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William L. M c G o w a n h a s a n n o u n c e d h e will cont i n u e h i s s e r i e s of c o m m u n i c a t i o n s c o n f e r e n c e s
with local union officials on S a t u r d a y , J a n u a r y
19, w h e n h e w i l l m e e t w i t h R e g i o n V I l o c a l a n d
u n i o n l e a d e r s a t t h e H o l i d a y I n n in B a t a v i a .
The schedule calls for President McGowan to
m e e t with c o u n t y division l e a d e r s a t 9:45 a . m .
a n d w i t h s t a t e d i v i s i o n l e a d e r s a t 1:15 p . m .
Vol. 2, No. 12
Union gets
shift time
reinstated
in Suffolk
HAUPPAUGE N e a r l y 130
Buildings and Grounds D e p a r t m e n t
e m p l o y e e s of S u f f o l k C o u n t y
r e p r e s e n t e d by CSEA have been
restored to their original working
h o u r s a f t e r a s t r o n g u n i o n objection to plans by t h e county to
change the employees' shift time.
While union
demonstrators
p a r a d e d o u t s i d e , u n i o n o f f i c i a l s on
D e c e m b e r 11 m e t w i t h S u f f o l k
County legislators to a r g u e against
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c h a n g i n g t h e 4 p . m . to m i d n i g h t
shift to a day shift. The county had
proposed the change under the
g u i s e of a n e n e r g y c o n s e r v a t i o n
move.
B u t a c c o r d i n g to Suffolk County
C S E A L o c a l 852 P r e s i d e n t B e n
Boczkowski, the union successfully
showed that changing the work
h o u r s did not c o n s e r v e e n e r g y
since o t h e r e m p l o y e e s continued to
w o r k night hours and utilized a s
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m a n y l i g h t s a n d o t h e r f o r m s of
energy anyway, that lights normally t u r n e d off by t h e
night
maintenance people were being
left burning under the new hours,
and
that
removal
of
the
maintenance people caused a lack
of s e c u r i t y p r o b l e m d u r i n g t h e
night hours. Also, t h e union a r g u e d ,
t h e a d d i t i o n of m a i n t e n a n c e w o r k
during day hours disrupted the
public.
A f t e r listening to the union's
position, the Suffolk County
legislators r e s t o r e d t h e 4 p . m . to
midnight
shift for the
127
employees affected. Boczkowski,
who noted that the workers also
would h a v e lost night shift differential pay, said the legislators w e r e
r e s p o n s i v e to t h e union's position,
and he credited the union's strong
and successful political action act i v i t i e s f o r p a r t of t h e i m p r o v e d
relationship.
SUFFOLK COVNTY Building and Grounds
employees, with support from other Suffolk
County CSEA L o c a l 852 m e m b e r s ,
demonstrstte outside the County Legislative
Building in protest of a county plan to
change the shift times of 127 employees.
Center front is Building and Grounds CSEA
Unit President Chuck DeMartino, and at
right front is CSEA Local 852 President Ben
Boczkowski. County legislators later elected
to reinstate the original hours when union
spokespersons showed the change would not
achieve the stated goal of conserving energy
in county buildings.
Contracting out in Nassau; a skirmish or a
MINEOLA - The CSEA fired the
f i r s t s h o t l a s t w e e k in w h a t t h e y
hope will b e a s k i r m i s h r a t h e r than
a w a r o v e r s u b c o n t r a c t i n g in
Nassau County.
N i c h o l a s A b b a t i e l l o , p r e s i d e n t of
N a s s a u C o u n t y L o c a l 830, a p p e a r e d
b e f o r e t h e N a s s a u B o a r d of S u p e r v i s o r s o n D e c . 17 t o s p e a k a g a i n s t a
resolution permitting
subc o n t r a c t i n g of s e c u r i t y s e r v i c e s
throughout the County.
T h e B o a r d of S u p e r v i s o r s t a b l e d
the resolution and agreed to m e e t
with CSEA leaders before the
r e s o l u t i o n i s a g a i n b r o u g h t u p in
three weeks, but CSEA officials
a r e concerned that the move m a y
b e o n l y a d e l a y in a g r o w i n g
tendency by the county,
" W e h a v e n o t i c e d t h a t c o u n t y off i c i a l s in p u b l i c a r e b l a m i n g t h e
h i g h c o s t of l i v i n g in N a s s a u on
three things: energy, inflation and
employee salaries. Obviously they
c a n ' t do anything about energy and
inflation and we suspect they a r e
softening up the public
paign to reduce the
put)lic e m p l o y e e s , "
said.
In his a p p e a r a n c e
for a cama m o u n t of
Abbatiello
before
the
Board, Abbatiello attacked the
resolution to subcontract security
s e r v i c e s s a y i n g it v i o l a t e d t h e
p r e c e d e n t s set down by P E R B and
S t a t e c o u r t s in t h e S a r a t o g a
war?
Springs School D i s t r i c t c a s e which
"prohibits
replacing
county
employees with private employees
w h i l e a c o n t r a c t is in e f f e c t w i t h o u t
negotiating with their union."
Union hits SUNY holiday closings
A L B A N Y — T h e Civil S e r v i c e
E m p l o y e e s Association has filed
formal Improper Practice charges
against four SUNY campuses for
unilaterally forcing e m p l o y e e s to
t a k e off t h e d a y a f t e r T h a n k s g i v i n g
and to c h a r g e the a b s e n c e to their
leave accruals.
In addition, t h e union is requesting that anyone
with
l o i o w l e d g e of s i m i l a r S U N Y p l a n s
for the C h r i s t m a s or N e w Y e a r ' s
holidays inform CSEA
immediately.
Marge Karo we, an attorney with
t h e C S E A l a w f i r m of R o e m e r a n d
F e a t h e r s t o n h a u g h , is h a n d l i n g t h e
c a s e . S h e m a y b e r e a c h e d a t : (518) " W e w o n a n a l m o s t i d e n t i c a l c a s e
-just before Thanksgiving, but these
436-7663.
campuses went and committed the
Ms. K a r o w e had filed all p a p e r s s a m e I m p r o p e r P r a c t i c e again this
in t h e T h a n k s g i v i n g c a s e a s of D e c . y e a r . A n d n o w t h e r e a r e r u m o r s
14, a n d e x p e c t s t o h a v e a h e a r i n g t h a t s o m e c a m p u s e s a r e p l a n n i n g
b e f o r e t h e full P u b l i c E m p l o y m e n t to t r y t h e s a m e thing on t h e ChristRelations Board shortly. I m p r o p e r m a s and N e w Y e a r ' s holidays.
P r a c t i c e c h a r g e s w e r e lodged Anyone who finds out anything
against the SUNY administrations a b o u t this should call M a r g e
at the p n e o n t a , Oswego, Geneseo Karowe immediately."
and Purchase campuses.
Ms. K a r o w e confirmed that
" I t is a b l a t a n t violation for a f u r t h e r I m p r o p e r P r a c t i c e c h a r g e s
c a m p u s to unilaterally change the would be filed against any c a m p u s
e m p l o y e e s ' w o r k i n g conditions like t h a t d i r e c t s e m p l o y e e s to s t a y
t h a t , w i t h o u t n e g o t i a t i n g it with t h e h o m e t h e d a y b e f o r e C h r i s t m a s or
union," said CSEA
C o l l e c t i v e N e w Y e a r ' s D a y and to c h a r g e that
Bargaining Specialist P a u l Burch. absence to their leave accruals.
There will be no issue of The Public
Sector next w e e k . The newspaper is
published 4 8 times annually, w i t h
the N e w Years w e e k being one of
four weeks in which there is no
publication. The next issue will be
dated January 9, 1980.
Office relocates
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W H I T E P L A I N S - T h e o f f i c e of t h e
W e s t c h e s t e r County Unit of C S E A
L o c a l 860 h a s m o v e d to R o o m 106 of
148 M a r t i n e A v e n u e .
T h e o f f i c e h a d b e e n in R o o m 222 of
t h e s a m e building.
The office telephone numbers
r e m a i n t h e s a m e : (914) 682-3291 a n d
682-3376.
A SMILING E D CLEARY, center,
waves to well wishers as he is
surrounded by CSEA Region I staff
employees during the region's
annual Christmas party earlier this
month in Huntington. Ed, Regional
Director, has been on an extended
leave of absence for health reasons.
F r o m left a r e CSEA staff employees
Nick Pollicino, Jim Walters, Nat
Zummo, Irwin Scharfeld, Hugh
O'Hatre, Mr. Cleary, Acting
Regional Director Bill Griffin, John
Cuneo and John O'Sullivan.
Special notice to
State employees:
The CSEA Employee Benefit Fund is
notifying all employees in the state's
Administrative, Institutional, a n d
Operational bargaining units that
Dental Insurance Forms are now
available by mail. To receive your
form as soon as possible, complete
the following information coupon
and send to:
(clip here)
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f r o m the Central Islip Psychiatric
Center CSEA Local, during region's
annual Christmas party.
