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b in a tio n o f th e S e rvice E m p loyees In t e r n a t io n a l
U n io n
(w h ic h re p re s e n ts p riv a te s e c to r as
w e ll as som e p u b lic secto r w o rk e rs ) a n d th e N e w
Y o rk S ta te U n ite d T e a c h e rs . T h r e e o th e r p r iv a te -s e c to r u n io n s in c lu d e d in th e 1975 co m b in e
B U L L E T IN
CSEA won a resounding victory over SEIU last Friday,
in a contest for representation of Tonkers N onInstructional Employees. The vote:
CSEA
586
SEIU
194
No union 13
h a v e d ro p p ed o u t.
T h ro u g h th e ye ars, P S T em plo yees h a v e p ro ­
v id e d in u c h o f th e le a d e rs h ip fo r th e C S E A . T h is
w as e s p e c ia lly tru e b e fo re s e v e ra l th o u s a n d
Monroe Local
Is Fined For
August Strike
b een
th r e e -d a y
S ta te
fin ^ d
s tr ik e
$21,200
la s t
Suprem e
fo r
a
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c lu d in g p r e s id e n t M a r tin K o e n ig ,
each
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a fte r
t h e y h a d p le a d e d g u ilt y to c r im ­
in a l
co n tem p t
ch a rg es.
(Continued on Page 3)
M Repeat TMsI
Big Election Issue:
W hen W ill State
Primary Occur?
T h e N e w Y o rk p r im a r y is
a so m e tim es e v e n t — som e­
tim e s i t is in J u n e , so m etim es
in S e p te m b e r. T h e m o n th
chosen in any year depends upon
(Continued on Page 6)
m a n a g e m e n t a n d c o n fid e n tia l em ployees w e re
fo rb id d e n by th e s ta te to p a rtic ip a te in th e ir
u n io n . A n e x a m p le o f th is loss o c c u rre d la s t
m o n th w h e n V ic to r P esci h a d to re sig n h is se at
on th e C S E A B o a rd o f D ire c to rs a fte r a p ro m o ­
tio n p u t h im in th e m a n a g e m e n t c la s s ific a tio n .
N e v e rth e le s s , P S T em plo yees c o n tin u e to p ro ­
v id e m u c h o f th e u n io n ’s c u r r e n t le a d e rs h ip . I n
fa c t, tw o <JT th e u n io n ’s s ix re g io n s a re h e a d e d
b y P S T em plo yees a n d a t h ir d re g io n ’s p re s i­
d e n t is a re c e n t re tir e e fro m th e P S T U n it .
A t th is sta g e , th e e le c tio n is b e in g opposed
in th e co u rts b y th e C S E A o n tw o g rounds: o n e
is t h a t th e P E R B c a n n o t be sued co n c e rn in g
e le c tio n p ro ced u res u n t il a f t e r th e elfection h as
b een h e ld a n d th e o th e r is t h a t th e p e titio n e rs ’
s ig n a tu re s h a v e n o t b een p ro p e rly v e rifie d . I n
fa c t, in th e p rev io u s c h a lle n g e e le c tio n , o n ly
h a lf as m a n y votes w e re c a s t fo r P E P as h a d
b een c la im e d o n th e p e titio n s .
M r. B u rc h b ra n d e d th e
la te s t “p ro p a g a n d a p iece by
P E P as a n o u trag eo u s c o n ­
c o ctio n o f o b fu s c a tio n s , d is ­
to rtio n s a n d o u tr ig h t lies
t h a t a re a n in s u lt to th e i n ­
te llig e n c e o f e v e ry P S T p ro ­
fe s s io n a l.”
H e re h e te lls w h y :
J u stic e
W ilm p r J . P a t lo w f in e d t h e L o c a l
$200
E le c tio n
T h e L e a d e r, th e re fo r^ , h a s a rra n g e d fo r P a u l
B u rc h , a fiv e -y e a r C S E A v e te ra n o f P S T n eg o ­
tia tio n s w ith th e s ta te , to re sp o n d to som e o f
th e a lle g a tio n s b e in g m a d e in P E P lite r a tu r e .
M r . B u rc h has b een n a m e d b y C S E A p re s id e n t
W illia m l i f M c G o w a n as c o o rd in a to r o f C S E A
e ffo rts in th e p o te n tia l re p re s e n ta tio n e le c tio n
in th e P S T B a rg a in in g U n it.
A u g u st.
C ourt
PST
N o tw ith s ta n d in g th e p o s s ib ility t h a t th e e le c ­
tio n m ig h t be disposed o f b y th e c o u rt, a p ro p a ­
g a n d a c a m p a ig n o n b e h a lf o f P E F h as beg un .
RO CHESTER — The M on­
ro e C o u n ty L o c a l o f th e C iv il
S ervice E m p lo yees Associa­
tio n a n d s ix o f its o ffic e rs
have
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P r i c e 2 0 C e n ts
C la rifie s
T h e c a m p a ig n to w in th e s ta te ’s p ro fe s s io n a l,
s c ie n tific a n d te c h n ic a l em p lo yees is h e a tin g
u p n o w t h a t th e P u b lic E m p lo y m e n t R e la tio n s
B o a rd h as se t a M a r c h 17 to A p r il 12 m a il- b a llo t
e le c tio n fo r th e P S T U n it, w h ic h h as b een re p ­
re s e n te d b y th e C iv il S e rvice E m p lo y ee s Asso­
c ia tio n e v e r sin ce th e fir s t re p re s e n ta tio n e le c ­
tio n in 1969.
A lth o u g h P S T em plo yees h a v e a re p u ta tio n
t & t b e in g th e n io s t c r itic a l in th e C S E A , th e y
h a v e re p e a te d ly r e liffir m e d t h e ir w illin g n e s s to
-w o rk w ith in th e u n io n b y re p u d ia tin g o u ts id e
c h a lle n g e rs . T h ^ m o st re c e n t in s ta n c e o f th is
w as In 1975 w h e n P S T em plo yees v o te d d o w n
th e P u b lic E m p loyees F e d e ra tio n .
• It is th is sam e n a m e t h a t is b e in g used, in th e
c h a lle n g e to C S E A a g a in th is tim e b y th e co m ­
— See
E m p lo y e e s
F rid a y , F e b ru a ry 1 0 , 1 9 7 8
CSEA
R
LONGEVITY INCREMENTS
(L e a d e r p h o to by P e te r S ta rr)
L E V IT T
A S S U R E S
C S E A
O N
P E N S IO N
F U N D
sta te Comptroller Arthur Levitt, seated, assured Civil Service Em­
ployees Association president W illiam McGowan that state woricer
pension funds would not be used to purchase New York City bonds,
w ithout proper collateral. “I feel safe and secure with his state­
m ent,” Mr. McGowan said, after the m eeting w hich toolc place at
Mr. Levitt’s M anhattan office la st Friday. CSEA RegioA II president
SolomcAi Bendet, union attorney Jam es Roemer, and Mr. Levitt’s
executive assistant W illiam V olet were also present.
B r o o m e
U n it
W in s
B en e fits
O ver
T w o
B IN G H A M T O N — M e m b e rs o f th e B ro o m e C o u n ty u n it
o f th e C iv il S ervice E m p loyees A s s o c ia tio n vo te d o v e rw h e l­
m in g ly , la s t T h u rs d a y , t a a c c e p t a c o n tra c t t h a t increases
th e a v e ra g e c o u n ty w o rk e r s a la ry m o re th a n 13 p e rc e n t o v e r
two years, w ith as much as a
17
percent hike in the lower
effective as of Jan. 1, 1978. I t
grades.
^
providea a 6 percent raise w ith
T h e tw o-year agreement Is
a $600 m inim um fo r the first
73% ,
Y e a rs
year.
percent for th e sec­
ond. Although th e salary sched­
ule was not changed, no one will
be paid below the minim um
wage.
"I am very pleased.” said Bar­
bara Pickell. Broome un it pres(Continued on Page 16)
A S S A U L T S :S P E C IA L
“T h e P E P a c c u s a tio n t h a t
th e C S E A sold o u t s ta te e m ­
ployees on lo n g e v ity in c re ­
m e n ts is a n o u tr ig h t lie . T h e
a c tu a l fa c t o f th e m a tte r is
t h a t a n y em p lo yee e n title d to
a lo n g e v ity in c re m e n t u n d e r
th e p re s e n t c o n tra c t w ill r e ­
ceive t h a t in c re m e n t. N o one
lo s t a sin g le d o lla r as a re s u lt
pattt n r r R r n
o f o u r a g re e m e n t to n e g o tia te th e in c re m e n t fo r persons e lig ib le fo r th e
in c re m e n t a f te r A p r il 1 o f th is y e a r. T h o se in ­
c re m e n ts w o u ld be p a r t o f th e n e x t c o n tra c t
a n d w e h a v e a lre a d y in c lu d e d e x te n s io n o f
th ose in c re m e n ts as a n e g o tia tio n d e m a n d .
“T h e a c c u s a tio n re fle c ts to ta l ig n o ra n c e o n
P E P ’s p a rt o f s ta te la w re g u la tin g p u b lic secto r
n e g o tia tio n s . A ll in c re m e n ts are a n d h a v e been
a m a n d a to ry p a r t o f n e g o tia tio n fo r n e a r ly fiv e
y e ars. B y a g re e in g to n e g o tia te fu tu r e in c re ­
m e n ts , we a c tu a lly a g re e d to n o th in g a n d we
s e ttle d a tw o -p a r t g rie v a n c e t h a t w ill m e a n $17
m illio n fo r s ta te w o rkers.
“L e t’s als o p o in t o u t t h a t w h e n P E P accuses
us o f g iv in g u p in c re m e n t® fo r a n y em plo yees
w ith 10 a n d th e n 15 years o f se rv ic e, th e y a re
(Continued on Page 3)
R E P O R T
p 8
A d d
T h e K y e r W ir e
W o m e n T o S ta te
R e p o r t F r o m T h e C a p it o l
C ops, S ays Ju d g e
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By
A n In d e p e n d e n t p o ll by th e
L ou H a rris o rg a n iz a tio n o f a
cross s e ctio n o f state, e m ­
plo yees is b e in g co n clud ed
tlU s w ee k. T h e su rv ey covers
w o rk e r
view s
on
s e ve ral
area s o f e m p lo y m e n t, a n d
was sponsored e q u a lly b y th e
L e g is la tu re 's T e m p o r a r y
S ta te C o m m issio n on M a n ­
a g e m e n t a n d P ro d u c tiv ity in
th e P u b lic S ecto r a n d th e
C iv il S e rvice E m p lo yees A s­
s o c ia tio n .
T h e p ro je c t cam e ab o u t
because o f th e fa ilu r e to g et
a n y m o v e m e n t a t a ll la s t
y e a r o n c iv il service re fo rm
leg islaitio n . A c tio n w as s ta ll 9d because o f th e vagueness
o f se v e ra l proposals a n d by
s t if f o p p o s itio n
fro m
th e
03EA,
w h ic h
vie w e d
th e
a p p ro a c h as a stu d y in
'c iic u m v e n tin g th e M e r it S ys t^ ih r a th e r th a n a n y g en u in e
re fo rm .
P o lle d em p lo yee o p in io n is
exp^seted to c a rry c o n s id e raJfJe w e ij^ t-o n p e n d in g le g is l a ^ t ^ . ^ c ^ d i n g to a spokes­
m a n fro n i th e o ffic e o f A s­
sem b ly ' S p e a k e r
S ta n le y
S te in g u t, w hose aides are
m o v in g th e p ro je c t.
H€fre are som e o f th e areas
covered in th e p o ll:
• P ro m o tio n a n d a p p o in t­
m e n ts .
• P e rfo rm a h c e ra tin g s .
• T h e n e w se n io r m a n ­
a g e m e n t service.
• P re s e n t s ta tu s o f th e
S ta te C iv il S ervice C o m m is ­
sion.
• T e s tin g m etho d s.
N o d a te h as b een set to
release d a ta g a th e re d as a
re s u lt o f th e p o ll.
•
•
•
T h e o d o re S p a tz, lo n g tim e
counsel to th e S ta te D e p a rt­
m e n t o f A u d it a n d C o n tro l,
has re tir e d a fte r 40 ye ars’ o f
s ta te service. P la n s a re in th e
w o rks to p a y p ro p e r trib u te
to th e d im in u tiv e “T e d d y ,”
PAUL
KTEE
o ne o f th e m o st p p p u la r fig ­
ures o n th e s ta te scene.
•
•
•
P e p p e ry A r th u r L e v itt is
re p o rte d
m ig h ty
ir r it a te d
over ru m o rs t h a t h e m a y n o t
seek a n o th e r te r m as S ta te
C o m p tro lle r;
ru m o rs
th a t
a p p e a r to e m a n a te fro m a
fe w fe llo w D e m o c ra ts w ho
also are m ig h ty .ir r ita te d t h a t
M r . L e v it t w ill n o t h a n d
th e m th e k e y to d ip in to
s ta te p en sio n fu n d s in o rd er
to h e lp solve th e fis c a l mess
o f N e w Y o rk C ity a n d some
tro u b le spots in s ta te fin a n c ­
in g .
M r.
L e v itt
h as
alw ay s
ta k e n h is ro le as g u a rd ia n o f
th ese p en sio n fu n d s v e ry se r­
io u sly. a n d Just la s t w ee k
a n n o u n c e d h e w as s ta n d in g
p a t o n k e e p in g th e fu n d s
lo cked a w a y fro m w o u ld -b e
ra id e rs .
As fo r se ek in g re -e le c tio n ,
o ne o n ly h as to re m e m b e r
t h a t D e m o c ra t L e v itt p u lls
m o re votes th a n m a n y G O P
c a n d id a te s ru n n in g fo r o ffic e
In such a s ta u n c h ly R e p u b ­
lic a n
(a n d
c o n s e rv a tiv e )
a re a as Syracuse, to c ite one
In s ta n c e . G e n e ra l o p in io n is
t h a t i f M r . L e v itt w a n ts to
be S ta te C o m p tro lle r fo r a n ­
o th e r fo u r years* h e is g oin g
to be.
•
•
•
W h e n N elson A . R o c k e fe l­
le r le f t th e o ffic e o f th e V ice
P re s id e n t
of
th e
U n ite d
S ta te s la s t ye a r, th e w ord
w as p u t o u t q u ie tly b u t f ir m ­
ly t h a t th e G o v ern o r (as
N e w Y o rk e rs s till t it le h im )
w as th ro u g h w ith p o litic s
o nce a n d fo r a ll. F o r n e a rly
a y e a r, M r . R o c k e fe lle r h as
re fu s e d to a p p e a r a t p r a c tic ­
a lly a n y p u b lic fu n c tio n t h a t
s m ac ked even re m o te ly o f
p o litic a l o vertones.
W e ll, I t w o n ’t com e as a n y
s u rp ris e to le a rn t h a t th e
e n e rg e tic fo rm e r g o vern o r is
g e ttin g
arou sed
by
th e
s h a rp s m e ll o f e le c tio n y e a r
a c tiv ity in th e s ta te a n d Is
so re ly te m p te d to becom e
p a r t o f th e a c tio n a g a in .
As h as b een n o te d , p o litic s
Is n o t a . p ro fess io n ; I t ’s a n
a d d ic tio n .
ALBANY —
b ers
S p r in g V a lle y P u b lic
W o r k e r s P ic k C S E A
S P R IN G V A L L E Y — I n a n e le c tio n h e ld J a n . 24 In th e
V illa g e H a ll o f S p rin g V a lle y , em ployees o f th e V illa g e ’s
d e p a rtm e n t o f p u b lic w o rks Joined forces w ith t h e ir w h ite c o lla r c o u n te rp a rts by ch o osin g th e C iv il S ervice E m p loyees
A s s o c i a t i o n a s th eir b a r g a i n i n g
Y o r k ’s
w hen
n e g o tia tio n s
b e g in
year
la n d
tr a c ts . T h e c u r r e n t c o n tr a c ts w ill
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th a t
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recent
1 1 -d a y
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w ill
e m p lo y e e s
rep resen t
except
m em bers
a ll - V i l l a g e
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th e
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S c a n lo n
to
t h e v ic to r y .
“ T h is w ill u n if y la b o r r e la t io n s
in
S p r in g V a lle y ,” h e s a id , “ a n d
w ill b e
la g e
a d v a n ta g e o u s
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C S E A ,”
to
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la n g u a g e , no p ro p e r’ b u m p in g la n g u a g e . .
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A rtic le 20 on ‘L a y o ffs in N o n -C o m p e titiv e a n d L a b o r
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m itte e s ,’ a n d A r tic le 22 on ‘P ro te c tio n o f E m p lo y e e s .’
