Official Publication of
The Civil Service Employee Association
V o l . 2, N o . 11
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W e d n e s d a y , D e c e m b e r 19, 1979
(ISSN 0164 9949)
Mismanagemenf turning evaluation program
from morale booster to morale buster
ALBANY — CSE A P r e s i d e n t William L.
M c G o w a n fias b l a s t e d t h e G o v e r n o r ' s O f f i c e of
Employee Relations for mishandling implement a t i o n of t h e n e w e m p l o y e e e v a l u a t i o n p r o g r a m
f o r s t a t e w o r k e r s a n d t u r n i n g w h a t w a s to h a v e
been a m o r a l e booster into a m o r a l e buster.
" I t is b e c o m i n g i n c r e a s i n g l y c l e a r t h a t t h e a d m i n i s t r a t i o n is u n a b l e t o a c t e ^ e c t i v e l y in i m p l e m e n t i n g t h i s p r o g r a m , " t h e union p r e s i d e n t
s a i d . " W h a t h a s r e s u l t e d is c o n f u s i o n in m a n y
w o r k l o c a t i o n s a n d e v e n c h a o s in o t h e r s . W e a r e
urging any employees who feel that they w e r e
u n f a i r l y t r e a t e d in t h e e v a l u a t i o n s to a p p e a l
their evaluation through the procedure
provided."
C S E A h a s n e g o t i a t e d a n e x t e n s i o n in t h e
d e a d l i n e f o r a p p e a l s of e v a l u a t i o n s t o D e c e m b e r
21 f o r a n y e v a l u a t i o n s i s s u e d p r i o r to D e c e m b e r
7. Any e v a l u a t i o n s i s s u e d a f t e r t h a t d a t e m a y b e
a p p e a l e d f o r up t o 14 c a l e n d a r d a y s f r o m t h e
i s s u a n c e of t h e e v a l u a t i o n .
" W e e x p e c t e d t h a t t h e r e would be q u e s t i o n s
a n d p r o b l e m s w i t h t h i s s y s t e m w h e n it w a s
c r e a t e d , " Mr. McGowan said, '•that w a s why w e
c r e a t e d a n e f f e c t i v e a p p e a l s p r o c e d u r e . Any
employees who feel they have been wronged
should follow t h a t a p p e a l p r o c e s s by c o n t a c t i n g
their local CSEA r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s or their per-
Holiday
greetings
Dear Brothers and Sisters:
O n b e h a l f of t h e o f f i c e r s a n d s t a f f of
your union, I wish to extend to you our
best wishes for a joyous Ifoliday.
A l a b o r union is nothing m o r e t h a n a
g a t h e r i n g of w o r k i n g m e n a n d w o m e n w h o
unite for a c o m m o n interest. At CSEA, w e
have been blessed over the past seven
d e c a d e s w i t h t h o u s a n d s of s e l f l e s s m e n
and w o m e n w h o h a v e volunteered their eff o r t s t o m a k e a l l of o u r l i v e s b e t t e r . I n t h e
j o y of t h i s h o l i d a y s e a s o n , w e s h o u l d
r e m e m b e r the gifts t h a t the labo;:
m o v e m e n t h a s b e s t o w e d upon us all.
T h e holiday s e a s o n is traditionally a
t i m e of g r e a t p e r s o n a l j o y w h e n a l l of o u r
p r o b l e m s a n d a l l of o u r t r o u b l e s t e m p o r a r i l y f a l l f r o m m i n d aj^A w e d e v o t e o u r
s p i r i t t o t h e j o y s of f a m i l y , f r i e n d s a i i d
holidays t o g e t h e r . B u t w h a t «joys would
t h i s n a t i o n h a v e h a d it not b e e n f o r t h e
g e n e r a t i o n s of d e d i c a t e d u n i o n i s t s w h o
fought and struggled to win a decent stand a r d of l i v i n g f o r A m e r i c a .
I n t h e s p i r i t of u n i o n i s m , w e e x t e n d t o
you and your f a m i l y our best wishes for
happy holidays.
s o n n e l o f f i c e w h e r e a p p e a l f o r m s c a n b e obtained."
T h i s i s s u e of t h e P u b l i c S e c t o r i n c l u d e s a
special f o r m to deal with what the P r e s i d e n t
c a l l e d , " t h e i n t o l e r a b l e p r a c t i c e of
" r e e v a l u a t i n g " an employee without just
cause."
C S E A h a s r e c e i v e d r e p o r t s t h a t in s o m e instances employees w e r e issued written, signed
evaluations which w e r e subsequently recalled
a n d d o w n g r a d e d . In s o m e c a s e s , a s e c o n d
evaluation f o r m was issued and an employee was
i n s t r u c t e d to " d i s r e g a r d t h e f i r s t e v a l u a t i o n . " In
t h o s e c a s e s , C S E A is a s k i n g t h e e m p l o y e e s to fill
o u t t h e f o r m on p a g e 11 of t h i s i s s u e of T h e
P u b l i c S e c t o r a n d s e n d it to union h e a d q u a r t e r s
to b e i n c l u d e d in a n a c t i o n to b e t a k e n a g a i n s t t h e
G o v e r n o r ' s O f f i c e of E m p l o y e e R e l a t i o n s . \
" T h i s f o r m will h e l p u s d e a l w i t h t h o s e s p e c i a l
cases where an ignorant administrator has
d e c i d e d t o c h a n g e t h e s y s t e m to m e e t his o r h e r
own n e e d s , " P r e s i d e n t McGowan said. " I n other
cases where an employee feels their rights have
b e e n v i o l a t e d , t h e y should c o n t a c t t h e l o c a l
CSEA officials and file an appeal through the
a p p e a l s p r o c e d u r e w e n e g o t i a t e d into t h e s y s t e m
to d e a l w i t h j u s t t h e s e t y p e s of p r o b l e m s . "
T h e union l e a d e r b l a s t e d t h e G o v e r n o r ' s Off i c e of E m p l o y e e R e l a t i o n s a n d i t s D i r e c t o r ,
M e y e r S. F r u c h e r , f o r f a i l u r e to p r o p e r l y a d m i n i s t e r t h e s y s t e m a n d f a i l u r e to p r o v i d e a d e quate training for the manager.
" W e a g r e e d to this s y s t e m conceptually
b e c a u s e it p r o v i d e d a w a y t o a c c e l e r a t e inc r e m e n t s f o r o u r m e m b e r s in t h e s e u n i t s a s w e l l
as a w a y to get around the w a g e and price
g u i d e l i n e s a n d b r i n g $300 b o n u s e s t o s o m e 16,000
e m p l o y e e s w h o w e r e o t h e r w i s e i n e l i g i b l e to
receive anything but annual salary i n c r e a s e s , "
Mr. McGowan said.
" W e still t h i n k it is a good c o n c e p t a n d I ' m
s u r e m a n y of o u r m e m b e r s will a g r e e n e x t
m o n t h w h e n t h e c h e c k s s t a r t g o i n g o u t f o r inc r e m e n t s a n d b o n u s e s , b u t e v e r y o n e could h a v e
b e e n h a p p y if t h e s t a t e had done w h a t it w a s supp o s e d t o do a n d p r o p e r l y i n i t i a t e t h i s s y s t e m . I t ' s
failures have hurt employee morale and created
an additional burden for the appeals p r o c e d u r e , "
he said.
" W h a t w e n e g o t i a t e d in c o n c e p t w a s a f a i r a n d
o p e n s y s t e m of e v a l u a t i o n s w h e r e t h e i n e v i t a b l e
p r o b l e m s could b e e q u i t a b l y r e s o l v e d a n d o u r
p e o p l e could g e t t h e i r i n c r e m e n t s f a s t e r a n d g e t
a n n u a l a w a r d s t h e y could n e v e r g e t b e f o r e , "
P r e s i d e n t M c G o w a n said. " I intend to see to it
t h a t t h e s t a t e lives up to t h e l e t t e r o f ' t h i s
a g r e e m e n t and that these problems and abuses
are resolved."
McGowan asks governor
to end 'fear mongering'
ALBANY — CSEA P r e s i d e n t William L.
M c G o w a n is s e e k i n g a f a c e - t o - f a c e m e e t i n g w i t h
G o v . H u g h L. C a r e y t o p e r s o n a l l y p r o t e s t r e c e n t
m e d i a " l e a k s " by t o p C a r e y A d m i n i s t r a t i o n off i c i a l s t h r e a t e n i n g c l o s i n g s of s o m e M e n t a l
H e a l t h f a c i l i t i e s a n d l o s s — by a t t r i t i o n — of
m o r e t h a n 3,000 s t a t e j o b s .
In a l e t t e r to t h e G o v e r n o r l a s t w e e k , M r .
McGowan wrote, " I cannot believe that this type
of f e a r m o n g e r i n g on t h e p a r t of t h e C o m m i s s i o n e r ( D r . J a m e s P r e v o s t ) c a n b e considered anything other than irresponsible, and I
k n o w of no c o n s t r u c t i v e p u r p o s e w h i c h it c a n
serve."
T h e l e t t e r t o t h e G o v e r n o r w a s w r i t t e n in
r e s p o n s e to n e w s r e p o r t s a c r o s s t h e s t a t e q u o t i n g
D r . P r e v o s t a s s a y i n g c o n s i d e r a t i o n is b e i n g
g i v e n to c l o s i n g s o m e M e n t a l H e a l t h f a c i l i t i e s .
D e p e n d i n g on w h e r e D r . P r e v o s t h a p p e n s to b e
a t a p a r t i c u l a r t i m e , t h e n u m b e r s c i t e d in t h e
r e p o r t s v a r y f r o m two facilities to eight.
No information h a s been given identifying
w h i c h f a c i l i t i e s could b e c l o s e d a n d D r . P r e v o s t
— w h o promised< o p e n n e s s a n d c o - o p e r a t i o n w i t h
CSEA during a special Delegates meeting at the
1979 C S E A C o n v e n t i o n — h a s n e v e r b r o a c h e d t h e
s u b j e c t w i t h t h e union.
In a d i r e c t l e t t e r to P r e v o s t , P r e s i d e n t
M c G o w a n w r o t e , " I f y o u in f a c t a r e in
p o s s e s s i o n of a n y i n f o r m a t i o n o r k n o w l e d g e t h a t
any facilities m a y be contracted or t e r m i n a t e d , I
i m m e d i a t e l y c a l l upon you to c o m p l y w i t h
S e c t i o n 7.21 of t h e M e n t a l H y g i e n e L a w of t h e
S t a t e of N e w Y o r k a n d d i s s e m i n a t e a n d p o s t t h a t
i n f o r m a t i o n . I f , in f a c t , a c t u a l p l a n s f o r t h e
c l o s u r e s of s u c h f a c i l i t i e s a r e n o t c u r r e n t l y und e r c o n s i d e r a t i o n , I i n s i s t t h a t you publicly so
state and explain your recent actions."
T h e C S E A l e a d e r told P r e v o s t h i s r u m o r s of
closings w e r e creating a m o n g the employees,
" a n a t m o s p h e r e of f e a r a n d d i s c o n t e n t . "
M r . M c G o w a n a s k e d G o v . C a r e y f o r a n exp l a n a t i o n of t h e j o b a t t r i t i o n " p l a n " l e a k e d to t h e
press last week. He noted that news reports said
c u t s would b e m a d e in t h e O f f i c e s of M e n t a l
H e a l t h a n d M e n t a l R e t a r d a t i o n w h i c h could
v i o l a t e t h e p r o v i s i o n s of t h e M o r g a d o M e m o r a n dum, an a g r e e m e n t between the state and CSEA
p r o v i d i n g f o r p r o t e c t i o n of e m p l o y e e s in M H a n d
MR facilities and establishing m i n i m u m staffing
ratios.
