN—A two-year contract between the Civil Service Employees Assn. and the
City of Auburn, which will
cover more than 200 city workers, has been signed.
Ron Smith, CSEA field representative and spokesman for t h s
union during the seven months
of negotiations, Indicated the
new contract includes wage increases of 6 percent the first
year and 5 percent the second
year.
The contract also contains
other benefits including an option for unused sick leave that
oan be applied for additional retirement credit; a new article
covering layoff and job recall foilabor and non-competltlve employees; additional pay for working out of job titles in excess
of two days, and numerous other
language changes agreed upon
by both parties.
Heeding the employees negotiating team were Tom McNabb.
City of Auburn unit president;
Bruce Nolan. CSEA Cayuga
County chapter presidejit; Walt
McComiell, and Michael Martino.
Bruce Clifford, Auburn city
manager, represented the City.
The new contract Is retroactive to Jan. 1.
ment must be re-enacted each
year and be made permanent.
The proposal also holds that the
present retirement year cutoff
—1968—be extended to Include
those who retired through 1971.
• A survivor's benefit for New
York State retirees who retire
from state employment before
Oct. 1, 1966 of $2,000.
• An extension of the health
insurance plan now covering retirees which would include a dental insurance plan comparable to
that now enjoyed by active employees.
• An extension of the health
insurance now in effect for New
York State retirees which would
include coverage for the surviving spouse to the extent of the
unused sick leave money available.
• Federal legislation modifying the Internal Revenue Act of
1954 to provide a tax exemption
on the first $5,000 of retirement
income.
John Van Duzer, fonner president of the Mid-Hudson Retirees
chapter, expressed thanks to the
Southern Region for approving
the retiree recommendations. He
noted, however, that similar recommendations never were approved at state CSEA conventions
because they are usually considered at the end of the convention agenda.
Southern
Region
president
James J. Lennon agreed to accept a motion directing him to
introduce the retiree resolutions
early In the convention.
This resolution was introduced
and approved unanimously by
the members.
The retirees were commended
for helping in the recent Ulster
County representation election by
Thomas Phillips, Ulster chapter
president.
"People like Tris Schwartz and
Nellie Davis and many other retirees did a tremendous Job for
us by stuffing envelopes and doing other clerical Jobs, so that we
were able to score another victory for CSEA." Mr. Phillips said.
Mr. Lennon said all public employees should be wary of continuing efforts to change the pension systenr. by the state administration and the legislature.
"They talk about a new pension system all of the time, but
we have to be very careful that
we do not lose benefits that It
took years of fighting and hard
work to attain." Mr. Lennon said.
Several resolutions to be acted
upon at the convention introduced from the floor at the meeting Include one to change the
voting order during the annual
state CSEA elections.
The resolution was made bo
remedy the fact that In the present balloting system, regional
officers are polled after 46 statewide delegates, allegedly making
the ballot somewhat unwieldy.
UNITY
STRENGTH
MEMBERSHIP DRIVE
JUNE 1-NOVEMBER 3 0
Never In the history of our union has it been so
vital to stick together — grow together and share the
load to keep us strong. In these tough tinrras. the
greater the percentage of nnembership of any county
unit or chapter, the greater the strength at the bargaining table. The greater the percentage of state
employees belonging to CSEA, the greater the
strength of the state bargaining units.
Therefore, we are offering nfiembers in good standing a cash incentive to recruit new members. There is
no limit to the number of new members you may sign
up. And while the cash incentive is nice to receive,
the most important factor is the strength you will be
helping to build for you and your fellow worker.
ONE (Member) WILL GET
YOU FIVE ($5)
For each new member you sign up between June 1
and November 30, CSEA will award you $5.00. After
you have signed up the new member he must be on
the payroll for four bi-weekly pay periods or the
equivalent thereof. Many members are planning their
Christmas shopping around this membership drive.
The Christmas Club bonuses for all members signed
up before September 15 will be paid on December
15th. The second payoff, for new members signed
between September 16 and November 30. will take
place on February 15.
