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Effort Builds Against
State Mental Hygiene
Deinstitutionalization
ALBANY—The Civil Service Employees Assn., led by
statewide executive vice-president William McGowan and
CSEA representatives from mental institutions throughout
the state, will be lobbying in Albany this week to prevent
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HONOR 3 FOR MENTAL HYGIENE WORK
‘Two Mental Hygiene workers of the Civil Service Employees Assn. and the union's executive director
were honored recently for their contributions in the mental health field. At left is Robert Guild,
CSEA collective bargaining specialist, who presented the awards. The three recipients are: Ronnie
Smith, Willowbrook Local; Salvatore Butero, New York Psychiatric Institute, and Joseph Lochner execu-
tive director of the CSEA, retiring next month. Dorothy King, of Creedmoor, also made the presentations.
(Story, additional photos on Page 8 and 9.)
Report Calls Cuts Source
Of Mental Hy Dilemma
HAUPPAUGE—The report of the Assembly subcommittee on patient abuse released
last week fixed the blame for patient abuse in state mental institutions on budget cuts,
understaffing, lack of employee training and inadequate supervision.
“Determining the extent of patient abuse is extremely difficult due to the inade-
quacies of the present reporting
procedures and the absence of a
clear, legal definition accepted
by all parties,” the report said.
However, the subcommittee said
that there is “significant abuse
to mental patients in state insti-
tutions.”
Paul Harenberg (D-Bayport),
chairman of the subcommittee,
said the problem was not so
much one of mistreatment of pa-
tients by hospital staffers as one
of patient abuse of fellow pa-
tents and “official abuse”—the
Rensselaer Legislature
Imposes Year Contract
On County's Employees
By DEBORAH A. CASSIDY
TROY—In a meeting this week with officials of the
Civil Service Employees Assn., the Rensselaer County Legis-
lature imposed a one-year contract on the county employees,
containing a $250 bonus.
Termed a cost-of-living ad-
Justment, the bonus “will not
be added to salary scales,” ac-
cording to Rensselaer County
unit president Sue Ernst, “It is
not @ raise, she added.
‘The legislature was asked to
impose a contract in April, when
CSEA and county officials could
not agree upon a settlement,
In addition to the money, the
county has agreed to pay an in-
crease of $1.87 per month for
the employees’ health insurance,
New uniforms will be purchased
for infirmary workers, and the
highway department will be
granted the new hours which
they requested.
The bonus will not go into
effect until the end of the year,
however. Insisting that there may
not be enough money in the bud-
get to cover costs, county offi-
clals contend that it is neces-
sary to wait until the end of
the year to see if there is any
surplus. Even with « surplus ad-
ditional funds may be needed.
Though not entirely pleased
with the results, Ms. Ernst com-
mented that the union must ac-
cept the imposed contracts. She
added that it was “fortunate
that the legislature was able to
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cutback of funds and the disre-
garding of legislative mandates
by the mental hygiene adminis-
tration.
As an example of intransigence
by Mental Hygiene officials, Mr.
Harenberg cites the proposed
431 cuts of Pilgrim Psychiatric
Center employees. “The proposed
cuts are incredible,” Mr. Haren-
berg said at a June 16 press con-
ference at his office in the State
Office Building in Hauppauge.
The Legislature cut $12 million
from the Mental Hygiene budget.
But those cuts were to be made
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Mayor's Race Is
Becoming Ethnic
Numbers Contest
The candidates for Mayor
of New York City are con-
sulting mathematicians and
demographers, instead of as-
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passage of bills related to the
Governor's program of deinstitu-
tonalization.
“These bills would transfer the
responsibility for the delivery of
mental health care from the state
to 62 different ill-prepared coun-
ties,” Mr. McGowan said. “Their
passage would result in the rapid
loss of 12,000 to 16,000 jobs in
the Department of Mental Hy-
giene, and a great loss of service
to the patients themselves. This
week, we're going to fight as
hard as we can to stop these
bills.”
Probably the most detrimental
bill to the CSEA right now is
7952, which is designed to facil-
itate and direct the local govern-
ment takeover of direct care of
the mentally ill
“CSEA is unalterably opposed
to the passage of this bill,” ac-
cording to lobbyist James Feath-
erstonhaugh. It is the one that
the CSEA Mental Hygiene repre-
sentatives will devote their
greatest efforts to defeat dur-
ing thelr lobbying assault this
week.
Another detrimental bill has
number A7950 in the Assembly
and 86245 in the Senate. It
would reorganize the Depart-
ment of Mental Hygiene into
three separate offices—Mental
Health, Mental Retardation and
Alcoholism and Substance Abuse.
“This bill would hurt patients
by categorizing them according
to their primary disability and
making {t hard for them to
obtain care for secondary dis-
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CONTRACT LANGUAGE
ALBANY — At Leader press
time, lobbyists were working
with state legisiators for the
implementation, in bili form,
of the language of the Mem-
orandum of Understanding on
the recently negotiated pay
raise for state employees. The
raises and retroactive pay
checks are expected to be
given to the workers within
two payroll periods of the
bill's passage.
Some 150,000 employees are
affected.
RETIREMENT PARTY FOR 'MR. CSEA'
Forty-six years of dedicated service for public employees will be
recognized July 14 at a retirement party for Joseph D. Lochner,
the Civil Service Employees Assn,'s executive director, Here Environ-
mental Conservation Local 655 president Jimmy Gamble signs
up for the event as staff secretary Kathy Barnes keeps track of
reservations, The party will be at Thruway Hyatt House, 1375
Washington Ave,, Albany, with a cash bar starting at 6:30 p.m.
followed by dinner at 8. Paid reservations must be made by June 30.
Checks, payable to CSEA, Inc., should be sent to Ms. Barnes or
to Jeanne McGarry c/o CSEA Headquarters, 33 Elk St, Albany,
N.Y, 12824. Tickets will be held at the door,
CIVIL SERVICE LEADER, Friday, June 24, 1977
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Report State To Blame
For MH Patient Abuse
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at the administrative central of-
fice. The next thing we heard
was that the administration
passed them along to the field—
Pilgrim State—where we just
went through an accreditation
battle to get the level of staffing
up,” he added.
‘Understaffing leads to patient
abuse the report stated. “The
quality of patient care is directly
related to staff morale, which is
unavoidably affected by wage
freezes, hiring freezes and other
policies associated with the
state's fiscal crisis. Employees
who are overworked because of
staff shortages resulting from a
prolonged hiring freeze, and
who have been denied a raise
during three years of rising costs
of living are not likely to be en-
thused or highly motivated about
their work, or tolerant in dealing
with clients,” the report stated.
But Mr. Harrenberg warned
against the assumption that “pa-
tient abuse has reached enor-
mous proportions. “This isn't
true. There are many employees
who are doing a very good job,
and I don't want that to be over-
looked,” he said.
“There is a tendency to isolate
direct-care employees from ad-
ministrative staff, and a distinct
lack of communication is noted.”
This ‘caste’ system has the ef-
fect of lowering staff morale, and
reducing the self esteem of
ed the press conference, com-
mented, “We are pleased to see
that patient abuse by employees
is not as widespread as some
sensational newspaper reports in-
dicated. CSEA fully supports
severe punishment and firing of
employees for patient abuse
when proved.”
The subcommittee supported a
list of proposed legislative bills
including Assembly Bill 7951
sponsored by Harenberg and
Robert Wertz (R-Smithtown)
which outlines Governor Hugh
Carey's proposal for a Commis-
sion on Quality of Care that
would act as a patient advocate
and review cases of abuse, griev-
ances, and also review periodic
and annual reports of the Board
of Visitors to the Governor.
“We opposed such a bill be-
cause it would create another
level of supervision that would
supersede the power of the Board
of Visitors and the directors. In
the hands of the special interest
groups, this commission could be
used to tear the Mental Hygiene
system apart and force unwanted
community facilities on county
governments and taxpayers, Mr.
