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The new CSEA E m p l o y e e Benefit Fund,
which will provide improved dental insurance
and new prescription d r u g insurance to CSEA
m e m b e r s in t h r e e m a j o r s t a t e bargaining units, has moved several steps closer to being
activated with the appointment of a fund
d i r e c t o r , a p p o i n t m e n t a n d e l e c t i o n of
t r u s t e e s , and the receipt of bids f r o m ins u r a n c e c a r r i e r s i n t e r e s t e d in p r o v i d i n g
coverage.
In the above photo, the Fund t r u s t e e s and
new director discuss types of benefits to be
provided. F r o m left a r e T h o m a s P . Collins,
the new Fund D i r e c t o r ; T r u s t e e I r e n e C a r r ;
P r e s i d e n t W i l l i a m L. M c G o w a n , a l s o a
t r u s t e e , and T r u s t e e s J a m e s Moore, E l a i n e
Mootry and Louis Mannellino.
In photo a t left, P r e s i d e n t McGowan, Fund
D i r e c t o r Collins and CSEA E x e c u t i v e Vice
P r e s i d e n t T h o m a s McDonough review bids
for insurance c a r r i e r s .
F o r m o r e information about the new CSEA
E m p l o y e e Benefit Fund, turn to page 8.
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Official Publication of
The Civil Service
Employees Association
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Vol. 1, No. 35 25' (ISSN 0164 9949)
Wednesday, June 6, 1979
CSEA wins major appeal, test rescheduled
ALBANY — T h e Civil S e r v i c e
E m p l o y e e s Assn., charging that admission restrictions on an upcoming
Civil S e r v i c e e x a m w e r e dis-
criminatory against
lower-paid
employees, has won a m a j o r appeal
decision f r o m the Civil Service Commission.
Union forces state to halt
disruptive staffing pattern
ALBANY — CSEA P i l g r i m P s y c h i a t r i c Center Local P r e s i d e n t Betty
D u f f y and G r i e v a n c e C h a i r m a n William Chacona have won an a g r e e m e n t f r o m
s t a t e officials preventing the s t a t e f r o m rushing headlong into a disruptive
staffing plan for " d i s c r e t e m e n t a l r e t a r d a t i o n u n i t s " ( D M R U ' s ) at P i l g r i m
and other facilities.
" T h e union's position always w a s that the r e t a r d e d should be served by
those who a r e trained and experienced in c a r i n g for t h e m — the Mental R e t a r dation employees. But the S t a t e ' s plan called for segregation of these patients
into D M R U ' s , and for the P i l g r i m e m p l o y e e s — on 24 hours' notice, and with no
training or p r e p a r a t i o n , and with no r e g a r d for their scheduled shifts or days
off — to go right into the DMRU and s t a r t taking c a r e of these p a t i e n t s , " CSEA
Collective Bargaining Specialist Bob Guild said.
The a g r e e m e n t signed by the s t a t e officials m a k e s s e v e r a l m a j o r consessions to the union! F o r one thing, 80 funded jobs will be m a d e available to
the Office of Mental R e t a r d a t i o n so that r e c r u i t m e n t and training of R e t a r dation employees can begin. This r e c r u i t m e n t and training has a l r e a d y begun,
according to Ms. Duffy.
Secondly, the planned m o v e m e n t of patients a t P i l g r i m into the D M R U
t h e r e w a s postponed f r o m the original d a t e of May 30, and will now begin on
J u n e 6.
Also, the s t a t e a g r e e d t h a t the D M R U s t a f f i n g will be accomplished solely
with volunteers a n d / o r new Mental R e t a r d a t i o n employees.
And p e r h a p s m o s t importantly, the s t a t e has assigned two r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s
— one f r o m the Office of Mental R e t a r d a t i o n and one f r o m the Office of Mental
Health — to go to P i l g r i m and stay t h e r e until the transition to the DMRU is
completed, consulting with CSEA and keeping the union informed e v e r y step of
the way.
Region I P r e s i d e n t Irving F l a u m e n b a u m said: " I ' m glad they c a m e to this
understanding. But it should have been worked out a long t i m e ago. I hope the
d e p a r t m e n t of m e n t a l hygiene learns they m u s t c o m e to CSEA and consult
with us f r o m the beginning. This would have prevented the p r o b l e m s . "
The full Civil Service Commission
heard CSEA's appeal on May 24, and
decided the appeal was valid and that
the e x a m will be reopened to the
lower-paid workers. As a result, the
original J u n e 23 e x a m day will be
rescheduled to a l a t e r date.
CSEA had protested in M a r c h that
the scheduled test for the position of
Computer P r o g r a m m e r
Trainee,
which pays $10,624 a y e a r , had arbitrarily been closed to s t a t e w o r k e r s
in G r a d e s 6 and under. The last t i m e
the e x a m was given, in 1977, 23 of the
Grade-6-and-under employees who
took the e x a m w e r e appointed to the
t r a i n e e jobs, which lead to G r a d e 14
C o m p u t e r P r o g r a m m e r positions in
the s t a t e service.
Civil Service Commission P r e s i d e n t
Victor Bahou had r e j e c t e d CSEA's
protest in M a r c h , saying that only a
few people below g r a d e 6 passed the
1977 test. CSEA then appealed that
d e t e r m i n a t i o n to the full Commission,
and the h e a r i n g w a s held May 24.
A f t e r the union's hour-long appeal,
the c o m m i s s i o n deliberated on the
m a t t e r and m a d e its decision l a t e r in
the day. It i m m e d i a t e l y a f f e c t s about
2,300 workers, according to union est i m a t e s , the n u m b e r of Grade-6-andlower employees who filed for the
e x a m last t i m e . However, t h e r e m a y
be m o r e this y e a r .
SUCCESSFUL CSEA A P P E A L resulting in the re-opening of the C o m p u t e r
P r o g r a m m e r T r a i n e e e x a m to all s t a t e w o r k e r s in g r a d e s 3 and above produced s o m e tense m o m e n t s . F r o m left to right on the f a r side of the table a r e four
of the people who presented the union's c a s e : R e s e a r c h Analysts Tim Mullens
and Joe Abbey; E x e c u t i v e Assistant to the P r e s i d e n t T h o m a s J . Linden; and
CSEA Local 653 P r e s i d e n t Delores F a r r e l l . Collective Bargaining Specialist
J a c k Conoby and CSEA Statewide S e c r e t a r y I r e n e C a r r also r e p r e s e n t e d the
union during the appeal presentation.
LOCAL
GOVERNMENT
REPORT
" I ^ c a l Government Report" will appear regularly in "The Public Sector." The column is prepared and edited by Joseph
l^zarony, chairman of the Civil Service Employees Assn. County Division, and contains information of interest for all
CSEA members in general and employees of local government jurisdictions in particular. Comments and questions pertaining to this column may be addressed to Mr. Lazarony c/o "The Public Sector."
Problems? Call CSEA
I wonder how many of you a r e
a w a r e of the various steps taken by
CSEA to improve and insure union
reaction to m e m b e r problems?
T h e r e a r e at least four levels at
which these problems can occur.
The m o s t common one is at the individual m e m b e r level. Someone is
fired, harassed or abused. That
someone (if they a r e a w a r e of their
rights!) goes to the union rep and
thus the union r e a c t s .
A second level is work location.
A building is unsafe, too hot or too
cold. Complaints a r e registered
and the union (usually by a field
rep) r e a c t s to c o r r e c t the problem.
A third level is the bargaining unit. At this level the union is organized to negotiate, a r b i t r a t e , and adm i n i s t e r contracts. Local and unit
o f f i c e r s have good contact with
regional and central resources for
guidance and assistance.
The last level is one that often is
missed by our m e m b e r s , and is
a l m o s t always missed by other unions. That level is the c a r e e r level.
Any u n i o n w h i c h s t r i v e s to
represent public employees
E d i t o r , The Public Sector:
As a y o u n g s t e r
attending
Brentwood High School (Sonderling
Building), Brentwood, New York, I
tried m y utmost to secure p a r t - t i m e
e m p l o y m e n t — to no avail, until I
heard of the P i l g r i m Youth Opportunity P r o g r a m headed by Supervisors Alfred 0 . Carlsen of Bay Shore
and Clayton Chesson, Seiden, N. Y.
With P i l g r i m P s y c h i a t r i c C e n t e r
Director Dr. John P. l a f r a t e s
blessings, they petitioned the New
York State Legislature and got a
Youth O p p o r t u n i t y P r o g r a m established in P i l g r i m in April of this
y e a r , to employ high school students
giving t h e m i n c e n t i v e to s t a y in
school.
I a p p l i e d f o r e n t r a n c e in t h e
P r o g r a m and was accepted. I a m now
employed as a p a r t - t i m e s e c r e t a r y t r a i n e e at P i l g r i m Center, still
attending Brentwood High School and
receiving credits along with 35 other
students who a r e also in the P r o g r a m .
May I, on behalf of these high
school students, let the public know
that Mr. Chesson" and Mr. Carlsen,
e a r n e d , and deserve, the love and
thanks of their fellow citizens h e r e on
Long Island for making this P r o g r a m
possible and creating incentive for
t h e s e high school s t u d e n t s to
g r a d u a t e , go on to college or e n t e r the
civil service field as well as the
private business sector — to say
nothing of the cash the student will
now have in his or her pockets.
Melissa Esquilin
Bay Shore, N.Y. 11706
E d i t o r ' s Note: Alfred O. Carlsen and
Clayton Chesson, mentioned in the
letter, a r e both m e m b e r s of CSEA
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m u s t f a c e up to the problem of
representing m e m b e r s with a wide
v a r i e t y of c a r e e r s . M e c h a n i c s ,
secretaries, truck
drivers,
lawyers, accountants, food service,
etc. Another a s p e c t t h a t needs cons i d e r a t i o n is t h e d e p a r t m e n talization of units. Thus e m p l o y e e s
consider problems as centered
about the Social
Services
D e p a r t m e n t , or the Highway
D e p a r t m e n t or the bus d r i v e r s , etc.
T h i s c o m b i n a t i o n of a w i d e
v a r i e t y of c a r e e r s a n d t h e
departmentalization of e m p l o y e e s
c r e a t e s a real identity problem for
any union a t t e m p t i n g to r e p r e s e n t
e a c h of t h e m . Y e t , t h e b a s i c
necessity for UNITY, calls for us
to m e e t this challenge!
