Day Care Center
an innovation
ALBANY — The first day c a r e c e n t e r p r i m a r i l y for s t a t e
w o r k e r s was dedicated last week in Albany, the result of y e a r s
of negotiating by CSE A with the State. The Plaza Day C a r e
Center was dedicated in the E m p i r e State Plaza, the huge
s t a t e offices complex in downtown Albany.
,
CSEA P r e s i d e n t William L. McGowan, who p a r t i c i p a t e d
in c e r e m o n i e s m a r k i n g the dedication, said he envisions a
series of s i m i l a r day c a r e c e n t e r s eventually n e a r other l a r g e
s t a t e work locations around the State. The P l a z a Day C a r e
Center is being opened as a pilot p r o j e c t on S e p t e m b e r 5 to service infants, toddlers and pre-school children of s t a t e workers.
It will be run a s a public benefit corporation, and Gov. Carey is
expected to include public employee union r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s as
well as s t a t e m a n a g e m e n t - p e r s o n n e l to the corporation.
Meyer " S a n d y " F r u c h e r , director of the governor's office
of employee relations, who r e p r e s e n t e d Governor Carey at the
dedication, praised CSEA for leading the drive to achieve such
a p r o g r a m through l a b o r - m a n a g e m e n t negotiations.
P r e s i d e n t McGowan said the union has pursued the concept for y e a r s in an e f f o r t to e a s e e m p l o y m e n t p r e s s u r e , especially for single p a r e n t s t a t e w o r k e r families. " T h i s is a
g r e a t concept that should prove to be a g r e a t benefit to
employees. I believe we will see the idea s p r e a d as this pilot
p r o j e c t proves its w o r t h , " McGowan said.
DAY CARE C E N T E R DEDICATION — Rabbi Mordecai Kietter cuts ribbon to
dedicate the pilot p r o j e c t day c a r e c e n t e r at the E m p i r e P l a z a complex. Watching at
left is Director of E m p l o y e e Relations Meyer " S a n d y " F r u c h e r , and at right is CSEA
P r e s i d e n t William L. McGowan.
_ PHOTO BY BRIAN T R I L L E R
Official Publication of The Civil Service Employees Association
Wednesday, June 20, 1979
2 5 ' (ISSN 0164 9949)
Vol. 1, No. 37
CSEA P R E S I D E N T WILLIAM L. McGOWAN e x p r e s s e s his
concern about the e f f e c t of inflation on his union's m e m b e r s
to Senator EMward Kennedy, often mentioned as a potential
candidate for the U.S. presidency. The discussion o c c u r r e d
during the r e c e n t AFSCME L e a d e r s h i p Conference in
Boston.
Employee Assistance plan
helps solve problems
ALBANY — An innovative p r o g r a m to help s t a t e
w o r k e r s solve drug, alcohol, m a r r i a g e , or other personal
p r o b l e m s which a f f e c t work p e r f o r m a n c e began last week
in the Division of Substance Abuse Services.
The E m p l o y e e Assistance P r o g r a m — the f i r s t of its
kind in any Albany-area s t a t e agency — w a s designed by the
s t a t e Division of Substance Abuse Services, t h e Division of
Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse, and the commission on
Alcohol and Substance Abuse P r e v e n t i o n and Education.
The Civil Service E m p l o y e e s Assn. also helped develop the
program.
E m p l o y e e s who a r e troubled with p r o b l e m s will receive
r e f e r r a l to a p p r o p r i a t e s e r v i c e s in the c o m m u n i t y a s the
m a j o r p a r t of the prograrh, which will b e c o m e fully
operational this fall. Designers of the new p r o g r a m feel t h a t
relieving the s t r e s s of personal p r o b l e m s will i m p r o v e
w o r k e r s ' job p e r f o r m a n c e s and i n c r e a s e productivity.
Under the p r o g r a m , employees r e c r u i t e d f r o m the staff
of the agencies will a c t as coordinators and will set aside
t i m e each week for voluntary consultation with w o r k e r s .
The coordinators will interview w o r k e r s , identify and
a s s e s s any p r o b l e m s , and r e f e r the e m p l o y e e s to an
a p p r o p r i a t e service agency, if needed.
Follow-up interviews with w o r k e r s will also be conducted. All information will be kept confidential.
Coordinators will receive specialized training f r o m the
Division of Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse to l e a r n interviewing and a s s e s s m e n t techniques and to help t h e m identify public and p r i v a t e service agencies in the c o m m u n i t y .
Dental insurance to start
for state workers July 1
ALBANY — Dental i n s u r a n c e c o v e r a g e under the new CSEA E m p l o y e e Benefit Fund will
be in e f f e c t when c u r r e n t GHI dental i n s u r a n c e c e a s e s on J u l y 1, for CSEA m e m b e r s in the
t h r e e m a j o r s t a t e bargaining units, F u n d D i r e c t o r T h o m a s P . Collins a s s u r e d this werek.
" M a n y m e m b e r s have indicated concern t h a t t h e r e would be a lapse, but actually an improved dental insurance p r o g r a m as well a s a new prescription d r u g insüranc« p r o g r a m will be
in e f f e c t when GHI dental i n s u r a n c e c o v e r a g e for the s t a t e w o r k e r s p h a s e s out July 1," Collins
said. CSEA negotiated the new CSEA E m p l o y e e Benefit Fund to cover s t a t e employees in the
Operational Services, Institutional Services and A d m i n i s t r a t i v e Services bargaining units.
T r u s t e e s w e r e appointed to a d m i n i s t e r the F u n d s o m e t i m e ago, and a n u m b e r of insurance
c a r r i e r s bid to provide the expanded service to CSEA m e m b e r s under the new p r o g r a m . "All
p a r t i c i p a t i n g e m p l o y e e s will r e c e i v e information on the new p r o g r a m , detailing the expanded
benefits w e will o f f e r , " Collins said. Another in a s e r i e s of detailed r e p o r t s on the Fund will
a p p e a r in next w e e k ' s edition of The Public Sector.
DISCUSSING T H E NEW E A P a r e , f r o m left, Marilyn D'Amico, president of Mental Hygiene
Central Office CSEA Local 673; P a u l J a y n e , Director of Agency Manpower M a n a g e m e n t ;
P a t r i c i a Miller, P r e s i d e n t of the Office of Alcohol and Substance Abuse CSEA Local 696; and
Allen D e M a r c o of the G o v e r n o r ' s Office of E m p l o y e e Relations.
- P H O T O BY BRIAN T R I L L E R
President's Awards are
presented to three
MIDDLETOWN — The Civil Service E m p l o y e e s Assn. has presented its
P r e s i d e n t ' s Award to a staff employee, the president of a CSEA Local, and a
newspaper r e p o r t e r for their roles in discovering and publicizing the dumping
of c h e m i c a l s and c a d a v e r p a r t s on the grounds of the Middletown P s y c h i a t r i c
Center last April.
CSEA P r e s i d e n t William L. McGowan recently presented the P r e s i d e n t ' s
Award to CSEA Field R e p r e s e n t a t i v e Flip Amodia of Region III; Alex Hogg,
P r e s i d e n t of Middletown P s y c h i a t r i c Center CSEA Local 415; and Middletown
Times-Herald Record r e p o r t e r Robert J . Quinn. Amodio and Hogg both pursued an active investigation into the incident while Quinn was recognized for
his series of f r o n t page articles surrounding the situation.
All t h r e e a w a r d s w e r e " I n recognition and appreciation of decisive action
which contributed to increased employee s a f e t y and brought needed a w a r e n e s s
to the t a x p a y e r s of the State of New Y o r k . "
CSEA F I E L D R E P F L I P AMODIA, right, a c c e p t s his a w a r d f r o m President
McGowan.