Donohue said.
The subcommittee further rec-
ommended psychological screen-
ing for employees; establishment
of Mental Health Information
and Legal Service for patients,
the creation of a manual of pa-
tient rights, the examination of
grievances and disciplinary pro-
cedures by the Mental Health
Information Service and “imme-
diate protective transfer” from
the ward of patients who com-
plain of abuse. Reports of all in-
cidents would have to be for-
warded to Board of Visitors with-
in 48 hours; if the incident was
& crime, within 24 hours.
The other subcommittee mem-
bers supporting the legislative
package were: John Cochrane
week in the Legislature.
© CSEA calendar
Information for the Calendar may be submitted directly
to THE LEADER. It should include the date, time, place,
address and city for the function. The address is: Civil
Service Leader, 233 Broadway, New York, N. Y. 10007.
Atin.: CSEA Calendar.
JUNE
24—Marcy Psychiatric Center Local installation, dinner-dance;
7:30 p.m., Rose Lawn, Main Street, New York Mills,
24—Hudson River Psychiatric Center Local 410 installation of
officers dinner: Holiday Inn, Fishkill,
25—Willard Psychiatric Center Local 428 installation dinner-dence:
7 pam., Seneca Falls Country Club, Senece Falls.
25—Buffalo Local 003
ing Hearth, Lackawanna.
installation dinner-dance: 7 p.m., John's Flam-
28—Ballots for statewide officers and State Executive Committee to
be counted.
29—Long Island's Region | executive council meeting: 7:30 p.m., Re-
gion office, 740 Broadway, Amityville, L.t.
29—Election results for statewide officers and State Executive Com-
mittee to be announced,
29—Department of Labor Local 670 clam steam/steak roast: Krause’s
Halfmoon Beach, Crescent.
30—Pilgrim Psychiatric Center Local 418, installation dinner-dence.
JULY
14—Statewide Board of Directors, State Executive Committee and
County Executive Committee meetings: Thruway Hyatt House,
1375 Washington Ave., Albany.
14—Joseph D, Lochner retirement party: 6:30 p.m., Thruway Hyatt
House, 1375 Washington Ave., Albany.
20—Nassau Local 830 board of directors meeting: 5:30 p.m., Selis:
bury Club, Eisenhower Park, East sets A
28—Long Island Region | executive council meeting: 7:30 p.m.,
Region office, 740 Broadway, Amityville, L.t.
MADISON COUNTY MEET THE CANDIDATES
Nearly 150 Madison County Civil Service Employees Assn. members and their guests welcomed state-
wide and regional candidates at the annual Madison County dinner-dance held recently at the White
Elephant in Canastota. Present were, from left, Jack Gallagher,
incumbent candidate fer statewide
treasurer; Irene Carr, Incumbent candidate for statewide secretary; Sally Greco, candidate for third
vice-president Region V; Kenneth Cadieux, candidate for statewide president. From the left rear are
Pat Crandall, candidate for executive vice-president Region V; Lois Toscano, candidate for Region V
treasurer; Joseph Capparelli, co-host of the event and incumbent candidate for Madison County Local
president.
Fight Deinstitutionalization
would also allow the private
sector to take over state facili-
ties in a way that is contrary to
the interests of comprehensive
patient care and the welfare of
the employees.”
Another bill related to the
Governor's Program that the
union is working to kill has As-
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bargaining rights under such an
agreement. Needless to say, we'll
be working against this bill.”
CSEA's Mental Hygiene repre-
sentatives, from every region of
the state, were scheduled to meet
at CSEA headquarters, 33 Elk
St., Albany, at 11 am. June 20,
for @ briefing by Mr. McGowan
and Mr. Featherstonhaugh be-
fore going to talk to the leg-
islat
Yonkers CSEA Unit
May Face Challenge
YONKERS—The Civil Service Employees Assn. is mar-
shaling its forces to fight off a challenge by the Service
Employees International Union for representation of Yonkers
Non-Teaching employees.
Board for a representational
election, and at a meeting held
in New York City on Thursday,
June 16, the PERB trial exam-
iner stated that it has yet to be
of interest is necessary before
the PERB may order an elec-
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North Colonie Bus
Drivers At Impasse
NORTH COLONIE—The impasse situation between the
North Colonie Civil Service Employees Assn. non-teaching
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tion. If an election is ordered,
the question of an election date,
which will probably be before
July 15, and whether the ballot-
ing will be on site or by mail
will be decided later.
CSEA officials insisted on an
on-site election prior to June 24.
Tt was their feeling that an
on-site election held promptly
would enable as many as possi-
ble of the employees to vote,
thus permitting a greater par-
Ucipation in the election process,
SETU representatives opposed
an on-site election. Thomas Lup-
osello, CSEA regional supervisor,
remarked that the SEIU was
desperately hoping that s mail
ballot would produce minimal
participation by the employees,
Mr. Luposello said that the
SEIU hoped to capture the unit
if not too many employees voted.
He predicted victory, however, for
CSEA, regardless of the method
of balloting ordered by the PERB,
Impose Bonus
On Rensselaer
Cnty Workers
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come up with the $250 that the
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CIVIL SERVICE LEADER, Friday, June 24, 1977
Courts Warned: Lay Off Arbitrators’ Rulings
BUFFALO — Courts in the
state have been warned not
to interfere with arbitrators’
findings in compulsory ar-
bitration awards unless there is
overwhelming evidence the pan-
el’s decision is clearly in error.
‘The warning came from the
Court of Appeals, the state's
highest court, which reversed a
lower court and reinstated an
arbitration award granting the
Buffalo Patrolmen's Benevolent
Association a § percent salary in-
crease for its members.
The court unanimously ruled
there was nothing “arbitrary or
capricious” in the finding since
the panel had carefully evaluated
the fiscal and economic issues.
‘The dispute was submitted to
binding arbitration under a sec-
tion of state law requiring this
for police and firemen outside of
New York City,
In deciding that the Buffalo
Appellate Division was wrong in
setting aside the three-member
Panel's conclusions, Judge Jacob
Puchsberg said it “should never
have drawn its own conclusions
from the weight of the evidence
or substituted its judgment for
that of the arbitrators.”
‘The dispute centered around
how much more the City of Buf-
falo could pay its policemen un-
der a new contract effective July
1, 1975. All efforts at resolving
the impasse, including mediation
and fact-finding, failed before
compulsory arbitration was set in
motion.
Buffalo officials contended the
city couldn't afford the 6 per-
cent hike because of “shrinking
tax collections, high unemploy-
ment and a declining tax rate
base.” The PBA countered that
its men were being paid less
than police officers elsewhere. It
also told the arbitrators that
police officers were exposed to
“growing hazards of an increas-
ing crime rate” and “an unusu-
ally high rise in the cost of liv-
‘The PBA, assisted by the State
Public Employment Relations
Board (PERB), also challenged
the city’s poverty claims, main-
taining that its own studies
showed Buffalo could afford pay
raises. The study claimed higher
sales tax revenues and federal
funds would be available.
‘The arbitrators concluded that
“the fiscal problems of the city
must be weighed against the ser-
vices performed by a police of-
ficer,” and that “Buffalo police
Officers can surely be asked to
share in this fight, but cannot
be expected to bear the full bur-
den of the city’s fiscal problems.”
The Court of Appeals judges
said what disturbed them was
that there was no basis for the
lower court to get involved in the
case, What occurred, Judge
Puchsberg said, was that the Ap-
pelate Division took it upon itself
to decide that Buffalo couldn't
afford the pay raise, disregarding
completely the conclusion of the
arbitrators that there was “s
reasonable basis” for the raises.
More important, the high
court ruled, the Appellate Divi-
sion’s action violated State Civil
Service Law which permits
courts to set aside binding arbit-
ration only if the decision ts
“irrational.”
“What must be assumed is that
the city’s ability to pay was con-
sidered (by the arbitrators),”
Judge Puchsberg said. “The
opinion of the panel demon-
strates a reasonable basis for its
determination.”
