hurting NYS public workers
WASHINGTON - Greater protection for
public employees and increased federal aid to
New York were topics of discussion by CSEA
President William McGowan and Vice President
Irving Flaumenbaum at a special White House
briefing with President Jimmy Carter and the
administration's top domestic policy advisors.
President McGowan told federal officials that
CSEA's members are suffering at the hands of
limited federal assistance to the state and unfair
regulations of the federally funded Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA)
program. The occasion for the discussion was a
White House briefing for the Executive Board of
the American Federation of State, County and
Municipal Employees (AFSCME).
Mr. McGowan and Mr. Flaumenbaum are
CSEA's m e m b e r s of AFSCME's E x e c u t i v e
Board.
The economic policy session with Presidential
Advisor Stuart Eizenstat focused on the new
federal spending levels which will be officially
released soon as part of President Carter's
proposed 1981 federal budget.
"Many people still don't realize it," the CSEA
President commented following the White House
meeting, "but federal dollars are accounting for
an i n c r e a s i n g s h a r e of s t a t e and l o c a l
government expenditures. Our people can
literally be helped or hurt at their jobs in New
York by what President Carter and Congress
decide to do with the federal appropriations to
state and local,government."
"I made it clear to the President and his advisors that the threatened attrition of 9,000 state
jobs, cutbacks in aid to New York's local
governments, abuse of the federal CETA
regulations, and the continuing inadequate level
of support for Mental Health and Mental Retardation were threatening the well-being of our
225,000 members. While we came away with no
c o m m i t m e n t s , we w e r e assured that the
President would look into our concerns and
assign appropriate White House staff to listen to
our needs," Mr. McGowan said.
The CSEA leader said he informed administration officials that the union will petition
the U.S. Labor Department for a ban on CETA
jobs in state service if Gov. Hugh Carey persists
with threats to reduce the state work force by
9,000 positions by April, 1981.
"The federal dollars that flow from
Washington in the form of such programs as
general revenue sharing and countercyclical aid
affect every American taxpayer and public
employee, stated AFSCME President Jerry
Wurf. "Those programs are the bread and butter
of this nation and AFSCME will continue to fight
for their preservation."
"I really felt that the administration was interested in our views. The president impressed
m e as a humble person who was responsive to
the concei'ns of our m e m b e r s and labor
generally," commented Regional President
Flaumenbaum.
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PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER greets CSEA President William L. McGowan during a special White
House briefing for Mr. McGowan and CSEA Vice President Irving Fliaumenbaum. The two union
leaders met with President Carter and his top domestic policy advisors to discuss numerous subjects,
including the need for greater protection for public workers and increased federal aid to New York
State.
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February 6, 1980
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Fund Committee has made plans for the disbursement of its first $6,000 annual allotment.
The c o m m i t t e e , c h a i r e d by D o m i n i c
Spacone, Jr., worked out the awarding for the
scholarship applications at its meeting in
Albany last week. Subject to Board of Directors approval, applications will be published
in future editions of The Public Sector, and
must be returned to the committee by April
awards
30, 1980. The committee — again, subject to
Board approval — will select two winners
f r o m e a c h of CSEA's six geographical
regions, and will announce their names at the
June meeting of the Board.
In addition to Mr. Spacone, the committee
includes Thomas Stapleton, Barbara Perrin,
Joseph Johnson, Mary Majestic, Judy Wilson
and Sandy Delia.
State employees represented by CSEA who have questions, complaints,
comments or concerns about the Performance Evaluation System, which is
presently suspended, may contact their appropriate representative on the newlyappointed CSEA Presidential Task Force. The names and telephone numbers of
the Task Force members are listed on page 11 of this issue.
Officers, stewards
participate in
leadership class
NEW YORK CITY - Approximately 50 off i c e r s and s t e w a r d s of S t a t e n I s l a n d
Developmental Center CSEA Local 429 attended
a Leadership Training Program on Jan. 8-9 in
Staten Island.
The program was presented jointly by CSEA
and AFSCME. Taking part in the program were
Local 429 President Felton King, CSEA Region II
President J i m m y Gripper, and AFSCMR's
Assistant Education Director John Dowiing,
Anita Patterson and Marsha Anderson.
Lectures and discussions were on problem
identification, problem solving, problems of
mental health care workers, patient abuse and
grievances. The films "Do not Bend, Fold, Spindle or Mutilate" and "Button, Button" were
shown.
President King, in speaking on patient abuse,
called it "the most serious charge for employees
in mental hygiene." Such charges "make the
union look bad and you look bad," King said.
He urged all patient care.workers to perform
documented body checks on the patients in their
care as a protection against unwarranted patient
abuse charges.
Left, STATEN ISLAND DEVELOPMENTAL
CENTER CSEA Local 429 President Felton King
lectures to his local's stewards and officers on
patient abuse as part of the local's recent
Leadership Training Program in Staten Island.
Below, AFSCME OFFICIALS taking part in the
Staten Island Developmental Center Local 429
Leadership Training Program included John
Dowling, AFSCME assistant education director,
and Anita Patterson of the AFSCME New York
City area office.
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LISTENING ATTENTIVELY TO LOCAL 429 President Felton King's
discussion of patient abuse problems -are Irittia Dennis, left, and
Clarence Marsh.
AMONG THE APPROXIMATELY 50 officers and stewards of Local 429
attending the Leader Training Program were, from left, Barbara
Farrell, Ruth Delaney and Augustine Galling.
Below, LOCAL 429 OFFICERS taking part in the Leadership Training
Program are, from left, Kathy Miller, corresponding secretary; Roy
Hargrove, second vice president; and Jeri Bell, treasurer.
B e l o w , TAKING P A R T IN A DISCUSSION OF O N - T H E - J O B
PROBLEMS at the Local 429 Leadership Training Program are, from
left, Marietta Smith, Mary Browning and Dortha Grady.
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ALBANY — Having defeated three
separate attempts by the New York
State Department of Civil Service to
remove the position of a union leader
from the administrative unit and
classify it as management confidential, the Civil Service Employees
Assn. has issued a stern warning that
a fourth such attempt will result in its
b r i n g i n g h a r a s s m e n t and d i s crimination charges against the state.
Three times in the past seven years
the Civil Service Department has filed a p e t i t i o n w i t h t h e P u b l i c
E m p l o y m e n t Relations Board to
change the principal clerk position
held by Civil Service Department
CSEA Local P r e s i d e n t D o l o r e s
Farrell to management confidential
status.
Employees
in
this
classification receive no collective
bargaining representation and the
conditions of their employment are
not governed by a written contract.
F r o m her position as Local
president, elected representative to
the State Executive Committee of
CSEA's Board of Directors, and a
m e m b e r of t h e j o i n t l a b o r management committee, Ms. Farrell
feels the action of the department are
definitely anti-union.
In agreement with Ms. Farrell,
Jack Corcoran, Regional Director for
the Capital, Region of the CSEA,
charged "Ms. Farrell is a strong and
outspoken union advocate and CSEA
views these moves as attempts to
to halt
harassment
muzzle her. We will fight to protect
her, or any other union representative, from this kind of harassment
by the neandrathals running the civil
service department."