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A L B A N Y — T h e Civil S e r v i c e
E m p l o y e e s A s s n . is a c c e p t i n g
a p p l i c a t i o n s f o r t h e position of Adm i n i s t r a t i v e D i r e c t o r - M e m b e r Services. The union
announced
a p p l i c a t i o n s will b e a c c e p t e d until
D e c e m b e r 28, 1979, a n d should b e
m a i l e d t o C S E A , P . O . Box 125, C a p i t o l
S t a t i o n , A l b a n y , N . Y . 12224, A t t n : E x ecutive Director.
Duties a r e described as follows:
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w i t h policies f o r a l l o c a t e d e x p e n s e s ;
r e v i e w s a n d a p p r o v e s a s s i g n m e n t adj u s t m e n t s b a s e d on m e m b e r s h i p
needs and patterns;
evaluates
d e p a r t m e n t s and staff and m a k e s
recommendations
to 'Eicecutive
D i r e c t o r f o r e f f e c t i v e a n d e f f i c i e n t of
services; and p e r f o r m s other duties
as required.
Minimum qualifications are
graduation f r o m a recognized four
y e a r college or university with a
B a c h e l o r ' s D e g r e e ; a n d t e n y e a r s of
progressively responsible experience
in t h e field of m a n a g e m e n t p e r s o n n e l ,
or labor relations. Acceptable add i t i o n a l e d u c a t i o n or e x p e r i e n c e m a y
b e s u b s t i t u t e d f o r e i t h e r of t h e a b o v e .
Candidates must possess New York
State driver's license and c a r for
b u s i n e s s u s e in o r d e r to b e a p p o i n t e d .
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Holiday
Inn,
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Region
a.m.;
Happpauge.
Union keeps close watch on office move
QUEENSBURY
State
D e p a r t m e n t of H e a l t h e m p l o y e e s
whose offices a r e scheduled to be
moved f r o m Queensbury to Glens
F a l l s s h o r t l y a f t e r t h e f i r s t of t h e y e a r
h a v e b e e n a s s u r e d b y t h e Civil S e r vice Employees Assn.
strong
measures have been taken
to
safeguard their welfare.
D e p a r t m e n t of H e a l t h C S E A L o c a l
P r e s i d e n t Allen M e a d said t h e union
does not oppose t h e m o v e " s o long a s
the services and c o m f o r t s now enjoyed by t h e e m p l o y e e s will b e m a i n tained."
The employees
of
another
D e p a r t m e n t of H e a l t h O f f i c e w h i c h
will b e m o v i n g f r o m J o h n s t o w n t o
A m s t e r d a m have received the s a m e
assurances, says Mead. Little information has been released at this t i m e
since a definite site for the office has
n o t b e e n f o u n d in A m s t e r d a m a n d n o
date for the move has been set.
After Mead and other CSEA
representatives inspected the Glens
Falls site, they expressed concern
over the limited parking available to
employees. According to Mead, there
a r e o n l y a f e w s i t e s in t h e a r e a i m m e d i a t e l y surrounding the building,
while o t h e r s a r e l o c a t e d s o m e dist a n c e a w a y , a n d on t h e s t r e e t in f r o n t
of t h e b u i l d i n g . A m p l e p a r k i n g i s
a v a i l a b l e on t h e
Queensbury
premises, he said.
In a m e e t i n g with T h o m a s DiCerbo,
State Director for Agency Manpower
and M a n a g e m e n t , the union discussed
the parking issue and several safety
violations also discovered during the
preliminary inspection.
M e a s u r e s c a l l e d f o r b y t h e C S E A include provisions for the handicapped,
t h e i n s t a l l a t i o n of a m p l e e l e c t r i c i t y ,
elevator stairway repairs and repairs
to t h e h e a t i n g a n d c o o l i n g s y s t e m s .
M e a d n o t e d t h a t t h e b u i l d i n g is old
a n d is c u r r e n t l y b e i n g r e h a b i l i t a t e d .
As soon a s t h e S t a t e n o t i f i e s t h e u n i o n
t h a t t h e building is r e a d y , a n o t h e r
inspection will be c o n d u c t e d .
" W e will n o t a l l o w t h e e m p l o y e e s t o
m o v e in u n t i l w e h a v e a p p r o v e d t h e
building," he said.
Reinstate two
after union
raises issues
A labor-management
meeting
b e t w e e n t h e Civil S e r v i c e E m p l o y e e s
Assn. and W a r r e n County officials
r e s u l t e d in t h e r e i n s t a t e m e n t of t w o
e m p l o y e e s w h o h a d b e e n f i r e d in a n
overtime dispute, and straightened
out s o m e c o n t r a c t language concerning o v e r t i m e , w h i c h h a d b e e n u n c l e a r
for sometime.
According to Capital Region Field
Representative William
Lochner,
employees working for the Warren
County Child P r o t e c t i v e S e r v i c e s
U n i t , w h i c h m u s t b e o p e n 24 h o u r s a
day, w e r e assigned an overtime
schedule which involved using a
b e e p e r s y s t e m t o c a l l e m p l o y e e s in
f r o m their h o m e s when needed. Only
t h r e e e m p l o y e e s w o u l d b e on c a l l a t a
t i m e , h o w e v e r , a n d w h e n t w o of those
employees said they would be unable
to c o m p l y w i t h t h e s c h e d u l e t h e y
were fired.
A $650 CONTRIBUTION
to the Albany County Chapter of the NYS Association for Retarded Children,
Inc. nas been presented from members of Department of Motor Vehicle CSEA Local 674. Local 674 President Ms. Jean
Book, right, makes the presentation to ARC Executive Director Les Rivkin, left, and one of the clients who will benefit
from the contribution.
New officers
OLEAN — Mrs. Josephine 0.
Sirianni w a s recently installed a s
P r e s i d e n t of N Y S E n v i r o n m e n t a l
C o n s e r v a t i o n ' ^ i e l d C S E A L o c a l 119.
Mrs. Sirianni h a s s e r v e d the union
for many years as
steward,
secretary, vice president/ and now
P r e s i d e n t . S h e h a s b e e n a c t i v e in t h e
fight for c a r e e r ladders for women
and for y e a r s - e x p e r i e n c e a s a substitute for educational degrees.
Also installed with M r s . Sirianni
were First Vice President Fred
E v a n s ; Second Vice P r e s i d e n t D a v e
Morseman; Secretary
Virginia
A b e r h a m ; a n d T r e a s u r e r E i l e e n K.
Reynolds.
The following editorial from the December 12,1979 edition of the
New York Daily News expresses the growing concern and anger
brought on by the recent threats to reduce the state payroll by 3,000 persons. The Public Sector expresses its gratitude to the
editorial department of the Daily News for its permission to
reprint.
^
Who pays the price?
It is an outrage that the mentally ill and retarded of New
York who are least able to protect themselves should have
to pay for the extravagance of the state's politicians. But
that is exactly what will happen in Uie wake of Gov. Carey's
decision to let attrition r^uce the state payroll by 3,000
persons, including major cuts in the Offices of Mental
Health and Mental Retardation.
Carey is trying to save $91 million to help pay for the
boondoggles gleefully enacted by the Legislature during
last month's special session. The pols gave away millions
on politically popular fuel-aid programs without voting a
penny to cover the costs. Now Carey is presenting us with
the bill, and it is the poor and defenseless who must pay.
DAILY®NEWS
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ROBERT M. HUNT, President and Publisher
JOSEPH F. BARLETTA, Executive Vice President and General Manager
MICHAEL J. ONEILL. Editor and Executive Vice President
R.C. feCHNE)0E8.$«cret9ry-Treasurer
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Reprinted
Reprinte by permission
At the m e e t i n g , called by t h e C S E A
before t a k ^ g the m a t t e r to an arbitration hearing, the employees were
reinstated and a m o r e equitable "on
c a l l " s y s t e m , r e l y i n g on a g r e a t e r
n u m b e r of e m p l o y e e s , w a s e s tablished. In addition, s a y s W a r r e n
County Local CSEA P r e s i d e n t Joseph
B l a i r , t h e c o u n t y a g r e e d t o p a y $5 t o
e a c h e m p l o y e e for being on call, a n d
t i m e a n d a half o v e r t i m e f o r a n y w h o
a c t u a l l y g o o u t on d u t y ;
T h e union had c h a r g e d t h e county
with failing to work within the
g u i d e l i n e s of t h e e m p l o y e e s ' c o n t r a c t
for not negotiating the m a t t e r with
the CSEA before implementing the
system, and with imposing undue
h a r d s h i p on t h e e m p l o y e e s . L o c h n e r
called the m e e t i n g a " m e a n i n g f u l
d i a l o g u e w h i c h s e t t l e d t h e m a t t e r in
t h e b e s t i n t e r e s t s of b o t h p a r t i e s . "
Mediator named
ALBANY - A Public Employment
Relations Board m e d i a t o r h a s been
a p p o i n t e d t o s e t t l e t h e c o n t r a c t disp u t e b e t w e e n C S E A a n d t h e O f f i c e of
C o u r t A d m i n i s t r a t i o n in t h e C i t y of
G l e n C o v e a n d t h e C i t y of L o n g B e a c h
bargaining units.