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This weekly Legislative update is provided by Civil Service Employees Assn.'s office of legislation and political action.
A-Assembly; S—Senate; *—bills initiated by the CSEA,
CSEA
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS ‘STATUS POSITION
This is the Agency Shop bill; it would require all non-members rep A. Passed FAVOR
resented by a union to contribute an amount equivalent to the dues S. Civ. Service Comm.
to the recognized certified labor organization,
This bill would provide for final offer evaluation as a means of resolv A Gov. Employees Com. FAVOR
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This bill would allow PERB to enforce the terms of a negotiated agree. A Gov, Employees Com. FAVOR
5 J ment. S. 3rd Rdg.
$.2434, Schermerhom This would allow local governments to negotiate disciplinary procedures A Passed 6-6. FAVOR
42928, DelToro* with an employee organization. S. Subcommittee 3rd Reading.
ATBIA, Landes* This bill amends Section 75 of the Civil Service Law, allowing employees A. 2/14 passed. FAVOR
who are suspended pending a determination of to elect to S. 2/15 Civ. Service Comm.
have a civil hearing deferred pending the conclusion criminal action
on which charges may be based.
sous mY ‘Smith If the voters of a school district neglect or refuse to approve ex- A, Education Comm, FAVOR
A.1088, Flanagan* penses for school cafeteria programs or services, the Board of Educa. S. Education Comm.
tion may levy a tax to provide for same.
The Bill would extend representation rights to employees of the Div. S. Civ. Service Comm, FAVOR
of Military & Naval Mfairs. ~ A. Gov. Employees Comm.
AM412, Field oe ‘2 public employer is is found to have committed an A. Gov. Employees Comm, FAVOR
$.1131, Notan tice, it would be subject to remedial action ordered by PERB as Peel Sen. Civ, Serv, Comm.
as a fine not to exceed $1,000 per occurrence which shall be paid
to the employee _organization.
A2929, DelToro “® percent interest be paid by public employer as part of arbitration W. & M. Comm. FAVOR
RADE R ___amard in regard to a retroactive salary or wage benefit.
$.2459, Eckert This bill excludes from Taylor Law coverage, employees designated as a ved ‘Amend. and recom. to Comm. OPPOSE
A.3196, Hanna, multi, Nagle supervisory; defines supervisor down to the level “ot @ person having
the responsibility to direct employees or effectively recommend
the adjustment of Grievances,
x Prat ek wc dow. A3196-A.
$2567, Schermerhorn Eligibility for preferred list reinstatement shali be for @ maximum — §, Civ. Serv. Comm, FAVOR
period of 5 years from the date of separation or demotion, a
8.2574, Schermerhon This bill provides @ retired person may earn in public service May 2 Passed, sent to Gov. May 13 FAVOR
3645, Marchiselli an amount equal to the amount stipulated by the Social Security signed into Law, Chapter 137.
Act that can be earned with loss of benefit.
$.2580, Schermerhorn This bill allows employees who were on the payroll on or before §. Civ. Serv. Comm. FAVOR
4.3527, Melnemney June 30, '76 and who for reasons not i thee own A. 5/13 Rent. Ret to WAM Comm,
neplanece, did not become a member of Retirement System
before July 1,’ 76 to file written request with Comptrolier before
31,77 for membership. in the Tier il System,
$.2840, Flynn, mutti This bill would amend Section 243 of the Military Law regarding S. 3/28 amend & recom., 2840-A. FAVOR
143899, Nicholsi, multi. crediting of military service for the purpose of retirement and A. 3/28 amend & recom., 3899-A
* for additional credit in competitive examinations, to include in the
Gefinition of Veteran a member of the Armed Forces who served on
active duty for at least 181 consecutive days.
‘A.2308, Nine multi sponsors When person with lower rating ‘on eligible list has been appointed to a 3/9 passed — A FAVOR
$.3082, Flynn position, the employee who was passed over may request and receive S, Civl Serv, Com,
from the Appointing Officer, the appropriate reasons.
8.126, B. Smith Authorizes probation officer who has reason to believe @ warrant exists 2/7 Passed. FAVOR
for probationer, to take him into custody. 1/17 Passed — A
A140, Posner Declares it a public policy of the State to prohibit the use of profes- 1/18 Labor Com. — $
8.1980 Tauriello sional strike breakers.
$.1337, Budget Bill Consolidates PERB & SLRB* Changes designation to State Employment S. Fin, Comm, OPPOSE
‘4.1637, Budget Bilt relations board.* Administration of labor practices in both private & A.W & M Comm.
public sectors,
$.1612, Padavan, multi, fay honorably discharged veteran shall be eligible for pension credit for” $ Civ. Sere Comm. FAVOR
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$.3409, Schermerhom in the event of an impasse, contract provisions shall continue. S. Rept. out Civ. Service Comm, FAVOR
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Pending CSEA Legislation Outline
Many Key Bills
Still Pending As
Lawmakers Aim
At Adjournment
ALBANY — Efforts to in-
fluence legislation that would
affect New York State's hun-
dreds of thousands of public
employees intensified this week,
as the Legislature continues to
grind toward adjournment at the
end of the month . . . with its
usual flurry of action on long-
incubating bills,
“Some bills that surfaced at
the beginning of the session have
been absorbed into other bills,”
explained Bernard Ryan, the
Civil Service Employees Assn.'s
director of legislation and polit-
ical action.
BERNARD RYAN
. emphasizes political action
Mr. Ryan, who has long been
® senior staff member of the
public employees union, was
named to the newly created legis-
lation and political action post
earlier this year to give added
volved in public affairs.
Mr. Ryan cited the large num-
iy
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interview on Page 16 in this lasue
of The Leader). Another would
transfer the Division of Parole to
the Executive Department,
bringing it under direct control
of the Governor. “The future of
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Save Mental Hygiene
\HREATS to destroy the state’s Mental Hygiene system
are not original with the Carey Administration. They
were sounded during the Rockefeller reign and trumpeted a
bit more during the Wilson interregnum.
Tt is with the Carey Administration, though, that the
drums have been booming to dismantle the giant institution.
No one denies that the state’s largest department, Men-
tal Hygiene, is large and unwieldy. Civil Service Employees
Assn. leaders for years have been decrying management in-
efficiency in the department; the Knickerbocker News of
Albany last year ran a lengthy, award-winning series on
the department’s problems,
So what is the reaction?
Instead of moving to solve the problem, the efforts
are to dump the problem into somebody else's lap. Turn the
institutions over to the counties, ship the patients out to
“foster” homes, bring in outside organizations to run the
facilities.
If New York were the first state to try the experiment
of deinstitutionalization, we might be tempted to accept
some of the findings that recommend the dismantling of
the department. California, however, has already moved in
that direction, and, to our understanding, it has proved
unsuccessful. Destruction of the California mental health
system was so far-reaching though, that there was nowhere
to return to after the mistake was realized.
We wonder how many rank-and-file workers were in-
volved in the formulation of New York State plans to de-
molish the Mental Hygiene system here. Recommendations
would surely be different if they had been.
We don’t know how many of their neighbors and fellow
taxpayers would be willing to do the work they do—especially
at the minimal wage they receive, but we have been mightily
impressed by the concern and dedication most of them have
for their jobs.
Occasionally some instances of misconduct may surface,
but these remain limited in comparison to the thousands
of Mental Hygiene workers who are dealing with other
thousands of patients whose broken minds we outsiders
cannot begin to comprehend.
Some institutionalized patients may be relatively stable,
with hope of returning permanently to their communities.
On the other hand, there are also many who give meaning
to the term “basket case.”
‘The facilities themselves would probably surprise normal
outsiders, who do not realize that most of the older institu-
tions are located in beautifully landscaped areas, with ex-
tensive room to walk around outside. The newer facilities
are of advanced architecture that often incorporates athletic
facilities, shopping areas and other conveniences to provide
& community atmosphere.