The latest attempt, initiated in June
of 1978, dragged on for 18 months, until a P E R B ruling issued in December
denied the state's request. The state
took a harder stance than before, submitting a notarized letter to PERB,
which swore that the duties performed by Ms. Farrell met the criteria established in civil service laws for
designation as management confidential. Ms. Farrell, with the aid of Corcoran, Capital Region Field
Representative J a m e s Cooney and
CSEA's Director of Research William
NEW OFFICERS - The 500member Oneida County Unit of
CSEA Local 833 recently installed
new officers. From left, front row,
are Treasurer Jeanette Evans,
Second Vice President Dorothy
Penner and Secretary Mary Grace
Petronella. Second row from left
are Election Committee Chairman
Steven Beach, President Emil
Hein, First Vice President Ronald
Draper and Nominating Committee Chairman Freddie Setter.
Blom, responded with a complete list
of her job duties, citing reasons why
they c o u l d not be c o n s i d e r e d
management-confidential. This list,
she pointed out in a letter to P E R B
appeals board, was written for her in
the past by Ronald James, director of
public employment training, who submitted the notarized letter to PERB.
Noting "blatant d i s c r e p a n c i e s "
between the two lists, Ms. Farrell
c o m m e n t e d , " I ' m s h o c k e d that
management would resort to falsifying my duties statement. "
The first attempt to change Ms.
Farrell's status c a m e in July of 1973.
Based on her appeal denying that her
job d u t i e s f i t t h e m a n a g e m e n t
c a t e g o r y , a P E R B r u l i n g in
September, 1974, turned down the
state's proposal.
Ms. Farrell was again notified in
May of 1975 that her position was being reclassified, and again filed an
appeal. In March of 1976, before the
matter c a m e to a hearing at PERB,
however, the director of personnel for
the Civil Service Department, informed Ms. Farrell in writing that the
change in her designation "was in
error ' and her.position would remain
in the administrative unit.
CSEA contended, in each case, that
Ms. Farrell did not form department
policies, nor assist anyone in forming
them, did not interpret or administer
t e r m s of c o l l e c t i v e b a r g a i n i n g
agreements between the state and the
union and held no supervisory duties.
These were factors cited by the state
as reasons for the redesignation.
After the third attempt, the CSEA
field improper p r a c t i c e charges
against the state, stating that such
actions constitute harassment of a
union officer. P E R B dismissed those
charges, however, saying they were
unnecessary b e c a u s e a m e a n s of
appealing exists.
Negotiations to
start in local
REVIEWING A TRAINING GRANT PROPOSAL, CSEA's Director of Training and Education Thomas Quimby, left,
and Collective Bargaining Specialist Robert Guild, second from left, meet with representatives of the Training Section
of the State Department of Civil Service recently. Civil Service representatives are Herb Kuhn, third from left, and Don
Gorman. They are discussing a proposed statewide agency experimental grant for Department of Mental Hygiene
employees. The proposal is still under consideration.
Hearings set on charges Nassau contracting out
NEW YORK CITY - The Public.
E m p l o y m e n t Relations Board
( P E R B ) has scheduled hearings on
four Improper Practice charges by
Nassau County CSEA Local 830 that
the county is engaged in illegal contracting out. The date of the hearings
was set for Feb. 5, 1980, at P E R B ' s
New York City office. 270 Broadway.
Local 830 President Nicholas Abbatiello believes the county has
violated PERB's Saratoga Springs
City School District decision which
requires contracting out for work
done by members of a bargaining unit
to be a m a n d a t o r y s u b j e c t of
negotiations.
The four improper practice charges
involve security personnel at the
Nassau County Community College in
Uniondale; custodial personnel at the
recreation center in Inwood and the
Family Court in Westbury; and for
some highway inspection normally
performed by members of the county's Department of Public Works, Abbatiello said.
Most of the contracting out involves
the county using attrition to shrink
the workforce, consolidating the existing e m p l o y e e s in s o m e county
facilities and contracting out for the
s a m e s e r v i c e s at other county
facilities, Abbatiello said.
However, Abbatiello challenged the
claim by the county that no layoffs
are involved in that 20 ^ecurityv Officer I employees were laid off in early January 1979, a few months prior to
the contracting out for security ser-
vices at the community college.
He said the county has taken the
position that the standard language of
the management's rights clause of the
contract gives them the right to contract out in spite of the Saratoga
schools decision.
CSEA Regional Attorney Richard
Gaba also pointed out that not only
has Nassau County violated the
Saratoga decision but the county also
has failed to negotiate the impact of
the layoffs as required before the
Saratoga decision.
P E R B ' s ruling in the Saratoga contracting out case was in 1978, and the
final court decision upholding P E R B
was in the Spring of 1979.
ALBANY — Despite a recent
change in leadership, the New York
State Teachers' Retirement System
Local of the Civil Service Employees
Assn. is continuing preparations for
contract negotiations which are
scheduled to begin the first week of
February.
Edward Klimkewicz has resigned
from the office of Local president
after being transferred to a new
bargaining unit, and vice-president
Lynn Cummings has taken over for
him. She has appointed Peggy Kardos
as vice-president.
According to Harmon Swits, collective bargaining specialist for CSEA,
the union views the issue of a performance evaluation system as the major stumbling block to successful
negotiations. "After what happened
in the State, whatever we come up
with must be satisfactory to the
members," he said. Swits indicated
that the CSEA has formulated its own
version of the evaluation s y s t e m
w h i c h it p l a n s to p r e s e n t to
management at the first bargaining
session.
An autonomous corporation, the
Teachers' Retirement System is not
'covered by the state employees contract. but through the civil service
system employees from the TRS and
the state may be cross promoted.
THCr PUBLIC SECTOR, Wednesday, February 6, 1980
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Answer key
legislation
Senator Martin Connor, (DB r o o k l y n , M a n h a t t a n ) h a s reintroduced legislation to permit those
taking State civil service exams to
compare their own answers to a key
to be published by the State Civil Service Department subsequent to the
examination.
Presently, the only way for an examinee to review her or his score on a
civil service axam is to request a
time-consuming grading interview.
There has been a growing demand for
these sessions in recent years.
The bill would permit persons taking a civil service test to make a copy
of their answers. Upon the completion
of the exam, the answer copies may
be removed from the examination
room. The examinee would then be
able to compare his/her answers with
the correct or model answers released by the Civil Service Department.
T h i s s e l f - c h e c k s y s t e m should
result in a decrease in the number of
applicants requesting
timeconsuming grading interviews. "If
there are fewer requests for grade interviews," said Senator Connor, "we
will cut costs to the State and also
make the process easier and fairer
for those taking civil service exams."
" N e w York City e m p l o y s this
system with no ill-effects. There is no
reason the State can't do the same
thing," Senator Connor added.
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Q. IVe heard that the deductible and the daily amounts
which Medicare hospital insurance doesn't pay were
raised for 1980. What are the
new amounts?