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a n d b u m p in g la n g u a g e , I t h in k h e sh o u ld t r y re a d in g
th e C iv il S ervice L a w w ith p a r tic u la r re sp ec t to S ec­
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th a n h as th e C S E A . W e d o n ’t a b a n d o n o u r peo ple. C o m ­
p a re t h a t to th e th o u s a n d s o f te a c h e rs s till o u t o f w o rk.
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“ N o w P E F is re d e fin in g th e ir e a rlie r ‘t it le b a rg a in ­
in g ’ c la im s a n d a re s a y in g t h a t by t it le b a rg a in in g th e y
n o w m e a n h a v in g th e la rg e s t t it le groups in d iv id u a lly
re p re s e n te d on th e P S T n e g o tia tin g te a m . P e rh a p s
th e y sh o u ld lo o k a t th e C S E A M o s t P opulous T it le c o m ­
m itte e , w h ic h is e x a c tly t h a t a n d exists r ig h t n o w .”
SERVICES FOR MEMBERS
m em b ers.
He
V a le n tin e
to
K o e n ig
1)
p u te s, w a s sta c k e d a g a in s t u n io n
3 - 4 — C e n t r a l R e g io n y
2 3 — Long
r e s u lte d
“ T h e r e ’s n o e n d
MARCH
2 0 — C a p ita l
sen ­
$ 7 ,5 0 0 b y n e x t A u g u s t 1, a n d t h e
I e x e c u tiv e c o m m it te e
D ep a rtm en t
m e e tin g :
b ury
and
o f p a y cu ts,
in c r e a s e
cal
In c.
s ta te w id e
dropped.
a g re em en t,
b e p a id
ja il
o f jo b s e c u r ity .
L ocal
M r. K o e n ig s a id t h a t u n d e r th e
w o u ld
th a t
T h e s tr ik e w a s th e fir s t a g a in s t
p le a s
a g re em en t,
T P la z a ,
C o u n ty
I sla n d
15— N a ssa u
c o u ld
te n c e s w o u ld n o t b e a p p r o p r ia te .
o f d ir e c to r s
m e e t i n g : 2 p .m .. Y o u th
ty
a ls o
lo w
la te r
th e
Park, E a st M e a d o w ,
M e tr o p o lita n
2 1 — L iv in g s to n
dox
o ffic e r s
s ix
L ocal
board
L ocal 0 0 3
Y ork
R d .,
to
m oney
crease.
dues
dum p
E ls e n h o w e r
S u ite , O n e
g io n
th e
' p ro v ed th e g o v er n m e n t p ro v o k ed
C lu b ,
2 8 — B u ffa lo
d e c lin e d
of
th a t t h e r e w o u ld b e n o d u e s in ­
o ffic ia ls ,
s e t t In n .
2 3 — L ong
He
rest
th e
a t­
an
Parks
th e
fr o m
w ill b e r a is e d , e x c e p t t o p r o m is e
FEBRUARY
S ta te
p a id
to
p o s itio n
to
of
y e a r ly r e b a te e x p e c te d s o o n fr o m
w ill
and
appro­
h is
part
th e
e a r lie r h a d s o u g h t a $ 5 0 ,0 0 0 f i n e
fo r
L ocal c o ffe r s
but
fin e s
never
w ith
s a id
d e p le te d ,
T a y lo r
2
K a r te n
ta ch ed
“F iv e -
o ffe r e d
are
Page
LAYOFFS AND BUMPING
and
re­
Information for th# Calendar may be tubmiff«d directly to THE LEADER.
It should includ* the data, time, placa, addren and city for the function.
The address Ts: Qvil Sarvice Leader, 233 Broadway, New York, N. f. 10007.
Attn.: CSEA Calendar.
21—N ew
cu ts
— R on
M r. K o e n ig
C S E A c a le n d a r
IB — B u ffa lo
s a id , w a s
budget
Job fr e e z e s .
r e g u la te s
bury
th rea t­
a c c r e d ita tio n .
o f th is , h e
G o v e r n o r ’s
th e
15— N a ssa u
w as
of
m a ile d
M r.
le g is la to r s
ille g a l
Isla n d
of
T h e y ’r e
s ta ff-to -p a tie n t
fa c ility
w ith
tie s ,”
lO — L o n g
care
h a v e b e e n ja ile d , b u t J u d g e P a t -
a lm o s t $ 5 0 4 m illio n .
d e fen se
ta k e
fr o m
a g a in te llin g a lie . T h e In c re m e n t ap p lie s to
e lig ib le em ployees' w ith 10 a n d 15 y e ars o f s e r­
vice gracJe. I f th e em plo yees w 6re p ro m o te d or
u p g ra d e d in a n y w a y — w h ic h o bvio u sly increases
th e ir s a la ry — th e y w o u ld n o t be e lig ib le fo r th e
in c re m e n t u n t il a n o th e r 10 o r 15 ye ars in t h a t
n ew g rad e.
i
“T o accuse th e C S E A o f a s e ll-o u t is f la t ly
in a c c u ra te a n d s im p ly a s in in e .”
“W e
h id in g , b u t t h a t t h e o r d e r s w e r e
th e
P la n "
a ls o
th e
en ed
how
try ­
to
f ir s t-y e a r
G overnor
r a tio s,
sta te
The
G over­
h is
ask ed
a
0/
p r ia tio n
to
H e a lth
has
approve
The
be
(C o n tin u e d
o b jects
have.
in s u ffic ie n t
o ffic e r s .
to
G ov­
are
care
r e fe r r in g
M e n ta l
w h ic h
to
“W e
b etter
to
we
I s s u e s
7
p .m .,
y e a r to o v e r tu r n th e T a y lo r L a w
p e n a ltie s w h ic h
fa ir
to
u n io n s.
he
Q
in
M r. G r e g o r y s a id t h a t b e c a u s e
of
say
pa­
th e
r e t a r d e d .” T h e
w as
Y ear
th e
p a r t o f a c o m p r o m ise a g r e e m e n t,
t r t l e ,"
he
r e d u c tio n s.
sta ff
th e
t ie n t s ) .”
“T h a fis ’ n o t
no
h e ’s
s le e p in g In d a y r o o m s . Y e t C a r e y
le g e d t h a t M r , K o e n ig w e n t In to
M r. K r iv ­
lo n g e r
(m e n ta l
W hat
p a tie n ts
o f f ic e r s c la im e d
B room e
a t B r o o m e D e v e l o p m e n t a l is
Y ork
S ta te
C o u n ty
D e v e lo p m e n ta l C en ter. T h e p rob ­
u n d e r sta ffin g .
of
m a n d a te s
c o u rt order.
at
have
s tr ik e . M r . K o e n ig a n d th e o th e r
T h e r e is , h o w e v e r , n o p r o b le m
d u m p in g
a
b een
c o m m u n ity .
w ith
il­
T h e y w e r e c h a r g e d w ith v io la t­
th a t
a g a in s t
31
r e q u e st.
(C o n tin u e d
h u r ts
in g
w as
u n le s s
be
e x p la in e d ,
L aw
m u st
th a t
s t a t e s t a f f le v e ls . H e f u r th e r s a id
he
it.
sta ff
P S & T
p a tie n ts
fa c t,
M o n r o e L o c a l F in e d
F or A u g u s t S tr ik e
a
h e a lth p a tie n t le v e ls in th e s ta te
h o s p ita ls
of
th e
w ith
In
b e in g
program ,
C o u n c il
c h a m b e r s a tte n d e d b y b o th m e n .
C la r ify in g
th is
p r o b le m
T o
' C en ter,
is
b y ^ t h e r e le a s e
r e le a s e d .
is
th e
d is c h a r g in g
S e c tio n
p a tie n ts
reverses
a ftern o o n
sto p
th a t
requ est
w o u ld
Spoor
n o tin g
on
p la c e
to
M r.
M e n ta l
th a t
year.
us
“I t
A n s w e r s
of
B ln g -
w a n t s u s t o I’e d u c e o u r s t a f f e v e n
ca u g h t.
c lie n t s ,”
m o s t e x p lo s iv e is s u e s
c la r ifie d
of
th e
fu r t h e r .”
is
le g a l
r e lg n ite d
b e in g
r e la tio n s
p r e s id e n t
at
P s y c h ia tr ic
no
has
411
t h e «p a t i e n t l o a d
redu ced
to
D ep a rtm en t
abroga­
nor
p a t ie n ts ,”
he
th e
an
d o u b l e B in d i n w h i c h t h e G o v e r ­
s u lts in “ d r o p p in g m e n ta l h e a lth
one o f th e
w here
fa v o r
S p o o r , p u b lic
fo r
be
G regory,
L ocal
h a m tcK i
th e m .”
d ir e c to r
w ith
C h a r le s
C SEA
at
th er B r o o m e D e v e l o p m e n t a l C e n ­
w h * t th e u n ­
Is s u g g e s t i n g
t i o n o f t h e p a t i e n t ’s c i v i l r i g h t s ? ”
( m e n t a l h e a l t h p a t i e n t s ) . I t ’s i l ­
S e r v ic e
le a d e r
io n
sa y s ar^ u n ­
“P E F sponsors, N Y S U T a n d S E IU , say th e y p la n to
te a c h P E F em plo yees h o w to do th is a n d do t h a t . T h e
fa c t is th e re are no P E F em plo yees. A n d in case so m e­
one m a y n o t h a v e n o tic e d , th e N Y S U T o rg a n iz a tio n is
fa c in g c h a lle n g e a f t e r c h a lle n g e by th e N a tio n a l E d u ­
c a tio n A sso ciatio n . N Y S U T is ru n n in g c o n s ta n t d e fic its
due to m e m b e r losses th ro u g h m ass la y o ffs . A t a re c e n t
c o n v e n tio n , th e p re s id e n t o f N Y S U T , T h o m a s H o b a rt,
spoke in d efen se o f th e la te s t dues increase. H e r e p o r t­
ed ly to ld th e c o n v e n tio n : ‘L a s t y e a r ’s dues in c re a s e a n d
th is y e a r’s p ro je c te d in c re a s e w o n ’t p a y fo r a d e q u a te
services.’ A n d t h a t te a c h e r u n io n w ith in a d e q u a te s e r­
vices fo r its o w n m e m b e rs is s u d d e n ly g o in g to d ro p
e v e ry th in g fo r its o w n m em b ers to te a c h P E F w h a t
u n io n s d o? ”
DUES
“As f a r as dues go, I t h in k i t ’s co m m o n k n o w le d g e
t h a t th e C S E A dues a re a m o n g th e low est in th e n a tio n ,
a n d c e rta in ly th e lo w es t o f a n y m a jo r u n io n in th is
c o u n try . S in ce P E F h as no m e m b ers, no one re a lly
kn o w s w h a t t h e y ’ll c h a rg e , b u t loo k a t th e P E F sp o n ­
sors. I n th e o n ly s ta te u n it N Y S U T has, a g ro u p o f u n i­
v e rs ity professors, th e dues a re one p e rc e n t o f s a la ry
up to $250 a y e a r! T h a t ’s n e a rly 500 p e rc e n t h ig h e r
th a n th e C S E A dues.
“F r a n k ly w e w o u ld r a th e r be d e v o tin g o u r resources
to im p ro v in g c o n d itio n s fo r s ta te w o rke rs, in c lu d in g
P S T , b u t u n fo r tu n a te ly P E F is fo rc in g o u r h a n d . T h a t
is w h y we are fig h tin g th e le g a l b a ttle a g a in s t th e e le c ­
tio n . . . so we w o n ’t w as te h u n d re d s o f th o u s a n d s o f
d o lla rs on a useless e le c tio n in s te a d o f s p e n d in g i t fo r
th e b e tte r m e n t o f em plo yees as i t sh o uld be s p e n t.
“ L a s t y e a r a lo n e , th e C S E A sp e n t a b o u t $1.5 m illio n
to p ro te c t th e rig h ts o f C S E A -re p re s e n te d w o rk e rs a t
n o cost to th e w o rk e rs .”
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Marilyn Matthews, second from right, receives her certificate. From left are Jacob J. K aurm an, Carol
W ittenberg and Raymond Cassidy, president of W estchester CSEA Local 860.
1St Labor School Graduates
VALHALLA—A Civil Serv­
ice Employees Association
s ta ff member from Port
Chester was am ong the first
erckduates of the W estchest^
Labor Studies Program, which
held commencement ceremonies
two weeks ago.
Marilyn Matthews, who works
a t CSEA’s W estchester h^adquf^hers in W hite Plains, was
one of 10 graduates receiving
certificates in the program spon­
sored by Cornell University’s
School of Industrial and Labor
Relations, one of six such pro­
gram s in the stater. The ceremon­
ies were held a t Westchester
Community College.
The two-year, 12-credit pro­
gram included classes in collec­
tive bargaining, labor history,
labor law, public speaking and
wrlttem communications, among
C S
A tto r n e y s
The Association of New York
S tate Civil Service Attorneys,
Inc., h as elected its officers for
1978.
The officers elected a t th e re­
cent annual meeting, are: Rosa­
mond Prosterman, president;
Howard Holt, first vice-president;
Donald H. Holley, second vicepresident; Jeffrey Schiff, secre­
tary; Marvin GSoldblatt, treas­
urer; and H arry S tarr, financial
secretary.
Elected to the board of di­
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others. Classes were held one
night a week a t the commimity
college.
Richard Logan, a n instructor
in the program, was the keynote
speaker a t the ceremonies. O ther
speakers were Lois Gray, asso­
ciate dean of Cornell’s extension
and public service division; and
Elaine Klein, a Westchester Com­
m unity College associate dean.
The graduates ranged in age
from 26 to the early sixties. They
were school teachers, union offi­
cials, high school graduates, col­
lege graduates and masteff’s de­
gree holders. Several graduates
who do not have degrees said they
planned to enroll in college soon
to obtain either bachelor’s or
associate degrees.
The other graduates were Jo h n
B. McCabe of Yonkers, Sheetm etal Union Local 38; Annette
Raetz of Congers, Clarkstown
F ilin g
P ic k
E x e c s
rectors for the term ending De­
cember 31, 1980 are Martin
Pinkelhor, Mildred Roth and
M artin Shlufm an. Shelia Dono­
hue was elected to fill a vacancy
in the board for the term end­
ing December 31, 1979. She will
serve out the term with Ronald
Cohen and H erbert J. Herskowitz. The rem aining members of
the board of directors for the
term ending December 31, 1978
are Alan J. Saks, Effle Salvage
and Jerome P. Vanora.
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Educational Secretaries Associa­
tion; Vito Paolucci of New Ro­
chelle, American Federation of
Musicians Local 38; Douglas
Fatjo of Middletown. Middletown
Teachers Association; B arbara
Sonn of Yonkers, Wholesale and
Departm ent Store W orkers; GJail
Collins of Nanuet, Clarkstown
Teachers Association; Dennis
Murphy of Thomwood, In tern a­
tional Brotherhood of Electrical
Workers Local 501, and Susan
Glickman of Scarsdale.
Cleary Recovering
HUNTINGTON — Edwin
Cleary. Long Island regional
field supervisor for th e Civil
Service Employees Associa­
tion, is resting at home after
being discharged from the
H untington hospital where he
was treated for a heart condi­
tion.
Mr. Cleary said th a t he has
received so m any letters and
cards from CSEA members
and staff throughout the
state he is unable to reply to
all of his well-wishers.
“I Just wish I could thank
them all individually b u t it
would take me forever," he
said.
W
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Pick M e d ia C h ie f
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Claire
T. Palm our has been nam ed di­
rector of media services in th e
U.S. Civil Service Commission’s
Office of Public Affairs.
She is a form er com munity
relations specialist in the De­
p artm ent of Housing an d Urban
Development on loan to the
Federal Personnel M anagem ent
Project for a m ajor study lead­
ing to recommendations for re­
form and revitalization of the
civil service syst«n.
h e s te r ,
P
F ifteen W estchester and
Putnam m unicipalities will
participate in a $1,301,7121
federal youth em ploym ent
program designed to provide em ­
ployment and training for 450
disadvantaged youths, County
Executive Alfred B. DelBello a n ­
nounced last week.
The program is funded vmder
Titls III of- the Comprehensive
Employment and T raining Act
(CETA). The 15 com munities
were selected because they have
S
t a l e
P
J o b
r o
C
Nine state employees received
certificates of m erit and a to tal
of $875 in cash aw ards in J a n ­
uary for money-saving ideas
submitted to the Civil Service
D epartm ent’s Employee Sugges­
tion Program. Estim ated firstyear savings from these sug­
gestions total more th a n $8,500.
Award recipients are:
$650—Larry Galloway. Mechanicville. principal au d it clerk.
