Procedure listed for filing OCA appeal
ALBANY — With many OCA employees appealing the classification of
their positions, CSEA stands ready to help those members work their way
through the paperwork, appeals and hearings. Here are the procedures to be
followed:
People who have filed notices of intent to appeal will receive a request
to file a formal appeal. CSEA should be notified immediately upon receipt of
this request so the union can forward a draft of an appeal which can be
transmitted to OCA. The formal^ appeal must be filed within 30 days.
If OCA grants the request, you can file a claim for retroactive salary
from April 1, 1977 (or any later date when you assumed the duties of the
position which form the basis of your appeal). To file the retroactive pay
claim, you must have a notarized statement from your immediate superior
or an affidavit prepared by your court testifying to the fact that you have
been performing the duties of your position from the date that you claim.
If your appeal is denied by OCA, you still have an opportunity to present
your case to the Classification Review Board. This must be done within 60
days. Since the appeal at this stage is complex, CSEA should be notified immediately in order to begin development of the appeal to be submitted to the
Board.
If the Review Board determines that a hearing is necessary, CSEA will
request the opportunity to appear on your behalf during these hearings.
Official publication of
The Civil Service Employees
Association
Vol. 3, No. 7
Wednesday, November 19, 1980
(ISSN 0164 9949)
Smithtown Unit contract a blockbuster
Raises, benefits highiigiit a big contract
SMITHTOWN - CSEA employees
in the Town of Smithtown ratified a
two-year contract last week that will
increase some salaries by more than
33 per cent in two years.
The settlement calls for a 7 per cent
salary increase plus a increment
worth 5.5 per cent for a total
minimum raise of 12.5 per cent each
year, according to John Cuneo, CSEA
field representative, the spokesman
for the CSEA Smithtown negotiating
team.
However, because an adjustment of
entry level salaries, which gave some
employees an additional one grade
raise, some employees will receive
raises of 18.5 per cent in the first year
alone, and in some cases the
settlement could reach as high as 33
per cent over two years, Mr. Cuneo
said.
"It's a very large settlement, but if
you look at the last four years and the
beating we took from inflation, the
raises are justified," said Jim Carthy,
president of the 450-employee unit,
after the contract was ratified last Prunka, Smithtown personnel direcweek with only seven members voting tor who was chief negotiator for
against it.
Smithtown during the contract
At the end of the ratification negotiations. The settlement is exsession, Mr. Carthy, sitting at a table pected to add 4 cents to the Town tax
with other m e m b e r s of the rate, Mr. Prunka said. "We're taking
negotiating team including: Jane the money out of the insurance comMorbillo, John Stein, Bernice Ruffini, 'pany's pockets and putting into the
Doug Hallock, Judy Scrobe, Ricky pockets of the e m p l o y e e s , "
Sorrentino, John Salerno and John the Smithtown Councilman said.
Meehan; thanked Mr. Cuneo for his
With the upgrading, step and inefforts.
crement raises and the new salary
"In the 10 years I have been on the schedule, some employees could earn
negotiating team, I have never seen a 33.5 per cent over the two year period,
more professional job of negotiating Mr. Carthy said. Under the terms of
than the one that John Cuneo did for the new contract, an employee earnus on this contract," Mr. Carthy said. ing $10,000 in 1980 will be paid $12,656
Funding the settlement will be by 1982, an increase of 26.5 per cent.
money saved by new insurance With an upgrading, there is a 33.5 per
coverage at lower premiums that will cent increase to a salary of $13,355.
be negotiated by Smithtown with
"We also got time-and-a-half for
private carriers. The Town is every one who works past normal
withdrawing from the state health in- working hours. On Long Island,
surance systems and will ask bids workers are generally paid over-time
from private insurance companies to only when they work past 40 hours a
provide the " s a m e or better week. In the past in Smithtown, white
benefits," according to Peter T. collar workers were paid straight
Panel zeros In on facility problems
ALBANY - The CSEA-State Panel
dealing with the problems of the
union's mental health system
membership on a facility-by-facility
basis will be zeroing in on problems at
Creedmore Developmental Center
and Manhatten Psychiatric Center on
December 1.
The joint labor-management
approach to dealing with problems
confronting CSEA's membership
working in the Office of Mental
Health and the Office of Mental
Retardation and Developmental
Disabilities was created in an effort
to clear up many of the labormanagement problems existing at
OMH and OMRDD facilities across
the state.
Already the panel has delved into
problems at Binghamton Psychiatric
Center, Broome Developmental
Center, Utica Psychiatric Center and
Marcy Psychiatric Center. CSEA
President William L. McGowan, who
led the union's team into the four
facilities, said the union is waiting for
a formal response to its demands
which is expected within the next few
weeks. It is hoped the process will
demonstrate major improvements in
dealing with chronic labor problems
at OMH and OMRDD facilities.
Now the panel is heading to New
York City after receiving proposed
meeting agendas from Creedmore
and Manhatten.
The system was unveiled at the
September convention of the QSEA's
Delegates at Niagara Falls. President
McGowan and Meyer S. Frucher,
Director of the Governor's Office of
Employee Relations, set up the
procedures for the program.
Facilities were to submit proposed
agendas to President MCGowan and
the panel would then be scheduled to
go to the facilities to deal with the
problems.
While many CSEA Locals responded immediately to the offer.
President McGowan said that as of
November 10, proposed agendas had
still not been received from: Bronx
P.C., Brooklyn P.C., Craig D.C.,
Letchworth Village D.C., Middletown
P.C., NYS Psychiatric Institute,
Rochester P.C., Rockland P.C., Fort
Stanwix (Rome) D.C., St. Lawrence
P.C., Staten Island D.C., Westchester
D.C., Manhatten Children's P.C.,
NYS Institute for Research in Mental
Retardation, Manhatten D.C., and
Mid-Hudson P.C.
time for the five hours they worked
until they reached 40 hours," Mr.
Carthy said. "That's been changed
now. Anything beyond normal 35 hour
work week is paid time-and-a-half. I
don't think anyone else on the Island
has that."
There were other improvements including increased vacation and personal leave days, expanded tuition
assistance aid and uniform benefits as
well as the amount of sick time that
can be accumulated, according to Mr.
Cuneo.
"In the past, an employee only got
paid for 120 days out of 150 days of accumulated sick days on retirement
only," Mr. Carthy said. "Under our
new contract, that goes up to 135 day§
in 1981 and the full 150 in 1982 payable
at separation for any reason whatsoever."
input Is sought
on afflilation
Want to have your say on the
AFSCME affiliation?
Even if you can't attend one of
the m e e t i n g s being held
throughout the state to solicit input on the issue, the Committee
to Study the AFSCME Affiliation wants to hear from you.
Region VI President Robert
Lattimer, chairman of the affiliation study committee, said
the panel will report its findings
to a special CSEA delegates
meeting which will decide the
question of renewal of the affiliation this winter. The threeyear affiliation agreement, expires in April 1981.
Members who would like to ;
provide their-comments, input
and ideas to the committee .
should write to: Robert Lattimer, Chairman, Committee to
Study the AFSCME Affiliation, ..
CSEA, 33 Elk Street, Albany,
NY 12207.
Blind typists win days
lost during train strilce
NEW YORK CITY — Two blind State employees, members of Department
of Labor Local 350, had nine days of accruals restored which had been lost during the New York City transit strike in April 1980.
The employees — Geraldine Jefferson and Winifred Waithe — were the
winners in a grievance after management had refused to let the women report
to another Department of Labor facility during the transit strike. The women
work at the World Trade Center.
Local 350 President George Caloumeno credited a story in The Public Sector with being instrumental in helping this grievance reach a successful conclusion.
The Public Sector story explained that a directive from the governor's office permitted State employees during the transit strike who could not reach
their regular worksite to be allowed to work at another worksite of their
department.