A. Starting J a n u a r y 1, 1980,
t h e M e d i c a r e hospital i n s u r a n c e
d e d u c t i b l e is $180, increased
f r o m $160. T h i s m e a n s t h a t for
t h e 1st t h r o u g h 6 0 l h day in
e a c h b e n e f i t period starting in
1980, hospital i n s u r a n c e pays
f o r all c o v e r e d services e x c e p t
t h e first $180. F r o m t h e 61st
t h r o u g h 90th day in each b e n e fit p e r i o d , hospital i n s u r a n c e
pays for all c o v e r e d services except f o r $45 a day ( u p to $40 a
day). For each
inpatient
hospital r e s e r v e day u s e d ,
hospital i n s u r a n c e pays f o r all
c o v e r e d services except for $90
a day ( u 0 f r o m $ 8 0 ) . A n d , f o r
t h e 21st t h r o u g h 100th day in a
skilled n u r s i n g facilUy, hospital
i n s u r a n c e pays f o r all c o v e r e d
s e r v i c e s except f o r $ 2 2 . 5 0 a day
(increased f r o m $ 2 0 ) .
Q. When I became eligible
for Medicare, I decided not to
take the medical insurance
part. Now, I've changed my
mind about that. Isn't there a
special time of year when people can enroll in medical insurance?
A. Yes. People w h o t u r n
d o w n M e d i c a r e m e d i c a l ins u r a n c e d u r i n g their initial
e n r o l l m e n t period and later
c h a n g e their m i n d can sign u p
during the general enrollment
period —January 1 through
M a r c h 31 of each year. If you
enroll d u r i n g a g e n e r a l enrollm e n t period, y o u r p r o t e c t i o n
w o n ' t start until t h e following
July a n d y o u r p r e m i u m will be
10 p e r c e n t higher for e a c h 12m o n t h period you could h a v e
been enrolled but weren't.
Q. Our son, a teen-ager, is
blind and has no income of his
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GOVERNOR HUGH L. CAREY speak' to State Legislators
and representatives of the 28 unions comprising the Public
Employee Conference at PEC's annual legislative breakfast.
Sealed from left are Albert Shanker of the NYS United
Teachers; Barry Feinstein of Teamsters Local 237, chairman
of PEC; Senate Majority Leader Warren Anderson; and
CSEA Executive Vice President Thomas H. McDonough.
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Unions introduce
labor legislation
ALBANY — The Public Employee
Conference, a coalition of 28 public
e m p l o y e e u n i o n s in t h e s t a t e
representing 800,000 public workers,
hosted its annual legislative breakfast
J a n u a r y 22 to p r e s e n t its 1980
legislative package to state lawmakers.
CSEA, which is a key member of
the Conference, was well represented
at the breakfast program. Many of
the proposed bills in the PEC package
are identical, or nearly so, to several
proposed bills which CSEA will push
for as part of its own legislative
program for 1980.
CSEA will unveil its own 1980
legislative package at CSEA's annual
legislative breakfast for state lawmakers on February 6 at the Quality
Inn, Albany.
Among the PEC bills that are expected to appear, as part, of CSEA's in
dividual package as well are proposed
legislation calling for enactment of an
OSHA bill for public workers; a costof-living increase for retirees; an injunctive notice
requirement
regarding temporary restraining
orders; and legislative enactment of
Triborough and Liverpool doctrines.
CSEA's entire legislative package
will be featured in detail in a future
edition of The Public Sector.
AMONG THE CSEA REPRESENTATIVES at the PEC legislative breakfast were, from left, CSEA Lobbyist Atty.
Stephen Wiley, CSEA Executive Vice President Thomas H. McDonough, and CSEA Political Action Chairman Joseph
Conway.
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Moratorium halts
work schedule change
affecting 750
at Newark
Developmental
By Dawn Le Pore
Staff Writer
NEWARK - CSEA officials and
m a n a g e m e n t at t h e N e w a r k
Developmental Center have agreed
to a 28-day moratorium on shifting
work schedules at the facility.
After lengthy labor-management
negotiations, Local 417 president
Tony Cinquegrana announced the
decision January 17th to a group of
230 local members assembled at
the Rowntowner Motor Inn.
The group, anxious to learn how
management's plan would affect
them, listened as Cinquegrana,
Region 6 President Robert Lattimer, Collective
Bargaining
Specialist Bob Guild and others explained details of the contract.
"The moratorium will give us
the time we need to develop the
procedures for implementing the
new schedules," Cinquegrana said.
Under the current work
schedule, about 750 employees who
administer direct patient care have
every other week-end off. That will
end
February
21,
when
management institutes the new
schedule which conforms to the
contract.
They ( m a n a g e m e n t ) opened
Pandora's box," said Guild. "Fine.
We're going to follow through.
Because they're not just going to
live by part of the contract, they're
going to live by the whole contract.
Article 28 of the state agreement
calls for pass days to be assigned
according to seniority in the work
location. Whether work location is
to be designated as ward, service
or facility-wide has yet to be determined.
" O n c e w e d e c i d e the work
location, seniority will prevail on
e v e r y t h i n g , " ^ Guild e x p l a i n e d .
"Posting for jobs will probably be
done on a 90-day basis. The right of
an individual to bid has got to be set
up."
"It's going to be chaos for a
while," said Lee Frank, Region 6
Field Supervisor. "Probably more
for them than for us. But once it's
established, it will work."
"By posting for jobs, a senior
employee has the right to move to a
work location with choice pass
days or remain where he or she is
and take what is there," said Paul
Christopher, president of the J.N.
Adam Developmental Center Local
400 and a statewide mental health
representative.
"What's important is that you
have a choice and you didn't have
that before," he said. "After all, is
it fair for someone with 20 years to
h a v e to t r a d e w e e k e n d s with
someone with only two years?"
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to have to take what's left over until his or her stripes are earned"
Guild said.
Robert Lattimer emphasized
that Field Representative Mark
Higgins would be available as needed by members of the local to
answer questions and process
grievances.
"They (management)
were
eroding the contract." Guild said.
"But they're not going to be unscathed. I'm looking forward to
this fight. They want to have it
their way and they are not going to
get it. They are not going to violate
that contract."
AMONG THOSE explaining the latest developments at Newark
Developmental Center were Local 417 President Tony Cinquegrana, left
front; CSEA Region President Robert Lattimer, left rear; CSEA Collective Bargaining Specialist Robert Guild, right rear; and Region VI Director Lee Frank, right.
LOCAL 417 MEMBER Charlie Smith
asks a question concerning
implementation of seniority
PAT MASTROLEO questions union officials concerning seniority
clause in contract.
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Left, UNION FIELD R E P Mark
Higgins, right, discusses situation
with a Local 417 member following
two and one-half hour meeting.
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may be hazardous
to your
TIME BOMB? The ceiling of the vent i l a t i o n s y s t e m intake at the
Westchester County District Office
building in Peekskill is covered with
what appears to be the same material
in another county building which contains "asbestos-like fibers." Exposure
to asbestos leads to cancer and other
illnesses as late as 20 years after exposure.
