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State Says Taylor
Law Unfair; Carey
Reforms Unclear
B o a rd
N a m e s
G o a ls
ALBANY— G o a ls a n d c o m ­
m itte e p a r tic ip a tio n w ere a p ­
p ro v ed by th e C ivil S ervice
E m p lo y ees A sso c ia tio n B o a rd
of Directors a t its February
meeting for th e ad hoc com­
mittees to act on behalf of wo­
men and on behalf of minorities.
The ad hoc committefes will
consist of four members from
the Board and one from each of
the six Regions..
Six committee goals were out­
lined. (Substitute the word "m i­
norities” where “women” appears
below.)
—Safeguard women’s rights in
regard to public employment.
—Input into contract nego­
tiations regarding promotional
opportunities to elevate women
from th e “clerical ghetto.”
—Help womefn in employment,
training, counseling and help in
problems of education.
—Examine the possibility of a
questionnaire issued through the
Leader d ir e c ts toward establish­
ing the desires of women for opportunitie's to be promoted w ith­
in the civil service system.
—A ttend meetings with other
women’s labor groups to share
problems, accomplishments, etc.
(Continued on Page 3)
P a g e
ALBANY— D e s p ite a n a d m is s io n b y h is o w n la b o r r e l a ­
tio n s e x p e r t t h a t th e s t a t e ’s c o n tro v e rs ia l T a y lo r L aw is
u n f a ir ly w e ig h te d in f a v o r o f m a n a g e m e n t, G ov. H u g h L.
C a re y sa y s h e h a s n o p la n s “ a t th e p r e s e n t ti m e ” to re fo rm
the law.
th a t the law was unfairly advan­
The
Governor’s
statem ent
tageous to public employers and
came on the heels of a bizarre
was not the model of fairness
set of events last week when
th at the state has pretended it
Donald W ollett, director of
was.
Carey’s Office of Employee Re­
But despite the admission by
lations, began circulating legis­
CHANCELLOR AND PRESIDENT
the sta te ’s highest labor rela­
lative
proposals
to
soften
the
Clifton R. W harton, left, and Civil Service Employees Association
tions executive, Carey told news­
Taylor Law. In news interviews,
president William L. McGowan met recently, after Dr. W harton be­
men the following day th a t he
Mr.
Wollett
publicly
adm
itted
came SUNY Chancellor.
had no plans a t th e present time
to offer any sweeping reform s
of the law.
In a release from its Albany
office. United Press International
said th a t Carey hinted th a t there
m ight be changes forthcoming in
this legislative session, but until
the contract negotiations In New
York City were cleared up he
ALBANY— A C ivil S erv ice E m p lo y e es A sso c ia tio n d e le g a tio n h e a d e d b y CSEA p r e s i­
had no intention of proposing
d e n t W illia m M cG o w a n w ill m e e t w ith o f fic ia ls o f th e s ta te O ffic e o f E m p lo y e e R e la tio n s
changes. UPI said Carey is still
la te r th i s m o n th to d isc u ss fle x tim e , a m o d e rn a p p r o a c h to p e rs o n a liz in g w o rk h o u r s lo n g
considering a legislative proposal
s o u g h t by t h e CSEA a n d o rd e re d r e c e n tly fo r s t a t e w o rk e rs by G ov. H u g h L. C a re y .
to greatly reduce the authority
Flextime is a system th a t alof judges to issue injunctioris
lows employees to alter their While it sounds simple enough, forms and exists now in the
against public employee strikes
it may not be the utopia th a t state’s D epartm ent of Motor Vework hours somewhat to better
unless a clear and present danger
the news media is cracking it up
g ^ t flextime can m ean
suit their individual needs, while
to the public from such a strike
to be, according to a CSEA
^
.
increasing productivity and ex­
is established in advance.
different thm gs to different peopanding service to the public. spokesman
(Continued on Page 3)
Jo h n M. Carey, director of
(Continued on Page 3)
C S E A C a u tio u s , B u t H o p e f u l
O n C a r e y 's F l e x t i m e O p t i o n
$ 1 7 M illio n F ro m S u it
P lu s 5 P e r c e n t R a is e
D u e In S e v e r a l W e e k s
ALBANY— T h e Civil S erv ice E m p l 9 yees A sso c ia tio n r e ­
p o rte d la s t w eek t h a t a 5 p e r c e n t w ith a $500 m in im u m s a liry in c re a s e e ffe c tiv e A pril 1, w ill be re fle c te d in p a y c h e c k s
issued in a little over a m o n th fro m n o w fo r th e 145,000 s t a t e
employees represented by CSEA.
It will be the third salary inthe 5 percent or $500 minimum
f'rease under the present contract
increase effective April 1 for the
’•'•egotiated for the state workers
145,000 state workers in the four
by CSEA, and will raise to 14 big CSEA-represented bargaining
; orcent with a $1,400 minimum
units will be reflected in pay­
'he wage increases gained by the
checks issued on April 12 for em­
' mployees under the present
ployees on the Administrative
agreement.
payroll and on April 19 for em­
And thousands of those em­
ployees on the state Institutional
ployees will also share in a whop­
payroll. I t will be the third sal­
ping additional $17 million ex­
ary increase in a year, adding to
pected to be paid in about a the 5 percent or $500 hike that
month and resulting from CSEA’s was effective April 1, 1977 and
class action grievances filed the 4 percent or $400 minimum
''gainst the state which success­
paid effective October 1, 1977.
fully guaranteed full promotional
And, Mr. McCtowan announced.
and increm ental increases to It is anticipated th a t thousands
those eligible under the present of state workers promoted on or
contract.
after April 1 of last year will
CSEA president W illiam L. share in about $17 million in ret­
McGowan reported th a t a t the
roactive makeup pay th a t should
Present time it is expected th a t
(Continued on Page 3)
CSEA’s Office of Member Serv­
ices, told the Leader th a t Flex­
tim e means m any things to many
people and w hat it actually holds
in store for state workers is far
from certain.
“The first concern th a t struck
me had to do w ith the way the
media handled the release of the
Executive O rder,” Mr. Carey
said, “particularly in mentioning
'four-day workweeks’ and 'days
off in the middle of th e week’
which are not mentioned In the
Executive Order a t all.
“Flextime is nothing new. It
has been used in certain areas
of private industry in v%i[ious
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d u m p in g o f m e n ta l p a t ie n t s by th e s t a t e h a s e n d e d a m id a n
a d m issio n fro m th e A c tin g C o m m issio n e r o f M e n ta l H y g ien e
th at dumpmg has. In fact, been
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in o n e c o n g re s s io n a l dii^liii^t
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d o n ’t h e r a ld a t r e n d . H ow ­
ever, Republicans are
much of the victory by R c p ^
pitaOs. “Dr. PifeiKSNit v^rdered t ^ t
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ALBANY— G o als a n d c o m ­
m itte e p a r tic ip a tio n w ere a p ­
p ro v ed by th e C ivil S ervice
E m p lo y ees A sso c ia tio n B o a rd
of Directors a t its February
meeting for the ad hoc com­
mittees to act on behalf of wo­
men and on behalf of minorities.
The ad hoc committefes will
consist of four members from
the Board and one from each of
the six Regions.
Six committee goals were out­
lined. (Substitute the word “m i­
norities” where “women” appears
below.)
—Safeguard women’s rights in
regard to public employment.
—Input into contract nego­
tiations regarding promotional
opportunities to elevate women
from th e “clerical ghetto.”
—Help wometi in employment,
training, counseling and help in
problems of education.
—Examine the possibility of a
questionnaire issued through the
Leader directed toward establish­
ing the desires of women for opportunitie’s to be promoted w ith­
in the civil service system.
—A ttend meetings with other
women’s labor groups to share
problems, accomplishments, etc.
(Continued on Page 3)
14
ALBANY— D e s p ite a n a d m is s io n b y h is o w n la b o r r e l a ­
tio n s e x p e r t t h a t th e s t a t e ’s c o n tro v e rs ia l T a y lo r L aw is
u n f a ir ly w e ig h te d in fa v o r o f m a n a g e m e n t, G ov. H u g h L.
C a re y sa y s h e h a s n o p la n s " a t th e p r e s e n t ti m e ” to re fo rm
the law.
th a t the law was unfairly advan­
The
Governor’s
statem ent
tageous to public employers and
came on the heels of a bizarre
was not the model of fairness
set of events last week when
th at the state has pretended it
Donald W ollett, director of
was.
Carey’s Office of Employee Re­
But despite the admission by
lations, began circulating legis­
CHANCELLOR AND PRESIDENT
the sta te ’s highest labor rela­
lative
proposals
to
soften
the
Clifton R. W harton, left, and Civil Service Employees Association
tions executive, Carey told news­
Taylor Law. In news interviews,
president William L. McGowan met recently, after Dr. W harton be­
men the following day tliat he
Mr.
W
ollett
publicly
adm
itted
came SUNY Chancellor.
had no plans a t the present time
to offer any sweeping reforms
of the law.
In a release from its Albany
office. U nited Press International
said th a t Carey hinted th a t there
m ight be changes forthcoming in
this legislative session, but until
the contract negotiations in New
York City were cleared up he
ALBANY— A C ivil S erv ice E m p lo y e es A sso c ia tio n d e le g a tio n h e a d e d by CSEA p r e s i­
had no intention of proposing
d e n t W illia m M cG o w an w ill m e e t w ith o f fic ia ls o f th e s ta te O ffic e o f E m p lo y e e R e la tio n s
changes. UPI said Carey is still
l a t e r th is m o n th to d isc u ss fle x tim e , a m o d e rn a p p r o a c h to p e rs o n a liz in g w o rk h o u r s lo n g
considering a legislative proposal
s o u g h t by th e CSEA a n d o rd e re d r e c e n tly f o r s t a t e w o rk e rs by G ov. H u g h L. C a re y .
to greatly reduce the authority
Flextime is a system th a t alof judges to issue injunctions
W hile it sounds simple enough,
forms and exists now in the
lows employees to alter their
against public employee strikes
it may not be the utopia th a t sta te’s D epartm ent of Motor V^work hours somewhat to better
unless a clear and present danger
the news media is cracking it up
flextime can mean
suit their individual needs, while
to the public from such a strike
increasing productivity and ex­
to be, according to a CSEA different things to different peois established in advance.
panding service to the public. spokesman
(Continued on Page 3)
Jo h n M. Carey, director of
(Continued on Page 3)
C S E A C a u tio u s , B u t H o p e f u l
O n C a r e y 's F l e x t i m e O p t i o n
$ 1 7 M illio n F ro m S u it
P lu s 5 P e r c e n t R a is e
D u e In S e v e r a l W e e k s
ALBANY— T h e Civil S erv ice E m p lo y e es A sso c ia tio n r e ­
p o rte d la s t w eek t h a t a 5 p e r c e n t w ith a $500 m in im u m s a l­
ary in c re a s e e ffe c tiv e A pril 1, w ill be r e fle c te d in p a y c h e c k s
issued in a little over a m o n th fro m n o w fo r th e 145,000 s t a t e
employees represented by CSEA.
It will be the third salary in ­
the 5 percent or $500 minimum
crease under the present contract
increase effective April 1 for the
'negotiated for the state workers
145,000 state workers in the four
by CSEA, and will raise to 14 big CSEA-represented bargaining
-'ereent with a $1,400 minimum
units will be reflected in pay­
the wage increases gained by the
checks issued on April 12 for emmployees under the present
iJloyees on the Administrative
'igreement.
payroll and on April 19 for em­
And thousands of those em­
ployees on the state Institutional
ployees will also share in a whop­
payroll. I t will be the third sal­
ping additional $17 million exary increase in a year, adding to
.^ected to be paid in about a
the 5 percent or $500 hike that
month and resulting from CSEA’s was effective April 1, 1977 and
tlass action grievances filed the 4 percent or $400 minimum
Against the state which success­
paid effective October 1, 1977.
fully guaranteed full promotional
And, Mr. McGowan arinouncefd,
and increm ental increases to it is anticipated th a t thousands
those eligible under the prefsent of state workers promoted on or
contract.
after April 1 of last year will
CSEA president W illiam L. share in about $17 million in ret­
McGowan reported th at a t the
roactive makeup pay th a t should
Present time it Is expected th a t
(Continued on Page 3)
CSEA’s Office of Member Serv­
ices, told the Lefader th a t Flex­
tim e means m any things to many
people and w hat it actually holds
in store for state workers is far
from certain.
“The first concern th at struck
me had to do with the way the
media handled the release of the
Executive O rder,” Mr. Carey
said, “particularly in mentioning
‘four-day workweeks’ and ‘days
off in the middle of th e week’
which are not mentioned in the
Executive Order a t all.
“Flextime is nothing new. It
has been used in certain areas
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p lo y e es A s s o c ia tio n ’s m a ssiv e m e d ia c a m p a ig n a g a in s t th e
d u m p in g o f m e n ta l p a t ie n t s by th e s t a t e h a s e n d e d a m id a n
a d m is s io n fro m th e A c tin g C o m m issio n e r o f M e n ta l H y g ien e
th at dumpmg has, in fact, been
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Sometimes, it doesn’t pay to
have a semse of humor. This can
be an exceptionally dangerous
handicap in politics, as was
shown in the Legislature last
week.
heads the state Commerce De­
partm ent, got even worse notices
than did Mr. Posnefr.
S tate Senator John Marchl,
who heads the Senate Finance
Committee, has been a very sev­
ere critic of an advertising series
put out by Mr. Dyson’s depart­
ment. The ads have draw n con­
siderable comment both good
and bad. They seem to have ap­
peared to Mr. Marchl to be a
depiction of Mr. Dyson and his
boss. Governor Carey, as th e sole
persons leading the state out of
a n y number of dilemmas, sort of
like Moses leading everybody out
of bondage from Egypt.
The Senator was not in a very
cordial mood, therefore, when
Mr. Dyson appeared before Mr.
M archl’s committee for approval
of his appointm ent as chairm an
of the state Urban Development
Corporation wearing a mask
which was said to have been p art
of a Lone Ranger outfit (the sig­
nificance of which was never very
clearly explained). The masked
m an was received by stone faces
and a quick rejection of his
nomination. Later, the Democratdominated Assembly vetoed any
funds for ads th a t would carry
Mr. Dyson’s picture.
• • •
A short time ago we reported
here th a t an informed source de­
clared Governor Carey would sup­
port some substantive changes
In the harsher aspects of the
Assemblyman Seymour Posner,
who carries the unofficial desig­
nation of Clown Prince in the
Capitol, has produced gales of
laughter in and out of the halls
of the Legislature with his selfdeprecating sense of hum or and
his gift for parody. Not every­
one in the two houses, however,
is appreciative of his comic cap­
ers and the non-laughers almost
did Mr. Posner out of his mem­
bership on the state W orkmen's
Compensation Board.
Normally, the Senate gives ap­
proval to such nominations with­
out much ado. But, last week,
some Republican Senators who
have been very nettlefd by Mr.
Posner’s verbal capers decided to
show their displeasure was very
real and launched a last-m inute
drive to deny him the position.
They very nearly succeeded and
Mr. Posner got in by only a onevote margin.
The norm al supposition Is th a t
the new board member will be
chastened and conduct himself In
a much more serious m atter in
the future.
Don’t bet on It!
Elsewhere, In w hat m ight be
called “The Case of the Masked
Commissioner,” John Dyson, who
G re c o , M c ln e rn e y N a m e d
T o K ey A s s e m b ly P o s ts
ALBANY—Two key sh ifts in Assembly com m ittee chair­
m anships of concern to public employees were announced
last week by Assembly Speaker Stanley Steingut.
Stephen Greco (D -Buffalo) was nam ed to head the
Labor Committee, and Thomas
M clnerney (D-Yonkers) was ap­
pointed to succeed him as chair­
m an of the Governmental Em ­
ployees Committee.
Mr. Greco, first elected to the
Assembly in 1958, has earned the
regard of public employees for
his sponsorship of im portant la­
bor programs such as the Agency
Shop Bill and legislation increas­
ing the am ount retirees may earn.
to study problems of the deaf.
As Labor Committee chairm an,
Mr. Greco succeeds Seymour
Posner, who was confirmed by
the Senate last week as a mem­
ber of the state W orkmen’s Com­
pensation Board.
Mr. Posner, a Bronx Democrat
who served in the Assembly for
13 years, is also highly regarded
by public employees.
“Mr. Posner has been a good
friend to public employees in
his years In the Assembly, and
while we will miss his presence
i n ; tb ei Xii^lilaiture; jL-know ^he
Will
Mr. M clnerney, a former mem­
ber of the W estchester Board of
Supervisors, served In the. As­
sembly from^*l9W-72 and'WJW-jce^
elected in lOTO'
servini the
fdu^ ibt'triiu j^ e a rs as chairm m i
of a tem porary state commlaslon
ities ^of
dediieattpii;,
to his n e w jjiiiS ls S ^ e COTkpen-
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popieiiarly knowi!
a “Lulu,” jt>n top of the $22,000 .
salary all Assemblymen receive.