D epartm ent of Audit and Con­
trol. Albany. He developed a more
efficient system for retrieving
certain tax records from com­
puterized files, saving nearly $7,000 a year in clerical work.
$75—F rank Viggiano, AverlU
Park, Division of Crim inal Ju s­
tice Services.
$50—shared Jointly by Edward
Benton, Gowanda. an d Robert
Rohrich, Perrysburg. both of the
D epartm ent of M ental Hygiene.
$25—Trooper Joseph Begley,
M ount Vision, Division of S tate
Police; Mary-Loulse Richards,
Albany. D epartm ent of Motor
Vehicles; Lormie Seagriff, Al­
bany, M ental Hygiene, an d a
Joint aw ard to Blathy Fitzpatrick.
W aterford, and Leonard K ain."
Colonie. both of the D epartm ent
of Agriculture and M arkets.
Certificates of M erit also went
to Sylvia Bouck. Schenectady.
Office of General Services; S hir­
ley Crowell, SprlngviUe, M ental
Hygiene; Susan Fisher, Sche­
nectady, D epartm ent of T ax a­
tion and Finance; M ary Ann
K ret, Lackawanna, D epartm ent
of Labor. Buffalo; G ail MaryEa,
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tu
a
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a heavy concentration of im employed youths between the ages
of 16 and 21. This program also
falls under newly defined eligi­
bility income lim its th a t define
“disadvantaged” as a member of
a family earning less th a n $9,200
annually.
"A significant problem Is u n ­
employment in our region, as
well as in the country w ith
disadvantaged youths.” Mr. Del­
Bello said. “This program is de­
signed not only to obtain em­
ployment for these youths, b ut
m
o
t i o
n
l e
n
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FILING ENDS FEB. 27
Asst. Dir. Environ. Consvtion., Law Enforc............................... $21,545
Dir. Land Resrcs. & Forest Mgm. ......................................... $33,701'
For more information about these and other state jobs, contact
the state Civil Service Department, Albany State Office Building
Campus; I Genesee St., Buffalo, or 2 World Trade Center, New
York City.
Nesconset, Motor Vehicles, and
David Sygall, S taten Island,
M ental Hygiene.
Two Rensselaer
Mechanic Posfs
A re A va ila b le
TROY—An instrum ent m c ^ anie vacancy exists in th e R ens­
selaer Sewer District, county
civil service officials announced.
County officials are also sedcing a senior building m ainten­
ance mechanic for th e county
D epartm ent of Social S n rio es.
The flMng deadline for both
open competitive Jobs Is Feb. 15.
W ritten qualifying examinations
for both are scheduled for March
18. Instrum ent m echanics earn
from $13,353 to $13,804. The
senior mechanic Job pays from
$8,013 to $8,363.
Instrum ent m echanics m ust
be high school graduates w ith
at least five years’ experi­
ence m aintaining and repairing
instrum ent systems or a n equi­
valent combination of training
an d experience. Senior building
m aintenance mechanics need a
year’s Journeyman experience or
four years’ general building con­
struction experience or a com ­
bination of both.
Rensselaer officials also a n ­
nounced an opening for senior
sewage treatm en t p la n t m ainten­
ance mechanic, a $10,445 to $10,798-a-year Job with th e county’s
Sewer District No. 1. Applications
for this Job m ust also be in by
Feb. 15.
Candidates for this job m ust
be high school graduates w ith
three years’ Journeyman experi­
ence m aintaining sewage tre a t­
m ent plant equipment, m echan­
ical equipment or hydraulic sys­
tem equipment; or four years’
general experience and three
years’ Journeyman, m echanical
or hydraulic experience, or an
equivalent com bination of tra in ­
ing and experience.
For details, contact th e Rens­
selaer Civil Service Commission.
C om t House, Troy.
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d
also to give them m eaningful
training for futxire employment.”
The communities are, in W est­
chester: W hite Plains, New Ro­
chelle, M ount Vernon. Tuckahoe,
Mamaroneck,
P o rt
Chester.
Mount Kisco. Peekskill. Ossining
Tarrytow n and Qreenburgh; and
in Putnam : the Carmel. M ahopuc,
Brewster and H aldane
,«ch()ol districts.
Thu piogi-aiu’s m ajor emphasis
will be on providing (1) coord­
ination of services among schools
and community-based organiza­
tions engaged effectively in
training and youth employment;
(2) tutorial education and life
skills; vocational counseling and
guidance and career inform ation;
(3) subsidized part-tim e Jobs (10
hours weekly for in-school youths
and 26 for out-of-school youths.)
Most Jobs will be non-profit
agencies,
municipalities
and
school districts. W ages will sta rt
a t the state m inim um of $2.65
hourly. Academic credit m ay be
earned for skills acquired in Job
situations and for train in g com­
pleted in schooL
Dispatchers, Clerks, Others Sought In Nassau
MINEOLA — Sixteen new
job openings, including the
usually popular clerk-dispatcher and recreation posts,
are available in Nassau County
this week. The filing deadline for
all 16 is Feb. 15. W ritten exams
are scheduled for M arch 18.
Candidates for clerii-dispatcher
need only a high school diploma
and two years’ office experience
dealing with the public and us­
ing a telephone. T here are clerkdispatcher openings in several
county villages. The salary
ranges from $7,980 to $10,563.
S anitation dispatcher openings
exist in Oyster Bay and North
H em pstead and pay about $9,200
a year. A high school diploma and
a year’s waste and refuge col­
lection experience is required.
There are eight recreation
openings. Recreation leader HI,
an $11,973 a year post, requires
a bachelor’s degree in recreation
or physical education and a year’s
recreational experience. Rec­
reation Supervisor II also re­
quires a bachelor’s degree in
physical education or recreation
and three years’ recreation ex-
Suffolk Nursing
Business, Animal
Care Jobs Open
HAUPPAUGE — S u f f o l k
County Civil Service officials
are seeking to hire for coun­
ty jobs in public h ealth and
nursing, anim al care and busi­
ness management.
The officials also announced
radio operator and senior citizens
program supervisor openings. All
th e Jobs are open competitive.
The nursing and pubUc health
jobs are public health educator,
a $413 bi-weekly p o s t public
h ealth nurse II, which pays $498
bi-weekly, nurse practitioner I,
$413 bi-weekly, and clinic medi­
cal director, $1,044 bi-weekly.
To qualify for public health
educator, candidates m ust hold
a bachelor’s degree in public
health and a year’s public health
experience. Public health nurse II
applicants m ust hold a bachelor’s
degree in public health nursing
or a related field and have three
years’ public health nursing ex­
perience. Nurse practitioner I
hopefuls need a bachelor’s degree
in nursing and a year’s nursing
experience or m ust complete a
nurse practitioner course in fam ­
ily planning, or m ust be nursing
school graduates w ith at least
three years’ experience. Clinic
medical director candidates m ust
be medical school graduates and
have practiced medicine for a t
least four years and hold a state
medical license.
Public health educator candi­
dates m ust file applications by
Feb. 15 to qualify to take the
M arch 18 w ritten exam for the
Job. T he others have Feb. 22 fil­
ing deadlines and no w ritten
exams.
Applicants seeking anim al care
Jobs m ust file by Feb. 15 and
pass w ritten exams scheduled
for March 18. Animal shelter
supervisor hopefuls need a high
school diploma and six years’
(C o n tin u ^ on Page 15)
perience. It pays $13,184. For
recreation assistant, candidates
m ust have finished a t least two
years’ of college in recreation
and physical education study and
need two years’ recreation experi­
ence. The pay is $9,500 a year.
Recreation specialist I salaries
range from $7,500 in Valley
Stream to $12,325 in Rockville
Centre. T he county pays $11,115.
A high school diploma, a course
In recreation and a year’s rec­
reation experience is needed.
Recreation coordinator, recrea­
tion specialists II and III candi­
dates all need bachelor’s degrees
and experience. Coordinator can­
didates need two years’ experi­
ence and m ay qualify with only
a high school diploma if they
have a t least six years’ experi­
ence. The Job pays $11,000. Spe­
cialist n candidates m ust also
have one year’s recreation ex­
perience and recreation specialist
III candidates, three years’ ex­
perience. Recreation q>eclalist II
and specialist in , $14,022.
The list also includes business
m anager, a $25,000-a-year post
which requires a bachelor’s de­
gree including 24 semester hours
in accounting, business education
or business adm inistration and
two years’ accaunting and bud­
geting experience, two years of
it as a supervisor.
Fire com munications techni­
cian applicants need a high
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arbitrator has recommended a
Job prom otion with backpay for
a Suffolk County Public Works
D epartm ent employee and foimd
the County in violation of its
collective bargaining agreem ent
with th e Civil Service Employees
Association.
The employee, Edward Lowth,
Downstate Nurses Stay On Job
BROOKLYN — Mass resigna­
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ter nurses were averted last week
after hospital officials me^ some
of the nurses’ demands.
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The resignations were to take
effeat Jan. 30. Nurses h ad com­
plained about conditions alleged
to be harzardous to patients and
staff. Nurses complained th a t in ­
adequate recovery room and in ­
tensive care facilities once caused
them to overlook a cardiac a r ­
rest. A nother cardiac arrest oc­
curred when the im it was poorly
staffed, they claimed.
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Ideal candidates w ill have R etail D e.
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Downstate officials averted the
walkout when it raised m ini­
mum nurse salaries from $10,800
to $12,617 a year. T he center
also placed ads in local news­
papers to recruit nurses a t $12,617. Nurses will also receive a
5 percent salary increase April 1.
“The move is a welcome and
positive one th a t should have
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taken place long ago,” said Ro­
b ert Keeler, president of the Civil
Service Employees Association
Local a t Downstate. “It will help
relieve the undue burden the
nurse:s have been struggling u n ­
der.”
B art Brier, a CSEA field rep ­
resentative, said the increased
wages will help attrac t more new
nurses. Mr. Brier added th a t th^
union is also seeking ex tra pay
for nursing experience and tra in ­
ing.
Still unresolved, however, are
charges th a t the hospital’s an i­
mal laboratory has no protective
devices for workers. Hospital of­
ficials deny this. Several anim al
laboratory workers have suffered
illnesses th a t health services doc­
tors claim are w ork-related, says
th e CSEA. 'The union is dem and­
ing improved laboratory condi­
tions. Union leaders also are a r­
ranging physical exam inations by
im partial physicians for anim al
lab workers.
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Excellent tw o couples, or couple w ith
children. Call 316 481-6030 after 6
p.m.
school diploma, five years’ ex­
perience as a Nassau County
volunteer firefighter and a radio­
telephone operator’s permit. The
pay is $11,115 a year.
Candidates for electrical ser-.
vices supervisor, a $14,000-a-year
post, m ust be high school g rad­
uates w ith four years’ skilled
Journeyman
experience,
two
years of it as a supervisor.
There are two purchasing
agent titles open, one paying
about $11,600 and the other $14,000. The lower paying Job re­
quires a high school or voca­
tional school diploma and five
years’ business experience, three
of it in purchasing. T he other
post requires a high school di­
ploma and seven years’ experi­
ence, three in purchasing.
Applicants need a m aster’s de­
gree In sociology or psychology
and five* years’ social.action, re­
search or com munity organiza­
tion experience, two years’ as a
supervisor, for the $21,832-a-year
assistant director of planning and
research, social services Job. . . .
Job hopefuls should contact the
(Continued on Page 11)
M9 . D uffy’s entire slate of
running m ates was also elected
w ith the apparent exception of
the treasurer candidate. Alice
S arabia was leading narrowly in
the initial tally for treasurer, but
enough votes to alter th e out­
come were under challenge.
Ms. Duffy had apparently been
edged out of office by a one-
W
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filed a grievance when county
officials gave several heavy
equipment operator Jobs to em­
ployees with less seniority. Mr.
Lowth, a county wnployee for 16
years, had been a n automotive
operator for 11 years when he
applied for th e heavy equipm ent
operator position. Mr. Lowth was
represented by S tu art Lipkind, a
CSEA regional attorney.
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agreed with CSEA. He said since
the County did not discipline
Mr. Lowth for his alleged ir­
regular attendance, th e County
could n ot use it as Justification
for not advancing him.
“The grievant should th ere­
fore be assigned to th e position
of heavy equipment operator and
be made whole for any losses in
salary occurring as a result of
this violation of th e collective
bargaining agreem ent,” said Mr.
Levin.
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Appearing on behalf of the
grievant were S tu art Lipkind, a t­
torney: Robert Maleftta, CSEA
grievance chairm an, and Lester
Hubbard, president, Blue-Collar
unit. D epartm ent of Public
Works, CSEA Suffolk County
Local.
The county argued th a t Mr.
Lowth’s poor atten d an ce record
m ade him unqualified for pro­
motions. The CSEA, however,
m aintained th a t no form al dis­
ciplinary action h ad ever been
taken against him in 16 years.
The union^also argued his heavy
equipment training in his present
position qualified him for ad­
vancement.
Mr. Levin also ruled th a t Mr.
Lowth’s qualifications were equal
to employees who were pro­
moted. Failure to prom ote him
was a violation of article 15 (b)
of th e collective bargaining
agreem ent between the CSEA and
th e County, he said.
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in near-ties.
In the re-vote, Ms. Duffy’s slate
won by m argins ranging from
63 to 265.
Ms. Duffy received 729 votes to
559 for Joseph Noya in th e race
for the presidency.
Also elected were Billy Chacona, first vice-president; Jo h n
Jackson, second vice-president;
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1978
State PST Choice
E l e c t i o n cam paigns are seldom clean.
U nfortunately, the pending representation election for
the right to represent the 45,000 workers in the statew ide
P rofessional-Scientific-T echnical Bargaining U nit is shaping
up as one o f innuendo and distortion.
PST has often been a prize to be sought. Its members
are, generally speaking, the best educated and the highest
paid of the sta te ’s civil servants. They include people with
prestige titles like doctor, engineer, accountant, exam iner,
researcher, nurse, investigatijr, analyst, etc.
Because PSTers are often more vocal "knd critical of
their union, outsiders som etim es m istakenly believe they will
be easy pickings for a challenge.
N otw ithstanding this, PST em ployees have three tim es,
since the Bargaining U nits cam e into existence in 1969, voted
to work w ithin the Civil Service Employees Association. In
1969 they turned down Council 50 of the American Federa­
tion of State, County and M unicipal Employees, in 1972 they
refuted the Service Employees International Union and in
1975 they rejected the Public Employees Federation.
It is this sam e Public Employees Federation, a name
given to a joint venture of the Service Employees Interna­
tional Union and the New York State U nited Teachers, that
again is challenging the Civil Service Employees Association
for the right to bargain for PST employees.
To begin with, PEF is merely a nam e. It has no m em ­
bers, no sta ff, no officers—not even a checking account.
More im portant, it has no record. If PST em ployees should
choose to become members of PEF, th ey will be starting from
scratch. Obviously, m em bers’ problems will have to be set
aside while an organizatiofial structure is hastily put to­
gether. Since it has nothing to defend, it is sim ple for PEF
to attack w ith whatever m eans its organizers hope m ight
confuse PST em ployees. It has n o th in g to lose.
It is always possible to find som e m alcontent to com platn about som ething. In this country, Nazis, Ku Klux
K lanners, Communists and other extrem ists all have the
right to free speech, but n othing says th a t we have to be­
lieve them or even listen. PEF’s organizers, too, have the
right to propagandize through innuendo and distortion and
to use the nam es of those people who are m alcontents. It's
not nice; it’s not clean, but if the people decide the cam ­
paign is one of “outright lies,” as the CSEA’s PST coordinator
has charged, the tactic will surely fail.
The CSEA, on the other hand, h as to stand on its record
—a record built up in large part through the years by the
contributions of its PST members. H alf of the union’s six
regional presidents (who serve also as statew ide vice-presidents) are from the PST Unit, as is the chairm an of the
u nion’s State Division. In addition, h a lf of the regional first
vice-presidents are PST.
PST employees have gone through a lot in the past year
—just like everyone else who works for a living, whether in
the state, its local subdivisions or in the private sector.
Since it has been an em otional tim e, it may be easy to
be taken in by the innuendos and distortions th a t are being
bantered about in this cam paign.
There is little more than a m onth before ballots will
be m ailed for PST em ployees to m ake their choice. That
should be tim e for PST employees to think about the realities
of the choice being faced.
(M.O.B.)
(Continaed from Pare D
th e political needs of th e powers
In Albany.
Last year, a t the Insistence of
Governor Carey, th e prim ary was
conducted in September. At th at
time, th e O ovem or needed time
to persuade Secretary of State
Mario Cuomo to en ter th e New
York City m ayoral prim ary and
time to persuade the Liberal
Party n ot to endorse Republican
S tate Senator Roy Goodman as
Its candidate for mayor. Both
Cuomp and the Liberal Party
accommodated the Governor*
D ifferent Political Needs
The Governor was also con­
vinced th a t Cuomo needed addi­
tional time to become better
known in the City to give him
a fiffhting chance in the prim ary
against form er Mayor Abraham
D. Beame and form er Rep. Bella
Abzug. who then appeared to
be th e Democratic prim ary fro n t
runners.