Right, WESTCHESTER COÜNTY
CSEA UNIT PRESIDENT Raymond J.
O'Connor points to the material on the
ceiling of the mechanical rooms in the
basement of the county's District Office building in Peekskill which he
believes contain asbestos.
health"
PEEKSKILL Employees
working at the Westchester County
Peekskill District Office building
claim to be suffering an unusually
large number of respiratory, eye
and skin problems.
The health p r o b l e m s w e r e
r e v e a l e d in a s u r v e y of t h e
e m p l o y e e s c o n d u c t e d by t h e
Westchester County Unit of CSEA
Local 860 in late 1979.
Unit P r e s i d e n t R a y m o n d J.
O'Connor pointed out that the ceiling of the Peekskill building's ventilation system intake appears to
be covered with a material containing asbestos (see accompanying story).
He also said some offices in the
building have a dust-like material
falling from the ceilings and from
the ventilation s y s t e m on the
employees and on their working
spaces.
Among the health complaints by
the persons working in the building
are:
Nasal congestion,
nasal
irritation, w h e e z i n g , upper
respiratory infections, eye discomfort, nasal dryness, sinus-type
headaches, severe headaches,
respiratory illness, eye problems,
skin problems, e y e irritation,
severe bronchial infections, etc.
A few of the s t a t e m e n t s by
employees of the building follow:
"Headaches, bronchial infection
led to p n e u m o n i a l a s t y e a r .
Infection of one cornea (eye) two
weeks ago. E y e s burn only at
work."
" S k i n p r o b l e m on h a n d s ,
headaches and eye irritation —
missing blocks in ceiling causes big
draft of air with particles to come
down on m e continuously."'
"Since returning to work in this
building (November 1979) . . . I
have noted upper respiratory infection symptoms."
"The area where the ceiling tiles
are missing is directly over my
desk. Since my employment here I
have had eye and nose irritation
and frequent headaches."
"Eye and nose irritant causes
burning eyes and sneezing. Ceiling
tiles directly over my desk have
been out . . , since beginning of
summer . . . residue falls on desk
constantly."
Concerns are voiced
Below, DUST-LIKE MATERIAL from the cracked ceiling tiles falls on the work
space below and on the CSEA members who work there. A number of employees
in the Peekskill building have complained of eye, skin and other other medical
problems.
i
DANGERS OF EXPOSURE T(f
ASBESTOS are explained by^
Westchester County Unit S a f e t y | |
Chairman Anthony Conti, right, to a "
news reporter from a Peekskill radio
Station during a tour of the Peekskill office building.
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PEEKSKILL "Working in
Peekskill for Westchester County
may be extremely hazardous to
your health," Westchester Unit
President Raymond J. O'Connor
charged.
His chief concern appears to him
to be a dangerous asbestos hazard
at the County's Peekskill District
Office building where he said
approximately
200
county
employees work and many persons
from the general public visit.
O'Connor said the ceilings of the
mechanical spaces in the basement
of the P e e k s k i l l building a r e
covered with what appears to be
the same material found on the
ceiling in the basenient of the county's 85 Court Street building in
White Plains.
Tests on that material at 85 Court
S t r e e t found the p r e s e n c e of
" a s b e s t o s - l i k e f i b e r s , " the
laboratory report stated.
"What scares m e the most is that
asbestos material is in the intake of
the Peekskill building's ventilation
system. This means when that
material flakes off, every person in
the building is breathing it in,"
O'Connor said.
"If it was me, I would be uncomfortable working under those conditions, " he said.
He said the s a m e health hazard
exists with the ventilation system
at 85 Court Street, where many
county employees work. He said
the county has taken no action to
correct the 85 Court Street hazard
even though it has known about it
since may, 1979.
He is critical of the actions of Dr.
Anita Curran, the county health
commissioner, specifically:
• In s p i t e of d o c u m e n t e d
medical e v i d e n c e which shows
asbestos exposure leads to lung
c a n c e r , s t o m a c h c a n c e r and
asbestosis (a lung disease) as late
as 20 years after exposure, Dr.
Curran r e f u s e s to a u t h o r i z e
medical screening and follow-up
e x a m i n a t i o n s for country
employees who have been, and continue to be exposed to asbestos in
their work environments.
• Dr. Curran appears to be selective in her ordering the removal of
asbestos hazards at some county
facilities and not at others.
What bothers O'Connor is that
asbestos hazards at three facilities
— the County Hospital and the
Community College Library in
Valhalla and the County Center in
White Plains — where the public
heavily frequents the buildings,
have been corrected.
However, at three other county
facilities — the Peekskill District
Office, 85 Court Street in White
Plains and the Bureau of Purchase
in Valhalla — where for the most
part county employees frequent the
buildings, the hazards have not
been removed.
THE PUBLIC SECTOR, Wednesday, January 30, 1980
Page 7
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Grievance training
held in Region IV
LATHAM - Nearly 2600 disc i p l i n a r i e s and 400 c o n t r a c t
grievances were handled by the
Civil Service Employees Assn. in
the state division invl979. Approximately 1300 Article 75's and about
500 grievances were processed in
the county division, also in 1979.
The entire program cost the state
division CSEA $1,026,471.29 and the
county division $762,000.00
T h e s e f a c t s and f i g u r e s ,
emphasizing that grievances are
serious business, were given to the
more than 60 state and county
CSEA shop stewards who attended
the third in a s e r i e s of four
grievance workshops in Latham on
January 19.
The program was designed by
the Capital Region Education Committee, under its chairperson Betty
Lennon and presented by CSEA
consultant Timothy Mclnerney for
the State and Don McCarthy,
Capital Region CSEA field
representative, for the County.
The stewards were advised, first
of all, to know the contract, "inside
and out." "You are policing the
contract and therefore should know
all there is to know about it," instructed Mclnerney. "Don't rely on
anyone to interpret it for you and if
you have any questions consult
your Locial P r e s i d e n t or field
representative."
The listeners were also told to be
aware of the time limit for processing grievances.
When confronted by an employee
who wants to file a grievance, the
stewards were instructed, get all
the facts in writing. If the meniber
has not written them down the
steward should. Next, do some
research, check out the facts given
by the employee, check out his
work record. Talk to all parties involved, and keep all the information confidential.
After this in some cases, the
steward may decide a grievance is
not necessary and may choose to
meet with the employee and the
management informally to resolve
the gripe.
Should the decision to file a
grievance be made, however, the
steward should carefully fill out
the form and get individual signed
copies. "Don't do management's
homework by r e c o m m e n d i n g a
solution to the p r o b l e m , " McCarthy said, "Always ask that any
action be rescinded."
A final important
step,
recommended by the education
committee is to keep a record of all
grievances for future reference.
The day included time for discussion of the material presented
and of records of grievance cases
passed out for the stewards to
review.
The role of the CSEA field
representative, collective bargaining specialist and other staff was
also discussed.