Negotiations for the two units,
w h i c h a r e b e i n g c o n d u c t e d on a
c o a l i t i o n b a s i s , h a v e b e e n g o i n g on
fruitlessly for six m o n t h s , a c c o r d i n g
to C S E A C o l l e c t i v e
Bargaining
Specialist P a t Monachino.
P E R B has appointed H o m e r LaRue
of N e w Y o r k C i t y t o h e a r t h e m a t t e r .
T h e f i r s t m e d i a t i o n session will be
scheduled shortly.
A s s i s t i n g in n e g o t i a t i o n s f o r t h e union a r e P e g g y L e m p i n s k i , c h a i r p e r s o n
of t h e G l e n C o v e C S E A n e g o t i a t i n g
committee; and Roz Fleischman,
c h a i r p e r s o n of t h e L o n g B e a c h C S E A
negotiating committee.
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T h e social security tax rate
will stay at 6.13 percent for
1980 but there will be an increase in the earnings base a
social s e c u r i t y s p o k e s p e r s o n
said recently.
T h e e a r n i n g s b a s e is t h e
m a x i m u m a m o u n t of annual
earnings subject to .the social
security tax, the representative
said. T h e base will be $25,900
in 1980, compared to $22,900
for 1979.
W o r k e r s who earn less than
$22,900 will pay n o m o r e tax in
1980 than they did in 1979.
T h o s e who have earnings of
$25,900 or m o r e in 1980 will
pay an additional $183.90T h e m a x i m u m 1980 social
security tax will be $1,587.67
for workers with a n n u a l earnings of $25,900 or m o r e . T h e
m a x i m u m tax f o r 1979 is
$1,403.77.
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Q. I plan to retire next year
when I reach 65. Can you give
me some hints about applying
for social security benefits? Td
like to be prepared when I file
my application.
A. At 65, you'll be eligible
for Medicare as well as for
monthly retirement checks. To
make sure your checks start on
time you have full Medicare
protection the month you are
65, you should apply about 3
months before you reach 65.
You can apply in person or by
phone. Some of the documents
you'll need are your social
security card (or a record of
your number), proof of age,
and your latest W-2 or selfemployment tax return. For
more information about applying for retirement benefits, ask
at any social security office for a
copy of the leaflet. Thinking
about retiring ?
Q. My husband is younger
than I am and will be working
for several more years. Til be
iS in a few uMNiths, but have
never worked. Do I have to
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c o u n t . A f t e r t h a t , $1 is
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when she comes home from
the hospital next week. Will
Medicare pay for these services?
A. When certain conditions
are met. Medicare hospital insurance will pay the reasonable
cost of up to 100 covered home
health visits after the start of
one benefit period and before
the start of another. These 100
visits can be used for up to 12
months after a person's discharge from a hospital or participating skilled nursing facility.
Medicare medical insurance
also can pay for home health
visits under certain conditions.
For detailed information, look
in Your Medicare Handbook. If
you don't have a handbook,
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SYRACUSE Onondaga
C o u n t y C S E A L o c a l 834 h a s
d o n a t e d $100 w h i c h will b e u s e d
to buy C h r i s t m a s t o y s for
children
,at
Syracuse
Developmental Center.
T h e e x e c u t i v e b o a r d of t h e
local v o t e d a t its D e c . 4 m e e t i n g
to m a k e t h e d o n a t i o n .
T h e m o n e y w a s t u r n e d o v e r to
F r a n k Q u a t r o n e , a n e m p l o y e e of
the
Syracuse
Water
D e p a r t m e n t , who then buys
approved toys dresses as Santa
Claus and delivers the toys to
the retarded children, Lee Fordock, p r e s i d e n t of t h e C i t y of
Syracuse unit, explained.
Fordock said his unit h a s been
supporting Quatrone's activities
on behalf of t h e c h i l d r e n f o r a
n u m b e r of y e a r s .
Win substantial
benefit gains
Y O N K E R S - I t ' s going t o b e a n i c e
C h r i s t m a s , f r o m an e m p l o y m e n t
s t a n d p o i n t , f o r a p p r o x i m a t e l y 12
e m p l o y e e s of t h e W e s t c h e s t e r C o u n t y
O f f i c e of E c o n o m i c O p p o r t u n i t y w h o
h a v e b e e n r e p r e s e n t e d by C S E A s i n c e
last July.
I l i ^ ernpifoyoes, holding t h e t i t l e of
t u t o r , h a d b e e n in t h e C o l l e g e
P r o f e s s o r s Union for two y e a r s ,
w h e t e they received very few benefits
a n d h a d b e e n p a i d $2.60 a n h o u r ,
R a y m o n d J . O ' C o n n o r , p r e s i d e n t of
t h e County Unit of C S E A L o c a l 860,
said.
O ' C o n n o r said w h i l e t h e y held t h e title of t u t o r , t h e e m p l o y e e s p e r f o r m e d
c l e r i c a l w o r k . Since C S E A b e c a m e
bargaining agent for the employees,
t h e following b e n e f i t s w e r e o b t a i n e d :
• All m e d i c a l a n d d e n t a l b e n e f i t s
under the CSEA-county c o n t r a c t
w h i c h t h e y had not b e e n r e c e i v i n g .
• Night"atfferential for employees
on t h e e v e n i n g s h i f t .
• S o m e of t h e e m p l o y e e s r e c e i v e d
p e r m a n e n t c o u n t y t i t l e s , i n c l u d i n g annual salaries, benefits and three
w e e k s b a c k p a y f o r v a c a t i o n in 1978 of
a p p r o x i m a t e l y $600.
• H o u r l y e m p l o y e e s w e r e r a i s e d to
t h e a p p r o p r i a t e s a l a r i e s on t h e C S E A
hourly r a t e s and received the benefits
of t h e c o n t r a c t . T h e y a l s o r e c e i v e d
r e t r o a c t i v e p a y r a n g i n g f r o m $350 to
$450.
T h e r e t r o a c t i v e c h e c k s will be p a i d
before Christmas, O'Connor said.
Importance of involvement
stressed during MH workshop
By B r e n d a n C o y n e
KERHONKSON Speakers
s t r e s s e d t h e i m p o r t a n c e of L o c a l
f a c t finding a n d lobbying c o n c e r n ing t h e f u t u r e of m e n t a l h y g i e n e
w o r k e r s ' j o b s in a w o r k s h o p a t t h e
r e c e n t a n n u a l m e e t i n g of C S E A
m e n t a l h y g i e n e local p r e s i d e n t s .
In t h e w o r k s h o p D a n D o n a h u e ,
c h a i r m a n of t h e p r e s i d e n t s ,
p r e s e n t e d a n u p d a t e of w h a t is
commonly called the Morgado
Agreement. He stressed the need
to f o r c e t h e s t a t e to live up t o t h e
agreement.
In t h e s a m e w o r k s h o p D o n a h u e
a l s o voiced C S E A ' s o p p o s i t i o n t o
t h e d i s t r i c t m a n a g e m e n t s y s t e m of
Mental Hygiene
Commissioner
J a m e s P r e v o s t , under his newly
proposed five-year plan.
Donahue noted that the Morgado
A g r e e m e n t , r e a c h e d J u n e 15, 1978,
w a s m a d e w i t h G o v . H u g h L. C a r e y
j u s t b e f o r e a n e l e c t i o n . H e s a i d it
w a s up to C S E A to m a k e s u r e t h e
p r e - e l e c t i o n c o m m i t m e n t w a s lived u p to.
The a g r e e m e n t calls for improving t h e q u a l i t y of life f o r m e n t a l l y
ill a n d m e n t a l l y r e t a r d e d p e o p l e
a n d outlines p r o v i s i o n s t h a t would
e n a b l e public e m p l o y e e s t o b r i n g
a b o u t such i m p r o v e m e n t .
D o n a h u e s a i d t h a t both P r e v o s t
a n d T h o m a s A. Coughlin, C o m m i s s i o n e r of t h e O f f i c e of M e n t a l
Retardation and
Developmental
D i s a b i l i t i e s , h a v e said t h e y would
follow t h r o u g h on t h e a g r e e m e n t ,
which calls for, a m o n g other
things, s t a t e o w n e d , o p e r a t e d a n d
staffed c o m m u n i t y residential services. Donahue warned, however,
t h a t t h e y lave a n o u t : T h e y c a n
p l e a d lack of f u n d s .
" W e ' r e not h e r e to put the
p r i v a t e s e c t o r out of b u s i n e s s , "
D o n a h u e s a i d , " b u t w e m u s t push
t h e c o n c e p t t h a t w e c a n re-tool o u r
institutions; we can re-train our
people."