The other two chairm anships
each carry a $5,000 extra stipend.
Taylor Law. This seemed to have
been confirmed early last week
when a spokesman from the Gov­
ernor’s office announced Mr.
Carey
would
support
such
changes as reduced penalties for
strikes, etc. A short time later,
the Gov, himself, rebutted his
spokesman and said th a t he was
not committed to any substantive
Taylor Law changes a t this point.
Does this m ean th a t there
won’t be any? Not necessarily.
You see, we all know th a t in
politics what you hear isn’t neces­
sarily w hat you’re going to get
because the pols like to know
they are on firm ground when
they make a controversial pro­
posal. So, It’s not unusual for the
first m an to send up a balloon,
followed by th e next m an shoot­
ing It down and then letting
everybody act and react for a bit.
If Mr. Carey finds the proposed
Taylor Law changes don’t really
disturb anyone too much then
he can move back to position one
without any harm . If the flack
is too heavy then he stays w ith
position number two.
The Leader apologizes to St. Lawrence County Highway
Superintendent John Cook for statem en ts in last week’s
edition, Feb. 24, in this sam e location.
It has been brought to our atten tion by Richard Reno,
president of Civil Service Em­
ployees Association Local 845 In
th at county, th a t our story was
subject to m isinterpretation.
"Mr. Cook has been very good
to the membership here," Mr.
Reno said, “and we would like
to see an apology made to him.
Our members even circulated a
pstition supporting Mr. Cook
during the two years of charges
and countercharges about the
Highway D epartm ent here.”
The Leader acknowledges that,
through a series of small and u n ­
related printing errors, a wrong
impression may have been given.
S T A T E N IS L A N D
Retirement near M yr­
tle Beach, S.C. New
brick homes are hand
built. Not mobile. Not
modular. Lot 80 x 120.
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be reflected in p a y c h e ^ issued
March 29 and April, ^ for the
Administrative and In ^itutional
payroll, respectively. He said it
expected th a t the Stiite Legis­
lature will en act legislation to
provide the funds during the
eek of M arch 6. He cautioned
that passage could be delayed
slightly and th a t would delay
the expected issuance of the
troactive makeup checks ac­
cordingly, possibly two weeks to
th^ following pay period.
These substantial increfases in
salary th a t will be reflected in
paychecks issued in the next
month or so should be another
minder to state employees of
the etfectiveness and expertise of
CSEA. The 14 percent or $1,400
minimum increase gained since
just last April is visible proof of
CSEA’s negotiating power, and
the $17 million gained for state
workers under our tremendously
successful class action griefvances
promotional pay clearly proves
our overall effectiveness in rep­
resenting their best interests to
the utm ost,” Mr. McGtowan
stated.
Soard Meets
(Continued from Page 1) ^
—Access to the reports of the
legislative and political action
committee on issues concerning
women’s interests in employment.
In reporting on this year’s
state elections, legislative and po­
litical action chairm an M artin
Langer explained th a t regional
committees will again be given
the task of interviewing candiliates, suggesting endorsements
nd further suggesting how camlaign contributions will be made,
e noted th a t th e union “must
main n eu tra l” in the Governor’s
tee during the current leglslaive session so ai> n o t to jeoparUze the union’s legislative proam.
The Board acted favorably on
motion submitted by budget
ommittee chairm an Howard
■ropsey (Albany County) to
larify th a t: “W hen any other
ommittee, duly appointed by the
esident of the Association or
he Board of Directors of the
^sociation, reports the need for
iinds to the Board, it is undertood th a t the committee m akDg the request shall have done
il the necessary investigative
ork, thereby relieving the budt committee of any responsiWty other th a n reporting the
^'ailability of funds requested.”
Legal assistance fees for 14
>se5 were approved by the Board,
ing on a report presented by
nding legal committee chairn Joseph Conway.
A new Local charter was apoved for Division of Probation
Ployees, formerly affiliated
'th Capital Region TV's Extive Local 659.
Constitution and By-Laws re'‘ion committee chairm an K enCadieux announced th a t
am endm ents requiring sec’'<1 readings will be brought up
' tiie April 4-5 Delegates Con■'ition in Albany. (These will
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Patricia Miller (Region IV
rital Hygiene) and A. Victor
(Labor) were elected to fill
|-ancies on th e D irectors Com^ r ^ ^ e , which is the union’s
^ P ^ lle s t policy-making body,
^ ff^ tin g only on an emergency
in place of the full Board.
F ro ip
In noting the 5 p e r c ^ t or $500'
Increase to be effective April 1,
the CSEA president reminded
th a t increm ents for those eligible
will be added to the individual’s
salary first and then the 5 per­
cent computed on th a t larger
total, the same procedure as in
the past.
The increases to be reflected
in paychecks issued next m onth
total in excess of $100 million
overall, according to Mr. Mc-
S u it
P lu s
Qowai). He said tHe' 5 percent or
$500 minimum increase to be
effective April 1 is w orth more
th a n $68 million in new money
to state workers, and th a t in­
crem ents payable as of April 1
to those eligible for them will
total about $20 million more.
The $17 million in retroactive
promotion pay pushes th e in ­
crease in the total state payroll
to well over $100 million.
“We said th a t when we h am ­
5%
R a is e
mered out the present contract
th a t the settlem ent was one of
the outstanding labor negotiation
achievements in the history of
public employee collective b ar­
gaining in New York, and the
newest increase in salary under
th at contract only serves to em­
phasize th a t,” Mr. McGowan
stated. “And I ’m especially
pleased over the successful griev­
ances, won w ithout interference
of th ird-party interveners, th at
D u e
guarantees full promotional and
increm ental increases to every­
one eligible, ju st exactly as CSEA
said was th e case all along. It
shows th at not only is CSEA the
most professional and accom­
plished labor union in negotia­
tions m atters, b ut Just as impor­
tantly th a t CSEA has th e knowl­
edge, th e expertise and the capa­
bilities of defending contract
provisions and protecting em­
ployee rights a t all times.”
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(Continued from Page 1)
patients from state run facilities
and placing them in community
settings where private agencies,
operating under lucrative state
contracts, supposedly pick up the
cars of the patients. In its me­
dia campaign, CSEA pointed out
dram atically th a t all too often
that isn’t happening. The union
emphasized th a t instead of sup­
plying adequate services for the
m entally handicapped with their,
tax dollars, taxpayers were being
“ripped off” by private profiteers..
The state does directly run
some community based programs
th a t properly and efficiently deal
with the m entally handicapped
and CSEA feels these program s
should serve as a model for the
proper w^y to handle deinstitu­
tionalization. CSEA urged th a t
the Governor and Legislature fol­
low th a t example and expand
these sta te -ru n com munity based
facilities to provide adequate
aftercare to deinstitutionalized
patients.
The union recognized th a t deInstitutionalization and the re­
lated practice of “contractingout” for services not only jeop­
ardized the care of the patients
and wasted the money of tax ­
payers, but also posed a serious
th reat to the job security of pres­
ent state employees.
CORRECTION
In the Feb. 17 issue of the
Leader, there was a m isprint
in the article. “Tioga CSEA
Local Signs 3-Year Pact.” The
raise for the first year of the
contract is 9.45 percent, not
0.45 percent. The Leader re ­
grets th e error.
CSEA endorses the concept of
deinstitutionalization b u t insists
th at this practice be conducted
in a proper m anner, through
state run programs, to insure
th a t there is a continuity of ser­
vice provided to the deinstitu­
tionalized patients and th a t the
taxpayers’ money is not squan­
dered to line the pockets of
private profiteers.
Jam es Cohen, CSEA’s con­
sultant on M ental Hygiene, has
repeatedly stressed th a t there is
a clear solution to the deinstitu­
tionalization and dumping prob­
in c lu d e
th e d a te , tim e ,
contracting out, a problem which
extends to practically all state
agencies as well as M ental Hy­
giene, will get under way in midM arch and run into mid-April.
The focus of the cam paign will
be an extensive poster “blitz” in
the New York City tran sit system
and placement of approximately
100 billboards in key locations
throughout th e state.
While the union is pleased th a t
the dumping issue seems to have
been won, the CSEA war on “contractin g -o u t” will undoubtedly
continue.
H o p e fu l O n F le x tim e O p tio n
(Continued from Page 1)
pie. T h a t’s the reason for our
meeting w ith OER. In every
labor-m anagem ent meeting we
have had with the state over
the years, we have strongly urged
flextime as an intelligent way to
improve
employee conditions
while increasing productivity and
expanding service to th e public.
“By and large, m anagem ent
has been reluctant to talk about
it, because they’re concerned
about controlling it. Now they
have to talk about it and we
w ant to be sure th a t when flex­
time starts to be im plemented in
the other departm ents and agen­
cies, it won’t be a t the expense
of public employees.”
Mr. Carey said th at whatever is
done w ith flextime m ust con­
form to th e specifications exist­
ing in the contract. Provisions
already exist for modification of
the starting and quitting times
In fo rm a tio n fo r fh e C a le n d a r may be s u b m ift« d d ir e c tly to TH E LEADER.
It^ s h o u ld
lems. Dr. Cohen, in CSEA’s own
“white paper” on th e issue, called
“To Nowhere and Back Again,”
proposed th a t state-ru n pro­
grams be used with staffing pro­
vided through retraining of in ­
stitutional employees transferred
from present state facilities as
the process progresses.
Dr. Cohen and CSEA were g ra­
tified to see th a t the state has
finally adm itted th a t the prob­
lem exists, and seems to be in­
terested in resolving it.
Phase n i of th e CSEA media
campaign against dumping and
p lace, address and
c ity
fo r th e
The address is: C iv il Service Leader, 233 B roadw ay, N ew York,
fu n c tio n .
N. f .
10007.
A tt n . : C S E A C a le n d a r.
MARCH
I—New York City Local 010 executive committee special meeting:
5:15 p.m., Francois Restaurant, I 10 John St., Manhattan.
1—O range County Local executive board meeting: 7:30 p.m.,
Local office, 255 Greenwich Avenue, Goshen. ^
2—General Services Local 660 executive committee meeting: 5:30
p.m., Horan's Restaurant, 848 Livingston Ave., Albany.
2—Environmental Conservation Local 655 "Fabulous 50's Nite
Dance."
3—Wilton Developmental Center Local 416 business and social
meeting: 7:30 p.m., Knights of Columbus, Saratoga Springs.
3-4—Western Region VI delegates meeting: C harter House. Transit
Rd., Route 78, Williamsville.
3-4—Central Region V delegates meeting: Treadway Inn, Binghamton.
4 —Binghamton School unit dinner-dance: 6 p.m., St. Mary's O rtho­
dox Church, Baxter St., Binghamton.
6-7—Health Department labor-management meeting (tentative):
Quality Inn, Albany.
8—Statewide State Executive Committee meeting. Statewide Coun­
ty Executive Committee meeting.
9—Statewide Board of Directors meeting.
so an employee under flextime
could go to work early and leave
early or go later and leave later.
B ut the Implementation m echan­
isms for the system m ust be
established.
“In some departm ents and
agencies,
work
requirem ents
m ight n o t lend themselves to one
variation of flextime, th e fourday workweek. Under th at varia­
tion, the worker extends each
workday so th a t his weekly hours
are performed in four days
rather th an five. Obviously th a t
can create problems and the em­
ployer isn’t ju st going to open
it up to everyone. There are a
lot of questions yet to be an s­
wered, and th a t’s why we set up
the session with the OER,” Mr.
Carey said.
The Executive O rder directs
S ta te :
T a y lo r
(Continued from Page 1)
Mr. W ollett had proposed
sweeping revisions of th e Taylor
Law th at cam e close to the re­
forms sought by CSEA’s legisla­
tive and political action pro­
gram.
The proposed reforms would
have elim inated the Taylor Law
provision
th a t
autom atically
places any public employee in­
volved in a strike on probation­
ary status for one year. Addition­
ally the proposed OER legislation
would have repealed th e striking
employee probationary penalty
and the dues check-off penalty
powers of th e Public Employ­
m ent Relations Board; required a
jury trial before a union or
striker could be convicted of
violating a no-strike injunction,
and limited imposition of no
strike injunctions to situations
where there is a th rea t of “sub­
stantial and irreparable injury to
public health, safety and wel­
fare.”
Also reportedly being consid­
ered by Mr. W ollett was a waiver
provision of the Taylor Law’s
“tw o-for-one” strike penalty, if
the employer had engaged in an
each departm ent and agency to
consult w ith the OER before
implementing any flextime op­
tions and for the agency, with
OER, to confer with the “duly
designated representatives of the
state employees who will be a f­
fected by the work schedule.”
Mr. Carey said the CSEA will in ­
sist on being consulted prior to
im plem entation of flextime by
agencies or departm ents In its
bargaining units.
“We w ant to see flextime be­
come a reality,” he said. “T h a t’s
why we have been pushing for it
right along. B ut we m ust m ake
sure th a t it is established in a
fair and proper system th at does
not violate any contractual
agreem ents or in any way en­
danger the em ployment oppor­
tunities of incumbent employees.”
Law
U n fair
improper practice or had a t­
tempted to prolong a strike.
Mr. Wollett, who represents
the state In negotiations with
CSEA on contracts, told UPI th a t
he personally favored repeal of
the tw o-for-one penalty and
would give m ost public workers
the right to strike.
W ith the G overnor’s own labor
relations expert publicly adm it­
ting th a t the Taylor Law needs
reform and given the fact th at
this is an election year, it appears
some reform of the controversial
Taylor Law will take place this
year, a CSEA spokesman said.
CSEA Is spearheading the Pub­
lic Employee Conference, a state­
wide organization composed of
22 public employee unions th a t
banded together to exert their
collective legislative and political
strength to force reforms of the
Taylor Law.
While
the
PEC-sponsored
legislation is nearly identical to
th at advocated by Mr. Wollett,
it additionally provides for an
improper practice provision for
employers who refuse to extend
the term s of a contract beyond
its expiration in the absence of
a successor agreement.
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ALBANY— Griminal inves­
tigators in district attorneys’
offices are not entitled to
autom atic exem ption from
civil service classification because
c i t y —Candlda'tes
CHARLES D. BRfeXTEL
. . . limited Judicial remedy
m b it n t io a U ic t S ta y s
iD e s p ite C ity 's D e m u r
ALBANY — The
sta te ’s
(highest court told city o f f i­
cials throughout th e sta te
last week th a t once th ey
[enter into collective bargaining
contracts calling for arbitrators
to determ ine punishm ents for
(employees guilty of misconduct.
I they have to live by those agree­
ments and cannot impose their
Iown penalties.
The notice came when the sta te
ICourt of Appefals. by a nan'ow
4-3 vote, upheld an arb itra to r’s
decision to suspend for six
months a B ingham ton building
and m aintenance superintendent
who h ad adm itted accepting
bribes. The Mayor of Bingham ' ton had previously fired the supIerintendent, R ichard Cornwell.
The ruling represented a vlcItory for the Bingham ton Civil
Service Forum, the local bargain­
ing agent for Bingham ton city
employees. The union filed a
I grievance and dem anded arbiitration as provided in its conI tract immediately after the May|or discharged Mr. Cornwcfll.
The four-judge m ajority, in reIversing a lower appeals court
that had backed the Mayor, said
that once Bingham ton officials
[agreed to arbitration, they could
Inot appeal th e ruling Just be|caus^ they didn’t like the result.
"The collective
bargaining
■agreement between th e parties
here expressly provided th a t reso­
lution of w hether theref was Just
cause for the discharge or other
discipline of an employee was
to be resolved in a four-step
grievance procediu'e, culm inating
in arbitration,” Judge Lawremce
H. Cooke wrote for the majority.
"Indeed, the parties here also
stipulated orally on the record
to subm it this very issue of Just
cause to the arbitrator.”
The only legal ground on
which the City could challenge
the arbitrator’s decision to sus­
pend the employee was whether
it violated “public policy,” th a t
is, whether it went contrary to
w hat a proper penalty should
have been for accepting bribes.
But the court pointed out since
there is no autom atic provision
th a t “a bribe-receiving public
employee m ust be discharged,”
therefore “there is nothing in
the aw ard which would render it
irrational as a m atter of law or
violative of public policy.”
The m ajority opinion conclud­
ed th a t once Bingham ton “b ar­
gained to arbitrate w hether there
was Just cause for the discipline
or discharge of a municipal em ­
ployee, and having submitted th a t
very issue to the arbitrator, the
city is bound by th e determ ina­
tion of the tribunal to which the
dispute was submitted . . . The
bargain, having been struck, m ust
now be honored.”
of the confidential n atu re of their
work, th e state’s highest court
has ruled.