On the matter of handling disciplinaries, stewards were strongly
advised never to prejudge the
employee. They were made aware
of the conditions under which disciplinaries can be filed and told
h o w t h e i n t e r r o g a t i o n of an
employee by management must be
conducted. Several other points
were explained and were followed
by a question and answer period.
REGISTERING FOR WORKSHOP on grievance procedures is Ruth
Harvey, left, as Jeanne Kelso, right, assists. Watching in background is
Karen Messier, who assisted with registering more than 60 shop stewards
for the January 19 program in Latham.
Left, AMONG SHOP STEWARDS
participating in workshop were
Vince Romano and Gary Chwjechi,
both from Schenectady County
Highway CSEA unit.
*
R i g h t , C S E A R E G I O N IV
PRESIDENT Joseph McDermott
emphasized importance of proper
grievance procedures. Overall,
R e g i o n IV c o n d u c t e d f o u r
workshops on the subject for more
than 350 union representatives during December and January.
Part of overall education plan
LATHAM — The four grievance
training workshops held throughout
the Capital Region of the Civil Serv i c e E m p l o y e e s A s s n . during
December and January represent
phase one of an overall education
program aimed at CSEA representatives over the next few years,
says Region P r e s i d e n t Joseph
McDermott.
Forseeing a future move on the
part of CSEA to r e q u i r e all
representatives to participate in a
certification program, McDermott
said that this and oth^r programs
are designed in the hopes that they
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will fit the requirements for certification.
McDermott noted that many of
these people were new to the union
in the past year and said that 80
percent had no formal training in
grievance procedures. Over 350
a t t e n d e d t h e D e c e m b e r and
January sessions.
He indicated that the 11 member
Region education committee has
plans to concentrate on handling
c o m m u n i c a t i o n s and public
relations in the next phase. A twoday workshop to be presented in
June will cover dealing with the
media and speaking publicly.
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THE PUBLIC SECTOR, Wednesday, January 30, 1980
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AMERICAN FEDERATION
OF LABOR A N D
EUGENE V. DEBBS AWARD of the Social Democrats, USA, is presented to President Martin J. Ward, center, of the
Plumbers & Pipe Fitters by AFL-CIO President Lane Kirkland. Joining in the ceremony in New York are Bayard
Rustin, chairman of the Social Democrats; Carl Gershman, executive director, and Huber Matos, right, who was
recently released from a Cuban jail.
CONGRESS OF INDUSTRIAL
ORGANIZATIONS
Back youth jobs
I WASHINGTON - President Carter
will have labor's support in seeking
congressional funding for a major
new program to help young people
who aren't making it in school or in
the world of work.
AFL-CIO President Lane Kirkland
saw the Administration's proposal as
"a significant step" towards reducing
youth unemployment and meeting the
job requirements of the 1980s.
^ It's especially important to lower
"the tragic jobless rate among
minority youth," Kirkland said.
The youth employment proposal
topped the brief list of new legislative
initiatives that Carter said he will
s e e k in t h i s s e c o n d s e s s i o n of
Congress.
Jiirkland
A capsule of labor news
compiled by the AFL-CIO
News Service
Legislative goal
THE 1980 CONGRESSIONAL session will see few, if any, new constructive
measures as the Congress and the Administration gear up for the November
election, AFL-CIO Legislative Director Ray Denison, center, said on Labor
News Conference. Questioning Denison were Lloyd Schwartz, left, of Fairchild
Publications and Michael Posner of Reuters News Agency. The AFL-CIO
produced interview is aired weekly on Mutual radio.
outraged by USSR
WASHINGTON The brutal
ed to deliver at the AFL-CIO's biena t t e m p t to s i l e n c e A n d r e i D.
nial convention in 1977, the leader of
the Soviet dissident movement made
Sakharov. the Soviet Union's
foremost dissident and human rights clear what those who would crack
open the closed Russian society are
advocate, is "a grim reminder of the
up against:
character of the men who run the
machine that now poses the greatest
"Authorities in the USSR undertake
threat to peace since World War II, "
the most s h a m e l e s s m e a s u r e s to cut
AFL-CIO President Lane Kirkland
off channels of communication with
warned.
the West, and it s e e m s to m e that only
^ Saying the federation is "outraged "
by actively opposing this can we anover the arrest and banishment of the
ticipate successful cooperation in the
58-year-old Nobel laureate and his
struggle for human rights."
wife, Yelena Bonner, Kirkland charged that "the men who are directing
Sakharov w a s barred by Soviet
the m u r d e r o u s
invasion
of
authorities from attending the Los
Afghanistan have opened a fierce new
Angeles convention, but continued to
attack " on what Sakharov once term- serve a s a beacon in his native land
ed "the open and free word. '
for the many Soviet citizens unhappy
In a speech which Sakharov intendwith the communist regime.
WASHINGTON The labor
movement will be pressing for a wide
array of measures that benefit and
protect workers in the 1980 session of
Congress rather than focusing on any
single issue, AFL-CIO Legislative
Director Ray Denison said on Labor
N e w s Conference.
Denison noted that bills relating to
the AFL-CIO's legislative goals w e r e
"well on the way " in the first session
of the 96th Congress.
Catendaro€ EVENTS
FEBRUARY
6 — Westchester County Local 860 Executive Board Meeting, 7:30 p.m., 196 Maple
Avenue, White Plains.
6 — Legislative breakfast, 8 a.m.. Quality Inn, Albany.
6 — Metropolitan Region II Mental Hygiene labor-management meeting, 10 a.m..
World Trade Center, New York City.
7 — New York State Employees Brotherhood Committee and annual observance, 8:30
a.m., Roosevelt Hotel, New York City.
11 — Department of Labor Local 350, general membership meeting, 6 p.m., II World
Trade Center, New York City.
16 — BinghamtcJn 002 Valentine Dinner-Dance, 6:30 p.m., Banquet Master's Restaurant,
Endicott.
16 — Fulton County Local 818 dinner-dance. Eagle's Club, Johnstown.
29-March 2 — Region V Conference, Hotel Syracuse, Syracuse.
MARCH
1 — Babylon Town Unit of CSEA Local 852, second annual dinner-dance, 9 p.m.,
Musicaro's, Walt Whitman Road, Melville.
9-11 —Delegates meeting, Albany.
Several openings in communications
ALBANY C S E A is s e e k i n g
q u a l i f i e d a p p l i c a n t s for s e v e r a l
p o s i t i o n s in t h e u n i o n ' s C o m munications Department.
A vacancy currently exists for the
position of Assistant Director of Communications at CSEA Headquarters
in Albany.
Under the supervision of the Director, the Assistant Director takes part
in the supervision of Department staff
in professional activities and acts as
Director in certain circumstances.
The Assistant Director also carries
out a wide range^ of activities including writing, planning new
programs and assisting in the briefing of unioji o f f i c i a l s on c o m munications matters.
M i n i m u m q u a l i f i c a t i o n s for the
p o s i t i o n i n c l u d e s i x y e a r s of
professional experience in the field
with at least one year of supervisory
experience. A college degree in communications or journalism m a y be
substituted on an appropriate basis
for s o m e of the experience. Writing
and typing skills are mandatory and
photographic knowledge is advantageous.