ALEX HOGG, right. P r e s i d e n t of Middletown P s y c h i a t r i c Center CSEA Local
415, a c c e p t s P r e s i d e n t ' s Award f r o m CSEA P r e s i d e n t William L. McGowan,
left. In c e n t e r is CSEA Region III P r e s i d e n t J a m e s J . Lennon.
John Miller named president
SARATOGA S P R I N G S - Saratoga
County CSEA Local 846's election
results w e r e announced by Board
R e p r e s e n t a t i v e William McTygue. He
said the winners w e r e :
P r e s i d e n t — John Miller.
Vice P r e s i d e n t — L a r r y O'Bryan.
R e c o r d i n g S e c r e t a r y — Donna
Woodcock.
Corresponding S e c r e t a r y — Cheryl
Sheller.
T r e a s u r e r — Monica J u m p .
Board R e p r e s e n t a t i v e — William
McTygue.
R E P O R T E R R O B E R T J . QUINN w r o t e a series of in-depth articles on the illegal dumping of c h e m i c a l s a t Middletown P s y c h i a t r i c Center f r o m his newsp a p e r , the Middletown Times-Herald R e c o r d . As a result, he was presented a
P r e s i d e n t ' s Award f r o m CSEA P r e s i d e n t McGowan.
File IP over abolishing jobs
STONY POINT The North
Rockland School Unit of Rockland
County CSEA Local 844, has filed an
I m p r o p e r P r a c t i c e Charge against
Elections Timetable
Statewide Officers and State Executive Committee
The following d a t e s a r e to be used as 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 i m p r a c t i c a l .
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 c a n d i d a t e 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 Ballot — 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 candidates and local
presidents
July 25—Publication of N a m e s of all candidates 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
S e p t e m b e r 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
S e p t e m b e r 17—End of P r o t e s t Period (10 days a f t e r Official Results 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 as of J u n e 15, 1979
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THE PUBLIC SECTOR, Wednesday, June 20, 1979
the Haverstraw-Stony Point Central
School District Board of Education
for abolishing six staff positions during an i m p a s s e in negotiations over
the abolition of the positions, it was
announced by Unit President Charles
L. Jones.
The union filed the charge with the
State Public E m p l o y m e n t Relations
B o a r d b e c a u s e t h e B o a r d of
Education unilaterally decided to
a b o l i s h t h e positions d u r i n g t h e
pendency of the impasse. This constitutes a unilateral change in t e r m s
and conditions of employment and is
e v i d e n c e of b a d - f a i t h b a r g a i n i n g ,
CSEA charges.
The union asked P E R B to assist the
p a r t i e s in an a t t e m p t to resolve the
impasse. P E R B may assign a
m e d i a t o r or a fact-finder to provide
outside expertise in resolving the
negotiations impasse.
The union said it would prove that
the Board of Education entered into
the negotiations with a pred e t e r m i n e d i n t e n t to abolish t h e
positions and thus evidenced badrfaith
bargaining.
E x p r e s s i n g his disappointment that
the negotiations had reached an impasse, Unit P r e s i d e n t Jones said, " I n
approaching the bargaining table with
a pre-determined intent, the Board of
Education effectively sabotaged the
n e g o t i a t i o n s . " T h e union m a d e
several proposals in an a t t e m p t to
resolve the problem, but the district
negotiating t e a m m a d e virtually no
movement from their original
position of abolition of the positions."
R O B E R T K E E L E R , President of Downstate Medical Center CSEA Local
• 646, expjains a job phase out problem to CSEA s t a t t e r s in Albany recently as
m e m b e r s of his Local look on.
CSEA S T A F F M E M B E R S listen to presentation on problem a s Downstate
Medical Center. R e s e a r c h Analyst Timothy Mullens, right, g e s t u r e s in
response while Collective Bargaining Specialists Nels Carlson, left, and
Paul Burch, c e n t e r , listen.
Downstate Medical job phaseout protested
ALBANY — CSEA s t a f f e r s m e t last week with m e m b e r s of the union's
Downstate Medical Center CSEA local, to try to resolve an ongoing problem
of phasing out of certain types of jobs there.
Local P r e s i d e n t Bob Keeler and about 30 other active CSEA m e m b e r s
f r o m D o w n s t a t e m e t in Albany with CSEA E x e c u t i v e Director Joseph
Dolan; Collective Bargaining Specialists P a u l T. Burch and Nels Carlson;
and R e s e a r c h Analyst Timothy Mullens.
" M r . Keeler asked us to m e e t with him and his people concernmg a
situation at Downstate that a p p e a r s to be d i s c r i m i n a t o r y , " said Mullens.
" F o r s e v e r a l months, they have been leaving all vacancies unfilled in the
positions of attendants, nurses' aides, technicians and s o m e others, and
replacing every two of these jobs with one r e g i s t e r e d n u r s e . "
Mullens pointed out that " t h e kinds of jobs that a r e being phased out
at D o w n s t a t e a r e a l m o s t all minority-and women-held jobs. And t h e r e
a p p e a r s also to be a contradiction in policy t o w a r d s these people, because
m a n a g e m e n t often turns t h e m down when they apply for t i m e off to attend
courses or training sessions. So on the one hand t h e y ' r e telling these
employees, ' Y o u ' r e to i m p o r t a n t ; we c a n ' t s p a r e y o u , " and on the other
hand, t h e y ' r e not replacing the ones who leave or r e t i r e . "
The D o w n s t a t e employees also informed CSEA a t the m e e t i n g t h a t the
employees who r e m a i n in the above-mentioned jobs a r e no longer doing
direct p a t i e n t - c a r e work, but a r e being told to do escort- and m e s s e n g e r type duties.
As a result of the meeting, the union is requesting a m e e t i n g with the
central a d m i n i s t r a t i o n of SUNY and m a n a g e m e n t at Downstate, requesting
an investigation demanding a n s w e r s to the employees' complaints. The union is also bringing the situation-to the attention of t h e joint S t a t e / C S E A
Continuity-of-Employment C o m m i t t e e , through Burch, who is the CSEA
staff liaison to that c o m m i t t e e . The union for education and training for the
a f f e c t e d employees, and increased tuition r e i m b u r s e m e n t s to m a k e such
education and training possible. And finally, CSEA is asking t h e s e Downs t a t e e m p l o y e e s to send to the union's R e s e a r c h Dept., 33 Elk St., Albany,
N.Y., 12207, information about their job descriptions and a c t u a l job duties,
now and in the past, so that the union can proceed with a reclassification request f r o m the Dept. of Civil Service.
" W e ' r e going to try to get these employees reclassified to m o r e
a p p r o p r i a t e titles, a t s a l a r i e s that properly r e f l e c t the value of the work
they d o , " Mullens said.
Memorial service is held for Alfred
VALHALLA — A m e m o r i a l service
for Alfred Jaroszewicz, who died
while allegedly p e r f o r m i n g out-oftitle work on J u n e 5, was expected to
have been held this week on the
grounds of the Westchester County
Medical Center here. At press time,
the service was scheduled to be held
J u n e 19.
T h e s e r v i c e , o r g a n i z e d by t h e
Westchester County Unit of CSEA
Local 860, was going to be held n e a r
Niagara
Unit contract
NIAGARA FALLS - White Collar
E m p l o y e e s of the Niagara County
CSEA Local 832 will be receiving a 6
p e r c e n t p a y i n c r e a s e , p l u s inc r e m e n t s due, under a one-year cont r a c t , e f f e c t i v e J u n e 1, 1979.