This is another year. Since the
Governor is up for re-election,
his political needs are different.
He would like to have a June
p rim a ry to p u t an end to fu r­
th e r speculation about the pos­
sibility of his facing a prim ary
for th e Democratic nomination.
Senator Jerem iah Bloom, Brook­
lyn, has already announced th a t
he would enter such a primary,
and it appears th a t others may
be waiting in th e wings.
A June prim ary would make it
more difficult for any prospec­
tive opponent to establish his
reputation In the state—^particu­
larly during the intervening
m onths through June—since the
Governor will dom inate the me­
dia in his official actions while
the Legislature is in session.
The selection of the prim ary
date is of even greater critical
concern to Republicans. Senate
Majority Leader W arren M. An­
derson, an undeclared candidate
for the Republican nom ination
for Governor, wo;Ud prefer a
September prim ary. As Senate
M ajority Leader, he will be tied
up from now through June in Al­
bany w ith his legislative duties
and responsibilities.
On the other hand. Assembly
Minority Leader Ferry B. D uryea, Jr. (R-Suffolk), who has
already declared his candidacy,
is less concerned with legisla­
tive responsibilities. The Demo­
crats dominate the Assembly (88
Democrats to 62 Republicans)
and, consequently, are in a posi­
tion to pass any bills they wish.
This circumstance gives Duryea—who pilots his own plane
—an opportunity to criss-cross
the State and campaign for the
nomination in th e Intervening
m onths, while Anderson is bog­
ged down in Albany.
Vote May TUt
The Assembly Democrats, with
substantial support from Repub­
licans, who back Duryea, have
already passed a bill calling foj*
a June primary. So far AndersoCi
has managed to keep a lid on
the bill In the Seriate. However,
th ere are several Senators who
are avowed Duryea supporters.
If they vote with m inority Demo­
cratic Senators, It could tilt the
vole against Anderson.
While Duryea and Anderson
have thus far engaged in a
friendly rivalry, the fate of the
bill setting the prim ary date may
precipitate an open break be­
tween them .
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of the Nassau County Bar Association Labor Law Conunit^e.
U n b e c o m in g A n O f f i c e r
An Article 78 proceeding was recently brought to re­
view a determ ination of the N assau County Police Commis­
sioner, who had dism issed the petitioner, a county police
officer, after a hearing on specific N assau County Police D e­
partm ent rules and regulations.
The Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second D epart­
ment., held th at the evidence in support o f Specification No.
7, “failure to promptly notify the, Police D epartm ent of a
change of status,” was entirely inconclusive and therefore
in su fficien t to support the determ ination sustaining the
charge. However, the petitioner was still dism issed, con­
firm ing the determ ination of the comm issioner.
The court reasoned th at substantial evidence was pre­
sented to support a more serious charge, “conduct unbe­
com ing an officer.” The court also held th a t the petitioner
was not denied a fair hearing by the adm ission, over objec­
tion, of legally incom petent evidence. Since the penalty of
dism issal was based on the charge of m isconduct, w hich was
upheld, the court found it unnecessary to rem it the m atter
for reconsideration of the penalty. In addition, th e punish­
m ent o f dism issal, although harsh, was not “shockftig to
on e’s sense of fairness” and therefore should be u p ^ ld .
ButtacavoU v. Guido, 399 N.Y.S. 2d 47.
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THE 'SUFFOLK County Public Em ploym ent R elations
Board, in an April 21, 1976, decision, dism issed a petitioner’s
application to have the Civil Service Employees Association
decertified as the bargaining agent for park rangers in
Suffolk County. Subsequently, the D epartm ent of Park
R angers Benevolent A ssociation initiated a ^iroceedlng pur­
suant to CPLR Article 78 to review the determ ination of
the PERB.
The Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second D epart­
m ent, held th a t there was substantial evidence on the record
th a t supported the hearing officer’s fin d in g th a t the a f­
fected em ployees were adequately represented by the CSEA
and had the opportunity to participate in collective nego­
tiations. Therefore^ the court concluded th a t the determ ina­
tion under review should be confirm ed. D epartm ent of Suf­
folk County Park Rangers v, Suffolk County Public Employ­
m ent R elations Board 399 N.Y.S. 2d 49.
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RECENTLY THE New York State Court o f Appeals a f­
firm ed the Appellate Division, Second D epartm ent, decision
925, w hich held it was an improper practice for Nassau Coun­
ty to refuse to bargain w ith the CSEA concerning the sup­
plying of hand tools for police m echanics.
T he case arose when the CSEA filed an unfair labor
practice alleging th a t the County violated Section 209-1 (a)
and (d) o f Civil Service Law. The CSEA argued th a t the
C ounty unilaterally altered term s and conditions of em ­
ploym ent by Instituting a policy th a t required newly hired
auto m echanics em ployed by its Police D epartm ent to fur­
n ish their own hand tools and to sign a statem en t to that
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THE PLACE: Civil Service Employees Association
W estern Region meeting at Sheraton E ast Inn, Buffalo
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QUESTION*. What is the most important service thai the CSEA pro' Mdes for its members?
Bill McMillan, custodian. S tate University College
at Buffalo; “I t provides secur­
ity for its members as pertains
to their Jobs and their rights
as dues-paying members. I
don’t think they would get
those rights if it weren’t for the
CSEA. The adm inistration has
quite a few rights th a t they
can initiate against the em­
ployee, if it weren’t for the
CSEA. The adm inistration has
been known to deviate from
past practices. The CSEA provides a means,
through the grievance procedure and by provid­
ing inform ation, to protect the employees’ rights.
Often th e workers don’t understand their rights
except for the input from the CSEA staff and
the Local stewards.”
Rose M. Connolly, toll collector, Thruw ay West­
ern Division; “I think the most
im portant service th a t the u n ­
ion provides to us if we have
questions on working conditions
or problems with supervisors.
The union answers our ques­
tions the best th a t they can.
If the problems cannot be re­
solved, we have labor/m anage­
m ent meetings . . . so we can
resolve our problems a t th a t
level, and if th a t is not satis­
factory, we can continue to pursue the problem
through the grievance procedure. Our present
president of the- CSEA seems to be getting quite
a& b it .done for us as far as any grievances or
work problems before we actually have to go into
the advanced stages.”
Robert Love, grounds workers, Craig Develop­
m ental Center: “My Idea is the
grievance
procedure,
which
guarantees th e members’ rights.
It covers the whole contract
and many other things. Job
protection is one of the m ost
Im portant things th a t a union
can offer its members. In my
own case, I became active In
the union by working on th e
grievance committee of previ­
ous adm inistrations before I
was elected president of my Local. In fact, th a t
was the m ajor experience I had in the Local be­
fore I became its president, so I presume th at
members must appreciate th e im portance of th e
grievance procedure, too.”
Russell Bettis, m aintenance m an. Board of Edu­
cation, N iagara Palls: “It pro­
vides good working conditions
and security In our Jobs. It
brings quite a bit of closeness
between people; this is very im­
portant these days. I t is good
to leam w hat other people’s
ways and kinds of thinking are.
I believe th a t as long as there
Is this interchange between
people from the various levels
and kinds of Jobs th a t are held
by the different people who provide services to the
public, th at we can be one of the largest and most
im portant organizations in the United States. We
can be one big family.”
Esther Kulakowski, toll collector. Thruway W est­
ern Division: “Having a lawyer
to defend you in case any prob­
lem should aris^ above the level
of your chapter president and
following through with griev­
ances. I t’s Im portant to know
th a t you have good backing
behind you if supervision doesn’t
follow through w ith th e con­
tract as it should with sched­
uling. W ith us, we ar^ on a
rotating shift with 16 hours
between shifts and days off.”
T
Discrimination
A fter reading your editorial
“H um an Rights At Issuei” Jan.
20, 1978, of the Civil Service
Leader, I found myself to be
shocked and disgusted. I am
completely and unequivocally in
opposition to the stand you have
tak en on this issue. How can you
relate discrimination to the Is­
sue of homosexuality?
Is m orality to be allowed to
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sink into the gutter before a
line is drawn between decency
and decadence? Homosexuals are
the end product of their own
gratification. They are biological
freaks. They cannot reproduce
or enhance m ankind in any way.
They depend primarily on edu­
cating young people to th eir own
brand of perversion. As a law
enforcement
officer
of
30
years standing, I look forward
to their entrance into this hon­
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Joanne CkkjUno, senior clerk, Buffalo D epartm ent
of Labor; “I t does so much th at
it is difficult to single out one
thing. I know th e organization
does it best. I ’m sorry to hear
it knocked so much of th e time,
but if those who knock would
get involved, they m ight better
realize how m uch work goes
Into the union. I know the in ­
surance is marvelous, and I ’m
sorry th a t so m any people Join­
ed prim arily for the Insurance
(before the Agency Shop). Tih very Impressed
w ith the new officers, 'a n d glad th a t Mr. McOowan. from our Region, was elected. I ’m very
. happy th a t I ’m in Region VI, because I do think
it’s th e best. We have terrific officers who keep
us very well inform ed—ao we can be aware of
w hat’s going on. If we have problems, we have the
opportunity to voice them and to get answers
and help."
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ored field with revulsion.
R. C. VANBENSCHOTEN
Zone Sergeant, State Police
Henderson
E ditor: The Leader;
The UJ3. Civil Service Com­
mission bars discrimination on
the basis of-race, sex or color, as
stated on federal applications.
The applications also request,
however, th a t the applicant fu r­
nish inform ation on race, sex
and color—with a sm all-print ex­
planation th a t the questionnaire
is voluntary.
Such a questionnaire is des­
tructive for test takers because
statistics based on th e question­
naires are used as ethnic or sex
preference by some groups to
gain access into civil service for
the people of their choice.
An example is coming up in
Ju n e when m any federal agen­
cies will be encouraged to set
aside up to 20 percent of th eir
vacancies for women and m inori­
ties, who will be exem pt from
H o w M uch W ill I G e t?
“How m uch will I get when I
retire” is the big question these
days.
We provided some Information
a few weeks ago w ith extracts
from the official chart. However,
some retirees have protested
th a t although they have been
paid a t the maximum rate for
all th eir working lives, they still
were unable to attain the m aximums cited in the chart, because
deductions over the years were
less th an the yearly earnings
cited. Some people actually do
get maximums. They are people
who worked only for the last
few years but are disabled and
th u s eligible to retire with a
higher (more current) base.
• • •
“W hat do I do w ith myself
now th a t I have retired?”
Some people find they are
bored stiff. Others find they
Just don’t have a m inute to spare.
T he psychological letdown can
be terrific for those who aren ’t
prepare'd for this problem.
Their friends are all business
associates whom they will sel­
dom see during retirem ent. Their
interests are all centered on the
kind of work they did. They
w ant to do something but don’t
quite know w hat they w ant to
do. They find being with their
families all of the time n o t n ea r­
ly as m uch fun as when the to ­
getherness was only part-tim e.
Most solutions suggested are
trite — develop hobbles,' develop
friends outside your career, plan
to structure at least p art of your
time after you retire w ith speci­
fic projects.
Three books on the subject
can help. They are: “Creative
Retirem ent: Planning the Best
Years Y et,” by M urray Hoyt,
G arden Way Publishing. Char­
lotte, Vt. ($5.95); “Hanging In
There; How to Resist Retire­
m ent from Life and Avoid Being
P u t Out to P asture,” by P eter
Schwed, H oughton Mifflin Co.,
Boston, 1977 ($6.95), and "How
to Enjoy Your Retirem ent,” by
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taking th e civil service exam and
will receive perm anent civil ser­
vice status after a two-year pro­
bation period.
Such practices underm ine the
purpose of civil service exams and
raise m any questions about fair
treatm ent.
GARY ANDERSEN
New York City
People's Victory
Editor. The Leader:
jr The intentions of your carHoonist (p.6 Jan . 27) In showing
a battered Rockland County
Civil Service Employees Associa­
tion as having knocked o u t a
figure marked “County” were of
course honorable. However, there
should be a relabeling.
The CSEA’s victory was also
the victory of the people of th e
“County.” W hat the slugger had
succeeded in giving a body blow
to was th e Taylor Law, which
needs a few more knockdowns.
HOWARD N. MEYER
New York
Jo h n Sunshine, AMACOM, New
York, 1974 ($7.95).
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If you are widowed ^ n d over
60, you have one m ajor benefit
from the new social security law.
T here is no penalty if you r e ­
m arry.
If you have been divorced after
10 years of marriage, you will
be eligible for social security u n ­
der your ex-husband’s earnings.
Up to Jan. 1, the law required
th a t you were m arried at least
20 years.
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As a public service. H ie Leader
continues to publish the names
of individuals who are benefici­
aries of unclaimed checks from
the New York S tate Employees’
R etirem ent System and the State
Policemen’s and PIromen’s Fund.
The Leader or the New York
S tate Employees’ Retirem ent Sys­
tem in Albany may be contacted
for Inform ation as to how to
obtain the funds
F o llo w in g is a lu tin g of th o se ia d ir id uals w ho se m em b ersh ip te rm in a te d p u r ­
s u an t to th e proTisioBS o f sectio n 4 0 ,
p a r a g ra p h 1 o f th e R e tire m e n t a n d So*
cial S ecurity Law on o r b efo re A ugust
31. 1974.
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Civil Service
Law & You
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effect prior to employment. The
PERB determ ined, after a h ear­
ing, th a t th e requirem ent was
not a term or condition of em ­
ployment, b u t a qualification for
employment and. as such, was a
m atter w ithin the County’s m an­
agerial prerogative.
Subsequently, the CSEA sought
review of the PERB’s determ ina­
tion under Article 7 of the CPLR.
T he Supreme Court, Appellate
Division, 54 AD 2d 925, held th a t
the PERB’s determ ination was
arbitrary and capricious as a
m atter of law. The court sus­
tained the charge filed by the
CSEA, and rem itted the m atter
to the PERB for entry of an
appropriate order directing the
County to negotiate in “good
faith ,” the subject rule and
policy unilaterally promulgated
by th e County. This decision was
th en affirm ed by the Court of
Appeals. Nassau Chapter, Civil
Service Employees Assoolation,
Inc. V. Helsby, N.Y. Court of Ap­
peals. (1977.
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A S S A U L T PROBLE
By K e n n e th S c h ep t
A recently Im plem ented on e-year probationary period,
expected to include intensive training, should result in an
improvemeift in the quality o f care offered at th e sta te ’s
’M ental H ygiene centers and in a decrease in assaults against
staff.
Such im provem ent depends on th e new people being
trained. If they are assigned Im m ediately to ward service,
w ith no correlative training because o f s ta ff shortages, th en
the extension o f the probation period to one year w ill have
been a wasted innovation.
Even if th e one-year probationary period is accom plished
by training and does produce exem plary workers, there is
still another problem: Most directors and m any workers
adm it th a t som e em ployees in th e M ental Hygfiene in stitu ­
tions, a m inority certainly, are either incom petent or em o­
tionally unsulted for ward service work. T hese people will
still be in th e sta te system . Because they interrupt the e ffe c ­
tive functioning o f th e hospital and detract from the th era­
peutic atm osphere, their presence contributes to th e level
A m inority of
o
f assaults against sta ff. W hat should be dpne w ith th is
workers . a^r e
group?”
emotion a l l y
Russell Barton, director o f R ochester Psychiatric Center,
onnilted f , o r
w a r d , work. said th a t he was satisfied w ith the level o f com petence of
They,
alonr about 60 percent of his staff. "Ten percent I’d like to get
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poor, out; 30 percent we could do som ething for, but we need the
man a c e r s , programs.”
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contribute to
Most o f the directors agreed that, although th e focus
the level of asof the M ental H ygiene system was changing from custodial
saolta.
care to an em phasis on sta ff Involvement in the therapeutic
process, m ost em ployees who had worked In the former sys­
tem could be retrained. Some said th a t they m ade the best
workers, having such a w ealth of experience.
M anhattan Psychiatric Center director Gabriel Koz said
th at working w ithin th e state system m akes it more d iffi­
cult to m otivate the group of employees working a t th a t
hospital than If it were a privately run institution.
"It’s very difficult for m anagers to m anage in the state
system ,” he said. "It’s alm ost impossible to get rid of bad
people on any level.”
He said there are workers, as well as m anagers, who are
incom petent, but th a t "the w eight is on me to show th a t
these people are incom petent, and th a t can take a year.