The ruling last m onth by th e
Court of Appeals rejecteid a claim
by Nassau D istrict A ttorney Den­
ts Dillon th a t all such investiga­
tors in his office should be ex­
em pt from civil service exam ina­
tion. The DA claimed th a t n o t
only was the work confidential,
b u t th e Job of investigator re­
quired “qualities of ch aracter not
easily tested by exam ination.”
The court unanimously affirm ­
ed decisions by both the Brook­
lyn Appellate Division and the
Nassau Civil Service Commission
th a t refused to reclassify inves­
tigators as exempt. I t also ap­
plied to a lawsuit involving the
Orange County District Attorney.
The Court of Appeals said th a t
except for chief crim inal inves­
tigators or certain non-com petitive specialists, most investiga­
tory positions m ust be filled ac­
cording to exam if the local civil
service commission w ants it so.
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H A TE V E R a m b itio n s fo rm e r N ew Y o rk C ity M a y o r J o h n
L in d sa y m a y h a v e h a d w ere b u rie d in th e sn o w o f 1969
in Q u ee n s. D e sp ite b e in g o n e o f th e e a r lie s t a n d m o s t elo ­
q u e n t s p o k e sm e n o n c o n tro v e rs ia l issu es t h a t h a v e m o stly
b e e n re so lv e d in a c c o rd w ith M r. L in d s a y ’s view s, h is s u b ­
s e q u e n t 1972 p r e s id e n tia l b id w as fro z e n by th e u n fo rg iv e ­
n e ss o f h is o w n N ew Y ork C ity e le c to ra te .
N ow a n o t h e r sie g e o f w in te r b lizza rd s h a s ro u se d th e
fu ry o f N ew Y o rk e rs fro m th e tip of L o n g I s la n d to th e
u p s ta te N o rth C o u n try to th e B u f f a lo - N ia g a r a F ro n tie r .
L e tte r - w r ite r s to th is n e w sp a p e r h a v e ex p re sse d th e ir
o u tr a g e a t th e f a c t t h a t th e S ta te , as w ell a s N ew Y o rk C ity ,
h a s d e m a n d e d t h a t civil s e r v a n ts c h a r g e th e tim e th e y w ere
s h u t o u t o f w ork d u rin g th e s e e m e rg e n c ie s a g a in s t th e ir ow n
p e rs o n a l le av e tim e — w h e th e r it be sic k le av e , v a c a tio n tim e
o r p e rs o n a l d a y s.
I n B u ffa lo la s t w in te r, p eo p le w ere ev e n to ld by t h a t
c ity ’s m a y o r t h a t th e y w ould be s u b je c t to $50 fin e s if th e y
a tte m p te d to d riv e th e ir c a rs in c ity s tr e e ts . I t w as d e c la re d
a n a tio n a l e m e rg e n c y th e re , a t G o v e rn o r C a re y ’s re q u e st.
T h is w in te r, w ith its su ccessiv e sto rm s , n e a r ly th e e n tir e
s ta te h a s b e e n im m o b ilize d a t o n e tim e or th e o th e r.
Im a g in e th e a n g e r o f w o rk e rs w ho s tr u g g le d in to w ork
— k n o w in g t h a t th e G o v e rn o r h a d v e to e d th e L e g is la tu re ’s
snow bill la s t y e a r — o n ly to be to ld by th e ir su p e rv is o rs to
go h o m e an y h o w .
O n ce a g a in , p u b lic em p lo y ee s w ere to ld to c h a r g e th e
lo st tim e a g a in s t th e ir o w n tim e .
W h a t c o n c e rn s u s h e re is t h a t th e C ivil S erv ice E m ­
ployees A sso c ia tio n is b e in g c h a lle n g e d fo r r e p r e s e n ta tio n
r ig h ts fo r th e s t a t e ’s P ro fe s s io n a l- S c ie n tif ic -T e c h n ic a l B a r­
g a in in g U n it m e m b e rs.
T h e CSEA h a s r e p r e s e n te d th e s e p eo p le sin c e s e p a r a te
b a r g a in in g u n its w ere fo rm e d in 1969, y e t th e f r u s t r a tio n
a n d a n g e r of p u b lic em p lo y ee s is r e a c h in g s u c h a fu ry o v er
th e s e g o v e r n m e n ta l d e c isio n s t h a t we w o rry t h a t th e r e a l
issu es m a y be o v erlo o k e d by m a n y p eo p le w h o w a n t to s tr ik e
o u t in re v e n g e a g a in s t th e f ir s t a v a ila b le o b je c t— fo r m e m ­
bers o f th e P S T U n it, th is co u ld be th e i r u n io n .
T a k e fo r e x a m p le th i s e x c e r p t o f a le tte r f ro m a J e ric h o ,
L.I., w o m a n : “T h ro u g h n o f a u lt o f m y ow n , h e e d in g t h e a d ­
vice o f sin c e re p u b lic o ffic ia ls, I h a v e lo s t h a r d - e a r n e d
v a c a tio n tim e . O ffic es in m y d is tr ic t w ere c lo sed a s tig h tly
a s th e ro a d s w ere im p a s s a b le — a n d y o u le t th e G o v e rn o r g e t
aw a y w ith it. H is a c ts w ere u n c o n s c io n a b le ! ”
I n h e r f r u s tr a tio n , sh e a sk s “ H ow m u c h w o rse co u ld
a n o t h e r u n io n b e ? ”
U n fo r tu n a te ly , s h e fa ils to re a liz e t h a t e v e ry o th e r
p u b lic -e m p lo y e e u n io n in t h e s ta te , in c lu d in g th e A F L -C IO a f f ilia te d u n io n s in N ew Y o rk C ity, a re fa c e d w ith th e sa m e
p re d ic a m e n t.
T h e CSEA w ork ed h a r d la s t y e a r to g e t le g is la tio n
th r o u g h th e S ta t e S e n a te a n d th e A ssem b ly to re im b u rse
B u f f a lo - a r e a p u b lic em p lo y ee s fo r th e lo s t tim e , b u t th e b ill
w as v e to e d by th e G o v ern o r.
W e w ould su g g e st t h a t th is w o m a n ’s a n g e r a n d t h a t o f
a n y o n e else so a n g e re d be d ire c te d w h e re it b e lo n g s. All it
ta k e s is a p o s ta l c a r d to G ov. H u g h L. C a re y , T h e E x e c u tiv e
C h a m b e r, C a p ito l, A lb an y , N.Y. 12224.
H e fa c e s a n e le c tio n th is year^, too.
(M .O .B .)
(Continued from Pagre 1)
llcans William Green over former
Rep. Bella Abzug in the recent
M anhattan East Sid^ congres­
sional race.
They also find satisfaction in
the victory of former S tate Sena­
tor Robert O arcia on th e Re­
publican and Liberal! p arty lines
in the Bronx. He was elected to
the congre'ssional seat vacated by
Deputy Mayor H erm an Badillo.
The search of politicians for
hopeful signs is imderscored by
their elation over Oarcia, even
though he has announced th a t
he will serve in th e House as a
Democrat. The fact th a t so m any
Democrats in th e South Bronx
did not regard it as treason to
pull the Republican lefver is con­
sidered by them to be a clear
triumph.
No Surprise
Actually New York’s special
election did not produce any
surprising results, except th e
Green—Abzug race. T he only
change in the State Legislature
make-up occurred in the Assem­
bly, where Republican Audre T.
Cooke captured the seat v a c a t e
by Assemblyman Thomas Prey in
Rochester. However, th a t came
as no surprise to Democrats.
(Fi'ey had been appointed direc­
tor of operations for Governor
Carefy.)
Democrats always regarded
Frey’s district’ as m arginal and
understood his victories there
were a tribute to his personality
and personal stren g th among
voters.
Democratic
Assembly
m ajority went from 90 to 89,
no real difference in Democratic
control in th a t chamber.
Republicans, however, see elec­
tion results here as a growing
disenchantm ent with th e C arter
A dministration. In special con­
gressional elections held since
C arter became President, Repub­
licans won five out of six spe­
cial elections, including G arcia’s.
Two Republican victories are
clearly regarded as significant:
One is the election of Green
and the other, a Republican vic­
tory in a Democratic stronghold
in Louisiana.
Apart from the sm attering of
election returns. Republicans find
m any reasons for their belief
th a t the C arter A dm inistration
is not doing well. They point to
the em barrassm ent over Budget
Director Bert Lance’s resignation.
They believe m uch more will
emerge to discredit Democrats
because of the way David M arsten, U.S. attorney in Philadel­
phia, was fired.
Prom an economic point of
view, Republicans cite the wors­
ening condition of th e stock
market. They believe C arter has
mishandled th e coal m iners’
strike and feel thef public shares
their view. They also point to
farm ers’ growing dissatisfaction
and militance. They antici­
pate th a t m uch more d irt will
fly because of the activities of
Pennsylvania Congressmen Josh­
ua Eilberg and Daniel L. Flood.
Another W atergate
Republicans see another W ater­
gate looming on the horizon with
the Democrats as victims this
time.
Many things may happen be­
tween now and November, but
Republicans expect to do very
well in congressional and state
elections this year.
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Mr. Gaba is a member of the New York Bar and Chairman
of the Nassau County Bar Association Labor Law Committee.
D is m is s e d I l l e g a l l y
T h e a p p e lla n t w as h ir e d a s a p ro v is io n a l S e p t. 25, 1972,
a s a tr a f f ic e n g in e e r fo r t h e C ity o f B u ffa lo . H e w as n o tifie d
S e p t. 18, 1974, t h a t h e h a d p a s se d a c o m p e titiv e civ il service
e x a m in a tio n a n d w as f ir s t o n th e list. T h e r e f o r e , h e was
c o n tin u e d in h is jo b a s tr a f f ic e n g in e e r.
I n th e S p rin g o f 1975, a f t e r h e p a s se d th e e x a m in a tio n ,
th e C ity a tte m p te d to h a v e h is p o s itio n c la s sifie d a s exem pt.
However,, o n J u n e 6, 1975, th e s ta te D e p a r tm e n t o f C ivil S er­
vice n o tifie d th e C ity t h a t it h a d d e n ie d th e re c la ss ific a tio n
a n d t h a t th e d e p a r tm e n t b eliev e d t h a t t h e a p p e lla n t had
a c q u ire d p e r m a n e n t c o m p e titiv e c la ss s ta tu s . O n J u ly 2, 1975,
th e r e s p o n d e n t, c ity C ivil S erv ice C o m m issio n , s ta te d th a t
th e a p p e lla n t g a in e d p e r m a n e n t s ta tu s a s of J u n e 21, 1975,
(60 d a y s a f te r t h e S ta te C o m m issio n d e n ie d th e re q u e s t to
p la c e th e p o s itio n in th e e x e m p t c la ss) a n d th e C ity tre a te d
a p p e lla n t’s s ta tu to r y t h r e e - m o n th p ro b a tio n a r y p e rio d as
b e g in n in g o n t h a t d a te .
T h e C ity n o tifie d th e a p p e lla n t S e p t. 5, 1975, t h a t his
p r o b a tio n a r y p e rio d w as b e in g e x te n d e d a n o t h e r three
m o n th s , a t w h ic h tim e th e C ity te r m in a t e d h is em ploym ent.
No c h a rg e s , h e a r in g o r o th e r d ism issa l p ro c e d u re was
p ro v id ed .
S u b se q u e n tly , th e a p p e lla n t s o u g h t rev ie w o f h is dis­
m is sa l by in s t itu ti n g a n A rticle 78 p ro c e e d in g . T h e Suprem e
C o u rt, E rie C o u n ty , d ism isse d t h e p e titio n , h o ld in g t h a t the
d ism iss a l w as le g a l b e c a u s e t h e a p p e lla n t w as a p ro b atio n ary
em p lo y ee. T h e c o u r t a lso h e ld t h a t th e s t a t u t e o f lim ita tio n s
h a d r u n o u t o n a p p e lla n t’s c h a lle n g e o f th e d e te rm in a tio n
o f th e d a te o n w h ic h h is p r o b a tio n a r y s ta tu s b e g a n , and
t h a t th e c o lle c tiv e b a r g a in in g a g r e e m e n t p ro v id e d th e ap­
p e lla n t w ith a n a d m in is tr a tiv e re m e d y t h a t p re c lu d e d Article
78 re lie f.
T h e S u p re m e C o u rt, A p p e lla te D iv isio n , rev e rse d . It
n o te d t h a t S e c tio n 6 4 (4 ) o f th e C ivil S erv ice L aw provides
t h a t w h e n a p ro v is io n a l em p lo y e e ta k e s a n e x a m in a tio n and
beco m es elig ib le fo r p e r m a n e n t a p p o in tm e n t, c o n tin u a tio n
o f th e em p lo y ee in h is p o s itio n a f f o rd s h im p e r m a n e n t sta t­
us. T h e re fo re , sin c e th e a p p e lla n t p a s se d th e exam ination,^
h e o b ta in e d p e r m a n e n t s t a t u s o n S e p t. 18, 1974, t h e d ay
w as n o tifie d t h a t h is n a m e w as p la c e d o n t h e lis t, a n d his
p r o b a tio n a r y p e rio d , re q u ire d by S e c tio n 63 o f th e C ivil Ser­
vice L ^w , b e g a n to r u n o n t h a t d a te . T h e m in im u m p roba­
tio n a r y p e rio d p ro v id e d in th e C ity ’s R u le 18 is th r e e m onths,
w h ic h e x p ire d D ec. 18, 1974. T h e A p p e lla te D iv isio n held
t h a t s in c e th e p r o b a tio n a r y p e rio d w as n o t e x te n d e d before
t h a t d a te , a p p e lla n t b e c a m e p e r m a n e n t o n D ec. 18, 1974>
T h e re fo re , h e w as e n title d to th e p ro te c tio n s a ff o rd e d under
S e c tio n 75 o f th e C ivil S e rv ic e L aw , a n d h e c o u ld n o t b®
d ism isse d w ith o u t b e n e f it o f a h e a r in g b a s e d o n w ritten
c h a rg e s .
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•
T H E C O U R T fo u n d n o m e r it to th e C ity ’s contentloi^
t h a t th e c o lle c tiv e b a r g a in in g a g r e e m e n t p ro v id es a rem e d j
fo r a p p e lla n t’s g rie v a n c e a n d , th e r e f o r e , a p p e lla n t m a y hO^
(Continued on Page 7)
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By DEBORAH CASSIDT
THE PLACE: S tate Departmefnt of Labor, Albany
N
QVESTIOISt What effect, if any, have the recent winter itorma had
on your travel to and from work?
Joseph Crndo, clerk; “In the last storm I had to
leave my home one hour early
In order to be to work in time,
I had to leave a t 6:30 a.m. to
be here by 7:30 a.m. Once I
got out on the roads, I found
them to be like an obstacle
course because of stranded and
disabled vehicles. It was also
before the plows had a chance
to get out. Once I got to work
I found th a t I was one of the
few who made it. I decided th a t
it was kind of foolish to have gone through all
that,
so I told anyone who called to stay home
where it wassafe. The State didn’t care about the
loss, so it wasn’t w orth the fight.”
Victoria Lannert, clerk: “I made it in some of
th e time during the recent
storms, but found it to be slow
and difficult due to snarled
traffic. There were abandoned
cars all over the place, especi­
ally in the last storm. I missed
more time th a n I do under nor­
mal conditions. W hen I did
come in I had to leave much
earlier to get here on time. I
didn’t • like th e idea of being
told, by the S tate, to go home
early in one ofthe storms. They made an a n ­
nouncement th a t sounded like a warning and
caused a lot of unnecessary panic. They made
it sound worse th an it really was.”
John Clark, senior tab operator: "I made it to
work each time, but my biggest
problem was getting away from
the curb and into tracks made
by other cars. The side roads
weren’t plowed very well, so the
hardest p art was getting out. I
will say th a t they did a good
job on the m ain roads. Some­
times I didn’t get here on
time, even when I left earlier
than usual. One thing I didn’t
like was being told to leave
the building early and to charge it to my own
time. I think the S tate should have just let every­
one gowithout charging it, or let them stay
the 15 minutes.”
Theodore Shippey, clerk: “I was able to get to
work each time, but not on
time. Even when I got up and
out early I still had to shovel
and fight traffic to get in. Other
th an th a t nothing unusual h ap ­
pened. The State ordered us to
go home early one of the times
and to charge it to our time.
I don’t think this is fair. We
only left 15 m inutes early and
I don’t think th a t made much
difference. A lot of people
thought it was much worse out th a n it really
was. and a lot of them got scared, making the
driving even worse. For me, I guess, it ju st all
added up to a big nuisance.” *
Betty Goodrich, clerk: “Well, I m ade it to work
in the first two storms, but I
learned my lesson and didn’t try
to make it in the most recent
one. They let us go home early
in the second storm, so I didn’t
think it was worth it to come
in for the last one, which was
even worse. The radio kept
warning people to stay in be­
cause of the th rea t of blowing
and drifting snow later in th e
day, so th a t kind of scared me
too. I didn’t feel bad, because the next day I
learned th a t I was one of several who chose not
to come in.”