O n e m e t h o d s t a r t e d by t h e
County Executive C o m m i t t e e and
myself was to develop a c t i v e comm i t t e e s along these levels. Such
c o m m i t t e e s o f f e r e x p e r t i s e and
d e d i c a t i o n b a s e d on s p e c i f i c
c a r e e r s a n d / o r work situation.
T h u s , w i t h t h e a p p r o v a l of
P r e s i d e n t Bill McGowan and the
s t a t e w i d e Board of D i r e c t o r s , local
L o c a l 418, P i l g r i m
Psychiatric
Center.
An Open Letter To All L . P . N , s:
I was informed that the Governor
m a d e the s t a t e m e n t that t h e r e will be
NO reallocations or reclassifications
due to the f a c t that the 67o we would
receive plus the 7% w a g e increase,
brings us over the 7% P r e s i d e n t ' s
guide lines.
Well, I still intend to go ahead and
m e e t with the Civil Service Commission.
With your continued support and the
help we have gotten f r o m our R . N . ' s
and Doctors, who feel we have been
treated unfairly, something must
c o m e f r o m all this support. P l e a s e
don't get discouraged — a good fight
often brings good results.
Thanking you all for everything you
have done and with your continued
support, how can we lose? Any information you need or want, please let
m e know.
Sincerely
Alice Pope L . P . N .
Sayville, N.Y. 11782
Local 404, C.LP.C.
P.S. No More Second Hand Nurses or
Second Hand Citizens for us!
AFSCME
appoints
THE PUBLIC SECTOR, V^ednesday, June 20, 1979
government
committees
r e p r e s e n t i n g Social Services,
Probation, Non-Teaching school
personnel. Nursing and U n i f o r m e d
personnel have been c r e a t e d and
a r e functioning.
E a c h has proved its value. Social
Services D e p a r t m e n t s have undergone very difficult service
c h a n g e s . M a n y p r o b l e m s connected with these changes w e r e
avoided or c o r r e c t e d through the
knowledge and e f f o r t s of this committee.
Non-Teaching personnel have
benefitted f r o m their c o m m i t t e e ' s
a c t i o n in t h e a r e a s of u n employment insurance, job
qualifications and c a r e e r ladders.
P r o b a t i o n and N u r s i n g c o m m i t t e e s have had i m p o r t a n t and
d i r e c t e f f e c t s on p e r t i n e n t
legislation involving their specific
careers.
E a c h of these c o m m i t t e e s will
have open door m e e t i n g s a t our
Local G o v e r n m e n t Workshop in
J u n e . A n y o n e i n t e r e s t e d is
welcome to attend and p a r t i c i p a t e .
Thus we a r e able to c o m p l e t e the
Joseph Lazarony
County Division Chairman
circle. C a r e e r or d e p a r t m e n t
problems can go to a c o m m i t t e e
s e t - u p to d i s c u s s t h e m and
r e c o m m e n d solutions, which a r e
t h e n f o r w a r d e d to t h o s e b e s t
e q u i p p e d to i m p l e m e n t the
solution.
P l e a s e note the p r i m a r y need for
m e m b e r s to i n f o r m t h e c o m m i t t e e s of their problems.
I think this s y s t e m has been
e f f e c t i v e ; and can be expanded.
What do you think?
See you soon , . .
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The million m e m b e i American F e d e r a t i o n of State,
County and Municipal E m p l o y e e s (AFSCME), with 400,000 women m e m b e r s
throughout the nation, has n a m e d E v e Johnson Coordinator of Women's Activities.
Ms. Johnson joins the AFSCME International staff following 4 y e a r s as
education and training coordinator for A F S C M E ' s Council 28, Washington
F e d e r a t i o n of State E m p l o y e e s .
AFSCME m e m b e r s h i p continues to experience increasing growth a m o n g
working women. A recent Labor D e p a r t m e n t study noted that t h r e e out of five
women who joined labor unions between 1956 and 1976 joined AFSCME.
State charged in IP
for dropping vehides
ALBANY T h e Civil S e r v i c e
E m p l o y e e s Assn. has announced that
an I m p r o p e r P r a c t i c e c h a r g e has
been filed with the
Public
Employment Relations Board
( P E R B ) against the New York State
D e p a r t m e n t of P a r k s and Recreation.
Nels E. Carlson, CSEA Collective
Bargaining Specialist and representative fof employees in the P a r k s and
Recreation D e p a r t m e n t , indicated
that New York State allegedly
violated Article 14, Section 209-a, subsection (d) of the Public E m p l o y e e s
F a i r E m p l o y m e n t A c t w h e n on
F e b r u a r y 9, 1979, it unilaterally discontinued its p r a c t i c e of providing
state-owned vehicles on a 24-hour
basis to employees assigned such
v e h i c l e s a s a condition of t h e i r
employment.
The I P c h a r g e f u r t h e r contends that
the State of New York, through its
agent. Commissioner Orin L e h m a n ,
unlawfully discontinued providing
state-owned vehicles
without
negotiating such change with the
duly recognized bargaining representative (CSEA).
"CSEA contends that any unilateral
change is a violation," Carlson said.
" W e carefully investigated similar
c h a r g e s and P E R B decisions involving public employees in Onondaga and
C a t t a r a u g u s counties and, based upon
those decisions, have filed an I P
charge on behalf of s t a t e employees
f r o m the P a r k s and Recreation
D e p a r t m e n t who w e r e assigned
v e h i c l e s a s a condition of t h e i r
e m p l o y m e n t . At p r e s e n t , p u b l i c
employees have a difficult t i m e keeping up with today's spiraling costs of
living and r u n a w a y gasoline prices
without the state adding undue
h a r d s h i p by t a k i n g a w a y w o r k
vehicles," Carlson said.
PERB orders pay increases for
Clinton County airport workers
PLATTSBURGH - A f t e r passing a
resolution in J a n u a r y of 1978 to f r e e z e
the wages of county a i r p o r t personnel, the Clinton
County
Legislature has been ordered by a
Public E m p l o y m e n t Relations Board
m e d i a t o r to grant the w o r k e r s the
s a m e increase a w a r d e d to other
county workers in a two y e a r c o n t r a c t
effective J a n u a r y 1, 1978.
A c c o r d i n g to J e a n n e K e l s o ,
president of the Clinton County CSEA
Local, the employees will receive a
lump sum p a y m e n t for $500 which
should have been added on to s a l a r i e s
in J a n u a r y 1978 and a partial p a y m e n t
for $500 which should have been added
on for J a n u a r y 1979, in addition to an
a d j u s t m e n t in s a l a r y schedules to
reflect the increases for the
r e m a i n d e r of the c o n t r a c t period.
Region IV election
ALBANY — Due to r e c e n t
changes in the Civil Service
E m p l o y e e s Assn. Constitution,
the schedule for elections in the
Capital Region has been changed to allow for nominating comm i t t e e s to be r e s t r u c t u r e d and
new candidates n a m e d .
According to the r e v i s e d
schedule nominations m u s t be in
to the c o m m i t t e e by J u n e 6. Candidates will be chosen by J u n e 8
and notified by J u n e 10. Anyone
wishing to decline m u s t do so by
J u n e 22.
Other d a t e s a r e a s follows:
July 9 — Deadline for petitions
to be filed.
July 19 — Drawing for Ballot
position.
New coalition organized
R O C H E S T E R — Civil S e r v i c e
E m p l o y e e s Assn. r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s
f r o m the s t a f f s of Wilton, B r o o m e
County and N e w a r k Developmental
C e n t e r s h a v e joined p a r e n t s and
f o r m e r m e m b e r s of the Professional,
Scientific and Technical unit
r e p r e s e n t i n g six o t h e r u p s t a t e
developmental c e n t e r s in f o r m i n g the
New York State Coalition for Mental
Retardation and Developmental
Disabilities, an organization seek9ng
increased s t a f f i n g and improved services in the c e n t e r s , a s well as the
c o m m u n i t i e s served by t h e m .
The formation of the coalition, says
chairperson and p a r e n t C. R i c h a r d
J o n e s , is " d u e to a c o m m o n
recognition, by both the relatives of
the mentally retarded
and
developmental disabled and the staff
that is responsible for their c a r e , that
t h e present s e r v i c e s being received
by our handicapped citizens a r e inadequate, h a r m f u l and fail to m e e t
t h e s t a n d a r d s t h a t t h e S t a t e administration has established for these
people.
F r a n k Wilucz, a CSEA representative f r o m the Wilton Developmental
Center says a change is needed in the
Willowbrook Consent D e c r e e , a court
a g r e e m e n t that spells out the required ratio of staff to patients, to
allow for m o r e s t a f f . In addition he is
seeking to obtain c o m m u n i t y services
which have been assigned, but not implemented in the Wilton a r e a . He
blames the c e n t e r ' s p r o b l e m s on the
f a i l u r e of t h e c e n t r a l o f f i c e administration in Albany to properly
plan and i m p l e m e n t p r o g r a m s and a
lack of communications between that
office and the p a r e n t s and staff at the
centers.
R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s for N e w a r k and
Broome County c e n t e r s have also expressed concern over inadequate
staffing and the quality, and in s o m e
cases the lack, of services.
The coalition first m e t in F e b r u a r y
of 1979 to discuss deficiencies that existed at each center and to f o r m u l a t e
its goals. The group hopes to bring
about changes through m e e t i n g s with
the State administration and through
legislation.
Political
workshop
in Suffolk
SUFFOLK LOCAL 852 P r e s i d e n t William Lewis, left,
discusses political action with Don Leden, P r e s i d e n t ;
Muriel Brush, S e c r e t a r y ; and Charles G r a t t a n , Vice
President, of the Southold CSEA Unit.
CSEA STAFF M E M B E R IRWIN SCHARFELD, standing, discusses the program with, from left, Dave
Ward, P r e s i d e n t ; F'red Siegel, Vice P r e s i d e n t ; and
Bob E c k e r t of the Political Action C o m m i t t e e , of the
vSouthampton Unit.