“The civil service system allows for prima donnas; it
allows for defiance; it allows for passive aggressiveness,"
Dr. Koz said.
Louis Huzella, director o f West Seneca D evelopm ental
Center, said, "We have a very large number of very excellent,
outstanding em ployees, absolutely no question about it; I
would think th at we have at least as m any undesirables as
any other institution.
"It's just a s e lf-in flic te d
w ound if w e h ave a system
w hich forces m an ag em en t and
union to include am ong th e ir
e m p lo y e e s or m em bers p e o p le
w h o o b vio u s ly are n o t fitte d
fo r th e kind of w o rk th e y 're in."
I^OGEit HEATH
Aotinir Director, Utica and Maroy Psychiatric Centers
“Obviously there’s a great d ifference betw een th e pri­
vate sector and th e sta te,” he said. "There l3 no way for
us to m ove out an undesirable em ployee w ithout going
through a proper disciplinary procedure.”
Lawrence Kolb, former Com m issioner o f M ental Hygiene,
said th a t disposition o f cases Involving questionable em ploy­
ees should be resolved by the directors rather than by going
to arbitration.
"The m echanism s for rem oving unsuitable workers are
there, but it ’s n o t easy. And it shouldn’t be,” assistan t com ­
m issioner John L agatt said.
"I don’t think it should be easy to rem ove a public em ­
ployee from his public job . . . I subscribe very strongly to
th e concept th at, in disciplinary m atters, th e burden of
proof is on th e employer,” Mr. L agatt said.
"We fall down In perhaps n o t preparing our proof e f­
fectively; There are those few directors who say th is guy is
no good, and th a t’s enough. It isn ’t enough. You say h e ’s no
good; show m e.”
Mr. Lagatt ifold th a t he was "saddened by the union’s
blind attitu d e” in d efending all cases. He indicated that
there are unions th a t first screen w hich cases will be de­
fended.
Roger Heath, director o f U tica and Marcy Psychiatric
Centers, m ade the point th at, "It’s no more in the union’s
best interest to have em ployees who abuse p atients th an it
is in m anagem ent’s . . . If som e way or another we can ’t
deliver decent services to people using the system in w hich
we work, w hich includes CSEA members, som eone’s going
to find out another way o f doing It better.”
Mr. H eath com plained th a t even w ell-docum ented pa­
tien t abuse cases do not alw ays result In discharge o f the
em ployee. He estim ated th a t problem s such as assaults
against sta ff could be reduced by as m uch as 50 percent,
if the disciplinary process worked effectively.
Part o f the b u ilt-in inadequacy o f the disciplinary sys­
tem , he felt, was th at arbitrators are prone to compromise
because o f th e way in w hich th ey are selected for a case.
Either side m ay reject them . To be picked regularly they
m ust dem onstrate a balanced record w hich favors neither
m anagem ent nor labor, he said.
Alvin M esnikoff, New York City regional director, also
com plained about the arbitration procedure as one which
"compromised the issues.” He approached the problem of
inept s ta ff by saying, "This isn ’t a job for everyone. It’s
really not an issue about being discrim inatory or prejudicial
toward people. We need to select out those people who tem ­
peram entally can handle th is kind of th in g.”
Mr. Heath, who began as a ward atten d an t 30 years ago
and worked his way up to th e directorship, suggested, based
on his long and varied experience, that; another problem
in w eeding out the problem worker is determ ining who he is.
Although sta ff, according to Mr. H eath, knows who the
bad workers are, there are basically two ways the nam e of
a questionable employee will reach m anagem ent, he said:
first, If another em ployee has a grudge against him; or
w hen a new em ployee, who has n ot yet learned the ropes,
passes the inform ation on.
Once m anagem ent is alerted about an em ployee who is
alleged to have abused a p atient, it would, in som e cases,
be better if the union "lost a few ,” Mr. H eath said.
"It’s ju st a se lf-in flicted wound If we have a system
th a t forces m anagem ent and the union to Include among
their em ployees or members people who obviously are not
fitted for the kind o f work th e y ’re in.”
. Mr. H eath said th a t if he and Roger Piersall, for ex­
am ple, th e CSEA U tica P sychiatric C enter Local president,
were to Independently establish lists co n ta in in g th e nam es
o f those em ployees w ho should n o t be w orking on th e wards,
th e lists would have 18 nam es in com mon.
F inding those people, “w ould-elim inate more th a n h a lf
our problems, Just by d oin g som eth in g sim ple like that:
h avin g th e ability to get rid o f deadwood,” Mr. H eath said.
“We have an apparently inept fem ale em ployee, who. on
three occasions has*m anaged to m iss her chair w hen sitting.
T h a t’s good for 18 m onths o f compensation.*'
“Y ou’ve got to have understanding, support, goodwill
betw een union and m anagem ent on this— a m utual trust
th a t w hat you’re doing m akes sense for everybody,” Mr.
H eath said.
Dr» M esnikoff also called for cooperation betw een union
and m a n a g m e n t, saying: “T he strength o f the union in
representing its em ployees— w hich is understandable, after
all th a t’s w hat it’s there fot*—has n ot been well balanced
against th e m anagem ent o f th e facility and the interests o f
th e p a tien t.”
He said th a t if m anagem ent is to have greater discre­
tion in dealing w ith unsatisfactory em ployees, th en m anage­
m ent m ust be trusted to be fair.
Former Comm issioner Kolb said th a t a r e c e n t . study
showed th a t there has been a change in the view o f the ar­
bitrators, who are more w illing to “detach from th e service,”
unsuitable em ployees.
“We think th a t th e present tendency to bring all the
cases o f alleged assault (ag ain st p atien ts) to arbitration,
thus reducing the authority o f th e directors o f th e in stitu ­
tion, is indeed one w hich allow s the continuance of som e
few people who would better be detached from th e service.”
Robert Guild, CSEA collective bargaining specialist, felt
th at, as stated in th e CSEA contract, it is th e u nion’s respon­
sibility to defend all its m embers, and th a t w ithin th a t pur­
view' there is-no room for com prom ise.
A sim ilar view was expressed by W illiam Blom, CSEA
director o f research. An exception, he thought, m ight be a
clear-cut case Involving an extrem e crim inal action, such
as th e taking o f a life.
The attitude th a t a union autom atically defends all
members accused by m anagem ent o f incom petence or m is­
conduct apparently is shared by m ost labor organizations.
Mike Grace, who heads public relations for the AFL-CIO
public em ployees division in W ashington, D.C., said th a t
union routinely defends all members.
"I d o n 't th in k it should /
b e e asy to re m o v e a p u b lic
w o rk e r from his pub lic job.
I subscribe stro n g ly to th e
con cep t th a t, in d iscip lin ary
m a tters, th e b u rd en of p ro o f
is on th e e m p lo y e r."
J O H N J . L A G A T T , a s s is ta n t co m m iss io n er,
D e p a rtm e n t o f M e n ta l H y g ie n e , em p lo yee re la tio n s
The view o f the Brotherhood o f Team sters was expressed
by its national public relations director, Alan Bigs, who did
not feel th a t greater discretion in discharging allegedly inept
em ployees should be extended to m anagem ent: “G overn­
m ent is always looking for greater prerogatives,” he said.
“T h a t’s why w e’ve got unions.”
Jam es Featherstonhaugh, attorney for the CSEA, said
th a t all m embers charged are defended, as a m atter of
course, because it is too difficu lt to m ake an Independent
determ ination of guilt or innocence. If an em ployee who felt
entitled to representation did not receive it, he could sue.
Mr. Featherstonhaugh acknowledged th at the actions
of certain em ployees could be a contributing factor to the
problem of assaults against sta ff, along w ith such other
influences as understaffing. But he was reluctant to abro­
gate any authority to defend em ployees, because he felt
th a t m anagem ent could not always be trusted to be fair;
th at in some cases, m anagem ent would cave in to the de­
m ands o f pressure groups and decide an em ployee’s fate
based on the needs of those groups, rather than on w hat
w as fair for the worker and best for the institution.
There is a m inority o f workers who are unsuited for
ward service work and should not be em ployed in the M ental
Hygiene centers. P erm itting m anagem ent greater authority
in discharging such people would risk the dangers th a t such
power m ight be m isused or not handled w ith skill and
courage.
T hat risk m ust be evaluated while keeping in m ind this
fact: Those who ultim ately su ffer m ost from retain in g such
workers in the sta te system are fellow workers and patients,
who m ust interact daily in an atm osphere, w hich can quickly
deteriorate w hen influenced by poor quality em ployees.
As stated by Dr. M esnikoff, such a process would de­
pend on workers trusting th a t xnanagem ent w ould operate
fairly. B oth Dr. Barton, director o f R ochester P s y c h ia M
Center, and Dr. Koz, director o f M anhattan P sychiatric
Center, said there are m anagers who should n o t be in th e
system .
D espite th e risk, factors contributing to th e problem
o f assaults a ga in st s ta ff should be considered as a package
for review by both th e union and th e state. T he union m ight
review th e possibUlty o f gran tin g m anagem ent m ore pre­
rogative in th e discharging o f incom petent em ployees, or
at least reassessing th e requirem ent th a t all workers be
defended. T he sta te could exam ine th e possibility, o f greatly
expanding its training an d education { ^ g r a m s , and in ­
creasing th e sta ff.
As Mr. H ealth, director o f th e U tica and Marcy P sy ch ia t­
ric Centers, said, “To in sist th a t every perm anent em ployee
be retained in sp ite of th eir problems . . . is n o t in th e best
Interest o f th e sta te, m anagem ent, th e union or th e clien ts.”
The other part o f th is m atter is rewarding those em ­
ployees who excel. If m anagem ent were to be granted greater
prerogative in discharging th e incom petent, th en tied to
th at, along w ith increased training and sta ffin g , should
be greater advancem ent opportunities for th e qualified,
highly experienced career worker.
"It's v e ry d iffic u lt for
m anagers to m anage in th e
s ta te system . It's alm ost
impossible, to g e t rid o f
b a d p e o p le on any le v e l.
T h e system allo w s d efia n ce ."
G A B R IE L K O Z ,
director Manhattan Psychiatric Center
Many directors have said th a t th ey would prefer to
prom ote from th e ranks an em ployee w ith dem onstrated
ability and experience, rather th an bring from th e outside
som eone who m ay have spent six years in college, but who
has no idea o f w hat life is like in a developm ental or psy­
chiatric center.
O ften, a problem w ith m aking such a prom otion is th a t
th e jum p from a grade 13, in th e career ladder, requires
college education, a prerequisite th a t h as stopped m any
otherwise qualified people. The m ost logical, although prob­
ably m ost expensive way to rem edy th is problem, would be
the establishm ent o f w ell-funded educational programs in
the D epartm ent of M ental Hygiene.
A nother possible solution would be to ch an ge th e rules.
Deputy director o f the D epartm ent of Civil Service Robert
Quinn said th a t “m inim um qualifications is a subject w hich
can be worked out betw een the D epartm ent o f M ental Hy­
giene and Civil Service.”
He said th a t ways could be explored for possibly settin g
up three alternative sets of qualifications, such as: four
years of college; two years college plus certain experience,
or no college but certain experience.
“For an individual who com es In as a therapy aide, who
works an d learns and does well, we don’t have a system
o f increasing their chances o f prom otion once th ey reach
grade 9,” said SyracCise D evelopm ental Center deputy direc­
tor Chuck Soper. “Also where does th e grade 13 go w hen
he has reached his m axim um level?” he asked.
A related problem th a t results from th e way the system
is set up involves em ployees for whom a transfer from ward
service to another section o f the hospital m ay be th e best
move.
Because the salaries for ward service work are higher
than those for support services,, such an em ployee would have
to take a cut in pay to transfer to the cen ter’s laundry, for
exam ple, although both he and m anagem ent m ight agree
th at such a move was desirable.
There seem s to be no easy solution to th is problem. In ­
creasing salaries for work in other sections o f th e centers
—to m ake them com m ensurate w ith ward service salaries
—would apparently require increasing salaries for all work­
ers at th a t level throughout the civil service system .
Salaries at other levels m ight th en have to be adjusted
upward to m ain tain th e proper increm ental steps. It does
n ot sound like a plan th a t would receive a sym p ath etic re­
view from the State.
Some factors th a t Influence assaults again st sta ff are
clinical, and will be discussed In the n ext Installm ent. Others,
w hich relate to the Civil Service System and how it is m an ­
aged, include understaffing; not enough m en on th e wards,
low morale; inadequate training; incom petent m anagers
and workers and bureaucratic com plications th a t thw art
prom otion according to ability.
Because th ese problems prevent the psychiatric and d e­
velopm ental centers from operating m ost effectively, it Is
In the com m on Interest o f worker, m anager and clien t to
solve them^
N E X T W E E K : C L IN IC A L A N S V V S R S l—
The ofportanity to better
oneself h a t
not been com­
pletely e n courared In
the Depart­
ment of Men­
tal Hydene.
As a Ksnlt
morale suffers,
and assaults
against staff
can be one of
the consequ­
ences.
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L ut E«i. N oy. 25. 1977
(C ontinued-from Last W eek)
65 N oonan Jeanne N ew Rochelle ....81.7
66 R ingler K enneth D elm ar ............. 81.7
67 Matos Lillian M edford ..................81.7
68 Baran M ichael S D eer Park .........81.6
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T annenbaiun H Forest H ill*
81.4
Sharaf P hilip A Brooklyn ............. 81.2
M cKendry G Snyder .......................81.2
Robinson Ju d ith Sound Beach....80.9
Gorsky V ictoria Glens Falls .........80.7
Eveler R obert J Buffalo ............. 80.6
Binkowski Jo hn 0$w ego ..............80.6
Best Elizabeth Rahway .................. 80.5
Sclafani Carlo O akland G dtu ....80.5
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until further notice. Applicants should contact U.S^Civil Service
Connmission's New York City Area office. Requirements vary.
GENERAL SCHEDULE POSITIONS
Written Test Required At Some Grade Levels
Title
*Salary Grad*
Communications Technician ......................... ............................ 5
Data Transcriber .................................................. ................. 2,3
Dental Hygienist
rr.rv.......................................................... 4
Electronic Accounting Machine Operator ............................ 4
Electronics Technician ........... ................................................... 4
Engineering Draftsman ............................................................. 7
Engineering Technician ........................................................... 5,6,7,8
Examine! (Intermittent) ............................................................. 4
Fiscal and Accounting Support Positions ................................ 4
Medical Aid (Sterile Supplies) ................................................. 2,3
Nuclear Medicine Technician ................................................... 5,6,7
Park Aide .................................................................................... 2,3
Power Folder Operator $8.31 per hour ................................
Reporting Stenographer ............................................................. 5
Safes Store Checker ..................... r............................................ 3
Shorthand Reporter ................................................................... 7,9
Travel Clerk (Typing) ............................................................... 5
TRADES AND CRAFTS
No Written Test
Title
Titk
Boiler Plant Operator
Chief Engineer (Ferryboat)
Electrician
Master (Ferryboat)
Ordinance Equipment Mechanic
Refrigeration and A /C Equipment
Operator
Ship Surveyor
Welder
For further information, contact a federal job information center
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*The salary grades pay as follows; grade 2 pays $7,035; grade 3
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M oran Joe B rew ster*.......................80.5
U ebm an P M Latham ..................80.4
Collins M ichael Southam pton ....80.4
T alm o Elizabeth N Y C .................. 80.3
K ahn A lfred S Staaisburg
.........80.2
Sherm an M ichael Ctl b lip ........... 80.2
M ucha Shirley E Buffalo ............. 80.2
B oquard D aniel W est Seneca .......80.2
Flanagan Jam es L 1 Q ty .........80.2
Papageorge T G H alesite .........80.1
K aplan Stuart R Buffalo ..............80.1
Seiden M orton E NYC .................. 80.0
Cohen Leonard W appingr FIs ....79.9
B uckler Jam es J Scheneaady ....79.8
Ballard L N Y C ..............................79.8
Thom pson K atie Y onkers ..............79.7
96 G ladstein H J N Y C .................. 79.7
97 R ider Thom as A A ltam ont .........79.6
98 Bank Sheldon H Brooklyn ........... 79.4
99 G ertelm an F Z Kew G dn Hls ....79.4
100 H eal R obert F Patchogue .........79.4
101 R iyenson F H NYC .................. 79.4
102 Fox Stuart J N Y C
.................. 79.4
103 H orenstein S P Bayside ..............79.3
104 Perlm an Ju d ith Lynbrook .........79.3
105 Jan itz Joh n E Syracuse ................79.2
106 K orotkin Paul H A lbany .........79.2
107 Loveria Theresa K irkw ood .........79.0
108 EUer D M Elm ira ......................... 79.0
109 Garvey Joh n E Rochester ........... 79.0
110 Cohen Jud ith L Nesconset ...... 79.0
111 K ohl Louis Brooklyn .................. 79.0
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M atis Paul 8 T em nrille ............. 78.9
M ulhern Paul E Buffalo ............. 78.8
T rip p Joh n M Frankfort ........... 78.8
M cM ahon T N ew W indsor ....78.7
Preston N J Fairport .................. 78.7
H a ft Cecilia E Brooklyn ............. 78.6
C arb on aro 'C arl Bay Sliore .........78.5
Maresca Stew art E N o rth p o rt ....78.5
H anrattay A rthu r W Hem pstead 78.4
K noerl Joellen P o rt Crane ...... i.78.4^
Locke Susan B Belle H a r b o r
78.3
Lagerroos A E Latham ............. 78.3
M endelson EUen E N o rth p o rt-....78.2
R osenblatt Ju n e O rangeburg ....78.2
M attingly James R exford .........78.2
R othstein Sue M errick ..............78.0
K roll M argaret Syracuse ........... 78.0
Rosa Louis M Buffalo ........