Charles Reed, clerk: “I live 42 miles from work,
so every storm, sometimes even
a minor one, causes a problem
for me. But I th in k the g reat­
est inconvenience was caused
by the S tate’s order for every­
one to leave 15 m inutes early
during the Jan. 20 storm. Since
it was a State order, the em­
ployees should not have been
made to charge it to their own
time. Not everyone is scared to
drive in bad weather, so they
should have left it up to the individual to leave or
to stay. I would have preferred to stay.”
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Com plaints, Com plaints
inside and outside W ashington
Mike Causey of the W ashing­
are based on cost-of-living in ­
ton Post surveyed some griev­
ances from civil servants during creases from Ju n e through De­
cember 1977. A 4.3 percent in ­
1977 and comes up w ith a sum ­
m ary th a t includes a m an who crease became effective last
September and was applied to
came to work dressed in a skirt,
an employee who shot coyotes October checks.
Social security benefits are
from a government-owned heli­
copter, an IRS worker whose ^considerably lower b ut are not
taxable. Civil service pensions are
flower pot carried a sign “Oh
w hat a beautiful day. Now watch taxable.
• • •
some bastard louse it up,” (Co­
“Hanging In T here,” a new
workers objected to the lan ­
guage), and some employees were book by Peter Schwed, offers re­
perm itted to w atch Bicentennial assurance to those about to re­
celebrations fom office windows tire and feel it is the beginning
and park cars in government lots. of the end. I t is designed to help
retirees change • attitudes and
• • •
Former New York City Police overcome despair, and offer in ­
Commissioner Michael Codd was spiration and practical advice. It
is full of stories about people who
denied a disability pension in
New York, b ut W ashington, D.C., began again, including one who
Police Chief Maurice J. Cullinane enrolled as a college freshman
at age 63.
received a $33.250-a-year tax • • •
free medical disability pension
As social security payroll de­
because of a “life-threatening
circulatory condition.” The 45- ductions h it higher brackets, the
insurance companies see It as
year-old Cullinane. a W ashing­
ton police officer for 22 years, a m ajor threat. Every increase
of the wage base on which taxes
was h it in th e knee during an
anti-w ar dem onstration in 1969. are paid means an increase in
future maximum benefits for the
• • •
workers. As social security bene­
Federal retirees living in W ash­
ington, D.C., will receive a 2 fits Increase, employers and em ­
ployees feel less and less pressure
percent cost-of-living raise be­
ginning nex t April. 'The average to find protection independently
through savings or insurance.
retiring federal civil service em ­
As savings dry up, a problem
ployee earns $630 a m onth and
of sources for liquid capital be­
a surviving spouse, $230. The
comes apparent. Insurance com­
raise will bring the average up
panies and savings accounts have
to about $700 for W ashington
financed m ost of th e long-term
retirees. T he W ashington aver­
expansion in business and hous­
age is higher th a n the national
average because there are more ing.
Private pension plans will also
high-paying jobs in the area.
Automatic increases for retirees suffer as social security taxes in­
crease, a recent survey indicates.
Many plans are tied to the So­
B U Y U. S.
cial Security paym ents with re­
BO N D S 1
gard to both contributions and
benefits. The more the federal
plan pays retired workers, the
less employers m ust pay them.
Many plans are designed to sup­
plement social security and cover
the difference between th e m axi­
women: shoulder to shoulder with
mum taxed payroll and the ac­
B’nai B’rith ’s Anti-D efam ation
tual payroll.
League.
I w ant you to know th a t I, for
one, approve of and support the
“Sugarm an Plan,” and I am not
at all worried about th e dangers
to white liberties. W hat about
the rights of minorities?
Show some consideration for
them, for a change!
(Continued from Page 6)
CHARLES V. FERII
proceed under Article 78 until
Bronxville
this remedy has been exhausted.
Article XVI, Section 3(f) of the
contract provides: “Any person
P le a s e
T e ll
U s
believing himself aggrieved by
Editor, The Leader:
. . . dismissal . . . may appeal
from such determ ination either
I can’t understand how Com­
by an application to th e Buffalo
merce Commissioner Jo h n Dy­
Municipal Civil Service Commis­
son can be so general in saying
sion or by an application to the
th a t the Carey Adm inistration
Supreme Court, in accordance
has “red tape agencies and bur­
with the provisions of Article 78.”
eaus” which he intends to cut
into. Why doesn’t he tell us The court held th a t this lan ­
guage gives the aggrieved party
taxpayers, who paid for his $20,the choice of method of review
000 ads in th e W all Street Jo u r­
nal and New York Times, w hat he wishes to pursue, [emphasis
departm ents he’s talking about added 1.
The Court concluded by sta t­
and precisely w hat th e red
ing th at the proceeding was
tape is?
He should tell, too, w hat is timely. It was instituted within
four months of th e appellant be­
expected in accomplishment from
ing informed th a t his probation­
the taxpayer-paid quarter page
ary period was being extended,
portraits of himself in those
which was in violation of the
costly ads.
CARRIE DIAMOND law. Smith v. Hoyt, 399 N.Y.S.
Mechanicville 2d 818 (4th Dept.)
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
In h u m a n
Editor, The Leader:
I have been working for about
six years w ith m ental health
patients, and I think it is very
Inhuman th a t Governor Carey
dumps these people on the street.
They cannot find any place to
go to.
The Middletown Psychiatric
Center has about 425 patients in
homes throughout Orange, Sul­
livan and Delaware? Counties.
When there is a snow storm,
these patients are completely
' Isolated and they can’t make it
to their doctors. Nor can their
doctors reach them. They also
turn up in neighborhoods where
people don’t w ant them .-O n top
of all this the S tate charges them
$218.17 per m onth for rent, but
It takes a t least five weeks be­
fore they get a check. How can
the people who board these pa­
tients make any money? And if
these patients were put in a
hursing home, It would cost
$1.000 a month.
I w ant peoplcr to think for a
*J^oment th a t they m ight be some
^ a y out in the street, isolated
land on the welfare roll. I also
suggest th a t those who board
^ese outsatlents should receive
1400 jper batlent.
I am, however, afraid th a t New
York S tate M ental Hygiene is
going to charge this expense to
the county th a t cannot afford it.
JOHN M. VANDUZEB
Middletown
P ro s
A n d
C o n s
Editor, The Leader:
A union for all? No!
T here is one facet of employee
th a t CSEA has nothing but con­
tem pt for, and the persons h u rt
are the workers. I refer to the
LETTERS POLICY
Letters to the Editor should
be less than 200 words. The
Leader reserves the right to
extract or condense pertinent
section.s of letters th a t exceed
the maximum length. Meaning
or intent of a letter is never
changed. Lengthy letters th a t
cannot be edited to a reason­
able length are not used u n ­
less their viewpoint is so
unique th at, in The Leader’s
judgm ent, an exception should
be mads. All letters m ust be
signed and bear the w riter’s
addi-ess and telephone n um ­
ber. Names will be witl^held
upon request.
CETA (Comprehensive Educa­
tion Training Act) workers. We
were dam ned from the sta rt by
CSEA. We had no choice but
to accept jobs with th e State,
or any other agency th a t we were
assigned
to.
Our
program
am ounted to legalized slavery. So
when CSEA started negotiations
for raises, w hat happened? The
probational employees, the tem ­
porary employees and thef sea­
sonal employees got the raise.
But did the CETA employees,
who bailed o ut the state when
employees got axed? No! We got
nothing: but when we were as­
signed
to
perm anent
jobs,
through excellent performance,
w hat happened? We are ordefred
to pay union dues for a union
th a t is greatly discrim inating in
its dealings. A union should put
aside its pros and cons when
negotiating new contracts and
enjoin all in profits and losses.
STAN S. KAFTAN
New Paltz
F o r
M in o r itie s
Editor, The Leader:
Your Feb. 3, 1978, “ADL Assails
U.S. Job Quota P lan,” Is very
clear on where the Leader stands
with respect to th e exclusive allo­
cation of Jobs to m inorities and
Civil Service
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D u rin g th e e a r ly e v e n in g , la s t J u n e 16, N a n c y C a rr to o k
se v e ra l c h ild r e n to a n o u td o o r c o n c e rt a t W illo w b ro o k D e ­
v e lo p m e n ta l C e n te r, w h e re s h e is a th e r a p y aid e.
A r e s id e n t, in h is la te tw e n tie s , sto o d c u rs in g , n e a r w h e re
Ms. C a rr a n d th e c h ild r e n w ere s ittin g .
" T h e c h ild r e n w ere r u n n in g b a c k a n d f o r th h a v in g a
rac e, a n d I w as w a tc h in g a n d la u g h in g ,” M s. C a rr sa id . “ I
th i n k t h a t h e th o u g h t I w as la u g h in g a t h im .
“ H e k ic k ed m e. I a s k e d h im n o t to k ic k m e a n y m o re .
H e to ld m e h e w as g o in g to r a p e m e ; sa id h e w a s n ’t a f r a id
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W hat
rights
does » worker
have in de­
fending him selfT
to die.
“ I w e n t w ith a n o t h e r w o m a n b a c k to th e b u ild in g to
g e t s w e a te rs fo r th e k id s. H e follow ed m e. I p a id h im n o
a t te n t io n a n d d id n ’t e x p e c t h im to do a n y th in g .
“H e g ra b b e d m e a s I c a m e d o w n th e s te p s o u ts id e ; to re
m y c lo th e s a little . I w as s c ra tc h e d , fell to th e g ro u n d . A n ­
o th e r w o m a n tr ie d to p u ll h im o f f.”
Ms. C a rr s a id t h a t s h e r e tu r n e d to th e sh o w , w h e re sh e
w as re sp o n sib le fo r a g ro u p o f y o u n g r e s id e n ts . A s u p e rv is o r
w as n o t p r e s e n t: c o n s e q u e n tly , th e in c id e n t w e n t u n re p o rte d .
T h e police a rriv e d , a n d te e th m a rk s w ere d isc o v e re d o v e r
th e eye o f th e r e s id e n t w ho h a d a tta c k e d h e r.
“I w as c h a r g e d w ith c h ild ab u s e a n d fa ilu re to r e p o r t
th e in c id e n t,” M s. C a rr sa id . S h e w as su sp e n d e d f ro m w o rk
for th r e e m o n th s .
W h a t r ig h ts d oes a w o rk e r h a v e in ,d e f e n d in g h im s e lf .
H ow f a r c a n h e go in d e fe n d in g h im s e lf fro m a n a s s a u ltiv e
c lie n t? M u st h e w o rry a b o u t sa v in g h is jo b w h e n h e is tr y in g
to sa v e h is life ?
T h e fe e lin g s o f th o s e w o rk e rs w ho h a v e b e e n a s s a u lte d
a re p e r h a p s b e s t e x p re ss e d by th e r a p y a id e C h a rm a in e M c­
N ally, w ho w as a tta c k e d la s t M a rc h a t W e st S e n e c a D ev e lo p ­
m e n ta l C e n te r a n d w as o u t o f w o rk fo r 11 w eeks. “W e feel
th is w ay to th e p o in t o f lo sin g o u r jo b s: W e’r e n o t g o in g
to be h u r t lik e th i s a g a in ! ” s h e sa id .
W illiam W e rn e r, d ir e c to r o f C ree d m o o r P s y c h ia tr ic C e n ­
te r, sa id , “W e’re in a d if fic u lt tim e , w h e n th e r ig h ts o f p a ­
tie n ts a re b e in g d e fin e d , a n d fo r good re a so n s. B u t o n th e
o th e r h a n d , I t h i n k th e r ig h ts o f em p lo y ees h a v e to be d e ­
fin e d a s w ell, a n d t h a t h a s n ’t h a p p e n e d a s m u c h .”
“T h e r ig h t o f th e em p lo y ee to p r o te c t h im s e lf is v ery
n e c e ssa ry a n d a little m o re s p e c ific ity o n how th e em p lo y ee
c a n a n d sh o u ld p r o te c t h im s e lf is n e e d e d ,” h e sa id .
D r. W e rn e r s a id t h a t h e k n ew o f a n in c id e n t a t C re e d ­
m oor w h ere a w o rk e r s tr u c k b a c k a f te r b e in g k ic k ed in th e
groin a n d w as n o t b ro u g h t u p o n c h a rg e s.
“I d id n ’t t h i n k t h e em p lo y ee co u ld h a v e r e s tr a in e d h im ­
self. I t w as a n in s ta n ta n e o u s re a c tio n to a v ery s u d d e n a s -
"H e kicked me. I asked him n o t to
kick me anym ore. H e to ld me he was
going to rap e me; said he wasn t
afraid to die."
s a u lt,” D r. W e rn e r sa id . “C o n seq u en tly we d id n o t b r in g
c h a rg e s a g a in s t th e w o rk e r.”
A ccording to r e g u la tio n , a w o rk e r m u s t u se o n ly th e
m in im u m fo rce n e c e s sa ry to r e s tr a in a p a tie n t. T h e p ro b ­
lem t h a t re s u lts fro m su c h a v ag u e g u id e lin e is t h a t w o rk e rs
see th e m se lv e s c a u g h t in a c a tc h -2 2 s itu a tio n : in d a n g e r
o f lo sin g th e ir jo b s if th e y a r e excessive in d e fe n d in g th e m ­
selves; in d a n g e r o f b e in g p h y sic a lly h u r t If th e y a c t to o
m o d e ra te ly .
I n s ta n c e s o f em p lo y ee s d e fe n d in g th e m se lv e s a n d th e n
b ein g b r o u g h t u p o n c h a rg e s a re n o t u n u s u a l. E v a C o lem a n ,
a th e ra p y a id e a t C reed m o o r, to ld o f a s itu a tio n , d e sc rib e d
in a n e a r lie r I n s ta llm e n t o f th is series, w h e re a p a t ie n t
w a n te d to k iss a w o rk er a n d th r e w a c h a ir a t h e r w h e n sh e
re fu se d h im . M s. C o lem a n w as th e n a tta c k e d by th e s a m e
p a t ie n t . A cc o rd in g to Ms. C o le m a n , s h e p u s h e d h im away
a n d w as th e n b r o u g h t u p o n c h a rg e s . H er h e a r in g begins
Vairoeness of
guidelines has
resulted in in ­
jury to work­
ers.
th is w eek.
T h e r e a re also ca se s w h e re w o rk e rs h a v e b e e n h u r t be­
c a u se o f e x e rc is in g to o m u c h s e l f - r e s t r a i n t w h e n confronted
by a v io le n t c lie n t.
D e n n is W e r tm a n is a y o u n g , p h y s ic a lly f it th e r a p y aide
a t H u tc h in g s P s y c h ia tr ic C e n te r; h e Is tr a in e d In karate.
L a s t s u m m e r h e w as I n ju re d w h ile a t te m p tin g to restrain
a n a s s a u ltiv e p a tie n t.
“ I f I h a d b e e n a g g re ssiv e I co u ld h a v e g o tte n th is guy
d o w n ,” h e sa id .
I n s te a d , M r. W e r tm a n w as k n o c k e d to th e flo o r. His
h e a d h i t th e ed g e o f a ta b le a s h e fell, a n d h is e a r w as almost
se v e re d .
H e c o n s id e re d h im s e lf lu c k y b e c a u s e d o c to rs w ere able
i o s u tu r e th e f la p p in g lobe b a c k to h is s c a lp . B u t h e wonders
If h e s h o u ld h a v e d o n e m o re to p r o te c t h im s e lf, o r If that
w o u ld h a v e m e a n t h is jo b . No o n e h a s to ld h im , o r a n y other
s t a t e M e n ta l H y g ien e w o rk e r, e x a c tly w h a t a c tio n s a re con­
s id e re d le g itim a te re s p o n se s o f s e lf-d e fe n s e , a n d w h ic h are
c o n s id e re d ex cessive.
T h e p ro b le m Is, a c c o rd in g to D r. W e rn e r, t h a t , “I f they
sa y w h a t ty p e s o f r e s tr a in in g a re to be u se d . It's v ery hard
to q u a n tif y h o w m u c h po w er y o u c a n e x e rt b e h in d th e re­
s t r a i n t ; If y o u c a n p u t a p e rso n In a h a m m e r lo ck , h o w much
c a n y o u tw is t? ”
H e also re c o g n iz e d t h a t k e e p in g th e g u id e lin e s vague
p u ts th e em p lo y ee In th e p o s itio n w h e re h e is sa y in g to
h im s e lf, “ I ’m d a m m e d if I do a n d d a m m e d if I d o n ’t . ”
T h a t em p lo y ee is n o t g o in g to In te rv e n e w h e n tw o pa­
ti e n ts a r e f ig h tin g In a w ard . M a n y w o rk e rs h a v e ad m itted
a s m u c h . S o m e h a v e d e c id e d t h a t th e y w ill o n ly become
In v o lv ed If a fellow w o rk e r Is th r e a te n e d . O th e rs , usually
a f te r h a v in g b e e n se v erely In ju re d , s a y t h a t ev e n cries of
h e lp fro m a fellow w o rk e r b e in g a tta c k e d w ill n o t be enough
to d e te r th e m fro m th e ir d e te r m in a tio n n o t to be h u r t again.