The a g r e e m e n t , which included an
agency shop clause, also provided for
adoption leave, available to either
sex, and new provisions for m a t e r n i t y
leave. An overall longevity increase
from $700 to $1,000 was established
and upgradings occurred for public
health nurses, registered nurses and
h o m e h e a l t h a i d e s in t h e H e a l t h
Department.
The negotiating t e a m for the pact
included CSEA Collective Bargaining
Specialist Danny Jinks, P r e s i d e n t
J a m e s Gibbon, Gordon Kenyon,
Maurice Vaughan, Michael Brady,
Katherine Kershaw,
Elizabeth
B a t e m a n . Carolyn Hann and Rose
Sieracki.
w h e r e the body of Jaroszewicz was
found. Unit P r e s i d e n t R a y m o n d J .
O'Connor said.
O'Connor said the p r e l i m a r y
report by the Westchester County
Coroner's office s t a t e death was accidental due to electrocution.
Jaroszewicz
He said Jaroszewicz, 57, was a
Maintenance Mechanic Grade 2
(Heating) and worked in the heating
operation of the medical c e n t e r .
According to various union sources,
Jaroszewicz w a s ordered to trouble
shoot an electrical problem outside
Contracting out charges in Nassau
MINEOLA — Alleged contracting
out by Nassau County has led CSEA
Local 830 to file four I m p r o p e r P r a c tice ( I P ) c h a r g e s with the Public
Employment Relations Board
( P E R B ) , Local P r e s i d e n t Nicholas
Abbatiello has reported.
He said CSEA Regional Attorney
R i c h a r d G a b a filed I P s in J u n e
against the county for contracting out
for security and custodial services at
Nassau County Community College in
Garden City.
Gaba filed I P s in May against the
county for contracting
out
m a i n t e n a n c e s e r v i c e s in Westbury
and security s e r v i c e s in Lawrence.
The I P s a r e based on P E R B ' s April
1978 ruling that the contracting out of
work previously p e r f o r m e d by the
recognized bargaining unit is a subj e c t of m a n d a t o r y negotiations. Such
contracting o u t violates the Taylor
Law.
The Appellate Division of New York
State S u p r e m e Court, in a unanimous
decision in May, upheld the P E R B
ruling. The P E R B and court decisions
w e r e in the Saratoga Springs City
School District case.
Newsday, the m a j o r daily newspaper on Long Island, reported that
Nassau County bases its right to cont r a c t out on the 1977 State Court of
Appeals decision in the Westchester
County case, Abbatiano said.
CSEA Attorney R i c h a r d Burstein,
who r e p r e s e n t e d the union in the
Saratoga Springs case, has said the
Westchester decision does not apply
to N a s s a u and other contracting out
because:
— P r i o r to the s u m m e r of 1977,
P E R B did not have the authority to
require m a n a g e m e n t and unions to
negotiate in good faith. With the
passage of the P E R B P o w e r s Law
t h a t y e a r , P E R B w a s giyen t h e
authority to rule as it did in the
Saratoga Springs case. P E R B ' s ruling
was based on N L R B rulings and U.S.
S u p r e m e Court c a s e law.
— The Westchester c a s e occurred
before the P E R B P o w e r s Law and
was based on a constitutional issue
r a t h e r than the legal reality which
now exists.
the heating plant on the afternoon of
J u n e 5 and w a s killed by a 400-volt
line. His body w a s found in a manhole,
w h e r e he allegedly w a s working,
sources said.
" T h e j o b d e s c r i p t i o n of a
Maintenance Mechanic Grade 2
(Heating) does not include work on
high-voltage e l e c t r i c lines," O'Connor
said.
The W e s t c h e s t e r County Unit has
sent two l e t t e r s to County E x e c u t i v e
Alfred DelBello d e m a n d i n g :
• An investigation be conducted
into the death of Jaroszewicz.
• An investigation be conducted of
the Maintenance D e p a r t m e n t of the
medical c e n t e r r e g a r d i n g the alleged
assigning of out of title work.
Union sources c o n f i r m e d that it is
the established policy of the county
for employees to c a r r y out all o r d e r s
f r o m superiors and complain later.
R e g a r d i n g out of title work, O'Connor said: " T h i s is a p r a c t i c e that has
to be stopped. The d a n g e r s a r e obvious when unskilled and untrained
men a r e assigned dangerous w o r k . "
Penn Yan gets raises
P E N N YAN - Workers of the P e n n
Yan D e p a r t m e n t of Public Works and
Municipal
Board
employees
represented by Y a t e s County CSEA
Local 862, will r e c e i v e r a i s e s of 7% in
each y e a r of a t h r e e y e a r c o n t r a c t , as
of J u n e 1st.
THE PUBLIC SECTOR, Wednesday, June 20, 1979
Page 327
Abbatiello wins
MINEOLA - Nassau County CSEA
Local 830's election results have been
announced by P r e s i d e n t Nicholas Abbatiello. He said the winners w e r e :
P r e s i d e n t — Nicholas Abbatiello.
F i r s t Vice P r e s i d e n t — J e r o m e
Donohue.
Second Vice P r e s i d e n t — P a t
D'Alessio.
Third Vice P r e s i d e n t — Rita
Wallace.
P'ourth Vice P r e s i d e n t — E d w a r d
Ochenkoski.
Fifth Vice P r e s i d e n t — Ruth
Braverman.
Recording Secretary — Mary
Calfapietra.
T r e a s u r e r — Sam Piscitelli.
Corresponding S e c r e t a r y — Alice
Heaphy.
Financial S e c r e t a r y — Louis Corte.
Sergeant at Arms — Dudley
Kinsley.
Board R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s — Nicholas
Abbatiello, Irving F l a u m e n b a u m .
Glenville talks
GLENVILLE The recently
organized Glenville Town Hall unit of
the Schenectady County Local of the
Civil Service E m p l o y e e s Assn. will
begin f o r m a l c o n t r a c t negotiations by
the end of J u n e .
T h e e m p l o y e e s who h a d no
representation, requested to join the
fcsEA e a r l i e r this year, and w e r e aided by f o r m e r C a p i t a l R e g i o n
organizer G r e g o r y Davis.
According to newly elected unit
president J e a n P a p a r e l l a , the town
hall employees w e r e the only group in
Glenville which did not have union
r e p r e s e n t a t i o n and did not h a v e
benefits and job protection as other
Glenville employees. "Joining the
CSEA was the most logical thing to
d o , " she c o m m e n t e d . " I t would have
been infeasible for us to a t t e m p t to
negotiate a c o n t r a c t by ourselves. We
would have been at the m e r c y of the
administration."
Capital Region field organizer John
C u m m i n g s will lead the new
negotiating t e a m .
CRUDE & UNLEADEP PUNISHMENT"
Nine employees get suggestion awards
Nine S t a t e employees received a
total of $425 in cash a w a r d s in May for
money-saving ideas submitted to the
New York S t a t e E m p l o y e e Suggestion
Program.
Estimated
first-year
savings f r o m these suggestiorts total
m o r e than $3,400.
Award Recipients w e r e :
$100 — Michael P a l u b a , Rensselaer,
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and F i n a n c e .
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Workers' Compensation Bd.; Robert
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Lennon Day in New Rochelle
CSEA R E G I O N III P R E S I D E N T J A M E S J . LENNON, right, shows olticial
proclamation declaring May 24 as J a m e s J . Lennon Day in New Rochelle.
Admiring the a w a r d a r e , f r o m left, P a t Mascioli, P r e s i d e n t of Westchester
County CSEA Local 860; Ray O'Connor, P r e s i d e n t of the Westchester
County Unit of Local 860; and E l e a n o r McDonald of Local 860.