The story asked Department of Labor employees who were denied such
permission to contact Local 350.
Caloumeno said more than 20 Local 350 members called and grievances
have been filed. Local 350 Grievance Committee Chairman Michael Isaacoff
said five of the grievances have been won and the remainder are pending with
none having been denied at the final step.
Ms. Jefferson and Ms. Waithe, both transcribing typists, were told about
the story in The Public Sector by their co-workers. They each called the local,
and Isacoff was assigned by Caloumeno to interview the women and investigate.
Isaacoff said his investigation found out the two women were denied permission to work at facilities close to their homes.
Ms. Jefferson lives in Manhattan, approximately eight miles from the
World Trade Center. Ms. Waithe lives in Brooklyn, approximately'four miles
from the World Trade Center across the East River from the World Trade
Center.
"How did management expect these two blind women to get to the World
Trade Center during the transit strike?" Isaacoff asked.
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR LOCAL 350 President George Caloumeno, left,
and Local 350 Grievance Committee Chairman Michael Isaacoff join two blind
members of the local, Winifred Waithe, left, and Geraldine Jefferson, following restoration of nine days of accruals to the two women in a grievance
brought by the local. Ms. Jefferson's dog, Gracie, helps her travel to work on
the New York City subways.
The grievance was won on the second step when the State ruled the denial
was discriminatory because it was based on the women's handicap.
Caloumeno emphasized that it is the union's position that all employees
were entitled to the transfer during the transit strike.
I—Highway contracts ratified—|
Qraeneport
GREENEPORT - The Town of
Greeneport Unit of the Civil Service
Employees Assn. has ratified a two
year "contract calling for wage increases of 40 cents per hour in 1981
and 82 and longevity increases of 10
cents per hour.
' Also included in the contract, covering highway and sewer department
workers in Greeneport, is an increase
in meal allowances, a minimum of
three hours pay at time and a half for
overtime and the addition of Good
Friday as a holiday.
On the negotiating team were John
Rutkey, Dan Grant and John Otty.
Catsklll
CATSKILL Highway department employees in the Town of Catskill, represented by the Civil Service Employees Assn. have ratified a
contract for 1981-82 granting raises of
50 cents per hour each year. The contract also call for agency shop.
Paul Patterson was the negotiating
team chairman.
SUNY BINGHAMTON GROUNDS WORKERS stand in front of a
backhoe they operated until recently. Binghamton City Local 002
President Charles Eynon, center, filed a successful out-of-title grievance
with the Governor's Office of Employee Relations. The other grounds
workers are, from left, David Yarrington, Robert Glen, Fred Files and
Gerald Gilbride.
Favorable decision for SUNY
worlcers may appiy
BINGHAMTON — A recent victory in an out-of-title grievance by
Binghamton City Local 002 may have statewide implications, Local 002
President Charles Eynon said.
The grievance, which involved using a backhoe by grounds workers at
SUNY Binghamton, was decided in favor of CSEA by the Governor's Office of Employee Relations (OER).
In its decision, OER ruled backhoe operation "is appropriately
assigned to positions of construction equipment operator^ Grade 8.
Grounds workers are Grade 6."
This ruling goes beyond Binghamton because the decision can be
applied to other SUNY campuses, Eynon said.
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DIVISION OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL LOCAL 258
President Hugo J. Forde, left front, is honored upon his retirement by, from
left, Connie Indovina, Rene Thompson, Carole Williams, Andrew Homa,
Phyllis Ferguson, Ruth Faster and Winnie Mann.
Local 010 Executive meeting
termed 'most importanf ever held
CSEA FIELD REPRESENTATIVE Al Sundm a r k d i s c u s s e s t h e m e c h a n i c s of t h e
CSEA/State disciplinary procedure at a recent
New York City Local 010 Executive Committee
meeting.
NEW YORK CITY - The New York City Local
010 Executive Committee met recently in what
Local 010 P r e s i d e n t J o s e p h Johnson t e r m e d
"probably one of the most important meetings this
local has ever held.
At the meeting, Local 010 Grievance Committee
Chairman Edward Satran spoke on the grievance
procedure and Johnson and CSEA Field Representative Al Sundmark spoke on the disciplinary
procedure and duty of fair representation.
Also at the meeting, new CSEA Field Representative Andrew Collins was introduced to the committee.
Johnson praised m e m b e r s of the local for their
activities at phone banks on behalf of the union's ef-
fort to get out the CSEA vote for President Carter.
He a l s o p r a i s e d t h e u n i t y shown by t h e
membership of what he called the " m o s t diverse
local in CSEA." Local 010 represents m e m b e r s in
66 agencies of New York State.
The Executive Committee voted to n a m e Ella
McQueen. Geneva Winston and Murtle Bell Moise
as delegates of the local.
The committee also named Dorothy L a F r a n c e ,
Dolly K r a m p n e r . Cynthia Miley, Fitzgerald Taylor
and Dorothy Daniels as alternates of the local.
In other actions by the committee, the hiring of
f o r m e r Local 010 F i n a n c i a l S e c r e t a r y M a r i e
Robinson to the local's staff was approved, and the
local's nominating committee was selected.
NEW YORK CITY LOCAL 010 President Joseph Johnson discusses local ac- ATTENDING A RECENT New York City Local 010 Executive Committee
tivities with, from left, Deiores Lynch and Marie McMahon before the start of meeting are Francoise Frazier and Elsie Yudin.
a recent Local 010 Executive Committee meeting.
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Great strides made in health insurance
ALBANY
"CSEA has beenJn the forefront in bargaining for various
aspects of health insurance coverage," noted Executive Director Joe Dolan
in a recent address at an eastern labor conference in Albany. Participating
in the conference were representatives of Blue Cross/Blue Shield Plans in 13
eastern states.
Dolan said that public and private frustration over the rising cost of
health care "has led some people to the simplistic conclusion that a
monolithic government program is required to bring all the aspects of
health care delivery and financing under a single controlling entity."
He advocated instead a system of health care choices and a commitment to cost containment, which he labled a social responsibility.
"Can we afford quality health care?" Dolan asked the insurance executives. "We must understand that 'quality' care doesn't come cheap. But
we must understand further that we don't have, nor can we hope to have, unlimited health resources or the dollars to provide them. We need to accommodate both cost and quality."
He added that it's no good simply to pass the cost around. "We delude
ourselves when we simply shift dollars. Passing costs on to individuals, the
government, employers or others is cost transfer, not cost control,"
Dolan, who represents CSEA as a board member of the Blue Cross of
Northeastern New York Plan, outlined the great strides that CSEA has
made in negotiating health insurance coverage for its members. These
strides include the Employee Benefit Fund which lets the union administer
insurance programs previously provided by the State, and the prescription
drug insurance program, which is becoming a much sought-after program
by CSEA-represented bargaining units in local governments.
Orange county
Local 836 installs
five new officers
AFFIRMING TO UPHOLD the CSEA in an oath administered by Regional President James J. Lennon, center, were new officers of the Orange
County Unit of Local 836. Taking part in the swearing in were, left to right. Treasurer Art Tuttle,
President Kay Cayton, Lennon, 3rd Vice President
Bill Harris, 2nd Vice President Dawn Gambino, and
Secretary Dolores Dudley. Missing from the picture is 1st Vice President Gertrude McNally.
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Buffalo stewards earn achievement awards
BUPTALO - Buffalo Local 003 stewards and alternates gathered in Buftalo recently to receive training and certification for stewardship responsibilities. When the session ended, over 23 m e m b e r s had received the coveted
Steward Certificate of Achievement.