Tt ts unbelievable that the state would seriously consider
destruction of the system. But by adding more tiers to the
Mental Hygiene administrative structure— which is what
most of these scatter-shot proposals would do, the heat
may be taken off the state, but it would certainly fire up
the problems. (M.0.B.)
(Continued from Page 1)
trologers, to chart their most
effective campaign strategies.
‘The arithmetic
becomes critical and the primary
of election board computer print-
outs, to get a fix on past voting
patterns in the primary.
What clearly emerges from
these printouts is that the Jewish
‘voters tend to vote in substantial
numbers, in every primary. With
other groups, the voting pattern
indicates that the turnout varies
with the ethnic extraction of the
candidate. Thus more Italians
are likely to vote in the primary,
if one of the candidates is an
Italian. On this analysis, Mario
Cuomo is likely to attract to the
primary a more than usual num-
ber of Italian voters, Similarly,
Percy Sutton ts expected to bring
to the polls a higher than usual
number of black voters, just as
Herman Badillo is bound to at-
tract @ substantial number of
Hispanic voters,
Experts do not expect the Jew-
ish vote to be determinative in
the primary, because it will be
divided among Abraham Beame,
Bella Abzug and Edward I. Koch.
As demographic experts see it,
Beame will run well among older
Jewish voters, while Absug and
Koch will split the younger and
the strategy of Sutton. According
to the computer printouts, ap-
bay
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Civil Service
Law & You
By RICHARD GABA
Mr, Gaba is a member of the New York Bar and Chairman
of the Nassau County Bar Association Labor Law Committee.
Right To Open Hearing
A recent decision of the Appellate Division, Third De-
partment, dealt with the question of whether or not an
employee who requested that his hearing on charges be
open to the public was denied his right of due process when
his request was denied. The hearing in this case was held
pursuant to Section 75 of the Civil Service Law. The peti-
tioner was faced with various penalties, ranging from a
reprimand to a dismissal.
There is no question that a hearing that may result in
deprivation of employment or imposition of a fine or other
monetary penalties must be held with regard for due process.
This requires that when requested by an employee, the
hearing be open to the press and the public. The court
pointed out that this requirement is in accordance not only
with the federal judicial tradition, but also with general
practice in administrative proceedings. It is true that on
occasion valid reasons may exist for denying a request for
an open or public hearing. No such reasons were advanced
by the respondent in this case. Therefore, the court con-
cluded that petitioner’s request for an open hearing should
have been granted, and the court remanded the matter for
another hearing without passing on any of the merits of
the dispute. In the Matter of Mosher vy. Hanley, Commis-
sion of Public Safety, 391 N.Y.S. 2d 753.
e . .
THE APPELLATE DIVISION, First Department, re-
versed the lower court's dismissal of a petition and remand-
ed the case to Special Term for further proceedings. In June
1973, the New York City Department of Personnel conducted
@ regular competitive civil service examination for the posi-
tion of captain in the Department of Correction. Only 52 out
of.1,567 applicants achieved a passing grade of 70 percent.
Therefore, respondents added 6 percent to each candidate's
grade. This raised the total number passing to 301. The peti-
tioner in this case was on military duty when the examina-
tion was given and, consequently, was given a special exam-
ination in December 1974, in which he achieved a grade
of 66.7 percent. The respondent counted this as a failing
grade, Petitioner requested that an additional 6 percent be °
added to his grade so as to treat him in the same manner
as all those who took the examination in June 1973. The
respondents argued that 6 percent was added to each grade
im the regular examination because it was especially dif-
ficult, and that no such difficulty was encountered in the
special examination. When petitioner commenced an Article
18 proceeding in Special Term, his case was dismissed be-
fore respondents interposed their answer, The court found
that respondents did not act in an arbitrary and capricious
manner,
. . .
THE APPELLATE DIVISION disagreed. The rules of
the New York City Department of Personnel provide that
whenever a second or special competitive test is required
to be given in connection with any examination held, it
shall be comparable and equivalent to the original test in
(Continued on Page 1)
‘What's Your Opinion
‘tay
By PAMELA CRAIG
QUESTION
What would you ask the contenders in the New York City mayoral race,
if you could speak to them?
THE PLACE
Department of Probation, Brooklyn
OPINIONS
Jane Henkel, probation officer: “Why are we not
receiving the full federal aid we
deserve? Why are nearly 1,000,-
000 people not counted in the
§ last federal census? This dim-
inishes the federal aid we are
eligible for. Why does Grand
Rapids get approximately 45
) cents per ride from the federal
government for its transit sys-
tem, while New York only re-
ceives 12 cents per ride? We
must demand our equal share.
Why has the Board of Education destroyed the
line staff in the schools without making elimina-
tions within the bureaucracy on Livingston 5t.?"
Frederica Jeffries, probation officer: “I am par-
ticularly concerned with the
flight of businesses from the in-
ner cities. I would like to know
if there are any plans to deal
with the high unemployment
among minority youths in this
city, As a probation officer, I
5 find that most of their prob-
A Jems are financial, and I'm not
able to resolve it because we are
unable to offer them jobs. I am
also worried about the future of
CUNY. Do you support the continuation of the
city university? How do you plan to expand the
court services in order to deal with the high rate
of crime?”
ae
Lancelot Fletcher, probation officer: “I would ask
any of the mayora] candidates
what is their policy for the de-
‘velopment of new businesses in
the city. Do they support im-
port substitution which tries to
expand the city's economy by
finding opportunities for de-
veloping businesses, which
would then cater to the existing
market in the city to produce
merchandise or services, pres-
ently imported? We have been
spending time and money trying to stop businesses
from leaving the city when actually they are op-
erating independent of the city. Their reason for
being in the city depends upon what the city can
do for them. The large, multi-national, giant cor-
Porations’ employees often live outside the city,
making the large corporation less important in
its job-creating potential than the less conspicu-
ous, smaller firms,”
Samuel Witt, supervision: “How do you justify
retaining al] management per-
sonnel and giving them pay in-
creases in 1976 and plan yet
another 50 percent increase in
1978? How can you justify this
plan while laying off line work-
ers, freezing their pay and hir-
ing new workers at 10 percent
less than the prevailing wage.
This is reprehensible and the
future of the city is in ab-
solute jeopardy, unless the pre-
sent direction of self-interest is withdrawn. If
the administration is to be an example, where
will you begin?
Paul Pritcher, probation officer: “Why is it that
when the city has no money
for people, there seems to be
enough money to pay exorbit-
ant rents to house the re-
maining city employees, An ex-
| ample was in June 1975 when
the city laid off about 40 per-
cent of the people in the pro-
bation department. Several
months later, they moved us
out of the municipal building
and into another bulding at a
rent cost of $400,000-a-year lease. If they can
do away with our negotiated contract, why can't
the city get out of its pending real estate con-
tracts?”
Henry Eisig, supervisor, probation officer: “I
would like to ask the contend-
ers what they plan to do about
crime in the streets and about
white-collar crimes in the pub-
Me and private sector, which
are destroying the fabric of
everyday living in this city.
We have investigations after
investigations pointing out the
evils in our public and pri-
vate sector. Yet, we seldom see
a follow up. In order to clean
up the city, we need to clean up much of the
white-collar crime committed by doctors, at-
torneys, officials of large corporations and those
working for the public. There is too much cor-
ruption, too much quest for the easy dollar at
the expense of the working public, in nursing
homes, insurance companies and hosiptals. Some-
thing should be done about it.”
ahaa
RETIREMENT
NEWS & FACTS
By A. L. PETERS
Fiscal Disaster
‘The New York City Teachers
Retirement System has two pro-
grams that have been analyzed.
‘The fixed program with about
$2.15 billion had $1 billion in-
vested corporate bonds, $33 mil-
lion in United States govern-
ment securities and $33 million
in mortgages, $58 mililon in cash
and short-term investments and
$924 million in New York City
securities. The investment man-
agement was in the hands of
Chemical Bank.