S u c h a n a t tit u d e u n d e rm in e s m o ra le a n d Is c o n tra ry to
th e In v o lv e m e n t re q u ire d fo r , th e M e n ta l H y g ien e centers
to o p e r a te in th e b e s t p o ssib le th e r a p e u tic atm osphere.
P eo p le w ho a r e s c a re d a n d th o s e w ho do n o t c a re h a v e no
p la c e w o rk in g In th e s e I n s titu tio n s . Y e t th e s ta te , by not
b e in g e x p lic it a b o u t th e r ig h ts o f w o rk e rs to p r o te c t th em ­
selv es, h a s fo rc e d so m e e m p lo y ee s In to th e s e self-p ro tectiv e
w h a t o n e w o u ld do o n e a c h o c c a s io n . I t h i n k I t’s a ju d g m e n t.”
I n t h e m e a n tim e , r e g u la tio n s b e in g v a g u e , a n d ju d g m e n t
b e jn g s u b je c te d to re v ie w a n d p o ssib le c h a rg e s , w h a t a re
w o rk e rs to d o ?
M a n y d ire c to rs m e n tio n e d t h a t a s ta te - s p o n s o r e d c o u rse
c a lle d “ th e g e n tle a r t o f s e lf - d e f e n s e ” w as o ffe re d a t t h e ir
I n s titu tio n s .
T h e c o u rs e d o es n o t se e m a d e q u a te . L e a rn in g a t e c h ­
n iq u e o f s e lf- d e fe n s e is lik e a c q u ir in g a n e w re fle x . A few
m ild se ssio n s do n o t p ro v id e e n o u g h e x p o s u re f o r t h a t k in d
o f le a r n in g to h a p p e n .
As m a n y w o rk e rs h a v e s a id , w h e n c o n f r o n te d by a v io ­
le n t p a t ie n t , th e r e is n o t e n o u g h tim e to sa y , “L e t’s see, I
p u t m y r ig h t fo o t fo rw a rd , s h if t m y w e ig h t to th e le f t sid e ,”
e tc . S u c h f u m b lin g m ig h t be O .K . o n th e d a n c e flo o r, w h e re
t h e o n ly c o n s e q u e n c e o f c lu m s in e s s w o u ld be e m b a r ra s s m e n t,
n o t h o s p ita liz a tio n .
M o st d ir e c to r s s a id t h a t a t o n e tim e o r a n o t h e r th e y
to o h a d b e e n a tta c k e d . T h e y r e c o m m e n d e d v a rio u s t e c h ­
n iq u e s f o r d e f e n d in g o n e s e lf w ith o u t h u r t i n g th e c lie n t.
“ I f a p a t i e n t s t a r t s s w in g in g a n a s h tr a y , fo r e x a m p le ,
a n d I ’m in th e ro o m w ith h im ,” D r. W e rn e r sa id , “I ’m g o in g
to p ro b a b ly g e t a m a ttr e s s o ff th e b ed . If I c a n f in d o n e , a n d
a p p r o a c h th e p a t ie n t t h a t w ay. T ry to ta lk h im do w n . T ry
to g e t e m p lo y ee s o r p a t ie n t s to h e lp m e, a n d h o p e t h a t I
h a v e w itn e s s e s p r e s e n t a s w ell, so t h a t If I do g e t a c c u s e d o f
a b u s in g th e p a t ie n t . I ’ll h a v e w itn e s s e s to sh o w t h a t w h a t
I d id w as c o m p le te ly ju s tif ie d .”
O f c o u rse , th e r e a r e to o m a n y “ if s ” in D r. W e r n e r ’s
d e s c r ip tio n : If th e r e Is a m a ttr e s s ; If th e r e a r e p a t ie n t s o r
w o rk e rs w illin g to a s s is t; if th e r e a r e w itn e sse s .
T oo m a n y tim e s th e s it u a ti o n is m o re lik e w h a t h a p ­
p e n e d to th e r a p y a id e V ern ell F o x x , la s t A p ril, a t W illow ­
b ro o k D e v e lo p m e n ta l C e n te r,
“I w as c o m in g o u t o f th e sh o w e r ro o m w h e n a fe m a le
r e s id e n t s la m m e d m e o v e r th e h e a d w ith a c h a ir , w h e n I
w a s n ’t lo o k in g . I w as in th e h o s p ita l fo r 18 d a y s, a n d fo l­
lo w in g m y re le a s e , h a d s e v e ra l s e iz u re s .”
G a b r ie l K oz, d ir e c to r o f M a n h a t t a n P s y c h ia tr ic C e n te r,
sa id , “T h e tim e s t h a t I ’m h it. I ’ll s te p b a c k a n d see If I ’m
g o in g to g e t a t ta c k e d m o re. N ow In so m e In s ta n c e s , If n o
m o re h it s a r e c o m in g . I ’ll tr y to s it d o w n , b e c a u s e s it tin g
d o w h is a v e ry good te c h n iq u e : n o t fo r a r o b b e r o r a th ie f ,
b u t w ith p a t ie n t s .”
“ I f th e y ’re s ta n d in g u p g la rin g a n g r ily , y o u s it dow n. I t
h a s a v e ry c a lm in g e ffe c t. T h e n th e y 'll co m e a n d s it dow n
a ttitu d e s .
S o m e w o rk e rs h a v e co m e to th e a id o f th e ir fellow em­
p lo y ees. T h is se rie s b e g a n w ith a d e s c rip tio n o f h o w Alma
H ay es, a th e r a p y a id e a t M a n h a tt a n P s y c h ia tric , w as pum
m e led In th e fac e by a p a t ie n t w e a rin g a c h a in o f so d a can
ta b s o v e r h is f is t:
“I c o u ld n ’t see h im . T h e blood w as r u s h in g In to my
eyes. I s a n k d o w n lo w er a n d lo w er In to th e c h a ir w ith my
h a n d s u p . I th o u g h t I w as g o in g to die. M r. S p ra g u e s a v e d
m y life .” E llio t S p ra g u e sa id t h a t h e h e a r d a s o u n d , “like an
a n im a l re a d y to a tta c k . W h e n I sa w w h a t w as happeriing.
h e r eye w as a lre a d y sw o llen . I g ra b b e d h im o ff o f h e r.”
M s. H ay es, w h o w as h u r t J u n e 10, Is s till o u t of worK,
re c o v e rin g fro m a n eye o p e ra tio n t h a t to o k p la c e in JanuaryT h e p a tie n t, a c c o rd in g to se v e ra l so u rce s. Is n o w b ack in
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“Q u ite a b it h a s b e e n d o n e to tip th e sc a le In fav o r o
th e c lie n t’s r ig h ts a n d p re ro g a tiv e s, a n d c o n v e rse ly I don
see m u c h t h a t ’s b e e n d o n e, in a n o rg a n iz e d m a n n e r, J
c o u n te r b a la n c e th is fro m th e em p lo y e e ’s p o in t o f view ,” sa
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a n d It w ill be a v e rb a l e x c h a n g e .”
I f t h a t d o es n o t w o rk . D r. K o z s a id , th e n g e t h e lp , g e t
th e p a t i e n t d o w n , u se h a n d r e s t r a i n t s a n d m e d ic a tio n , if
n e c e s sa ry .
- As w ith M s. F o x x , m a n y o f th e a t ta c k s a re so s u d d e n ,
n o d e fe n s e Is r e a lly p o ssib le.
M a rg a re t C o tto n e is a r e g is te r e d n u r s e w ith 22 y e a rs
o f s t a t e se rv ic e. T h e fo llo w in g o c c u r re d In F e b r u a r y 1977 a t
C ra ig D e v e lo p m e n ta l C e n te r.
“ I n o tic e d t h a t a r e s id e n t, in h is e a r ly 20’s, w a s u p s e t
a n d re q u e s te d e m e rg e n c y m e d ic a tio n ,, w h ic h w as d e n ie d .
“T h e r e s id e n t w as b e c o m in g a p ro b le m , so I a s k e d h im
to s ta y w ith m e a n d g av e h im a jo b , h e lp in g m e in t h e d in in g
ro o m , w h e re I co u ld w a tc h to see t h a t e v e r y th in g w as O .K .
“ H e w as th r e e ro w s o f ta b le s a w a y fro m m e , th e la s t I
saw . T h e n I h e a r d a c r u n c h o n t h e sid e o f m y fa c e a n d
w oke u p in a n o t h e r b u ild in g o n m y b a c k , w ith w h a t w a s
d ia g n o s e d a s a b ro k e n n o se a n d a c r a c k e d c h e e k b o n e .”
X - r a y s t a k e n b y a n e u r o lo g is t la te r re v e a le d a h e a le d
f r a c tu r e o f th e n e c k . M s. C o tto n e r e tu r n e d to w o rk D ec. 15,
lOH m o n th s a f te r ^ th e a s s a u lt. S h e a t te n d s a c o m p e n s a tio n
h e a r in g th i s w eek to d e te r m in e if In ju ry Is p e r m a n e n t.
T h e o n ly r e a l p r o te c tio n a g a in s t th e s e k in d s o f a t ta c k s
c a n n o t b e p ro v id e d by s e lf - d e f e n s e co u rse s. T h e g e n e r a l
lev el o f v io le n c e in th e I n s titu tio n m ig h t b e re d u c e d w ith
g r e a te r s ta f f in g , a n d m o re r e a lis tic p o licie s o f m e d ic a tio n ,
r e s t r a i n t a n d is o la tio n . E v e n th e n , how ever,, th e r e w o u ld
s till be a r e s id u a l n u m b e r o f a s s a u lts , j u s t b e c a u s e o f th e
n a t u r e o f th e w ork.
W h e n it co m e s to a s s a u lts w h e re th e w o rk e r se es it
c o m in g a n d m a y h a v e a c h a n c e to d e f e n d him iself. D r. K o z ’s
n o tio n o f s it tin g d o w n m a y b e o n t h e r ig h t tr a c k , a lth o u g h
fo r m o s t p eo p le c o n f r o n te d w ith th e p o ssib ility o f b e in g
h u r t, s it tin g d o w n is n o t u s u a lly t h e I n s tin c tiv e re a c tio n .
D r. K oz is, o f c o u rse , n o t s u g g e s tin g s it tin g dow ri to
r e la x . H e Is t a lk in g a b o u t o u tw ittin g t h e p a t ie n t , o v e r­
p o w e rin g h im , n o t w ith fo rc e , b u t w ith c u n n in g .
B r a in p o w e r a n d e x p e rie n c e se e m to be t h e b e s t d e ­
fe n se s a g a in s t a s s a u ltiv e c lie n ts . M o st d ire c to rs a g re e t h a t
m a n y w o rk e rs w h o h a v e b e e n a r o u n d f o r a w h ile le a r n h o w
to h a n d le th e m s e lv e s o n a w a r d w ith o u t s u f f e r in g e v e n a
s c r a tc h , a n d w ith o u t h u r t i n g th e c lie n ts .
“ T h e s u b tle a r t o f d e f u s in g a s it u a ti o n Is w h a t th e o ld
h a n d s te n d to h a v e ,” R u s se ll B a r to n , R o c h e s te r P s y c h ia tr ic
C e n te r d ir e c to r , sa id .
“T h e n th e r e 's t h e f a c t t h a t m a n y m e n ta lly 111 p eo p le
a re d ls tr a c ta b le . T h e r e a r e li ttle tr ic k s y o u te a c h s t a f f . ”
F o r e x a m p le , if e n g a g e d in a n a n g r y e x c h a n g e w ith a
p a t ie n t w ho It se e m s m ig h t b e c o m e p h y s ic a lly v io le n t, t h e
w o rk e r m ig h t m a k e a n I r r e le v a n t r e m a rk , lik e, “W h a t d id
I do w ith m y k e y s ? ”
T h e p a t i e n t m ig h t b e s u c k e d In by s u c h a ta c ti c a n d
re s p o n d , “I t ’s p ro b a b ly y o u r g irl f r ie n d ’s key, a ll y o u a id e s
h a v e g irl f rie n d s .”
T h e c o n v e r s a tio n c o u ld c o n tin u e lik e t h a t , u n ti l th e
ex p lo siv e n e ss h u d b e e n d r a in e d .
“T h e p e rs o n ' w h o h a s w o rk e d in t h e h o s p ita l a s a n a id e
fo r m o re t h a n f o u r o r fiv e y e a r s g e ts v e ry s tr e e t- w is e a n d
le a r n s h o w to h a n d l e p a t i e n t s p ro b a b ly b e t te r t h a n m o s t
o f th e p ro fe s s io n a ls . H e k n o w s h o w to w h e e l a n d d e a l w ith
th e m . . . k n o w s h o w to h a n d le t h e i r m o m e n ts o f p e c u lia r
b e h a v io r m u c h b e t te r t h a n w e d o ,” D r. W e m e r sa id . H e g av e
th e fo llo w in g e x a m p le o f a n in c id e n t t h a t o c c u rre d s e v e ra l
y e a r s ag o w h e n a d o c to r w as b e in g a s s a u lte d .
“T h e r e w ere a b o u t f o u r b u rly m a le a t t e n d a n t s s ta n d in g
th e r e a n d th i s s m a ll la d y a t t e n d a n t . T h e m e n d id n o t k n o w
w h a t to do. So th e la d y w a lk e d o v er to th e p a t i e n t a n d
p u lle d d o w n h is p a n t s a n d h e s to p p e d h i t t i n g t h e d o c to r.
“Y ou r e a lly d o n ’t h a v e to be b ig a n d s tr o n g to h a n d le
a n a s s a u ltiv e p a t ie n t . I f y o u 're s k ille d a n d s h re w d a n d h a v e
w o rk e d h e r e lo n g e n o u g h y o u le a r n h o w to h a n d le p a t i e n t
a s s a u lts v e ry w ell.”
R o g e r H e a th s p e n t m a n y y e a r s w o rk in g o n w a rd s b e fo re
b e c o m in g a c tin g d ir e c to r ' o f U tic a a n d M a rc y P s y c h ia tr ic
C e n te rs. H is e x p e rie n c e w a s g a in e d a t a tim e w h e n th e r e
w ere few er e m p lo y e e s, “ w h e n y o u re a lly c o u ld n 't c u t it, u n ­
le ss y o u w e re a p r e tt y w ell p u t to g e th e r p e r s o n .”
“ Y o u r o n ly a l te r n a tiv e w a s to e s ta b lis h r e la tio n s h ip s
w ith p a t i e n t s w h o w e re le a d e rs w ith in th e g ro u p o n th e
w a rd a n d th e y , In f a c t, a s s is te d y o u in d e a lin g w ith t h e d is ­
tu r b e d b e h a v io r o f a s m a ll n u m b e r o f p eo p le.
“ S o m e tim e s t h e p e o p le w h o w ere d is tu rb e d c h a n g e d .
M ay b e to n i g h t y o u c o u ld c o u n t o n J o h n a n d B ill a n d P a u l.