CHAPTER OR UNIT PRESIDENT
HAS CONVENIENT SIGN-UP
CARDS
Ready to go? See your Chapter or Unit president
for special sign-up cards which have a place to rec-
ord all the necessary information. Send your cards in
as soon as you sign up a new member —and we'll
credit your account with $5.00 for each member
signed up.
We'll keep your account up to date and will return
to you. in writing, a receipt for each new member
you've signed up.
Only CSEA members in good standing as of June
1.1976, may recruit new members during this drive.
New members must work in a unit of governnnent
represented by CSEA. So we urge you CSEA members—go to it — start signing up non-members for
cash In your pocket and security in your future.
NON-MEMBERS SHOULD
HELP SHARE THE LOAD
If you're a non-nnemt>er, we ask you to think of
this: sharing the load In these tough times Is important. Legally, we represent you —at the t)argalnIng table —and even in processing grievances And
we need your support — morally and financially — to
fight the battles ahead. Our dues are most reasonable for the services provided . . , services which
benefit you in many ways.
So help us share the load by signing up with us.
CSEA —the most powerful force In New York State
wori^lng'for public employees.
csia
Human Rights Agency Restores
Nassau Police Hopeful To List
MANHATTAN—Following the conclusion of a complaint of discrimination because
of disability, Nassau County and its Civil Service Commission have agreed to an order of
the New York State Division of Human Rights "to advise all agencies and unions to comply with the Flynn Act."
This amendment ito the New
York S t a t e H u m a n Rlg'hts Law
defines disability as "a physical,
mental or medical Impairment
resulting from anatomical, physiologldal or neurological conditions which prevents t h e exercise
of a normal bodily function or
is demonstrable by medically accepted clinical or laboratory
diagnostic techniques, provided,
however, t h a t In all provisions of
this article dealing with emiploy-
ment, the term shall be limited
to physical, mental or medical
conditions which are imreliated
to the ability to engage In the
activities Involved In the job or
occupation
which
& person
claiming protection of this article shall be seeking."
The parties agreed to terms
WHERE TO APPLY
FOR PUBLIC JOBS
NEW YORK CITY — Persons
seeking jobs with the City
should file at the Department of
Personnel, 49 Thomas St., New
York 10013, open weekdays between 9 a.ni. and 5 p.ni. Special
hours for Thursdays are 8:30
a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Those requesting applications
by mail must include a stamped,
self-addressed envelope, to be
received by the Department at
least five days before the deadline. Announcements are available only during the filing period.
By subway, applicants can
reach the filing office via the
IND (Chambers St.); BMT (City
Hall); Lexington IRT (Brooklyn
Bridge). For Information on
titles, call 566-8700.
Several City agencle^j do their
own recruiting and hiring. They
Include: Board of
Education
(teachers only). 65 Court St.,
Bi-ooklyn 11201, phone: 5968060; NYC Transit Authority.
370 Jay St., Brooklyn 11201,
phone: 852-5000.
The Board of Higher Education advises teaching staff applicants to contact the Individual schools; non-faculty jobs are
filled through the Personnel Department directly.
STATE — Regional offices of
the State Department of Civil
Service are located a t the World
Trade Center, Tower 2 55th
floor. New York 10048 (phone
488-4248: 10 a.m.-3p.m.); State
BuUding Campus. Albany 12239;
Suite 750, 1 W. Genesee St..
Buffalo 14202: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Applicants may obtain announcements by writing (the Albany office only) or by applying in person at any of the three.
Various
State
Employment
Service offices can provide applications in person, but not by
mall.
For positions with the Unified
Court System throughout New
York State, applicants should
contact the Staffing Services
Unit, Room 1209, Office of Court
Admin., 270 Bix)adway, N.Y.,
phone 488-4141.
FEDERAL — The U.S. ClvU
Service Conmilssion, New York
Region, runs a Job Information
Center a t 26 Federal Plaza, New
York 10007. Its hours are 8:30
a.m. to 5 p.m., weekdays only.
Telephone 264-0422.
Federal e n t r a n t s living upstate
(North of Dutchess County)
should contact the Syracuse Area
Office, 301 Erie Blvd. West,
Syracuse 13202. Toll-free calls
may be made to (800) 522-7407.
F«deral titles have no deadline
unlefis otherwise indicated.