The variable “Annuity Pro-
gram” had about $1.2 billion in
assets, of which $1 billion is in
common stocks (up about $1
million over book value), $7
million is in preferred stocks,
$3 million in United States gov-
ernment securities, $11 million
in corporate bonds, $67 million in
cash and short-term investments
and $3.5 million in other invest-
ments. For the variable fund the
management was divided among
the following: Alliance Capital
Management Company, Battery-
March Financial Management
Corp., Bernstein-Macaulay, Inc.,
Investors Management Corp.,
Civibank, Manufacturers Han-
over Trust, U.S. Trust Co. and
Wertheim Asset Management
Services.
‘The same report notes that
“more and more public employee
funds are coming close to fiscal
disaster" and sees a legislative
spotlight being turned on to the
problem.
‘The survey covered 55 munici-
pal funds with $18 billion in
assets. The overall group of $3.7
billion were in stocks with a
great variation in the perform-
ance record,
As a public service, The Leader
continues to publish the names
of individuals who are benefici-
aries of unclaimed checks from
the New York State Employees’
Retirement System and the State
Policemen’s and Piremen's Fund.
The Leader or the New York
State Employees’ Retirement Sys-
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scope, format and difficulty. If
it is ascertained that the tests in
such examinations are not of
comparable or equivalent diffi-
culty to the original test, the
raw scores in such special tests
Shall be adjusted so that the
final scores in the special tests
are comparable and equivalent to
the final scores of the original
test. The Appellate Division
pointed out that there was no
showing made in the lower court
that the special test was not as
difficult as the original test. The
court said it would be particu-
larly unfair to deprive this peti-
tioner of the 6 percent in points
merely because he was on mil-
itary duty when the regular ex-
amination was given. The court
determined, therefore, that the
matter should be remanded to
Special Term and the respon-
dents were directed to interpose
an answer so there might be a
meaningful disposition at some
later time. Application of Colon
¥. Department of Personnel, 391
NYS. 2d 582.
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the mathematics of the situation
will necessarily change also.
To the extent that the number
of voters in the primary substan-
tially exceeds 800,000, the critical
320,000 votes will no longer be
the magical number, but at some
figure in excess.
‘The outcome of the primary
remains clouded in spite of the
scientific and microscopic analy-
sis by the experts.
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CIVIL SERVICE LEADER. \riday, June 24, 1977
Mental Health Workshops... .
By HARCOURT TYNES
Tt was a time for politicking, complaining, conferring and relaxing.
Old acquaintances got together, new friendships were made, information was exchanged,
candidates for election got some exposure and some important decisions may have been made.
It all happened recently at a Civil Service Employees Assn.-sponsored workshop of state
Mental Hygiene workers at the Friar Tuck Inn, Catskill. Several hundred CSEA members and
spouses were on hand for the three-day session, set in picturesque, rural, upstate surroundings.
CSEA president Theodore Wenzl, who is secking re-election in the upeoming union elec-
tion, perhaps set the tone of the entire meeting when he repeated his opposition to a plan pushed
by some state officials to revamp the state’s Mental Hygiene Department, splitting it into three »
departments.
Participants got some insight into the workings and problems of the union's legal staff
in one of several workshops held. Pauline Rogers of the Albany law firm of Roemer and Feath-
erstonhaugh outlined some of the activities and cases being handled by the firm on behalf of
the union and individual union members. Her remarks, however, were followed by a heated de-
bate over alleged delays in settling cases, use of outside attorneys and sharp criticism because no
minority lawyers are used by the law firm.
Some union members were unhappy that they seemed to be victims of a system that per-
mitted the state much leeway when It violated terms of a labor contract, but landed hard on the
union when it was adjudged in violation of a pact. Under state law, the union suffers severe
and almost immediate penalties for an alleged offense, but the state is given considerable time
and chance after chance to negotiate when it fails to act according to law.
Dr. Wenz was not the only candidate on hand for the MH meeting. William MeGowan, e
one of Dr. Wensl’s opponents, was also there, Kenneth Cadicux is the other candidate in the
three-way race.
Many candidates for other union posts also attended.
Perhaps the meeting’s highlight was the presentation of achievement awards to three per-
sons who, as union leaders, have made major contributions to the organization, Rennie Smith.
Salvatore Butero and Joseph Lochner are the recipients. Mr. Smith is a Willowbrook Psychiatric
Center delegate. Mr. Butero is from the New York Psychiatric Institute and Mr, Lochner is the
union's retiring executive director.
Some of the workshops and
meetings at Mental Hygiene
meeting were so hectic that it
took some doing to get recogni-
tion to speak or to make a point.
Above, Florence Allen, a dele-
gate from Pilgrim Psychia-
trie Center, Suffolk County, is
trying to do just that. Several
hundred Civil Service Em-
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spouses were on hand for the Manny Ramirez, of Letchworth Village Developmental Center Local 412, and Vito Bertini, Joe Noya and
three-day session at Friar Tuck Joe Messina, all of Pilgrim Psychiatric Center, take a brief break during busy meeting schedule at
Inn, Catskill, conference, e
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Leader associate editer Harcourt Tynes and CSEA president Theo-
dore Wenzl.
CSEA members got some insight
on the union's legal problems
and information on some of the
cases union lawyers are involved
in. Pauline Rogers provides the
information during a lively work-
shop. She fielded numerous ques-
tions from members anxious for
knowledge of goings on in “4
legal department, Ms, Rogers A
is with Roemer and Feathersten- CSEA presidential hopeful William McGowan was on hand, Here, Vera Michelson, from ©. D, Heck Developmental Center, Local 445,
haugh of Albany, law firm rep- he talks with Doris Prats of Williard Local 428, Barbara Bridges, Willowbrook Local 429, and Tyrone Daniels, also
resenting CSEA. Willowbrook, confer.
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Betty Duffy seems to be making a point with Rose Cllli Pesner. ... So is Felton King, president of Willowbrook Local 429, Ruth Delaney and Irene Hillis, also from.
They are both from Pilgrim . . . Willowbrook, watch.
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Another important meeting. Creedmoor’s Dan Schultz, Terry Daw-
son and Shirley Kreisberg appear grim.
‘Three-day session gave union
members a chance to compare
notes and plan strategy. This
group from Region I is disouss-
ing sending letters to state of-
ficlals protesting possible layoffs
of state workers, They are clock-
wise, from left, Jimmy Gripper,
Robert Guild, Anne Wadas, Wil-
liam Cunningham, Dorothy
King, Ronnie Smith, Ed Gagnon,
Thomas Bucaro, James Cohen And another one. Lou Leone, Ronald Vincent, Richard Merkel and
and Terry Dawson. Dr, Cohen is Ronald Lacey of Ter Bush and Powell, CSEA insurance agency,
CSEA Mental Hygiene consultant, huddle for conference.
Old acquaintances get together. Here are James Moore, president
of Utica Developmental Center Local 425, and Jimmy Gripper, presi-
dent of Brooklyn Developmental Center Local 447,
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Eileen Gorski of Central Islip and Florence Murphy of Kings Park. Tom Bucaro and George Boncoraglio, of South Beach Developmental Center Local 446, listen to James
(Leeder phowos by Ted Kaplan) Cohen, CSEA Mental Hygiene consultant,
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Clinical Physician II $31,055 20415
Compensation Examining Physician | $27,942 20-420
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Dietitian c $10,714 20-124
Supervising Dietitian $12,760 20-167
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The Strength of CSEA is in UNITY. The Unity of al/
public employees covered in CSEA’s bargaining units.
The goal of those who would destroy the rights and
benefits for which you've worked so hard is to divide
and conquer. They would like to see department
against department, office against office and unit
against unit
While CSEA is the most powerful public employee
union in the country today, there is much more to
be done to give public employees a fair shake. And
the only way we will all succeed is with unity
That's why it’s so important for you to make every
effort to sign up non-members in CSEA. We must
show them that their future is on the line, too. CSEA
needs their ‘ideas, their participation, and their votes.