BY JACK M U R P H Y
NEW R O C H E L L E — May 24 was J a m e s J . Lennon Day in New Rochelle
by declaration of Mayor Vincent R. Rippa.
Lennon, P r e s i d e n t of CSEA Region 3, w a s honored for a lifetime of civic
and social activities in his native city including the c h a i r m a n s h i p of the New
Rochelle P a r k s and R e c r e a t i o n Advisory C o m m i t t e e and m e m b e r s h i p on
the Senior Citizens Advisory C o m m i t t e e .
The official declaration r e a d s : " W h e r e a s J a m e s J . Lennon w a s b o m
and raised in New Rochelle and attended New Rochelle Public Schools,
Westchester Community College, the United States Armed F o r c e s Institution a t University of Maryland, New York School of Industrial and
Labor Relations, Cornell University with a m a j o r in Labor Relations; and
" W h e r e a s J a m e s J . Lennon served as staff s e r g e a n t in Africa and Italy
f r o m 1942 to 1945; received five battle s t a r s , a P r e s i d e n t i a l Unit Citation and
was a M a s t e r Sergeant in the Korean Conflict f r o m 1951 to 1952; and
" W h e r e a s J a m e s J . Lennon was c h a i r m a n of the New Rochelle P a r k s
and R e c r e a t i o n Advisory C o m m i t t e e and is a m e m b e r of the Senior Citizens
Advisory C o m m i t t e e , and is active in the Boy Scouts as C o m m i t t e e m a n and
Commissioner, is a f o r m e r m e m b e r of the Board of D i r e c t o r s for the
A m e r i c a n Red Cross, Boys Club of A m e r i c a , A m e r i c a n Legion, Disabled
Veterans, Scout's D a d ' s Association, Civic League, Holy N a m e Society,
Irish Benevolent Society and is coordinator of the Arthritis Foundation Annual Telethon; and
" W h e r e a s J a m e s J . Lennon is m a r r i e d to the f o r m e r Elinor R y d e r , and
is f a t h e r of five children, and
" W h e r e a s J a m e s J . Lennon has received n u m e r o u s a w a r d s and honors
for his service to the youth of the Community.
" N o w , t h e r e f o r e , I, Vincent R. Rippa, Mayor of the City of New
Rochelle, New York do hereby p r o c l a i m May 24, 1979 as J a m e s J . Lennon
Day in the City of New Rochelle, New York in recognition of his m a n y services to the c o m m u n i t y . "
nriViirii-rirffiSS
$60,000 back pay closer
BROOKLYN Two CSEA
m e m b e r s took a step closer to $60,000
a w a r d s in back pay last month when a
Brooklyn S u p r e m e Court ruled they
had been unfairly t e r m i n a t e d eight
y e a r s ago.
P a m e l a Nicotra and Lillian
Monathsberger w e r e e m p b y e e s of
the Kingsboro P s y c h i a t r i c Center until a y e a r a f t e r the 1972 CSEA strike
there. The two Mental Hygiene
Therapy Aides w e r e penalized for
s t r i k i n g and with a t h i r d CSEA
m e m b e r Yvonne Vaughn, w e r e placed
on a y e a r ' s probation. But they w e r e
never notified they w e r e on probation
and later all t h r e e w e r e fired.
The CSEA litigated the c a s e and the
ruling on May 25, which m a y be the
last step in a long series of CSEA wins
in court, was another victory for the
union.
" I t j u s t shows that the CSEA will
not let the s t a t e get a w a y with an infraction of the rules no m a t t e r how
long it t a k e s , " c o m m e n t e d Sol
Bendet, P r e s i d e n t of CSEA Region 2.
Supreme Court Justice Irving
R a d e r , Kings County, a g r e e d with the
CSEA law f i r m of Mailman & F u l l e r ' s
c o n t e n t i o n t h a t Ms. N i c o t r a a n d
Monathsberger were fired during
their probationary period without being charged and given a hearing. H e
ruled that the employee could be fired
without f o r m a l c h a r g e s and a h e a r i n g
only a t the end of the probationary
period.
Moreover, the s t a t e , in an e a r l i e r
litigation last y e a r , w a s unable to
produce probation notices allegedly
sent by certified mail to the t h r e e
women. The Brooklyn S u p r e m e Court
ruled last May that the t h r e e w e r e entitled to the Taylor Law Strike determination hearings which they w e r e
denied in 1972.
Ms. Vaughn last January established
that she was not on strike during the
incident at Kingsboro and w a s reinstated with $50,000 in back pay and int e r e s t . The two other employees failed to establish that they w e r e not on
strike but then pursued the legal
action which resulted in last m o n t h ' s
ruling.
" T h e reason for the firings w a s
given a s unsatisfactory p e r f o r m a n c e .
But, like p e r m a n e n t e m p l o y e e s ,
employees on probation had to be
brought up on charges and given a
hearing. They couldn't just be summ a r i l y f i r e d , " said Ted Ruthizer, an
attorney f r o m Mailman & Fuller. Atty. Ruthizer explained that the Taylor
Law has since läeen amended to allow
such a procedure but it was illegal in
1972.
Mr. Ruthizer said that the two
employees should get about $60,000
each in back pay and he believes they
will receive interest on the money,
" b u t the court order doesn't
specifically spell it o u t . "
The s t a t e has 30 days to file for
appeal of the decision but according
to Mr. Ruthizer, " t h e s e a r e very difficult grounds to launch an appeal
f r o m and we have not received any
word a t this m o m e n t that they will,"
he said.
Arbitration won
in Putnam Co.
FISHKILL — P u t n a m County
Highway D e p a r t m e n t w o r k e r s have
been paid in excess of $1,500 a s a
result of a successful a r b i t r a t i o n by
CSEA P u t n a m County Local 840.
The 58 w o r k e r s w e r e each a w a r d e d
four hourS;^compensatory pay by arb i t r a t o r Dr! Joel Douglas a f t e r the union's c a s e w a s h e a r d e a r l i e r this y e a r .
The a w a r d turned up in the w o r k e r s '
p a y c h e c k s r e c e n t l y , a c c o r d i n g to
CSEA P u t n a m County Local
P r e s i d e n t Millicent De Rosa.
At issue w a s four hours of compensatory pay that w a s withheld f r o m the
employees a f t e r a 1978 blizzard. The
union filed a grievance which wound
up a s an a r b i t r a t i o n b e f o r e D r .
Douglas.
" W e w e r e optimistic all a l o n g , "
Ms. De Rosa said. " I t was a
justifiable g r i e v a n c e . "
VESTAL SCHOOL UNIT of CSEA
Local 866 o f f i c e r s a r e sworn in a f t e r
being recently elected. C a r l o Guardi,
left. P r e s i d e n t of Broome County
CSEA Educational Local, s w e a r s in,
f r o m left, Mary Murphy, Recording
S e c r e t a r y ; Gloria Scott, a proxy for
R o s e m a r y Wickman, t r e a s u r e r ; Vice
P r e s i d e n t R e t a Kriska; P r e s i d e n t
A n g i e F o r d ; a n d S e c r e t a r y Sue
Andrews.
—Photo by Tony Rossi J r .
Union probing air quality
ALBANY - The Air Quality Comm i t t e e of the Capital Region of the
Civil Service E m p l o y e e s Assn. is
seeking input f r o m Locals throughout
the Region about heating and ventilation problems, smoking and
a s b e s t o s contamination and other
conditions which adversely a f f e c t a i r
quality.