P a u l a A. L a m b e r t , a C S E A
p r o g r a m c o n s u l t a n t , s p o k e of t h e
Morgado Agreement
provision
c a l l i n g f o r n e w t r a i n i n g f o r public
employees to bring about proposed
i m p r o v e m e n t in s e r v i c e .
" W e a r e n ' t going to a c c e p t t r a i n i n g in old a r e a s , s u c h a s b e d
m a k i n g , " Ms. L a m b e r t s a i d . " W e
want new, marketable skills."
One m e m b e r of t h e a u d i e n c e added t h a t C S E A m u s t m a k e t h e public
a w a r e t h a t public e m p l o y e e s a r e
t h e o n e s who should o p e r a t e c o m munity based programs. He stressed t h e n e e d f o r public s u p p o r t in
a n y a t t e m p t by publi.p e m p l o y e e s to
k e e p t h e i r jobs.
" W e should m a k e . i t k n o w n t h a t
e x i s t i n g f a c i l i t i e s and g r o u n d s a r e
u n d e r u t i l i z e d , " Ms. L a m b e r t said.
D o n a h u e r e p e a t e d his t h e m e of
t h e i m p o r t a n c e of l o c a l e f f o r t
CSEA CONSULTANT Paula Lambert
stressed the need to work toward training in new skill areas for employees.
Above left, CSEA'S ROBERT GUILD, a Collective
Bargaining Specialist, addresses presidents of CSEA
Mental Hygiene Locals during a workshop recently,
voicing displeasure over many provisions of the
department's just released 5-year program.
PUBLIC EMPLOYEES..,
Where would You Be
Without Them?
several times during the workshop.
" W e h a v e to g e t t h e w o r d out on
t h e local level, to t h e local m e d i a , "
D o n a h u e said. " W e c a n ' t w a i t till
t h e w o r d c o m e s down f r o m A l b a n y
(CSEA h e a d q u a r t e r s ) . "
T u r n i n g to t h e f i v e - y e a r p l a n ,
Donahue called the presidents'
a t t e n t i o n to r e g i o n a l m e e t i n g s
r e g a r d i n g i m p l e m e n t a t i o n of t h e
plan. H e u r g e d all p r e s e n t to a t t e n d
t h e m e e t i n g s , t h e l a s t of w h i c h w a s
to be held D e c . 14.
Donahue repeatedly stated that
C S E A could not live with t h e f i v e y e a r plan, w h i c h h e said would
eliminate the regional mental
health offices and replace t h e m
w i t h d i s t r i c t b o a r d s , c r e a t e d on t h e
b a s i s of g e o g r a p h y a n d p o p u l a t i o n .
D o n a h u e ' s chief o b j e c t i o n w a s t o
the plan's granting budget control
to the private sector.
He noted that, perhaps for the
f i r s t t i m e , C S E A e m p l o y e e s would
h a v e a l l i e s in t h e r e g i o n a l d i r e c t o r s , who would lose c o n t r o l o v e r
their budgets under the plan.
D o n a h u e u r g e d all p r e s e n t t o
s t u d y t h e f i v e - y e a r plan a n d n o t e
t h e i r o b j e c t i o n s . H e said C S E A
would s u b m i t all o b j e c t i o n s to
Prevost.
N o t i n g t h e i m p o r t a n c e of k e e p i n g
on t o p of s u c h i s s u e s a s t h e i m p l e m e n t a t i o n of t h e
A g r e e m e n ^ ' ^ n d the d e l e f t ^ " " t r i P
f i v e - y e i B | 4 i 6 i ^ t h e ä l S l 8 # of
p r e s i d e n t s h e a r t i l y a g r e e d t h a t it
w a s n e c e s s a r y to c o n t i n u e to hold
their annual meetings.
DANNY DONOHUE, P r e s i d e n t of
Central Islip Psychiatric Center CSEA
Local 404, is president of the CSEA
Mental Hygiene presidents association.
He urged fellow Local presidents to
strive to force the state to live up to the
Morgado Agreement.
the union that works for
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By D e b o r a h Cassidy
Staff R e p o r t e r
REMOVING T H E S E BOXES STACKED AGAINST the wall
of this office and many others throughout the Department of
Mental Hygiene Building a t 44 Holland Avenue, would c r e a t e
m o r e working space.
M a n a g e m e n t seems
''attuned to and sensitive to the plight of
our m e m b e r s . , .
cooperative, so far, and
we are vs/illing to give
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time to m a k e
changes."
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Rep
BELOW, SOMEONE COULD BE
SERIOUSLY I N J U R E D on these
pieces of steel sitting in an a r e a
of heavy t r a f f i c .
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State
D e p a r t m e n t of M e n t a l H y g i e n e
official h a s p r o m i s e d t h e Civil Service
E m p l o y e e s A s s n . , in w r i t i n g , t o c l e a n
u p t h e M e n t a l H y g i e n e f a c i l i t y a t 44 •
Holland A v e n u e , w h i c h is now
r a m p a n t with s a f e t y violations.
The promise c a m e a f t e r Mental
H y g i e n e C S E A L o c a l 673 P r e s i d e n t
Wanda Lubinski and Capital Region
CSEA Field Representative Joseph
Bakerian presented Dennis
J.
O ' B r i e n , a s s i s t a n t d i r e c t o r of
personnel DMH, with photos and
w r i t t e n d e s c r i p t i o n s of t h e h a z a r d s a t
44 H o l l a n d A v e n u e .
•
The violations, reported to Ms.
Lubinski by employees and verified
by she and B a k e r i a n during a floor-byf l o o r t o u r of t h e t h r e e s t o r y s t r u c t u r e ,
c e n t e r e d on l a c k of s t o r a g e s p a c e f o r
supplies and chemicals, overcrowded
offices, exposed electrical wiring
overloadeid e l e c t r i c a l u n i t s a n d a l a c k
of f i r e saiEety p r e c a u t i o n s .
The CSEA gave O'Brien two weeks
f r o m t h e d a t e of t h e i r m e e t i n g i n l a t e #
November to address the situation
and t o begin m e a s u r e s to c o r r e c t it.
H e responded with a letter detailing
the action he and his associates plan
t o t a k e o n e a c h of t h e u n i o n ' s
complaints.
• B a k e r i a n s a y s h e is now giving
D M H t i m e to put their promises into
e f f e c t a n d w i l l t a k e a n o t h e r t o u r of
t h e b u i l d i n g in m i d - J a n u a r y t o s u r v e y
the progress.
H e did s a y , h o w e v e r , t h a t O'Brien,
s e e m e d " t o be attuned to and
s e n s i t i v e t o t h e p l i g h t of o u r
m e m b e r s . H e ' s been cooperative, so
f a r , and w e a r e willing to give h i m
and his a s s i s t a n t s t i m e to m a k e
changes," Bakerian commented.
In response to the union's concern
a b o u t b o x e s of s u p p l i e s a n d c h e m i c a l s
b e i n g s t a c k e d a g a i n s t w a l l s in o f f i c e ^
a n d in h a l l w a y s w h e r e tHey c o u l d f a l *
on w o r k e r s . B l o c k e s c a p e r o u t e s , o r
b e c o m e fire hazards, O'Brien said he
h a s a s k e d C r a i g S m i t h , b u s i n e s s off i c e r , t o i n s t r u c t t h e s u p e r v i s o r s in
each office to find and use " m o r e
appropriate storage space."
d eon
up 44 Holland Avenue
The building
superientendant,
ccording to Smith and O'Brien, has
een asked to m o v e electrical outlets
h i c h a r e l o c a t e d in t h e p a t h of o f f i c e
affic.
In c a s e s w h e r e o u t l e t s
are
v e ^ a d e d w i t h c o r d s o r d o n o t hold
lugs tightly,
O'Brien
says
u p e r v i s o r s will b e a d v i s e d t o r e q u e s t
he i n s t a l l a t i o n of a d d i t i o n a l u n i t s .
H e h a s promised to give " i m l e d i a t e a t t e n t i o n to c o r r e c t i n g
l e p r o b l e m " of e x p o s e d w i r i n g
o m i n g t h r o u g h a h o l e in t h e f l o o r of
lie c o m p u t e r r o o m , w h e r e L u b i n s k i
ointed out that a mechanical d r a f t
owing through the holes could fan a
r e s t a r t e d by the wires.
TM b u i l d i n g m a n a g e i p e n t h a s b e e n
istructed to clean up tabulation units
lore often during the day, where
o m p u t e r w a s t e p a p e r h a s b ^ n piling
p , c r e a t i n g a f i r e h a z a r d . S o m e of
le waste, O'Brien added, is to be
ollected and shredded by an outside
o n t r a c t a n d h e h a s been told by t h e
f f i c e of G e n e r a l S e r v i c e s , w h i c h
a n d l e s t h e c o n t r a c t , t h a t s o m e o n e is
orking with the contractor to imr o # his services to all s t a t e agene s in t h e A l b a n y a r e a .