T h e union p r e s i d e n t s a i d h e w a s " a p p a l l e d " t o
read that state Transportation Commissioner
W i l l i a m H e n n e s s e y told t h e m e d i a h e could
" t a k e u p s l a c k " c a u s e d by t h e c u t s in h i s
D e p a r t m e n t by h i r i n g c o n s u l t a n t s .
" I do n o t b e l i e v e t h a t t h e c u r r e n t a t m o s p h e r e
w h i c h is b u i l d i n g in o u r w o r k f o r c e c a n b e allowed t o c o n t i n u e t o f e s t e r in t h e f a c e of w h a t c a n
only b e t e r m e d t h r e a t s , " P r e s i d e n t M c G o w a n
told t h e G o v e r n o r , " a n d I u r g e n t l y r e q u e s t a
m e e t i n g to a d d r e s s t h e p r o b l e m s w h i c h a r e
currently facing us."
More assaults at Syracuse
S Y R A C U S E - As this i s s u e of
T h e P u b l i c S e c t o r w a s going to
p r e s s , t h e Civil S e r v i c e E m p l o y e e s
A s s n . w a s c o n d u c t i n g a p r e s s conf e r e n c e h e r e to r e v e a l a d d i t i o n a l
i n c i d e n t s of e m p l o y e e s b e i n g
a s s a u l t e d by c l i e n t s a t t h e
Syracuse Developmental Center.
B u t , a c c o r d i n g to C S E A F i e l d
R e p r e s e n t a t i v e T e r r y Moxley, t h e
p r e s s c o n f e r e n c e a l m o s t h a d to be
cancelled a f t e r several employees,
c i t i n g f e a r of
management
r e p r i s a l , e l e c t e d to not p a r t i c i p a t e
a f t e r initially a g r e e i n g to do so.
H o w e v e r , t h e s i t u a t i o n w a s disc u s s e d in d e p t h a t a m e e t i n g of
C S E A L o c a l 424 j u s t p r i o r to t h e
conference, and the reluctant
e m p l o y e e s d e c i d e d to p a r t i c i p a t e
a f t e r t h e union p l e d g e d its s u p p o r t
of t h e w o r k e r s .
a c t i o n on g r i e v a n c e s h e filed on
b e h a l f of M s . R a n g e r , a n d indicated that an improper practice
c h a r g e is a l s o b e i n g c o n s i d e r e d .
The pending grievances seek
r e s t o r a l of l e a v e a c c r u a l s f o r t i m e
lost by M s . R a n g e r d u e to a s s a u l t
injuries and another deals with her
t r a n s f e r to t h e l o c a t i o n of a s s a u l t s
against her.
Moxley says the personal safety
condition a r e d e f i c i e n t f o r m a n y
reasons, including inadequate
s t a f f i n g f o r t h e t y p e of c l i e n t a t t h e
facility, inadequate training for the
s t a f f , a n d i m p r o p e r utilization of
m e n t a l h y g i e n e t h e r a p y a i d e s . And,
he added, the f a c t t h e r e a r e a s
m a n y a s 70 g r i e v a n c e s back-logged
i n d i c a t e s a c a l l o u s a t t i t u d e in
general toward workers at the
f a c i l i t y by m a n a g e m e n t .
Right, S H E R I R A N G E R as she
appeared at a recent press conference
in Syracuse. Her nose, heavily bandaged, was fractured for a second time
recently, the fifth time in five months
she had been assaulted at the Syracuse
Developmental Center.
Below, CSEA F I E L D R E P TERRY MOXLEY told m e m b e r s of the news media that
personal safety conditions at the Syracuse Developmental Center a r e " a l a r m i n g "
and "intolerable." Mental Health Therapy Aide Sheri Ranger, an assaulted
employee, listens at left.
T h e p r e s s c o n f e r e n c e w a s designed a s a f o l l o w u p t o a r e c e n t p r e s s
c o n f e r e n c e in w h i c h Moxley a n d
Sheri R a n g e r , a mental health
t h e r a p y a i d e , d e s c r i b e d how M s .
Ranger has been
physically
a s s a u l t e d f i v e t i m e s in f i v e m o n t h s
at the Syracuse Developmental
C e n t e r . In t h e l a t e s t i n c i d e n t , Ms.
R a n g e r r e c e i v e d a f r a c t u r e d nose,
a n d in t h e p r e v i o u s i n c i d e n t s suf- A b o v e , T H I S L E T T E R , d a t e d
f e r e d a n o t h e r n o s e f r a c t u r e , f i n g e r November 21, 1979, is from Syracuse
a n d h a n d f r a c t u r e s , a n d a s c a l d i n g Developmental Center management
w h e n h i t on t h e h e a d w i t h a c o f f e e and denies a claim for compensation
leave with pay, forcing Sheri Ranger to
pot.
instead use personal leave accruals
Moxley described
p e r s o n a l while she recovers f r o m assault ins a f e t y c o n d i t i o n s a t t h e S y r a c u s e juries. "An office which should be a
C e n t e r a s " a l a r m i n g " a n d " i n - personnel advocate becomes instead an
tolerable."
adversary," said CSEA's Terry Moxley
M o x l e y s a i d h e w a s still a w a i t i n g about that situation.
N e w title improves career opportunities
A L B A N Y — T h e c r e a t i o n of t h e n e w
s U t e j o b t i t l e of P a r k W o r k e r , j u s t ann o u n c e d by t h e S t a t e P a r k s and
R e c r e a t i o n D e p a r t m e n t , will i m p r o v e
t h e c a r e e r o p p o r t u n i t i e s of a b o u t 180
park employees formerly classified as
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c a r e e r s , " said Orin Lehman, Comm i s s i o n e r s of P a r k s a n d R e c r e a t i o n .
H e said " P a r k W o r k e r s will no
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p o s i t i o n s . I n s t e a d , w i t h i n a y e a r of t h e
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" I n t h e p a s t , m a n y of t h e e n t r y level
p e o p l e in p a r k s w e r e c l a s s i f i e d a s
l a b o r e r s , a n d by l a w w e r e e x c l u d e d
f r o m t a k i n g our p r o m o t i o n a l examinations. The term laborer,
however, never truly described their
work.
"Though many Park Workers come
initially w i t h o u t t r a i n i n g or exp e r i e n c e , t h e y soon l e a r n to a s s i s t in
tasks such a s plumbing, painting,
c a r p e n t r y a n d e v e n t h e s u r v e y of
t r a i l s , a n d t h e y q u i c k l y d e v e l o p skills
t h a t d i s t i n g u i s h t h e m f r o m t h e ordinary laborer.
" I n a d d i t i o n t h e y o f t e n c a n b e found
h e l p i n g w i t h t h e m a n a g e m e n t of p a r k
offices, responding to visitors complaints, collecting fees and performing e m e r g e n c y r e p a i r s . T h e y e v e n c a n
be f o u n d a c t i n g a s c r e w l e a d e r s in
c h a r g e of t e m p o r a r y a n d s e a s o n a l
help — responsible for seeing that
w o r k is d o n e s a f e l y a n d e f f i c i e n t l y .
T h e n e w t,itle r e m o v e s a l l t h e
restrictions that were formerly
a s s o c i a t e d w i t h t h e l a b o r e r title. It
e n a b l e s us to t a k e t h e s p e c i a l exp e r i e n c e of P a r k W o r k e r s into cons i d e r a t i o n w h e n w e fill s u p e r v i s o r y
p o s i t i o n s , " t h e c o m m i s s i o n e r said.
T h o u g h t h e r e a r e no e d u c a t i o n a l or
experience r e q u i r e m e n t s for the
position, a p p l i c a n t s m u s t b e a b l e to
p e r f o r m m e d i u m to h e a v y p h y s i c a l
l a b o r . In s o m e i n s t a n c e s , t h e y m u s t
also possess a drivers license, and
m u s t b e a b l e to c o m m u n i c a t e c l e a r l y
w i t h o t h e r m e m b e r s of t h e s t a f f a s
well a s w i t h t h e g e n e r a l public.
D E P A R T M E N T OF; T R A N S P O R T A T I O N C S E A L O C A L 505 o f f i c e r s w e r e i n s t a l l e d r e c e n t l y . F r o m l e f t a r e C h a r l e s
Whitney, second vice president; Carol Whiteman, s e c r e t a r y ; Michael N. Betrus, first vice president; Nicholas Cimino,
president, and Anthony Cimino, t r e a s u r e r . Statewide CSEA T r e a s u r e r J a c k Gallagher was the installation officer.
Local 844 ratifies contract
N E W CITY — Salary increases and
a n A g e n c y S h o p c l a u s e h e a d t h e l i s t of
i t e m s i n c l u d e d in t h e n e w c o n t r a c t
r e c e n t l y r a t i f i e d by a v o t e of t h e
R o c k l a n d C o u n t y U n i t m e m b e r s h i p of
C S E A L o c a l 844.
Collective Bargaining Specialist
E m a n u e l e Vitale, chief n e g o t i a t o r f o r
the 10-member team, announced the
unit ratification a f t e r m o r e than four
m o n t h s of n e g o t i a t i o n s . T h e p a c t w a s
a p p r o v e d by t h e Rockland C o u n t y ,
L e g i s l a t u r e five dayS later.
A c c o r d i n g t o V i t a l e , t e r m s of t h e
new contract include wage increases
of 7 % e f f e c t i v e J a n u a r y 1, 1980; 7 %
J a n u a r y 1, 1981; a n d 7% J a n u a r y 1,
1981, in a d d i t i o n t o i n c r e m e n t s e a c h
y e a r . An A g e n c y S h o p c l a u s e w i l l
b e c o m e e f f e c t i v e J a n u a r y 1, 1980.
Other negotiated benefits include:
• Improved Hospitalization
and
Prescription Drug Plan.
• M i l e a g e c o m p e n s a t i o n f r o m 17 t o
19 c e n t s e f f e c t i v e 1 / 1 / 8 0 ;
• 20 c e n t s 1 / 1 / 8 1 a n d 22 c e n t s e f e c tive 1/1/82.
• Increased overtime
meal
a l l o w a n c e f r o m t h r e e to four dollars.
• New contract language regarding
h o l i d a y s w i l l b e p h a s e d in o v e r t h e
next 3 y e a r s with workers working
h o l i d a y s t o g e t t i m e a n d o n e half a n d a
vacation d a y off.
• P a r t t i m e employees to receive
pro-rata benefits.
• N o l i m i t of C S E A r e p r e s e n t a t i o n
on g r i e v a n c e s a n d
disciplinary
procedure.
• Laborers and non-competitive
e m p l o y e e s — a f t e r 12 m o n t h s — a f forded binding arbitration with
respect to r e m o v a l a n d / o r suspension, also n e w b u m p i n g and r e t r e a t
and recall procedure.
• T h e u n i o n will r e c e i v e c o p i e s of
a l l c h a r g e s p r e f e r r e d on e m p l o y e e s .
• Labor management committees
w i l l s t u d y a l t e r n a t e m e t h o d s of
scheduling ( e x a m p l e : flex t i m e ) .
• Six m o n t h t i m e l i m i t f o r c o m p e n s a t o r y t i m e (if t i m e i s n o t g r a n t e d ,
e m p l o y e e s a r e e n t i t l e d to c a s h
payment.
• New reallocation Appeals Board
Procedure.
C o m m e n t i n g on t h e n e w c o n t r a c t .