The c o m m i t t e e , which has recently
been focusing its attention on the
possibility of asbestos contamination
in s o m e buildings of the E m p i r e S t a t e
P l a z a and the S t a t e Campus, will
s t a r t following up r e p o r t s of this and
other p r o b l e m s in all a r e a s .
A c c o r d i n g to J o h n C o r c o r a n ,
Capital Region field director who is
serving as an advisor to the committee, they have received complaints about a condition of smokefilled, s t a l e air, c r e a t e d when partitions a r e installed to divide work
space. " S o m e buildings w e r e not
m e a n t to be divided into c u b i c l e s , " he
said. " T h e y w e r e designed to have a
continuous a i r flow f r o m one end of
the r o o m to the other f r o m ventilation
points along the walls. Floor to ceiling
partitions i n t e r f e r e with the air flow.
Of course the employees a r e complaining because the a i r can be very
i r r i t a t i n g to b r e a t h e . "
Under its c h a i r m a n . Capital Region
president Joseph M c D e r m o t t , the
c o m m i t t e e has been m e e t i n g with the
S t a t e for the p a s t several m o n t h s on
the a s b e s t o s contamination m a t t e r .
" W e have been insistent that the State
hire an outside consultant to t e s t for
the p r e s e n c e of asbestos, that the
c o m m i t t e e be allowed to approve of
the one who is hired and that we
review t h e results of the t e s t s , " he
said. Currently the c o m m i t t e e is
waiting for the test reports. Mr.
M c D e r m o t t feels that the p r o b l e m s
will be readily c o r r e c t e d because
" t h e S t a t e is concerned about the
matter."
Asbestos contamination, he reports,
m a y not be limited to the State
buildings, but m a y exist in schools
and other public buildings, as well.
" T h e S t a t e p r o b l e m s have s t a r t e d the
ball rolling, said Mr. M c D e r m o t t .
" W e a r e now checking into r e p o r t s of
contamination in other a r e a s . "
THE PUBLIC SECTOR, Wednesday, June 20, 1979
Page 329
Rank-and-file
They came to Albany by the several hundreds over the past
several weeks, culminating in a self-proclaimed "Lobby Day" rally earlier this month. They discussed, they urged, they pleaded and
they pressured their cause with members of the State Legislature.
"They" are the officers and the rank-and-file members of
CSEA Locals from across the state, the "backbone" of the labor
movement that historically has risen up and responded to a call for
action.
As this year's legislative session dragged along, it became apparent that action on many of CSEA's key program bills might be
delayed. As so, starting a few weeks ago, the union issued a call for
unified lobbying by members to put pressure on legislators to consider and act upon union-supported legislation.
Region by region, they came to Albany to lobby with their own
legislators. And, as the session headed for a mid-June recess, the
Lobby Day rally was organized to renew emphasis from the union
membership to the legislators about their concern for the future of
the union bills.
The photos on these pages depict some of the lobby activity of
the hundreds of rank-and-file members who came to Albany earlier
this month to lobby under guidance of CSEA professional lobbyists.
At press time, legislative action on the bills was inconclusive. A
complete status report is shown on page 9 of this issue.
lobby
wer intensified
legislative session winds down
SENATOR LINDA WINIKOW, center standing, discussed legislation with, f r o m left, front, Edna
Knightly of Rockland P s y c h i a t r i c Center Local 421 and F a y Veitch and Addie Eiierbee, both of
Rockland and Westchester R e t i r e e s Local 918; and back row, Mary Ann Luccicetti, left, of Local 421,
and Lucille Kirkland, right, of Local 918.
CSEA P R E S I D E N T William 1. McGowan, left, c h a t s with C a r m i n e
DiBattista of Westchester County CSEA Local 860, a m e m b e r of the
statewide Legislative and Political Action C o m m i t t e e , during last w e e k ' s
lobby day rally on the steps of the capitol.
REGIO^I^ P R E S I D E N T J O S E P H M c D E R M O T T talks with
r e t i r e e R y Gale before both enter the capitol to lobby with
legislatoi or p a s s a g e of CSEA-supported bills.
\
SARATOGA COUNTY LOCAL 846 r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s Susan Briggs, Cheryl
Shiller, and John Miller wait outside a legislator's office before entering
to lobby for CSEA supported bills.
T H E S E CSEA M E M B E R S f r o m State Insurance D e p a r t m e n t Local 666
w e r e photographed in the outer office of their a s s e m b l y m a n j u s t prior to
discussing legislation with the l a w m a k e r . F r o m left a r e Doris Jones,
Virginia Hewitt and Ginny Kiddle.
ASSEMBL AN PAUL H A R R E N B E R G , second f r o m left,
m e e t s wi th ;EA m e m b e r s Ed Zurl, left, Al Varacchi and Betty
TackaSf
i f f a l | o m % U N Y Stony Brook Local 614.
LABOR D E P A R T M E N T LOCAL 350 m e m b e r s
Morris E i s e n b e r t , left, and George Caloumeno,
right, m e t with Senator J e r e m y Weinstein, c e n t e r ,
to talk a b o u t t h e s t a t u s of u n i o n - s u p p o r t e d
legislation.
SUFFOLK COUNTY CSEA LOCAL
852 m e m b e r s Barb a r a Rotunno and
Ed B a b c a n y a r e
shown with Assemblyman
John
Behan, center.
W E S T C H E S T E R COUNTY LOCAL 860 lobby
r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s included Roger Williams and
Mary Williams.
eWPLovees^
SARATOGA Educational Local 864 mer r s Lester
Cole J r . and F l o r e n c e Lenz study legisla m a t e r i a l
while waiting to see a legislator.
I l K T I R E E S w e r e a strong force in the big
lobby day e f f o r t earlier this month. Here,
John Chesslin, a r e t i r e e m e m b e r of the
statewide Legislative and Political Action
c o m m i t t e e , speaks at a rally on the capitol
steps.
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CSEA'S D I R E C T O R of Legislative and Political Action, Bernie Ryan,
and B a r b a r a Pickell of Broome County, a m e m b e r of the statewide
c o m m i t t e e , helped organize the lobby day and rally held e a r l i e r this
month in Albany.
THE PUBLIC SECTOR, Wednesday, July 11, 1979
BROOME COUNTY LOCAL 804 m e n * e i h n ^ a n g i and Brad
Wahl in A s s e m b l y m a n J a m e s McCabe' fice.
MARTIN L A N G E R , right, is c h a i r m a n of CSEA's statewide
Legislative and Political Action C o m m i t t e e . He a d d r e s s e s union
m e m b e r s at a lobby day rally. At left is c o m m i t t e e m e m b e r
Nicholas Abbatiello of Nassau County.
«^/ITE.
THE PUBLIC SECTOR, Vy/ednesday, July 11, 1979
Page 7
Charge merger would
extend sheriffs term
By Jack Murphy
Attorneys for t h r e e Westchester
County Deputy Sheriffs have told the
State Court of Appeals in Albany that
a m e r g e r of the Sheriff's D e p a r t m e n t
with t h e c o u r t s P a r k w a y P o l i c e
would illegally extend the s h e r i f f ' s
t e r m of office and be inequitable to
the deputy sheriffs.
At p r e s s t i m e , t h e Court of
Appeals issued a ruling that the
planned m e r g e r m a y go into e f f e c t
on July 1 as scheduled.
The a r g u m e n t s before the s t a t e ' s
top court c a m e on an appeal Dy
Westchester County for a decision
e a r l i e r this y e a r by S u p r e m e Court
J u s t i c e George Beisheim J r . that
declared the proposed m e r g e r unconstitutional.