Under the guidance of Grievance Chairperson Pat Froebel and Field Rep
Jim Stewart, the group w a s led through an intensive session encompassing
grievance identification and representation, E m p l o y e e Benefits Program information, membership and communication duties and E m p l o y e e Assistance
Program instruction. Field Service Assistance Bob Massey, 003 advisor
Celeste Rosenkranz and President Pat P f l e g e r assisted in conducting the
workshops.
N e w l y certified steward Bill Garey, proudly clutching his certificate, said
"this session w a s very helpful in giving m e the confidence and background info
r i l need in fighting grievance matters for my m e m b e r s " .
Froebel said stewards and alternates not in attendance at the training
session will be notified by mail as to how they m a y qualify for certification.
—Calendar-
of EVENTS
November
19 — C a p i t a l District Retirees Local 999 general membership meeting, 1 p.m.. Best
Western Inn Towne, Broadway, Albany.
19 — Buffalo Local 003 Executive Committee meeting, 5:30 p.m.. Plaza Suite 1 M&T
Plaza, Buffalo.
19 — Hudson Valley Armory Local 252, meeting, Newburgh Armory, 355 South William
Street, Newburgh, 1 p.m.
,
19 — B u f f a l o Local 003 executive committee dinner meeting. Plaza Suite,
pm
dinner, 6:30 p.m. meeting.
19 — Nassau County Local 830 Executive Committee meeting, 5:30 p.m., S a l i s b Ö i ^ l r ^ '
Eisenhower Park, East Meadow.
21-23—Southern Region III workshop, Thayer Hotel, West Point.
25 — J o i n t membership meeting of Long Island State Parks Local 102, Department of
Transportation Local 508, SUNY Farmingdale Local 606 and SLJNY Old Westbury
Local 618, 7 p.m.. Machinists Hall, Melville.
December
2 — Herkimer County Local 822 annual Christmas party, 7 p.m., Thurston's Restaurant,
Frankfort.
On Dancer, onPrancer,
on Donnen
on Blitzen,
on Christmas:
5—Upstate Medical Center Local 615 annual Christmas party. Holiday Inn West, Route
690 & Farrell Rood, Syracuse, 6:30 p.m.
5 — Local 442 Rome Developmental Center annual Christmas Party, 6:30 p.m.,
Massoud's Restaurant, Washington Mills.
12 — Long Island Region I holiday party, 7 p.m., Huntington Towne House, Huntington.
13 — Syracuse Developmental Center Annual Dinner Dance, 7 p.m. American Legion
Post, Manlius St., East Syracuse.
If union Santas don't look for
a gift with the union labels who
will?,.,,
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LADIES
GARMENT
WORKERS
UNION
AFL-CIO
TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN R E T I R E E Mildred Dentel, center, is honored at a dinner by
Brookhaven White Collar Unit President Ruth Kempf, right, and Brookhaven Town Clerk
Henrietta Acampora.
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Election '80 in retrospect
Union keyed many
election victories
CSEA turned in an admirable success rate
off an outstanding political action effort in
the 1980 general election. And the
backbone of the effort was, as always,
provided by rank-and-file members pursuing the interests of the union as a whole.
On pages 5, 6 and 7 of this issue, we
recount some of the results and recognize
some of those who made it all possible.
MEMBERS OF NASSAU COUNTY LOCAL 830 man phones to call A M O N G T H E M A N Y C S E A a c t i v i s t s takCSEA members in support of CSEA-endorsed political candidates ing part in t e l e p h o n e bank a c t i v i t i e s i s
before the Nov. 4 election.
Rockland County Unit President
Raymond Zerbarini.
"Actually most of the work during election campaigns —
making phone calls, stuffing envelopes, etc., is tedious, hard
work. There's nothing glamorous about it, and it's not easy to
find volunteers who'll stick to it hour after hour. And yet
that's what it's all about, the real nuts and bolts of getting
your candidate elected. It's impossible to get the job done
without this kind of manpower."
— Hernie Ryan, CSEA Political Action Director
R E T I R E E Willie Migneault,
above, calls CSEA members in
Westchester County as part of the'
union's telephone bank operation.
CSEA MEMBER Harry Mcintosh,
below, works at the telephone bank
in Rockland County to help get out
the CSEA vote on election day.
Capital Region effort
mirrors union campaign
across Empire State
WESTCHESTER COUNTY LOCAL
860 member Clara Schunke is one of
the many CSEA members who manned the telephones at the CSEA
telephone bank in Westchester County.
ALBANY — As the dust settles on the 1980 general elections, the
Political Action Committee of the Capital Region is busy beginning to lay
the ground work for the 1981 campaigns.
John Francisco, Capital Region Political Action Committee chairman, said of the 1980 local races, "Our members supported our endorsements on a local level one hundred percent. We were prepared for a
foot race in the 41st Senate contest between Senator Bruno and challenger
Ned Pattison, that preparation helped the incumbent enjoy the election
eve results. And CSEA scored a big upset in the Gail Shaffer win over incumbent Arlington Van Dyke in the 105th Assembly contest."
The Capital Region issued over 65,000 letters of endorsement on behalf
of thirteen legislative candidates, provided over $5,000 worth of paid
advertising to remind the general public of the Capital Region endorsements and manned several phone banks to urge voter participation
and support of CSEA endorsed candidates.
"Our volunteers are the key to our success" John Francisco noted.
"The Political Action Committee can make all the preparations, all the
plans, all the endorsements, but without membership support, actively in
local campaigns and actively in the voting booth, all of our efforts would
be worthless."
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TALKING WITH POTENTIAL VOTERS at Hauppauge phone bank
operated by CSEA are Steve DeVoursney, Stan Roberts, Larry
Shaughnessy.
Sophistication
spoils success
The Civil Service Employees Assn. reached a new high in
sophistication during the recent election campaigns which
culminated with the November 4 general election, and today it
looks upon the results with satisfaction. CSEA's Political Action
Director, Bemie Ryan, termed the results "admirable," and the
totals agree with that assessment.
CSEA is justifiably proud that 93% of its endorsed candidates won in State Assembly races; that 89% of its endorsed
candidates were victorious in State Senate contests, and that
80% of the candidates it backed came up winners in state congressional contests. And CSEA is equally proud of the way those
results were gained
through planning and hard work.
That hard work by a large army of grassroot volunteer union
members paid off from the congressional races right on down to
selected local issues and candidates where the union felt the
need to take stands. Telephone banks operating in 22 locations
across the state helped greatly, along with mailings, paid advertising and volunteers mobilized to assist individual campaigns in
a variety of ways.
On these pages are examples of how the union's program
worked and achieved significant results. Results such as these
were achieved time and time again throughout each region and
across the state.
Phone banks key in Long Island effort
By Hugh O'Haire, Jr.
HAUPPAUGE — "I've always been interested in politics but I never got
involved before. I must have talked, to 200 people in the last three nights I
worked here," said Peggy Trafieante, pausing for a moment after hanging
up her phone to discuss her experience as a volunteer at the AFSCME-CSEA
Region One phone bank.
Mrs. Trafieante, a CSEA shop steward at the Downstate Distribution
Center, learned about the phone bank at a CSEA Political Action Seminar
and decided to volunteer her free time to work for CSEA-endorsed candidates.
"All of the candidates I am making calls for are out of my district. None
of these people mean anything to m e personally. I am doing this because my
union needs my help," Mrs. Trafieante said.
The mother of a 17-year-old son and twin 15-year-old girls, Mrs.
Trafieante became a public employee a year and a half ago when she joined
the Downstate Distribution Center as a data entry machine operator. She
quickly got active in the CSEA and became a shop steward in the Central
Islip local 404 in December.
"I like to talk to people. But I know that if someone called m e at home
and told m e how to vote, I wouldn't like it: so I ask people politely to support
their union's endorsed candidates," Mrs. Trafieante said. "I enjoy this work
and I'd like to do it again."