An a p p a r e n t
l a c k of
fire
x t i n g u i s h e r s , o v e r d u e i n s p e c t i o n s of
x t i n g u i s h e r s , t h e l a c k of a s p r i n k l e r
ystem and confusion
among
mployees about emergency escape
o u t e s , a l l m a j o r c o n c e r n s of b o t h
) a r t i e s , h a v e b e e n r e v i e w e d in a f i r e
narshalls survey, which Smith says
J i a ^ ) e o b t a i n e d f r o m O G S , w h e r e it
i a s ^ e e n filed. It's the union's
inderstanding, says Bakerian, that
lis r e p o r t will b e s e c u r e d a s soon a s
K)ssible a n d c o r r e c t i v e m e a s u r e s
»ased o n it w i l l b e t a k e n i m m e d i a t e l y .
" T h e y ' r e fooling around with h v e s
n this i n s t a n c e , " said Lubinski, " a n d
ve w i l l m a k e s u r e c h a n g e s a r e m a d e
0 our full satisfaction."
Missing ceiling tiles, through which
lectrical wires hang and the storage
f ibmbustible materials near
lectrical fixtures and overcrowded
torage rooms a r e other hazards
lointed o u t b y L u b i n s k i a n d B a k e r i a n .
ind O ' B r i e n h a s a s s u r e d t h e m c l e a n
p and r e p a i r p r o c e d u r e s will
mmediately be instituted.
ABOVE, THIS P R O L I F E R A T I O N O F WIRES is a f i r e hazard and could trip someone.
L E F T , MISSING CEILING TILES
leave wires exposed n e a r combustible materials.
''They're fooling around
with lives in this instance,
and we will make sure
changes are made to our
full satisfaction."
Wanda
673
Lubinski,
CSEA
Local
President
BELOW, O F F I C E SUPERVISORS HAVE B E E N
INSTRUCTED TO REQUEST additional electrical units to
control the problem of overloading shown here.
THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING, these outlets a r e exposed
and broken.
L E F T , MANAGEMENT HAS P R O M I S E D TO HAVE this accumulation of computer waste paper removed m o r e often. Left here
it's a f i r e hazard.
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THE PUBLIC SECTOR, Wednesday, December 26, 1979
THE PUBLIC SECTOR, V^ednesday, December 26, 1979
Page 7
Tests reveal asbestos fibers in air
ALBANY — R e c e n t t e s t i n g by
t h e S t a t e O f f i c e of G e n e r a l Services h a s r e v e a l e d t h e p r e s e n c e of
a s b e s t o s f i b e r s in the a i r of s o m e
buildings a t t h e s t a t e c a m p u s and
the E m p i r e State Plaza, according
to a r e p o r t f r o m t h e Capital R e g i o n
Civil S e r v i c e E m p l o y e e s Assn. Air
Quality M o n i t e r i n g C o m m i t t e e .
OGS h a s a s s u r e d the c o m m i t t e e ,
co-chaired by R i c h a r d Weeks of t h e
D e p a r t m e n t of E d u c a t i o n C S E A
Local, and S a n d r a Sokolowski of
t h e D e p a r t m e n t of A g r i c u l t u r e a n d
Markets CSEA Local,
that
e m p l o y e e s in t h e a r e a s w h e r e t h e
f i b e r s h a v e been discovered a r e in
no i m m e d i a t e d a n g e r b e c a u s e t h e
levels of c o n t a m i n a t i o n a r e low.
P r o l o n g e d e x p o s u r e to high
levels of a s b e s t o s c o n t a m i n a t i o n
c a n r e s u l t in c a n c e r and o t h e r lung
d i s e a s e s , noted the union.
Weeks said the s t a t e is now in t h e
p r o c e s s of having t h e a i r c l e a n e d
and h a s begun looking into m e t h o d s
which will p r e v e n t f u r t h e r contamination.
It h a s b e e n d e t e r m i n e d t h a t
a s b e s t o s , which w a s s p r a y e d on
steel ceiling g i r d e r s to p r e v e n t
t h e m f r o m buckling in a f i r e , h a s
begun flaking off and is being circ u l a t e d into the a i r t h r o u g h ventilation s y s t e m s .
M e m b e r s of t h e C S E A c o m m i t t e e , along with Capital Region
D i r e c t o r J a c k C o r c o r a n , a r e now
d i s c u s s i n g with OGS w h e t h e r i t ' s
b e s t to r e m o v e the a s b e s t o s or s e a l
it.
At the r e q u e s t of CSEA, 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
h a s been t e s t i n g m a i n t e n a n c e
m e n f r o m t h e O f f i c e of
General Services who have
been working around high
c o n c e n t r a t i o n s of a s b e s t o s a t
both t h e S t a t e C a m p u s and
the E m p i r e State PlazaAll those m a i n t e n a n c e p e r sonnel t e s t e d a r e to r e c e i v e
w r i t t e n r e s u l t s of t h e i r examination.
Additionally,
C3EA
R e g i o n a l D i r e c t o r J a c k Corc o r a n s a y s CSEA is u r g i n g all
who a r e being t e s t e d t o file
workmen's
compensation
c l a i m s to p r o t e c t t h e m s e l v e s
should an a s b e s t o s - r e l a t e d
d i s e a s e develop in t h e f u t u r e .
All p a r t i e s h a v e a c k n o w l e d g e d
that the sealer must penetrate the
a s b e s t o s a n d a d h e r e to t h e g i r d e r
permanently.
T h e t e s t i n g w a s i n i t i a t e d by
CSEA some nine months ago
following r e p o r t s of s u s p e c t e d contamination from members.
Once p r e c a u t i o n a r y
measures
h a v e been t a k e n , t h e s t a t e h a s
a g r e e d t o m o n i t e r t h e a i r in t h e
buildings e v e r y t h r e e m o n t h s a n d
to p r o v i d e t h e c o m m i t t e e with
w r i t t e n r e p o r t s of findings.
" B o t h s i d e s h a v e been d e a l i n g in
good f a i t h , so f a r , " c o m m e n t e d
Weeks. " A n d w e a r e c o n f i d e n t t h e
m a t t e r is being handled p r o p e r l y
and in a t i m e l y f a s h i o n / '
Employees victims of patient violence
By Bill B u t l e r
T w o M e n t a l H y g i e n e T h e r a p y Aides
h a v e been c l e a r e d by a r b i t r a t o r s of
c h a r g e s of p a t i e n t a b u s e ; i n s t e a d , t h e
a r b i t r a t o r s said both e m p l o y e e s w e r e
v i c t i m s of p a t i e n t violence.
In one c a s e , involving an MHTA a t
tUe Suffolk D e v e l o p m e n t a l C e n t e r , a r . n ^ i t ^ t ^ i r J o , n a ^ n . S. Liebowitz r u l e s
that^gOie c h a r g e s w e r e b a s e d on
a l l e g a t i o n s of an " o v e r w r o u g h t "
m e m b e r of a p a r e n t s a d v i s o r y c o m m i t t e e a t the institution.
In t h e o t h e r c a s e , involving an
MHTA a t P i l g r i m P s y c h i a t r i c C e n t e r ,
Leibowitz ruled t h a t Ihe e m p l o y e e
had been falsely a c c u s e d by a s u p e r vising n u r s e .
Both e m p l o y e e s w e r e ordered
r e s t o r e d to t h e i r jobs with back pay
f r o m the d a t e of t h e i r suspensions.
Both a r b i t r a t i o n hearings w e r e
handled by CSEA Regional A t t o r n e y
L e s t e r B. Lipkind.
T h e Suffolk D e v e l o p m e n t a l C e n t e r
e m p l o y e e h a d b e e n a c c u s e d of
punching a blind and r e t a r d e d p a t i e n t ,
based on a l l e g a t i o n s of an uncle of the
p a t i e n t , who w a s visiting t h e w a r d
and c l a i m e d to h a v e w i t n e s s e d the incident.
Fellow employees,
however,
t e s t i f i e d t h a t the a c c u s e d e m p l o y e e
had s t e p p e d b e t w e e n t h e p a t i e n t and
a n o t h e r , l a r g e r r e t a r d e d r e s i d e n t to
b r e a k up a fight b e t w e e n the two
residents.
T h e a r b i t r a t o r ruled t h a t the u n c l e ' s
account was "overwrought.
" I t a p p e a r s to h a v e been no m o r e
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
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8.
J K E PjjßUC" SECTOR. Wednescigy, December 26,
than a n e c e s s a r y use of f o r c e u n d e r
exigencies which did not allow f o r
preparation and forethought," he
ruled.
Leibowitz noted t h a t t h e e m p l o y e e
w a s f o r c e d to handle an o u t b r e a k of
p a t i e n t violence singlehandedly, and
also t h a t the e m p l o y e e had been held
over for a second s h i f t on m a n d a t o r y
o v e r t i m e b e c a u s e of a s h o r t a g e of
staff.