OWEN JOHNSON
L.l.'s Johnson Rips
Non-Civil Service
Carey Appointments
WEST BABYLON — State
Senator Owen H. Johnson
(R-Suffolk, Nassau) has criticized what he termed "the
•sharp Increase
appointments."
In
Democratic
"Since the ibeglmnlng of CJovernor Carey's first full state fiscal yeiar, t h e number of civil service positions filled has dropped
by 4.5 percent. However, during
t h a t same time, non-civil service
appointments soared by 26.9 percent." Senator Johnson stated.
"It appears t h a t the civil service worker who has to meet
specific requirements is being
victimized by the Carey Administration in favor of very often
unqualified political appointees.
It's who you know—^not wh)at
you know," the lawmaker said.
Senator Johnson concluded:
"We have thousands of people
looking for jobs on Long Island
who do not appreciate the kind
of political payoffs the Governor
specializes in.
"The next
time
Governor
Carey claims how he has reduced the number of state employees, remember, the reduction
was accomplished by cutting civil
service jobs a n d replacing them
with appointive positions, about
which we hear little."
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which were incorporated in a n
Order by S t a t e H u m a n Rights
Commissioner Werner H. K r a marsky t h a t capped proceedings
which commenced with the filing of a complaint by Kevin Miller, of Long Beach, who h a d tried
unsuccessfully to become a N€isdau police officer.
In November 1972, he satisfactorily passed a series of civil service exams for police officer, but
a f t e r admitting t h a t he suffered
one "breathing a t t a c k " in seven
years, the 23-year-old Mr. Miller
was told t h a t his "history of
a s t h m a " barred him from the
position.
When certificates from three
physicians, attesting to his perfect health failed to sway the
Nassau Civil Service Commission
and gain him a place on the
Civil Service list. Mr. Miller filed
a complaint with the Division of
Human Rights. He accused the
county of discriminating against
him in employment because of
his alleged disability, a violation
of the New York S t a t e H u m a n
Rights Law.
After investigation, the Division determined t h a t there was
evidence to support Mr. Miller's
charges. It scheduled the case
for a public hearing held before
Irwin Pantell, a hearing examiner, with lattorney Bernard
Rooney representing t h e Division.
After commencement of the
hearing, counsel advised t h a t a
stipulation of settlement had
been reached, a n d t h a t Nassau
County, the Nassau County Civil
Service Commission and Adele
Leonard, Its executive director,
had agreed to take certJain a f f i r mative stei>s.
After conceding t h a t Mr. Miller is medically qualified "so f a r
as his having any alleged asthma
condition" to fulfill the duties of
a police officer, the respondents
agreed to place his name on the
current civil service list for police
patrolman "in the same position
and rank he would have had If
he hadn't been disqualified."
APPOINT WICKHAM
ALBANY—John Wlckham, of
Cutchogue, has been appointed
by Gov. Hugh L. Carey as la
member of the S t a t e Agricultural
Resources Commission.
Mr. Wlckham's term will expire J a n . 16, 1978. He succeeds
Thomas D. Bullard, of Schuylervllle, whose term expired. The
appointment will be sent to the
State Senate for confirmation
when t h a t body reconvenes in
January.
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ALBANY—A Public Employment Relations Board factfinder, John Sands, of Schenectady, has recommended the
payment of increments to members of the state Professional,
Scientific and Technical Bargaining Unit employed by the
New York State Thruway.
Mr. Sands was named by the
PERB as a fact-finder following
a dljspute between Thruway
authorities and the Civil Service
Employees Assn.
Mr. Sands recommended "a
contract commencing on the
date of agreement and expiring
June 30, 1978. In making his
salary
recommendations,
he
found that "an equitable balance
of the parties' competing interests must take into account both
the persuasive present circumstJances and the uncertainty of
future developments."
He therefore granted payment
of increments required July 1.
1976 by the present salary scale
during the first year of the con-
tract and left open the salary
provision for the second year.
He recommended that negotiations be reopened for the second year after the first week in
January 1977 upon the demand
of either piarty.
The fact-finder recommended
that the amount of paid organizational leave for specified CSEA
officers employed by the Authority be reduced from 580 to 290
inasmuch as less than half the
allotted time under the previous
contract had been used.
