Civil Service Leader, 1975 August 19

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Vol. XXXVI, No. 21

Tuesday, August 19, 1975

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HAROLD RYAN

E, JACK DOUGHERTY

JOHN DRISCOLL FRANCIS MILLER

ELECTED TO KEY CSEA BOARD CHAIRMANSHIPS

Four important committees of the Civil Service Employees Assn.’

117-member Board of Directors are

headed hy the four directors plotured above. They were elected at the July meeting of the Board, and
served for the first time at the monthly Board meeting at CSEA Headquarters last werk. Heading the
committees are Audit and Control representative Harold Ryan, Je, budget and finance committee; Tax
and Finance representative E. Jack Dougherty, personne! committee; Insurance representative John
Driscoll, group life insurance committee, and Oswego County representative Francis Miller, charter

committee,

Solutions Needed—
Not Scapegoats To
Solve Budget Woes

LECTED officiais in many
4 states, counti citie:
towns and villages are pur-
suing policies that not only
are counter-productive, but in
the long run may turn out to be
disastrous, in making the public
employees the scapegoats of their
(Continued on Page 6)

Taxes Take First
§ Bite From State

ALBANY—Aug. 19 was “payday” for all state workers
eligible for the so-called $250 “bonus” mandated by the
State Legislature under provisions of the Taylor Law as
the final settlement in recent contract reopener negotia-

tlons between the Civil Service
Employees Assn, and the State.

And, as most state workers
have now realized, that meager
$250 "bonus," a one-time addi-
tional compensation arrange-
ment which does not adjust the
basic salary structure, doesn't
amount to $250 in their pockets.
After automatic deductions from
the basic $250 figure applicable
to everyone, the actual “take

CSEA Repeats Its Opposition
To MAC Pension Investment

ALBANY—The Civil Service Employees Assn., which represents some 300,000 public

employees in New York State, has issued a strong reiteration of

its opposition to the

investment of public employees’ retirement system pension funds in Municipal Assistance

Corporation (MAC) securities.

In a double blast at what the
big labor union called the "un-
wise investment in unsecured se~
curities,”” CSEA's Board of Direc-
tors initiated the sending of a
letter and a telegram to State
Comptroller Arthur Levitt and
CSEA Albany Region president
Joseph E, MoDermott issued a
charge that the state is raiding
the pension fund “solely to batl
out the Governor on his prom-
lses to take care of New Y
City,"

Charges Levine With Bias

ALBANY —The Civil Ser-
vice Employees Assn. has
charged State Industrial
Commissioner Louis Levine
with discriminating against for-
mer Labor Deparunent employ-
ees by using different criteria
for the denial of unemployment
insurance than are used for oth-
er out-of-work employees.

CSEA president Theodore C.
Wenzl, in a letter sent last week
to the Labor Commissioner, as-
serted that employees who were

Inside The Leader

CSEA Calendar
— See Page 3

Bonus Profile

affected by recent layoffs in the
Manpower Services Division of
the State Labor Departinent and
who have refused to take anoth-
er position at a lower grade or
at a lower rate of pay are being
“routinely denied unemployment
insurance benefits."

Dr, Wenal said that it is “out-
rageous to think that the In-
dustrial Commissioner of the
State of New York would treat
his employees any differently
than other members of the work-
ing community that the Labor
Department services through the
Unemployment Insurance Divi-
sion. There is no reason why
public employees should be con-
sidered second claas citizens, . . .”

The union president explained
that unemployed workers from
other sectors of the labor force
in the state have always had the
right to refuse to take a job that
offered less pay or grade oppor-
tunities than their previous po-
sition, without the loss of eligi-

(Continued on Page 3)

CSEA president Theodors C.
Wenal, at the direction of the
union's Board of Directors, yes-
terday fired off a hand-delivered
letter and a telegram to Comp-
troller Levitt stating “as forcibly
as possible the unalterable oppo-
sition of the Civil Service Em-
ployees Assn. to your investment
of our members’ pension funds in
any questionable securities, and
tn particular, those of the Mu-
nigipal Assistance Corporation,
which amount to unsecured se-
curities,””