EVERY ONE COUNTS!
MOST OF THE PEOPLE IN MY
OFFICE BELONG TO CSEA...
STRENGTH IN UNITY
During our membership drive, for each new member
you sign up in CSEA, you'll get a $5 Cash Award.
The Cash Award rules are easy.
1. You must be a member in good standing.
2. The new member you sign up must be on the
payroll for a minimum of four (4) biweekly pay
periods or equivalent.
3. New members must work in a governmental unit
represented hy CSEA.
4. There is no limit to the number of new members
you can sign up. Of course, you'll get the $5
Cash Award for each one.
See your Chapter or Unit president for special sign-up
cards.
We've come a long way —but there's a long way still
to go. United as one, we'll get there!
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WAGVET AIAYIS WAD
ADER, Friday, June 24, 1977 e 4
CIVIL SERVICE LE
CSEA CONVENTION REPORTS, PHOTOS
Sunmount Developmental Center Local 431 president Joseph
LaLonde, left, vocalizes his opinions to Marcy Psychiatric Cen-
ter Local 414’s William Deck, convention sergeant-at-arms and
Central Region V Mental Hygiene representative to CSEA
Board of Directors,
The report of the revision of constitu-
tion and by-laws committee was pre-
sented by chairman Kenneth Cadieux, of
Nassau Local 830, at the CSEA spring
convention at the Concord Hotel in
March. Other committee members are
William Roberts, Nicholas Cimino, Jo-
seph Kenney, Eugene Nicolella, Audrey
Snyder, Karen White and Earl May-
field, Sr.
What is printed here are those amend-
ments that have now been incorporated
into the CSEA Constitution and By-Laws,
along with the Leader's explanation of
the changes’ effect. Bold type indicates
mew wording or additions,
CONSTITUTION
ARTICLE V
REGIONS
For the purposes of internal organiza-
tion of The Civil Service Employees Asso-
ciation, Inc. the state shall be divided
into six regions as follows:
1. Long Island Region: Nassau and
Suffolk.
2. Metropoiltan Region: Richmond,
Kings, New York, Queens, and Bronx.
3. Southern Region: Westchester,
Orange, Dutchess, Ulster, Rockland,
Putnam, and Sullivan.
4. Capital Region; Clinton, Essex,
Warren, Hamilton, Washington, Sara-
toga, Schenectady, Montgomery, Al-
bany, Schoharie, Greene, Columbia,
Rensselaer and Pulton.
5. Central Region: Broome, Cayuga,
Chemung, Chenango, Herkimer, Cort-
land, Delaware, Pranklin, Jefferson,
Lewis, Madison, Oneida, Onondaga,
Otsego, Schuyler, Seneca, St. Lawrence,
Tioga, Tompkins, and Oswego.
6. Western Region: Niagara, Orleans,
Monroe, Wayne, Erie, Genesee, Wyom-
ing, Livingston, Ontario, Yates, Chau-
tauqua, Cattaraugus, Allegany, and
Steuben,
All locals shall be members of the
region in which the local headquarters
is located.
(EXPLANATION: These changes,
as noted in the committee report,
merely recognize that the common
practice is to refer to the six regions
by geographical areas and not by the
largest cities, Thus, the former Con-
ference designations have been rein-
stituted instead of New York City,
Albary Sv: \cuse and Buffalo for
Region. *~ V and VI.)
ARTICLE VI
STATE DIVISION
Section. STATE EXECUTIVE COM-
MITTEE: The power and authority to
Two CSEA vice-presidents beam approval at convention action
by delegates. Metropolitan Region IL president Solomon Bendet,
left, is longest serving member of the union's Board of Direc-
tors. Southern Region III president James Lennon is highest
ranking union official from Authorities,
Constitution and By-Laws Committee Report
transact business relating to state em-
ployees shall, except as provided herein,
be vested in a State Executive Com-
mittee, The State Executive Committee
shall consist of the officers of the Asso-
ciation, and one representative from each
State Department. The Judiciary, the
State University, the Waterfront Com-
mission and state public authorities as
one unit, shall be deemed State Depart-
ments, The Faculty Student Associations
and Teachers’ Retirement System shall
as-a unit, be deemed a State Department.
In addition to the foregoing, each State
Department with more than 3,000 mem-
bers as of January 1 in an‘odd-numbered
year, shall for the term of office be-
ginning the following July, be entitled to
one representative on the State Ex-
ecutive Committee for each 3,000 mem-
bers or major fraction thereof. The State
Executive Committee shall elect from its
membership one member to be known
as the Chairman of the State Executive
Committee, The State Executive Commit-
tee may create one or more subeom-
mittees to perform such duties as the
+ State Executive Committee shall dele-
gate. Each department representative
shall be elected by ballot by the mem-
bers in his department in the manner
prescribed in the By-Laws. No person
shall be eligible for nomination unless
he shall have been a member in good
standing of the Association on or before
June ist of the year preceding the year
in which the election is held, They shall
hold office for a term of two years or
until their successors shall have qualified.
Vacancies in the office of the State
Department representatives may be filled
for the remainder of the term by the
members of the Association employed
in such department at a special election
to be called by the Board of Directors
within fourteen days after the first
meeting of the Board subsequent to the
(EXPLANATION: Higher Educa-
tion Assistance Corporation members
had been included in the grouping
entitled to vote for the Public Cor-
porations representative to the State
Executive Committee of the CSEA
Board of Directors. Higher Education
Assistance has been incorporated into
the Education Department, and so its
members now are eligible to vote for
the Education representative.)
BY-LAWS
ARTICLE I
SECTION 8. PROXIES. A member of
the Board of Directors, the Directors
Committee, the State Executive Com-
mittee, the County Executive Committee,
or a delegate to any meeting of the As-
sociation who is unable to attend a
meeting is empowered to appoint, by
written designation filed with the Secre-
tary of the Association, a member of
his local or department to act in his
Place, except that delegates may not
appoint their own proxy if the local
which they represent has provided for
the selection of alternate delegates to
attend meetings of the Associaiton which
delegates are unable to attend, provided,
that the Local has filed by written desig-
nation with the Secretary of the Asso-
ciation a description of said Local selec-
tion process. However, no officer of the
Association shall be represented by proxy.
No member of the Board of Directors
who is physically present at a board
meeting and who is entitled to vote in
more than one capacity, shall have ‘the
right to @ proxy; provided, however,
that he may cast one vote for each of-
fice or capacity he represents,
(EXPLANATION: This is strictly
an addition to the By-Laws to tighten
up the procedure on proxies.)
ARTICLE IV
SECTION 3. REFUND AND REIM-
BURSEMENT.
(a) REFUNDS TO LOCALS. Each duly
organized local of the Association which
has complied with all of the provisions
of the mandated Model Local Constitu-
tien shall receive from the Treasurer an
annual payment of twenty-five per cen-
tum (25%) of the dues collected" from
the membership !iri such locals. The ex-
penses of the delegates to regular or
special meetings of the Association shall
be paid by the local from such funds as
hereinafter provided.
(b) REFUNDS TO UNITS. (No change)
(c) REPUNDS TO REGIONS. (No
change)
(d) REIMBURSEMENT OF DELE-
GATE EXPENSES.
(1) ANNUAL DELEGATE MEETING.
All locals shall receive reimbursement
for the expenses of one delegate to the
annual meeting and locals having more
than 1,000 members shall receive reim-
bursement for the expenses of one addi-
tional delegate for each additional 1,000
members or major fraction thereof. The
maximum reimbursement for such dele-
gate shall be for full group rate quota-
tions if appropriate, or full lodging and
meal expenses which shall not exceed the
rate paid to State Board of Directors
Committees for the duration of the meet-
ing. Transportation expenses shall also
be reimbursed.