77.7
Laboissiere L D W aterford ....77.5
Sklarz R obert M N ew burgh ....77.5
D avanzo K V Brooklyn ............. 77,3
G odell Frank A K e n n o re .........77.2
Cain W illiam W G ow anda .........77.1
M aragus N H Pulineyrille .........77.0
M oriarty T J Q ifto n P ark ...... 77.0
W hite Thom as A Eden ..............77.0
M iller Jam es P Bingham ton ....77.0
Jam berdino G N Rochester ...... 77.0
B arlow Sofie C Centereach ....76.9
Lynch R ichard J T roy ................76.8
M ontag R uth Flushing ............. 76.7
D ivietro R ona Flushing ..............76.7
Form an Jerom e Thiells ................76.7
T an zer Joseph M N ew Lebanon 76.6
Concepcion Z A rvem e ..............76.6
Q uint Eileen G N Y C ................76.6
148 D irole W illiam M alone ..............76.5
149 M ehler Ju d ith L G reat N eck ....76.4
150 B rannock K eith Ticonderoga ....76.4
151 M orrison W A lbany .................. 76.3
152 M arcus Max Brooldyn ..............76.3
153 Stortz Linda J A lbany ................76.2
154 Rcism an G eorge Flushing ........... 76.2
155 Parisi G eorge J D unkirk ........... 76.2
156 Berlan R obert N Y C .....................76.1
157 Friedfel A lan M Forest H is ....76.0
158 N oah M ary L W illiam sril .......76.0
159 Fishel R ichard O gdensburg .........75.9
160 Kelly A nna S Amityville ........... 75.9
161 Ross Enid S Spring V al ..............75.7
162 Feinberg P L N Y C
................75.^
163 H erold Ju d e J L a k e 'G r o r e
75.6
164 Zem an R o bett A E N o n h p o rt 75.4
165 W inston Ju did i B rooklyn .........75.4
166 B uff C arl Syracuse
................... 75.3
167 Krauss H elene Frsh M eadows 75.3
168 Lew Chaim B rooklyn .................. 75.2
169 B ihari Jeanette E Amhefst ....75.2
169A W eym outh R J Buffalo .........75.2
170 M arks W illiam P Cheektowaga 75.2
171 B unt C hristine Slidgerlands ....75.2
172 Lagae Cherryl A Syracuse V
75.1
173 Pelkaus Jo h n Flushing -............. 75.1
174 Picunas James M Clayton. .........75.1
175 B raun Eric J O neonta
.......... 74.7
176 Riley Susan C Liverpool
..... 74.6
177 Basle Louis G T roy .....................74.6
178 Perl M artin H Bronx ................74.4
179 D um in Francis P Schenectady 74.4
180 M arino R ichard Lindenhurst ....74.4
181 Bogacki Thom as Mastic ........... 74.4
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F O R PUBLIC J O B S
NEW YORK CITY — Persons
seeking Jobs w ith the City
should file at the D epartm ent of
Personnel, 49 Thom as St.. New
York 10013. open weekdays be­
tween 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Special
hours for Thursdays are 8:30
a.m. to 4 p.m.
Those requesting applications
by m ail m ust include a stamped,
self-addressed envelope, to be
received by the D epartm ent at
least five days before the dead­
line. Armouncements are avail­
able only during the filing period.
By subway, applicants can
reach th e filing office via the
IND (Chambers S t.) ; BMT (City
H all); Lexington IR T (Brooklyn
Bridge). For inform ation on
titles, call 566-8700.
Several City agencies do their
own recruiting and hiring. They
include: Board of Education
(teachers only), 65 Court St.,
Brooklyn 11201, phone: 5968060.
The Board of Higher Educa­
tion advises teaching staff ap­
plicants to contact the individ­
ual schools; non-faculty Jobs are
filled through the Personnel De­
partm ent directly.
STATE — Regional offices of
the S tate D epartm ent of Civil
Service are located a t'th e World
T rade Center. Tower 2. 55th
floor. New York 10048 (phone
488-4248: 10 ajn .-3 p.m .); S tate
Building Campus, Albany 12239;
Suite 750. 1 W. Genesee St..
Buffalo 14202: 9 a.m.-4 p jn . Ap­
plicants may obtain announce­
m ents by w riting (the Albany of­
fice only) or by applying in per­
son a t any of the three.
Various S tate Employment
Service offices can provide ap­
plications In person, but not by
mail.
For positions with th e Unified
Court System throughout New
York State, applicants should
contact the Staffing Services
Unit. Room 1209. Office of Court
Admin., 270 Broadway, N.Y..
phone 488-4141.
FEDERAL — The UJS. ClvU
Service Commission. New York
Region, runs a Job Inform a^on
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 en tran ts living upstate
(North of Dutchess County)
should contact the Syracuse Area
Office. 100 South Clinton St.,
Syracuse 13202. Toll-free calls
may be m ade to (800) 962-1470.
Federal titles have no deadline
unless otherwise iiulicated. .
S ta te
O p e n
J o b
C o m
p e titiv e
C a le n d a r
The following jobs are open. Requiremenfs vary. Apply with the
state Civil Service Department, Two World Trade Center, Manhat­
tan; State Office Building Campus, Albany, or I West Genesee
St., Buffalo.
(5 percent salary increase anticipated Aoril I, 1978
FILING ENDS FEB. 14
Salory Exam No.
Title
$27,942
$ 9.746
27-695
20-931
$10,714
$ 9,029
$13,404
$17,429
$21,545
24-626
24-625
24-627
24-628
24-629
FILING ENDS FEB 21
Environmental
Assoc. Env.
FILING ENDS FEB. 27
Clerical Positions Outside NYC
24-607
(Account, Audit, Statistics Clerk) ................$ 6,450
Assoc. & Princ. Budget Examiners ........................ $21,545 & $26,516
General) ..............................
27-700, 27-704
Management) ....................................................... 27-701, 27-705
Public Finance) ..................................................... 27-702, 27-706
(Employee Relations) ...........................
27-703, 27-707
Asst. Manager, Contract Admin.
.................... $18,000
27-693
Manager, Contract Admin..................................... $25,000
27-694
FILING ENDS MARCH 6
Tax Technician Trainee I (Reg. & Sp. Spicing.)..........$ 8,723
Drafting Technician (Architectural), Sr....................... $ 9,299
Drafting Technician (Architectural), Principal ....... $11,537
Unemployment Insurance Investigator Trainee ....$10,118
Unemployment Insurance Investigator ................$11,337
Public Health Representative I ............................ $ 10 ,118
Public Health Representative II ........................ $11,938
Chief, Gas & Petroleum Safety ............................ $26,516
24-635
24-632
|4-633
z4-638
24-639
24-636
24-637
FILING ENDS MARCH 13
Hearing Reporter ................................................... $ 111557
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P r is o n C o n d it io n s
T o B e In v e s tig a te d
ALBANY— T h e S ta t e s e n ­
a t e C o m m itte e 'o n C rim e a n d
C o rre c tio n s w in h o l d - h e a r *
IngB o n a lle g e d d e p lo ra b le
safety eondltlom and a took of
diselplliM a t Coxsackle %nd'
other sl^te prlao&s.
Asaemblyman L arry Lane (Rw in d h am ) said Senator Ralph
J. Marino, com m ittee chairm an,
hu
approved th e request for
hearings made by M r. Lane
and seven other Republican as­
semblymen whose districts hi^ve
state prisons. The other assem­
blymen are R obert A. D ’Andrea
(Sfm toga), R. Stephen Hawley
( R ^ v l a ) , NeU
K elleher
(Aoy)^.. L. Stephen Rlford (Au­
burn),
Andrew
W.
Ryan
(Plattsburgh). O erald B. Solo-
M o re U .S . A id e s
The Civil Service CommiBslon
has reported th a t the federal
governm ent employed 2,842,481
civilians as of Nov. 30,- 1977.
Bmployment showed a net increasfLpr2,530 from October 1977.
G
mon (Olens F alls), and Glenq
E. W arren (Fishklll).
‘‘Despite th e ' atrocious c o n d tioils which I htfve observed
flrsiiiand a t Coxsackle, as well
as''th e lack of - discipline which
has aggravated frequent upris­
ings, and reports of sim ilar con­
ditions
at
other
facilities
throughout the state, prison
guards and personnel have been
denied an opportim lty to be
heard by thQ_ state corrections
commissioner. The recen t up­
rising a t Coxsackle points up
the need to have these people
heard,”
said
Assemblyman
Lane. H ie Crim e and Correc­
tion Committee has been chosen
because of its strong subpoena
powers. Commissioner W ard has
repeatedly denied my requests
to m eet with representatives of
prison personnel to talk over
existing problems. As a result,
we feel th a t he or individual
prison superintendents may pro­
hibit staff from appearing. T he
com m ittee’s subpoena powers,
however, will provide them the
opportunity to testify w ithout
fear of reprisal."
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yearly weight loss would be five pounds.
Bobby Williams, th ird vice-presi• Like taU n g a 15-20-40-mlnute walk each
dent; Mike Stekardis, fourth viceday after diner. T his little activity, done daily,
president, and Sylvia Welnstock,
would result in th e expenditure of 100 calories per day and a
secretary. Ms. Sarabia was the^ yearly weight loss of 10 pounds. Also, a g reat way to get to know
apparent w inner for treasurer* your kids and spouse.
over Oradell Puchs.
• Like snacking on pretzels instead of potato chips. Eating
Also, elected to th e board of
five pretzels instead of 15 potato chips would be a savings of ap­
directors were A nthony Buchardt,
proximately 100 calories. You guessed it—done every day, another
Doris Castellano, Rose (?illi Pen10 pounds of fa t you won’t have to worry about.
zer, Charles Crabtree, Elmer
If your diet rem ains exactly the sam e as it did th e previous
Cuffee, Maria Cilll Damasco, D an
year and your weight rem ained constant, and you include the above
Dingle, Annie Fisher, Je an F ra ­
three suggestions in your daily life style, the result would be ,a
zier, Bobby Oadsden, P aula Lu25-pound weight loss a t th e end of a year. T his is based on th e fact
vera, Ray Magliulo, Mary Reid,
th a t an excess of 100 calories a day m eans a 10-pound weight
Charles Salzm ann and VirgUio
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Torres.
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The re-vote brought o ut 347
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more voters th a n th e initial vote;
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1,358 members cast ballots this
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SAYVILLE—T he CivU Service
Employees Association turned
back a challenge from the New
York S tate U n lt0 Teachers
AFL-CIO for the rig h t to repre­
sent Sayville Union” Free School
D istrict clerical employees.
The vote wafl 16-13 w ith 29 of
30 eligible employees voting in
the Jan . 26 election.
P at Morano, CSEA organizer
and Irw in Soharfeld, CSEA field
representative, worked with P a­
tricia C. Rosa, president of th e
CSEA unit, an d W alter Weeks,
president of the Suffolk Educa­
tion Local, in the campaign.
The CSEA represented Sayville
clericals for two years.
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Mlneola, for details.
'The rem aining Jobs, radio op­
erator and senior citizens pro­
gram supervisor, also carry Feb.
15 filing deadlines and have
March 18 qualifying exams
scheduled. A high school diploma
and five years' experience work­
ing w ith th e aged qualifies Job
hopefuls for th e senior citizen
post, which pays from $11,000 to
$13,000. A radio operator m ust
hold a high school diploma.
Job applications are available
a t the Suffolk County Civil Ser­
vice D epartm ent, H. Lee D enni­
son Executive Office Building,
Veterans Memorial Highway,
Hauppauge.
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New York City is n o t the only community having trouble w ith
Investment rating firms. The Buffalo Evening News reports th a t
Moody’s Investor Service, which has given New York City low
investm ent ratings several times, has done th e sam e thing to Erie
County. Erie’s ratin g dropped fron) “A-1" to “A.” T he th a n g e «am e
after th e huge Bethlehem
Steel Company in Lackaw anna a n ­
nounced it will lay off 3,500 woricers. Miffed county officials say the
ratings should improve rath er th a n drop since the county has im ­
proved its financial situation. County officials also say th e layoffs
should not affect the county finances.
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barn, pond; fenced. Many xtras-ask
$^2,500. Terms! 2161 N. Friday Rd,
Cocoa FL 32992. pwner.
305-783-0352
305-632-2077
MAHOPAC-Owner built 3 BR, 10 rm
Split, garage, 2/3 acre adjoins 4 wooded
no build acres, access Kirk l.ake,
boating, swimming, hiking. White
board 8. batten high R value siding & In­
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fireplace, 1300 sq ft, appliances, extras,
$52,500. Transferred (914)628-6506.
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Magnificent 3 BRs, 2 bths. On Lake
Wortft; Approx V900 sq. ft. Carpeting,
drapes, formica bookcases, mirrored
DR, Veserved covered parking, 24 hr
security. Many xtrns. Furn or unfurn.
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shopping, hospital, banks, etc
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148-22 Archer Avenue
Jamaica, N.Y.
,(We Do The Mowing)
305-832-1821 or
305-684-2700
N E W CITY By owner. Hi ranch, 11 rms,
3 bths, 2 kitchs, 2 frpis, utility rm, fully
carpeted 2 car gar, elec eye, 1/3 acre.
Beaut grounds. Ideal mother/daughter
or prof'l. Asking *76,600. 914-634-6247.
Wide, Paved, Lighted
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212-422-3575.
line, Jacobsen, Nobility
No Congestion
' Red and White' Oak
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ready for delivery.
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Long Island
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GRADE 19
Grade 24 transferee from State agency
for permanent position in legal unit of
State Agency responsible for discipline
of licensed professionals. Located near
Grand Central Terminal.
Locally owned and managed
(717)992-6132
Custom Building—
HOUSE FOR SALE: W E S T B U R Y ,
brIck/cedar spilt corner plot. .3
bedrooms, 3 baths, den, finished base­
ment, 2 car garage. Many extras.
$58,990. Principals only 516-ED 4-6785.
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3 BR ranch, att. 2 car gar, picturesque
privacy on heavily wooded acre. Lots of
beams, brick 8. stucco. Fpic, bullt-lns,
well water, yet all mod convens. Top
school dist. Sale by owner. S56,500.
Prins only 914-634-3846.
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editions)
In response to a question by
Melba Binn, Rochester Area dele­
gate, Mr. Langer said CSEA is
unique in th a t it does not go
down the: line in party endorse­
m ent but favors supporting in ­
dividual candidates regardless of
party affiliation.
Speaking to Mr. Langer, A1
Robinson stated th a t w ith re­
tirees “time is of the essence,
and waiting some years for things
to happen will find many of us
in our graves.” Mr. Langer agreed
R e tir e e
P A G E
O f
R e tire e
but said th a t posturing and de­
m anding will not get far w ith
the legislators who claim they
m ust face political realities. Add­
ed Robinson: " We can’t wait.”
Clarence Lokey, of O rangeUJster-3ullivan retiree chapter,
read a prepared statem ent which
is quoted here in full:
"O ur feeling is th a t the time
has come for us to re-assess our
objectives and procedures. Our
organization is like Topsy, it Just
grew. We have reached th e point
where this has become a viable
organization, recognized as such
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The follpwing letter, w ritten by Civil Service Employees As­
sociation Region IV president Joseph McDermott, appeared in
tbe<
27 Leader. The response, received by the Leader, was
w ritten by New York. Metropolitan Retirees Local president
Alfred Robinson.
Editor, The Leader:
I enjoyed your article on the makeup of regions, etc., and
I felt it w«s very timely in acquainting our many newly ac■quired members with some good solid background inform ation
o n our union’s structure. We, also, tend to forget th a t not
everyone gets the structure explained when they become in ­
volved in CSEA.