‘The letter concluded, “The re-
tirement security of 300,000 pub-
lic employees in New York State
represented by CSEA ls depen-
dent upon the wise and prudent
investment of their pension funds
by those entrusted with this :¢-
sponsibility. On behalf of these
employees, I adamantly object
to the investment of their pen-
sion funds in Municipal Assis~
tance Corporation bonds, I urge

you to reject any future con-
sideration of such unsound and
unwarranted investments,”

Meanwhile, Mr. McDermott,
president of the Albany Region
covering some 50,000 public em-
ployees, released part of a mem-
orandum written by a high offi-
cial in the Retirement Fund to
Comptroller Levitt's office. The
memorandum is extremely critt-
cal of suggestions to invest pen-
sion funds in MAC bonds. Mr.
MeDermott declined to reveal the
author of the memorandum but
quoted extensively from the copy
obtained by the union.

‘The critical memo reads, tn
part, "This public corporation
was formed by the Legisiature to
forestall what appeared to be
impending bankruptcy for New
York City, Its continued viability
would require that New York
City be able to meet certain
enormous obligations coming due

(Continued on Page 14)

home” total ranges between a
jow of about $168 up to a high
of about $187.

The “bonus" paycheck, dated
Aug. 19, is being distributed via
regular paycheck distribution
systems and a spokesman for the
Division of Audits and Accounts
said everyone should have their
check by Aug. 19, with many re-
ceiving them on Aug. 16.

‘The reason for virtually every-
one receiving the same amount,
regardless of salary or deduc-
tions claimed, is that basic sal-
ary withholding formulas are set
up on bi-weekly structure and
the one-time “bonus” payment is
not applicable to any one bi-
weekly pay period but rather is
applied as a year-long payment.
Therefore, standard deductions
will be applied to every individ-
ual, 20 percent for Federal tax;
5 percent for New York State
tax; 1.8 percent for New York
City resident tax, where applica

(Continued on Page 3)

Ask Names

CSEA Headquarters
needs a complete listing of
all chapter or unit officers
and delegates resulting
from recent local elections.
Send all names, work and
home addresses, and work
and home telephone num-
bers to the attention of
the Executive Director,
CSEA, 33 Elk Street, Al-
bany, New York 12207, This
same information should
be furnished to your re-
gional president.

Issue Dutchess Strike-Related Loans

POUGHKEEPSIE — Nearly
$1,500 in emergency loans
was given out at the Pough-
keepsie Holiday Inn in one
four-hour period recently, ‘The
interest-free loans went to Civil
Service Employees Assn, Duteh-

carne from Albany to elp dl

from CSEA's general account to
& special accoum called the
“Dutchess Emergency Loan
Pund.”

Fifteen members applied for
and received the loans. Dutchess
County CSEA chapter president
Ellis Adams said the amount each
member received is confidential,
but each loan was for a differ-
ent amount because they were
lumited to the difference between
the member's usual paycheok and
the payoheck of Aug. 6.

‘The Aug. 8 paychecks reflected

& docking of the workers’ sala-
ries because of the strike.

‘The loans must be repaid to
the Dutchess chapter by Sept,

Rd. North, Pishkill, or sent in
the prepaid envelope supplied
with the loans, Mr. Adams said.
Also assisting in the loan pro-
gram where Dutchess chapter
Weasurer Barbara Hogan and
Dutchess chapter secretary Helen
MoCollum.
CIVIL SERVICE LEADER, Tuesday, August 19, 1975

BEST WISHES — sotomon Gordon, a field representative for
New York City Region I, Civil Service Employees Assn., extends a
hand in congratulations to Marvin Nalick, newly elected president
of the CSEA'’s New York Psychiatric Institute chapter, Mr. Nalick
and other NYPL officers were installed for two-year terms in recent
ceremonies.

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“"n"" Poston Urged To Suspend

Drug Abuse Trainee Exam

ALBANY—The Civil Service Employees Assn. has asked Civil Service Commissioner
Ersa Poston to suspend a proposed state examination for the title of Drug Abuse Re-
habilitation Counselors Trainee II on grounds that it would affect the quality of services
in drug treatment programs and result in “the dilution of the professionalism of the

Drug Abuse Rehabilitation Coun-
selors.”

CSEA made the request after
it was contacted by counselors
concerning a civil service ex-
amination, No. 39-108, scheduled
for some time after Aug. 11,
1975,

A CSEA staff spokesman said
that according to the announce-
ment for the exam, it will con-
sist of evaluation of training
and experience, rather than a
written or oral examination,
which “is more competitive in
the strict sense.”