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List E«. O n . 24. 1977
1 D i> » o ad Olsa NYC ............
4T7.1
2 R eo e Carol A NYC .......................85.1
3 Bloch N mndi F A ih a o r ..................83.8
4 G om pcn R obert B>e«itwood ........JI3.6
9 Fenbr BaifMira L C obletkill .........83.4
6 Skrine M arr E C a a b ria H is ...... 83.4
7 Spring Jad c ira Stony Point .........83.3
8 Ackcraaaa Tbooias W SarriU e ....82.9
9 Pincui Hanrey NYC .......................82.2
10 Rohde Jean C N Y C .......................81.6
11 H arris M L R iv n d ale .................. 81.4
12 N elioa M arion
E E ln ira ........... 81.4
13 Citron M iria a
G Sfracuse ........81.2
14 Buschi Breodan Selden ..................80.9
I J Abrams W illiam Brooklyn .........80.8
16 D anionio V A Brooklyn ............ M .7
17 Rosenberg Linda BaniMita ...... 80.6
18 H offm an Gary
V Sooyea ........... 80.5
19 Q uinn John Staten Island ........... 80.3
20 Barth M artin Bronx .......................80.1
21 D ruar Patricia Buffalo ................80.0
22 Gluck M arlies M Spring Val ...... 79.8
23 Goldson R a ria Jam aica ............. 79.8
24 Austin F M NYC .......................79.7
25 Falzone G asper Shirley ................79.6
26 Fassler N aom i R Fon Lee N J ....79.5
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Gwwwnan Brace W est Babylon 79.5
Btey Mary E Sooth Salem ........... 79.4
G w aliney D ealia A rrerne ............. 79.4
Oppenhetm Jay A M iddletow n ....79.3
Engel Giiclfai N Y C .......................79.2
O 'H are Anne B R ockrill Q r ....79.1
G reen Steren R Nyack .................. 79.1
R o n s h SheiU M NYC .................. 79.1
Colligan Mary G Sayrille ............. 78.9
Fiehls M ary N Sonrhbnry 6 .........78.7
Fishman Sylvia H icksrillc ...........78.5
H olton Rosalind O ssining ........... 78.4
Kochis Sandra A Poughkeepsie ....78.3
W idrick Gary C Albany ............. 78.3
BitseU R obert M adrid .................. 78.1
Richardson A E H untington Sta 78.1
G aisford John W Syracuse .........78.0
Scott Joseph V Stony Point .........78.0
Iw ler Barbara Brooklyn ................77.9
D elpixio P hilip M iddletown ...... 77.6
Seese Patricia NYC .......................77.6
Bentine Alice N NYC .................... 77.4
Fttga Florence Bethpage ................77.4
K ram pner Elise M iddletow n .........77.3
Ffceman Delores Bronx ............. 77.2
A rata Laurele H Ithaca ................77.1
C cttn a Paul W est Seneca ............ 77.1
Sotliff D oris F Syracuse ............ 77.1
Holley Michael G anseroort ........ 77.1
W illiam s B J Brooklyn ............. 77.1
S ch w am M Flushing .................. 77.0
O em em D enise NYC .................. 76.9
Shames Sybil Nyack .......................76.9
Silver Allan E H auppauge ......... 76.8
Slores Betty A Lido Bench ..........76.6
Fargeon Ju dith M anhassei .........76.6
Fbgelman G ila Brooklyn ............. 76.6
K irm an W endy E NYC ............. 76.6
Careri John A Pt Jeffersn Sta ....76.4
Esirine E M NYC .......................76.4
C hem ick Andrea Rhinebeck ...... 76.4
Eskow Janice L W alton ................76.3
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98 Buel Shirley D Albany .................. 75.1
99 C urtin John C W aterloo ............. 75.1
100 Perone Frank A NYC ............. 75.1
101 H illiard Jud ith NYC .................. 75.1
102 Rosenberg Marc Bayside ............. 75.1
103 Little H elen G Bay Shore .........75.1
104 Levin Ju dith E Scarsdale .........75.1
105 Kaiser Rick Sayvilte .................. 75.1
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D iorio A rtenzio Congers ........ .. ,.74.9
B altrip Cheryl Flushing ............ .74.9
Mayo Anne Staten Island .......,.74.9
Starr G ertrude W hitestone .... 74.6
Roberts Glen Brooklyn ........... , 74.6
Johnson Nancy S Liverpool ..... 74.6
Johnson Betty J Brooklyn ....... .74.6
M lawer Lea R N Bellmore .... ,74.6
Angel H al M Brooklyn ............ .74.6
Schnabolk Jay M Hempstead ... .74.6
Raval Poorna M M elville .......,.74.4
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H eller B o n iu S Albany ........... .74.2
Shapiro J G lenm ont ................ ,.74.1
Streeseman R M assapequa ...... . ,74.1
Curley John F N ew Rochelle ..74.1
Furey M arianne Coram ........... 74.1
M iringoff Nancy Poughkeepsie 74.1
Belardi Gregory Pearl River ..,..74.1
G ilbert Sheryl Floral Park . , .74.1
Davis Helen B Spring Valley .. ..74.1
Vanexel D eborah Brooklyn .... .74.1
Isaacs Larry Brooklyn ............. 74.1
G lander Jeri H N ew Suffolk .. ..74.1
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Draffing Technician (Architectural), Sr.................. $ 9,299
Draffing 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, G as & Petroleum Safety .............................. $26,516
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] Mr,'* Flauinehbauih, jpresident
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iJong Island Region was One of
the first in the state to feel the
effects of th e state's policy to
release large num bers of patients
from Long Island’s m ental in ­
stitutions to local communities.
“Although we h ad been fig h t­
ing the state internally for years
over dumping, it wasn’t until the
public at large began to feel the
results of the state’s self-serving
policy tiiat we started to organize
public opinion,” the CSEA leader
said.
A Long Island Region Mental
Hygiene Task Force Was created
with D anny Donohue, CSEA
Central Islip chief, as its c h a ir­
man. The task force forged alli­
ances with various civic groups
in Long Island com m unities re ­
ceiving an influx of release p a­
tients and started public pro­
tests of the state’s actions.
The climax of th e cam paign
came when Mr. Flaum enbaiun
visibly angered GK)v. H ugh Carey
a t a "community m eeting” on
Long Island last December with
pointed questions about m ental
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day, Assembly M inority Leader
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CSEA’s lead and charged the
state with dum ping, thus making
it a campaign issue in th is year’s
gubernatorial race.
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band-aid and does not represent
a significant attem pt to solve the
problem. We will only be satis­
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700 ex-patients in Long Beach.
O ther Long Island communities
with large populations of ex­
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Civil Service Employees Association. The union h ad been seeking a
40-cent an hour increase. The county offered only 25 cents.
Thruway Supv.
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AXBANY—s ta te Thruw ay Au­
thority senior adm inistrative a n ­
alysts, in tern al auditors an d per­
sonnel adm inistrators on the job
a t least a year are eligible to take
the oral exam for supervisor of
office and building m aintenance
services, a $19,868-a-year post.
The exam is scheduled for some
tim e th is m onth. The exact date
has not yet been made public.
Applicants have until M arch 13
to file.
S tate Civil Service D epartm ent
officials also announced th a t the
filing deadline for m otor equip­
m ent m aintenance supervisor n ,
field supervisor and m aintenance
supervisor III have been extend­
ed to M arch 6. Supervisor n and
field supervisor pay $11,337 a
year, supervisor m , $14,142.
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th a t f le e c e ta x p a y e rs th r o u g h u n n e c e s s a r y a w a rd ­
ing of m u lti-m illio n d o lla r c o n t r a c t s e v e ry y ear.
T a x p a y e rs all o v e r th e s t a t e a r e a ls o p a y in g a d ­
d itio n a l m illio n s for c o n t r a c t s h a n d e d o u t by
c o u n t ie s , c itie s , to w n s , v illa g e s, a n d s c h o o l
d is tr ic ts .
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The Appellate Division of State Supreme Court has affirm ed a
lower court ruling th a t state police illegally passed over w hite males
to recruit females and minorities. However, th e ruling came as the
troopers early in the week, acting under a federal co iu t order,
swore in several women, blacks and Hispanics. A suit was initiated
by a number of white males who contended they h ad been dis­
crim inated against.
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AT EVERY LEVEL
E lim in a tin g u n n e c e s s a r y g o v e r n m e n ta l c o n ­
tr a c ts will s a v e ta x p a y e rs m illio n s of d o lla r s ev ery
yea r. A nd it will so lv e s c o r e s of re la te d p ro b le m s
o f te n d is g u is e d a s s o m e th in g e ls e . W rite Gov.
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SAY TROOPEftS HIRED ILLEGALLY
W h e n th e S ta te d u m p s te n s of th o u s a n d s of
m e n ta lly d is a b le d p e o p le o u t of S ta t e in s titu tio n s
in to u n w a ry c o m m u n itie s , o r p riv a te a g e n c i e s , a s
it is d o in g , it's really p a rt of a m u c h b ig g e r p r o b ­
lem — CO N TRA CTIN G OUT FO R G O O D S AND
SER V IC ES!
W h e n th e S ta te D e p a rtm e n t of M e n tal H y g ie n e
h a n d s o u t te n s of m illio n s of d o lla r s in c o n t r a c t s
to p riv a te firm s a n n u a lly , a s it d o e s ; w h e n th e
S ta t e O ffic e of G e n e ra l S e r v ic e s a w a r d s m o re
th a n 90 c o n t r a c t s in e x c e s s of $100 ,0 0 0 EACH to
OUT-OF-STATE FIRM S in a six -m o n th p e rio d , a s
it d id th is fisc a l y ea r;_ w h en v irtu ally e v e ry m a jo r
S ta t e d e p a r tm e n t a w a rd s M ILLIONS O F TAX
D OLLA RS a n n u a lly to p riv a te firm s, m a n y fro m
o u t of s ta te , IT’S ALL PART O F TH E SAM E, D IS­
G R A C E FU L PRO BLEM .
C o n tr a c ts to ta lin g t e n s of m illio n s of d o lla rs
a n n u a lly a re a w a rd e d u n n e c e s s a r ily by s t a t e a n d
lo c a l g o v e r n m e n ts . In t h o s e c a s e s , c o m p le te ly
c o m p e te n t p u b lic e m p lo y e e s a r e a lre a d y a v a il­
a b le to p e rfo rm th e s e r v i c e s . . . a n d a t w ell b e lo w
w h a t it c o s t s g o v e r n m e n ts to c o n tr a c t o u t. G o v ­
e r n m e n ts c o n tr a c t o u t for p o litic a l e x p e d ie n c y ,
b u t it o nly c r e a t e s a f a ls e s e n s e of e c o n o m y w h ile
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g r e e n h o us e . Immaculate
$210,000.
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101 N.W . O lean Blvd.
Port C harlotte, Fla. 33952
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Hempstead Workers Win Snow-Day Credit
MINEOLA—Nassau L o c a l-830
of the Civil service Employees
Association has settled w ith the
Town of Hempstead giving snowday credit to employees for the
Jan . 20 and Feb. 7 storms.
The deal was worked out in a
meeting between Nick Abbatlello,
the Nassau Local president, and
Hempstead Town Supervisor A1
D ’Amato along
w ith
CSEA
Hempstead u n it president Ous
Nielsen and heads of the town
highway and sanitation depart­
m ent CSEA units.
Mr. Abbatlello annoimced th a t
Mr. D ’Amato agreed to pay all
employees for t h e . days and to
g ran t additional tim e-and-a-half
credit for those who worked
those days.
The bonus may be taken as
compensatory time w ithin 90
days or added to accum ulated
vacation credits. If an employee
requests time within 90 days and
it cannot be granted because of
departm ental scheduling require­
ments, the employee has the op­
tion of taking pay or applying
th e time to vacation credits.
Mr. Abbatlello was arranging
similar meetings w ith Joseph
Colby, Oyster Bay supervisor,
and Michael TuUy, Jr., the N orth
Hempstead supervisor. T he two
other towns in Nassau h ad also
refused to pay employees who
were unable to go to work an d
proposed to allow snow crews
only straight-tim e pay.
Nassau County had declared a
FILE STATEWIDE SNOW DAY GRIEVANCE
ALBANY—A CSEA grievance against the State of New
York’s mishandling of the recent snow emergencies in New
York City has been expanded to include any New York State
employees affected by the emergencies.
In the original grievance filed w ith the state’s Office of
Employee Relations, the union demanded th a t any employees
locked out of th eir offices during the snow storm s of Jan . 20
and Feb. 7 be given excused absences w ithout charge, to leave
credits. I t further dem anded th a t employees who did report to
work on those dates be granted compensatory time or be re ­
imbursed on an overtime basis.
In expanding this grievance to include all employees of the
state regardless of their work site, CSEA dem anded an end
to any further “lock-outs” by the state.
S ta te
O pen s
The S tate Civil Service D epart­
m ent will accept applications
M arch 3 to April 17 for chief
housekeeper, senior store clerk
(New York City only), senior
clerk (transportation m ainten­
ance) and senior planner. The
Job exams are to be held May
20. More new exams are expected
to be announced by next week.
Senior store clerk pays $8,251
and requires three years’ experi­
ence in a storeroom or ware­
house.
Chief housekeeper, which pays
$10,914 a t level I and $12,183 a t
level n, requires four years’ ex­
perience in a housekeeping de­
partm ent, including two yefars in
an adm inistrative or supervisor
capacity over a work force of 50
or more. Also qualifying is two
years’ experience, including one
in adm inistration, plus an execu­
tive housekeeping certificate.
Senior clerk (transportation
m aintenance) pays $7l204 andrequires one year’s office experi­
ence or high school plus business'
school training.
Senior planner pays $13,404
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Jobs
and requires a bachelor’s de­
gree plus two years’ planning
experience. I t is open only in Al­
bany.
For further inform ation, con­
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partm ent a t 55th floor, Two
World T rade C enter in M an h at­
tan.
For additional listings, follow
the Leader.
Sfeno Positions
Wifh State Units
Open In A lb an y
ALBANY—The state CivU Ser­
vice D epartm ent is looking for
stenographers for sta te agencies
in the Albany area. S tartin g saliary Is $124 a week.
Applicants should be able to
take shorthand a t 80 words a
minute.
Stenographer examinations are
being conducted frequently. Any­
one wishing to qualify should
phone (518) 457-2992.
MAIL BALLOTS OUT FOR BANKIN6
DEPARTMENT BOARD REPRESENTATIVE
ALBANY—Ballots are to be mailed Monday, M arch 6, to
members of the Civil Service Employees Association employed
in the state Banking Departm ent, for the election of a B ank­
ing D epartm ent representative to the CSEA S tate Executive
Committee and the union’s statewide Board of Directors.
This special election is being conducted because of a va­
cancy caused by the promotion of the incum bent Banking
representative, Victor Pesci, to a m anagem ent/confidential posi­
tion in the departm ent.
Candidates seeking election to the post of Banking De­
partm ent representative are William R. Montero and P eter J.
Oalante, both bank examiners working a t the World Trade
Center in New York City.
Deadline for retu rn of completed ballots will be 6 p.m.,
Monday, March 27. Votes will be counted a t CSEA headquarters
a t 10 a.m. on Tuesday, M arch 28, by th e CSEA statewide special
election procedure committee, chaired by B ernard Schmahl.
Eligible members who do not receive a ballot by M arch 13,
should contact K athy Barnes a t CSEA H eadquarters, 33 Elk
St., Albany, N.Y. 12224, (518) 434-0191, ext. 503, for a re­
placement ballot.
snow day and paid the prem ium
to those who worked, unlike the
sta te ’s practice of denying pay
or premiums.
“Those who worked went above
and beyond the call of duty.” said
Mr. Abbatlello, "and Mr. D’Am­
ato recognized this. His response
is a great contribution to em ­
ployee morale, and, it m ust be
said, a good example for Oovernor Carey to follow.”
The Federal Em ployee
By PETER ALISON
§
L e s s J o b S e c u r it y
W hatever changes President
C arter expects to m ake In Civil
service, it will come gradually
for the 750,000 federal clerical,
technical, and adm inistrative
workers.
W hite House directives outlin­
ing the Civil Service reform
package were sent to federal
agency chiefs for comment.
President C arter has made
Civil Service reform one of the
key elements of this program.
A bill should be ready for Con­
gress by early in March. Until
the bill is actually proposed,
changes will undoubtedly be
made.
The bill would change the way
civil service employees are hired,
promoted, disciplined, and fired.
Reform, in this context, m eans
taking away some of the seciu*ity offered by civil service and
a dilution of veterans’ prefer­
ence benefits.
One change will establish a
senior executive service for m an ­
agement personnel. This service
will provide quick advancement,
bonuses, mobility—and less ten ­
ure security. Another proposal not
already given widespread circu­
lation, calls for. probationary pro­
motions to supervisory Jobs.
• • •
Civil service continues under
attack on several fronts as inef­
fective In selecting federal per­
sonnel.
Latest is a statem ent by Alan
K. Campbell, chairm an of th e
Civil service Commisfdon, in an
address before the American So­
ciety for^ Public Administration.
He claims the present system s a t­
isfies neither m anagem ent nor
employee or public Interests. He
has been making recommenda­
tions for change since June.
Apparently the President has
given him a go-ahead to develop
specific legislative and reorgani-
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zatlon proposals. Mr. Campbell
quotes the President as sajrlng
th a t he feels th a t the l£u:k of
atten tio n to m anagem ent has,
over a period of time, resulted in
a decline in the ability of the
personnel system to respond to
flexibility in removing obstacles.
Additional leglslaUon will be
sought to solve problems asso­
ciated with th e “m erit abuses of
G
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th e previous adm inistration.”
Campbell says.
One area which appears to be
under most severe attack Is th e
employee appeal process. Some
say It is biased tow ard th e em ­
ployee. The “very low regard by
fellow citizens outside the gov­
ernm ent” for the federal em ­
ployee is taken as one basis for
the changes, Mr. Campbell adds.
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By WILLIAM B. WILLIFORD
P r e v e n t in g A
C o ro n a ry
Like most everything, there are limits as to w hat one should
do to prevent a disease.
I ’ll let the men who read this Judge for themselves as to
whether or not they w ant to incorporate all of the following sug­
gestions into their present lifestyle.