Mrs. Trafieante was one of eight people working on the last evening of
the two-week AFSCME-CSEA Suffolk County phone bank that was operating
out of a basement kitchen in Colonic Hill, a Suffolk County catering center in
Hauppauge. CSEA volunteers sat at tables arranged around the white tile
walls of the kitchen under placards bearing the names of the candidates for
which they were calling union members.
Larry Shaughnessy, a retired CSEA member from the Kings Park
School District, worked the phones every night of the two week campaign.
"It's interesting work, talking to different types of people. The time
went by fast," said Mr. Shaughnessy, running his hand through his shortcropped grey hair. The retired maintenance worker estimated that he had
talked to almost 800 people during the two-week period urging them to vote
for CSEA-AFSCME backed candidates.
A CSEA member for 15-years before he retired, Mr. Shaughnessy said
that some of the people he called were hostile but "most were pleasant and
receptive."
According to John D'Alessandro, of the Joint-Legislative Office in
Albany, who organized the Suffolk phone bank, 3,500 to 4,000 members were
contacted by the CSEA volunteer phone callers. Another phone bank was
operated in Nassau County simultaneously.
As Mike Curtin, co-chairperson of the Region One Political Action Committee, brought in platters of cold cuts, cans of beer and soda, volunteers
crowded around to celebrate the end of the first CSEA phone bank. Danny
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Donohue, Region One President, said bethought the effort was worth the
long hours the volunteers had put in.
"We've some problems and we have some knots to work out but these
phone banks are one of the most important steps forward the CSEA has ever
taken. I think our work here will have a measurable effect on the elections,"
Mr. Donohue said.
"It is members like you," he told the volunteers "who help the CSEA
develop its potential power in politics. All of us owe you our thanks."
PHONE BANK operators are, from left, Bud Scudder, Nick Avella,
Peggy Trafieante, and Jean Frazier. In back ground are Region I
Political Action Committee cochairman Mike Curtin, John D'Alessandro
of the CSEA/AFSCME Political Action office, and Region I President
Danny Donohue.
tremendous feeling of accomplishment'
By Ron Wofford
BUFFALO — "Campaign '80
showed the strength of CSEA in
Region 6 and our ability to get
behind our candidates and help
them get e l e c t e d , " said June
Ferner of the region's political
action committee.
She was recounting the final
r e s u l t s of a c a m p a i g n w h i c h
resulted in victory for 26 of the 29
CSEA-backed candidates in State
Assembly and Sentate races and
overwhelming defeat of a CSEAopposed proposition in Niagara
County.
"We got off to a slow start," she
explained, "but once we got rolling
it was full steam ahead. Our phone
banks were going every night, and
we placed more than 4,500 calls in
behalf of endorsees."
She commented that some of the
volunteers' ears are probably still
sore from all that telephoning,
"but it was great fun, and we all
got a tremendous feeling of accomplishment to see the positive
results of our labor."
" W e c o u l d n ' t h a v e been a s
successful without the many CSEA
volunteers who spent many hours
stuffing envelopes, passing out
f l y e r s , and g e n e r a l l y d o i n g
everything they could to get out the
vote."
In Niagara County, a proposition
which would have extended county
legislators' terms from two to four
years was defeated by a nearly
three-to-one margin.
Niagara County Local No. 832
President Bill Monin said the
CSEA-backed media blitz opposing
the proposition was a decisive factor in the vote.
"We're real pleased with the
result, because this is the first
issue that we've had such a large
number of the members get involved in," Monin said, adding that he
thought this would have a great impact on contract negotiations next
, year.
"This also serves public notice
that we mean business and that we
are a real union, united in working
to improve conditions for our
membership and the public we
serve," the Local president said.
Lois Sawma, PAC chairperson of
the white collar unit of the Local
added that "This issue would have
been neatly hidden from the voters
without the extensive media campaign promoted by CSEA. Thanks
to the union, the public was better
educated about the issue when they
went to the polls."
"Political action impacts directly on the working lives of our
m e m b e r s , " declared Region 6
President Robert Lattimer, "and a
public employee union can't be truly effective if it ignores this fact
and d i v o r c e s i t s e l f f r o m the
political arena. That our members
understand this principle at the
grassroots was evidenced by the
many hours of hard work they
volunteered during the campaign."
"Campaign '80" began months
ago in Region 6, as it did in other
CSEA Regions. The campaign
started with members analyzing
the issues and the candidates, then
deciding which political aspirants
best represented their concerns,
and finally working full-speed to
s e e that their endorsees w e r e
elected.
In s e t t i n g up " C a n d i d a t e s
Nights" so members could hear
from and question the candidates,
the Region 6 Political Action Committee faced a problem because of
the v a s t n e s s of the 14-county
R e g i o n . So c o m m i t t e e c o chairpersons Dominic Savarino
and Florence Tripi scheduled a
s e r i e s of m e e t i n g s in Buffalo,
Rochester, Hornell, Fredonia and
Niagara.
The committee also distributed a
questionnaire to obtain candidates'
opinions on a number of issues vital
to CSEA, including agency shop, initiative and referendum, pension
increase for retirees, and the
Triborough Bill.
HAPPY IT'S OVER - Region VI Political Action
Committee co-chairmen Dominic Savarino and
Florence Tripi express their feelings after a highly
CSEA-AFSCME Local 1000 will conduct a fundraising drive during the next year to support the efforts of the P . E . O . P . L . E . Program. Public
Employees Organized to Promote Legislative
Equality (PEOPLE) is the Political Action Committee of AFSCME.
Ramona L. Gallagher, CSEA's P.E.O.P.L.E.
Coordinator for New York State, says "We made a
tremendous start at the delegates' meeting in
Only after members had met
candidates and the questionnaires
had been analyzed did the Political
Action Committee develop the list
of 29 candidates they felt best met
the needs of the members.
But after all those long weeks of
effort, the work was just beginning. The committee, working with
CSEA/AFSCME Political Training
Specialist Ramona Gallagher,
rounded up scores of volunteers to
o p e r a t e phone banks, stuff
envelopes, pass out flyers at superm a r k e t s , and go door-to-door
promoting votes for CSEA-backed
candidates.
" T h e hundreds and perhaps
thousands of hours of volunteer effort paid off when the votes were
counted last week in the 14 counties
of the Western Region and so many
CSEA-endorsed candidates emerged a s w i n n e r s , "
Regional
President Lattimer said.
successful union election campaign throughout the
western part of the state.
Niagara Falls. Our P.E.O.P.L.E. Breakfast was a
sell-out and the delegates were enthusiastic about
this worthwhile program,"
Ms. Gallagher summarized the plans for the
drive explaining that the goal is roughly $1.00 per
member. The contributions must be strictly voluntary because dues money cannot be used for this
purpose according to Federal Election Law. The
monies received will be used to help candidates in
various Congressional and Federal election campaigns.
Region Presidents have been asked to designate
P.E.O.P.L.E. Coordinators to assist on this project.
To date the following coordinators have been appointed: Region I — Jean Frazier and Lou
Mannellino: Region IV — Mazie Fort and Ernestine
Lafayette: and Region VI — Sheila Brogan.
"The cooperation and support o f J h e union's officers are extremely important," M^XGallagher
emphasized. "And, obviously, the ^ i ^ e r s h i p ' s
generosity and concern will make or break us. I'm
confident they'll respond in their usual positive
manner since they realize how. much is at stake in
November's elections."
Contributions (personal check or money order)
made payable to P.E.O.P.L.E. can be mailed to the
CSEA-AFSCME Legislative Office, 2020 Twin
Towers, 99 Washington Avenue, Albany, New York
12210. "At the end of September, 1981, we would like
to recognize the Region which has been most
successful in reaching the $1.00 per member goal,"
concluded Ms. Gallagher.