It was interesting th a t you noted the fact th at Local 999
(Capital Area Retirees) was the largest in membership of Re­
gion IV chapters.
A study of our latest membership report vividly points
out th a t the retiree membership a t one ten th our standard
d u es'stru c tu re now numbers almost 10 percent of our rolls.
This pressure group w ithin CSEA has become increasingly
more vocal and demanding of attention.
Obviously, the m atter of how and in w hat m anner CSEA
as a public employee union will be reacting is of interest to
all our membership. The topic of our retirees’ role in our
organization is <becoming more and more an area of heated
debate a t various meetings. Perhaps, yoiu: readers’ reaction to
where the CSEA should be standing policy-wise in this m atter
of retiree vis-a-vis still publicly employed members would
be worth exploring.
JOSEPH E. McDERMOTT
Region IV President
Civil Service Employees Assn.
Editor, The Leader:
I wish to reply to the letter of Joseph E. McDermott, Re­
gion IV presidetit, CSEA, in the Leader of Jan, 27, 1978.
The leter refers to our retiree membership and character­
izes us as a pressure group who only pay 10 percent of the
working members’ dues
Most of our retiree problems are financial and health. We
are dependent on our pensions to exist. The cost of living
since April 1969 has gone up conservatively 60 percent. How
m any raises has the working membership received since April
1969, as well as all other strata of the population? The last
supplemental increase we got was up to April 1969.
I get letters from my membership indicating they and
their families have cancer, strokes, h ea rt conditions as well
as other physical ailments.
How much does dental and medical w re cost?.W e do not
have a dental plan and medicare only covers 80 percent of
costs. The balance of medical costs can bankrupt us.
The life expectancy of a m an today is 69 years and for
a woman 76 years. The average pensioner who retired since
1969 is about 70 years of age. How much longer do we have
to live? Time is of the essence.
Our program calls for a perm anent cost-of-living in ­
crease, a supplemental increase from April ’69 through 1971,
a minimum retirem ent of $4,100 after 25 years and coverage
under a dental plan among other points.
Do you feel th a t this is an unrealistic program adopted
by the statewide retiree committee? I t is not needed in these
inflationary times?
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You call us a pressure group and emphasize our 10 per­
cent dues. Is CSEA only interested in our dues?
The October 1977 convention approved almost u nani­
mously giving retirees the right to vote in CSEA elections and
to hold office, subject to the approval of the April Convention.
It was dem onstrated th a t the retirees built the CSEA.
The working members today are the retirees of tomorrow.
It is about time th at retirees exert pressure both on our
officers and the state government. We have been quiet too
long and our cause is a ju st one.
ALFRED ROBINSON, President
New York M etropolitan Retirees Local 910
D e le g a te s
by CSEA and others.
"We feel th a t our prim ary ob­
jectives for 1978 should be to
push for a charter revision or
appendage by CSEA to g ran t us
statu s in this organization. Call
us the Retiree Division or w hat­
ever, b ut change our status from
th a t of an orphan, as it were, to
p a rt of th e family. Let’s make
us legitimate. As I understand it,
CSEA cannot at this time nego­
tiate for retirees. Let us work to
have this changed, legally.
"W e appreciate all of th e help
CSEA has given us over th e
years without which we would
have gotten nowhere. Also we
wish to thank the Statewide Com­
m ittee and Mr. O llm artln for
the time given and dedication to
our welfare th a t they have so
generously given. We are very
pleased with the progress made
up to this point in time and we
feel’th a t the results obtained by
th e statewide committee, th e poli­
tical action committee, are very
commendable, indeed, and we
hope th a t they will be continued
- and expanded In th e future."
T hanking Mr. Lokey for his
statem ent, Nellie Davis intro­
duced K enneth Cadleux, C hair­
m an of CSEA’s Constitution and
By-Laws Committee. Mr. Cadleux
said he had been given the im ­
pression th a t the retirees were
upset with him and his com­
m ittee. He said th a t as standing
committee chairman, he does n o t
have a committee vote except in
case of a tie. T he m ajority view
of his committee has been in
opposition to lifting the restric­
tions attached to retiree mem­
bership which did not reflect
his own views. He reminded the
retirees present th a t it was orig­
inally the request of th e retiree
committee th a t for th e reduced
dues advantage, retirees willingly
forfeited th e right to ru n for
state or regional office and to
vote In such elections.
Mr. Cadleux acknowledged
th a t time and clrcmnstances
have changed and he felt th a t
"It was about time th a t you got
the recognition you deserve and
B u rk e
BUFFALO — Alexander T.
Burke, Sr., 74, a pioneer in
the Erie Local of the Civil
Service Employees Associa­
tion, died Jan. 24 in a Buffalo
hospital.
Mr. Burke was president of
the CSEA Erie Local from 1959
to 1965 and lobbied for CSEAbacked bills in Albany during his
tenure as Local president.
He was employed by th e Buf­
falo Sewer Authority until his
retirem ent. In 1974 as chief con­
struction inspector, and helped
organize a CSEA u n it ’of the
Erie Local a t the BSA.
Mr. Burke, an active Democrat,
ran unsuccessfully for th e State
Senate in the 1950s. He was a
member of the Holy Name So­
ciety of St. Bernard’ Church and
helped organize Boy Scout Troop
75 a t Transfiguration Church.
He was a Buffalo native and
served In the Coast G uard In
the 1920s.
Surviving are a son, Alexander
Jr.; a daughter, Delores Gladkl;
sU grandchildren, and three
great-grandchildren.
B U Y U. S.
BONDS!
M e e tin g
th a t you insist th a t Bill Mc­
Gowan consider appointing a
member of this body to serve on
the Constitution and By-Laws
Committee to protect your in ­
terests.” Ken spoke eloquently of
his support for proposals th a t
would benefit CSEA retirees, in ­
cluding the right to ru n for sta te­
wide office, and to vote in those
elections. He recommended th a t
retirees have themselves repre­
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sented a t regional meetings. He
also suggested th a t the retirees*
take steps to have representation
on certain key committees which
deal w ith subjects of concern to
'retirees. After the conclusion of
his rem arks, Mrs. Davis thanked
K enny Cadleux for Joining us
a t this meeting and for his u n ­
derstanding views on topics im ­
p o rtan t to CSEA retirees.
(To Be Continued)
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By THOMAS GILMARTIN
C S E A R e tiie *
C o o rd in a to r
One of our m ost highly regarded officers. Capital Region
IV president Joseph McDermott, had a letter to the editor in
the Jan. 27, 1978, issue of the Civil Service Leader w hich
has brought an unexpected batch of m ail to the retirees’
office at the CSEA headquarters.
Mr. M cDermott’s letter m akes the point th a t CSEA’s
retiree organization "has become more vocal and dem anding
of a tten tion .” We hope th a t he is right, since it is still “the
squeaky wheel th a t gets the grease.”
Working people everywhere are becom ing more retire­
m ent conscious, even years before they approach retirem ent
age. And working members of the Civil Service Employees
Association are no exception. R ank-and-file members are
beginning to realize th a t w hen they enter retirem ent, they
stand to gain from w hatever improved benefits today’s re­
tirees are able to pick up.
Other unions, both public and private, are learning the
value of taking good care of their retirees. U ntil recent years,
CSEA has moved slowly in th a t direction, seem ingly im ­
pressed by the fact th a t retirees pay only 10 percent of
regular CSEA dues, forgetting th a t m ost retirees had paid
full dues for m any years, long before there was an agency
shop law.
Members not yet retired know th a t tim e flies and th a t
sooner than they think they also will be retirees. By th a t
tim e I think th at members like our friend, Joe M cDermott,
will be am ong our m ost "vocal” cham pions for retirees’
benefits.
As for other unions, AFSCME has begun organizing
retired public em ployees and has opened another office for
th at purpose in Florida. "Gray power” is no longer the wave
of the future; it is here. The tim e has come w hen elected
governm ent officials count the strength of a union’s retiree
members as a political factor to be considered.
In the private sector, large industries like General Elec­
tric Company continue to grant their retirees cost-of-livin g
increases, responding to pressures from the union, GE locals,
and GE retiree clubs. E ffective last October, those who re­
tired on or before Jan. 1,1975, received a 10 percent increase;
those who retired on or before July 1, 1975, received 8.23
percent; before Jan. 1, 1976,. 6.5 percent; June 1, 1976, 5
percent, and Jan. 1, 1977, about 3 percent.
CSEA need n ot be apprehensive about the growth of its
retiree branch but should nurture th a t growth. R etirees are
not bound by the restrictive and punitive m easures o f the
Taylor Law and, w ith a little encouragem ent, can become
more helpful to the union in m eeting future crises.
The little encouragem ent sought by the retirees simply
m eans a little more acceptance. Retired members who pay
full dues already enjoy the right to vote and run for office.
So, the issue is m onetary, n o t age and not whether they are
working or retired. Those who oppose retirees gaining the
right to vote in A ssociation elections are actually saying,
“Pay full dues and you can have it. If you can no longer
afford it, that is too bad.”
The pressure is being applied again to have Comptroller
Arthur Levitt bail New York City out of Its financial mess
by use of some of the R etirem ent System ’s $9-billion pension
fund. We are confident th at Mr. Levitt will n ot yield and
we support him all- the way.
The Comptroller has outlined his goals for 1978 legisla­
tion for the supplem entation of retiree pensions. Some of
them are identical to* CSEA retirees com m ittee legislative
goals for this year, such as extending the c o s t-o f-liv in g
supplem ent beyond the present cu t-o ff date of March 31,
1969, to irlclude retirees through 1976 on a graduated scale,
m aking the supplem entation perm anent, removing the re­
quirem ent that the retiree be age 62 before June 1, 1972,
and a number of other improved retirem ent benefits which
will be explained here in a future column.
C u s to d ia n ,
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Eebruary filing deadlines and plications by Feb. 18. These Jobs
The Federal Em ployee
By PETER ALISON
Q u o ta B y S ta te s
In an effort to i4 >Portlon Jobs
e o ^ ta b ly among the states, an
1(83 law required th a t m any—
a t least 50,000—of the 350.000
federal Jobs in W ashington
^ o u ld be located proportionate
to th e population of th e states.
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U nder th is quota system, ap­
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Pennsylvania, K ansas. N orth Da»
kota, V ermont and six other states
LEGAL N O TICE
U M IT E D PA R TN E R SH IP
139 W EST 19TH ST. CO., 115 Eaat 9th
St.
Substance o f Certificate of
Lim itf^ P a rtn e n h ip filed in N ew Y ork
C ou atf C lerk’s O ffice Decem ber 19,
1977. .
O w n and operate real
proi>etQ'. G eneral Partners: Lawreocc
D evine, 72 Fifth A re.. NYC; Susan A b­
b ott, 37 W 72 St. N Y C . LimUed P art­
ners: LouiM Lane, 303 E S7 St. N Y Q
Irv iq a. B ctgm an, 1501 Franklin Ave,
M i n ^ a , N Y ;.F lo rin e Snider. 1 W 89
St, N Y C T e(p i: AprU 15, 1977 to A pril
15, 1987 un^ev sooner term inated. Cash
C ontributfpm : Sutan A bbott $75,000;
Lotiise Lane $10,000; Irving Bergman
$10,000; Florine Snider $5,000. P an n ers
shall share in the net profits as pro*
vided in agreem ent. N o additional con­
tributions agreed to be made. U pon
death o r incapacity o f a general p artner,
the rem aining general p artn er has the
rig h t to continue the business. Limited
partners may assign interest w ith con­
sent o f general partners. A dditional lim ­
ited p artners may be adm itted.
LEGAL Ncynru
are banned from being hired.
Residents of under-quota states,
including New Mexico and Ore­
gon, get preference. As a result,
m any well-qualified candidates
don’t get Jobs because they hap­
pen to come from th e wrong
place. Veterans, top career Jobs,
the FBI, the CIA, were relieved
from this restriction. Women’s
groups say th e quotas have h it
them hardest because few have
veteran status.
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W omen’s groups are fighting
the veterans' preference in civil
service as " a m ajor b arrier to
bringing women into govern­
m ent.”
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Five hundred twenty-five au ­
diting Jobs are to be removed
from the Governm ent Acting Of­
fice and contracted out. This is
seen as saving th e Air Force
$2.14 million, and th e Navy
$160,000. The Jobs are to be
taken away from m ilitary per­
sonnel and filled by civilians.
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The Civil Service Commission
is im der investigation for alleged
sex discrimination. A task force
headed by the commission’s gen­
eral counsel found a dispropor­
tionate num ber of women reach­
ing th e Journeym an level of pro­
fessional and technical employmefnt but not being promoted to
supervisory and m anagerial ranks.
T here is no affirm ative action
directed a t enhancing th eir cap­
abilities. The report finds wo­
m en go only as fa r as 0 -1 3 —
seldom to 08-14.
CARLYE BUSINESS ARCHIVES. 57-61
W est 38th St.. N Y C Substance of Certi­
ficate o f Lim ited Partnership filed in
N ew Y ork C ounty Q e rk 's Office. D e c
28. 1977. Business: O w n and operate
real property. G eneral Partners: Stanley
Fuchs, 97 Bayberry La.. N ew Rochelle.
N Y ; D avid Sokol. 14 Allison D r.. En­
glewood Cliffe. N J. Limited Partners:
R obin M. Fuchs. 97 Bayberry La.. N ew
Rochelle. N Y ; Steven J. Fuchs. 97 Bay.
berry La.. N ew R ochelle, N Y ; Stanley
Fuchs as custodian f/b /o Charles S.
Fuchs. 97 Bayberry La.. N ew Rochelle.
N Y ; D onna J. C onrad, 17-85 215th St.,
Bayside, N Y ; Lynn S. Sokol, 14 Allison
D r., Englewood O lffs, N J. Partnership
to continue until death of both general
partners unless sooner term inated. Each •
LEbA L NO TICE
lim ited p a rtn e r has contributed a 4% un­
divided Interest in premises 57-61 W est
A N CH O R REALTY COM PANY. 663
38 St., N Y C having an agreed value of
Fifth Ave.. N .Y .C Substance o f Limited
$6,000 representing a 4% interest in
Partnership. C ertificate filed In N ew
the pan nersh lp . N o additional contribu­
Y ork County Q e rk 's O ffice N ovem ber
tions to be made. Contributions to be
15. 1977. Business: ow n and operate
returned upon consent o f general p art­
real property. G eneral P artn er: Michael
ners o r upon term ination. Limited p a rt­
J. Robinson. 200 East 50 Street, N .Y .C
ners shall no t assign their interest w ith ­
Limited P a n n e r and cash coatribution:
out consent of general partnata. A ddi­
Janice C. G riffith . 30 East 95 Street.
tional lim ited partners may be adm itted.
N .Y .C . $15,000. Partnership to continue
N o priority am ong lim ited partners as
until Dcc. 31, 1978 and shall continue
to contributions o r as to com pensation
thereafter from year to year until te r­
by way of income. Limited partners
m inated as provided. N o additional con*
shall not dem and property other than
tributions to be made. Limited p artn er
cash in retu rn for their contribution.
shall share in net p ro fit as provided in
agreem ent. C ontribution of lim ited p a n ­
ner to be returned upon term ination or
dissolution. Limited p a n n e r may assign
her Interest lubject to re strla io o s in
agreem ent. N o additional lim ited p a n ­
ners except on consent o f original lim ­
ited and general p a n n er. If term ination
o r dissolution lim ited p a n n e r may re­
ceive p roperty other than cash In return
for her contribution at the value at
which such property is then held as
show n on the partnership books.
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also have Mcurch 18 dates.
Officials say vacancies exist in
Onondaga County agencies and
in several school districts and
lt5cal municipalities. In most
E x is t
cases, candidates m ust have been
Onondaga County residents for
at least six m onths to be eligible.
County officials expect m any
more people to qualify for th e
Suffolk Jobs O pen
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anim al care and handling ex­
perience to qualify for the $15.OOO-a-year Job. For anim al shelt­
er officer m . a n $11,000 to $12,000 Job, candidates need three
years’ experience w ith animals,
be a t least 18 and hold a d r iv e ’s
license. Assistant anim al shelter
supervisors m ust be high school
graduates w ith four years w ith
anim als. The Job pays $13,000 a
year. Animal shelter officers I
are paid $8,000 a year. They
need no schooling or experience.
Animal shelter officer II h < ^ fuls need a t least a year’s ex­
perience, m ust be a t least 18
and need a driver’s license.
Business m anager I and n can ­
didates m ust file by Feb. 15. The
exam is M arch 18. Business m an-
Rockland Seeks
A Psychiatrist,
Radio Operator
NEW CITY—Two new Job
openings are available with
Rockland County agencies.