SAG HARBOI^ - More than a
dozen o f f i c e r s of Civil Service
E m p l o y e e s Assn. units f r o m live
Long Island east-end towns participated in a CSEA Political
Action workshop at
the
Bridgeview R e s t a u r a n t h e r e in
May. The all-day session,
designed to keep local union officials a b r e a s t of c u r r e n t and upcoming political action a f f a i r s ,
w a s conducted by CSEA Region
I staff personnel and officials of
Suffolk CSEA Local 852, the
p a r e n t Local of the town units.
Attending the p r o g r a m , according to Suffolk County Local
852 P r e s i d e n t William E , Lewis,
w e r e officers and m e m b e r s
f r o m CSEA u n i t s a t S h e l t e r
Island, Southampton,
East
Hampton, Southold,
and
Riverhead.
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R E P R E S E N T I N G EAST HAMPTON CSEA UNIT
w e r e , in foreground, Dorethea Ling, S e c r e t a r y ; Jacqueline Dutton, P r e s i d e n t ; and P r e s t o n Anderson,
Vice P r e s i d e n t .
IMPORTANCE O F ORGANIZED ACTION is stressed
by John Desmond, standing, of the Suffolk County
CSEA Local. Riverhead CSEA Unit officials, seated
f r o m left, a r e Lorraine Zuhoski, Vice P r e s i d e n t ; Eliot
Barth, P r e s i d e n t ; and m e m b e r Vicky Martin.
THE PUBLIC SECTOR, Wednesday, June 20, 1979
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College polls
membership
HAUPPAUGE - Empire State
College at Hauppauge, which s e r v e s
all Suffolk County employees, is conducting an extensive r e s e a r c h p r o j e c t
to a s c e r t a i n the educational needs of
the county employees.
A questionnaire will be distributed
s o m e t i m e in J u n e and all employees
a r e urged to complete the questionn a i r e a s carefully and frankly as they
can, and return it to E m p i r e S t a t e
College as soon as possible.
The information developed f r o m the
survey will help the college plan and
d e v e l o p new p r o g r a m s t h a t a r e
g e a r e d to t h e n e e d s of c o u n t y
employees.
Many county employees have
a l r e a d y t a k e n a d v a n t a g e of t h e
v a r i o u s d e g r e e a n d non d e g r e e
p r o g r a m s available at E m p i r e State,
m a i n l y d u e to t h e f l e x i b l e s t u d y
f e a t u r e s designed specifically for the
w o r k i n g a d u l t , and s e c o n d l y , t h e
tuition r e i m b u r s e m e n t of up to 75%
provided by the county.
Any S u f f o l k C o u n t y e m p l o y e e
wishing information about E m p i r e
State College, and what p r o g r a m s a r e
available, call 979-0330.
Election deadline
B U F F A L O - The SUNY Buffalo
C S E A L o c a l 602 d e a d l i n e f o r
m e m b e r s becoming candidates for
Local office has been set for J u n e 14.
Officials have circulated nomination
f o r m s for all offices within the Local,
and the f o r m should be returned by
the deadline date to the Local 602
nominating committee. General
Delivery, Station H, Buffalo 14214.
Interested candidates m u s t have
ibeen a m e m b e r in good standing of
Local 602 for at least one y e a r prior to
the date of their nomination, it w a s
noted.
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BOYCOTT ANTI-UNION TEXTILES NEAR YOU
Salaries for June 9 exams listed
ALBANY - Now that the new
r e c l a s s i f i c a t i o n plan for nonjudicial employees of the Office of
Court Administration (OCA) has
been signed, employees wanting to
take the J u n e 9 e x a m s for Office
Assistant, Office Typist or Office
Stenographer finally know exactly
what the respective s a l a r i e s for
Directory of Regional Offices
REGION 1 — Long Island Region REGION 4 — Capital Region
(516) 691-1170
(518) 489-5424
Irving F l a u m e n b a u m , P r e s i d e n t
E d Cleary, Regional Director
Joseph M c D e r m o t t , P r e s i d e n t
John Corcoran, Regional Director
REGION 2 — Metro Region
(212) 962-3090
REGION 5 — Central Region
(315) 422-2319
Solomon Bendet, P r e s i d e n t
George Bispham, Regional Director
REGION 3 — Southern Region
(914) 896-8180
J a m e s Lennon, P r e s i d e n t
T h o m a s Luposello, Regional Director
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J a m e s Moore, P r e s i d e n t
F r a n k Martello, Regional Director
REGION 6 — Western Region
(716) 634-3540
Robert L a t t i m e r , P r e s i d e n t
Lee F r a n k . Regional Director
N e w health option
State employees who live in
certain areas of Rensselaer and
Washington" Counties now have
the option of switching their
health insurance coverage to a
new regional health cär^ center
in Hoosick Falls."'^
The new center is part of the
Capital Area Community Health
Plan, a health maintenance
organization (HMO).
Information concerning the
new center is available from
your agency personnel office.
July 1 is the deadline for
transferring to this new option
before the next regular transfer
period.
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THE PUBLIC SECTOR, Wednesday,June 6, 1979
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Therapy aide
symposium
STATEN ISLAND - The first Mental Hygiene Therapy Aide Symposium
was held at South Beach P s y c h i a t r i c
Center recently. The Symposium is
expected to be scheduled h e r e as an
annual event.
The purpose of the p r o g r a m w a s to
g e n e r a t e a sense of identity a m o n g
South B e a c h P s y c h i a t r i c C e n t e r
Therapy Aides by providing an opportunity for open discussion of key
issues confronting employees in this
job title. Approximately 75 MHTAs
and other staff m e m b e r s involved in
t h e MHTA T r a i n e e s h i p P r o g r a m
attended. The symposium was
o r g a n i z e d and s p o n s o r e d by t h e
MHTA Traineeship Council, and w a s
coordinated by Catherine McCoubrey,
T r a i n e e Advocates R e p r e s e n t a t i v e .
P r e s e n t a t i o n s w e r e m a d e by Martin
K a u f m a n , M.D., Deputy Director,
Clinical, on the role of the MHTA in
the t e a m t r e a t m e n t a p p r o a c h ; by
Mark Bienstock of the Personnel Office on issues related to a d v a n c e m e n t
on the MHTA c a r e e r ladder; and by
Ellen Johnson and B a r b a r a Duffee of
the New York State Bureau of Special
Projects Research.
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WITNESSING T H E CONTRACT SIGNING — CSEA r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s f r o m the
various bridges w e r e on hand as a new 3-year a g r e e m e n t between CSEA and
the State Bridge Authority was signed last month. Seated, f r o m left, a r e CSEA
Collective Bargaining Specialist E m a n u e l Vitale, CSEA Local 050 P r e s i d e n t
F r a n k J . M c D e r m o t t , Authority C h a i r m a n John S. Stillman, and i o r m e r
c h a i r m a n David C. Schoentag. Standing, f r o m left, a r e CSEA Field Represent a t i v e Flip Amodio; union m e m b e r s George Wells, J a m e s Ban, John Brooks,
Roland Kelly, Wally D e c k e r ; Authority Commissioner George Hoover, and
P a t r i c k Moloney, E x e c u t i v e Director of the Bridge Authority.
Local 050, State
in contract settlement
T I M E F O R T E A — CSEA Local 050 P r e s i d e n t F r a n k J . M c D e r m o t t , c e n t e r ,
discusses the new labor a g r e e m e n t with State Bridge Authority C h a i r m a n John
S. Stillman, left, and Authority E x e c u t i v e D i r e c t o r P a t r i c k Moloney, right.
A L B A N Y — T h e Civil S e r v i c e
E m p l o y e e s Assn. has announced a
new 3-year contract a g r e e m e n t
r e a c h e d between the New York State
Bridge Authority and CSEA Local 050
w h i c h r e p r e s e n t s 125 B r i d g e
Authority employees.
A c c o r d i n g to E m a n u e l Vitale,
CSEA Collective
Bargaining
Specialist and chief negotiator for the
bargaining unit, the new pact calls for
s a l a r y i n c r e a s e s of 7 percent April 1,
1979; 7 p e r c e n t April 1,1980; 5 percent
April 1, 1981; and 5 percent effective
October 1, 1981, with additional job
Elections Timetable
Statewide Officers and State Executive Committee
The following d a t e s a r e to be used a s a guideline for the 1979 CSEA Election. To the extent possible, each date
will be complied with unless intervening c i r c u m s t a n c e s beyond the control of CSEA m a k e compliance with
the e x a c t d a t e impractical.
J u n e 8—Report of Nominating C o m m i t t e e
J u n e 22—Deadline for Declination of Nomination
July 9—Final day for Nominations to Fill Declinations
July 9—Final day for Petitions to be Filed
July 13—Request to each candidate for spelling of n a m e as it will a p p e a r on Ballot. To be sent by certified mail, r e t u r n receipt requested. Deadline for changes is July 20, 1979
July 13—Drawing for Position on BaRot — 10:30 a . m . , CSEA H e a d q u a r t e r s Conference Room. Candidates (or proxies) m a y attend a s o b s e r v e r s
July 13—Mailing of printed copies of Rules and Regulations for the Election to all c a n d i d a t e s and local
presidents
July 25—Publication of N a m e s of all c a n d i d a t e s in the Official CSEA N e w s p a p e r
August 6—Ballots delivered to P o s t Office for Mailing
August 16—Replacement ballots m a y be requested as of this d a t e if Original Ballot has not been
delivered
August 30—Return of ballots — 6:00 p.m. Deadline
August 31—Ballots to be removed f r o m envelopes to p r e p a r e for counting. Ballots which cannot be
machine-counted will be counted manually during this period
S e p t e m b e r 7—Return of R e p l a c e m e n t Ballots — 6:00 p.m. Deadline
September 7—Ballots to be Counted. Candidates to be notified by t e l e g r a m by S e p t e m b e r 11
S e p t e m b e r 7—Official Results Announced
September 17—End of P r o t e s t Period (10 days a f t e r Official R e s u l t s a r e announced)
N O T E : Those eligible to vote shall be dues paying m e m b e r s in good standing a s of J u n e 15, 1979
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p e r f o r m a n c e i n c r e m e n t s each year.