The m e r g e r , approved by the county's voters last November, was
scheduled to go into e f f e c t July 1. It
would involve the 160-member
s h e r i f f ' s d e p a r t m e n t and the 172m e m b e r P a r k w a y P o l i c e . CSEA
r e p r e s e n t s the s h e r i f f ' s deputies.
Attorneys for the t h r e e deputies
who challenged the m e r g e r , T h o m a s
Spasiano, Robert Cantrell and F r a n k
P r e t e , said that the appointment of
the present sheriff, T h o m a s Delaney,
as Public Safety Commissioner in
c h a r g e of the combined force would
be unconstitutional because it would,
in e f f e c t , extend his t e r m .
T h e p r o v i s i o n in t h e m e r g e r
providing for Delaney's appointment
was p a r t of a c o m p r o m i s e between
the sheriff and County E x e c u t i v e
Alfred DelBello to win Delaney's support for the proposal.
The Westchester County Unit of
CSEA is also opposing the county's
appeal. CSEA Attorney J a m e s Rose
pointed out that the a u t o m a t i c appointment of Delaney to the Public
Safety Commissioner post would be
" a de facto election with but one candidate."
He also said that the m e r g e r law
would curtail employee rights in disciplinary proceedings.
F r o m t h e b e g i n n i n g CSEA h a s
s t e a d f a s t l y maintained that its opposition to the m e r g e r was not a blind
opposition to a combined police force,
but an unwillingness to accept what
C a r m i n e DiBattista, the Local's chief
shop s t e w a r d , r e f e r r e d to as a " b a d
law."
This p a s t week R a y O ' C o n n o r ,
president of the Westchester County
unit of CSEA, c o m m e n t i n g on the
Court of Appeals action, said " W e a r e
interested in a t r u e m e r g e r that will
protect the rights of both the w o r k e r s
and the t a x p a y e r s . This law does
neither.
CSEA REGIONAL ATTY. J A M E S ROSE, left, discusses the latest union court
victory to prevent the planned 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 county's P a r k w a y Police with Westchester County CSEA
Unit Business Agent Carmine DiBattista.
" W e a r e very hopeful that the court
decision will go in our favor. We want
t h e m all to go back and put together a
m e r g e r proposal that is constitutional
and f a i r . "
O ' C o n n o r pointed out t h a t t h e
reason for the m e r g e r plan is " t o save
money."
" T h i s plan is an expensive plan, so
in addition to its other d r a w b a c k s it
will save little if any money. We
h o p e , " he continued, " t h e people will
get a chance to vote on a t r u e m e r g e r
plan that will be good for e v e r y b o d y . "
The county is basing its appeal on
the a r g u m e n t that " h o m e r u l e "
provisions of s t a t e law allow the
county to e f f e c t the m e r g e r now.
County Executive DelBello,
however, has suggested that r a t h e r
than invalidate the m e r g e r , the court
should instead stay its e f f e c t until
J a n . 1, 1980 when Delaney's t e r m a s
sheriff runs out.
The deputies contend that the
m e r g e r law should either be approved
or denied as a whole because it w a s
" a product of e x t r a o r d i n a r y political
a r r a n g e m e n t and c o m p r o m i s e . "
The m u r k y s t a t u s of the m e r g e r
plan has had its e f f e c t on the county's
political p a r t i e s which a r e undecided
on whether or not to designate candidates for sheriff in the upcoming
general election in November.
A decision by the court of appeals is
expected in mid-June.
CONSULTING WITH T H E CONSULTANTS The director and t r u s t e e s of the new CSEA
E m p l o y e e Benefit Fund m e t recently with consultants to consider dental and prescription drug
insurance c o v e r a g e to be offered under the Fund
p r o g r a m . Listening intently to a presentation
a r e , f r o m left, CSEA P r e s i d e n t William L.
McGowan, who is a t r u s t e e ; Fund Director
T h o m a s P . Collins; and t r u s t e e s Elaine Moorty
and Louis Mannellino.
Olean unit gets
multi-year pact
Contribute directly
C S E A ' s m o r e t h a n 300 L o c a l s
a c r o s s New York State have been asked to m a k e direct contributions to the
Special Olympics to help d e f r a y costs
of t h e 1979 I n t e r n a t i o n a l S p e c i a l
Olympics g a m e s in August a t SUNY
Brockport.
In a l e t t e r to all CSEA Local
presidents e a r l i e r this month, CSEA
P r e s i d e n t William L. McGowan noted
CSEA had m a d e a c o m m i t m e n t to
help r a i s e funds to support the g a m e s ,
and t h a t a film sale p r o j e c t backed by
CSEA has not resulted in the level of
support envisioned. T h e r e f o r e , he
said, with the g a m e s so close now,
direct contributions f r o m CSEA
Locals would r a i s e the support level
of the biggest public employees union
in New York State.
Portions of P r e s i d e n t McGowan s
letter follow:
" S o m e t i m e ago, CSEA m a d e a
c o m m i t m e n t to help r a i s e fun^Js to
support the 1979 International Special
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Olympics to be held this y e a r a t the
State University College at
Brockport, N.Y. With the s t a r t of the
G a m e s drawing n e a r , our fund raising
e f f o r t s have been very disappointing,
and I a m m a k i n g a personal appeal to
your Local for direct assistance.
" A s you a r e p r o b a b l y a w a r e .
Special Olympics is an organization
t h a t is d e d i c a t e d to s p o n s o r i n g
athletic competitions w h e r e m e n t a l l y
r e t a r d e d children can p a r t i c i p a t e in
an a t m o s p h e r e of f e l l o w s h i p a n d
goodwill.
" N o w , in an e f f o r t to use the s m a l l
a m o u n t of t i m e r e m a i n i n g b e f o r e the
G a m e s to best advantage, I a m asking
e v e r y CSEA Local a c r o s s the S t a t e to
m a k e a direct contribution to Special
Olympics. Contributions f r o m your
L o c a l should be d i r e c t e d to t h e
P r e s i d e n t ' s Office at H e a d q u a r t e r s
and clearly identified a s a Special
O l y m p i c s C o n t r i b u t i o n . We w i l l
f o r w a r d the contributions directly to
the International Special O l y m p i c s . "
THE PUBLIC SECTOR, V^ednesday, June 20, 1979
ALBANY - The Civil Service
E m p l o y e e s Assn. has recently
settled c o n t r a c t s for two
bargaining units in Columbia
County, both going into e f f e c t
July 1, 1979.
In the City of Hudson both
sides a g r e e d to a two-year cont r a c t giving e m p l o y e e s a 5.9 per
cent s a l a r y i n c r e a s e in the f i r s t
y e a r a n d a 6.9 per cent in the
second y e a r . E m p l o y e e s who
have ten y e a r s of service, or
' m o r e , can now be paid for unused sick leave up to a m a x i m u m
of 60 days p e r y e a r , a t set r a t e s .
In addition a sick leave bank h a s
been established and the n u m b e r
of y e a r s an e m p l o y e e m u s t work
in o r d e r to qualify for vacation
has been reduced.
A t h r e e - y e a r c o n t r a c t with inc r e a s e s of six p e r cent in t h e
first y e a r , and seven p e r c e n t in
each of the next two y e a r s h a s
been ratified in t h e Town of New
Lebanon.
OLEAN — A three-year a g r e e m e n t
for the w o r k e r s of the City of Olean
Unit of the C a t t a r a u g u s County CSEA
Local 805 will include a 40-cents per
hour r a i s e the first year.