P a t s y S p i c c i , c h a i r m a n of t h e C o u n t y
Unit negotiating c o m m i t t e e , said,
"All points considered, w e ' v e got
o u r s e l v e s a good c o n t r a c t . In t h e f a c e
of i n f l a t e d l i v i n g c o s t s , w e n e e d e d
t h o s e s a l a r y i n c r e a s e s a n d inc r e m e n t s . As f a r a s the Agency Shop
c l a u s e is c o n c e r n e d , n o n - m e m b e r s
s h a r e in t h e s a l a r y i n c r e a s e s a n d
other benefits derived from our
n e g o t i a t i o n s , a n d it is o n l y f a i r t h e y
p a y a n e q u a l s h a r e of* t h e c o s t of
r e p r e s e n t a t i o n , " Spicci continued.
" A s c h a i r m a n of t h e c o m m i t t e e , I ' d
like to personally c o m m e n d the
m e m b e r s of m y t e a m f o r t h e i r l o n g
h o u r s of u n s e l f i s h d e d i c a t i o n a n d h a r d
w o r k o n b e h a l f of t h e i r f e l l o w
w o r k e r s , " S p i c c i s a i d . T h e g r o u p included: Hay Zerbarini and Merle
Mamoto,
P r e s i d e n t and
ViceP r e s i d e n t of t h e R o c k l a n d C o u n t y
U n i t of C S E A , P e g g y M a a s , M a r g e
Russo, P e a r l Dunlap, F r a n k Howard,
J o e Cooper, Harold Berlin, and H a r r y
Mcintosh.
AFLCaO
Cattaraugus deputies ok contract
L I T T L E V A L L E Y - E m p l o y e e s of
the Cattaraugus County Sheriff's
D e p a r t m e n t , r e p r e s e n t e d by CSEA
L o c a l 8(fö, will r e c e i v e r a i s e s of 6V2%
e f f e c t i v e J a n u a r y 1, 1980 a n d 6 % in
e a c h of t h e t w o f o l l o w i n g y e a r s of
their three year contract.
The raises a r e also subject to
r e o p e n i n g of n e g o t i a t i o n s " i f t h e
previous October Consumer Price
I n d e x is o v e r or u n d e r t h e 6% f i g u r e . "
Other f e a t u r e s include:
• C o n t r a c t r e c o g n i t i o n is e x t e n d e d
t o i n c l u d e a l l those^jx^Q w o r k 20 o r
m o r e hours per week and an agency
s h o p p r o v i s i o n c o v e r s all w h o a r e
h i r e d a f t e r J a n u a r y 1, 1981.
• CSEA m a y request a r e o p e n e r to
n e g o t i a t e civil s e r v i c e s t a t u s f o r t h e
d e p u t i e s on J u n e 1, 1982.
• T h e C o u n t y will m a t c h e a c h
e n i p l o y e e ' s c o n t r i b u t i o n of o n e d a y
—Calendar'
of EVENTS
per y e a r into a sick l e a v e bank and
b o t h will r e s u p p l y t h e b a n k s h o u l d it
become exhausted.
• U p g r a d e d t w o g r a d e s to t h e l e v e l
of c o r r e c t i o n o f f i c e r s w a s t h e m a t r o n ,
w h i l e s e n i o r a c c o u n t c l e r k II w a s upgraded one grade.
• L o n g e v i t y p a y m e n t s will b e $200
a f t e r t e n y e a r s , $220 a f t e r e l e v e n
y e a r s a n d a n a d d i t i o n a l $20 p e r y e a r
u p t o 30 y e a r s .
• T h e c l o t h i n g a l l o w a n c e is b e i n g
d o u b l e d t o $200 a n d s h i f t d i f f e r e n t i a l s
a r e i n c r e a s e d f r o m 14' t o 20' p e r h o u r
f o r t h e s e c o n d s h i f t a n d IT t o 25' f o r
the third shift.
December
13 — S a r a t o g a C o u n t y Local 8 4 6 Christmas p a r t y , 6 : 3 0 p . m . , The Rafters, S a r a t o g a Lake.
1 4 — C S E A N i g h t a t N e w York Appollo's soccer g a m e , Nassau Coliseum, U n i o n d a l e .
• The educational allowance for one
y e a r of c o l l e g e g o e s f r o m $100 t o $150
a n d f r o m $150 to $250 f o r A s s o c i a t e s
degrees.
14 — Region ill Christmas p a r t y , 8 p . m . . H o l i d a y Inn, N e w b u r g h .
2 1 — M a n h a t t a n D e v e l o p m e n t a l Center C S E A Local 4 4 3 Christmas p a r t y , 3 p . m . , 7 5
M o r t o n Street, N e w York City.
2 2 — O o w n s t a t e M e d i c a l Center Local 6 4 6 a n n u a l Christmas p a r t y , 9 p.m.
Deauville
C o u n t r y C l u b , Brooklyn.
JANUARY
3 — Region III meeting, 7:45 p.m.. Holiday Inn, Newburgh.
11 — Region 6 meeting, 8 p . m . , R o c h e s t e r / M a r r i o t t Inn, G r e e c e , N . Y .
.12 — Region 6 meeting, 9 : 3 0 a . m . , state a n d county w o r k s h o p , g e n e r a l business meeting
ö f t e r l u f ^ , R o c h e s t e r / M a r r i o t t Inn, G r e e c e , N . Y .
12 — Region I w o r k s h o p . S a f e t y a n d H e a l t h , 9 a . m . - 5 p . m . . H o l i d a y Inn, H o u p p o u g e .
CSEA Regional Director Lee F r a n k
and Field Representative
Mike
P a i n t e r led the n e g o t i a t i n g t e a m
which inlcuded Unit P r e s i d e n t J i m
Wiley, Tom Winship and
Jerry
Burrell.
Negotiating for the County w e r e
R i c k J o h n s o n , S h e r i f f C h a r l e s Hill
a n d H o w a r d P e t e r s o n , c h a i r m a n of
t h e P e r s o n n e l C o m m i t t e e of t h e
Cataraugus County Legislature.
Eden school employees ratify new 3-year contract
E D E N — W o r k e r s of t h e E d e n C e n t r a l S c h o o l
D i s t r i c t , r e p r e s e n t e d b y E r i e E d u c a t i o n a l L o c a l 686 of
the Civl Service E m p l o y e e s Assn., h a v e ratified a t h r e e
y e a r c o n t r a c t g i v i n g t h e m r a i s e s t o t a l l i n g 99<r p e r h o u r .
T h e f i r s t y e a r ' s r a i s e i s 28< p e r h o u r , t h e s e c o n d y e a r ' s
r a i s e i s 35^ p e r h o u r a n d t h e t h i r d i s 36<r p e r h o u r .
T h e y w i l l a l s o r e c e i v e a f o u r t h w e e k of v a c a t i o n a f t e r
fifteen y e a r s a n d Columbus day a s a paid holiday.
S h i f t d i f f e r e n t i a l h a s b e e n i n c r e a s e d by f i v e c e n t s
a n d t h e w o r k e r s will b e p a i d t i m e a n d o n e half a f t e r f o r t y
hours work.
'
.
.
T h e grievance procedure has been improved and
t h e r e is now a ' l a y - o f f and recall provision for noriv
competitive employees. Other language changes also
i m p r o v e t^ie w o r k e r s ' s t a t u s .
CSEA Field Representative Robert E. Young was
chief n e g o t i a t o r a f t e r F i e l d R e p r e s e n t a t i v e V i n c e n t
S i c a r i w a s i n j u r e d a n d w e n t on l e a v e .
S e r v i n g on t h e n e g o t i a t i n g t e a m w i t h U n i t P r e s i d e n t
T h o m a s C. M e s s i n a a n d V i c e P r e s i d e n t R o b e r t S t r o u t ,
representing
custodial workers, were
Treasurer
Elizabeth F r a n k l i n and Marilyn Antos, r e p r e s e n t i n g
clerical workers and John Winter and
Norma
Brusehaber, transportation workers.
The aforementioned officers and Secretary J e a n
Avery w e r e elected and installed at the ratification
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FM sKMi vumn fwnsa - mi m wontum
T h e H o u s e of R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s h a s a p - "
p r o v e d a bill t o limit social s e c u r i t y d i s ability b e n e f i t s paid t o w o r k e r s w h o
b e c o m e d i s a b l e d in t h e f u t u r e a n d t o
c h a n g e the way t h o s e b e n e f i t s are c o m puted.
T h e bill, o n e o f s e v e r a l s o c i a l
s e c u r i t y p r o p o s a l s s u b m i t t e d by P r e s i d e n t C a r t e r , p a s s e d by a 2 3 5 - i o - 1 6 2
m a r g i n in t h e H o u s e a n d is n o w b e i n g
c o n s i d e r e d in t h e S e n a t e .
O n e f e a t u r e o f t h e H o u s e bill l i m i t s
total family b e n e f i t s to 80 p e r c e n t of a
d i s a b l e d w o r k e r ' s g r o s s pay b e f o r e t h e
disability o c c u r r e d . U n d e r c u r r e n t law,
benefits occasionally e x c e e d t h e disa b l e d w o r k e r ' s f o r m e r pay. S o c i a l
s e c u r i t y o f f i c i a l s e s t i m a t e t h i s is t r u e in
6 percent of t h e cases.
A n o t h e r p r o v i s i o n o f t h e H o u s e bill
a s s u r e s e q u i v a l e n t b e n e f i t s f o r all d i s a b l e d b e n e f i c i a r i e s , r e g a r d l e s s of t h e i r
a g e at t h e t i m e t h e y b e c a m e d i s a b l e d .
Social s e c u r i t y b e n e f i t s a r e b a s e d o n a
worker's average monthly earnings
o v e r a p e r i o d of y e a r s , b u t , in c o m p u t ing t h i s a v e r a g e , c u r r e n t law a l l o w s
d r o p p i n g 5 y e a r s of l o w e s t e a r n i n g s .
The drop-out feature means younger
d i s a b l e d b e n e f i c i a r i e s g e n e r a l l y get
higher benefits than older disabled
beneficiaries because fewer years of
low e a r n i n g s a r e i n c l u d e d in t h e i r b e n e fit c o m p u t a t i o n .
T h e H o u s e bill w o u l d m a k e t h e
n u m b e r of d r o p - o u t y e a r s p r o p o r t i o n a t e to t h e n u m b e r of y e a r s t h e claimant has w o r k e d u n d e r social security.
In a d d i t i o n t o t h e s e t w o f e a t u r e s , t h e
bill i m p r o v e s c e r t a i n b e n e f i t c o n d i t i o n s
in o r d e r t o e n c o u r a g e r e h a b i l i t a t i o n
e f f o r t s by t h o s e s e e k i n g t o g e t b a c k t o
work.
T h e work incentives include:
— e x t e n d i n g t h e c u r r e n t 9 - m o n t h trial
work period and 3 - m o n t h a d j u s t m e n t
period (12 m o n t h s total) to 24 m o n t h s .
B e n e f i t s w o u l d n o t b e paid in t h e s e c ond year, but they would be reinstated
a u t o m a t i c a l l y if t h e d i s a b l e d p e r s o n ' s
a t t e m p t t o w o r k f a i l e d b e c a u s e o f his o r
her impairment.
—allowing a d e d u c t i o n of certain impairment-related work expenses and
a t t e n d a n t c a r e c o s t s in d e t e r m i n i n g
w h e t h e r a p e r s o n is d o i n g s u b s t a n t i a l
gainful work.
— eliminating a s e c o n d 2 4 - m o n t h waiting period for M e d i c a r e c o v e r a g e for a
person who becomes disabled a second
time.
If e n a c t e d , t h e bill w o u l d s a v e t h e
social security trust f u n d s an e s t i m a t e d
$ 1 7 m i l l i o n in fiscal 1 9 8 0 , $ 3 3 7 m i l l i o n
in fiscal 1 9 8 1 , a n d $ 6 2 0 m i l l i o n in fiscal
1982.