The c o n t r a c t also includes new articles and language pertaining to
longevity, holiday and vacation buy
back t i m e , differential pays, a pror a t a r a t e s t r u c t u r e plus cash
allowances for personal leave, sick
leave and vacation pay for p a r t t i m e
employees, paid preparation t i m e for
toll collectors, improved uniform and
work clothing allowances, increased
m e a l allowances, a new simplified
grievance procedure and other cont r a c t clause modifications.
In r e g a r d to l o n g e v i t y , t h e
Authority has agreed to continue the
s y s t e m in e f f e c t March 31, 1977, with
the following modifications:
(A) Once y e a r s of longevity a r e
e a r n e d , t h e y r e m a i n with an
employee during employment with
the Authority. If promoted to a higher
g r a d e , an e m p l o y e e r e c e i v e s a
m i n i m u m of a p e r f o r m a n c e advance
at the new grade level, and any
longevity steps at the new level that
w e r e c a r r i e d at the previous grade. If
an employee has not earned full
longevity steps, the employee still
shall be given credit toward longevity
for every year spent at the job or at
the first longevity step.
(B) If, because of promotions, a
person is not given full opportunity to
receive longevity steps, a f t e r twenty
continuous y e a r s of p e r m a n e n t service with the Authority it will be
a s s u m e d that person has earned the
second longevity step and salary shall
be a d j u s t e d the next April 1.
(C) If a person is appointed to a
position with the Authority other than
by Open Competitive Examination,
t i m e in g r a d e at another Civil Service
position with New York State, its
Agencies and Authorities shall count
t o w a r d s longevity with the Bridge
Authority.
The new a g r e e m e n t , r e t r o a c t i v e
f r o m April 1,1979, was signed May 18,
1979.
THE PUBLIC SECTOR, Wednesday, June 6, 1979
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The rush for
action
nhi^
Political action at home needed
ALBANY — As the current legislative session draws nearer to a summer adjournment, the
Civil Service Employees Assn. has quickened its pace in pushing for action on a number of bills the
giant labor union considers important. Special emphasis has been directed to the permanent
agency shop proposal, although several other bills are also being pushed hard now by CSEA.
On June 5 CSEA had scheduled a major, statewide lobby day which was to feature a big outdoor
rally on the Capitol steps, and lobbying sessions by union members with their individual legislators.
But last week, it was union activists from CSEA's Central Region who were in Albany pushing
for legislative action on the bills the union considers to be of major importance. It was the latest in
a series of regional lobby efforts sponsored by CSEA. The June 5 lobby day and rally will climax the
big push for action before the state legislators call it quits for the summer. On these pages are
photos of the Central Region lobby effort.
In the April 18th, 1979 issue of
The Public Sector, P r e s i d e n t
McGowan called for an i m m e d i a t e
s t e p up in l o c a l g o v e r n m e n t
political activities. This call should
be answered both by our local
government m e m b e r s and also our
State employees.
In m a n y ways g o v e r n m e n t in
New York State is like a funnel
with ideas being fed upward f r o m
t h e b r o a d e x p a n s e of l o c a l
government officials throughout
the State to the State legislature
and which n a r r o w the ideas down
and pass t h e m forth as laws.
CSEA C E N T R A L R E GION
PRESIDENT
J A M E S MOORE, left, and
Bernard Ryan, right,
CSEA
Director
of
Legislative and Political
Action, briefed the union
m e m b e r s p r i o r to t h e
meetings with legislators.
S E N A T E MAJORITY L E A D E R W A R R E N M. A ERSON s h a r e s a lighter m o m e n i m his otfice with, f r o m left, B a r b a r a Pickell, Gwen Manj and Alene Beall, all f r o m Broome County
CSEA Local 804.
It w a s n ' t r e a l l y the S t a t e
legislature that defeated the
p a s s a g e of t h e
Liverpool
a m e n d m e n t legislation last year. It
was the New York State School
Boards Association which is m a d e
up of all of our elected local school
o h i c i a l s in the State.
Likewise, it isn't the legislature
which is opposed to m a k i n g the
agency shop both p e r m a n e n t and
m a n d a t o r y for local governments,
it is the Conference of Mayors, the
New York S t a t e School Boards
Association, the New York State
AMONG T H E CSEA M E M B E R S f r o m the union's Central Region who c a m e to
Albany last week to lobby with their legislators were, f r o m left, K e r m i t A.
P e a r l and Robert A. Roberts, both of Marcy P s y c h i a t r i c Center CSEA Local
414; and John J . Blair of Utica P s y c h i a t r i c Center Local 425.
CSEA's C H I E F LOBBIEST, Atty. J a m e s F e a t h e r s t o n h a u g h , right,
helped brief m e m b e r s b e f o r e beginning lobby e f f o r t . At left is T h o m a s
Haley of CSEA's Office of Legislative and Political Action.
ASSEMBLYMAN J A M E S R. TALLON J R . m e e t s with Gwen Mangini
and B a r b a r a Pickell, both of B r o o m e County Local 8Ü4.
CSEA m u s t be active in local
government elections both to have
a voice in the election of the people
with whom we bargain and equally
i m p o r t a n t to d e m o n s t r a t e to the
anti-public employee demigods
that we don't intend to ignore their
challenge.
Between J u n e and November,
ASSEMBLYMAN C L A R E N C E D. R A P P L E Y E A , left, discusses the
legislation with Dale Mumbulo of Oxford Veterans H o m e Local 305.
AFL backs agency shop
State AFL-CIO P r e s i d e n t R a y m o n d Corbett says that a p e r m a n e n t ,
m a n d a t o r y agency shop f e e for all public employees in New York S t a t e
would insure that all w o r k e r s who s h a r e the benefits of union r e p r e s e n tation also s h a r e the cost.
" T h e r e is absolutely no sound rationale for e x e m p t i n g non-union
m e m b e r s within a bargaining unit f r o m paying his f a i r s h a r e , " Corbett
said in a s t a t e m e n t .
" T h e public employee unions a r e required to r e p r e s e n t both
m e m b e r s and n o n - m e m b e r s in negotiating c o n t r a c t s and in g r i e v a n c e
proceedings," he said. " T h e n o n - m e m b e r s have a l w a y s enjoyed the inc r e a s e d wages, job protection and fringe benefits negotiated by the
union."
"Since the s e r v i c e s of t h e union and the benefits of this s e r v i c e a r e
shared by all workers, t h e r e is no justification for union m e m b e r s alone
to bear the substantial financial burden of r e p r e s e n t a t i o n , " Corbett
emphasized. "A p e r m a n e n t , m a n d a t o r y agency shop f e e in all public
employee units in the s t a t e will alleviate this inequality."
A s s o c i a t i o n of C o u n t i e s , t h e
Association of Towns, etc. The difficulty is that our elected State officials a r e inclined to look to the
e l e c t e d o f f i c i a l s of l o c a l
government
as
genuinely
representing the wishes of all the
constituents who live in that local
government. All too often our State
officials ignore the self-interest involved in local g o v e r n m e n t officials opposing such legislation as
Taylor Law r e f o r m , OSHA and
Agency Shop.
The m a j o r voice in this State for
regressive, anti-labor, anti-public
e m p l o y e e , P r o p o s i t i o n 13 sentiment is local g o v e r n m e n t officials. If you don't believe that,
then just ask a public employee
who works in the City of Albany or
read Mayor Koch's Civil Service
R e f o r m proposal.
this y e a r , virtually all of the important local government elections
in New York State take place.
What better t i m e to show our
clout?
Let the local legislator who is
busy writing to his State Senator in
opposition to a m a n d a t o r y agency
shop for local
government
e m p l o y e e s , know t h a t w e can
a d d r e s s l e t t e r s too. L e t t e r s urging
his d e f e a t and his opponent's election.
The Senate and Assembly won't
be up f o r r e - e l e c t i o n u n t i l
N o v e m b e r , 1980, b u t w o r k i n g
together, we can see to it that the
quality of the correspondence that
they
receive
from
local
government officials next year is
greatly improved.
Legislative Update is a column
dealing with the legislative and
political p r o g r a m of CSEA. It is
written by Atty. J a m e s D. F e a t h e r stonhaugh, CSEA Lobbyist of the
legal f i r m of R o e m e r and P'eatherstonhaugh. The column will a p p e a r
regularly during the State Legislature sessions and during nonjsession periods.
C E N T R A L R E G I O N Political Action
C o m m i t t e e Chairperson Moira Greiner
of SUNY Oneonta Local 635 discusses
the i m p o r t a n c e of passage of an agency
shop bill with Assemblyman Anthony J .
Casale.
DISCUSSING
THE
ISSUES a r e A s s e m b l y m a n
Melvin N. Z i m m e r , left,
and CSEA's Moira G r e i n e r
of SUNY Oneonta Local
635 and C e n t r a l Region
President J a m e s Moore.
0 COUNTY LOCAL 838 m e m b e r s parg in the lobby e f f o r t w e r e T h o m a s J .
nili^lizabeth D. G e e r s .
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THE PUBLIC SECTOR, Wednesday, June 27, 1979
THE PUBLIC SECTOR, Wednesday, June 27, 1979
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Dental, prescriptions
N e w welfare fund
to operate shortly
ALBANY — In the very near future, a new and comprehensive benefit from
CSEA representation will be available to New York State public employees
when the CSEA E m p l o y e e Benefit Fund goes into e f f e c t providing improved
dental insurance and new prescription drug insurance in the CSEA's Administrative, Institutional and Operational bargaining units.
The Fund, a creation of CSEA's successful negotiations this y e a r with the
G o v e r n o r ' s Office of E m p l o y e e Relations, will for the first t i m e provide direct
benefits to bargaining unit employees f r o m their collective bargaining
representative. It will be a first for s t a t e employees.
CSEA P r e s i d e n t William L. McGowan is C h a i r m a n of the Board of
T r u s t e e s that will monitor and regulate the Benefit Fund. Other T r u s t e e s a r e :
CSEA Statewide S e c r e t a r y I r e n e C a r r , elected S e c r e t a r y of the F u n d ; CSEA
Region 5 P r e s i d e n t J a m e s Moore, elected T r e a s u r e r of the F u n d : and CSEA
M e m b e r s Elaine Mootry and Louis Mannellino, m e m b e r s of the negotiating
t e a m that c r e a t e d the fund for the Administrative, Institutional and
Operational bargaining units.