The c o n t r a c t , effective J u n e 1,1979,
also includes a cost-of-living i n c r e a s e
the two following y e a r s . D e t e r m i n e d
by the Consumer P r i c e Index, the inc r e a s e s will be a m i n i m u m of seven
per cent and a m a x i m u m of nine per
cent.
An agency shop clause and a $250,000 m a j o r medical plan, with other
r i d e r s have also been added. In addition, all m e c h a n i c s received a $100
tool allowance and all supervisors
covered have been given a five per
cent differential for overtime. T h e tit l e of s e n i o r w a t e r t r e a t m e n t
o p e r a t o r w a s c r e a t e d , along with
other upgradings.
CSEA Collective
Bargaining
Specialist Danny Jinks w a s assisted
on t h e n e g o t i a t i n g t e a m by Unit
P r e s i d e n t Ted Welch, E d w a r d
Hoover, J e r r y Kyeytt, Helen
Callahan, Charles Deibler, Michael
Kosciol, J o s e p h S c h i e l e r , D e n n i s
Diebler, R o b e r t Thayer and Joseph
McCaffrey.
AMONG SUNY OSWEGO employees who retired during the last fiscal year
was group above, who w e r e honored by Civil Service E m p l o y e e s Association
Local 611 at r e t i r e m e n t butfet. Seated f r o m left a r e Lura P e p p e r , Evelyn
F o s t e r , Mary Maiurano, and Thelma Losurdo. Standing f r o m left a r e
Iv
f
Charles Yule, John Tonkin, Clarence Rudd, Harry Coy, Walter Robillard,
Henry Maiurano, Carl Dickinson, H a r r y Lennon, John Connolly, and George
Galletta. Dale D u s h a r m , Local president, presented them with gifts and service c e r t i f i c a t e s .
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
CSEA P r o g r a m Bill N u m b e r ,
S u m m a r y of Provisions
Status
Vote expected
i
Civil Service Comm.
P-79-2, OSHA—Minimum health and
safety standards for public employees
would be established.
S-4458 Rules
A-6619 Weprin, DelToro,
Marchiselli, et al
S-Pending
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-4I69 Connor, Greco, .
Barbaro
S-4457 Rules
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 aI
S-4452 Rules
P-79-5, Presumption of ArbitrabilityThe presumption of arbitrability for contract grievances would be restored.
A-4168 Connor, Johnson,
Marchiselli, et al
S-4451 Rules
P-79-6, Limited Right to Strike—Strike
would be redefined to mean a work stoppage that threatens irreparable injury to
the public health, safety and welfare.
A-6423 Barbaro
Ways & Means
Comm.
1
Governmental
Employees Comm.
Civil Service Comm.
Passed
Civil Service Comm.
Vote expected
Civil Service Comm.
Governmental
Employees Comm.
S-7588
P-79-7, 1979 Contract—The provisions of
the CSEA-State contract would be implemented.
P-7ä-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.
A-Pending
S-Pending
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
Civil Service Comm.
S-4453 Rules
A-4165 Greco, et al
Vote expected
S-4454 Rules
Civil Service Comm.
A-4171 Connor, Finneran,
Nine
S-4456 Rules
Governmental
Employees Comm.
Civil Service Comm
P-79-U, Retirees Death Benefit—State A-4416 Greco
employees who retired before Sept. 30,
1966, would be eligible for a |2,000 death S-3221 Flynn
benefit.
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.
Ways & Means 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 transferred
to a non-profit corporation would not lose
benefits of State service.
A-4877 Orazio
S-3441 Donovan, et al
Ways & Means Comm.
Passed
A-2519 Budget
S-1719 Budget
Ways & Means Comm
Finance Comm.
A-Assembly
S-Senate
Week of June 11, 1 9 7 9
Civil Service Comm.
Governmental
Employees Comm.
Civil Service Comm.
Ways Si Means Comm.
Vote expected
Bill Number,
Sponsors
P-79-16, Office of Court Administration- A-6I94 Connor
Unified Court System employees would
be transferred to the State payroll as of S-4142 Rolison
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 Indemnification- A-5963 Greco
Additional instance in which public
employees should be indemnified from S-2766 Schermerhorn
suit by the employer for acts which arise
in the course of performing their duties.
P - 7 9 - " l 8 , S h ' e r i f f s R e o p e n e r — A-Pending
Approximately eight employees of the S-Pending
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 A-3836M. Miller
Service—The power to remove State
University employees from classified S-3754 Cook
service would be returned to the Civil
Service Commission from the State
University Chancellor.
P-79-20, University of Buffalo Buy- A-7559 Rules
Back—State employees working at the
University of Buffalo before it-was acquired by the State would be allowed to S-4928 Volker
purchase retirement credits for the time
they were employed by the University.
P-79-21 (a), Veterans Buy-Back-World A-Pending
War II veterans would be allowed to S-Pending
purchase up to three years of credit
toward retirement.
P-79-21 (b). Veterans Buy-Back—Korean A-Pending
War veterans would be allowed to S-Pending
purchase up to three years credit toward
retirement.
P-79-22, Sanitarians—Sanitarians working for public and private employers
would be certified by the Department of
Education.
P-79-23, Suffolk County Retirement—The
Suffolk County contract allowing investigators to elect 20-year retirement
would be implemented.
P-79-24, Pension Advisory Board—Power
to invest pension funds would be vested
in a board of trustees with meaningful
public employee representation.
P-79-25, Correction Officers—Correction
o f f i c e r s e m p l o y e d by W e s t c h e s t e r
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
procedure for verifying a showing of interest in a representation determination
would be changed.
P-79-27, Court Employees Contract—The
collective bargaining a g r e e m e n t for
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.
1
Status
Ways & Means Comm.
Rules
Civil Service Comm.
Governmental
Employees Comm.
Judiciary
Governmental
Employees Comm.
Civil Service Comm.
Ways & Means Comm.
Rules
A-Pending
S-Pending
A-4204 Hochbrueckner
S-3079 Johnson, Lack,
Trunzo
A-Pending
S-Pending
Ways & Means Comm.Passed
A-Pending
S-Pending
A-Pending
S-Pending
A-1773 McCabe, et al
S-1304 Barclay, e t a l
A-4170 Greco, Barbaro,
Lentol, et al
S-4455 Rules
Passed
Passed
(Ch.4, Laws of
1979)
Ways & Means Comm.
Civil Service Comm.
THE PUBLIC SECTOR, Wednesday, June 20, 1979
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OPEN CONTINUOUS
STATE JOB CALENDAR
HUTCHINGS PSYCHIATRIC C E N T E R CSEA Local 435's new president,
Betty Knickerbocker (left), is sworn into office by Region V P r e s i d e n t J a m e s
Moore. On hand at the s w e a r i n g in was the outgoing president, Audry Snyder, a
PS&T m e m b e r who resigned " f o r the good of the local."
Local 435 transfers
leadership smoothly
S Y R A C U S E - In an e f f o r t to
smooth the transition of leadership of
Hutchings P s y c h i a t r i c Center CSEA
Local 435, t h e local p r e s i d e n t , a
m e m b e r of the PS&T bargaining unit
no longer r e p r e s e n t e d by CSEA, has
resigned.
Audrey Snyder, who led Local 435
for 12 y e a r s , resigned e f f e c t i v e May
16, turning the presidency over to
Betty Knickerbocker, a m e m b e r of
the Institutional Bargaining Unit. Ms.
Knickerbocker had been first vice
president.
Ms. Snyder has continued to serve
t h e C S E A l o c a l in a n a d v i s o r y
capacity. " S h e has been very helpf u l , " Ms. Knickerbocker said.
Since b e c o m i n g p r e s i d e n t , Ms.