In the Poston letter, CSEA
said, “We must protest this ex-
amination, not to prevent the
promotional opportunities of any
employees, but the dilution of
the professionalism of the Drug
Abuse Rehabilitation Counselors.

Suffolk Nursing
Director’s Exam

HAUPPAUGE-—The Suffolk
County Civil Service Depart-
ment is seeking applicants
for the post of public health
nursing director (exam 15-239)

A master's degree in nursing
or related fields which includes
courses in nursing edministration
and nine years’ nursing experi-
ence will qualify candidates. All
candidates must also possess a
registered professional nurse li-
cense.

A Sept. 27 examination will
test knowledge of administration,
program planning, organization
and administration of training
programs and social factors re-
lated to patient care. Applica-
tions should be postmarked not
later than Aug. 27, They may be
obtained from Suffolk County
Civil Service Department, H. Lee
Dennison Executive Office Build-
ing, Veterans’ Memorial High-
way, Hauppauge, N.Y, 11787,

State Correction
Deputy Super Exam
Is Set For Oct. 4

ALBANY — Qualified em-
ployees of the state's Cor-
rectional Services Depart-
ment have until August 25
to file for deputy superintendent
for reception and classification.
‘The job is at the G-27 level pay-
ing $21,545 a year

Someone Needs YOU!

A young woman awaiting
open heart surgery.

A child with Leukemia.
Give blood soon.

Lives Depend On It

We do not believe that an
individual with only one year of
participation in a counseling
program with limited academic
qualifications would be ready
after six to 12 college credits and
one more year of participation
in @ counseling program to per-
form the professional level or
work necessary in this important
program."

‘The CSEA letter also warns
against “hurry up" programs to

correct the problem of drug
‘abuse which has existed for a
long time. It says that what is
needed are individuals “whose ,
performance will result in a
cessation of the drug problem as
quickly as possible and this can
be done by well-trained individu
als. The quality of all treatment
Programs is only as good a5
those individuals who conduct
them and are responsible for
them.”

H.S. Grads May Qualify
In Rockland Clerical Jobs

NEW CITY — Positions as typists, stenographers, and
transcribers are currently open in various civil divisions in
Rockland County departments and agencies. Salaries start
at $6,195 for typists and $6,685 for stenographers and tran-

seribers.
All applicants must be legal
residents of Rockland County

and be # high school graduate
or possess a high school equiva~
leney diploma. Clerical experi-
ence or academic or vocational
training may be substituted for
education on a year-for-year ba-
ais.

Por typist positions, applicants
must pass a written spelling test
and @ 5-minute typing test at 36
words per minute. Stenographers
are required to pass a written
spelling exam, a 5-minute typing
test, plus @ two and-a-half min-
ute stenography test at 80 words
a minute, A written spelling test
and a five-minute test in which

James O'Shea

ALBANY — James C.,
O'Shea, 62, a Rome attorney,
has been picked by Gov.
Hugh L. Carey to succeed
Gen, AC. O'Hara ss commis-
sioner of the Office of General
Services.

The post pays $47,800 annually,

candidates must score 55 words
per minute with an error rate of
5 percent or less.

Candidates must achieve pass-
ing scores tn all portions of the
examination. Final scores will
be determined on only the typing
and stenography parts of the
test.

To arrange for tests, held at
frequent intervals, candidates
should contact the New York
State Employment Service office
at 50 Commerce &t., Spring Val-
Jey or by calling (914) EL 6-6500:
completed applications should be
sent to the Personnel Office,
County Office Building, New
City, N. ¥. 10956.

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fice buildings, including the Al-
bany South Mall complex, and
handles state purchasing, data
processing operations and dis-
posal of excess state property. It
had approximately 3,600 staffers.

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SURPRISE PARTY — Nicholas Fiscarett!, center, cuts a cake
at a surprise party tendered him in Albany following his election as
president of the Education chapter, Civil Service Employees Asm.
Surprise party guests, from left, are Berniece Waldman, Jan Roberts,
Laura Silverman, Helen McDermott, Donna DiPace and Bob Acker-
man.

Taxes Take First Bite

(Continued from Page 1)
ble; and 0045 percent for NYC
non-resident tax, where applic-
able. Social Security taxes are
also deducted. up to the maxi-
mum withholding amount.