At present a b o u t 4.9 million disabled
w o r k e r s a n d t h e i r f a m i l i e s get m o n t h l y
social secu'rity b e n e f i t s at a c o s t o f
a b o u t $ 1 3 . 5 uMlion a y e a r .
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the union that works for
State„employees are reminded
t h a t it is n o w e a s i e r t o t r a n s f e r
from
a
competitive
class
p o s i t i o n in o n e a g e n c y to a
s i m i l a r position in a n o t h e r a g e n cy. This w a s m a d e possible by
a n a m e n d m e n t t o S e c t i o n 5 . 1 of
the Rules for the Classified Serv i c e a n d b e c a m e e f f e c t i v e in O c tober.
T h e n e w rule applies to people
in p o s i t i o n s a b o v e t h e
entry
level. Before the rule
was
a m e n d e d , a n i n d i v i d u a l in o n e
agency
could
be hired
by
a n o t h e r a g e n c y o n l y if t h e r e w a s
no a p p r o p r i a t e
departmental
p r o m o t i o n list for the t i m e a n d
n o " p r o m o t i o n a l f i e l d " in t h a t
agency.
However, now the only factor
barring such a transfer would be
t h e e x i s t a n c e of a n a p p r o p r i a t e
d e p a r t m e n t a l p r o m o t i o n a l list.
Questions about the rule should
be directed to your individual
personnel office.
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Union angry over management
LOCAL 828 P R E S I D E N T Martin
Koenig m e t M o n r o e County
legislators one-on-one to push for
denial of a big salary hike for
county officials, and later told
the legislature that the money
could be put to better use to give
lower paid employees a bigger
salary increase.
Non-teaching
school
district
employees:
NOTICE
raises,
force action to be tabled
R O C H E S T E R — A r o u s e d by a
p r o p o s a l of 12% s a l a r y r a i s e s f o r
top Monroe County officials,
M o n r o e C o u n t y C S E A L o c a l 828
l e a d e r s a n d m e m b e r s s p r a n g into
i m m e d i a t e action and helped force
the county legislature to table the
p r o p o s a l a t a r e c e n t m e e t i n g . It
w a s rescheduled to c o m e up again
on D e c e m b e r 18.
T h e p r o p o s a l , c o n t a i n e d in t h e
s a l a r y s c h e d u l e f o r t h e c o u n t y executive and his top eleven aides,
w e n t u n d e t e c t e d in t h e c o u n t y
b u d g e t until u n e a r t h e d by a
R o c h e s t e r T i m e s Union r e p o r t e r ,
just hours before action w ^ s to be
taken.
As the n e w s s u r f a c e d CSEA
members immediately
started
c a l l i n g t h e i r l e g i s l a t o r s t o point o u t
t h e i n j u s t i c e of t h e 127o r a i s e s , con-
t r a s t i n g t h e m w i t h t h e 7% g r a n t e d
to union m e m b e r s j u s t r e c e n t l y .
L o c a l 828 P r e s i d e n t M a r t i n
Koenig buttonholed legislators as
t h e y a r r i v e d f o r t h e m e e t i n g of t h e
legislature.
H e r e q u e s t e d 12% r a i s e s f o r t h e
3,500 c o u n t y w o r k e r s c o v e r e d by
t h e C S E A c o n t r a c t in t h e e v e n t t h e
county executive's proposal was
adopted.
, ^
T h e n in t h e only s p e e c h f r o m t h e
a u d i e n c e on t h e s u b j e c t , M r .
Koenig, a m o n g other a r g u m e n t s ,
s a i d , " M o s t of t h e top p e o p l e a r e
already well compensated. The
m o n e y c a n b e b e t t e r u s e d to beef
up s o m e of t h e l o w e r paid s t a f f . "
The county executive's current
s a l a r y is $53,538, w h i l e t h e
d e p a r t m e n t h e a d s now e a r n $37,149
to $44,677.
Both Republican Minority leader
Ralph Esposito and Democratic
Majority leader Nan Johnson, later
said t h e r e w a s n e a r unanimous
s u p p o r t f o r a 7% r a i s e . C o n t r o l of
the legislature switches sides a f t e r
J a n . 1.
M r . K o e n i g a l s o s e r v e s a s coc h a i r of t h e W e s t e r n R e g i o n 6
Political Action C o m m i t t e e .
The Appellate Division, Third Department
has a rule requiring all appr.ils to be perfected
within one year from the filing of the Notice of
Appeal. All non-teaching school district
employees who filed such a notice at the
following address:
John J. O'Brien, Clerk
Appellate Division, Third Department
Judicial Building
Empire State Plaza
Albany, New York
should immediately notify CSEA of that fact by
sending A copy of the Notice of Appeal to Arne
Wipfleri^Cöördinator of School District Affairs,
Civil Seirvjce Gtnp)k>yees Association, Inc., 33 Elk
Street, Albany, New York 12207.
If you did not keep a copy of the Notice of
N E W F A C E S L E A D LOCAL 010 C S E A s t a t e w i d e P r e s i d e n t W i l l i a m L.
McGowan, fourth f r o m left, recently
i n s t a l l e d t h e n e w o f f i c i a l s of N e w
Y o r k City L o c a l 010. F r o m l e f t a r e
Corresponding Secretary
Madeline
K e o h a n , F i r s t Vice P r e s i d e n t R o s e
F e u e r m a n , P r e s i d e n t J o s e p h C.
J o h n s o n J r . , M r . M c G o w a n , Second
Vice P r e s i d e n t Nancy Gonzales,
T h i r d V i c e P r e s i d e n t Willie J . R a y e ,
Recording Secretary Ruth Joseph,
a n d F i n a n c i a l S e c r e t a r y M a r i n e U.
Robinson.
Information mailed
ALBANY All C S E A
local
p r e s i d e n t s in t h e S t a t e Division of t h e
union h a v e b e e n m a i l e d a s u p p l y of
pamphlets explaining the new P e r f o r mance Evaluation system
for
employees
in t h e
statewide
O p e r a t i o n a l , I n s t i t u t i o n a l a n d Adm i n i s t r a t i v e b a r g a i n i n g units.
The s y s t e m , negotiated la^i spring
for the t h r e e units, has four m a j o r
e f f e c t s : it s p e e d s up t h e p a y m e n t of
i n c r e m e n t s ( " a d v a n c e m e n t s " ) so
t h a t a v e r a g e - o r - b e t t e r e m p l o y e e s will
now r i s e f r o m t h e i r h i r i n g r a t e to t h e
top of t h e i r p a y s c a l e ( " j o b r a t e " ) in
a n y w h e r e f r o m 18 m o n t h s to 3 y e a r s ;
it g i v e s i n c e n t i v e s f o r e x c e l l e n c e to
employees who have already reached
j o b r a t e by p a y i n g s u c h e m p l o y e e s a n
a n n u a l $300 bonus ( " a w a r d " ) if they
a r e r a t e d " O u t s t a n d i n g " or " H i g h l y
E f f e c t i v e ; " it p r o v i d e s f o r r a t i n g s to
be b a s e d e x c l u s i v e l y upon w o r k p e r f o r m a n c e , n o t p e r s o n a l i t y ; a n d it ent i t l e s l o w - r a t e d e m p l o y e e s to a f a i r
appeal.
Appeals, please send a letter to Ms. Wipfler
which includes the following:
A. A c o p y of t h e d e c i s i o n of t h e
Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board
B. A statement as to when and under what
circumstances you filed a copy of the Notice
of Appeal.
This notice applies only to individuals who
have filed notices of appeal to the Appellate
Division, Third Department. Those who have
filed requests for hearings by using Form 1 or
Form 2, and who have not yet, therefore, had
hearings, need not respond.
CSEA will request counsel's office to make a
motion for a waiver of the one year rule for all
individuals on whose behalf has been received a
copy of the Notice of Appeal by January 15th,
1980.
THE PUBLIC SECTOR, V\/ednesday, N o v e m b e r 7, 1979
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Local officials concerned over layoffs
Sullivan C o u n t y C S E A L o c a l 853 h a s e x p r e s s e d
c o n c e r n o v e r p r o p o s e d layoff or j o b l o s s e s b e i n g
d e m a n d e d by c o u n t y l e g i s l a t o r s a n d t h e e f f e c t s of
s u c h c u t s on public e m p l o y e e s .
In a j o i n t l e t t e r , W a l t e r D u r k i n , p r e s i d e n t of t h e
C S E A Sullivan C o u n t y L o c a l 853 a n d J a m e s McN u t t , p r e s i d e n t of t h e Sullivan C o u n t y C S E A
D e p u t y S h e r i f f ' s U n i t , e x p r e s s e d t h e i r c o n c e r n s to
the county administrator. The joint letter r e a d s a s
follows:
" A s one of t h e C o u n t y ' s key r e s o u r c e s , t h e
c u r r e n t p e r m a n e n t w o r k f o r c e should b e p r o t e c t e d
and maintained. The D e c e m b e r 3 legislative work
session clearly illustrated that the proposed
e l i m i n a t e d p o s i t i o n s a r e both n e c e s s a r y a n d c a n
h a v e p o t e n t i a l l y s e r i o u s i m p a c t s on t h e s e r v i c e s
p r o v i d e d to c o u n t y t a x p a y e r s . F o r e x a m p l e , t h e
loss of p o s i t i o n s in t h e D e p a r t m e n t of Social Serv i c e s shall h a v e d i r e c t i m p a c t on a d m i n i s t r a t i v e eff i c i e n c y a n d f l e x i b i l i t y to a d a p t t o c o n s t a n t l y
c h a n g i n g f e d e r a l a n d s t a t e m a n d a t e s . Any loss of
p o s i t i o n s in t h e S h e r i f f ' s D e p a r t m e n t will r e s u l t in
a n e v e n h e a v i e r w o r k load p l a c e d on d e p u t y s h e r i f f s
w h o a l r e a d y w o r k in a c o u n t y w h e r e c r i m e is high
a n d on t h e i n c r e a s e . In f a c t , t h e l e g i s l a t i v e s e s s i o n
underlined the dedicated work and important role
p u b l i c e m p l o y e e s h a v e in t h e Sullivan C o u n t y c o m munity.
Unfortunately, some legislative proposal a i m e d
at reducing jobs have already caused some
d a m a g e . Proposed layoffs, job eliminations or
g e n e r a l r e d u c t i o n in t h e w o r k f o r c e h a s a
traumatizing effect. E m p l o y e e s feel threatened
b e c a u s e t h e u l t i m a t e o u t c o m e is u n c e r t a i n a n d consequently m o r a l e drops and productivity s u f f e r s as
well. T h o s e w o r k e r s w i t h v a l u a b l e w o r k skills
c h o o s e to look f o r m o r e s e c u r e j o b s e l s e w h e r e
which f u r t h e r disrupts the work environment and
c o n t i n u i t y of s e r v i c e s w h i c h is t h e n followed by t h e
a d d i t i o n a l c o s t s of r e c r u i t i n g , s c r e e n i n g , t r a i n i n g
r e p l a c e m e n t e m p l o y e e s . In a d d i t i o n , t h e p r o p o s e d
job cuts d a m a g e the county's i m a g e a s an employer
b y h u r t i n g i t s f u t u r e r e c r u i t m e n t of g o o d
employees.
"CSEA believes that other strategies can be used
w h i c h will not h a v e a s e v e r e i m p a c t on c o u n t y
e m p l o y e e s . A t t r i t i o n , f o r e x a m p l e , is a l e s s c o s t l y
method than layoffs. This strategy prevents the
e m p l o y e e f r o m l e a v i n g t h e t a x p a y e r rolls to t h e
t a x - f r e e u n e m p l o y m e n t rolls. T h e e l i m i n a t i o n of
only v a c a n t p o s i t i o n s is a l s o l e s s d a m a g i n g .