Knickerbocker w a s able to settle two
OK Lackawana
LACKAWANNA - Workers in the
Lackawanna unit of the E r i e County
Educational Local 868 recently signed
a one-year pact, r e t r o a c t i v e to July 1,
1978, which provides for a 5.2 p e r c e n t
pay increase. C h a r w o m e n and food
service helpers received an additional
s a l a r y d i f f e r e n t i a l of $300.
New layoff, bumping and recall
procedures will allow the use of title
and district-wide seniority and
disciplinary m a t t e r s prior to the f i r s t
step.
Her duties a s president include
handling disciplinary grievances,
r e p r e s e n t i n g t h e union in l a b o r management meetings, attending
m a n y other m e e t i n g s and spending
hours on the telephone, Ms. Knickerbocker said,
Ms. Snyder said: " I resigned for the
good of the local."
Region V P r e s i d e n t J a m e s Moore
explained that the new president, not
being in PS&T, has m o r e credibility
witn m a n a g e m e n t .
"We can avoid the ill e f f e c t s of the
sudden loss of local leadership doing
it this w a y , " he said.
Central Region Director F r a n k
Martello said it w a s b e t t e r t h a t the
reins of power a r e not let go abruptly.
pact
provisions have been m a d e for
p a y m e n t of a c c r u e d sick leave a t
r e t i r e m e n t , up to $2,000. In addition,
longevity i n c r e a s e s will provide $25 at
the 21st, 26th and 31st y e a r s .
On the negotiating t e a m with CSEA
Collective Bargaining Specialist
Danny Jinks, w e r e P r e s i d e n t R o b e r t
Tassoff, Delores Toncheff and
Theodore P i e t r u c i k .
NORTH H E M P S T E A D Town Supervisor Michael J . Tully, J r . , left, p r e s e n t s
John McQueen of G r e a t Neck with a 25-year r e t i r e m e n t service pin, thanking
him for his tireless e f f o r t s as a laborer at the Town's incinerator.
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THE PUBLIC SECTOR, V^ednesday, June 20, 1979
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 Stationarv 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 Management 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
$18,301 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 f o l l o w i n g offices of the New York State Department of Civil Service for announcements, applications, a n d other details concerning examinations for the positions listed above.
State Office Building Campus, First Floor, Building I, 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.
Ironing out the bugs
CSEA P R E S I D E N T WILLIAM L. McGOWAN, lett, jots down a point during
CETA meeting as Donohue ot CSEA's Central Islip P s y c h i a t r i c Center Local
observes.
A F S C M E NYS L e g i s l a t i v e Coordinator Ed Daves was in a t t e n d a n c e .
I
ALBANY — The wages of Comprehensive E m p l o y m e n t and Training
Act (CETA) employees, as regulated by the new CETA Law a r e causing
p r o b l e m s for both unions and the local g o v e r n m e n t p r i m e sponsors of the
program.
Common interest in the problem led both union and m a n a g e m e n t
r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s to get together at a CSEA-sponsored meeting in Albany
on J u n e 11.
The problem is that even though a CETA employee can be paid up to
$10,000 a y e a r , the a v e r a g e CETA wage m u s t be that of the a v e r a g e
wages in the a r e a , which usually a r e in the vicinity of $7,200 a y e a r according to a CETA formula.
Adhering to this facet of the CETA Law, which went into e f f e c t April
1, forces the creation of sub-entry-level positions (labor trainee) where
the actual work done by the CETA employee would be identical to the
higher-paid entry-level position (laborer).
Both union and m a n a g e m e n t r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s at the meeting were in
a g r e e m e n t that the use of sub-entry-level positions would c r e a t e secondclass citizens of CETA employees, and would place a stigma on such
w o r k e r s and c r e a t e bad feelings.
CSEA P r e s i d e n t William L. McGowan, who attended the meeting,
said: " Y o u hurt t h e m before they ever s t a r t work. . . I t ' s an awful thing
for the dignity of working people."
The m e e t i n g w a s coordinated by CSEA Collective Bargaining
Specialist P a u l Burch and was a t t e n d e d by CSßA staff and attorneys,
CSEA Region VI P r e s i d e n t Robert L a t t i m e r , and by representatives of
AFSCME International, AFSCME New York State, New York City
municipal unions, CSEA locals. S t a t e D e p a r t m e n t of Labor, New York
S t a t e U n i t e d T e a c h e r s , S t a t e A s s o c i a t i o n of Counties, county
g o v e r n m e n t s arid the city of Albany.
f/
PAUL BURCH, CSEA Collective
Bargaining Specialist, was coordinator for the meeting on CETA.
AFSCME INTERNATIONAL r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s included Marilyn DePoy and
Tom K r a m e r .
R O B E R T L A T T I M E R , P r e s i d e n t of
CSEA's Region VI, a t t e n d e d the unique session on various a s p e c t s of
CETA.
V
CSEA'S J O E ABBEY, a r e s e a r c h
analyst, is assigned to CSEA's CETA
Committee.
AL GALLO of the City of PoughkeepSiie Unit of Dutchess County CSEA
Local 814 listens during discussion on
CETA problems.
ATTY. M A R G E KAROWE is counsel to CSEA's CETA Committee. At lett is
Atty David Blatt, a Washington r e p r e s e n t a t i v e for the New York City
municipal unions.
THE PUBLIC SECTOR, Wednesday, June 20, 1979
Page 11
Local 010 workshop covers many topics
NEW YORK CITY - New York City CSEA Local 010 held its annual workshop and convention with an excellent turnout May 28-30 at
the Concord Hotel, Kiamesha Lake.
The 3-day program, traditionally held during the Memorial Day
period, featured workshop sessions on insurance, health plans,
retirement, employee benefit fund, and political and legislative action,
among other topics.
The adjacent photos depict some of the activities during the
workshop and convention.
SOLOMON B E N D E T , right, President of CSEA Local 010 and also
P r e s i d e n t of CSEA Metropolitan Region II, g r e e t s guest Irving F l a u m e n b a u m . P r e s i d e n t of CSEA Long Island Reion I and an International Vice
P r e s i d e n t of AFSCME.
SPEAKERS As
Irving
Goldberg,
f r o n t , m a k e s a point
during one of several
p r o g r a m s conducted,
Gennaro
Fischetti
a w a i t s his t u r n to
speak. Fischetti was
a m e m b e r of t h e
workshop planning
committee.
CSEA ATTORNEY Stephen Wiley discusses the union's political action
activities during one of the workshop p r o g r a m s . At right is m o d e r a t o r
Martha Owens, who also helped plan the annual workshop and convention.
CSEA E X E C U T I V E DIRECTOR J O S E P H DOLAN J R . ,
left, c h a t s with Region II and Local 010 P r e s i d e n t
Solomon Bendet.
CSEA R E G I O N A L D I R E C T O R G E O R G E
BISPHAM, right, chats with A F S C M E ' s Nat
Lindenthal, a guest observer during the
workshop.
R O S A L I N E E D W A R D S of t h e
M a n h a t t a n Center gestures emphatically during a floor discussion.
STATEWIDE CSEA O F F I C E R S Executive Vice P r e s i d e n t T h o m a s McDonough, second
f r o m left; S e c r e t a r y Irene Carr and T r e a s u r e r J a c k Gallagher, right, discuss union a f f a i r s
with Local 010 m e m b e r s Joe Johnson, left, and Willie Raye, second f r o m right.
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THE PUBLIC SECTOR, Wednesday, June 20, 1979
M E M B E R PARTICIPATION was strongly encouraged
throughout workshop, and John Singleterry joins in by
voicing his opinion on one of many topics discussed
thoroughly.