The P r e s i d e n t of CSEA is an a u t o m a t i c t r u s t e e of the fund under the f u n d ' s
rules, adopted by CSEA's Board of Directors. The president appoints two of the
other four t r u s t e e s , in this c a s e Mr. McGowan appointed Mr. Mannellino and
Ms. Mootry — and the union's Board of D i r e c t o r s elects two t r u s t e e s — in this
c a s e Mr. Moore and Ms. C a r r .
The T r u s t e e s have appointed T h o m a s P . Collins, Comptroller of the union,
a s Director of the Fund. Mr. Collins has resigned his position a t union headq u a r t e r s to devote his energies to the Fund.
F i r s t order of business for the new Director and T r u s t e e s was deciding
what types of benefits will be provided to participating employees by the Fund.
Since the negotiated a g r e e m e n t with the State for the t h r e e bargaining units
t r a n s f e r r e d funds used by the State to provide employee dental insurance for
unit employees to the Fund, the T r u s t e e s decided that continuation and imp r o v e m e n t of Dental I n s u r a n c e w a s a priority benefit. Additionally, the
T r u s t e e s decided to provide the f i r s t Prescription Drug I n s u r a n c e p r o g r a m for
the t h r e e bargaining units.
Details of the F u n d ' s benefits will be released as soon a s the T r u s t e e s
a w a r d c o n t r a c t s for t h e c o v e r a g e to the insurance c a r r i e r s that bid on the
p r o g r a m . Bids w e r e opened on May 22 by P r e s i d e n t McGowan, Director
Collins and CSEA E x e c u t i v e Vice P r e s i d e n t T h o m a s McDonough. The bids
were referred to the Fund's consulting firm for review, and recommendations and will be awarded early in June.
Under the new CSEA-State c o n t r a c t s covering the t h r e e s t a t e bargaining
units, the State will pay $50 p e r q u a r t e r , per employee, to the CSEA Benefit
Fund to provide benefits to bargaining unit employees. T h e r e is no cost to the
employees. The T r u s t e e s of the Fund d e t e r m i n e the types and levels of benefits
to be provided with t h e available resources.
In the future, other CSEA represented bargaining units can buy in on the
F u n d ' s benefits by negotiating with e m p l o y e r s to provide the n e c e s s a r y cost of
participation.
While a Benefit F u n d is new to m o s t CSEA m e m b e r s , s i m i l a r funds have
been serving union m e m b e r s a c r o s s the country for d e c a d e s with g r e a t
success. The T r u s t e e s of the CSEA Benefit Fund a r e convinced t h a t this Fund
will also m e a n a n o t h e r m a j o r i m p r o v e m e n t in the services provided to public
employees in New York by the CSEA.
With the July 1979 implementation date for the Benefit bund rapidly
approaching, work is continuing to finalize a r r a n g e m e n t s for the s t a r t of this
new e r a in CSEA s e r v i c e to public employees. Information about the Fund will
be sent to participating employees in the n e a r future.
Stack acting
David M. Stack
P«gv8
comptroller
ALBANY - David M. Stack has
been appointed Acting Comptroller
of the Civil Service E m p l o y e e s
Assn. by William L. McGowan,
P r e s i d e n t of the s t a t e ' s largest
public employee union.
Mr. S t a c k ' s appointment was
m a d e M a y 14, f o l l o w i n g t h e
resignation of T h o m a s P . Collins,
n o w D i r e c t o r of t h e C S E A
E m p l o y e e Benefit Fund. Mr. Stack
had been serving a s assistant to
Mr. Collins.
A certified public accoutant, Mr.
Stack has been with CSEA since
1974.
The Comptroller of the union is
responsible for maintaining vital
financial and m e m b e r s h i p information and coordination of subordinate a d m i n i s t r a t i v e functions under the direction of CSEA Executive Director Joseph J . Dolan,
Jr.
THt^ PUBLIC 5ECIO(^, W e d n e i d d y r J u n e . 6 M 9 7 9
CSEA P R E S I D E N T BILL McGOWAN - ' . . . it's absurd that this should
have taken so long . . . I will most strenuously urge J u d g e E v a n s to expedite the p a y m e n t of salary increases and r e t r o a c t i v e p a y m e n t s . . . "
CSEA backing immediate
court reclassification plan
ALBANY — CSEA P r e s i d e n t William L. McGowan has directed union
officials to m o v e for the i m m e d i a t e implementation of the long-awaited
reclassification plan in the s t a t e ' s Office of Court Administration and to
use the union's legislative r e s o u r c e s to a s s u r e p r o m p t p a y m e n t of
retroactive s a l a r y i n c r e a s e s to s o m e 10,000 s t a t e court employees.
P r e s i d e n t McGowan issued the directives following the signing of the
classification plan by H e r b e r t E v a n s , Chief Administrative J u d g e of the
Office of Court Administration. I m p l e m e n t a t i o n of the plan m e a n s s a l a r y
i n c r e a s e s for m o s t of the court employees a f f e c t e d by the Unified Court
P r o g r a m adopted by the s t a t e legislature in 1977.
Under the Court R e f o r m P r o g r a m , court employees f o r m e r l y
employed by the counties and cities b e c a m e s t a t e employees when all of
the local c o u r t s w e r e m e r g e d into the s t a t e ' s new Unified Court System.
The classification study w a s begun to d e t e r m i n e w h e r e on the s t a t e ' s
salary schedule t h e s e newly m e r g e d employees should be placed. Due to
the m a j o r c h a n g e s in the court s y s t e m a s the result of the Court R e f o r m
P r o g r a m , all e m p l o y e e s of the Court of Appeals, the Appellate Division,
the Court of Claims, etc., who had been s t a t e employees prior to the
r e f o r m implementation, w e r e also reclassified.
Classification d e t e r m i n e s which s a l a r y g r a d e an employee should be
placed on. In collective bargaining a g r e e m e n t s s a l a r y g r a d e s a r e
negotiated. While CSEA and the Office of Court Administration presently
have a c o n t r a c t providing s a l a r y i n c r e a s e s for these employees r e t r o a c tive to April of 1977, the employees never received the s a l a r y i n c r e a s e s
they deserved because they w e r e not classified on the a p p r o p r i a t e salary
grade. The Court R e f o r m legislation gave the Office of Court Administration exclusive authority for classification of the newly m e r g e d
employees.
With the signing of the classification plan, employees a f f e c t e d by the
Court Reform P r o g r a m will now be assigned to a salary grade and, in addition to receiving salary increases up to their new grades, they will
receive a lump sum payment for the salary increases they have not received
since April of 1977 as a result of the classification delay.
The classification plan provides an appeals m e c h a n i s m if an employee
feels he or she has been improperly classified, but since CSEA has not
had an opportunity to study the full classification program it declined to
c o m m e n t on its reaction to the full package.
"We a r e of course happy that this m e s s has finally been cleared up
and we a r e at long last on our way to getting these people the money they
have been owed for the last two y e a r s , " P r e s i d e n t McGowan said, " b u t
it's absurd that this should have taken so long. The Office of Court Administration has pushed our people beyond the point of reason and t h e r e
a r e a g r e a t deal of hard feelings over these delays. I will m o s t strenuously urge J u d g e E v a n s to expedite the p a y m e n t of s a l a r y i n c r e a s e s and
r e t r o a c t i v e p a y m e n t s a s a g e s t u r e of good will on the p a r t of the s t a t e and
a m e a n s to r e s t o r e employee m o r a l e . "
The union president said he would o f f e r t h e support of the s t a t e ' s
largest public employee union to help the Office of Court Administration
to expedite passage of an appropriation bill in the legislature needed to
fund the r e t r o a c t i v e lump sum p a y m e n t s . The salary i n c r e a s e s a r e expected to be i m p l e m e n t e d in the n e a r future.
Mr. McGowan said union staff m e m b e r s and a t t o r n e y s will e x a m i n e
the classification document during the next several days and undertake
an information c a m p a i g n to advise the union's m e m b e r s h i p of its
reaction to the plan.
CSEA is the s t a t e ' s largest employee union and r e p r e s e n t s approximately 5,500 of the court employees a f f e c t e d by the classification plan.
R E G I O N V E X E C U T I V E BOARD M E E T S — CSEA Region V P r e s i d e n t J a m e s Vice P r e s i d e n t P a t Crandall, T r e a s u r e r Anna Mae D a r b y , P r e s i d e n t Moore,
Moore a d d r e s s e s a meeting of the regional executive board recently in Third vice P r e s i d e n t Ralph Young, Regional Field Director F r a n k Martello, and
Syracuse. F r o m left a r e Corresponding S e c r e t a r y J a c k i e Chambrone, E x e c u t i v e Recording S e c r e t a r y Helen Hanlon.
CSEA program bills
All bills on this status report are supported by CSEA
CSEA P r o g r a m Bill N u m b e r
S u m m a r y of Provisions
P-79-1, Agency Shop—Agency shop would
become permanent and mandatory.
Bill N u m b e r ,
Sponsors
A-6748 Barbaro
S-4458 Rules
Status
Vote expected
Civil Service Comm.
P.79-2, O S H A - M i n i m u m health and
safety standards for public employees
would be established.
A-6619 Weprin,DeIToro.
Marchiselli, et al
S-Pending
Ways & Means
Comm.
P-79-3, Two-for-One-The fine for striking would be reduced from two day's pay
for each day struck to one day's pay for
each day struck.
A-4169 Connor, Greco,
Barbaro
S-4457 Rules
Governmental
Employees Comm.
Civil Service Comm.
P-79-4, Injunctive Notice—Unions and
employees would be required to receive
notice and have an opportunity to be
heard before a temporary restraining
order could be issued against a strike.
A-4167 Barbaro, Greco,
Johnson,et al
S-4452 Rules
Vote expected
P-79-5, Presumption of Arbitrability—
The presumption of arbitrability for contract grievances would be restored.
A-4168 Connor, Johnson,
Marchiselli, et al
S-4451 Rules
A-6423 Barbaro
P-79-6, Limited Right to Strike—Strike
wotild be redefined to mean a work stoppage that threatens irreparable injury to 8-7588
the public health, safety and welfare.
Civil Service Comm.
Vote expected
Civil Service Comm.
Governmental
Employees Comm.