THUMBNAIL SKETCH OF THE MAN LEAST
LIKELY TO HAVE CORONARY
HEART DISEASE
An effem inate municipal work or
Embalmer,
Completely lacking in physical and
M ental alertness and w ithout drive.
Ambition or competitive spirit who
H as never attem pted to meet a
D sadllne of any kind.
A m an with poor appetite, subsisting
On fru it and vegetables laced with
Corn and whale oils.
Detesting tobacco;
Spurning ownership of radio, TV, or
Motor car;
W ith full head of h air and
Scrawny and unathletic appearance.
Yet constantly straining his puny
Muscles by exercise;
Low in income, BP, blood sugar.
Uric acid and cholesterol.
Who has been taking nicotinic acid,
Pyridoxine, and long-term anti-coagulant
T herapy—
Ever since his prophylactic castration.
A uthor unknown
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ence, one year of it working with
highway equipment. The job pays
$11,937.
Female correction officers must
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For D O T Local 5 0 5
UTICA—A retirem ent party was held recently by Civil
Service Employees Association Departm ent of Transporta­
tion Local 505, at Harts Hill Inn.
Local president Nicholas Cimino presented w allets to
the following retirees whose
years of service total 508: C har­
les Alexander, Horace Beers, Per­
ris Betrus, Harold Biederman,
Robert Cliapman, George Coulombe, Arthur Davies, Charles
Demma, Albert DeVito, Theodore
Frank, Barney Glod, Steve Gorczynski, Clarence Kibler, Evelyn
Lembke, Jack Lewis, Mary Rose
Lyons, Joseph Mazur, Tom Origlio, Anthony Sciortino, Jam es
Steere, Milton Thayer, Rozell W.
Whitney and Thaddeus Zawada.
Twenty-five year pins were
presented by Richard Simberg,
regional DOT director, to the
following workers: John J. Casamento, Robert C. Eichstadt, S tan­
ley A. Purmanski, Carson R. Hor­
ner, James McDonald, Howard
M. McKeraghan, Robert A. Nes-
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Upright, Jam es W ard and Char­
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Honored guests included pSEA
executive vice-president Tliomas
McE)onough, statewide treasurer
Jack Gallagher, Central Region
V president Jam es Moore, Region
V supervisor Frank Martello and
DOT regional director Richard
Simberg.
Michael Betrus was banquet
chairm an of a committee th a t
included Lauren Scholl, Bea
Spears, B arbara Bougourd, Do­
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NEWBURGH—Thirteen retiring members were recently
honored at the Newburgh City School D istrict Civil Service
Employees Association unit at its annual dinner-dance, held
Jan. 21 at B elle’s Restaurant.
More than 160 members and
adm inistrators were present to
show their appreciation and pay
tribute to the new retirees, each
of whom was presented with gifts
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The next night Paul is way out in left field, so you’ve got
to get Joe to take Paul’s place because Paul’s one of the
people who needs looking after instead of one of the helpers.”
The adage th at there is no substitute for experience has
unfortunate applicability here, because in the absence of
such experience people are being hurt. Can such experience
be taught?
Maybe. Intensive training in stressful situations, under
close supervision, should be mandatory. Guidelines estab­
lishing what a worker m ay do to protect him self should be
m ade more explicit. Increased sta ffin g Is necessary.
When these conditions are filled, along with needed
clinical changes in the use of m edication, restraint and se ­
clusion, Incidents like those described throughout this series
m ight not occur, at least not as frequently.
Dr. Werner said th a t it is a m inority of patients who
are assaultive and hurtful to em ployees or anyone else.
Certainly workers and clients In the M ental Hygiene
centers are more allies than foes. Most people do not w ant
to hear about w hat goes on in the Institutions. To most
people they are staffed and populated by those who could
not do any better for them selves; and the less said about
them , the better.
It has taken seven weeks of long, detailed articles to say
w hat has not been said before: th at the workers, as well as
the patients in the sta te ’s psychiatric and developm ental
centers, have been victim s.
In the past, workers have been portrayed as the abusers,
with clients as their targets. The point of this series has
not been to suggest that the opposite is true, but to dem on­
strate that It is not sim ply the good guys against the bad
guys In the state M ental Hygiene institutions.
In New York City, particularly, drab wards are filled
with acute patients who resent being there, and are staffed
by low-paid, poorly educated people who hear little encour­
agem ent and see sm all hope of redem ption.
This series has detailed changes th a t could be m ade
in the New York civil service system so th a t there would be
more staff, a greater number of m ales on the wards, fewer
incom petent workers and opportunities for those who excel
to move ahead to greater responsibility and income.
Clinical m ethods for isolating, restraining, m edicating
and rehabilitating assaultive clients have been explained,
evaluated, com pared in their execution from one institution
to another, and com m ented on by directors and adm inis­
trators throughout the state.
The series has attem pted to dem onstrate possible solu­
tions to the problem, and to say to the workers th a t if their
union and the m anagem ent will agree to confront this issue,
there is reason for hope. Change will benefit client as well
as worker.
One last word to the people who sta ff the institutions—
to those who have been hurt, to those who daily enter the
wards in fear and dread, frustrated, but dedicated: Both
the state and the union now know, if they did not before,
th at the problem of assaults against sta ff exists; the resf>onsibIlity and the power Is yours, to see th at it is no longer
ignored.
and certificates of merit.
Harold R. McGuigan, president
of the Newburgh unit, made the
presentations, wishing each pierson good health and a happy r e ­
tirem ent.
Among the guests attending
the dinner-dance was the super­
intendent of the Newburgh
schools, Charles Disare. He
praised the retirees for their
loyalty and fine performance of
their jobs while working for the
Newburgh School System. He
said they will be greatly missed.
O ther members of the New­
burgh adm inistration who a t­
tended the dinner-dance were
Charles Frier, superintendent of
instructional services; Anthony J.
Knipp, personnel officer, and
Everett Gordon, superintendent
of buildings and grounds.
The retiring members were
Fayola Wack, Mabel Quicksell,
R uth Gutcheum , Rose Parant,
Edith Middleton, Florence Chumas, M argaret Spino, Mary Doderer, John Titanic,' Howard
Pedrick, Thomas Sayles, Robert
H unter and Anthony Pavlik.
A lbany Retirees
M eet M arch 73
ALBANY—The Capital District
Retirees Local of the Civil Serv­
ice Employees Association will
hold a general meeting a t 1 p.m.,
M arch 13, in meeting room 1,
South Mall, Albany.
Senator John E. Flynn, Repub­
lican of Yonkers, will speak on
the 1978 legislative program for
retirees.
M e tro p o lita n R e tir e e s
P la n M a rc h 2 1
M e e ti n g
MANHATTAN—The New York
M etropolitan Retirees Local of
the' Civil Service Employees As­
sociation will hold a meeting a t
1 p.m., M arch 21, a t 2 World
Trade Center, room 5890, M an­
h attan .
Pass your copy of
The Leader
on to a non-member.
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By THOMAS GILMARTIN JR .
CSEA Coordinator of Retiree Affairs
This m onth’s Grapevine is addressed to our CSEA m em ­
bers who are not yet retired. Let’s fantasize for a few m o­
m ents. You are In your fifties or sixties, have put in quite
a few years o f service, and as a practical m an or woman,
occasionally picture yourself as a retired public employee.
How will it be, you wonder. Or don’t you ever give it a
thought? You should. The decision to retire ranks w ith other
m ajor decisions in life, such as choosing a career or a m ate.
You will be eligible to retire w hen you reach your 55th
birthday, w ith as little service credit as only five years. Of
course, you can work until your 70th birthday, at which
tim e retirem ent is mandatory. No m atter w hen you m ake
the move to retire, do not do so w ith rose-colored glasses,
especially when view ing the financial aspects of your retire­
ment.
Back to your fantasy. You are 65 years old and have
15 years credited to your service. Put 15 over 60; th is gives
you V4 . Multiply your' final average salary (th e average of
your three highest consecutive years), w hich we shall say
is $12,000, by 14, which will give you a $3,000 yearly retire­
m ent allowahce, maxim um.
If you have 20 or more years of service credit, le t’s say
25 years, put th at over 50, w hich is 25/50 or Vi. One h alf
your final average salary—le t’s say th a t it is $12,000—will
give you an annual retirem ent allow ance of $6,000,
m axim um .
These rules of thumb give you only an approxim ation.
W hat you will actually receive depends on w hich of the five
options of paym ent you select and w hether or not you have
built up an annuity portion of your retirem ent allowance
by your own voluntary contributions, no longer required.
W hen you entered retirem ent age, you should request
the R etirem ent System to give you an estim ate of how m uch
you would receive under each o f the five options. You will
need this Inform ation In m aking your decision.
The R etirem ent System will also give you, on request,
some reading m aterial to explain the advantages and dis­
advantages of each option. But, w hen you indicate your
choice, th a t is final and you m ust live w ith th a t decision
for the rest of your life.
You will have w hat is popularly known as a “fixed in ­
com e,” w hich eventually becomes a problem w ith inflation
expected to rise about 6 percent for each year ahead of you
in retirem ent. Ten years from now your $6,000, used here
as an exam ple, will have its purchasing power reduced to
about $2,400. Scarey, isn ’t it?
Your “pension” can be Increased to offset Inflation only
by the passing of legislation to supplem ent your fixed allow­
ance, which is very difficult because you no longer have the
CSEA to negotiate raises for you. The Taylor Law prohibits
n egotiating for retirees. It does not prohibit the union from
introducing and lobbying for legislation to provide a costof-livin g Increase for retired public em ployees. At th a t point,
the best th in g you can do is join the CSEA’s retiree organiza­
tion. This continues your m embership In the CSEA at only
10 percent of the regular dues. The CSEA’s retiree branch
Is an integral part of the Association and wages a vigorous
cam paign every year to get legislation passed to provide
an increase for the retirees.
In 1977 the increase CSEA won ranged from 14 percent
to 25 percent for those who retired before April 1, 1969, and
had been born before June 1, 1910. It was a tremendous vic­
tory, but unfortunately those who retired since then still
have not received a penny of increase. We at CSEA are work­
ing on it, but we need your support now. Ask your delegates
who will attend the April convention to support CSEA’s
retiree members, all the way.
We are back from your fantasy and still a part of the
workaday world, w ith years to go before yo\^ actually retire.
T hat is good. However m uch you m ay hate your boss, find
your work boring, or daydream about beautiful Hawaii—
before you eventually retire, be sure you are ready for it.
It is a big decision.
Catskill Retiree Local
MIDDLETOWN—B eginning on M arch 8, the Orange,
Ulster, and Sullivan Counties Civil Service Employees Asso­
ciation retirees will hold their m eetings at the Town Hall,
Town of Wallkill, on Route 211, IH m iles from Middletown,
close to the Route 17 Quickway.
Those retirees coming from Sullivan County can take the Quickway to th e Route 211 exit.
r a
The Town Hall is situated on
the rig h t side of 211 about
mile toward Montgomery. Those
from Ulster County can come by
way of In tersta te Route 84 to
the' first Middletown exit to the
Route 17 Quickway. Take the
first exit off the Quickway onto
Route 211 and continue to the
Town Hall.
Meeting a t this more central
location should enable more re­
tirees to attefnd. The meetings
are open and anyone Interested
in Senior Citizens will be heard.
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m erit selection. “Cliuudfieatlons
made by a civil service commis­
sion are subject only to lim ited
Judicial remedy," he wrote.
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"arbitrary" and “unreasonable"
can a court interfere w ith a civil
service commission determina­
tion, the chief Judge explained.
•In the Nassau case, the “abso­
lutist position*' th at all crim inal
Reassignments Assailed
(Continued from Page 4)
was no plan for the social work­
er to be reassigned, for example.
M r. Colson said only two phar­
macists now dispense medlcint
to over 5,000 out-patler.cs.
M r. O ri^ responded, saying,
there have always been three
pharmacists. He said four phar­
macists were to be hired for in ­
patient work last w e *, and they
may absorb some of the out­
patient load.
Union officials say r ^ n t re­
ports of the Department of
Health, Education and W elfare
and of the Joint Committee on
Hospital Accreditation are cri­
tical of staff shortages a t the
Peter Levante, foreground, is one of many highway department
workers across the state, still kept busy because of effects of this
w inter’s snow storms. Scene is Route 133, Chappaqua. M r. Levante
works for the State Department of Transportation.
C A R LY E BU SIN ESS A R C H IV E S . 57-61
W e st 38 th St., N Y C . S ub stance o f C e rti­
fic ate o f L im ited P a rtn e rs h ip filed in
N e w Y o rk C oun ty C le rk ’s O ffice D ec.
2 8 , 1977. Business: O w n a n d o p e ra te
rea l p ro p e rty . G e n e ra l P a rtn e rs: S tanley
Fuchs, 97 B ay berry La., N e w R ochelle,
N Y ; D a v id Sokol. 14 A lliso n D r., E n­
g le w o o d C liffs, N J . L im ited P a rtn e rs:
R o b in M . F uchs, 97 B ay berry La., N e w
R ochelle, N Y ; Steven J . Fuchs, 97 Bay­
b e rry La., N e w R ochelle, N Y ; Stanley
F uchs as cu sto d ian f / b / o C h arles S.
Fuchs, 97 B ayberry La., N e w R ochelle,
N Y ; D o n n a J . C o n rad , 17-85 2 1 5 th St.,
B ayside, N Y ; Lynn S. Sokol, 14 A lliso n
D r., E n glew oo d Cliffs, N J . P a rtn e rs h ip
to c o n tin u e u n til d e a th o f b o th g en e ral
p a r t n e r unless so o n er te rm in a te d . Each
lim ite d p a r tn e r has c o n trib u te d a 4 % u n ­
d iv id e d in te re st in p rem ises 57-61 W e st
38 St., N Y C h a v in g a n ag reed v alu e o f
$ 6 ,0 0 0 re p re s e n tin g a 4 % in terest in
th e p a rtn e rs h ip . N o a d d itio n a l c o n trib u tio iu to b e m ad e. C o n trib u tio n s to be
r e tu r n e d u p o n co n sen t o f g e n e ral p a r t­
n ers o r u p o n te rm in a tio n . L im ited p a r t­
n e rs sh all n o t assign th e ir in terest w ith ­
o u t con sent o f g en e ral p artn ers. A d d i­
tio n a l lim ite d p a rtn e rs m ay b e ad m itted .
N o p rio rity a m o n g lim ited p a rtn e rs as
to c o n trib u tio n s o r as to co m p en satio n
by w ay o f incom e. L im ited p a rtn e rs
shall n o t d e m a n d p ro p e rty o th e r th a n
cash in re tu rn f o r th e ir co n trib u tio n .
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STORM RESULTS
LEGAL N O T irF
facility.
The Local’s grievance c(Hnmittee chairman. Clarence Fitchett,
said the shortage even extoids
to doctors and nurses. He said
many times there are no doctors
on duty in the emergency room
— a situation possibly making the
hospital crim inally responsible
for an employee’s death Jan. 18.
M r. Fitchett said a custodial
employee. Fred Weber, passed out
in the Dunlap lobby th a t day.
No doctor was on hand in the
emergency room, he said. M r.
Weber died before medical as­
sistance came, said Blr. Fitchett.
Condominium For Rent
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m o n th ly . O c e a n fro n t, 2 b ed ro o m s, 2
b a th ro o m s , a / c , f / w p o o l, te n n is co u rt.
E xcellent tw o couples, o r co u p le w ith
ch ild re n . C all 5 1 6 4 8 1 -6 0 3 0 a fte r 6
p.m .
N.Y. S ta te O rdinary & Ac­
cidental Disability Claims,
also Social S ecurity Disa­
bility Claims.
M a r t L. Ames
A tty at Law
11 Park PI.. N.Y., N.Y.
Tel 962-2390
LEGAL N O T IC E
A N C H O R REALTY C O M PA N Y , 663
F ifth A ve., N .Y .C . S ubstance o f L im ited
P a rtn e rsh ip . C ertific ate filed in N e w
Y o rk C ou nty Q e r k 's O ffice N o v e m b e r
15, 1977. Business: o w n a n d o p e ra te
rea l p ro p e rty . G en eral P a r tn e r : M ich ael
J . R o b in so n , 2 0 0 East 5 0 S treet, N .Y .C
L im ited P a r tn e r an d cash c o n trib u tio n :
J a n ic e C. G r iff ith , 30 East 95 S treet,
N .Y .C , $ 1 5 ,0 0 0 . P a rtn e rs h ip to c o n tin u e
u n til D ec. 31, 1978 a n d sh all c o n tin u e
th e re a fte r fro m year to y ea r u n til te r ­
m in a te d as p ro v id e d . N o a d d itio n a l contr i b u tio iu to b e m ade. L im ited p a r tn e r
sh all sh are in n et p r o f it as p ro v id e d in
a g re em en t. C o n trib u tio n o f lim ite d p a r t­
n e r to b e re tu rn e d u p o n te r m in a tio n o r
d is so lu tio n . L im ited p a r tn e r m ay assign
h e r in te re st subject to re s tric tio iu in
a g re em en t. N o a d d itio n a l lim ited p a r t­
n ers ex c ep t o n consen t o f o rig in a l lim ­
ited a n d g en e ral p a r tn e r . I f te rm in a tio n
o r d isso lu tio n lim ited p a r tn e r m ay re ­
ceive p ro p e rty o th e r th a n cash in re tu r n
fo r h e r c o n trib u tio n a t th e v alu e a t
w h ic h such p ro p e rty is th e n h eld as
sh o w n o n th e piu’tn e ts h ip books.