T h e P i l g r i m e m p l o y e e had been accused of knocking down a p a t i e n t and
knocking the p a t i e n t ' s head a g a i n s t a
c e m e n t floor r e p e a t e d l y .
L e i b o w i t z f o u n d no m e d i c a l
evidence to i n d i c a t e such a b e a t i n g ,
and t e s t i m o n y of fellow e m p l o y e e s
showing t h a t t h e e m p l o y e e had been
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, New York 12524
For additional information, call
CSEA Region III headquarters at
(914) 896-8180.
1979
o r d e r e d to a d m i n i s t e r a s e d a t a t i v e
b e c a u s e the p a t i e n t w a s violent.
" I believe t h a t t h e r e w a s physical
contact," the arbitrator rules, " b u t
t h a t it o c c u r r e d when t h e p a t i m t , who
had a l r e a d y a s s a u l t e d t h r e e p a t i e n t s
and one e m p l o y e e t h a t m o r n i n g , a l s o
assaulted the grievant."
T h e a r b i t r a t o r w a s m o v e d by the
d e m e a n o r of t h e a c c u s e d e m p l o y e e ,
a s well.
0
H e said t h a t s h e had t e a r s in h e r
e y e s when s h e denied t h e a c c u s a t i o n .
" H e r entire attitude and demeanor
showed both disbelief t h a t s h e w a s being c h a r g e d with this conduct and
s a d n e s s a t t h e whole i n c i d e n t , " h e
said.
'A' io
T h e two c a s e s followed a n o t h e r
action in which t h e CSEA r e g i o n a l a t torney cleared a Kings Park
P s y c h i a t r i c C e n t e r licensed p r a c t i c a l
n u r s e of both d i s m i s s a l and a c r i m i n a l
c h a r g e of a t t e m p t e d m u r d e r in an
alleged a s s a u l t a g a i n s t a p a t i e n t .
In a disciplinary h e a r i n g , it had
been shown t h a t t h e e m p l o y e e had
m e r e l y a c t e d to r e s t r a i n a violent
patient.
T h e e m p l o y e e had been a c c u s e d of
a t t e m p t i n g to s u f f o c a t e t h e p a t i e n t by
p r e s s i n g a pillow onto h e r f a c e . T h e
c h a r g e had been m a d e by a fellow
e m p l o y e e , who, h o w e v e r , failed to
t a k e a n y action a t t h e t i m e and did not
r e p o r t t h e alleged incident f o r t w o
d a y s . T h e a r b i t r a t o r had found h e r
t e s t i m o n y not believable.
L a t e r , Lipkind won d i s m i s s a l of
criminal charges because the state
had not been a b l e t o s u b s t a n t i a t e a
c a s e in t h e d i s c i p l i n a r y h e a r i n g ,
w h e r e the r e q u i r e d proof w a s f a r less
s t r i n g e n t t h a n it w o u l d b e in a
criminal trial.
Long Island CSEA Region I
P r e s i d e n t I r v i n g F l a u m e n b a u m hailed t h e rulings a s vindications of
" d e d i c a t e d e m p l o y e e s w h o a r e subj e c t e d to i r r e s p o n s i b l e a c c u s a t i o n s . "
He a l s o noted t h a t t h e CSEA legal
d e f e n s e p r o g r a m provided t h e only
m e a n s to p r o t e c t t h e e n r i p l o y ^ s ' j o b s
and c l e a r t h e i r n a m e s .
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Halt transfer
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CONTINUITY
BRIEFING - Top CSEA officials met recently with the former Continuity oi
Employment Committee and its successor, a subcommittee of the so-called "Kumquat Committee" created
under the new CSEA-State contracts. The committees work to continue the employment of displaced workers
and to study the effects of job secuirty on productivity. President William L. McGowan, left, shares some
views with former Committee Chairman Robert McKersie, second from right, and new Chairman Rodney
Dennis, next to Mr. McGowan. At right, Thomas Hartnett, Deputy Director of the Governor's Office of
Employee Relations, listens. Both the CSEA and the state agreed the committee's efforts should continue.
President's assistant job open
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ALBANY — CSEA is a c c e p t i n g
a p p l i c a t i o n s f o r t h e position of Adm i n i s t r a t i v e A s s i s t a n t to t h e
President.
Minimum qualifications are a
b a c h e l o r ' s d e g r e e f r o m a recognized
college or u n i v e r s i t y , p r e f e r a b l y with
specialization in L a b o r a n d I n d u s t r i a l
R e l a t i o n s or A d m i n i s t r a t i o n and t w o
y e a r s of e x p e r i e n c e in one of t h e
a b o v e specializations. A c c e p t a b l e ad-
#>
Awards made
Twenty State employees received a
t o t a l of $2,410 in c a s h a w a r d s in October and N o v e m b e r for nioneys a v i n g i d e a s s u b m i t t e d to t h e N e w
York State Employee Suggestion
P r o g r a m . T h e p r o g r a m is a d m i n i s t e r e d by t h e N e w Y o r k S t a t e
D e p a r t m e n t of C i v i l S e r v i c e .
E s t i m a t e d First-year savings f r o m
these suggestions total m o r e than
$20,000.
Award Recipients include:
$685 — L a r r y G r u n t f e s t , Social Serv i c e s A s s i s t a n t , D e p a r t m e n t of Social
S e r v i c e s , N e w Y o r k City.
$550 — R o b e r t J . R i d l e y , F o o d
I n s p e c t o r , D e p a r t m e n t of A g r i c u l t u r e
and Markets, Utica.
$300 — Ann L o m b a r d o , Senior D a t a
Entry
Machine
Operator,
D e p a r t m e n t of L a b o r , Albany.
$200 — Donna S t e w a r t , T a x Auditor,
D e p a r t m e n t of T a x a t i o n a n d F i n a n c e ,
Mineola.
$100 — A joint a w a r d s h a r e d by
William H. Young a n d G a r y D a v i s ,
both of A g r i c u l t u r e a n d M a r k e t s ,
Albany; Kathleen E. Rauchbach,
D e p a r t m e n t of
Environmental
C o n s e r v a t i o n , Albany, a n d K r i s t i n
Bliven, T a x , Albany.
ditional e d u c a t i o n or e x p e r i e n c e m a y
be s u b s t i t u t e d f o r e i t h e r of t h e a b o v e
qualifications, however.
In addition, a physical e x a m i n a t i o n
will b e r e q u i r e d , a n d c a n d i d a t e s m u s t
h a v e a N.Y. S t a t e d r i v e r ' s license a n d
a c a r f o r b u s i n e s s use.
T h e a d m i n i s t r a t i v e a s s i s t a n t will
review daily correspondence for
appropriate responses;
prepare
responses for the president's
signature; prepare agendas for comm i t t e e m e e t i n g s ; i d e n t i f y issues a n d
r e p o r t to the p r e s i d e n t
for
d e v e l o p m e n t of t h e p r e s i d e n t ' s
position; k e e p t h e p r e s i d e n t i n f o r m e d
of a c t i o n s a n d m a n d a t e s of t h e
delegates and board; and p e r f o r m
o t h e r d u t i e s a s r e q u i r e d . T h e adm i n i s t r a t i v e a s s i s t a n t m a y also substitute for the president for otherthan-CSEA c o m m i t t e e m e e t i n g s .
I n t e r e s t e d a p p l i c a n t s m u s t send
r e s u m e s to P e r s o n n e l O f f i c e , Box 125
Capitol Station, Albany, N.Y. 12224 by
J a n . 11, 1980.
ALBANY — An a g r e e m e n t CSEA
r e a c h e d l a s t w e e k with the O f f i c e of
C o u r t A d m i n i s t r a t i o n will e n s u r e a
h a p p i e r n e w y e a r f o r the senior c o u r t
r e p o r t e r s in t h e S t a t e ' s Court of
C l a i m s : they w o n ' t h a v e to spend one
w e e k out of e v e r y five in N e w Y o r k
City in 1980.
T h e OCA had t h a t schedule planned
f o r 21 r e p o r t e r s , 17 of w h o m live and
work in t h e Albany a r e a , and the r e s t
of w h o m a r e s c a t t e r e d throughout t h e
state.
B e c a u s e of a backlog in t h e S t a t e
S u p r e m e C o u r t in N e w Y o r k City, t h e
OCA intended to o r d e r t h e s e r e p o r t e r s
to spend one w e e k in five, on a
r o t a t i n g basis, in N e w York in 1980.
As soon a s t h e union got wind of it, t h e
t e m p o r a r y t r a n s f e r s b e c a m e the subj e c t of a l a b o r / m a n g e m e n t m e e t i n g
b e t w e e n C S E A a n d t h e OCA in
Albany. R e s u l t : no such t r a n s f e r s will
o c c u r . Any t e m p o r a r y a s s i g n m e n t s of
C o u r t of C l a i m s e m p l o y e e s to N e w
Y o r k will b e s t r i c t l y voluntary.