‘The $250 bonus payment ap-
pies to the third year of the
present 3-year contract covering
state workers in four bargaining
units represented by CSEA

The one-time $250 payment
was contained in the State's sup-
plemental budget, along with
scores of important projects and
programs plus substantia! “hulus
for rtearly alt Legislators. In
voting on the supplemental! bud-
et package the Legislators over-
whelmingly approved the pro-
posal, including the meager $250
payment

Legislators who voted for the
supplemental budget, including
the $250 payment, have encoun-
tered considerable “heat from
state employees for their action
in forcing the small one-time
payment down state workers’
throats. CSEA, in turn, has al
threatened the institution of a
massive political action fund to
use against those same legisla-
tors who will be seeking re-
election to office next year.

‘Those legislators have attempt-
ed to counter that they, in fact,
had virtually no opportunity to
express their wishes on the $250
bonus because the Carey Admin-

istration tied it into the supple-
mental budget under one vote.
CSEA, however, still plans to
raise the giant political war chest
‘and one of the considerations on
whether to support or not sup-
port individual legislators will
be their vote on the supplementaj
budget, Other considerations will
also be given, however, especial-
ly on how each individual Jexis~
lator Is rated on supporting the
union's position on a variety of
bills and programs spread over
the entire legislative seasion

And so, with the payment of
the bonus this week, CSEA now
turns its attention to upcoming
negotiations starting late this
fall with the State on the issus
of a completely new contract for
state workers replacing the ex-
isting contract which expires on
March 31, 1976.

Charge Levine

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bility for unemployment benefits,
In his letter to Mr, Levine, Dr.
Wenal concluded, “I am sure that
you agree that this is an intol-
erable situation and that you
will correct it immediately.”
The CSEA leader also said that
if any former Department of
Labor employees encounter such
@ dental of unemployment insur-
ance, they should contact their
local CSEA representative.

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, 11 Warren St., New York, N. Y. 10007.

Attn.; CSEA Calendar,

AUGUST
21—Southern Region III meeting: 7:30 p.m., Holiday Inn, Newburgh.
22—Syracuse Region V special officers’ meeting: 7 p.m., Region V
office auditorium, 700 E. Water St., Syracuse.
22—Marcy Psychiatric Center chapter general meeting: 7 p.m., Burr.
stone Restaurant, New Hartford.

27—Yorktown Custodial unit meeting and installation:
Middle School cafeteria, Yorktown Heights.

3:15 p.m.,

28—Rochester chapter annual summer party; 6:30 p.m,, Logan's

Party House, Scottsville Rd,

Rochester.

5—Education

tment chapter clamsteam and steak roast: 12:30

Ban. pam. Lanthier's Grove (two miles north of Latham Circle)
+. 9

5-6-Syracuse Region V meeting: Late Placid Club, Lake Placid.

‘Saratoga County Educational
iO am, Krause’ Hell Moor

teach, Cesc

chapter clamsteam:

CSEA Draws Up Plans For Its ©
65th Annual Delegates Meet —

NIAGARA FALLS—The 65th Annual Delegates’ Meeting of the Civil Service Employees

Assn. is set here for Sunday through Friday, Sept. 28-Oct. 3

Center.

‘The headquarters hotel is the Niagara Hilton which ts

Center. Other lodgings are avail-
able to chapter presidents, dele-
gates, thelr guests and others
but no arrangements for accom-

ervation forms will be made
available to prospective attendees
through the Ningara Falls Con-
vention Bureau, ¢/o CSEA Con-
vention Housing Bureau, P. O,
Box 786, Palls Station, Niagara
Falls, N. ¥. 14303.

Other motels involved will be
the Parkway-Ramada Inn; How-
ard Johnson's Niagara Palis Mo-
tor Lodge; Schrafft's Motor Inn;
Travelodge; Scenic Inn; Red
Coach Inn; Envoy Motor Inn;
Cozchman Mote), and the Tread-
way Inn, With the exception of
the Treadway Inn, all lodgings
are within walking distance of
the Center. The Niagara Falls
Convention Bureau will provide
4 50-passenger bus which will be
operated on a regular schedule
between the various motels and
the convention site.