" I t is o u r position t h a t t h e c o u n t y ' s r e c e n t loss of
the fuel tax does not w a r r a n t employee layoffs a s
t h e y a r e p r o p o s e d . We s e r i o u s l y q u e s t i o n t h e
n e c e s s i t y of s u c h a n a p p r o a c h w h e n t h e c o u n t y h a s
a sizeable budget surplus. F o r this reason we a r e
p r e p a r i n g a n e x t e n s i v e r e v i e w of t h e e s t i m a t e d exp e n d i t u r e s a n d r e v e n u e s f o r t h e p r o p o s e d 1980
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE CSEA-STATE CONTRACTS a r e
outlined by Jack Carey, at the microphone, Director of
Member Services for CSEA, during a recent joint
meeting of Long Island Inter-County State P a r k CSEA
Local 102 and Transportation Region 10 CSEA Local 508.
Carey and CSEA Collective Bargaining Specialist Nels
Carlson explained the contracts in detail and answered
questions from the joint membership. Seated at left is
Thomas Collins, Director of CSEA's Employee Benefit
Fund, who also presented information on the fund. Seated
at right is CSEA Region I President Irving Flaumenbaum. Standing at left, r e a r , is Local 102 President
Arthur Loving J r . a n d at right, r e a r , is Local 508
President Lou Mannellino.
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THE PUBLIC SECTOR, Wednesday, December 12, 1979
b u d g e t to f u r t h e r d e m o n s t r a t e why t h e p r o p o s e d
layoffs a r e unnecessary.
" W h i l e C S E A m a i n t a i n s t h a t e v e n one layoff is
too m u c h w e do r e c o g n i z e t h e n e c e s s i t y of t h e
county to o p e r a t e with finite resources. Other cost
savings methods a r e available however, which a r e
l e s s d a m a g i n g to t h e c i t i z e n s of Sullivan C o u n t y a n d
t h e p u b l i c e m p l o y e e s who s e r v e t h e m . "
Sullivan C o u n t y C S E A r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s s a i d t h e y
a r e p r e p a r e d to w o r k w i t h t h e L e g i s l a t i v e l e a d e r s
to r e s o l v e t h e f i s c a l p r o b l e m in o t h e r w a y s t h a n
employee cuts.
Negotiations
hit a snag
GREENWICH
Contract
n e g o t i a t i o n s b e t w e e n t h e V i l l a g e of
G r e e n w i c h U n i t of t h e Civil S e r v i c e
E m p l o y e e s Assn. a n d v i l l a g e b o a r d of
trustees remain at impasse despite a
mediator's recommendation for pay
i n c r e a s e s a n d m a i n t e n a n c e of
previous benefits.
T h i s is a f i r s t t i m e e v e r c o n t r a c t f o r
the public works
department
e m p l o y e e s a n d police p e r s o n n e l w h o
w e r e o r g a n i z e d by t h e C S E A in l a t e
D e c e m b e r of 1978.
The union, a c c o r d i n g to Unit
P r e s i d e n t G e o r g e C u l b e r t s o n , is
d e m a n d i n g a m i n i m u m i n c r e a s e of
s e v e n p e r c e n t a c r o s s t h e b o a r d in
e a c h y e a r of t h e t w o - y e a r c o n t r a c t , in
a d d i t i o n to r e t a i n i n g
present
v a c a t i o n , p e r s o n a l a n d sick l e a v e
time.
T h e v i l l a g e told t h e union it will
grant the seven percent increases
only if sick a n d p e r s o n a l l e a v e is c u t
in h a l f , t h r e e w e e k s v a c a t i o n a r e
e a r n e d a f t e r 10 r a t h e r t h a n e i g h t
y e a r s of s e r v i c e a n d f o u r w e e k s c o m e
a f t e r 20 r a t h e r t h a n 15 y e a r s .
P a u l B. C u r r y , a m e d i a t o r f o r t h e
Public Employment Relations Board,
c a l l e d in w h e n t h e union d e c l a r e d a n
i m p a s s e in J u l y , h a s a g r e e d w i t h t h e
union d e m a n d s , s a y i n g t h a t by
accepting
seven percent
the
e m p l o y e e s a r e losing m o r e t h a n f i v e
p e r c e n t , d u e to i n f l a t i o n a n d ,
t h e r e f o r e , should not h a v e t o g i v e up
any benefits.
Curry has recommended that CSEA
w i t h d r a w its p r o p o s a l s f o r a g e n c y
s h o p a n d a n a r t i c l e 75 r i g h t f o r all
non-competitive class employees —
i t e m s w h i c h t h e union s a y s it is willing t o c o n c e d e ,
Since t h e c o u n t y , h o w e v e r , r e f u s e s
to a c c e p t t h e m e d i a t o r ' s d e c i s i o n ,
C u l b e r t s o n s a y s C S E A will now c a l l in
a factfinder.
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^••••r' ••
Union points out long list of faults
Poughkeepsie contracts out,
ignores warnings of experts
By J a c k M u r p h y
POUGHKEEPSIE
The
Poughkeepsie C o m m o n Council
l i s t e n e d to a p a r a d e of e x p e r t
witnesses
from CSEA
on
D e c e m b e r 11, w i t n e s s e s w h o
detailed a long list of deficiencies
in p r o p o s e d c o n t r a c t s t u r n i n g o v e r
the city's sewage t r e a t m e n t plant
and parking facilities to private,
outside m a n a g e m e n t .
And w h e n all t h e f a u l t s w e r e out
on t h e t a b l e , t h e c o u n c i l w e n t
ahead and approved the contracts
anyway.
T h e s p e c i a l m e e t i n g of t h e council w a s held s p e c i f i c a l l y to a c t on
the two contracts, Environtech
Corp. for the s e w a g e t r e a t m e n t
plant and the Meyers P a r k i n g
Systems, Inc. for the parking
f a c i l i t i e s . T h e E n v i r o n t e c h cont r a c t w a s a p p r o v e d on a 6 y e s , 1 no
a n d 1 a b s t e n t i o n v o t e w i t h one
councilman absent. The Meyers
c o n t r a c t won a p p r o v a l 5 to 3.
CSEA Field
Representative
L a r r y S c a n l o n led t h e a s s a u l t on
the two contracts.
" W e a r e , " h e told t h e c o u n c i l a n d
a jam-packed council c h a m b e r ,
" P r i m a r i l y concerned with our
p e o p l e , t h e p e o p l e w h o ' s j o b s will
b e a f f e c t e d by t h e s e c o n t r a c t s . B u t
w e a r e a l s o c o n c e r n e d w i t h t h e people of t h i s c i t y , c o n c e r n e d t h a t
t h e s e p r o p o s e d c o n t r a c t s a r e not in
t h e b e s t i n t e r e s t of t h e c i t y . "
S c a n l o n t h e n p r o c e e d e d to call on
his e x p e r t w i t n e s s e s .
The first was Albany resident
Joe Watkins, retired from the
M u n i c i p a l S e r v i c e s Division of t h e
S t a t e Civil S e r v i c e C o m m i s s i o n
a n d a c o n s u l t a n t to C S E A on civil
service m a t t e r s , who presented a
lengthy and r e m a r k a b l y detailed
a n a l y s i s of t h e c i t y ' s b u d g e t f o r t h e
upcoming year and the city's fiscal
h e a l t h in g e n e r a l . . .
Watkins found wide discrepen-
'ffi/s council is selling
this city down the drain'
By J a c k M u r p h y
P O U G H K E E P S I E - The crowd
gathered early for the 7 p.m special
s e s s i o n of t h e P o u g h k e e p s i e
C o m m o n Council l a s t w e e k . T h e y
filled all a v a i l a b l e c h a i r s a n d q u i t e
a bit of s t a n d i n g r o o m f o r t h e
meeting that lasted four hours.
Most stayed for the whole meeting.
Why?
F o r m a n y it w a s a m a t t e r of v i t a l
importance — their jobs.
City w o r k e r s r e p r e s e n t e d by
C S E A w a n t e d to l e t t h e c i t y f a t h e r s
know their feelings about the issue
of c o n t r a c t i n g o u t m u n i c i p a l s e r v i c e s to p r i v a t e c o m p a n i e s . S o m e
of t h o s e in a t t e n d a n c e w e r e f r o m
the sewage t r e a t m e n t plant and the
parking facilities that were turned
o v e r t o p r i v a t e b u s i n e s s e s by t h e
council. Others w e r e f r o m a
v a r i e t y of c i t y a g e n c i e s w h o a r e
now w o n d e r i n g h o w s e c u r e t h e i r
c i t y e m p l o y m e n t is.
One m a n , who said he worked for
t h e D e p a r t m e n t of P u b l i c W o r k s ,
said that now t h a t the city has
s t a r t e d on t h i s p a t h , it is n o t o u t of
the
question
that
other
departments, including DPW,
could b e c o n t r a c t e d o u t .
"What about m y pension?" he
a s k e d . " I ' v e g o t s e v e n y e a r s in
w i t h t h e c i t y — w h a t do I do if
someone takes over? Start at the
bottom again?"
T h a t s a m e point w a s r a i s e d by a n
e m p l o y e e of t h e c i t y ' s p a r k i n g
facilities when he asked the council
"What about m e and the others
w h o d o n ' t h a v e 10 y e a r s in w i t h t h e
c i t y ? W h a t h a p p e n s to our
benefits?"
The city a d d r e s s e d the problem
in a l e s s t h a n r e a s s u r i n g m a n n e r by
telling t h e c r o w d t h a t " a l l t h e s e
t h i n g s will h a v e t o b e w o r k e d
out. . . "
More importantly,
several
s p e a k e r s a d d r e s s e d t h e h e a r t of t h e
m a t t e r : c a n p r i v a t e e n t e r p r i s e do a
better job?
Al G a l l o , P r e s i d e n t of t h e
P o u g h k e e p s i e c i t y u n i t of C S E A
said, " Y o u ' v e heard our lawyers
s a y w e c a n do t h e j o b , y o u ' v e h e a r d
E n v i r o n t e c h ( w h i c h w a n t s to h i r e
all c u r r e n t s e w a g e plant pers o n n e l ) s a y w e c a n do t h e j o b — so
w h y d o n ' t you l e t u s g e t on w i t h it
a n d do t h e j o b ? "
L a r r y Scanlon, CSEA Field R e p ,
told t h e c o u n c i l — a f t e r it a p p r o v e d
the Environtech contract — " I feel
like a d r o w n i n g m a n — b u t I ' m still
going to tell you w h a t ' s w r o n g w i t h
this (parking) contract.
ELLIS ADAMS, President of
Dutchess County Local 814 —
"I just don't understand it."
"You are turning over what
could b e a p r o f i t - m a k i n g o p e r a t i o n
for the city to a
private
o r g a n i z a t i o n t h a t is h e r e t o m a k e a
profit."
A Dutchess County employee,
E l l i s A d a m s , w h o is P r e s i d e n t of
D u t c h e s s C o u n t y C S E A L o c a l 814,
m a d e the s a m e point a little
differently:
" I j u s t d o n ' t u n d e r s t a n d w h y you
h a v e t o h a v e M e y e r s c o m e in a n d
do a j o b t h e c i t y c a n do. I j u s t d o n ' t
understand it."
T h e m o o d of t h e e v e n i n g ,
h o w e v e r w a s s u m m e d u p by o n e of
t h e c i t y ' s p a r k i n g lot a t t e n d a n t s
w h o told t h e c o u n c i l " I b e l i e v e t h i s
council is s e l l i n g t h i s c i t y d o w n t h e
drain."