V a c a n c i e s also exist for the
p o s i t i o n s of
Communications
Associates in three of the union's
Regional Offices. Vacancies exist in
the B u f f a l o Regional O f f i c e , the
Fishkill Regional Office, and the N e w
York City Regional Office.
Under the supervision of the Director and Assistant Director, these
p o s i t i o n s are involved in m e d i a
r e l a t i o n s , w r i t i n g for o f f i c i a l
publications, organizing and assisting
Locals in communications programs
and dealing with m e m b e r and press
inquiries.
Minimum qualifications include a
college degree in the communications
field with two years of professional
e x p e r i e n c e , o r f i v e y e a r s of
professional experience, or a satisfactory combination of both. Writing and
typing skills a r e m a n d a t o r y and
photographic talent is advantageous.
Good health, a valid driver's license
and transportation are required for
applicants.
To apply, send a resume stating
salary requirements and the position
and location sought to; Thomas S.
Whitney, D i r e c t o r of P e r s o n n e l ,
CSEA, 33 Elk St.. Albany, N.Y., 12224.
THE PUBLIC SECTOR, ^Veclnesday, February 6, 1980
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COMPETITIVE
PROMOTIONAL EXAMS
ivSiale K m p l o y e e s
r
Title
Title
Senior Municipal Research Assistant
Senior U I Hearing Representative
Associate U I Hearing Representative
Filing Ends February 19, 1980
Associate Biostatistician
Administrative Analysis Promotion Series M-1 and M-2
Director of Administrative Analysis I and II
Principal Administrative Analyst
Supervisor of Administrative Analysis
Associate Statistician
Head Clerk
Head Clerk (Payroll)
Head Clerk (Personnel)
Associate Examiner of Municipal Affairs
Principal Examiner of Municipal Affairs
Associate Aquatic Biologist (Marine)
Principal Marine and Wildlife Biologist
Associate Budget Examiner
Associate Budget Examiner (Employee Relations)
Associate Budget Examiner (Management)
Associate Budget Examiner (Public Finance)
Principal Budget Examiner
Principal Budget Examiner (Employee Relations)
Principal Budget Examiner (Management)
Principal Budget Examiner (Public Finance)
Assistance Public Buildings Manager
Public Buildings Manager
Principal Clerk (Collection)
Principal Payroll Audit Clerk
Mental Hygiene Therapy Assistant I
Mental Hygiene Therapy Assistant I
Supervisor of Vocational Rehabilitation Unit
Administrative Services Manager I
Administrative Services Manager II
Filing Ends February 25, 1980
Chief Recreation Therapist
Head Recreation Therapist
Senior Medical Records Technician
Pharmacist (salary varies with location)
Assistant Sanitary Engineer
Senior Sanitary Engineer
Clinical Physician I
Clinical Physician II
Assistant Clinical Physician
Salary Exam No.
$16,420 36-941
$16,420 36-942
$19,210 36-943
$21,345 36-429
$26,390 39-440
Assistant Attorney
Attorney Trainee
Junior Engineer
(Bachelor's Degree) '
Junior Engineer
(Master's Degree)
Dental Hygienist
Licensed Practical Nurse
Nutrition Services Consultant
Stationary Engineer
Senior Stationary Engineer
Occupational Therapy Assistant I
Occupational Therapy Assistant I
(Spanish Speaking)
Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor
Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor Trainee
Medical Record Technician
Histology Technician
Professional Positions in Auditing and Accounting
Computer Programmer
Computer Programmer (Scientific)
Senior Programmer
Senior Computer Programmer (Scientific)
Mobility Instructor
Instructor of the Blind
Health Services Nurse
(salary varies with location)
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 Stationarv Engineer
Electroencephalograph Technician
Radiologic Technologist(salary varies with location)
Medical Record Administrator
Food Service Worker I
.
Mental Hygiene Therapy Aide Trainee
Mental Hygiene Therapy Aide Trainee
(Spanish Speaking)
Associate Actuary (Casualty)
Principal Actuary (Casualty)
Supervising Actuary (Casualty)
Assistant Actuary .'
$21,345 36-427
$13,885 36-961
$13,885 36-962
$13,885 36-963
$21,345 36-949
$26,390 36-950
$19,210 36-973
$23,755 36-739
$25,000 39-430
$25,000 39-431
$25,000 39-432
$25,000 39-433
$30,800 39-434
$30,800 39-435
$30,800 39-436
$30,800 39-437
^14,680 36-971
$16,420 36-972
^ . . . . $11,060 36-974
$11,695 36-975
$11,060 36-969
$11,060 36-968
.$21,345 36-976
$13,125 36-913
$16,420 36-938
$21,345 39-419
$18,225 39-420
STATE OPEN COMPETITIVE
JOB CALENDAR
OPEN COMPETITIVE
FILING ENDS FEBRUARY 11, 1980
Title
Aquatic and Terrestrial Ecologist, Senior
Building Electrical Engineer, Assistant
Engineering Technician (Environmental Quality)
Forestry Technician, Principal
Forestry Technician, Senior
Heating and Ventilating Engineer, Assistant
Mechanical Construction Engineer, Assistant
Plumbing Engineer, Assistant
Purchasing Agent (Food)
Purchasing Agent (Lumber)
Purchasing Agent (Medical)
Purchasing Agent (Printing)
Purchasing Agent, Assistant
Racing and Wagering Assistant
Right of Way Aide II
Substance Abuse Contract Manager I
Substance Abuse Contract Manager II
Substance Abuse Contract Manager III
Priority
asked
for
Salary Exam No.
$21,345 24-998
$17,320 25-148
$9,330 25-174
$13,125 25-162
$10,440 25-161
$17,320 25-175
$17,320 25-147
.$17,320 25-176
.$16,420 25-143
$16,420 25-144
$16,420 25-145
,$16,420 25-146
$13,125 25-165
^$14,100 25-142
$12,900 25-129
$17,320 25-150
$19,210 25-152
'
$21,345 25-153
K)
Nurse II (Psychiatric)
Nurse II (Rehabilitation) ...T
Medical Specialist II
• Medical Specialist I
Psychiatrist I
Psychiatrist II
'
Social Services Management Trainee
Social Services Management Specialist
Social Services Management Trainee
(Spanish Speaking)
Social Services Management Specialist
(Spanish Speaking)
Industrial Training Supervisor
(salary varies depending on specialty)
Physical Therapist
Physical Therapist (Spanish Speaking)
Senior Physical Therapist
Senior Physical Therapist (Spanish Speaking)
Speech Pathologist
Audiologist
;
Assistant Speech Pathologist
Assistant Audiologist
•
Dietician Trainee
holiday
NORTH AMITYVILLE - Long Island Region 1 President Irving Flaumenbaum has called on the state CSEA to give top priority
to the campaign to make Martin Luther King Jr. Day a national
holiday.