P-79-7, 1979 Contract—The provisions of
the CSEA-State contract would be implemented.
P-79-8, Triborough-A public employer
would be required to continue an expired
contract until a new a g r e e m e n t is
reached.
P-79-9, Redefine Daily Rate of P a y Strikers assessed a two-for-one penalty
would be fined based on net take-home
pay, not on gross pay.
Nine
S-4456 Rules
P-79-10, A l t e r n a t i v e D i s c i p l i n a r y
Procedures—Unions, including subdivision employers, would be allowed to
negotiate disciplinary procedures.
A-4166 DelToro, Greco,
Governmental
Finneran, Barbaro, Employees Comm
etal
S-4453 Rules
Civil Service Comm.
P-79-11. Retirees Death Benefit—State
employees who retired before Sept. 30,
1966, would be eligible for a $2,000 death
benefit.
A-4416 Greco
Ways & Means Comm.
S-3221 Flynn
Civil Service Comm.
A-Pending
S-Pending
A-4165 Greco, et al
Vote expected
S-4454 Rules
Civil Service Comm.
A-4171 Connor, Finneran,
Governmental
Employees Comm.
Civil Service Comm.
P-79-12. Permanent Cost of L i v i n g - A-6618 Rules
Starting in 1980, retirees would receive
an increase in the retirement allowance S-4158 Rules
based on increases in the cost of living
for the previous year.
P-79-13, Extension of Supplementation- A-4509 Barbaro
Pension supplementation would include those who retired before April 1, S-3361 Flynn
1969, would be extended to those who
retired before Jan. 1,1972, and would increase supplements to reflect increases
in the cost of living.
Governmental
Employees Comm.
Civil Service Comm.
P-79-14, Education Law Parity—The
financial advantage school districts
receive when contracting out for student
transportation would be eliminated.
P-79-15, Division of Youth T r a n s f e r Division of Youth employees transferrecl
to a non-profit corporation would not lose
benefits of State service.
A-4877 Orazio
S-3441 Donovan, et al
Ways & Means Comm.
Vote expected
A-2519 Budget
S-1719 Budget
Ways & Means Comm.
Finance Comm.
A-Assembly
S-Senate
Governmental
Employees Comm.
Vote expected
W e e k of M a y 2 8 , 1 9 7 9
CSEA P r o g r a m Bill N u m b e r ,
S u m m a r y of Provisions
Bill N u m b e r ,
Sponsors
P-79-16, Office of Court Administration—
. Unified Court System employees would
be transferred to the State payroll as of
April 1, 1977, and would receive permanent status in their competitive class
if they have performed the duties of their
positions for one year prior to the effective date of this law.
P-79-17, Employee IndemnificationAdditional instance in which public
employees should be indemnified from
suit by the employer for acts which arise
in the course of performing their duties.
P-79-18, S h e r i f f ' s R e o p e n e r —
Approximately eight employees of the
Sullivan County Sheriff's Department
would be a l l o w e d to c h o o s e t h e
provisions of the Retirement and Social
Security Law (optional 20-year
retirement).
P-79-19, State University Unclassified
Service—The power to remove State
University employees from classified
service would be returned to the Civil
Service Commission from the State
University Chancellor.
P-79-20, University of Buffalo BuyBack—State employees working at the
University of Buffalo before it was acquired by the State would be allowed to
purchase retirement credits for the time
they were employed by the University.
P-79-21 (a), Veterans Buy-Back—World
War II veterans would be allowed to
purchase up to three years of credit
toward retirement.
A-6194 Connor
S-4142 Rolison
A-5963 Greco
S-2766 Schermerhorn
Governmental
Employees Comm.
Civil Service Comm.
Governmental
Employees Comm.
Judiciary
A-Pending
S-Pending
A-3836 M. Miller
S-3754Cook
Governmental
Employees Comm.
Civil Service Comm.
A-7559 Rules
Ways & Means Comm.
S4928 Volker
Civil Service Comm.
A-Pending
S-Pending
P-79-21 (b), Veterans Buy-Back—Korean
War veterans would be allowed to
purchase up to three years credit toward
retirement.
A-Pending
S-Pending
P-79-22, Sanitarians—Sanitarians working for public and private employers
would be certified by the Department of
Education.
A-Pending
S-Pending
P-79-23, Suffolk County Retirement—The A4204 Hochbrueckner
Suffolk County contract allowing investigators to elect 20-year retirement S-3079 Johnson, Lack,
would be implemented.
Trunzo
P-79-24, Pension Advisory Board—Power A-Pending
to invest pension funds would be vested S-Pending
in a board of trustees with meaningful
public employee representation.
P-79-25, Correction Officers—Correction A-Pending
o f f i c e r s employed by W e s t c h e s t e r S-Pending
County would be eligible to elect participation in a 20-year retirement plan.
P-79-26, Showing of I n t e r e s t - T h e
A-Pending
procedure for verifying a showing of inS-Pending
terest in a representation determination
would be changed.
P-79-27, Court Employees Contract—The A-1773 McCabe, et al
collective bargaining a g r e e m e n t for S-1304 Barclay, et al
employees of the Unified Court System
be implemented.
P-79-28, Employer Improper Practice—
An employee organization would not be
determined to be guilty of violating the
no-strike provision when the strike was
caused, in whole or in part, by an improper employer practice.
Status
A-4170 Greco, Barbaro,
Lento!, et al
S-4455 Rules
Ways & Means Comm.
Passed
Passed
Passed
(Ch. 4, Laws of
1979)
Governmental
Employees Comm.
Civil Service Comm.
THE.'PUBLIC SECTOR;.•We^Jnösdby'.Uün^ 'Ö, 1979
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STAN AND F R I E N D S — Stan Jarosz, c e n t e r , is flanked by CSEA Field
R e p r e s e n t a t i v e Tom Christy and P a t P f l e g e r , Vice P r e s i d e n t of CSEA Local
003. Stan is t r e a s u r e r of Local 003.
Stan Jarosz retiring
B U F F A L O — When you mention the n a m e of Stan J a r o s z to his f r i e n d s and
coworkers, a few things always s e e m to pop up in the conversation — his love
for his family, his devotion to public service and his passion for dill pickles —
not necessarily in that order.
Stan is retiring this month a f t e r 43 y e a r s of public service and when his
associates held a luncheon recently at the Statler Hilton Hotel to honor him, it
was no s u r p r i s e to anyone that m o r e than 150 people showed up.
" H e is one of the nicest people I ' v e ever known," said P e t e r Blaabouer,
P r e s i d e n t of Buffalo City CSEA Local 003.1 know that it's an old saying, but it
really fits. He w a s a joy to work with and a p e r f e c t g e n t l e m a n . He a l w a y s went
out of his way to m a k e people feel c o m f o r t a b l e . "
A CSEA m e m b e r since 1966, Stan served a s vice-president of Local 003 for
four y e a r s and a s t r e a s u r e r for the p a s t six y e a r s .
He began his c a r e e r in 1936 as an accountant with the W a t e r Bureau in
N i a g a r a F a l l s and worked actively for m a n y y e a r s with the New York State
Civil Service F o r u m there.
In 1951, Stan was n a m e d Administrator of the Sales Tax Division, a post he
held for fifteen y e a r s , before t r a n s f e r r i n g to the s t a t e D e p a r t m e n t of Taxation
and F i n a n c e in the Buffalo District Office, w h e r e he has worked since then in
the Sales Tax Audit p r o g r a m .
An accident a t birth left Stan blind in one eye, but what s o m e people might
call a handicap has never slowed him down. In addition to his work with the
CSEA, Stan has been actiye in c o m m u n i t y and church a f f a i r s .
M a r r i e d for 39 y e a r s with four children, Stan is anxiously awaiting the
a r r i v a l of his sixth grandchild. He says he plans to " j u s t t a k e it easy for a
w h i l e " now that h e ' s retired, but if you ask his friends, t h e y ' r e not quite sure
t h a t ' s possible.
CETA meeting June 11
ALBANY — T h e Civil S e r v i c e
E m p l o y e e s Association is planning an
a l l - d a y c o n f e r e n c e on- p r o p o s e d
changes
in
Comprehensive
E m p l o y m e n t and Training Act
(CETA) regulations, J u n e 11 a t the
Quality Inn in Albany.
Invited a r e r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s f r o m all
public-employee unions in New York
S t a t e ; t h e 30 " p r i m e s p o n s o r s "
(employers in counties and localities
with m o r e than 100,000 population) of
CETA e m p l o y e e s ; and t h e s t a t e
Labor D e p a r t m e n t .
New York State currently has about
43,000 people working under CETA
auspices, P a u l Burch e s t i m a t e s . They
include s t a t e employees as well a s
e m p l o y e e s of n e a r l y e v e r y local
jurisdiction.
A recent m e m o to the " p r i m e spons o r s " f r o m the. U.S.
Labor
D e p a r t m e n t directed the employers
involved to try to achieve the mandated $7,200 a v e r a g e annual wage for
CETA employees by c r e a t i n g new,
sub-entry-level jobs. The problem the
D e p a r t m e n t directive was trying to
a d d r e s s was that employers w e r e
finding it impossible to reach the
C o n g r e s s i o n a l l y - e s t a b l i s h e d $7,200
a v e r a g e salary for CETA employees,
in a r e a s w h e r e the cost of living —
and consequently, salaries — a r e
relatively high.
The N o r t h e a s t was a particular
problem a r e a , Mr. Burch said. " T h e
in
THF PiiRiir qprTOp
s t a t e of New York, for example, bas
an entry-level s a l a r y for G r a d e 3
employees of $7,200" he noted. " I n
order to hire a CETA employee at a
salary higher than that, the State
would h a v e to e m p l o y a n o t h e r
employee at a correspondingly lower
salary in o r d e r to m e e t the a v e r a g e
annual wage. The f e d e r a l proposal
c r e a t e s a whole new class of subentry level jobs, which a r e in reality
sub-standard jobs, held by a group of
essentially disenfranchised w o r k e r s . "
Mr. Burch, a collective bargaining
specialist, explained that " i t was
never contemplated or intended in
any collective bargaining a g r e e m e n t
that the union r e p r e s e n t any workers
who a r e a t s a l a r i e s below the
minimum that was negotiated.