T h e union m e m b e r s who worked out
t h e solution with OCA w e r e J u l i a
Filippone, p r e s i d e n t of CSEA local
694; T h o m a s J e f f e r s o n , CSEA b o a r d
r e p r e s e n t a t i v e for the
court
employees; and senior
court
r e p o r t e r s G i l b e r t S c h l a m o w i t z and
A r t h u r Velcoff. T h e y w e r e a s s i s t e d by
CSEA Collective
Bargaining
S p e c i a l i s t s M a n n y Vitale and P a t
Monachino.
" W e a r e v e r y p l e a s e d with t h e w a y
t h e c o m m i t t e e w o r k e d this o u t , " M r .
Monachino said. " T h e s e r e p o r t e r s
would have been greatly ^inc o n v e n i e n c e d , a t no i n c r e a s e in
s a l a r y , but a g r e a t i n c r e a s e in w o r k
load, and t h e y would h a v e had to
spend a t l e a s t 10 w e e k s a y e a r a w a y
f r o m t h e i r f a m i l i e s , in u n f a m i l i a r surroundings. And this w a s all going to
s t a r t D e c . 31.1 think t h e w a y the c o m m i t t e e w o r k e d it out is m u c h m o r e
reasonable."
If t h e r e a r e n ' t enough v o l u n t e e r s
f o r t h e t e m p o r a r y a s s i g n m e n t s in
e m e r g e n c i e s , M r . Monachino noted,
e m p l o y e e s will b e assigned to N e w
Y o r k on t h e b a s i s of i n v e r s e seniority.
Directory of Regional Offices
REGION 1 — Long Island
(516) 691-1170
RCGION 2 — Metro Region
(212) 962-3090
REGION 3
Southern Region
(914) 896-8180
REGION 4 — Capital Region
(518) 489-5424
REGION 5 — Central Region
(315)451-6330
REGION 6
Western Region
(716) 634-3540
THE PUBLIC
sector;
Wednesday, December 12, 1979
Page 589
COMPETITIVE
PROMOTIONAL EXAMS
OPEN CONTINUOUS
STATE JOB CALENDAR
( S t a t t ' E m p l o y e e s ()nl> i
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
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
Salary E x a m No.
111,695 36-910
$9,865 . 36-911
$32,475 39-408
$17,320 36-664
$21,345
$23,755
$26,390
$29,270
36-908
36-909
39-406
39-407
$22,500
: . . . . . $15,520
$18,255
$32,475
$36,095
39-411
36-897
36-898
39-394
39-394
STATE OPEN COMPETITIVE
JOB CALENDAR
Title
Filing Ends Dec. 31, 1979
Clerk (Surrogate), P r i n c i p a l . . . .
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
t
Filing Ends January 7, 1980
Teachers' Retirement System Accounting Systems Analyst
Teachers' Retirement System Financial
Systems Analyst, Associate
^eachers^Retir^^
Salary E x a m 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
$23,755 80-037
$21,435 80-036
Salary E x a m No.
Senior Medical Records Technician
$10,624 20-102
P h a r m a c i s t (salary varies with location)
$14,388-$15,562 20-129
Assistant Sanitary Engineer
$16,040 • 20-122
Senior Sanitary Engineer
$18,301 20-123
Clinical Physician I
$27,942 20-118
Clinical Physician II
$31,055 20-119
Assistant Clinical Physician
$25,161 20-117
Attorney
$14,850 20-113
Assistant Attorney
$12,397 20-113
Attorney Trainee
$11,723 20-113
Junior Engineer
$12,890 20-109
(Bachelor's Degree)
Junior Engineer
$13,876 20-109
(Master's Degree)
Dental Hygienist
$8,950 20-107
Licensed Practical Nurse
$8,051 20-106
Nutrition Services Consultant
$13,404 20-139
Stationary Engineer
$10,042 20-100
Senior Stationary Engineer
$11,250 20-101
Occupatiohal Therapy Assistant I
$9,029 20-174
Occupational Therapy Assistant I
$9,029 20-174
(Spanish Speaking)
Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor
$14,142 20-1401
Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor Trainee
$11,983 20-140
Medical Record Technician
$9,481 20-143
Histology Technician
$8,051 20-170
Professional Positions in Auditing and Accounting
$11,250 20-200
Computer P r o g r a m m e r
$11,250 20-220
Computer P r o g r a m m e r (Scientific)
$11,250 20-222
Senior P r o g r a m m e r
$14,075 20-221
Senior Computer P r o g r a m m e r (Scientific)
$14,075 20-223
Mobility Instructor
$11,904 20-224
Instructor of the Blind
,
$11,250 20-225
Health Services Nurse
.'
$11,250-$12,025 20-226
(salary varies w i t h location)
Senibr Heating and Ventilating Engineer
$18,301 20-227
Senior Sanitary Engineer (Design)
$18,301 20-228
Senior Building Electrical Engineer
$18,301 20-229
Senior Building Structural Engineer
$18,301 20-230*
Senior Mechanical Construction Engineer
$18,301 20-231'
Senior Plumbing Engineer
$18,301 20-232
Assistant Stationary Engineer
$7.616 a)-303
Electroencephalograph Technician
$7,616 20-308
Radiologic Technolopst
^ . $8,454-$10,369 20-334
(salary varies with location)
Medical Record Administrator
$11,904 20-348
Food Service Worker I
$6,456 20-352
Mental Hygiene Therapy Aide Trainee
$7,204 20-394
Mental Hygiene Therapy Aide Trainee
$7,204 20-394
(Spanish Speaking)
Associate Actuary (Casualty)
$18,369 20-416
Principal Actuary (Casualty)
$22,364 20417
Supervising Actuary (Casualty)
i
$26,516 20418
Assistant Actuary
$10,714 20-556
Nurse I
$10,624 20-584
Nurse II
..$11,904 20-585
Nurse II (Psychiatric)
$11,904 20-586
Nurse II (Rehabilitation)
'
$11,904 20-587
Medical Specialist II
$33,705 20-840
Medical Specialist I
$27,942 20-841
Psychiatrist I
$27,942 20-842
• Psychiatrist II
$33,705 20-843
Social Services Management Trainee
$10,824 20-875
Social Services Managennent Specialist
.
$11,450 20-875
Social Services Management Trainee
$10,824 2(^^76
(Spanish Speaking)
Social Services Management Specialist
.::.....!
$11,450 20-876
- (Spanish Speaking)
industrial Training Supervisor
$10,624-$12,583 20-877
(salary varies depending on specialty)
Physical Therapist
$11,337 20-880
Physical Therapist (Spanish Speaking)
$11,337 20-880
Senior Physical Therapist
;
$12,670 20-881
Senior Physical Therapist (Spanish Speaking)
$12,670 20-881
Speech Pathologist
$12,670 20-883
Stenographer
$7,900
Psychiatric Therapy Aide
$9,865 20-110
Principal Clerk (Surrogate)
$9,481 24-990
Senior Clerk (Surrogate)
$7,565 24-989
Supervising Janitor
$9,865 25-127
Head Housekeeper
$11,060 25-128
Director, Bureau of State Information
$30,800 28-004 '
Commerce District Administrator I
$23,829 28-006
Commerce District Administrator II
$27,842 28-006
Chief Transportation P r o j e c t Manager
'
$27,800 28-007
Chief System Planner (Gas)
$34,250 29^283
Principal System Planner (Gas)
$25,000 29-282
You may contact the following offices of the New York State Department of Civil Service for announcements, applicottons, and other details concerning examinations for the positions listed above.
Stote Office Building Campus, First Floor, Building I, Albany, New York 12239 (518) 457-Ö216..
2 World Trade Cehter, 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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THE PUBLIC SECTOR, Wednesday, December 26, 1979THEPUBLICSECTOR,V^ednesday,December26,1979Page7
.. '
Attention State Employees:
1
'
IF YOU WERE
REEVALUATED,
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 v/ritten explanation for v/hy your first, official evaluation v/os being changed, please
summarize his/her explanation:
i
"
ono Of-
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.
f.: ,
ALBANY — CSEA is a s k i n g S t a t e Division l e a d e r s h i p to 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 to d r a w a link b e t w e e n union a c t i v i t y and a
l e a d e r ' s perfornoumee e v a l u a t i o n .
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 ' union 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
t h e m a t t e r up with M e y e r S. F r u c 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 lAiion a c t i v i t i e s w e r e
not to 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 any 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 or D e l e g a t e finds 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 and this p r a c t i c e will b e s t o p p e d . "
TOYS FOR TOTS Needy children had a brighter
C h r i s t m a s , t h a n k s to t h e
e m p l o y e e s in t h e D e p a r t m e n t of
Social S e r v i c e s and m e m b e r s of
Social S e r v i c e s CSEA Local 688.