Flaumenbaum wired support for the national drive to CSEA
President William L. McGowan and to Jerry Wurf, International
President of the American Federation of State, County and
Municipal Employees. AFSCME and AFL-CIO have supported the
national holiday, which was also endorsed by First Lady Rosalynn
Carter at a memorial service for Dr. King at his former pastorate in
Atlanta in January,
To date, Congress has failed to act on the holiday.
Pag^
OPEN CONTIKUOUS
STATE JOB CALENDAR
Only)
Filing Ends February 18, 1980
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Supervising Dietician
Stenographer (NYC only)
Typist (NYC only)
Senior Occupational Therapist
Senior Occupational Therapist
(Spanish Speaking)
Occupational Therapist
Occupational Therapist (Spanish Speaking)
1
1
1
•
I
Salary Exam No. 1
$10.624 20-102
... $14.388-$15,562 20-129
$16,040- 20-122
$18,301 20-123
$27,942 20-118
$31,055 20-119
$25,161 20-117
$14,850 20-113
$12,397 20-113
$11,723 20-113
$12,890 20-109
$13,876 20-109
$8,950
$8,051
$13,404
$10,042
$11,250
..$9,029
$9,029
20-107
20-106
20-139
20-100
20-101
20-174
20-174
$14,142
$11,983
$9,481
$8,051
$11,250
$11,250
$11,250
$14,075
$14,075
$11,904
$11,250
. . . .$11,250-$12,025
20-140
20-140
20-143
20-170
20-200
20-220
20-222
20-221
20-223
20-224
20-225
20-226
$18,301
$18,301
$18,301
$18,301
.. $18,301
$18,301
$7.616
$7,616
,$8,454-$10,369
20-227
20-228
20-229
20-230
20-231
20-232
20-303
20-308
20-334
$11,904
$6,456
$7,204
$7,204
20-348
20-352
20-394
20-394
$18,369
$22,364
$26,516
$10,714
$10,624
$11,904
$11,904
$11,904
$33,705
$27,942
$27,942
$33,705
^ . . . $10,824
$11,450
$10,824
20-416
20-417
20-418
20-556
20-584
20-585
20-586
20-587
20-840
20-841
20-842
20-843
20-875
20-875
20-876
,
....$11,450 20-876 (
... .$10,624-$12,583 20-877
-
$11,337
$11,337
$12,670
$12,670
$12,670
$12,670
$11,337
$i1,337
$10,624
$11,250
$13,304
$6,650
$6,071
$12,670
.$12,670
20-880
20-880
20-881
20-881
20-883,
20-882
20-884
20-885
20-888 J
20-887
20-886
20-890
20-891
20-894
20-894
$11,337 20-895
$11,337 20-895
You may contact the following offices of the New York State Department of Civil Service for onnouncements, applications, a n d other details concerning examinations for the positions listed above.
State Office Building Campus, First Floor, Building 1, Albany, New York 12239 (518) 457-6216.
2 W o r l d Trade Center, 55th Floor, New York City 10047 (212) 488-4248.
Suite 750, Genesee Building, West Genesee Street, Buffalo, New York 14202 (716) 842-4260.
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Task force meets Feb. 7
ALBANY - CSEA's Presidential Task Force on Performance
Evaluation is scheduled to meet again on February 7 here to continue its
investigation of the presently-suspended rating system for state workers.
The 41-member committee held its initial formal meeting on January 23
to hear testimony from several individuals concerning the performance
rating system.
Meanwhile, interns assigned to joint CSEA/State Committee on Performance Evaluation are analyzing questionnaires completed by CSEA
Local presidents concerning problems with the system, along with many
complaints from state workers about problems with the program. The
troubled svstem has been suspended since January 9 when CSEA
President William L. McGowan applied a moratorium, agreed to by the
State, while both sides attempted to iron out wrinkles in the program.
In the adjacent photos are some of those who met with the Task Force
on January 23. Photo (1) is Martin Langer, Executive Director of the
joint CSEA/State Committee on Performance Evaluation. Photo (2) is
Marie Romanelli, a member of the joint CSEA/State Committee as well
as the special Task Force, and also President of CSEA Local 610 at SUNY
New Paltz. Photo (3) is Bill Chacona, President of CSEA Local 418,
Pilgrim Psychiatric Center, and a member of the joint CSEA/State Committee. Photo (4) is CSEA Executive Vice President Thomas H. McDonough.
CSEA Presidential Task Force list
REGION I
Arthur Loving
P.O. Box 723
Sayville, N.Y. 11782
(516) 269-4333
Lou Mannellino
9 Bruce Lane
East Northport, N.Y. 11731
(516) 423-1701-2 (Work)
Jean Frazier
P.O. Box 1245
West Brentwood, N.Y. 11717
(516) 231-5577 (Work)
Carl Fennell
75 E. Main Street
Kings Park, N.Y. 11754
(516 ) 269-9085
Laura L. Footner
16 Hollywood Avenue
Massapequa, N.Y. 11758
(516) 420-2200
Burdge "Bud" Scudder
5 East Hemlock Street
Central Islip, N.Y. 11722
(516) 234-6262, ext. 630 or 641
Vivian Landstrum
135 Elm Street
Lake Ronkonkoma, N.Y. 11779
REGION II
Sarah Johnson
82 Dwight Street, Apt. 2-H
Brooklyn, N.Y. 11231
(212) 624-3342 (after 7 p.m.)
Charles Bell
P.O. Box 54
Glen Oaks, N.Y. 11004
(212) 776-2269 (Work)
Glinnie Chamble
Brooklyn Developmental Center
888 Fountain Ave., CSEA Office
Brooklyn, N.Y. 11208
(212) 642-6139 (Work)
Betty Matthews
78 Wyandanch Avenue
Babylon, N.Y. 11702
(516) 666-7480
Rose Sutro
315 8th Avenue, Apt. 3F
New York, N.Y. 10001
James Wood
26 Halloway Street
Freeport, N.Y. 11520
Ken Slusher
86-10 34th Avenue, Apt. 513
Jackson Heights, N.Y. 11372
REGION III
John J. Cassidy
Bridge Street
Hopewell Jet., N.Y. 12533
(914) 455-8000-329
Alexander M. Hogg
503 Creedin Drive
Middletown, N.Y. 10940
(914) 342-5511, ext. 3324 (Work)
(914) 342-5332 (Home)
Robert F. Comeau
Box 286B R.F.D. No. 1
Wallkill, N.Y. 12589
(914 ) 744-2626 (Home)
(914) 647-7400 (Work)
Larry Natoli
Fishkill Correctional Facility
Box 304
Beacon, N.Y.
(914 ) 831-4800, ext. 271 (Work)
(914) 831-8224
Robert Coleman
1277 West Laurelton Parkway
Tenack, N.J. 07666
(914 ) 359-1000, ext. 2479-2024
Harold F. Ryan
Box 43
Dover Plains, N.Y. 12522
(914 ) 832-6816
Willie Trotman
Box 149
Orangeburg, N.Y.