He also called for retention of
the meal lallowance for employees who work three hours or more
continuous overtime.
PREPARING FOR ACTION
James Lennon, left, president of Southern Region III, Civil Service Employees Assn., confers witli CSEA
political action coordinator Bernard Ryan, center, and Pat Mascioli, reg:ion political action chairman,
at a recent region meeting to consider area political activities. Similar meetings have been held around
the state in recent weeks in anticipation of the coming November election.
CSEA Issues Its Endorsements
ALBANY —The Civil Service Employees Assn. has released a list of candidates for
seats in the State Senate and
Assembly which it ha.s endorsed.
The endorsements were made
on the basis of investigations of
candidates' positions on matters
of concern to public sector workers by CSEA unit, chapter, region and Headquarters political
action organizations. In districts
where no candidate in the coming November contests wias
deemed worthy of support, a
"none" endorsement enti-y appears.
The CSEA's political action
campaign this year has been described by union president Theodore C. Wenzl as an action ' To
reward our friends and punish
our enemies."
Once given CSEA endorsement,
the favored candidates will receive campiaign assistance and,
in some cases, funds from the
union membership.
Senate Districts, candidates,
and their political affiliations
ai-e:
S.D. 1, K. LaValle (R); S.D.
2, B. Smith (R); S.D. 3, C. Trunzo (R); S.D. 4. O. Johnson (R);
S.D. 5, R. Marino (R); S.D. 7,
J. Caemmerer (R); S.D. 8. N.
Levy ' R ) ; S.D. 9, J. Libert (R).
S.D. 10, J. Santucci ID). S.D.
11, F. Padavan (R); S.D. 12, J.
Bronston (D); S.D. 13, E. Gold
(D); S.D. 14, A. Oazzara (D);
S.D. 15, M. Knorr (R); S.D. 16,
H. Babbush (D); S.D. 17, M.
Owens (D); S.D. 18. T. Bartoslewicz <D); S.D. 19, J. Bloom
(D).
S.D. 20, D. Halperin (D); S.D.
21, W. Conklin iR); S.D. 22, A.
Lewis <D); S.D. 23, V. Beatty
(D); S.D. 24. J. Marchi (R);
S.D. 25, C. Bellamy 'D); S.D. 26,
none; S.D. 27, M. Ohrenstein
tD); S.D. 28, C. McCall (D);
S.D. 29, P. Leichter (D).
S.D. 30, R. Garcia (D); S.D.
31, I. Ruiz (D); S.D. 32, J. Galiber (D); S.D. 33, A. Bernstein
(D); S.D. 34. J. Calandra tR);
S.D. 35, J. Plynn (R); S.D. 36,
J. Pisanl (R); S.D. 37, B. Gordon (R); S.D. 38, L. Winikow
(D); S.D. 39, J. Rolison Jr. (R).
S.D. 40, R. Schermerhorn (R);
S.D. 41, J. Bruno IR); S.D. 42,
H. Nolan (D); S.D. 43, R. Stafford (R); S.D. 44, H. Farley (R);
S.D. 45, D. Barclay (R); S.D.
46, none; S.D. 47, W. Anderson
(R); S.D. 48. none; S.D. 49, M.
Bragman (D).
S.D. 50. T. Lombard!, Jr. (R);
S D . 51, W. T. Smith (Rt; S D.
52. F. Warder (R>; S.D. 53, J.
Perry <D); S.D. 54, J. Darweesh
(D); S.D. 55, none: S.D. 56, J.
Griffin (D); S.D. 57. J. Present
|R>; S.D. 58, D Volker (R); S.D.
59, K. Tarbell (D); S.D. 60,
none.
Assembly Districts, candidates
and their political affiliations
are:
A.D. 1, P. Duryea, Jr. (R);
A.D. 2, G. Ilochbrueckner (D);
A.D. 3, I. Bianchi, Jr. (D); A.D.
4, none; A.D. 5, P. Harenberg
(D); A.D. 6. J. Cochmne (R);
A.D. 7, J. Flanagan (R); A.D.