E m p l o y e e s o r g a n i z e d a d r i v e to
o b t a i n toys and m o n e y for t h e
M a r i n e C o r p s R e s e r v e Toys f o r
T o t s p r o g r a m . M a r i n e Sgts. M o o r e
a n d Swanson, l e f t , a c c e p t e d t h e
toys a n d a c h e c k f r o m Alan Siegel,
t h i r d f r o m l e f t , P r e s i d e n t of CSEA
Local 688; F i r s t Vice P r e s i d e n t
Cathy Arduini, Second Vice
P r e s i d e n t J a r y Lubinski, S e c r e t a r y
Doris Williams and Social S e r v i c e s
Commissioner Barbara Blum.
T H T PUBLIC SECTOR, Weahesday,' DTerember" 7 6 ' *T979
Page 11
Union turns turmoil
to progress in Troy
T R O Y — T u r m o i l w h i c h h a s b e e n b u b b l i n g b e t w e e n C S E A a n d City of
T r o y m a n a g e m e n t f o r m o n t h s a n d w h i c h e r u p t e d a c o u p l e of w e e k s a g o
w i t h t h e f i r i n g , a n d s u b s e q u e n t r e h i r i n g , of t h e T r o y C S E A U n i t p r e s i d e n t ,
now s h o w s s i g n s of s e t t l i n g down a f t e r a h e a t e d u p r i s i n g by t h e union led t o
a s e r i e s of m e e t i n g s b e t w e e n union a n d c i t y o f f i c i a l s .
N e g o t i a t i o n s f o r a n e w c o n t r a c t f o r T r o y c i t y e m p l o y e e s r e p r e s e n t e d by
CSEA a r e continuing, but for a t i m e w e r e t h r e a t e n e d with disruption a s a
r e s u H of h a r s h e x c h a n g e s b e t w e e n b o t h s i d e s . C S E A h a s c o n t i n u a l l y c h a r g ed t h a t t h e p r o p o s e d 1980 c i t y b u d g e t c o n t a i n s a
s u r p l u s of c a s h , a n d t h a t c e r t a i n s e r v i c e s
o r i g i n a l l y p r o p o s e d to b e a b o l i s h e d should not
have to happen, and that the city can a f f o r d m o r e
t h a n t h e 7 p e r c e n t m a x i m u m c o n t a i n e d in t h e
original proposed budget for raises.
Then, suddenly about two weeks ago, CSEA
Unit President E d w a r d L a P l a n t e w a s fired the
d a y a f t e r h e a t t e n d e d a m e e t i n g of a n o f f i c i a l
C h a r t e r Revision Commission, to which he had
b e e n a p p o i n t e d by T r o y M a y o r S t e v e n D w o r s k y .
CSEA, enraged over the action, d e m a n d e d an imm e d i a t e hearing, claiming L a P l a n t e w a s being
r a i l r o a d e d by City M a n a g e r J o h n B u c k l e y .
B u c k l e y , w i t h h e a v y p r e s s u r e b r o u g h t by C S E A ,
held a n i n f o r m a l h e a r i n g a l m o s t i m m e d i a t e l y
a n d r e i n s t a t e d L a P l a n t e , d r o p p i n g all c h a r g e s
a g a i n s t h i m . Still a n g r y b e c a u s e of m o r e t h a n a
dozen g r i e v a n c e s still o u t s t a n d i n g by o t h e r c i t y
CSEA REGIONAL PRESIDENT Joseph E. McDermott, with the news media recording his
w o r k e r s , C S E A c o n t i n u e s to p r e s s a n i m p r o p e r
words, delivered a strong attack against the City of Troy management for its handling of
p r a c t i c e c h a r g e a g a i n s t t h e city.
relationships with the Troy Unit of CSEA members.
Then, a week ago, CSEA m e m b e r s packed the
c i t y council m e e t i n g r o o m a s C S E A o f f i c i a l s a t tacked the proposed city budget a s well a s
B u c k l e y ' s i n a c t i o n on t h e p e n d i n g g r i e v a n c e s h e
s a l a r y a n d b e n e f i t i m p r o v e m e n t s . A b a s i c p a r t of
E d i t o r ' s n o t e : T h e f o l l o w i n g is t h e t e x t of a n exh a d s a t on f o r m o n t h s , in s o m e c a s e s .
all C S E A U n i o n c o n t r a c t s is t h e g r i e v a n c e
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situation that t h r e a t e n e d to disrupt contract
b e t w e e n t h e p a r t i e s now a n d in t h e f u t u r e . And a
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a r e b e i n g d e n i e d . T h e City of T r o y Union
R e g i o n P r e s i d e n t a n d a V i c e - P r e s i d e n t of
n e g o t i a t i o n s now u n d e r w a y f o r a n e w c o n t r a c t .
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b a r g a i n i n g e n t i t i e s , o n e of w h i c h is t h e City of
r e a s o n s f o r so m a n y g r i e v a n c e f i l i n g s by c i t y
p u n i s h e d is s o m e t h i n g t h e City of T r o y , y o u r
Troy Unit CSEA.
w o r k e r s — 80 in 1979 a n d u p w a r d s of 280 o v e r t h e
g o v e r n m e n t , s e e m s t o a g r e e to.
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t i m a t e d f o r r a i s i n g o b j e c t i o n s to t h i s violation of
City of T r o y , a t t e n d e d g r a m m a r s c h o o l h e r e a n d
y o u r c o n t r a c t , b y y o u r h i r e l i n g s , is a b o m i n a b l e .
w a s g r a d u a t e d in t h e s a m e h i g h school c l a s s a s
W o r s e y e t , h e h a s b e e n publicly vilified f o r
o n e of y o u r d i s t i n g u i s h e d Council c o l l e a g u e s .
p r o t e c t i n g o r utilizing y o u r c o n t r a c t r i g h t s a n d
While m y r e s i d e n c e is p r e s e n t l y o u t s i d e t h e City
h e is b a s i c a l l y a c c u s e d of b e i n g a t h i e f . Y e s , a
I follow t h e " g o i n g s o n " of, w h a t a n y b o r n a n d
thief of s e r v i c e s f r o m t h e t a x p a y e r s of t h i s City.
b r e d T r o j a n would r e f e r t o a s , " m y h o m e t o w n "
W h i l e an a t t e m p t h a s b e e n m a d e by
with avid interest.
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m a n a g e m e n t t o l a y to r e s t t h i s p o r t i o n of t h e
" T h o s e " g o i n g s o n " of l a t e h a v e s o m e s e r i o u s
o v e r a l l p r o b l e m , t h e c o r e p r o b l e m still e x i s t s .
o v e r t o n e s a s to t h e r e l a t i o n s b e t w e e n t h e City
Y o u r c o n t r a c t w i t h us, w h i c h a s f a r a s I k n o w
a n d o u r Union a n d i t s m e m b e r s h i p .
w e h a v e b e e n m e e t i n g o u r o b l i g a t i o n s to, is a
C S E A , w h o s e a n n u a l b u d g e t e x c e e d s 20 m i l l i o n
s h a m d o c u m e n t in r e s p e c t to t h a t a r e a of o u r
dollars this year, has for y e a r s allocated nearly a
g r e a t e s t c o n c e r n , t h e r i g h t s a n d p r o t e c t i o n of o u r
t e n t h of i t s b u d g e t s , t h i s y e a r , a l m o s t 2 m i l l i o n
aggrieved m e m b e r s , unless and until the
d o l l a r s , f o r i t s l e g a l a s s i s t a n c e p r o g r a m . In
g r i e v a n c e p r o c e d u r e is to be followed by
o t h e r w o r d s , w e do n o t t a k e l i g h t l y t h e n e e d a n d
m a n a g e m e n t a s w e l l a s t h e Union.
r e s p o n s i b i l i t y of p r o t e c t i n g o u r m e m b e r s h i p in
W e c a l l upon you, a s t h e e l e c t e d body of t h e
t h e i r j o b r e l a t e d p r o b l e m s a n d g r i e v a n c e s . We,
c i t i z e n s , t o r e q u i r e t h a t t h e i n d i v i d u a l s t h a t you
obviously, do n o t v i e w o u r only a n d p r i m e
h i r e to a d m i n i s t e r y o u r b u s i n e s s , o u r b u s i n e s s ,
r e s p o n s i b i l i t y to j u s t n e g o t i a t i n g a c o n t r a c t f o r
a d h e r e to y o u r c o n t r a c t w i t h us o r be b r o u g h t t o
task.
J u s t p r o c e d u r e s to a d m i n i s t e r j u s t i c e f o r
g r i e v a n t s a r e n o t w r i t t e n t o b e only on a p i e c e of
CSEA COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST
p a p e r . T h e y a r e t h e r e to utilize. T h e City of
T r o y / C S E A C o n t r a c t p r o v i d e s f o r t h i s t y p e of
Daniel X. Campbell also launched into the
j u s t p r o c e d u r e . We insist, in f a c t , w e d e m a n d , it
manner in which City of Troy management
be properly followed.
has attempted to intimidate union members.
The core problem still exists
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