(2) SPECIAL DELEGATES MEETINGS.
All locals shall receive reimbursement for
the expenses of one delegate for attend-
ance at any special delegate meeting and
locals having more than 1,000 members
shall receive reimbursement for the ex-
penses of one additional delegate for each
additional 1,000 members or major frac-
tion thereof. The maximum reimburse-
ment for such delegate shall be for full
group rate quotations if appropriate, or
full lodging and meal expenses which
shall not exceed the rate paid to State
Board of Directors Committees for the
duration of the meeting. Transportation
exgenses shall also be reimbursed.
(EXPLANATION: ‘The three
changes in Article IV are basically
to provide equitable uniformity in cer-
tain fiscal matters. In the case of
the Local rebates, it was prompted
by laxity of certain Local officers in
complying with regulations concern-
ing terms of office, number of offi-
cers, number of annual meetings and
other basic requirements for demo-
cratic operation of Locals. With-
holding of rebates is regarded as
means by which Headquarters can
pressure Locals into compliance with
Local Constitution. In the matter of
reimbursements, some delegate meet~
ing sites may provide a package price
for lodging and meals, while others
may offer only lodging with meals
separate. Transportation may, for
some people, be more economical by
airplane or bus, so the general word
“transportation” was substituted for
“railroad or mileage.” The reimburse-
ment changes recognize the exist-
ing realities,
Leader features editor Jane Bernstein, left, gets update on latest developments of
courts takeover by state, Here she interviews CSEA director Ethel Ross (Judicial),
right, and former director Nancy Roark (Chemung), Ms, Roark, a court employee,
forfeited her seat on the Board of Directors County Executive Committee when she
became a state employee, She is now a temporary officer of the newly organized Region
V Courts Local,
(Lendes phows by Ted Kapinn)
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Mr. Williford is a health and alcohol consultant with the State
Division of Alcoholism and directs the State Employee Health
Maintenance Program.
Do you know the name of the manufacturer of your toilet bowl?
If you do and you're not a plumber, you might just be an
alcoholic.
‘There has to be a more scientific way to tell if you are one of
the estimated 10 million alcoholics in this country.
Besides, most people who use their toilets in the
above fashion probably are not interested, at the
moment anyway, in consumer awarenéss. So the
question is probably not too valid.
However, there are some very reliable ques-
tions that each of us can ask ourselves regarding
the use of alcohol. Father Joseph Martin, star of
“Guidelines,” a film I recommend to everyone,
uses the following questions to assist people in
recognizing alcoholism.
First, does your drinking cause problems? Father Martin calls
this a self-evident truth. If your drinking causes problems, then it
is a problem and you better do something about the drinking or the
problems will probably get worse. Speaking of problems, the New
York City affiliate of the National Council on Alcoholism reports
that alcoholism is a major factor in 20 percent of all divorces and
accounts, directly or indirectly, for 40 percent of the problems
brought to family courts in New York City.
Do you drink the way normal people drink? If not, then you
are an abnormal drinker who might just have a drinking problem.
For example, normal drinkers do not have Bloody Marys for breakfast,
gulp drinks, nor do they usually carry alcohol in their purses and
briefcases.
Do you lie about your drinking? Do you try to convince people
that you have not been drinking when you have? If you answer
“yes” to any of these questions, you should give serious thought to
the fact that you are an alcoholic or could be in the process of
becoming one.
You should also keep in mind that the average alcoholic is a
man or woman with a job, a home and a family. Less than 5 percent
of alcoholics are “skid row types.” Ninety-five percent of alcoholics
are ordinary people.
If you are concerned or interested in learning more about
alcoholism, there are many things you can do. You will find Alco-
holies Anonymous (AA) listed in your phone book. Call and ask for
their literature, They also will be able to tell you about their next
open AA meeting. Or, you might want to contact your county or city
council on alcoholism. Other excellent resources are the National
Council on Alcoholism, 730 Fifth Ave., New York 10019; and the
New York State Division of Alcoholism, 44 Holland Ave., Albany
12229.
Remember, the best way to treat any disease is to find out as
early as possible whether you, or someone close to you, has got it.
SHORT TAKES
BUS DRIVERS WARNED
State Motor Vehicles Commissioner James Melton has threat-
ened to cancel auto registrations of schoo] bus company operators
and school bus drivers if they don't comply with new department
regulations calling for annual physical exams for drivers, behind-
the-wheel driving exams every other year and regular observation
of drivers by a departmental license inspector. Mr. Melton says
225 carriers in the state have not yet complied.
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WESTCHESTER JOBS
Westchester County and six of its municipalities have received
$15,953,340 to create approximately 800 construction jobs in the
second round of funding under the Federal Local Public Works Capi-
tal Development and Investment Act. “This new funding, together
with the $24 million the county recently received under the
Federal Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA), will
reduce the county's unemployment rate by nearly 10 percent,” said
County Executive Alfred B. DelBello.
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_FOR PUBLIC JOBS_
NEW YORK CITY — Persons
seeking jobs with the City
should file at the Department of
Personnel, 49 Thomas St., New
York 10013, open weekdays be-
tween 9 and 4 p.m. Special
hours for Thursdays are 6:30
am. to 4 p.m,
‘Those requesting applications
by mail must include a stamped,
self-addressed envelope, to be
received by the Department at
least five days before the dead-
line, Announcements are avail-
able only during the filing period.
By subway, applicants can
reach the filing office via the
IND (Chambers St.); BMT (City
Hall); Lexington IRT (Brooklyn
Bridge). For information on
titles, call 566-8700.
Several City agencies do their
own recruiting and hiring. They
include: Board of Education
(teachers only), 65 Court St.,
Brooklyn 11201, phone: 596-
8060.
The Board of Higher Educa-
tion advises teaching staff ap-
plicants to contact the individ-
ual schools; non-faculty jobs are
filled through the Personnel De-
partment directly.
STATE — Regional offices of
the State Department of Civil
Service are located at the World
Trade Center, Tower 2 55th
floor, New York 10048 (phone
488-4248: 10 a.m.-3psc.); State
Building Campus, Albany 12239;
Suite 750, 1 W. Genesee St.,
Buffalo 14202: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Ap-
plicants may obtain announce-
ments by writing (the Albany of-
fice only) or by applying in per-
son at any of the three.
Various State Employment
Service offices can provide ap-
plications in person, but not by
mail.
For positions with the Unified
Court System throughout New
York State, applicants should
contact the Staffing Services
‘Unit, Room 1209, Office of Court
Admin,, 270 Broadway, N.Y.
phone 488-4141,
FEDERAL — The US. Civil
Service Commission, New York
Region, runs a Job Information
Center at 26 Federal Plaza, New
York 10007, Its hours are
a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays only.
Telephone 264-0422.
Federal entrants living upstate
(North of Dutchess County)
should contact the Syracuse Area
Office, 301 Erie Bivd. West,
Syracuse 13202, Toll-free calls
may be made to (800) 522-7407.
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CIVIL SERVICE LEADER, Friday, June 24, 1977
Monroe County Threatens
Strike If Fact-Finding
Does Not Resolve Dispute
(From Leader Correspondent)
ROCHESTER—The president of the 4,200-member Mon-
roe County Local of the Civil Service Employees Assn. says
he has authority to call a strike and will do so if the Monroe
County Legislature tries to force a contract on the Local.
He called “remarkable” a 30
Percent turnout of membership
at a general membership meeting
recently at Monroe Community
Hospital and said those who at-
tended “want to walk,"’
in two weeks if the Legislature
doesn't restore the 5 and 10
Percent paycuts instituted in
January, his proposal was met
with loud applause.
“I feel the opinions expressed
at that meeting represent the
opinions of the inajority of our
members,” Mr, Koenig said later,
Mr. Koenig and other officials
and members not only want the
pay cuts restored, but they also
want to reach agreement on a
pending new contract.