REGIONAL DIRECTOR THOMAS LUPOSELLO - "This is
a typical e x a m p l e of what w e are frequently up against."
c i e s in w h a t t h e c i t y m a n a g e r h a s
estimated as income for the coming y e a r a s c o m p a r e d to c o m m o n l y
a c c e p t e d m e t h o d s of p r e d i c t i n g
r e v e n u e . H e a l s o p o i n t e d out a
s e r i e s of c o s t s t h a t would not b e
e l i m i n a t e d by t h e conti*acts w i t h
private firms, despite indications
to t h e c o n t r a r y .
In s u m , W a t k i n s d e c l a r e d t h a t
t h e city, by its o w n f i g u r e s , w a s in
sound f i n a n c i a l c o n d i t i o n , a f a c t
that undercut the city's reasoning
in a t t e m p t i n g to c o n t r a c t out city
services.
Paul Eckleman, a Poughkeepsie
lawyer and counsel for CSEA,
z e r o e d in on t h e c o n t r a c t w i t h E n v i r o n t e c h , t a k i n g it a p a r t a n d exa m i n i n g i t e m by i t e m . H e pointed
out, by e x a m p l e , h o w E n v i r o n t e c h
could b e within i t s c o n t r a c t u a l
a g r e e m e n t w i t h t h e c i t y a n d still
fail to m e e t state and federal standards on effluent discharge — with
t h e c i t y liable f o r p e n a l t i e s a n d
f i n e s . H e pointed o u t t h a t a o n e to
t h r e e y e a r i n v e n t o r y of s u p p l i e s a t
t h e s e w a g e p l a n t would b e " h a n d e d
o v e r " to E n v i r o n t e c h
without
c h a r g e a n d w i t h o u t provision f o r
replacement. He cited, among
many other deficiencies, the fact
t h a t t h e c o n t r a c t c o n t a i n e d no
c l a u s e r e f e r r i n g to t h e condition of
plant and equipment to be returned
to t h e c i t y in t h e e v e n t of a c o n t r a c t
c a n c e l l a t i o n , o r a d e c i s i o n not to
renew the contract.
M o s t m e m b e r s of t h e council
a p p e a r e d to h a v e h a d t h e i r m i n d s
m a d e up w h e n t h e m e e t i n g s t a r t e d
a n d t h e long list of f a u l t s a n d
errors produced
by
CSEA
r e s e a r c h e r s fell on a t l e a s t p a r t i a l ly deaf e a r s .
T o m Luposello, R e g i o n a l D i r e c t o r of C S E A R e g i o n I I I c o m mented, after the meeting, that
" T h i s is a t y p i c a l e x a m p l e of w h a t
w e a r e f r e q u e n t l y up a g a i n s t . T h e
r e s u l t s of h o u r s a n d h o u r s of
r e s e a r c h on t h e i n a d e q u a c i e s of
t h e s e c o n t r a c t s w e r e s i m p l y ign o r e d by all m e m b e r s of t h e council b u t t w o . "
Luposello continued, "They think
t h e y h a v e r e s o l v e d a p r o b l e m , but
in r e a l i t y t h e y ' v e c r e a t e d a lot of
new problems. J u s t wait, they'll
find o u t . "
T h o m a s Mahar, CSEA counsel,
s a i d t h a t while t h e c o n t r a c t s h a v e
b e e n a w a r d e d by t h e council, t h e
b a t t l e is not o v e r .
"This is basically P h a s e 1," he
s a i d . " W e t r i e d t o point o u t to t h e
council a n d t h e p u b l i c t h e d e f i c i e n cies and the p r o b l e m s with this
w h o l e idea of c o n t r a c t i n g o u t . N o w ,
w e m o v e on to p h a s e s 2 a n d 3 . "
He explained that now that the
c o n t r a c t s have been a w a r d e d , an
improper practice proceeding
a g a i n s t t h e c i t y would b e i n s t i t u t e d
a n d t h e w h o l e m a t t e r would b e
r e v i e w e d w i t h a n e y e t o w a r d add i t i o n a l legal p r o c e d u r e s .
THE PUBLIC SECTOR, V\/ednesday, N o v e m b e r 7, 1979
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LaPlante is fired, rehired
TROY — A week ago, a s the
p r e v i o u s e d i t i o n of T h e P u b l i c Sect o r w a s going to p r e s s . City of T r o y
CSEA Unit P r e s i d e n t
Edward
L a P l a n t e w a s attending his first
meeting as the newly appointed
l a b o r r e p r e s e n t a t i v e on a s p e c i a l
c o m m i s s i o n n a m e d to look into t h e
e s t a b l i s h m e n t of a s t r o n g m a y o r
f o r m of g o v e r n m e n t in t h i s
R e n s s e l a e r C o u n t y c i t y . T h a t app o i n t m e n t w a s duly n o t e d in l a s t
w e e k ' s issue.
B u t a lot of t h i n g s , n e a r l y all
b o r d e r i n g on t h e i n c r e d i b l e , h a v e
h a p p e n e d t o L a P l a n t e in t h e p a s t
w e e k . Such a s , h e w a s f i r e d , b u t
l a t e r r e h i r e d ; a p a i r of d i s c i p l i n a r y
charges were served against him,
b u t l a t e r d i s m i s s e d ; C S E A h a s filed a n i m p r o p e r p r a c t i c e c h a r g e on
his behalf a g a i n s t t h e c i t y , a n d
L a P l a n t e a n d C S E A R e g i o n IV
President Joseph E. McDermott
have appeared before the Troy
C o m m o n C o u n c i l t o r i p T r o y City
Manager John Buckley, who
dropped the charges
against
L a P l a n t e in a n i n f o r m a l h e a r i n g
this week, but who CSEA feels w a s
involved in t h e o r i g i n a l c h a r g e s being b r o u g h t .
CSEA Unit P r e s i d e n t L a P l a n t e
w a s n a m e d t o t h e c o m m i s s i o n by
Troy Mayor Steven Dworsky. But
a f t e r he attended his first m e e t i n g
a w e e k a g o . City P u b l i c U t i l i t i e s
C o m m i s s i o n e r R i c h a r d W. C a s e y
t h e n e x t d a y b r o u g h t t w o disciplinary
charges
against
L a P l a n t e , w h o w o r k s in t h e c i t y ' s
w a t e r works d e p a r t m e n t . Both
charges concerned allegations over
t i m e off f r o m h i s j o b . One, a l l e g i n g
excessive time off, carried a
r e c o m m e n d a t i o n for a 5-day
Retirees are
honored by
Chautauqua
Local 807
suspension without pay. The other
d e a l t with t h e s p e c i f i c t i m e off to
attend the Charter Revision Commission meeting and recommended t h a t L a P l a n t e b e f i r e d .
City M a n a g e r B u c k l e y c o n d u c t e d
an i n f o r m a l h e a r i n g into both
charges, with L a P l a n t e present
a n d r e p r e s e n t e d by C S E A c o u n s e l
R i c h a r d B u r s t e i n . B u t e v e n p r i o r to
t h a t h e a r i n g , C S E A h a d filed a n improper practice charge against the
city c h a r g i n g f a i l u r e t o a b i d e by
p r o v i s i o n s of t h e T a y l o r L a w a n d
h a r r a s s i n g a n d i n t i m i d a t i o n of
e m p l o y e e s . In a n a p p a r e n t f a c e saving gesture, Buckley cited a
lack of a c c u r a t e r e c o r d s by t h e city
involving L a P l a n t e ' s t i m e off on
union a c t i v i t i e s , a n d d i s m i s s e d all
charges against the
union
president.
B u t C S E A s a y s it is e x t r e m e l y
angry over the entire situation and
will not d r o p t h e i m p r o p e r p r a c t i c e
charges, instead choosing to pursue
the charges against the city. The
union c l a i m s t h a t e v e n p r i o r t o t h e
LaPlante situation the
city
m a n a g e r h a s not t a k e n a p p r o p r i a t e
a c t i o n to a t t e m p t t o r e s o l v e m o r e
t h a n a dozen o t h e r g r i e v a n c e s filed
by union w o r k e r s .
And l a s t W e d n e s d a y n i g h t C S E A
Regional President McDermott
and L a P l a n t e appeared before the
T r o y C o m m o n Council t o d e l i v e r
s t i n g i n g s t a t e m e n t s t h a t t h e union
will not s t a n d f o r i n t i m i d a t i o n o r
t h r e a t s a g a i n s t its o f f i c e r s a n d
m e m b e r s , to r e q u e s t f o r m a t i o n of
a labor/management committee to
w o r k on r e s o l u t i o n of d i f f i c u l t i e s ,
and to rip into City M a n a g e r
Buckley's proposed city budget.
And E d w a r d L a P l a n t e s a y s h e
e x p e c t s to be t h e r e a t t h e n e x t
m e e t i n g of t h e C h a r t e r R e v i s i o n
Commission.
CSEA sways Troy to delay budget
By HARRY HACGERTY
w
Sttll Wriltr
After representatives of the Troy
Civil Service Employees Association
claimed the city's surplus may approach $1.1 million this year, the Troy
City Council Wednesday night postponed adoption of the 1980 city budget
The council. City Manager Johi(
Buckley and other city officials wj
meet with representatives from
local public employees union c h a p j j
a workshop session at noa
after which
to act
was originally sent to local union
president Edward LaPlante. sta'es that
the city • does not have an effective
method of collecting property taxes."
and that a greater p e r c ^ i a g e could be
recovered from delinquent property
owners
McDermott said the city should be
collecting between $323.000 and (428.000
more in
IMMEDIATELY A F T E R GAINING restoration of Troy Unit President Edward
LaPlante's job, CSEA Regional President Joseph McDermott and other mwm officials attended a Troy Common Council meeting and blasted the city's proposed
budget. CSEA said the proposed budget contains a surplus of over
million, aikl
the council decided to delay budget action and meeting with CSEA officials again
before taking any adoption action. The Public Sector will publish full details of
this important development in the next issue.
Chautauqua CSEA Local 807 recently honored 33 retirees with a retirement dinner
held at the Mar Mar Restaurant, Dewittville.
Guest speaker for the affair was the Honorable Jess J . Present, New York State 57th
District Senator. Also addressing the group were Robert L. Lattimer, President of
CSEA Region VI, and Chautauqua County Executive Joseph Gerace.
The retirees honored were: Josephine Miller, Central Services; Grace Boye, Edna
Collins, Mary E. Majka, Mildred Gravink Smith, County Home and Infirmary; Martha
E . Carlson, Betty L. Cross, Doris Olson, Social Services; Karl Francis, Harold € .
Peters, Richard C. Ressler, Sheriff's Department; Virginia Hanson, ProbaUon; Irwin
M. Cross, Howard Gabriel, Public Works; Virginia Tizzano, Public Health; Robert H.
Hurley, Veterans; Edmund Pazderski, Margaret Polichetti, Anthony Lach, Dunkirk
School; Paul Crooks, Martha B. Hodges, Evelyn Milliman, Pine Valley School; Virginia
Rounds, Anna Ahlgren, Southwestern School; Evelyn Rouleau, PhUip DePasqnale,
Josephine Vara, Viola Zamojski, Marion Orts, Paul Minehan, Josephine Guccione,
Silver Creek School; Marie Thayer and Celia Padgett, City of Jamestown.