Candidates for radio < ^ r a to r
have until Feb. 15 to file appli­
cations. A radio .operator w ritten
exam is scheduled for M arch 18.
The County is also seeking to
hire a cliild psychiatrist. Appli­
cants have until M arch 27 to file
for this post. No ctefinite exam
has been set.
^Fob applications are available
at the county personnel office.
County Office Building, New
City.
ager I candidates m ust be col­
lege graduates w ith a t least two
years’ purchasing, personnel ad­
m inistration, accounting or fi­
nance experience. For business
m anager n , which pays ftom
$17,000 to $20,000, applicants
m ust be college graduates w ith
four years’ experience.
B D C
D e fe a ts
STATEN B3LAND—Brooklyn
Developmental Center’s “green
m achine” Jumped into a 20-4 first
q u arter lead in its recent basket­
ball game w ith its Civil Service
Employees Association counter­
p arts from South Beach Psychia­
tric Center. Brooklyn won a h ard fought 134-87 victory on the
South Beach team ’s home court.
Oino W hittfield of th e Brook­
lyn squad led all scorers w ith
40 ix)ints. O ther high scorers were
Bill Piu*due, Eli Reis. Bo D rapper
and Anthony Clover.
The Brooklyners next sched­
uled game was with Radio S ta­
tion WBLS’s team . Game results
U p s ta te
Jobs th a n th ere are openings,
however. They say they will use
the eligible list resulting from
the tests to also fill future other
vacancies when they occur.
Some of th e areas seeking new
employees are N orth Syracuse.
Fabius-Pompey.
Baldwinsville,
Liverpool, W est Genesee, East
Syracuse. Lafayette. L afayetteManlius and Skaneatelas School
Districts.
M unicipalities seeking employ­
ees are Syracuse, CamiUus and
the county.
For details. Job seekers should
contact the O nondaga County
Deimrtment of Personnel. 105
County Office Building, Syracuse.
S o u th
w ere
B eac h
not available a t presstime.
Marc L Ames
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C q s « WorKer
Reopened
Filing for promotion to case
worker, exam no. 5505, h as been
reopened by the city Personnel
D epartm ent im til Feto. 10, in per­
son only.
1.848 Vie For TA Sgt.
The city Persoimel D epartm ent
has summoned 1.848 candidates
to take a Feb. 18 w ritten exam ­
ination for promotion to ser­
geant. T ran sit Police D epart­
ment.
Open Continuous
State Job Calendar
Title
Salary
Exam No.
20-416
Actuary (Casualty), Associate ............................... $18,369
20.520
Actuary (Life), Associate ..................................... $18,369
20417
Actuary (Casualty), Principal ................................. $22,694
20-521
Actuary Life , Principal ....................................... $22,694
20-519
Actuary Life, Senior ........................................... $14,142
20-418
Actuary (Casualty), Supervising ....................... $26,516
20-522
Actuary (Life), Supervising ................................. $26,516
20-107
Dental Hygienist ..................................................... $ 8,523
20-888
Dietetic Trainee ..................................................... $10,118
20-887
Dietitian ................................................................... $10,714
20-886
Dietitian, Supervising ............................
$12,670
20-308
Electroencepnalograph Technician ....................... $ 7,616
20-122
Engineer, Assistant Sanitary ................................... $14,142
The state Civil Service De­
20-109
Engineer, Junior ..................................... $11,337—$12,275
p artm en t has opened filing for
20-123
Engineer, Senior Sanitary .......
$17,429
budget exam iner positions a t the
20-352
Food Service Worker ......................................... $ 5,827
associate level, which pays $21.20170
Histology Technician ...........................................$ 8,051
545, a n d principal level, which
20-113
Legal Careers ......................................... $11,164-$ 14.142
pays $26,516. in four fields.
20-348
Medical Record Administrator ............................. $11,337
T he associate level requires six
Mental Hygiene Therapy Aid Trainee
years’ related work experience
(Reg & Spanish Speaking)
$ 7,204
20-394
an d the principal level requires
Motor Carrier Transportation Specialist
$13,404
20-889
nine years’ experience. An ad­
Nurse I ................................................................... $10,118
20-584
vanced degre<e beyond th e bac­
Nurse II ................................................................. $11,337
20-585
calaureate may be substituted for
Nurse II (Psychiatric) ............................................. $11,337
20-586
one year’s experience.
Nurse II (Rehabilitation)
$11,337
20-587
The positions exist in th e New
Nurse, Licensed Practical .......................................$ 8,051
20-106
York S tate Executive D epart­
Nutrition Services Consultant ............................... $14,880
20-139
ment. Division of th e Budget,
Physical Therapist ...................................................... —
20-177
in Albany.
Physical Therapist, Senior ..................................... $12,760
20-138
n i e fields are general m an­
Physical Therapy Assistant I & II
agement, public finance an d em ­
(Spanish Speaking) .......................................$ 9,029
20-175
ployee relations.
Radiologic Technologist, Therapy
For salary details, filing dead­
Stationary Engineer ..............................................$ 9,546
20-100
line. exam numbers and where
Stationary Engineer, Assistant
$14,142
20-303
to apply, see State- Open Compe­
Stationary Engineer, Senior
$10,714
20-101
titive Job Calendar, on page 10. Varitype Operator
$ 6,811
20-307
Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor
$14,142
20-140
Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor Trainee
$11,983
20-140
N.Y. S tate Ordinary & Ac­
You may contact the following offices of the New York State
cidental Disability Claims,
Department of Civil Service for announcements, applications, and
other details concerning examinations for the positions listed above,
also Social Security Disa>
as
well as examination for Stenographer andTypist.
bility Claims.
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ide^t. “The membership Is not
Just happy about the contract,
they learned th a t they can. or­
ganize and stand up to the coun­
ty. We got w hat we asked for
and expect to have even better
negotiations In th^ future.*’ ■
“We knew the CJounty had 5
percent tucked In the budget,"
unit president B arbara Pickell
said. A fact-finder had recom­
mended $525 across the b o v d for
the first year, w ith 5 Vi i^ rce n t
for the second, but th e County
would not accept both years.
T here were several issues,
other than money, w hich had
separated the County and the
CSEA. Among those were:
• Hours — The Coimty wiuited to keep its offices open from
8 a.m. until 6 p m ., an hour
earlier and later th a n the cur­
re n t practice. The union felt th a t
such a change could r e ^ t in
C S E A
arbitrary rescheduling of work
hours. The agreem ent calls for
the coimty offices to open a t 8
a.m., but to close a t th e ir regu­
lar time, 5 p.m. The county m ust
first seek volunteers for the new
shift. After th at, inverse senior­
ity may be used.
• Disciplinary Procedure—^The
County wanted to elim inate bind­
in g arbitration, b u t then agreed
to keep th a t alternative to sec­
tion 75 of Civil Service Law.
• Grievances — T he County
demanded several modifications
in the grievance procedure. The
changes to which the union
agreed were "very minor,” ac­
cording to Ms. Pickell.
O ther m atters in dispute in ­
cluded parking. The county will
increase the parking fee reim ­
bursem ent rate to those using
cars for coimty business from $6
per m onth to $10 per month,
which am ounts to free parking
C o rre c tio n
C ritic iz e s
N e w
for some workers.
T he promotional increm ent
was increased from
percent
to 7 percent. T his is considered
im portant by th e union, because
m ost workers, when promoted,
are already earning *mor£ than
th e salary of t h e . grade they
would be entering.'O rades do not.
have salary ceilings in Broome
County.
Also uniform s will be p ro ­
vided for hospital aides in two
nursing homes. Physicals fmd
immunization ’ will be provided
free, when required by the job.
In th e second year of th e con­
tract, driving reim bilrsem ent will
increase from 15* cents to 17
cents per mjle. .
“I think it’s a'very^ good con­
tract,” said Broome Local presi­
dent Mary B attista. “I think we
proved som ething to th e county
because of the expertise of Re­
gion V field supervisor Prank
L o c a l
Mr. Marx, claiming th a t "There
are at least 35 excuses right now
for the inm ates getting out of
their classes—such things as
counseling, ministerial services,
sick call—and this change would
only add to the problem of the
excessive idle tim e th a t already
exists in m any of the prisons.
Who knows how m uch of the
unrest we are now experiencing
is due to the inm ates standing
around with nothing to do?”
CSEA representatives m et with
Deputy Commissioner J. Kevin
McNiff Jan. 12 to discuss the
change. In a follow-up letter,
Mr. Marx stated, "W e feel this
departm ent needs a strong phil­
osophy based n ot on budgetary
expediencies b ut on solid needs
of our profession and clients . . .
th e comprehensive day program
is wrong for this department.
The security aspects of the pro­
gram lack soundness . . . and the
educational aspects leave institu­
tional educators w ith the sincere
professional opinion th a t this
program Is detrim ental to educa­
tional rehabilitation.”
Mr. Marx, an instructor a t the
Clinton facility, sent copies of
this letter to Correction D epart­
m ent Commissioner Benjam in
W ard and to W alter Chattm an,
of the departm ent’s division of
education.
from o th er imits. Locals and u n ­
ions,” Ms. B attista said.
Ms. Pickell said, "Everyone is
walking - about saying they fe d
good about the union; th a t they
le e l good about themselves. The
most im portant thing they gc^
-out-of this 'was dignity
From left, S anta Oraino, president of Chril Senrioc Employees
Association Albany Tax and Finance 690 Local, candidate
Thomas J. C alm s and CSEA Capital Region IV polttieal actto n ^b airw o m an Jean Myers.
CSEA BACKS CAIRNS FOR
103rd ASSEMBLY DISTRICT
P ro g ra m
D A N N E M O R A -^tating th a t “increases In inm ate Idle tim e is directly proportionate
to increases in disturbances and inm ate unrest,” th e Civil Service Employees Association
Local at Clinton Correctional Facility has com e out firmly against a proposed Corrections
Departm ent policy th a t would increase such idle tim e under the guise o f “com prehensive
program days.”
CSEA departm ental represen­
tative Ron Marx, president of
th e 320-mem ber Clinton Correc­
tional Facility Local o&CSEA, has
fired off a letter to the depart­
m ent’s deputy commissioner for
program services, objecting to
the proposed policy change.
“Program days” would have
half the inm ates in a given pris­
on remaining idle for the m orn­
ing, while the other half attends
educational programs. In the
afternoon, the two groups of in­
mates would switch, and those
who went to school in the m orn­
ing would be idle in the afte r­
noon.
CSEA collective bargaining
specialist Paul Burch backed up
Martcfllo, collective bargaining
specialist Roger K ane, u n it pres­
ident B arbara Pickell and the
m any others involved.
"The membership, the negotiat­
ing team , everyone work€5d to ­
gether w ith dedication. We re­
ceived ' extraordinary support
ALBANY—T he Civil Service Employees Association h as a n ­
nounced its endorsement of Dem ocrat Thom as J. C alm s for
election to the S tate Assembly fr<Mn the 103rd Assembly Dis­
trict in a special cflectlon scheduled fo r F ^ . 14. T he 103rd
district covers Albany County.
The union endorsement was announced Jointly by CSEA
s ta te w i^ president WiUdam L. McGowan, Capital Region CSEA
president Joseph McDermott and M artin Lange!r, chairm an of
CSEA’s statewide political action committee^. ’They said th e
endorsem ent of Mr. C alm s was made upon recommendation
of local CSEA officials and members of the union’s C o ita l
Region political action committee, who h ad m et w ith both
candidates prior to th e endorsemeJnt.
Mr. C alm s faces Republican Michaeli J. Hoblock, Jr., In
the special election to fill the imexpired term of form er As­
semblyman Fred Field, who was ele^cted Town of Colonie Sup­
ervisor last November.
CSEA’s Mr. McDermott, who said his im lon represents
thousands of residents in th e 103rd District, urged CSEA m em­
bers to vote for Mr. Cairns on Feb. 14 "on th e basis of personal
interviews in which Mr. Cairns expressed positions on several
Issues im portant to public employees more closely. aligned to
the positions of CSEA than did his opponent. We believe Mr.
Cairns will better represent th e interests’ of public employees
and the public in gefneral in th e S tate Legislature.”
By DEBORAH CASSIDT
ALBANY—Some key Issues including changes
in convention practices,, legislative priorities and
successful grievances were discussed at the re­
cent Civil Service Employees Association Capital
Region rv m eeting held Jan. 16 a t the Italian-A m erican
Community Center in Albany.
As p art of a cam paign to increase the effectiveness of
the Region by learning where problems lie, regional
president Joseph McDermott opened the meeting with
the distribution of questionnaires to be filled o u t by
delegates.
The questions dealt with Local practices concern­
ing constitutions, the powers of the Board of Directors,
appointments, types of committees and th e relation­
ships between the Locals and the field representatives.
Mr. McDermott announced th a t a t future meetings the
results of questionnaires would be discussed and new
ones would be distributed.
Continuing his report. Mr. McDermott introduced the
officers of the new Court Local and the H ealth Research
Ixistitute Local. He announced new co m m itt^ appoint­
ments and briefly reiterated the CSEA’s reactions to
new jacilities under consideration by the S tate to be
housed in th e Empire S tate Mall.
CSEA executive vice-president llio m a s McDonough
reported th a t one of the CSEA’s top legislative priorities
for 1978, the am endm ent of the Taylor Law, is one
"which won’t cost th e State of New York five cents.”
He continued th a t the CSEA is seeking a reduction In
the strike penalties, which Include the loss of two days’
pay for every day of the strike, the loss of seniority,
probation and heavy fines.
Mr. McDonough announced a change in the form at
of statewide conventions to a two-day spring co n v ^ tio n
and a five-day fall convention. This year’s spring con­
vention will be held in Albany on April 3 and 4.
Q u e s tio n n a ir e s
H e lp
R e g io n
4
Mr. McDonough commented on the practice of some
Locals on negotiating contracts w ithout the aid and
presence of professional CSEA personnel and w am ed
th a t a single word could affect the interpretation of
the contract.
He said th a t statewide president William McGowan
had secured $50,000 from the CSEA Board for the
purpose of challenging other unions. " It is about tim e
th a t the CSEA takes this kind of action in th e labor
world,” Mr. McDonough said.
Mr. McDonough told the delegates th a t proxies a t
statewide Board of Directors mefetings would have all
the rights of Board representatives, except voting and
the privilege to m ake motions. These changes, he stated,
aref in keeping with laws governing non-profit organi­
zations.
Regionali first vice-president Jack Dougherty w arned
th a t the CSEA should "work together and stop fighting
among ourselves.” He declared th a t personality conflicts
and internal politics could prove detrim ental to the;
union and leave it ripe for challenges by rival imions.
The question of w hether or not member discounts
should be given to Agency Shop members was answered
by several officers. All said th a t they should not.
Richard Doucette, of th e Public Service Local, re­
ceived a round of applause for his remark, "Agency
Shop people have reasons and principles for not Joining
the union and the union should have, in turn, reasons
and principles for not allowing them benefits reserved
for members.” Tim othy Mclnerney, regional second
vice-president, rem inded officers th a t the Locals should
also take into account th a t they have not as yet re­
ceived revenue from Agency Shop fimds.
The issue of Mr. McGowan calling for copies of all
Local constitutions was brought up and those concern­
ed were informed th a t th e reason for the check stemmed
from the discovery th a t m any Locals were functioning
when, in fact, they were not chartered. They were fu r­
th er assured th a t Mr. M cDerm ott would request th a t the
CSEA acknowledge th e receipt o f the individual copies.
Other delegates who were concerned about the state’s
Civil Service reform measures were told th a t th e CSEA
was keeping abreast of th e new developments and would
oppose any reforms th a t It felt were n ot legitimate.
Anthony “Duke” Caruso, president of the Tryon School
Local, spoke for m any officers in expressing concern
th a t the regional field representatives were overworked
and th a t the staff as weU as th e elected officials wouW
be better served by the addition of more representatives.
Mr. McDermott replied th a t a 25;page documentation
detailing the need for more jstaff *^had been submitted
to headquarters by Mr. Corcoran and himself. He stated
further th at it appeared th a t th e measiire would result
in one extra worker immediately, and one toward the
end of the year.
Several delegates requested th a t a le tte r of commen­
dation be sent to B arbara Falzano, regional re s e a rc h
analyst, and Daniel Campbell, regional public r e la tio n s
director, for the excellent Job they did con:ipillng the
booklet “Compendium of Agreements Between th e CSEA
and the State of New York.”
Paul St. John, of th e Etepartment of T r a n s p o r ta tio n
Local, announced th a t th e annual meeting of s ta te
workers credit union would tak e place Feb. 14 in ro o m
209 of building 9 on the S tate Campus. Tim e wUl ^
announced and anyone wishing to become a m e m b e r
is urged to a tte n d thejneetlB g.