8, none; A.D. 9, W. Burns (R).
A.D. 11, P. Healey (R); A.D.
12, G. Murphy (R); A.D. 13. T.
Gulotta (R); A.D. 14, J. Reilly
(R); A.D. 15, A. Orazio (D);
A.D. 16, none: A.D. 17, K. Hannon (R); A.D. 18, A. D'Amato
<R): A.D. 19, R. McGrath (R);
A.D. 20. A. Kremer (D); A.D.
21, H. Dvvyer (R>: A.D. 22, G.
Lipshutz <D): A.D. 23, none;
A.D. 24, S. Weprin (D); A.D. 25,
V. Nicolosi (D>; A.D. 26, L. Stavisky ' D i ; A.D. 27. A. Cooperman (D); A.D. 28, A. Hevesi
(D); A.D. 29, G. Brewer (D).
A.D. 30, none; A.D. 31, A. DeliBovi iR); A.D. 32, E. Abramson
(Di; A.D. 33, J. Flack (R); A.D.
34, J. Lafayette (D>; A.D. 35, J.
LoPresto (R); A.D, 36, D. Butler
(D); A.D. 37, none; A.D. 38,
none: A.D, 39, S. Fink (D).
A.D. 40, E. Griffith (D); A.D.
41, S. Steingut 'D); A.D. 42, D.
Greenburg (D); A.D. 43, G. Cin-
Toro (D); A.D. 73, E. Lehner
(D); A.D. 74, H. Parrell, Jr.
iD>; A.D. 75, J. Serrano (D);
A.D. 76, S. Posner (D); A.D. 77.
A. Montano (D); A.D. 78, E.
Diggs tD); A.D. 79, L. Nine (D).
A.D. 80. G. Velella tR); A.D.
81. A. Hochberg (D>; A.D. 82,
T. Culhane (D); A.D. 83, G.
Friedman <D): A.D 84, G. Koppel (D>; A.D. 85, J. Dearie (D);
A.D. 86. V. Marchiselli (D); A.D.
^ ^
87, C. Cola <R); A.D. 88. R. Ross ""
(R); A.D. 89, W. Fineran (D).
A.D. 90. G. Burrows (R); A.D.
91, A. Vittetea (R); A.D. 92, P.
Sullivan (R); A.D. 93, A. Kass
(D); A.D. 94, W. Stephens (R);
A.D, 95. E. Levy (R); A.D. 96.
R. Connor (D); A.D. 97, L.
Herbst (R); A.D. 98, J. Amatuci (D); A.D. 99, J. Economou
(D).
A.D. 100, T. Basti (D); A.D.
g
101, M. Hlnchey (D); A.D. 102,
'
C. Lane (R); A.D. 103, F. Field,
Jr. (R); A.D. 104, R. Connors
(D>; A.D. 105, C. Cook (R); A.D.
106, N. Kelleher (R); A.D. 107,
C. Wemple (R); A.D. 108, none;
A.D. 109, G. Harris (R).
In 1974, contract talks began
A.D. 110, G. Solomon (R);
in May and were not concluded
A.D. I l l , A. Ryap ( ( R ) ; A.D.
until the following March. That
112. D. Haley (D); A.D. 113, P.
two-year contract Is the one exDokuchitz (R); A.D. 114, R.
piring at the end of this year.
Nortz (R); A.D. 115, W. Sears
The county first proposed lay<R); A.D. 116, D. Noll iD); A.D.
'
ing off 400 employees but later
117, J. Zagame (R); A.D. 118,
scaled down the figure to 100.
L. Bersanl (R); A.D. 119, E. LyThe county legislature voted the
tel ID).
proposal.
A.D. 120, M. Zlmmer CD);
Other proposals discarded after
A.D. 121, none; A.D. 122, C. RapCSEA pressure were two-week
pleyea, Jr. <R); A.D. 123, J. Mcfurloughs for all employees and
Cabe tD); A.D. 124, J. Tallon
voluntary 10 percent pay de<D>; A.D. 125, none; A.D. 126.
creases.
none: A.D. 127, C. Henderson
• R); A.D. 128, G. Lee (R); A.D.