Want details
on accidents
ALBANY — Complaining they were
prevented f r o m providing proper serv i c e s t o Civil S e r v i c e E m p l o y e e s
Assn. m e m b e r s b e c a u s e t h e S t a t e
D e p a r t m e n t of H e a l t h " k e p t t h e union
in t h e d a r k " d u r i n g t w o r e c e n t a c cidents a t s t a t e laboratory sites,
Capital Region CSEA President
Joseph M c D e r m o t t and Field Direct o r J a c k C o r c o r a n p e r s o n a l l y req u e s t e d t h a t h e a l t h d e p a r t m e n t off i c i a l s g i v e t h e i r o f f i c e full d e t a i l s of
future mishaps.
A c c o r d i n g to the two union
r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s , t h e y w e r e flooded
with calls f r o m concerned m e m b e r s
when hydrogen sulfide gas leaked
f r o m a laboratory into the parking
a r e a below the E m p i r e State Plaza
w h e r e O f f i c e of G e n e r a l S e r v i c e s
employees w e r e working, and when
radioactive contamination w a s found
in s e v e r a l r o o m s of a n o t h e r S t a t e
l a b o r a t o r y a n d r e s e a r c h f a c i l i t y on
New Scotland Avenue. Both facilities
a r e u n d e r t h e j u r i s d i c t i o n of t h e S t a t e
D e p a r t m e n t of H e a l t h .
C o r c o r a n n o t e d t h a t t h e r e is m o r e
t h a n (me L o c a l a t e a c h of t h e s e s i t e s
a n d , in b o t h c a s e s , t h e c a l l c r s w e r e
f r o m L o c a l s w h i c h w e r e not d i r e c t l y
affected by the incidents.
However, because the Health
D e p a r t m e n t failed to inform the
R e g i o n of t h e g r a v i t y of e a c h
s i t u a t i o n , t h e union w a s u n a b l e to
a n s w e r the m e m b e r s ' questions or
e v e n t o a s s u r e t h e m t h e y w e r e in no
danger.
Officers f r o m affected Locals, he
s a i d , w e r e f u l l y a w a r e of m a t t e r s a n d
k e p t t h e i r o w n m e m b e r s c a l m a n d informed.
" U n d e r c i r c u m s t a n c e s like t h i s
r u m o r s fly and employees f r o m a r e a s
s u r r o u n d i n g t h e i m m e d i a t e s i t e of t h e
d a n g e r f e a r t h e y could b e h a r m e d , "
said Corcoran. " I t ' s the Region's role
to deal with these m e m b e r s and it's
the Health D e p a r t m e n t ' s responsibility t o l e t u s k n o w w h a t ' s going
on."
T h e H e a l t h D e p a r t m e n t h a s told t h e
union i t s r e q u e s t is b e i n g c o n s i d e r e d .
SEFA official
GLENS FALLS George
K i r k p a t r i c k , p r e s i d e n t of t h e M t .
McGregor Correctional
Facility
L o c a l of t h e Civil S e r v i c e E m p l o y e e s
Assn., h a s been appointed coordinator
of thf? S t a t e E m p l o y e e s F e d e r a t e d
A p p e a l in W a s h i n g t o n , W a r r e n a n d
Northern Saratoga Counties.
Appointed by Capital Region CSEA
President Joseph M c D e r m o t t , who
h i m s e l f is a S E F A B o a r d m e m b e r ,
K i r k p a t r i c k will w o r k t h r o u g h t h e
v a r i o u s C S E A L o c a l s within this tric o u n t y a r e a s o l i c i t i n g d o n a t i o n s in t h e
f o r m of p a y r o l l d e d u c t i o n s f o r t h e
United Way Drive.
AMONG RECENT R E T I R E E S honored
by Chantaaqua County CSEA Local 807
were, from left front, Mildred Gravink
Smith, Virginia R'^Mnds, Josephine Cara,
JosepUne Miller, Martha E . Carlson.
F r o m left r e a r a r e Anna Ahlgren, Philip
DeFasquale, Paul Minehan, Evelyn
M i U m a n . R i c h a r d C. R e s s l e r , P a u l
Crooks, and Irwin M. Cross.
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THE PUBLIC SECTOR, Wednesday, December 12, 1979
The double life of Anthony Carvelli
E d i t o r ' s n o t e : Anthony Carvelli is an
e m p l o y e e of the N a s s a u P u b l i c Works
D e p a r t m e n t s e w a g e disposal plant in
E a s t R o e k a w a y . He is also a m e m b e r
of The Civil Service E m p l o y e e s Assn.
The following h u m a n i n t e r e s t s t o r y ,
so a p p r o p r i a t e this t i m e of y e a r , w a s
p r e p a r e d by the NC News S e r v i c e and
d i s t r i b u t e d to s u b s c r i b e r s of t h e
religious n e w s s e r v i c e nationwide.
W E S T B U R Y , N.Y. ( N O - F o r the
p a s t 12 y e a r s Anthony Carvelli, a
m e m b e r of St. B r i g i d ' s P a r i s h in
W e s t b u r y , h a s been living a double
life.
C o - w o r k e r s a t the N a s s a u P u b l i c
Works D e p a r t m e n t s e w e r disposal
plant in E a s t R o e k a w a y know h i m a s
t h e j o v i a l , g e n i a l f a t h e r of f o u r
d a u g h t e r s , a m a n who likes people
and e n j o y s his work. F o r 10 y e a r s
Carvelli successfully concealed
a n o t h e r a s p e c t of his p e r s o n a l i t y .
Only when a n e w s p a p e r profiled the
chunky. 54-year-old e m p l o y e e did his
f r i e n d s on the job l e a r n he had been
moonlighting a s S a n t a ' s s e c r e t a g e n t ,
c o m p l e t e with b a g of toys.
" I do it b e c a u s e of the k i d s , " explained C a r v e l l i . " S e e i n g the joy on
t h e i r f a c e s is m y r e w a r d . "
Tony Carvelli f e e l s special loyalty
FISHKILL - Establishment of a
CSEA FAMILY FUND to benefit
the families of three State Transportation Department employees
killed on June 5 when they were
struck by a truck on Interstate 84 at
Newburgh has been announced by
CSEA Region III President James
Lennon, who has also issued an
appeal for all CSEA Locals and
Units statewide to contribute to the
fund.
In commenting on the purpose of
the fund, Mr. Lennon said, "We
want to, reach out and offer some
tangible help to the families of
those men who lost their lives. As
we close out the year, and look
ahead with hope to 1980, we would
like to see every CSEA Local and
Unit in the state contribute to this
worthwhile cause. We are confident
the giant CSEA "family" will
to the poor of his p a r i s h , and he cons i d e r s his role a s Santa Claus a s a
f o r m of d i s c h a r g i n g a r e l i g i o u s
obligation.
^
" I ' m so lucky I got this c h a n c e to
play S a n t a . A n u m b e r of y e a r s a g o I
nearly lost my eyesight with
c a t a r a c t s on both eyes. But I w a s fort u n a t e to get t h e best of c a r e . "
A f t e r two s i g h t - s a v i n g o p e r a t i o n s
and nine m o n t h s of c o n v a l e s c e n c e ,
Carvelli e m e r g e d f r o m his twilight
world of d i s t o r t e d i m a g e s . " D u r i n g
m y r e c o v e r y , I w a s totally d e p e n d e n t
on o t h e r s . I l e a r n e d w h a t it w a s to b e
h e l p l e s s . I w a n t e d to show m y
demonstrate the true spirit of union
brothers and sisters by sending substantial checks to the fund."
Mr. Lennon has appointed Bob
Harris, President of Orange County
DOT Local 515, and Jack Cassidy,
President of DOT District 8 Local
507, as co-chairmen of the CSEA
FAMILY FUND. They will coordinate the drive. All funds received
will be distributed equally to the
families of the accident victims.
All state, county locals or units
wishing to contribute are urged to
send a check to:
CSEA FAMILY FUND
^
% Civil Service Employees Assn.
Old Albany Post Road, North
Fishkill, N e w York 12524
For additional information, call
CSEA Region III headquarters at
(914) 896-8180.
By E d w a r d R . Walsh
g r a t i t u d e to God by helping o t h e r s , "
he said.
P l a y i n g S a n t a s e e m e d like t h e b e s t
w a y of s a y i n g t h a n k s . F o r t h e f i r s t
two y e a r s Carvelli organized a onem a n c a m p a i g n to s p r e a d joy. H e contacted m e r c h a n t s and p e r s u a d e d
t h e m to d o n a t e toys and m o n e y ; t h e n
h e s t r u c k out on his own on C h r i s t m a s
E v e , v i s i t i n g t h e h o m e s of p o o r
families.
In 1970 he decided to t e a m up with
St. B r i g i d ' s Council f o r C o m m u n i t y
S e r v i c e , a g r o u p d e s i g n a t e d by t h e
p a s t o r to help t h e needy. " O p e r a t i o n
Santa',' suddenly m u s h r o o m e d .
Church w o r k e r s got
more
merchants, banks, s u p e r m a r k e t s and
f r i e n d s to kick in " t o m a k e t h e s e a s o n
b r i g h t " for t h e a r e a ' s poor c h i l d r e n .
Volunteers assembled at Westbury
Community Center a few days before
C h r i s t m a s to w r a p , s o r t and p a c k
food, clothing a n d toys.
Volunteer drivers mapped the route
and c h a u f f e u r e d the red-robed
C a r v e l l i in a r e d v a n d o n a t e d by a c a r
r e n t a l c o m p a n y . L o c a l social s e r v i c e
a g e n c i e s s u b m i t t e d n a m e s of f a m i l i e s
who n e e d e d C h r i s t m a s g i f t s .
S a n t a w a s a s s i s t e d by his own
f a m i l y , too. T h e y helped s t o r e a n d
p a c k donations a t t h e i r h o m e . T h e n
C a r v e l l i ' s d a u g h t e r and a f r i e n d ,
a c t i n g a s S a n t a ' s h e l p e r s , would c a r r y
t h e g i f t s to t h e poor. D u r i n g t h e 12
y e a r s , C a r v e l l i e s t i m a t e d he h a s called upon h u n d r e d s of f a m i l i e s , r o u s i n g
sleepy-eyed t o t s with his t h u n d e r i n g
ho-ho-ho.
B e s i d e s t h e s e C h r i s t m a s E v e visits,
Carvelli handles other assignments a s
Santa. He m a k e s his
usual
a p p e a r a n c e a t a p a r i s h p a r t y f o r hand i c a p p e d young a d u l t s . This y e a r h e ' s
a l s o v o l u n t e e r e d to visit local schools,
pinchhitting f o r t h e S a n t a who norm a l l y c o v e r s t h e c i r c u i t . And b e f o r e
he puts a w a y the Santa suit for
a n o t h e r y e a r , he'll visit t h e h o m e s of
f r i e n d s on C h r i s t m a s day to s u r p r i s e
their youngsters.
Schoharie employees resist
filling out medical forms
S C H O H A R I E - The Civil S e r v i c e
E m p l o y e e s Assn. has asked S c h o h a r i e
County o f f i c i a l s to sit down and disc u s s the c o n t r o v e r s y s u r r o u n d i n g 12
county h e a l t h d e p a r t m e n t e m p l o y e e s '
unwillingness to fill out c o m p u t e r i z e d
m e d i c a l history f o r m s , b e f o r e t h e union t a k e s the m a t t e r to an a r b i t r a t i o n
hearing.
T h e county g a v e t h e e m p l o y e e s a
d e a d l i n e of the end of last week to
c o m p l e t e the f o r m s , which it w a n t s
for w o r k e r s ' c o m p e n s a t i o n files, saying it will t a k e action a g a i n s t t h e m
a f t e r t h a t t i m e . At p r e s s t i m e the cont r o v e r s y w a s still raging, h o w e v e r .