J
THE PUBLIC SECTOR, Wednesday, November 12, 1980
Page 7
LISTENING ATTENTIVELY to discussion on affiliation is Mike Thomas, of CSEA's
Local at the Monroe Developmental Center.
DORIS FARRELL, right, a member of the Committee to
Study the AFSCME Affiliation, addresses union members
attending the first in a series of meetings across the state on
the subject. Others visible are, from left, committee
members Pat Mascioli and Mike Curtin.
First CSEA-AFSCME affiliation
meeting brings open discussion
BATAVIA — Region VI President
Robert Lattimer assured, the audience
here that "we control our own destiny"
during the first in a series of open
meetings being held across the state to
discuss the "pro's and con's" of the
proposed affiliation with AFSCME next
year.
Responding to concern from several
persons attending the meeting that
CSEA might be "swallowed up," Lattimer, who chairs CSEA's Committee to
Study the AFSCME Affiliation, told the
group that should CSEA decide to continue its current relationship with
AFSCME that "we will retain our own
identity constitution and structure."
Lattimer also said that the extent of
CSEA's involvement in AFSCME would
be "as much or as little as we want" and
that he believed that representation on
AFSCME's Board of Directors was a
negotiable item.
ROBERT L. LATTIMER, chairman of the CSEA
Committee to Study the AFSCME Affiliation.
TOM WARZEL of SUNY Buffalo CSEA Local 602 asks a
question during meeting in Batavia.
Region IV meeting
ALBANY - The Statewide Affiliation Committee will hold an
open m e m b e r s h i p m e e t i n g in
Region IV on Saturday, November
22 from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the
Holiday Inn, 1614 Central Ave in
Colonic.
Local members are encouraged
to attend. Take this opportunity to
discuss your concerns on the upcoming decision with the Committee before a recommendation is
submitted to the CSEA and its
delegates.
AMONG THOSE ATTENDING the informational meeting concerning the affiliation were, from left, Barbara
Justinger of Erie County Local 815 and
Penny Bush of Wyoming County Local
861.
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THE PUBLIC SECTOR, Wednesday,O c t o b e r22,1980
e, c o u i
Advanced training
program conducted
for union staffers
PLAINVIEW — A four-session training prograni for CSEA field staff
started recently with a session on human resource development for members
of the Long Island Region I and Metropolitan Region II Field staff.
CSEA Education Director Thomas Quimby said the field staff in all six
regions are receiving the training.
Quimby said future training sessions would cover group dynamics,
motivation and communications and problem solving.
The recent training session in Plainview was conducted by Quimby and
Josephine Musicus of the New York State School of Industrial and Labor
Regions — Cornell University.
Subjects discussed at the session included personality, defense
mechanisms, leadership and the role of the field representative as a supportive
leader.
Quimby said: "Leaders know how to get things done, how to get other people behind them."
Musicus said: "Leaders are not born. . . . Leadership is not a personality
trait. Leadership is how we relate td other people in a particular situation."
CSEA EDUCATION DIRECTOR Thomas Quimby and Josephine Musicus, left,
of the New York State School of Industrial and Labor Relations — Cornell
University lead the staff training session for members of the Long Island
Region I and Metropolitan Region II field staff.
IMajor progress reported on resoiving
Division for Youtli woricer probiems
NEW YORK CITY — "Major progress has been made in solving many
of the labor-management problems of the almost 800 CSEA members working for the State Division for Youth in New York City," according to New
York City Local 010 President Joseph Johnson.
Johnson reported on the progress made in a recent meeting between
CSEA Field Representatives Al Sundmark and Andrew Collins and Local 010
staffer Anthony Vericella with Division for Youth ( D F Y ) representatives.
Representing DFY were its New York City Region Director Josephus
Nickerson; his assistant, Wilson Gonzales; and DFYOER representatives
Robert Kennedy and William Robinson.
"The meeting opened vital communication with Nickerson. I have great
confidence in Nickerson and Gonzales to initiate a healthy labormanagement climate for DFY employees in CSEA Region II," Johnson
said.
Sundmark said the results of the meeting included:
— Overtime payment disputes involving attempts by management to
use compensatory time will be paid in accordance with the law.
— A number of individual complaints of members were straightened
out.
PUBLIC
EMPLOYEES.
— CSEA and DFY will take part in a joint effort to identify a number of
provisional clerical employees in the division.
— Local 010 Grievance Representative Jeanie Neumann will coordinate
a training program for the provisional employees to help them move to permanent positions and advance in the clerical career ladder.
— DFY will expedite a search for a director and assistant director for
Youth Development Center (YDC) 2 at 128 East 112th S t r t Ä in Mlnhattamr— Nickerson promised to have the labor-management problems at
YDC2 investigated and resolved.
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— Every effort will be made by management to meet »/ith union
representatives in an effort to resolve problems prior to the formal
grievance procedure.
Johnson said: "I pledge to work with Nickerson and Gonzales to insure
the best working conditions for our members which means better conditions
for the clients and improvement in the public's interest."
Part of the success of the recent meeting was an earlier meeting
between CSEA, including Johnson and the regional field staff; and DFY officials, including State Director Frank Hall and his top labor-relations personnel.
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CSEA President William McGowan, left, to the Capital Region CSEA satellite
office in Plattsburgh where he met with standing, Judy Sorrell, SUNY Plattsburgh Local 612; seated center, Connie Beauhoinoir, SUNY Plattsburgh lx)cal
612, and right, Roland Lampkins, Clinton County Local, 810 treasurer. Nearly
70 members from the northern part of the region turned out to visit with
McGowan. Their concerns centered mainly on the employee evaluation
program for state workers.
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
"Section 2. BOARD OF DIRECTORS. The power and authority to transact
all business of the Association shall, subject to the power and authority of the
D e l e g a t e s at m e e t i n g s of the Association, be vested in a Board of Directors. . . ' — Article IV, CSEA Constitution and By-Laws.
The following is the current listing of the m e m b e r s of the CSEA Board of
Directors. The Board consists of 10 elected statewide officers, and elected
representatives to the State and County Divisions. In addition, chairpersons of
all standing c o m m i t t e e s are non-voting m e m b e r s of the Board.
Board m e m b e r s below are listed by the statewide o f f i c e they represent, or
the department, agency or county represented. The telephone numbers under
the office or departmental listing are the business phones, while the telephone
numbers adjacent to the listed home address is the home telephone number.
CSEA F I E L D R E P R E S E N T A T I V E Larry Sparber, left, and N e w Rochelle
Unit President Anthony Anthony Blasie address a special meeting of the N e w
Rochelle City Council on Oct. 14, asking that the legislative hearing for an imposed settlement be held Oct. 2L The council set the hearing for Nov. 18 when
the city administration said it could not be ready on Oct. 21.
New Rochelle hearing set
NEW ROCHELLE — The N e w Rochelle City Council was scheduled to conduct a legislative hearing on November 18 for ihe purpose of imposing a contract under the Taylor Law on the 120 m e m b e r N e w Rochelle City Hall CSEA
Unit, and while results of that hearing w e r e unavailable at press time, union
m e m b e r s were in an angry mood going into the proceedings.
Unit President Anthony Blasie said his m e m b e r s were suffering the e f f e c t s
of being without a pay raise for nearly two years, and left no doubt he f e e l s the
delay and failure to negotiate a contract w a s the fault of m a n a g e m e n t . He
charged the city administration with suspending contract talks several w e e k s
ago, and delaying further the legislative hearing originally called for on October 21.
In addition to gaining public support on petitions, unit m e m b e r s also turned
out for a major demonstration at the October 21 meeting of the city council,
when the legislative hearing had been originally expected.