Mr. Morin said last week he
129, J. Hurley (R).
would not support any move to
withdraw county employees from
A.D. 130, D. Pemmlng (D»;
^
the federal Social Security sysA.D. 131, G. Proud CD); A.D. 132,
tem.
T. Frey (D); A.D. 133, A. Vlrssilio <D); A.D. 134, R. Robach
Legislator John R. Hoff, Re(D»: A.D. 135, none; A.D. 136, J.
publican majority leader, proEmery iRt; A.D. 137, none; A.D.
posed the possible pullout from
138, none; A.D. 139, none.
the Social Security system to
help case the county's financial
A.D. 140, C. Calabrese (R);
problems. Mr. Morin said the A.D. 141, G. James Premming
removal of Social Security bene• Di; A.D. 142, S. Greco (D);
fits would be a major change in
A.D. 143, A. Eve iD); AD. 144,
conditions for county employees W. Hoyt (D); A.D. 145, none;
.
and probably would require their
A.D, 146, A. Justin (R); A.D.
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approval.
147, R. Tills (R>; A.D. 148, V.
The CSEA opposes the withGraber (D); A.D 149, D, Walsh
drawal.
(D); A.D 150, R. Kidder (D).
cotta (D); A.D. 44, M. Miller
ID); A.D. 45, C. Schumer (D);
A.D. 46, H. Lasher (D); A.D.
47, P. Barb-iro <D); A.D. 48, L
Silverman 'D); A.D. 49, D. DiCarlo <R).
A.D. 50, C. Mega (R); A.D.
51. J. Ferris <D); A.D. 52, M.
Pe.sce <D): A.D. 53, W. Lewis
tDi; A.D. 54. T. Boyland (D);
A.D. 55. T. Fortune <D»; A.D.
56, A. Vann (Dt: A.D. 57, H.
Strelzin <D): A.D. 58, J. Lentol
(D); A.D. 59, P. Mirto <D).
A.D. 60. G. Molinarl iR); A.D.
61, R. Minogue (R); A.D. 62, J.
Matese f R i ; A.D. 63, S. Silver
<D); A.D. 64, W. Passannante
(D); A.D. 65, A. Stein (D);
A.D. 66, M. Siegel (D); A.D. 67,
R. Gottfried (D); A.D. 68. A.
Grannis iD); A.D. 69, J. Nadler
<D). .
A.D. 70, W. Raye (R); A.D. 71,
G. Miller (D); A.D. 72. A. Del-
Monroe Talks Finally Begin
ROCHESTER — Negotiations between the Civil Service Employees Assn. and
Monroe County have begun
after a delay of several months.
Martin Koenig, president of
the CSEA's Monroe County chapter, the largest In the area, said
he expects "tough negotiations,"
adding he doesn't expect agreement on a new contract before
the Dec. 31 expiration date of
the present contract.
Talks have been delayed by
a struggle over proposed layoffs
and proposed furloughs.
"We've won every round," Mr.
Koenig said.
However, County Manager Luclen Morin has stirred criticism
by announcing publicly that salary schedules for county enr:ployees will stay the same under his
proposed 1977 budget.
"This might be contrary to
Taylor Law provisions," Mr. Koenig said. "We're looking Into It. It
certainly shows bad faith to announce before negotiations even
begin that there won't be any
pay raise."
Mr. Koenig said he and the
chapter negotiations team will
seek a pay raise, but he declined
to say how much. The 4,000
county workers received a 7 percent pay hike Jan. 1 and a 1
percent increase July 1.
The first bargaining session
was held Oct. 8, but the only
discussion involved ground rules
for future sessions.
Capital District
Retirees Meet
ALBANY — The Capital
District Retiree chapter, Civil
Service Employees Assn., will
hold its first meeting of the
autumn Wednesday, Oct. 20.
The meeting will be held at
CSEA Headquarters. 33 Elk St.,
Albany. Guest speaker will be
Richard D. Heialy, head of the
Albany County Office of the
Aging. Mr. Healy will spe«k on
the county's discount program
for senior citizens which will go
into effect next month.
Following Mr. Healy's remarks,
a buslneiss meeting will be held,
according to chapter president
John J. Kennedy.