C r e a t i n g a w h o l e n e w c l a s s of
workers at sub-entry-level jobs will
leave those workers, without
representation."
But m o r e f u n d a m e n t a l he says, is
the fact that the new regulations will
undermine the original purpose of
CETA.
" T h e purpose was to help the disadv a n t a g e d , the elderly, and the
chronically unemployed find dignity
through meaningful jobs. If these
regulations a r e allowed to stand, it
will be like telling these people,
' Y o u ' r e not worthy of standard civil
service jobs, so we have to c r e a t e subs t a n d a r d jobs for you.' That, it s e e m s
to me, is c o n t r a r y to the whole i d e a . "
i..»» a IO7o
Title
Pharmacist (salary varies with location)
Assistant Sanitary Engineer
Senior Sanitary Engineer
Clinical Physician I
Clinical Physician II
Assistant Clinical Physician
Attorney
Assistant Attorney
Attorney Trainee
Junior Engineer
(Bachelor's Degree)
Junior Engineer
(Master's Degree)
Dental Hygienist
Licensed Practical Nurse
Nutrition Services Consultant
Stationary Engineer
Senior Stationary Engineer
Occupational Therapy Assistant I
Occupational Therapy Assistant I
(Spanish Speaking)
Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor
Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor Trainee
Medical Record Technician
Histology Technician
Professional Positions in Auditing and Accounting
Computer Programmer
Computer Programmer (Scientific)
Senior Programmer
Senior Computer Programmer (Scientific)
Mobility Instructor
Instructor of the Blind
Health Services Nurse
(salary varies with location)
Senior Heating and Ventilating Engineer
Senior Sanitary Engineer (Design)
Senior Building Electrical Engineer
Senior Building Structural Engineer
Senior Mechanical Construction Engineer
Senior Plumbing Engineer
Assistant Stationary Engineer
Electroencephalograph Technician
Radiologic Technologist
(salary varies with location)
Medical Record Administrator
Food Service Worker I
Mental Hygiene Therapy Aide Trainee
Mental Hygiene Therapy Aide Trainee
(Spanish Speaking)
Associate Actuary (Casualty)
Principal Actuary (Casualty)
Supervising Actuary (Casualty)
Assistant Actuary
Nurse I
Nurse II
Nurse II (Psychiatric)
Nurse II (Rehabilitation)
Medical Specialist II
Medical Specialist I
Psychiatrist I
Psychiatrist II
Social Services Management Trainee
Social Services Managenient Specialist
Social Services Management Trainee
(Spanish Speaking)
Social Services Management Specialist
(Spanish Speaking)
Industrial Training Supervisor
(salary varies depending on specialty)
Physical Therapist
Physical Therapist (Spanish Speaking)
Senior Physical Therapist
Senior Physical Therapist (Spanish Speaking)
Speech Pathologist
Audiologist
Assistant Speech Pathologist
Assistant Audiologist
Dietician Trainee
Dietician
Supervising Dietician
Stenographer
Typist
Senior Occupational Therapist
Senior Occupational Therapist
(Spanish Speaking)
Occupational Therapist
Occupational Therapist (Spanish Speaking)
Salary Exam No.
$14,388-$15,562 20-129
$16,040 20-122
$18,361 20-123
$27,942 20-118
$31,055 20-119
$25,161 20-117
$14,850 20-113
$12,397 20-113
$11,723 20-113
$12,890 20-109
$13,876 20-109
$8,950
$8,051
$13,404
$10,042
$11,250
$9,029
$9,029
:
20-107
20-106
20-139
20-100
20-101
20-174
20-174
$14,142
$11,983
$9,481
$8,051
$11,250
$11,250
$11,250
$14,075
$14,075
$11,904
$11,250
$11,250-$12,025
20-1401
20-140
20-143
20-170
20-200
20-220
20-222
20-221
20-223
20-224
20-225
20-226
$18,301
$18,301
$18,301
$18,301
$18,301
$18,301
$7.616
$7,616
$8,454-$10,369
20-227
20-228
20-229
20-230
20-231
20-232
20-303
20-308
20-334
$11,904
$6,456
$7,204
$7,204
20-348
20-352
20-394
20-394
$18,369
$22,364
$26,516
$10,714
$10,624
$11,904
$11,904
$11,904
$33,705
$27,942
$27,942
$33,705
$10,824
$11,450
$10,824
20-416
20-417
20-418
20-556
20-584
20-585
20-586
20-587
20-840
20-841
20-842
20-843
20-875
20-875
20-876
$11,450 20-876
$10,624-$12,583 20-877
$11,337
$11,337
$12,670
$12,670
$12,670
$12,670
$11,337
$11,337
$10,624
$11,250
$13,304
$6,650
$6,071
$12,670
$12,670
20-880
20-880
20-881
20-881
20-883
20-882
20-884
20-885
20-888
20-887
20-886
20-890
20-891
20-894
20-894
$11,337 20-895
$11,337 20-895
You may contact the following officas of the New York State Deportment of Civil Service for announcements, applications, and other details concerning examinations for the positions listed above.
State Office Building Campus, First Floor, Building t, Albany, New York 12239 (518) 457-6216.
2 W o r l d Trade Center, 55th Floor, New York City 10047 (212) 488-4248.
Suite 750, Genesee Building, West Genesee Street, Buffalo, New York 14202 (716) 842-4260.
insurance
advisor
Court upholds
Local 860
As an attempt to provide a broad range of services to its membprship, The Civil Service
Employees Association will run a bi-weekly column to be known as the "Insurance Advisor." The purpose of this column will be to make all our members aware of the benefits
available to them and to answer as many questions as possible concerning the provision of
these benefits. We encourage you to submit our inquiries directly to The Civil Service
Employees Association, c/o Michael Carroll. 33 Elk Street, Albany, New York 12224. We
pledge to answer these questions as quickly as possible.
WHITE PLAINS - With two court
victories in its favor already, the Civil
Service E m p l o y e e s Assn. said it anticipates yet another in the n e a r
f u t u r e to prevent the planned July 1
m e r g e r of the Westchester County
S h e r i f f ' s D e p a r t m e n t with the count y ' s P a r k w a y Police.
According to CSEA Regional Atty.
J a m e s Rose, the County will appeal a
M a y 11 S t a t e S u p r e m e C o u r t ,
Appellate Division ruling in Brooklyn,
by a 3-2 vote, that the planned m e r g e r
is b o t h u n c o n s t i t u t i o n a l a n d a
violdtion of Civil Service Law. The
Appellate Division upheld an e a r l i e r
decision by J u s t i c e George Beisheim
J r . in F e b r u a r y , who decided in f a v o r
of a suit brought by the W e s t c h e s t e r
County Unit of CSEA Local 860.
It is anticipated that the S t a t e Court
of Appeals will be asked to h e a r the
county's appeal prior to July 1.
CSEA filed suit to block the planned
m e r g e r because of union concerns
over the s t a t u s of the deputy s h e r i f f s
in t h e m e r g e d d e p a r t m e n t , t h e i r
f u t u r e promotional opportunities, and
their pension rights.
CSEA r e p r e s e n t s the deputy
sheriffs, a s well a s the lieutenants,
c a p t a i n s and civilian employees of the
P a r k w a y Police.
PS&T can keep insurance
N e a r l y 18,000 s t a t e e m p l o y e e s w h o a r e m e m b e r s of t h e
Professional, Scientific and Technical bargaining unit a r e insured
through the various CSEA-sponsored M e m b e r s h i p Insurance P r o g r a m s .
Because of the confusion over their r e p r e s e n t a t i o n s t a t u s and the confusion over the P E F - s p o n s o r e d insurance plans, m a n y of these PS&T
e m p l o y e e s have been calling and writing CSEA hoping to continue their
existing coverage. Let m e a t t e m p t to c l a r i f y .
T h r o u g h a r e c e n t c h a n g e in t h e C S E A C o n s t i t u t i o n , a new
c l a s s i f i c a t i o n of CSEA m e m b e r s h i p h a s b e e n e s t a b l i s h e d . This
m e m b e r s h i p , known a s Associate M e m b e r s h i p , allows persons employed
in the Civil Service of the State of New York, who a r e not represented by
CSEA for the purpose of collective bargaining, to continue m e m b e r s h i p in
CSEA. Associate M e m b e r s shall be eligible for participation in the ins u r a n c e p r o g r a m s sponsored by CSEA. However, since CSEA does not
have payroll deduction for these people, Associate M e m b e r s h i p dues and
insurance p r e m i u m s m u s t be paid on a d i r e c t p a y m e n t basis.
The last deduction for CSEA-sponsored M e m b e r s h i p Insurance
P r o g r a m s was taken on May 16, 1979, for the Institutional Payroll and on
May 23, 1979, for the Administrative Payroll. An instructional letter and a
p r e m i u m notice will be received during the week of May 28 by all PS&T
insureds advising t h e m of the eligibility to continue in the insurance plans
and instructing t h e m how to go about m a k i n g p r e m i u m payments. P l e a s e
be a s s u r e d that your insurance c o v e r a g e will continue uninterrupted until
you have had a d e q u a t e t i m e to pay on a direct-mail basis. F u t u r e
p r e m i u m notices will be sent on a q u a r t e r l y basis, c o m m e n c i n g August 1,
1979.
Michael Carroll
Flag Day holiday
By Bill Butler
MINEOLA - F l a g Day, J u n e 17,
will apparently c o m e and go while a
CSEA victory winning that and one
o t h e r holiday f o r N a s s a u C o u n t y
employees r e m a i n s tied up in court on
an appeal by the county.
However, Nick
Abbatiello,
president of Nassau County CSEA
Local 830, said the union r e m a i n e d
hopeful of winning the appeal and that
employees would be granted credit
retroactively if the appeals court upholds the e a r l i e r ruling.
Local 830 had won F l a g Day and
Martin Luther King Day, the third
Sunday in J a n u a r y , in a decision
M a r c h 1 by S u p r e m e Court J u s t i c e
Alexander B e r m a n .
B e r m a n ruled that Nassau County's
14,000 employees a r e entitled to the
holidays under t e r m s of the N a s s a u
CSEA c o n t r a c t .