(914) 359-7400, ext. 2711
Margaret Zettle
36 Mountain Road, R.D. No. 1
Otisville, N.Y. 10963
REGION IV
Dolores Farrell
37 Valdepenas Lane
Clifton Park, N.Y. 12065
(518) 457-5658
George McCarthy
517 Pleasant Ave.
Ogdensburg, N.Y. 13669
(315) 393-5455
(315 ) 393-3000, ext. 359
John WjTigaard
Ridge Road-R.F.D. No. 6
Rensselaer, N.Y. 12144
(518 ) 356-1806 (Work), 7:00 a.m.
(518) 477-5450 (Home) 3:00 p.m.
Chuck Gregory
425 Robinson Street
Binghamton, N.Y.
(607) 724-1391, ext. 517 or 279
Charles K. Knox
34 Trinity Place
Albany, N.Y. 12202
(518) 434-3296, 457-8300
Al Church
R.D. No. 1 (Martin Hill Road)
Milford, N.Y. 13807
(607 ) 286-9073 (Home)
(607 ) 431-2706 (Work)
Alan Siegel
R.D. No. 1, Box 206
East Greenbush, N.Y. 12061
(518 ) 473-8298
Al Meade
7 Prince Court
Loudonville, N.Y. 12211
REGION V
Patricia Crandall
84 Elm Street
Cortland, N.Y. 13045
(607 ) 7534314 (Work)
(607) 753-1853 (Home)
REGION VI
Elaine Todd
17 Indian Road
Cheektowaga, N.Y. 14227
(716 ) 681-3930 (Home)
(716 ) 854-4242, ext. 255-256 (Work)
Sylvia Ebersold
65 East Street
Haneaye Falls, N.Y. 14472
(716) 325-7242
Patricia A. Pfleger
1805 Parker Blvd.
Tonawanda, N.Y. 14150
(716) 842-4551 (Work)
(716 ) 836-0078 (Home)
Bob Vincent
107 Albernathy Street
Liverpool, N.Y. 13088
(315) 473-4230 (Work)
(315) 457-7163 (Home)
David C. Polisoto
J.N. Adams Developmental Center
Perrysburg, N.Y. 14150
(716) 532-5522, ext. 335
Ted Beers
Box 348
Otego, N.Y. 13825
(607) 988-7433 (Home)
(607) 746-4359 (Work)
Mary Ann Bentham
4 Lafayette Street
Silver Creek, N.Y. 14136
(716) 673-3438 (Work)
(716) 934-2083 (Home)
John A. Giehl
11 Andes Avenue
Utica, N.Y. 13502
(315) 797-6800, 394-462-432
Harold C. Towner
R.D. No. 2
Hornell, N.Y. 14843
(607) 324-1900
THF PIJBUC SFCTOR. Wedne^Hnv
February 6. 1980
11
MARTIN LUTHER KING
By Bill Butler
Staff Writer
MINEOLA - "At this time next
year, you may not have to take
your own day" to celebrate Martin
Luther King Day, the chairman of
the Nassau County Human Rights
C o m m i s s i o n told an o v e r f l o w
crowd at King Day ceremonies in
the Nassau Department of Social
Services Building auditorium Jan.
15.
The remark, delivered by J a m e s
Rice, underscored the county's
failure to abide by decisions of the
S u p r e m e Court and A p p e l l a t e
Division upholding a demand by the
Nassau Local of the Civil Service
E m p l o y e e s Association for the
holiday.
Nick Abbatiello, President of
Chapter 830, said that the county
would have to pay retroactively.
Nassau Local 830 had won rulings
in two courts upholding its demand
that employees be credited with
holidays for King Day, the third
Sunday in January, and Flag Day,
the second Sunday in June. Almost
13,000 c o u n t y w o r k e r s would
benefit under the court rulings for
the holiday this month and for both
holidays last year, when the CSEA
lawsuit was started.
Rice's remark c a m e during annual King Day ceremonies featuring leading Black clergymen of the
county and county officials.
County E x e c u t i v e F r a n c i s T.
Purcell was present, but gave no
response to the remark.
Purcell's administration had failed to declare a holiday for county
workers, despite an Appellate
D i v i s i o n d e c i s i o n e a r l i e r in
January upholding a Supreme
Court ruling that CSEA was right
in demanding the two holidays.
The Nassau County CSEA contract provides for all holidays
declared official state holidays by
the s t a t e l e g i s l a t u r e , with a
minimum of 11.
After the contract was signed,
Abbatiello detected the unheralded
action of the state legislature in
adding King Day and Flag Day to
the list of " o f f i c i a l " holidays.
The county had attempted to argue
that the two additions were merely
honorary, and not actual legal
holidays, but a Supreme Court
justice had dismissed the county's
position in a tartly brief ruling.
Abbatiello said that the vi9tory
gives employees who work on those
Sundays holiday pay of double time
and one-half and compensatory
time to those employees not working on those Sundays.
REMEMBERED
^ tAemorial held
at Pilgrim PC
AWARD WINNERS — Displaying special awards presented during the 7th annual Martin Luther King
ceremonies at Pilgrim Psychiatric Center are. from left, Suffolk County District Court Judge Marquette L.
Floyd; Alfred O. Carlsen, co-chairman of the Pilgrim Martin Luther King Memorial Committee; Suftolk
County Family Court Judge John P. Fay; and Clayton Chesson, co-chairman of the Pilgrim Martm Luther Kmg
Memorial Committee.
PARTICIPANTS IN CEREMONIES commemorating the late Martin Luther King at the Pilgrim Psychiatric
Center on January 14 included, from left, CSEA member General Mills, a professional boxer and employee at
Pilgrim; Martin Luther King Memorial Committee co-chairmen Alfred O. Carlsen and Clayton Chesson; and
Ray Magliulo, Political Action Chairman and member of the executive board of Pilgrim Psychiatric Center
CSEA Local 418.
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THE PUBLIC SECTOR, Wednesday, February 6, 1980
WEST BRENTWOOD - More
than 1,500 people turned out for the
7th Annual Martin Luther King
ceremonies at Pilgrim Psychiatric
Center on January 14. Keynote
speakers were Rev. S.M. Nichols of
the New Light Baptist Church, and
Suffolk County Chief Deputy Executive John C. Gallagher.
Suffolk County proclamations
lauding the annual ceremonies and
individuals involved in the annual
program were presented, and a
proclamation signed by Gov. Hugh
Carey praising the P i l g r i m
Psychiatric Center committee for
sponsoring the memorial program
was read.
The Pilgrim Martin Luther King
Memorial Committee presented
awards to Suffolk County Family
Court Judge John P. Fay and Suffolk County District Court Judge
Marquette L. Floyd "in r e c o ^ i t i o n
of your fair and compassionate
judicial service to all people" during the four-hour program.
Youth Opportunity Supervisors
Clayton Chesson and Alfred 0 .
Carlsen again were co-chairmen of
the Pilgrim Psychiatric Center
c e r e m o n i e s . CSEA Region I
President Irving F l a u m e n b a u m
was among a number of dignitaries
who participated in the program.