Blasie addressed the council at that time to protest the delay until N o v e m b e r
18. And his fiery words mirrored the anger of the general m e m b e r s . At that
time, Blasie told the council m e m b e r s , in part:
"Wft,have c o m e heretonight to protest the fact that w e have been without a
contract for 10 months and to bring to your attention two very important factors.
"Our first purpose tonight is to .make you aware of the e x t r e m e hardships
being endured by our m e m b e r s . The last t i m e our salary w a s increased w a s
Jan. 1,1979 . , . Here it is almost 1981 and w e are still existing on a 1979 s a l a r y . .
"The second point I would like to m a k e is a question of negotiating in good
faith. It is true that w e have been negotiating since last N o v e m b e r (1979), but
did you know that, including today (Oct. 21, 1980), we have m e t only eight
times?
"Do you call this an honest effort to negotiate?
" . . . I just want you to know that . . . CSEA is still willing to keep on
negotiating as w e a l w a y s have been, at any time, even 24 hours a day if
necessary, but the City administration is content to sit back on their increases
and place the burden on the City Council to mandate a settlement. . . .
"During the course of our negotiations, we modified our position three
separate t i m e s in order to try and gain a settlement while the City has seen fit
to change their's only once, and that has c o m e only after our appearance
before this council. Do you call this good faith negotiating?
AT THE OCT. 21 demonstration, New Rochelle Unit Secretary Sheila Brill is
interviewed by a local newspaper reporter about the reasons for the
demonstration.
Pnne 10
THE PUBLIC SECTOR/Wednesday, November 19. 1980
STATEWIDE OFFICERS
PRESIDENT
518-434-0191
WILLIAM L. McGOWAN, CSEA, 33 Elk Street, Albany,
N.Y. 12207.
EXECUTIVE
VICE PRESIDENT
518-434-0191
THOMAS H. MCDONOUGH, CSEA, 33 Elk
Albany, N.Y. 12207.
REGION 1
PRESIDENT
516-789-1170
DAN DONOHUE, Long Island Regional Office, 740
Broadway, North Amityville, N.Y. 11701.
REGION 2
PRESIDENT
212-962-3090
JAMES G R I P P E R , Metropolitan Region 2 Office, 11
Park Place, Suite 1405, New York, N.Y. 10007.
REGION 3
PRESIDENT
914-896-8180
JAMES LENNON, Southern Regional Office, Old Albany
Post Rd., North, RD 1, Fishkill, N.Y. 12524.
REGION 4
PRESIDENT
518-489-5424
JOSEPH J. McDERMOTT, Capital Regional Office,
1215 Western Avenue, Albany, N.Y. 12203.
REGION 5
PRESIDENT
315-451-6330
JAMES J. MOORE, Central Regional Office, Suite 308,
290 Elwood Davis Road, Liverpool, N.Y. 13088.
REGION 6
PRESIDENT
716-634-3540
ROBERT LATTIMER, Western Regional Office,
Cambridge Sq., 4245 Union Rd., Cheektowaga, N.Y. 14225.
SECRETARY
607-431-3193
MRS. I R E N E CARR, 92 Center Street, Oneonta, N.Y.
13820. 607-432-3091.
TREASURER
315-797-6120
JACK GALLAGHER, 6 Garden Street, Mohawk, N.Y.
13407. 315-866-4182.
street,
STATE DEPARTIWENTAL REPRESENTATIVES
AGRICULTURE &
MARKETS
518-457-5717
AUDIT &
CONTROL
518-474-5494 X 2949
AUTHORITIES
518-449-1750
CIVIL SERVICE
518-457-5658
COMMERCE
474-5668
CONSERVATION
518-457-6957
CORRECTION
315-253-8401
EDUCATION
518-474-5922
EXECUTIVE
518-457-1964
EXECUTIVE
518-457-6062
HEALTH
716-845-5955
INSURANCE
518-474-6620
JUDICIAL
914-428-6888
LABOR
518-457-3250
LABOR
212-488-5241
LAW
518-474-6981
MOTOR VEHICLE
518-474-2438
MENTAL HYGIENE
REGION 1
516-231-8758
MENTAL HYGIENE
REGION 1
516-234-2920
JOHN J. WEIDMAN, Dept. Ag. & Mkts., State Food Lab, Bldg.
7, State Campus, Albany. N.Y. 12226. 518-462-0040.
BEATRICE McCOY, 15 Bellemead Street, Troy, N.Y. 12180.
518-283-5107.
JOHN FRANaSCO, 23 Acker Ave., Wynantskill, N.Y. 12198.
518-283-1125.
DOLORES FARRELL, 37 Valdepenas Lane. Clifton Park, N.Y.
12065. 518-371-6036.
RUTH LOVEGROVE, 3 ElUot Ave., East Greenbush, N.Y.
12061. 518-477-9229.
JOSEPHINE LUIZZI, R.D. No. 2, Fleming Trlr. No. 12, Selkirk,
N Y 12158 518-756-6477
AUSTIN T. DONOVAN. 17 Lewis St., Auburn, N.Y. 13021. 315252-8296.
J U N E ROBAK, 90 Eileen St.. Albany, N.Y. 12203. 518-459-2872.
EARL KILMARTIN, 86 Columbia Turnpike, Rensselaer, N.Y.
12144 518-462-3864.
CINDY EGAN, 5 Turf Lane, LoudonviUe, N.Y. 12211. 518-4581672.
GENEVIEVE CLARK, 34 Russell Avenue, Buffalo, N.Y. 14215.
716-833-2509.
BETTY COLLINS, P.O. Box 204, 4 Fifth Street, Waterford,
N.Y. 12188. 518-237-1007.
THOMAS F. JEFFERSON. NYS Court of Claims. 15th Floor, 44
South Broadway, White Plains, N.Y. 10601. 914-7834547.
SHIRLEY BROWN, 950 Washington Avenue, Albany, N.Y.
12203.
GEORGE CALOUMENO, 36-14 21St. Ave., Long Island City,
N.Y. 11105.
ELISA BURSOR, 1414 Woolsey St.. Schenectady. N.Y. 12303.
518-370-2572.
BARBARA STACK, 123 No. Allen Street, Albany, N.Y. 12203.
518-482-6657.
JULIA DUFFY. P.O. Box 1213, West Brentwood, N.Y. 11717.
516-273-8633.
DAN DONOHUE, 37i W. Woodside Ave., Patchogue, N.Y.
11772 . 516-289-0511.
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MENTAL HYGIENE
REGION 1
MENTAL HYGIENE
REGION 2
212-698-1440
MENTAL HYGIENE
REGION 2
212-698-1440
MENTAL HYGIENE
REGION 2
212-642-6336
MENTAL HYGIENE
REGION 3
914-359-1000
MENTAL HYGIENE
REGION 3
914-832-6611
MENTAL HYGIENE
REGION 3
914-877-6821 x468
MENTAL HYGIENE
REGION 4
518-584-3110 x212
MENTAL HYGIENE
REGION 5
315-736-0883
MENTAL HYGIENE
REGION 5
315-393-3000 x359
MENTAL HYGIENE
REGION 6
716-674-6300 x316
MENTAL HYGIENE
REGION 6
Di^nfi^-^^uD
PUHLIC CORI».
518-447-2638
PUBLIC SERVICE
518-474-4509
SOCIAL SERV.
518-473-0953
STATE DEPT.
518-474-4664
TAX & FINANCE
518-457-6437
TRANSPORTATION
914-896-6340
TRANSPORTATION
518-457-3189
UNIVERSITY
716-831-4731
UNIVERSITY
607-753-4801
UNIVERSITY
914-257-2321
BEN KOSIOROWSKI, 1115 Coates Ave., Holbrook, N.Y. 11741.
FELTON KING, 2156 Linden Blvd., Brooklyn, N.Y. 11207 . 212649-1772.