DIVORCE
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Exam No.
Title
Salary
2<MI6
Actuary (Casualty), Associate .............. .................$18,369
20-520
Actuary (Life), Associate ..................................... $18,369
20^17
Actuary (Casualty), Principal ................................. $22,694
20-521
A ctuary Life , Principal ............................................$22,694
20-519
A ctuary Life , Senior ......
$14,142
20418
A ctuary (Casualty), Supervising .......................... $26,516
20-522
A ctuary (Life), Supervising .....................................$26,516
20-107
Dental Hygienist ....................................r......................$ 8,523
20^88
Dietetic Trainee ........................................................... $10,118
20^7
Dietitian ...........................................................................$10,714
20-886
Dietitian, Supervising .................................................. $12,670
20-308
Electroencepnalograph Technician ..........................$ 7,616
20-122
Engineer, Assistant Sanitary ....................................... $14,142
20-109
Engineer, Junior ............................................$ 11,337-$ 12,275
20-123
Engineer, Senior Sanitary ..........................................$17,429
20-352
Food Service W orker ..............................................$ 5,827
20-170
Histology Technician ................................................ $ 8,051
20-113
Legal C areers ..............................................$11,164—$14,142
20-348
M edical Record A dministrator ................................ $11,337
Mental Hygiene Therapy A ide Trainee
(Reg & Spanish Speaking) .................................$ 7,204
20-394
M otor C arrier Transportation Specialist ............ $13,404
20-889
Nurse I ...........................................................................$10,118
20584
Nurse II .........................................................................$11.337
20-585
Nurse II (Psychiatric) .................................................. $11,337
20-586
Nurse II (R ehabilitation).................................................$11,337
20-587
Nurse, Licensed Practical ............................................$ 8,051
20-106
Nutrition Services Consultant ................................... $14,880
20-139
Physical Therapist ............................................................
—
20-177
Physical Therapist, Senior ..........................................$12,760
20-138
Physical Therapy Assistant I & II
(Spanish Speaking) ............................................$ 9,029
20-175
Radiologic Technologist, Therapy
Stationary Engineer .....................................................$10,714
20-100
Stationary Engineer, Assistant .................................$ 9,546
20-303
Stationary Engineer, Senior ....................................... $14,142
20-101
Varltype O p erato r .....................................................$ 6,811
20-307
Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor ..................... $14,142
20-140
Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor Trainee ........ $11,983
20-140
You may contact the following offices of th e New York S tate
D epartm ent of Civil Service for announcements, applications, and
other details concerning M aminations for th e positions listed above,
as well as examination for Stenographer and Typist.
S tate O ffice Building Campus, First Floor,Building I, Albany.
New York 12239 (518) 457-6216.
2 V/orld Trade C enter. 55th Floor, New York C ity 10047 (212)
488-4248,
Suite 750, G enesee Building, W est G enesee Street, Buffalo.
New York 14202 (716) 842-4260.
Details concerning th e following titles can be obtained from
the Personnel O ffices of th e agencies shown:
Public Health Physician—NYS D epartm ent of Health, Tower
Building, Empire S tate Plaza, Albany, New York 12237.
Specialist In Education—NYS Education D epartm ent, S tate Edu­
cation Building, Albany, New York 12234.
M aintenance Assistants (Mechanic) M otor Equipment M echan­
ics—NYS D epartm ent of Transportation, S tate O ffice Building, Al­
bany, New York 12232.
You can also contact your local M anpower Services O ffice for
examination information.
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investigators must be exenu>t is
"unpersuasive.” he said, particu­
larly since three of th^ positions
—chief investigator and two de­
puty chief investigators—Already
are classified as non-competitive.
The court refused to a c c ^ t the
Nassau DA’s vgum ent th at be­
cause in some counties all in ­
vestigators are outside civil ser­
vice and exempt, the same classi­
fication should prevail in his of­
fice. The court ruled th at each
county civU service commission
must have “flexibility” and take
into account a “likely variation
in local circumstanceb.” I t would
be inappropriate to have a blank£t policy statewide to make a ll
investigator positions either ex­
empt or subject to onnpetitive
examination, said the Judges.
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W H E R E T O APPLY
F O R PUBLIC J O B S
NEW YORK C IT Y — Persons
seeking Jobs w ith the City
should file at the DQMuiment of
Personnel. 49 Thomas St.. New
Y oik 10013. open weekdays be­
tween 9 a jn . and 4 p jn . Special
hours for Timndays are 8 :3 t
a jn . to 4 pan.
Those requesting applications
by m ail must include a stamped,
self-addressed envelcve. to be
received by the Department at
least five days before the dead­
line. Announcements are avail­
able onty during the flUng period.
By subway, applicants can
reach the filing office via the
IN D (Chambers S t ) ; BBAT (C ity
H a ll); Lexington IR T (Brooklyn
Bridge). For inform ation on
UUes. 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
partment directly.
STATE — Regional offices of
the State Department of C ivil
Service are located at the World
Trade Center. Tower 2. 55th
floor. New York 10048 (phone
488-4248: 10 a jn .-3 p.m .); State
Building Campus. Albany 12239;
Suite 750, 1 W . Genesee St..
Buffalo 14202 : 9 a jn .-4 p jn . Ap­
plicants may obtain annoimcements by w riting (the Albany of­
fice only) or by applying in per­
son at any of the three.
Various State Employment
Service offices can provide ap­
plications in person, but not by
m ail.
For positions with the XTnlfled
Court System throughout New
York State, applicants should
contact the Staffing Services
U nit. Room 1209. Office of Court
Admin.. 270 Broadway. N .Y.,
phone 488-4141.
FEDERAL — The UJS. C ivil
Service Commission. New York
Region, runs a Job Inform ation
Center a t 26 Federal Plaza, New
York 10007. Its hovn are 8 :3 t
a jn . to 5 p ju .. weekdays only.
Telephone 264-0422.
Federal entrants living upstate
(North of Dutchess County)
should contact the Syracuse Area
Office. 100 South Clinton St..
Syracuse 13202. To ll-free calls
may be made to (800) 962-1470.
Federal titles have no deadline
unless otherwise Indicated.
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By RON KARTEN
Nearly 4,000 refsearchers have projects working a t
Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn. Basic research
involving the use of test tubes, chemicals and all the
paraphernalia associated with the laboratory is con­
ducted, as well as clinical research which decals with
hum an beings.
Downstate is a very, very large medical center,” said
Barrie Jacobs, director of public affairs for the
hospital. “Our College of M(?dicine is the largest in
the state. I t ’s the seventh largest of 116 medical schools
in the country. And th a t’s only one of four colleges and
the State University Hospital here.”
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The entire' institution, one of four such units in the
State University system, employs 3,500 staff members,
mostly represented by the Civil Service Employees Asso­
ciation Downstate Local 646. There are also some 1,500
voluntary faculty members.
MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, VIRUSES
Alfred Stracher, chairm an of the Departm ent of
Biochemistry, heads a team of three researchers who
are seeking a way to’stop the degeneration of dystrophic
muscle cells. Dr. S tracher’s team was the first to show
th a t the progressive degeneration of muscle th a t is
characteristic of the group diseases called muscular
dystrophy, can be' slowed by the use of an outside agent.
The team grew tlie cells of the embryos of dystro­
phic chickens in cultures to test three of these slowing
agents. (The agents were obtained from Japanese
researchers who were using them to combat ulcers!)
Questions still face the S tracher team . How long
will the inhibitors keep tissue cultures norm al before
degeneration sets In? Can the inhibitors reverse the
degeneration? (This is an im portant question because
the muscular dystrophies are generally not discovered
until degeneration begins.)
If the Inhibitors lead to effective treatm ent in hu ­
mans, they would play a role sim ilar to th a t of insulin
in the treatm ent of diabete^s. The cure for these tragic
diseases is not yet in sight.
" If y o u d o n 't m e a s u r e u p
c o m p e titiv e ly a t th e a n n u al
m e e t in g s t h a t ass e ss y o u r
w o r k , t h e n y o u f e e l in n e r
d e s p a ir ."
Sonny Scribani, a junior scientist and treas­
urer of CSEA’s Downstate Local, is working on a virus
project under Rostom Bablanian. He said, "W e’re
analyzing proteins th a t are made in cells to see w hat
effect different compounds have on the cell itself. We
want to find out why cells react with viruses the way
tht‘y do. Why some cells get sick and die and others
don't. This is a never-ending project because it’s very
luxrd. Very h ard ,” lie emphasized.
ARTIFICIAL HEART
Philip N . Sawyer, professor of surgery at Downstate Medical Center, has worked on creating an a rti­
ficial heart. The process he used began by obtaining
lioarts from people who had died of causes unrelated
to h eart disease. A rubber-like casting m aterial was
injected into the interior of tlie hearts to produce
molds which were then used to make electroplated metal
castings. Elastic replicas were made from these castings.
Artificial muscles, to keep the h ea rt pumping, were
made out of an unusual alloy called nitinol, which
contains nickel and titanium and has a property which
can absorb a lot of stress.
The nitinol caused clotting, however, and so was
coated with polymer. C ontraction of the nitinol strips
was produced by an electric current.
In addition to the m ajor problem with the model,
which Is blood clotting, the nitinol strips were only
able to contract 15 or 20 times a minute, where norm al
h eart muscles contract an average of 70 times a m inute.
Dr. Sawyer has also developed a new process for
modifying calf tissues for use in hum an patients. The
calf tissues have, in fact, been grafted into patients
whose own veins had closed up endangering the survival
of a limb or a vital organ. In the IG^month period fol­
lowing the first grafts, 70 percent were successful.
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CANCER DETECTION
Raymond Damadlan, associate professor in the
College of Medicine', has been working since 1971 on
a cancer detector. His project, nuclear magnetic
resonance, works by sending radio signals into the
atom s of tissues, both normal and cancerous. The signal
deflects differently from the cancerous tissue.
The radio signals are hooked up to a television
'screen in such a way th a t a picture of the cancerous
tumor can be projected from the signal deflection.
So far, cancerous tum ors have only been studied
w ith this method in test tubes. A picture of normal
tissue in hum ans has been recorded, and "very soon,”
Dr. D am adlan said, “we’ll have a picture of cancerous
tissues in humans.
" I’ve had monstrous difficulties,” Dr. D am adlan added,
“They’re too painful to recall.” The high point of his
career, he said, was getting th a t first picture of a
cancerous tumor.
Dr. Stanley Goldstein, associate professor in pedia­
trics, has written grant proposals to study arterial
sclerotic h eart disease using Dr. D am adlan’s nuclear
m agnetic resonance technique.
KIDNEY DISEASE
"My principal responsibility,” said Eli Friedman,
head of the renal (kidney) program a t Downstate and
one of the top 20 renal specialists in the world, "is to
see th a t patient care in kidney disease and th a t training
of medical students and research fellows in kidney
disease goes on a t an acceptable level. In addition, I
am involved in personal research in two lines.
"The first is concerned w ith developing a compact
portable artificial kidney which patients can take with
them and use in hotel rooms, on ships, and in a ir­
planes so th a t they are not dependent on institutions.”
In fact. Dr. Friedm an has designed such a device
which, he said, “works and Is now in use all over the
world. I t’s a Halburton attache case.
“The standard kidney m achine can be conceptually
visualized easily,” he noted. "If you had a N athan’s
hot dog casing, and th a t was the first m aterial used,
and if you put blood in the casing, and th en you put
th e blood in the casing in a beaker of salt water, the
high waste level concentration in the blood, like urea
which contains nitrogen, would come out through m i­
croscopic holes in the membrane into the salt solution
and they would be diollzed out.
“The wastes would get out b u t bacteria wouldn’t get
in the blood because th e holes are too small, and red
blood cells and im portant protein molecules wouldn’t
get out of the blood for the same reason.
“The second is to try to find a simplified remedy
for one of the complications of kidney failure which
is high blood fats. As a consequence of the high blood
fats” (which the doctor noted was not necessarily
found in fat people), “patients die of heart attacks,
coronary artery disease, and strokes.”
Stressing th a t he was oversimplifying the problem.
Dr. Filedm an said th a t high blood fats were the re­
sult of an enzyme deficiency in th e patient. Enzymes
take the fat out of the blood.
“We found, as an oddball observation, th a t if you
eat charcoal in very small am ounts, the fats fall.
“ (Eating charcoal) is supev-successful in rats, it’s
highly successful in experimental patie'nts and we’re
working with a large food processor to make the char­
coal palatable and we’re making ‘charcoalate’ chip cook­
ies, and we’re making ‘blackies’ instead of brownies.”
Downstate was the first chronic artificial kidney
center in the northeastern United States,” Dr. Fried­
m an said. “It has one of th e most innovative programs
in kidney disease. We do 110 transplants a year.
"If you talk of our tran sp lan t success rate in terms
of two years after the operation, if the kidney comes
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from a perfectly matched brother or sister, 96 percent
of the kidneys are functioning, 100 percent of the
patients are alive.
“If you’re talking about a medium m atch, then 78
percent of the kidneys are functioning and about 90
percent of the patients are alive. If you go to a
cadaveric grant—from a dead person—then 44 pefcent
of the kidneys are functioning and only 65 percent
of the patients are alive.
“The life of the researcher is great,” Dr. Friedm an
said. “I t ’s one of the very few places I know where
you get paid to do w hat you like to do. I can make
my own hours. (I probably work much h a r d e r ..^ d
longer than other people, but I have to.)
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“The bad points are the constant race to produce.
If you don’t m easure up competitively a t the annual
meetings th a t assess your work, then you feel inner
despair th a t you haven’t done w hat you’re supposed to
do. I t’s one of the few professions th a t I know of, like
being a pilot, where you constantly have to m easure up.
“I don’t know if there’s any single biggest despair.
It comes up repeatedly wheri the brilliant ideas I get
in the m orning shaving fall three months later in the
laboratory.
"My greatest success was participating in th e H arvard
team th a t did the first kidney transplant between other
than identical twins and watching the patient through
hours of high fever, through the multiple infections,
through the tim e when we didn’t know w hether th e
kidney would work. Being In th a t team was exhilarating
and still stays w ith me when things are going bad.”
Registered Nurses Laurie Chapa and Lorraine Chotynleckl work in the pediatric cardiac-catherization lab.
" It 's o n e o f t h e f e w
p la c e s
I k n o w w h e r e y o u g e t p a id
t o d o w h a t y o u lik e t o d o ."
"We get babies who are in a critical status when they
come down here,” -said Ms. Chapa. " I t’s pretty much
touch and go sometimes. The doctor may tap a catheter
into the heart and from the catheter we can Inject
dye and take blood samples.”
“We also measure the different pressures in the dif­
ferent chambers of the h eart,” added Ms. Chotyniecki.
"Cardiac arrests down here are very, very common.”
Diversity and yet interdependence among all the
parts and people in this institution m ark its greatness.
The 230,530 volume library is the seventh largest med­
ical library in the country. K enneth E. Moody, director
of libraries, said, "We are not p art of patien t care,
th a t’s the hospital, but we are veiy much p a rt of, in
fact, the heart and the center of medical education.”
The m aintenance facilities a t the center, among th e
most complex in the state, also play a vital role. “One
of the main problems,” said Robert Renck, assistant
vice-president for Facilities and Planning, "is th a t we’re
on 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
“During the electrical outage In July of 1977, we lost
a great deal of valuable research efforts th a t h ad taken
place over the past twenty-som e-odd years in the Basic
Sciences Building’s continuing research program s.”
“I work for five doctors,” ^aid Linda B arra, member
of the Downstate Local’s executive committee and senior
stenographer a t the institution. “I perform adm inis­
trative duties. I type pediatric cardlac-catherlzation re­
ports, schedule appointm ents. I supervise technicians.
I schedule catherizations.
“The problem with doctors is they all think they’re
the most Im portant. Each one Is an individual but they
don’t realize they only have one secretary.
“T he «ecretary Is the backbone of the boss and when
they start to realize they have to depend on you, your
life gets a little easier.”
Said Dr. Goldstein, who is one of Ms. B arra’s bos&es,
“She’s terrific. She keeps th e whole place running.”