T h e e m p l o y e e s feel the county is invading t h e i r p r i v a c y and violating t h e
c o n f i d e n t i a l i t y of the d o c t o r - p a t i e n t
r e l a t i o n s h i p by having the f o r m s
e v a l u a t e d by a c o m p u t e r a t D u k e
U n i v e r s i t y and kept on file t h e r e .
S c h o h a r i e County Local P r e s i d e n t
K a t h r y n S a d d l e m i r e , said w o r k e r s
f e a r the c o m p u t e r could be broken
into and t h a t anyone would h a v e
a c c e s s to t h e i r r e c o r d s .
" F a l l i n g into the w r o n g hands, this
i n f o r m a t i o n could be used to t h e
d e t r i m e n t of county e m p l o y e e s , " said
DanieJ C a m p b e l l , a c o m m u n i c a t i o n s
s p e c i a l i s t for CSEA.
In an e f f o r t to cut down on t h e high
n u m b e r of w o r k e r s ' c o m p e n s a t i o n
c l a i m s , the county h a s d i r e c t e d s o m e
200 e m p l o y e e s , who d r i v e t h e i r own or
county c a r s on business, to fill out t h e
detailed q u e s t i o n n a i r e s .
A f t e r being analyzed by t h e c o m p u t e r , the f o r m s will be r e v i e w e d by
Dr. Richard Farrel, a private
physician who is a g r a d u a t e of D u k e
U n i v e r s i t y . He will then call s o m e
e m p l o y e e s in for a consultation.
The employees, meanwhile, a r e
r e f u s i n g to a n s w e r c e r t a i n questions,
a r e a n s w e r i n g s o m e falsely and a r e
withholding their social security
numbers.
CSEA, said C a m p b e l l , is not totally
a d v e r s e to the c o m p u t e r i z e d f o r m s
and plans to suggest the p r o c e s s i n g be
done by a local f i r m with which t h e
e m p l o y e e s will feel m o r e s e c u r e .
Dr. Farrell has admitted that the
s y s t e m is not infallible, but s a y s h e
f e e l s confident with it.
' T h e chain iS a s s t r o n g a s its
w e a k e s t link, but I feel c o m f o r t a b l e
t h a t this is done confidentially. If I
felt u n q p m f o r t ^ b l e , I wpuld.not do i t , "
he r e p o r t e d l y told a local n e w s p a p e r .
P R E S I D E N T S C O N F E R - Suffolk County CSEA Local 852 P r e s i d e n t Ben
Boczkowski, l e f t , d i s c u s s e s a union r e l a t e d situation with R o s e O r e n d a , newly
e l e c t e d p r e s i d e n t of the Suffolk County Social S e r v i c e s CSEA Unit of Local 852.
The discussion followed a brief c e r e m o n y in which Boczkowski installed t h e
new unit o f f i c e r s .
THE PUBLIC SECTOR. Wednesday. December 19. 1979
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COMPETITIVE
PROMOTIONAL EXAMS
OPEN CONTINUOUS
STATE JOB CALENDAR
iStiUL'. E m p l o y e e s Only
Title
Filing ends Dec. 24, 1979
Title
Head Janitor
Supervising Janitor
Director, Bureau of Business Research
Education Supervisor (General
Assistant Director of Mass
Transportation Operating Assistance
Chief of Transportation Fiscal Operations
Associate Building Electrical Engineer
Insurance Data Processing Specialist
Salary Exam No.
$11,695 36-910
$9,865 36-911
$32,475 39-408
$17,320 36-664
$21,345
$23,755
$26,390
$29,270
..!...
Filing Ends Jan. 14, 1980
Senior Insurance Policy Examiner
Social Services Disability Specialist
Senior Social Services Disability Analyst
Supervising Bank Examiner
Supervising Overseas Branch Bank Examiner
$22,500
$15,520
$18,255
$32,475
$36,095
36-908
36-909
39-406
39-407
39-411
36-897
36-898
39-394
39-394
STATE OPEN COMPETITIVE
JOB CALENDAR
Title
Filing Ends Dec. 31, 1979
Clerk (Surrogate), Principal
Clerk (Surrogate), Senior
Housekeeper, Head
Janitor, Supervising
Commerce District Administrator I
Commerce District Administrator II
Director, Bureau of State Information
System Planner (Gas), Chief
System Planner (Gas), Principal
Transportation Project Manager, Chief
Teachers'
Teachers'
Systems
Teachers'
Salary Exam No.
$9,481 24-990
$7,565 24-989
$11,060 25-128
$9,865 25-127
$23,829 28-006
$27,842 28-006
$30,800 28-004
$34,250 29-283
$25,000 29-282
$27,800 28-007
Filing Ends January 7, 1980
Retirement System Accounting Systems Analyst
Retirement System Financial
Analyst, Associate
Retirement System Operations Specialist
$23,755 80-037
$21,435 80-036
$23,500 S3-035
Senior Medical R-.-cords Technician
Pharmacist (salary varies with location)
Assistant Samtai-y Engineer
Senior Sanitary Engineer
Clinical Phys'cian I ..
Clinical Physician I I . . . . :
Assistant Clinical Physician
Attorney
Assistant Attorney
Attornpy Trainee
Junio Engineer
^Bachelor's Degree)
J u n i o r Engineer
(Master's Degree)
D'^ntal 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)
Seniör 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 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
Stenographer
Psychiatric Therapy Aide
Principal Clerk (Surrogate)
Senior Clerk (Surrogate)
Supervising Janitor
Head Housekeeper
Director, Bureau of State Information
Commerce District Administrator I
Commerce District Administrator II
Chief Transportation Project Manager
Chief System Planner (Gas)
Principal System Planner (Gas)
Salary Exam No.
$10,624
$14,388-$15,562
$16,W$18,301
$27,942
$31,055
$25,161
$14,850
$12,397
$11,723
$12,890
20-102
20-129
20-122
20-123
20-118
20-119
20-117
20-113
20-113
20-113
20-109.
$13,876 20-109
$8,950
$8,051
$13,404
$10,042
$11,250
$9,029
$9,029
$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
20-107
20-106
20-139
20-100
20-101
20-174
20-174
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
$9,865
$9,481
$7,565
$9,865
$11,060
$30,800
$23,829
$27,842
$27,800
$34,250
$25,000
20-880
20-880
20-881
20-881
20-883
$7,900
20-110
24-990
24-989
25-127
25-128
28-004
28-006
28-006
28-007
29-283
29-282
You moy contqct thetfollowing offices of th« N«w York Sfote Daportment of Civil Strvic* for announcements, opplications, and 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 World 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.
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Attention State Employees:
CSEA has received information that in some instances employees in the state's Administrative, Institutional and Operational bargaining units were
evaluated twice. In some cases, evaluations were
degraded. The CSEA is preparing information to take
action in these instances. If you are an employee in these
three state bargaining units and you received a written,
signed evaluation which was subsequently recalled and
changed or a second evaluation was issued, please fill out
the attached coupon and send it, and copies of the
evaluations — if you have them — to: Employee
Evaluations, CSEA Headquarters, 33 Elk St., Albany,
New York, 12224. These forms must be returned prior to
January 15. This information applies only to cases where
a signed evaluation was issued to an employee and then
subsequently changed or replaced by a second evaluation
of lower rating.
Employee's Name
(Last)
Social Security Number
(First)
(Middle Initial)
Your payroll Number
Dept. or Agency Code
Work Location
If your supervisor gave you any oral or written explonation for why your first, official evaluation was being changed, please
summarize his/her explanation:
REMINDER: Please include copies of any evaluation form still in your possession, preferably the original and the subsequent
form. If you have only one, you may be asked later to submit an affidavit supporting your claim.
ALBANY — C S E A is a s k i n g S t a t e Divisiim l e a d e r s h i p t o blow t h e whistle
if t h e s t a t e m a k e s a n a t t e m p t t o d r a w a link b e t w e e n union a c t i v i t y a n d a
leader's p e r f o r m a n c e evaluation.
CSEA P r e s i d e n t William L . M c G o w a n h a s r e c e i v e d a f e w r e p o r t s t h a t
m a n a g e r s h a v e m e n t i o n e d a n e m p l o y e e s ' onion a c t i v i t i e s on p e r f o r m a n c e
e v a l u a t i o n f o r m s . If t h a t h a p p e n s , t h e p r e s i d e n t s a i d , h e will p e r s o n a l l y t a k e
MEMBERS OF THE JOINT CSEA / STATE CONTINUITY OF
EMPLOYMENT COMMITTEE met recently with Governor
Hugh L. Carey at the State Capital to report on committee activities and progress to date. Shown, from left, are committee
member Tony Bentivegna, Assistant Director of OER Tom
Gibbs, Civil Service Department official MaryLuise Satterfield,
member Mary Ann Bentham, CSEA Collective Bargaining
t h e m a t t e r up with M e y e r S. F r u e h e r , D i r e c t o r of t h e G o v e r n o r ' s O f f i c e of
Employee Relations.
" W e had a c l e a r u n d e r s t a n d i n g in n e g o t i a t i o n s t h a t union a c t i v i t i e s w e r e
not t o be c o n s i d e r e d in e v a l u a t i o n s , " M r . M c G o w a n s a i d . " I n a n y i n s t a n c e s
w h e r e a B o a r d M e m b e r , Local P r e s i d e n t , S t e w a r d o r D e l e g a t e f i n d s union a c tivity m e n t i o n e d a n y w h e r e on a p e r f o r m a n c e e v a l u a t i o n f o r m , I w a n t a copy
of t h e e v a l u a t i o n a n d this p r a c t i c e will be s t o p p e d . "
Specialist Paul Burch, CSEA Executive Vice President Thomas
McDonough, Governor Carey, committee chairman Rodney
Dennis. Also, Harry Weiner, chairman of the Joint CSEA / State
Committee on Work Environment and Productivity; and Office
of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disability Director of
Personnel Joe Costello. Committee member Felton King is
missing from the photo.
THE PUBLIC SECTOR,.Wednesday,,December.I?,.
]979
Page
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Stressing importance of communications
is theme of McGowan
talks with leaders
Stressing the need for open lines of communication between Local leaders throughout the
state and the union's statewide headquarters in
Albany, CSEA President William L. McGowan is continuing his series of fact finding meetings with local
union officials within CSEA's six regional operations.
Within the past few days, McGowan conducted informal meetings with Local presidents and other union
officials in CSEA Regions I, II and IV. Previously he
conducted similar sessions with Local officials in
Regions III and V.
The photos on this page reflect President
McGowan's visits in Regions I, II and IV.
B e l o w , CSEA P R E S I D E N T S M E E T CSEA
statewide President William L. McGowan, left, and
CSEA Region II President J i m m y Gripper talk
pleasantly during McGowan's recent visit with
Metropolitan Region union officials.
Above, FRANK DISCUSSIONS with local union officials have been a feature
of the fact finding sessions CSEA President McGowan has conducted around
the state over the past few weeks. Here McGowan, right, makes a point to
group of Region I leaders. To McGowan's right is CSF.A Region I President
Irving Flaumenbaum, and to his right is Acting Regional Director William
Griffin.
Below, REGION IV PRESIDENT JOSEPH E . McDERMOTT, right, discusses a point with local leaders from his region as President McGowan, to
McDermott's right, listens carefully. Others visible are Region IV Second
Vice President Gerald Purcell, left, and Region IV Third Vice President Joan
Tobin, who is also Local 687 President and a member of the union's statewide
Board of Directors. Mr. McGowan's executive secretary, Kathleen Wojtulski, is taking notes in the background.
Above, A GENERAL VIEW of the meeting in
Region I, with President McGowan shown in
the center.
PRESIDENT McGOWAN, left, gestures to
emphasize a point during his recent meeting
with Region IV union leaders.
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THE PUBLIC SECTOR, Wednesday, December 19, 1979