RONNIE SMITH, 1834 Caton Ave., Apt. 1-B, Brooklyn, N.Y.
11226. 212-282-2696.
JAMES GRIPPER, METROPOLITAN REGION 2 Office, 11
Park Place, Suite 1405, New York, N.Y. 10007. 212-257-4539.
EVA KATZ, 16 Clark Drive, Spring Valley, N.Y. 10977. 914-3568894.
ROBERT THOMPSON, Box 653, Wingdale, N.Y. 12594. 914-8329334.
RICHARD J. SNYDER, P.O. Box 92, Amenia, N.Y. 12501. 914373-9084 (unlisted).
FRANCIS WILUSZ, DeRidder Apts. Apt. A, RD No. 3,
Gansevoort, N.Y. 12831. 518-584-2460.
SUE BUCRZINSKI, R.D. No. 3, French Road, Remsen, N.Y.
13438. 315-831-2877.
GEORGE McCARTHY, 312 Jersey Avenue, Ogdensburg, N.Y.
13669. 315-393-5455.
ELAINE MOOTRY, 20 Goulding Ave., Buffalo, N.Y. 14208. 71688&-3360.
PAUL CHRISTOPHER, 197 E. Main St., Fredonia, N.Y. 14063.
716-672-4441.
JOANN LOWE, 19 McCarthy Ave., Albany, N.Y. 12202. 518465-9725.
PHYLLIS BURGER, Public Service Dept., 6th Floor, Agency
Bldg. 3, Empire State Plaza, Albany, N.Y. 12223. 518-272-8058.
ALAN SIEGEL, R.D. No. 1, Box 206, East Greenbush, N.Y.
12061. 518-477-5403.
JUNE SCOTT, 40 Defreest Ave., Troy, N.Y. 12180. 518-274-2133.
JOHN GULLY, 24 Elmwood Ct., Troy, N.Y. 12180. 518-283-6596.
JOHN CASSIDY, NYS DOT Region No. 8, Local 507, P.O. Box
3257, Poughkeepsie, N.Y. 12603. 914-226-7883.
JOAN M. TOBIN, 57 Mordella Rd., Colonie, N.Y. 12205, 518-8690055.
JUNE BOYLE, 162 Melody Lane, Tonawanda, N.Y. 14150. 716835-8405.
PATRICIA CRANDALL, 84 Elm St., Cortland, N.Y. 13045. 607753-1853
MARIE ROMANELLI, 5 Roma Place, New Paltz, N.Y. 12561.
914-883-6628.
COUNTY LOCAL REPRESENTATIVES
ALBANY
518-785-5511 x571
ALLEGANY
716-973-3311
BROOME
607-772-2638
CATTARAUGUS
716-938-9111
CAYUGA
315-253-1204
CHAUTAUQUA
716-665-6613
CHEMUNG
607-732-4182
CLINTON
518-293-8200
COLUMBIA
518-758-9251
CORTLAND
607-753-7534
DELAWARE
607-746-2127
DUTCHESS
914-485-9825
ERIE
716-937-9131
ESSEX
518-873-6301
FRANKLIN
518-483-3300
FULTON
518-762-8913
GENESEE
716-344-2550
GREENE
518-943-3300
HERKIMER
315-867-1223
JEFFERSON
315-788-0020
LEWIS
LIVINGSTON
716-243-2500
MADISON
315-363-5030
HOWARD CROPSEY, P.O. Box 472, Latham, N.Y. 12110. 518783-1318.
LELAND A. WINCHELL, 5 South St., Friendship, N.Y. 14739.
716-973-7445.
BARBARA PICKELL, 11 Tompkins Street, Binghamton, N.Y.
13903 . 607-724-6543.
THOMAS BRUNO, 64 Central Ave., Salamanca, N.Y. 14779. 716945-1338.
MARJORIE COGGESHALL, 22 Florence St., Auburn, N.Y.
13021. 315-252-4215.
DONALD MALONEY, BOX 208, Kennedy, N.Y. 14747. 716-2674635.
MARY NELAN, 409 Hillbrook Rd., Elmira, N.Y. 607-737-2952.
JEANNE KELSO, 71 Terrace West, Plattsburgh, N.Y. 12901.
518-563-0427.
SHIRLEY PONKOS, 8167 River Road, Stuyvesant, N.Y. 12173.
518-828-5812.
ROBERT GAILOR, JR., 44 South Ave., Cortland, N.Y. 13045.
607-753-7142.
GEORGE DEBIAS, Box 73, Bloomville, N.Y. 607-538-9810.
MONROE
716-328-5250
MONTGOMERY
518-843-3503
NASSAU
516-535-2522
NIAGARA
716-284-3007
ONEIDA
315-798-5086
ONONDAGA
315-425-3241
ONTARIO
315-781-0400
ORANGE
ORLEANS
716-589-5505
OSWEGO
OTSEGO
607-547-2579
PUTNAM
914-225-3641 x244
RENSSELAER
518-270-5293
518-462-4256
ROCKLAND
914-623-6400
ST. LAWRENCE
315-379-2315
SARATOGA
518-885-5381 x439
SCHENECTADY
518-346-6211
SCHOHARIE
518-295-8134
SCHUYLER
SENECA
315-568-9892 or 9893
STEUBEN
607-776-7611
SUFFOLK
516-360-5676
SULLIVAN
914-292-5938
TIOGA
607-687-5000
TOMPKINS
607-844-8211
ULSTER
914-339-4540
WARREN
518-793-7771
WASHINGTON
518-677-8555
WAYNE
315-946-4855
WESTCHESTER
914-682-7625
WYOMING
716-786-3111
YATES
716-536-4451
MARTIN KOENIG, 167 Flanders Road, Rochester, N.Y. 14619.
716442-3492.
WILLIAM ZIPPIERE, 15 Evelyn St., Amsterdam, N.Y. 12010.
518-842-5861.
NICHOLAS ABBATIELLO, P.O. Box 575, Mineola, N.Y. 11501.
516-223-0715.
WILLIAM MONIN, 146 61st Street, Niagara Falls, N.Y. 14303.
716-283-5767.
RALPH YOUNG, 111 Dickenson St., Utica, NrY. 13501. 315-7350752.
MARIE KALBFLEISCH, 412 Stinard Avenue, Syracuse, N.Y.
13207. 315-475-7150.
FRANCIS DUNHAM, R.D. No. 3, Box 36, Geneva, N.Y. 14456.
315-789-5031.
EVERETT REMINGTON, Rte. No. 2, Albany Post Road,
Montgomery, N.Y. 12549.
ANDREW LUCYSZYN, 2142 S. Lyndonville Road, Lyndonville,
N.Y. 14098. 716-765-2598.
FRANCIS G. MILLER, 201 South Fifth Street, Fulton, N.Y.
13069. 315-592-2333.
MABEL WANNAMAKER, Box 133, Cherry Valley, N.Y. 13320.
607-264-3778.
MILLICENT DEROSA, P.O. Box 177, Carmel, N.Y. 10512.
914-225-1468.
JOSEPH LAZARONY, BOX 341-A, Averill Park, N.Y. 12018.
518-674-5720.
JOHN MAURO, 421 East Route 59, Nanuet, N.Y. 10954. 914-62329Ö7.
RICHARD RENO, 3 Hillcrest St., Massena, N.Y. 13662. 3152724-2061.
WILLIAM McTYGUE, 56 State St., Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
12866. 518-584-5972.
ALFRED FARONE, 1165 Sumner Avenue, Schenectady, N.Y.
12309. 518-372-8160.
KATHRYN SADDLEMIRE, Box 264, Schoharie, N.Y. 12157.
518-295-7247.
CLAYRE LIAMMARI, R.D. No. 1, Watkins Glen, N.Y. 14891.