CSEA Headquarters warned
that rooms will be reserved on
& first-come-first-served basis
and will be held only until 6
p.m. on the anticipated arrival
date, unless a later hour ts ind!-
cated. Cancellations must be re-
esived 48 hours prior to the
committed arrival date or de-
posits will be forfeited.

John Naughter, of CSBA Al-
bany Headquarters, suggested
that some groups of delegates
may wish to charter a bus or
buses to the mee! to provide
an economical means of trans-
portation and to help ease the
energy problem. If this is the
case, Mr. Naughter advised, he
should be consulted at CSEA
Headquarters, 33 Elk St,, Albany,
© that he my serve as linison
with the motels in giving esti-
mated arrival times.

Regarding financial reimburse-
ment, CSEA treasurer Jack Gal-
lagher quoted the Association's
by-laws ‘Article II, Section
Sto)

“All chapters shall receive re-
imbursement for the expenses
of one delegate to the annual
meeting and chapters having
more than 1,000 members shall
receive reimbursement for the
expense of one additional dele-
gate for each additional 1,000
members or major fraction there-
of, The maximum reimbursement
for such delegate shall be his
lodging expense for the duration
of the meeting and the railroad
or mileage expense,”

Enlarging on the section, Mr,
Gallagher noted: “This is in-

terpreted to mean that the As-
sockition will make the reim-
bursement provided to the
treasurer of your chapter. Trans-
portation by auto, including
‘Thruway tolls, will be allowed
and mileage from the chapter
headquarters to the Niagara
Falls Convention Center and re-
turn will be at the rate of 15
cents a mile.”

Mr. Gallagher noted that max-
imum allowance for the five
nights’ lodging will be $117.70,
including tax, and will cover only
the period of Sept. 28 through
Oct. 2. He added that it ts the
responsibility of the chapter to
arrange for the expenses of the
delegate which are not reim-
bursable under the by-law.

‘The CSEA treasurer also urged
delegates to consider sharing
double rooms at the meeting

“Bach year, it 's becoming in-
creasingly difficult to house our
delegates In one hotel because
of the extensive use of single

the Niagara Falls Convention
immediately adjacent to the

room arrangements. Since there
is a wide variance in rates* for
double and single rooms, it is
more expensive for our Associa-
tion if people use double rooms
for single occupancy,”

Amtrak has departures from
Grand Central Station, Manhat-
tan, for Buffalo at 8:30 a.m.
and 1 p.m. arriving at 5 p.m. and
9:30 p.m, respectively. From the
Penn Centra) Buffalo station, bus
service is available to the Park-
way-Ramada Inn at @ cost of
$1.50 per person, The Greater
Buffalo International Alrport is
served by American, Allegheny,
United and Eastern Airlines. Air-
porter service is available from
the airport to all the participa-
ting motels at @ cost of $3 per
person. For thase traveling by
aguto, the exit from the New
York State Thruway is Exit 50,
thence to 1-290 to 1-190 (North)
to the Robert Moses Parkway
‘Traffic signs will give the route
to the Convention Center.

CSEA, Local Citizens,

Spur Smith

Improvement Campaign

Infirmary

EATON — Combined efforts of Civil Service Employees
Assn. chapter members and concerned local taxpayers ap-
pear to have spurred county and state officials to take cor-
rective action at the Gerrit Smith Infirmary in this Madison

County community.

In @ recent directive, the New
York State Health Department
notified an architectural firm to
accept bids for infirmary renova-
tions originally estimated to cost
$658,000. Work is scheduled to
include masonry, window repairs,
ceilings, lighting, flooring, heat-
ing system, plumbing, and kitch-
en serving areas. Repairs to the
roof are already under way.

An employee of the infirmary
said, “Things began to happen
more than a year ago when the
state condemned the building
and called attention to defici-
encies in the number of staff
members. Through the efforts of
Ted Modzrejewski, CSEA field
representative, 75 CSEA chapter
members, other employees and a
number of concerned local tax-
payers, we conducted rallies,
meetings and door-to-door peti-
tion signings to draw attention
to the county's neglect of the
institution and its operating

Region V Meet: ‘Today's

SYRACUSE — Richard E.
president of Civil
Service Employees Aasn.’s
Syracuse Region V, has called

available services from regional
and headquarters offices.