T h e r u l i n g w a s l i m i t e d to t h e
dispute
N a s s a u c o n t r a c t and does not a f f e c t
e m p l o y e e s of the s t a t e and o t h e r
jurisdictions. The ruling put N a s s a u
a h e a d of m o s t j u r i s d i c t i o n s on
holidays f o r the m o m e n t , with 11 stand a r d s t a t e w i d e holidays plus King
Day and F l a g Day.
S t a t e e m p l o y e e s receive 11 paid
holidays: New Y e a r ' s Day, Lincoln's
Birthday, Washington's Birthday,
M e m o r i a l Day, Independence Day,
Labor Day, Columbus Day, V e t e r a n s
Day, Thanksgiving, C h r i s t m a s plus
their option of either Election Day or
Martin Luther King Day.
A b b a t i e l l o s a i d t h a t CSEA w a s
seeking e a r l y action in the Appellate
Division on the county's appeal of
J u s t i c e B e r m a n ' s ruling. "If w e do
not have a decision before J u n e 17, we
will ask for a s s u r a n c e s
that
e m p l o y e e s will be given the p r o p e r
t i m e or o v e r t i m e benefits r e t r o a c t i v e l y , " Abbatiello declared.
Calendar
of EVENTS
JUNE
6 — W e s t c h e s t e r C o u n t y Local 8 6 0 E x e c u t i v e C o m m i t t e e m e e t i n g , 8 p . m . , 1 9 6 M a p l e
A v e . , W h i t e Plains.
7 — S U N Y B u f f a l o Local 6 0 2 , q u a r t e r l y m e e t i n g , M i n d y ' s W i n e C e l l a r , C e n t u r y M a l l ,
N o r t h t o w n Plaza, Cocktails, 5 p.m., dinner, 6:15 p.m.
8 — C a p i t a l District C S E A A r m o r i e s m e e t i n g , d i n n e r , e l e c t i o n . G u i l d e r l a n d R a n g e .
9 — s u e B r o c k p o r t Local 6 0 1 2 4 t h A n n u a l A v ^ a r d s B a n q u e t , Elks C l u b , B r o c k p o r t ,
P r i m e Rib sit d o w n d i n n e r . E n t e r t a i n m e n t b y R o b e r t M a x v / e l l C a s e .
11 — CETA C o n f e r e n c e , Q u a l i t y Inn,
P A R K I N G F O R CITY E M P L O Y E E S
in Schenectady has been a sore point
tor a long t i m e . But now an a r b i t r a t o r
has ruled that the city m u s t provide
designated f r e e parking spaces near
City Hall for employees, recently
ordering that action a f t e r the city failed to act on his earlier ruling that the
city m u s t n e g o t i a t e t h e p a r k i n g
question with CSEA, which
r e p r e s e n t s the workers. Discussing
the i m p o r t a n t victory in the above
photo a r e , f r o m left, Anthony Conte,
F i r s t Vice President of the CSEA
U n i t ; Unit P r e s i d e n t E d w a r d P .
Kearney, and CSEA Capital Region
Director John D. Corcoran J r . They
stand at the e n t r a n c e to the J a y Street
parking facility n e a r City Hall, where
the city must provide 60 spaces.
Albany.
12 — W e s t c h e s t e r C o u n t y U n i t m e m b e r s h i p m e e t i n g , 6 p . m . , 1 9 6 M a p l e A v e n u e , w h i t e
Plains.
13-15 — C o u n t y W o r k s h o p , Kutcher's C o u n t r y C l u b ,
1 5 - 1 7 — R e g i o n V S p r i n g W o r k s h o p , H o l i d a y Inn,
Monticello.
Watertown.
21 — S t a t e v / i d e B o a r d o f D i r e c t o r s , T h r u w a y H o u s e ,
Albany.
2 3 — S a r a t o g a C o u n t y Local 8 4 6 i n s t a l l a t i o n d i n n e r , 6 : 3 0 p . m . . Elks C l u b ,
Springs.
Saratoga
2 2 - 2 3 — W e s t e r n R e g i o n N o . 6 C o n f e r e n c e , h o s t e d b y C h a u t a u q u a C o u n t y Local 8 0 5 ,
H o l i d a y Inn, Jamestovi/n.
JULY
2 0 - 2 2 - - R e g i o n IV S u m m e r W o r k s h o p , S a g a m o r e H o t e l , L a k e G e o r g e .
THE PUBLIC SECTOR, Wednesday, June 20, 1979
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School district negotiations continue in summer
Although the traditional school y e a r is winding down in anticipation of s u m m e r vacation, the l a b o r - m a n a g e m e n t scene is still ext r e m e l y active all a c r o s s the s t a t e . The a r t i c l e s on this page illustrate
some of that activity.
And a s CSEA Coordinator of School A f f a i r s Arne Wipfler noted in
her " R e p o r t C a r d " column last week, m o r e than 650 non-city school
districts a c r o s s the s t a t e have voting on proposed school budgets
scheduled in May and J u n e . CSEA r e p r e s e n t s thousands of nonteaching employees in those districts, and will be monitoring the
budget ballotings.
Pupils and m o s t t e a c h e r s m a y be looking forward to a long
s u m m e r vacation, but for m a n y non-teaching employees, their union,
and the district administration, t h e r e is no such thing.
Contract
problems
continue
AMSTERDAM - The Montgomery
County Local of the Civil Service
E m p l o y e e s Assn. and the Capital
Region of the CSEA have undertaken
a m a s s i v e media campaign to m a k e
the public a w a r e of the problems they
a r e having settling a contract for noni n s t r u c t i o n a l e m p l o y e e s of t h e
G r e a t e r A m s t e r d a m School District.
The union will buy radio spots and
place ads in local n e w s p a p e r s to
emphasis that negotiations have
been dragging on for months with no
prospect for an equitable s e t t l e m e n t
in the n e a r f u t u r e . The c a m p a i g n will
point out that t e a c h e r aides have gained a total salary increase of 65 cents
over the past six y e a r s and a r e still
below the federal m i n i m u m w a g e ,
w h i l e school a d m i n i s t r a t o r s h a v e
been a w a r d e d increases which r a n g e
f r o m $5,750 to $6,050 during the s a m e
period, and that a f t e r granting a ten
cents per hour increase to the aides
last year, the administration cut back
their hours so that no salary i n c r e a s e
w a s realized.
CSEA is also requesting that the
school board sit in on negotiations " t o
make sure that the professional
negotiator hired by the school board is
doing what the Board wants. We feel
that t h e r e m a y be a breakdown in
communications and that all p a r t i e s
should be present and know what is
being d i s c u s s e d , " said a CSEA
spokesman.
One a i m of the campaign is to m a k e
the public a w a r e that they, too, a r e
being a f f e c t e d by the delay in settling
t h e c o n t r a c t . H a r m o n Swits, t h e
Collective Bargaining Specialist
handling negotiations for CSEA, said,
"When the Taylor law is used as a
weapon against public employees the
public m u s t be informed of m o r e than
just the controversial issues. They
must realize that prolonged
negotiations a r e having an a d v e r s e
e f f e c t on the whole community, not
j u s t t h e s p e c i a l g r o u p of p u b l i c
employees. In a school district this
situation can have an a d v e r s e e f f e c t
on t h e c h i l d r e n a t t e n d i n g t h e
schools."
CSEA opposes Westchester school layoffs
WHITE PLAINS — CSEA-represented non-teaching employees of the White P l a i n s School District have
promised m o r e public d e m o n s t r a t i o n s to protest the planned t e r m i n a t i o n of 60 or m o r e employees at the end of
this school y e a r due to the closing of t h r e e schools and the consolidation of staff.
A related public hearing on the proposed new budget is coming up e a r l y in J u n e and the union, a f t e r having
analyzed the proposed budget c a r e f u l l y , will have s p e a k e r s on the public hearing schedule.
The above photos w e r e taken during a May 14 demonstration outside the M a m a r o n e c k Avenue School during a
m e e t i n g of the school board.
Impasse in
N. Rockland
FISHKILL CSEA
North
Rockland School District P r e s i d e n t
Charles L. J o n e s has declared impasse in the negotiations between the
union and the district for a new contract.
The i m p a s s e was reached a f t e r two
bargaining sessions, when the administration unilaterally abolished
six positions in the district.
The union also filed I m p r o p e r P r a c tice c h a r g e s against m a n a g e m e n t ,
alleging that the abolition of the
positions constitute a unilateral
change in the t e r m s and conditions of
e m p l o y m e n t for the w o r k e r s a f f e c t e d .
Such a change a m o u n t s to bargaining
in bad faith, since the union and the
d i s t r i c t w e r e in t h e p r o c e s s of
negotiating over the abolitions when
the axe fell.
" B o t h this bargaining in bad faith
and the unilateral change a r e in
violation of the Taylor L a w , " noted
CSEA field r e p r e s e n t a t i v e L a r r y
Scanlon. " H o w can they say they
w e r e negotiating in good faith when
we w e r e right in the middle of talking
about it when they unilaterally decided to abolish the six j o b s ? "
PERB orders representation election
HUDSON — The Public E m p l o y m e n t Relations Board has recently
approved the Civil Service E m p l o y e e s Assn. bid to hold a representation election a m o n g t e a c h e r aides and monitors in the Hudson City
School District. Those employees currently do not have a union.
Ballots w e r e mailed the end of May and will be counted in midJune. A special meeting will be held a f t e r the ballots a r e mailed to discuss the election and a n s w e r any questions.
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THE PUBLIC SECTOR, V^ednesday, June 20, 1979
PUBLIC EMPLOYEES... Where
would YOU BO without Them?
Cindl Chrlstlano-Molor Vehicle License inspector
The car in tront o( you is signalling to make a
left turn As you cautiously approach it. the
driver suddenly makes a right hand turn directly
in your path You hit the brakes narrowly avoid
ing a crash What you don I know is that riding
in that car is Cindi Christiano. who has )usl
flunked that driver from getting a New York
Stale Driver's license
These are itie kinds of risks Cindi must take
every day as she road tests potential holders of
all classes of driver s licenses And she s tough
They better know how to drive or they don t get
the license
Cmdi Christiano a public employee helping
keep unqualified drivers o l ! the road Because
your lite is at stake
Public Emoloyees
without Itiem''
where
the union that works for
wouk)
you
be
you