BRIAN DOMBROWSKI, Seneca Co. Health Dept., Eisenhower
College. Harriman Hall, Seneca Falls 13148. 315-568-2478.
JAMES LINDSAY, R.D. No. 3, Homell, N.Y. 14843. 607-3240052.
EDWIN GARCIA, 1681 Lincohi Avenue, Holbrook, N.Y. 11741.
516-588-2274.
WALTER E. DURKIN, Box 19, CalUcoon Center, N.Y. 12724.
914-482-4962.
ALBERTA WEISZ, 240 Nagel Hill Road, Candor, N.Y. 13743.
THOMAS KEANE, JR., 9 Terris Road^ Cortland, N.Y. 13045.
BARBARA SWARTZMILLER, Box 98, Second'St.',' Conelly,
N.Y. 12417. 914-338-5976.
JOSEPH BLAIR, R.D. No. 1, Jenkinsville Road, Glens Falls,
N.Y. 12801. 518-792-8257.
RUTH BATES, 8 North Park Street, Cambridge, N.Y. 12816.
518-677-3421.
SEARLE MEAD, c/o Wayne Co. Highway, Box 111, Lyons, N.Y.
14489. 315-923-9279.
PAT MASCIOLI, 196 Maple Ave., White Plains, N.Y. 10601. 914968-3568.
MARILYN OSSWALD, 142 West Buffalo Street, Warsaw, N.Y.
14569. 716-786-3558.
RUTH ROBINSON, 593 East Lake Road, Penn Yan, N.Y. 14527.
716-536-7209.
COUNTY EDUCATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES
REGION 1
516-842-4000
REGION 3
914-471-1080
REGION 4
518-587-4545
REGION 5
315-363-4200
REGION 6
716-278-5735
MICHAEL CURTIN, 37 Donna Place, East Islip, N.Y. 11730.
516-277-4377.
JOHN FAMELETTE, 45 Meyer Avenue, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
12603. 914-454-7680.
HENRY EBERT, Smith Bridge Road, Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
12866. 518-584-8186.
DOLORES HERRIG, R.D. No. 1, Verona, N.Y. 13478. 315-3363569.
DOMINIC SPACONE, JR., 2458 Independence Ave., Niagara
Falls, N.Y. 14301. 716-282-0839.
ELLIS ADAMS, Rusky Lane, Salt Point, N.Y. 12578. 914-2663659.
GEORGE CLARK, 45 Dempster Street, Buffalo, N.Y. 14206.
716-896-5931.
MARGARET BRONSON, RFD, Westport, N.Y. 518-873-2035.
MILDRED GIORDANO, R.D. No. 1, Moira, N.Y. 12957.
WILLIAM G. SOHL, 7 Griffin St., Gloversville, N.Y. 12078. 518725-4595
GARY L. CLARK, 8978 Fargo Road, Stafford, N.Y. 14143. 716343-8097.
HENRY WYSZYNSKI, Route 1, Box 86, Leeds, N.Y. 12451. 518622-8056.
MARY E. SULLIVAN, 312 Bellinger Avenue, Herkimer, N.Y.
13350. 315-866-5717.
RICHARD J. GRIECO, R.D. No. 4, Military Road, Watertown,
N.Y. 13601. 315-788-3742.
WILLIAM TUTTLE, Rural Avenue, Lowville, N.Y. 13367.
THOMAS M. TREMER, Livingston County Probation Bureau,
Lakeville Road, Geneseo, N.Y. 14454. 716-582-2774.
MAUREEN MALONE, 312 Carpenter Street, Oneida, N.Y.
13421. 315-363-7339.
CSEQ
THE PUBLIC SECTOR, Wednesday, November 12, 1980
Page 11
Unit president extremeiy active
Jim Seton combines
yoiiUi woric with a
iove of outdoors
By Thomas Foster
SYRACUSE — There are two things James Seton, president of the
Onondaga County Highway Department Unit of Local 834, never gets
enough of — helping kids and enjoying the outdoors.
Seton combines his two loves in a quantity of activities that boggles
the mind. He spends about five weeks and 30 weekends a year working
with youngsters in various youth groups.
Seton leads his own Boy Scout and Girl Scout troops in the Elmwood
section of Syracuse, supervises a group of black youths known as the
Brick Brigade in a neighboring section of the city, and conducts a
wilderness trainnig session in the Adirondacks that has gained national
recognition.
He also is active with the youth group from the Elrhwood
Presbyterian Church, where he is a deacon.
"The main thing with kids is to give them what they want," Seton
said, referring to the numerous types of activities he has initiated. His
desire to embark on journeys "anyway the kids want to go" eventually
grew into the Voyager training program in the Adirondacks.
Seton has been taking 100 mile journeys with youngsters through the
lakes and woods of the mountains for the past few years. The Voyager
program started primarily with Boy Scouts, but is open to anyone 18 or
older who has a desire to learn about the outdoors, he said.
The program now includes instruction from New York State conservation officers. The youths completing the instruction on conservation,
fishing and hunting laws and general outdoor knowledge become licensed
Adirondack guides.
The International Paper Company, which owns a large portion of the
land where Seton and his kids roam, has been generous in supporting the
program, Seton said.
The immense effort involved in working with more than 300
youngsters each year has its rewards. The satisfaction showed in Seton's
face as he flipped through a scrap book from one of his trips.
"He's a doctor, she's a forest ranger, he's in the Army, he's a computer technician," Seton said as he went down a list of signatures in the
scrapbook.
Asked how he knows what all these former scouts are doing, Seton
said they usually keep in touch. Apparently, he has made a lasting impression on many of them.
The scoutmaster recalled a boy who embarked on a canoe journey as
the shy, introverted type. Because of the experience he had with Seton, he
ended the trip with a different attitude toward himself.
The youngster praised Seton with one of the longest entries in the
scrapbook. Underneath was a paragraph written by the boy's father,
thanking Seton for. taking good care of his son.
There are lighter moments as well. Seton was bom on Feb. 29 and
has had only 13 birthdays in the strict sense. The members of his Girl
ONONDAGA COUNTY HIGHWAY UNIT PRESIDENT and Boy Scout
leader James Seton, left, shows Jeffrey Conger of Syracuse Boy Scout
Troop 76 the proper way to use a map. Seton works with hundreds of
scouts in his spare time.
Scout troop, many of whom were 13, gave him a surprise party at one
troop meeting.
Seton's wife Jean, who teasingly called him a sissy for being a Girl
Scout leader, does not mind the amount of time he is away from home
because "she can see the improvements in the kids too, he said.
Seton has a daughter, Meg, 21, who is going to the Adirondacks next
summer; and a son, Tom, 23.
Even though winter is approaching, which means long hours for the
highway department, Seton is not slowing down. His evenings are filled
with his youngsters and plans are being made for an expanded Adirondack program.
Seton said he "really enjoys scouting" and has received many awards
including the Silver Beaver, Order of the Arrow District Award of Merit
and Scouters Key.
But the real reward for Seton has been the many experiences he has
shared with his "adopted children."
THE WOMEN'S SOFTBALL TEAM
from the state Department of Motor
Vehicles can thank these three CSEA
Local leaders for this and another
trophy case, dotting the halls of the
DMV building. From left to right are
Dann Wood, DMV Local CSEA
President, Jean Book, former Local
president, and Jeanette DiBonnis,
CSEA shop steward and softball team
captain, who discussed the purchase
of the cases with DMV management
for nearly a year, until it was agreed
that each side would pay for one case.
The team was formed in 1976, reports
Di Bonnis, and won their division and
league championship in that year; the
division in 1977, both championships
again in 1978 and the division in 1980.
Other trophies won by the local or
department will also be displayed in
the case.
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THE PUBLIC SECTOR, V^ednesday, November 19, 1980