A team from CSEA Headquar-
ters attending the meeting will
include John Carey, assistant ex-
ecullve director - state division;

Be relations associate; Rich Bur-
stein, assistant counsel, and John
Conoby and John Naughter, state

Collecting, RATER, SPRAY

staff,”

The recent go-ahead for reno-
vations and the hiring of addi-
tional key personnel indicate the
combined efforts of CSEA mem-
bers and concerned local citizens
have apparently helped to bring
about some desired results.

Tm a recent local newspaper
article, William Carlson, director
of Madison County Social Ser-
vices, was quoted: “I know there
has been an improvement in op-
erational aspects since a year
‘ago, They can see we're putting
on a new roof, which was one of
the major renovations,” Mr.
Carlson said, He added he be-
Meves all personnel deficiencies
have been met.

At this time there are 60 pa-
tients at the Infirmary.

“I want to keep it at that un-
ti) the renovations are complete
and then we can go back to
handling capacity,” Mr, Carlson
added.

CSEA Role’

Prank Martello, Syracuse Re-
gion V supervisor, will serve as
modenmor, with members of Re-
gion V field staff available to
discuss local level problems.

All Region V chapter officers
planning to attend are requested
to call the Regional office secre-

officer with room reservations if
required.

Tt's extremely important what
aye SQrpioned on Pase 14)

SDIAUaS TAD

SL6T “61 Wnainy ‘Kepsony, Yy
CIVIL SERVICE LEADER, Tuesday, August 19, 1975

Lynch & Austin
Take Top Slots

In Taconic Vote

FISHKILL — Harry J.
Lynch, of Beacon, and Lester
Austin, of Hopewell Junction,
were elected president and
vice-president, respectively, of
the Taconic State chapter, Civil
Service Employees Assn. in re-
cent balloting.

Other officers named to two-
year terms were Ruth Decker,
of Germantown, treasurer; Ar-
thur Griffith, of Elizaville, dele-
wate, and William Pitsing, of
Gardnertown, alternate delegate
‘The Taconic chapter represents
state park and historic site em-
ployees in Westchester, Putnam,
Dutchess and Columbia Counties

BUY
U.S.
BONDS!

Pharoah, Wooding Share
Prize For Top Suggestion

ALBANY — Sixteen state employees won cash awards
totaling $1,220 in July for money-saving ideas submitted to
the New York State Employee Suggestion Award Program.
The program is administered by the State Department of

Civil Service, The estimated
first-year savings from these sug~
gestions is $14,956.

Awards, winners and
residences are

$230, Joint award to Jack J
Pharoah, Syracuse, and Frank
Wooding, Liverpool, both De-
partment of ‘Transportation

$200. Richard R. Blackmore.
Warsaw, ‘Transportation, and
Silvia Redding, Castleton, De-
partment of Motor Vehicles

$120. Peter Zoellner, Smith-
town, Depertment of Mental Hy-
giene

$100. Ralph Underwood, Lou-

their

coc
Open Continuous

State Job

Assistant Actuary

Assistant Clinical Physician
Associate Actuary (i)
Supervising Actuary (Life)
Principal Actuary (Life)
Associate Actuary (Casualty)

Supervising Dietitian
Electroencephalograph Technician
aed sore Worker
ing Reporter

Histology Technician
Hospital Administration Intern
Assistant Hydraulic Enginoer
Senior Hydraulic Engineer
Industrial Foreman
Laboratory Technician
Public Librarians
Licensed Practical Nurse
Maintenance Man

(Mechani
Medical Specialist |
Medical Specialist II (Bd. Eligible)
Medical Specialist Il (Bd. Cortified)

Mental Hygiene Asst. Therapy Aide
Mental Hygiene Therapy Aide (TBS)

Motor Equipment Repairman
(Statewide except Albany)
Nurse |

Nune Il
Nurse Il iatric)
Nurse Il (Rehabilitation)

Offset Printing Machine Operator
Pharmacist

Senior Pharmacist

Pris Actuary (Casualty)
Paychiatrist |

Psychiatrist | (Board Eligible)
Paychiatrist Il (Board Certified)
Radiology T ist
Radiology T ?
Senior Medical Records Librarian

Additional information on required qualifying experience and
application forms may be obtained by mail or in person at the State

donville, Department of Taxa-
tion and Finance, and Joanne
Satalino, Albany, State Board of
Social Welfare.