Contract talks have been sty-
mied, although more fact-finding
sessions were scheduled for last
month,
Under the state Taylor Law,
if the CSEA or County rejects the
fact-finder’s report, the Legisla-
lature has the authority to im-
bose @ contract, Any strike then
could be declared illegal, em-
ployees could lose two days’ pay
for every day off the job and
Local leaders could be jailed.
Mr. Koenig said he's ready to
face jail and employees will be
ready to face the “fines.”
“If the fact-finder doesn't
produce an agreement and we
can't solve this politically, we
have no choice but to strike,” he
said. “I'll never allow us to get
into @ position where the Legis-
lature will impose a contract.”
He said trying to reach agree-
ment on the fact-finder’s report
was one of the administrative
remedies that must be used. “We
want to exhaust all legal avenues
first.”
Mr. Koenig said he's been
given authority to call a strike
by the Local's board of directors.
In April the Local unit in
the Sheriff's Department con-
ducted a strike vote but de-
clined to release the results. De-
puties have been calling for
some additional type of job ac-
tion since begining a ticket blitz
several weeks ago. They've twice
attended Legislature meetings to
volce thelr anger.
Mr, Koenig sald he expects
70 to 80 percent of the Local
membership would participate in
a strike. “If this thing (strike)
happens, I want the county
11% In Amherst
Over 2 Years
AMHERST—The Civil Service
Employees Assn, which repre-
sents 112 workers in this Buf-
falo suburb, has reached agree-
ment on @ two-year contract
with town officials.
‘The pact stipulates 6 percent
pay raise for 1977, retroactive to
Jan. 1, and # & percent raise
for 1978,
The pact also calls for some
changes in language, but pro-
vides no other economic im-
provements, The CSEA repre-
sents clerical, supervisory, en-
closed down,” he told the mem-
bers.
The president said union
members passed a resolution
“voting no confidence in the
majority party of the County
Legislature." The majority party
is Republican and its members
Proposed the pay cuts last De-
cember when trying to reduce
county spending in the 1977
budget.
All county employees earning
$12,000 to $20,000 a year had
their pay cut 5 percent. Those
earning more than $20,000 a
year had their salaries cut 10
percent,
One Probation Department
employee said he lost @ total
of $3,500 in pay because of the
5 percent cut, the freeze on in-
cremental pay raises and the
fact he and other probation
workers were downgraded in
rank,
At a recent Legislature meet-
ing, Minority Leader J. Richard
Wilson, of Brighton, asked for
@ suspension of rules so the
Legislature could consider re-
storing the pay cuts.
But Legislature President Jo-
seph Ferrari, a Republican, ruled
Wilson out of order and Ralph
Esposito, of Gates, another Re-
publican, accused Wilson of being
“a real political hack” and
“grandstanding” on the issue.
Mr. Koenig said the members’
no-confidence vote included a
vow to oust the Republicans from
office in the November election.
ALBANY HOUSING BARGAINING TEAM PRI
EPARES
The Civil Service Employees Assn. Albany Housing Authority bargaining team is shown at the table
preparing for negotiations. From left are John Kohler, WIP Program; Mike Sawicz, state member; Joe
Raymond, unit president; James Cooney, CSEA field representative, and Beverly Spickerman, clerical.
Shelly DesForge is absent from photo.
Probation Head States Views
(Continued from last week)
The following is another
installment of an interview
with Thomas J. Callanan,
acting director of the divi-
sion of probation, conducted
recently by Nels Carlson, co-
ordinator of the statewide
probation committee of the
Civil Service Employees Assn.
eee
I know that in the three coun-
ties whose probation operations
have already been taken over by
the state, Warren, Fulton and
THOMAS J. CALLANAN
Court Local Formed
In CSEA Region Ill
FISHKILL—The Civil Service Employees Assn. is or-
ganizing some 567 employees of supreme courts, family
courts, city, and county surrogate’s courts in CSEA Region
II into their own local.
CSEA Region II organizer
Thomas A. Brann has addressed
three informational and organ-
izational meetings of the court
employees throughout the re-
gion, and reports that interest
is running high for the proposed
jocal. Temporary officers have
already been appointed by CSEA
statewide president Theodore C.
Wenzl, including Carol Dubovick
of Orange County Family Court,
and Linda Soldo of
ander clerk's office in Dutch-
ess County Supreme Court has
been named chairman of the
constitution and by-laws com~-
mittee.
ess, Sullivan and Westchester.
The employees involved hold a
variety of jobs: city marshal;
typist; calendar clerk; court re-
porter; clerk-of-the-court officer,
and stenographer.
Mr. Brann said, “The three
meetings we have already held
have been to explain to these
employees their rights as state
employees and as members of a
separate CSEA chapter, They
have shown enthusiasm for the
idea of thelr own chapter, and
we plan to proceed with our
organizational plans as quickly
a5 possible.”
‘The next step, Mr. Brann said,
will be to hold a general meet-
ing at a centra! location in the
Region at which he constitution
and by-laws committee would
make {ts recommendations and
to run for any office or
gate position in the Local
be able to submit his name to
the committee for
Montgomery, the employees re-
$7,000 a year,
Right. And the important thing
is, the quality of service in these
three counties has been upgraded
and standardized since the state
takeover.
Perhaps you could explain, be-
cause a lot of people don’t know,
how it came about that these
three
counties already have a
few years’ experience with hav-
ing the state take over their
probation services.
Yes. The previous legislation
allowed direct state administra-
tion of probation services in
counties where there are five or
fewer probation officers. In fact,
all the present bill does is re-
move the five-employee limit,
and enable all counties—and
New York City also—no matter
how many probation employees
they have, to opt for the state
takeover, if they so desire. It’s
completely voluntary on the part
of the county.
The initial seed money for this
Program, as called for in the
Governor's program bill, is only
$2,500,000, What are the criteria
for choosing one particular coun-
ty over another, if several apply
for the program?
Pirst of all, I'd like to point
out that the earliest that the
takeover would go into effect for
any county would be Jan. 1,
1978, The office of the Director
of the Division of Probation
would promulgate standards for
admission into the program, and
we have developed a set of cri-
teria for selection of participant-
counties. These include: the
quality of the services and the
caseload the probation officers in
that county now have; the finan-
celal condition of the county it-
self; and the resources available
to the state.
Do you envision many coun-
ties rushing to apply for this
program?
self. Both these decisions must
be made by mutual agreement
between the county and the state.
bill just for fiscal year 1977-78,
and would cover mostly nonre-
curring start-up costs. Then each
year, additional funds would be
appropriated as more and more
counties joined the program.
Exactly which job titles are
we talking about, and how many
people?
Approximately 2,700 probation
officers, senior probation officers
and supervising probation offi-
cers statewide, and about 2,000
clerical people.
Would there be any title
changes involved in this switch?
Some titles would have to be
reclassified by the Probation Di-
vision and Civil Service to assure
standardization throughout the
state, although probation offi-
cer, senior probation officer and
supervisory probation officer
would stay the same, But again
I emphasize—there would in no
case be a downgrading of pay or
benefits as a result of title re-
classification.
(To be continued)
McDermott: Expect
GHI Rate Increase
ALBANY—An increase of over 300 percent is planned
in all GHI family subscriber rates for state employees. Con-
currently, a $7 per subscriber decrease is at hand for each
Blue Cross-Blue Shield family coverage participant,
Most of this proposed $7 de-
crease, however, will end up in
the state coffres not in the poc-
kets of the workers, Capital Re-
gion president Joseph MeDer-
mott revealed.
Mr, McDermott claimed the
state stands to realige a savings
Of up to five million dollars from
the Blue Cross-Blue Shield rate
decrease, while it will cos em-
ployees more money from their
paychecks for GHI health care
expenses,
Mr, McDermott called for the
establishment of @ joint CSEA-
State health study group to mon-
itor future changes of this type
so that no employee will suffer
the loss of state paid benefits
while the state benefits from
savings.
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