$50. Nancy Menegio, Ballston
Spa, Motor Vehicles.

$36. Judith A. Parisi, Amster-
dum, Motor Vehicles, and Robert
Mic Arthur, Sterling, Transpor-
tation,

$25. M. L. Hegeman, Remsen,
Division of State Police; Harold
R. Richardson, Latham, and Wil-
lism C. Miller, Lancaster, both
‘Transportation; Karen Dee, Al-
bany, and Delores E. Burrell,
Lindenhurst, both Motor Vehi-
cles, and Edward Nicholas, Troy,
Public Service Commission.

Cash award winners also re-
ceive certificates of merit

‘ono HNN
State Promotional

Job Calendar

Applications Accepted To August 25

Exams in October

Title Salary Grade Exam No,

Associate Compensation Claims Auditor 35-829
Junior Compensation Claims Auditor 35-826
Compensation Claims Auditor 35-827
Senior Compensation Claims Auditor 35-828
Workmen's Ccapaiastion Examiner 35-833
Senior Workmen's Compensation Examiner 35-834
Associate Workmen's Compensation Examiner 35-835
Principal Workmen's Compensation Examiner 35-836
Security Hospital Sr, Treatment Asst. 39-086
Senior Examiner of Municipal Affairs 35.856
Senior Compensation Claims Examiner 35-830
Compensation Claims Examiner 35-831
ompensation Claims Examiner 35-832

Senior Civil Engineer (Structures) 35-795
Assistant Civil Engineer (Structures) 35-794
Senior Research Analyst 35-815
Senior Research Analyst (Municipal) 35-857
Senior Hospital Administration Consultant 39-107
Principal Heating and Ventilation Engineer 39-106

Statewide except Albany)

B. Service)

Additional information on required qualifying experience and
application forms may be obtained by mail or in parson at the State

Calendar -—

Department of Civil Service: State Office Building Campus, Albany
12226. Applicants can file in person only at Two World Trade Con-
sais Lo + ter, New York 10047; or Suite 750, | West Genessee Street, Buffalo,
‘ A New York, 14202.
f P
ee fae Le C) Specify the examination by i umber and title. Mail you
$22,694 20.521 w Dd application form when completed to the State Department of Civil
$18369 20-416 R hana ie pieaieics E | Service, State Office Building Campus, Albany, New York 12226.
susie 20418 | f ryrss A
$14,142 20-519 t A euSCGLEN fax. caw) S NAH
ee. thas . NIMITZ NAMED MANGES TO ONONDAGA
$27,942 20-420 S$ Low-Low Prices Mutthew Nimitz, a New York Roger J. Manges, dean of the
$ 8,523 20-107 ALL LANGUAGES city lawyers and former White Fort Wa: campus of Purdue
$10,714 = 20-124 TYPEWRITER CO., Inc. House assistant, has been ap- University, has been named pres-
ae pe Ve W. 23 St, pte Lagapcne potted to the Port Authority of ident of Onondaga Community
$5827 20.352 BAN Saat. New York and New Jersey. College, effective Sept 1
$11,337 20-211
$ 8,05! 20-170
$10,118 20-555
$14,142 20-135
$17,429 20-136
$10,714 20-558
$ 8,05) 20-121
$10,155 & Up —-20-339
$ 8,051 20-106 = .
uk ae Credit Union
$27,942 24-407
$33,704 20-408
$35,373 20-408
$ 7,204 20-394 a a oe
mm = financial condition
$ 9,546 varies
$10,118 20-584
$11,337 20-585 Mi
$11.337 20-586
$11,337 20-587
eye oe The Municipal Credit Union's Board of Direc-
$14,880 20-194 tors, at the June 30, 1975 Quarterly Dividend
$22,694 20-417 Meeting, announced the paying of a 62% per
$27,942 20-390 i
, annum Dividend, compounded quarterly, for the
$35,373 20-391 coe
$35,373 20-391 quarter ending June 30, 1975, and anticipated
ate ee paying the same Dividend, based on continued
$i 337 20.348 favorable earnings, at the end of the third
$14,142 20-122 quarter of 1975.
eis ey ge o The Municipal Credit Union's corporate assets
: 4 100 have increased approximately 200% since the
$9546 — 20-
20-10) end of 1971. The membership of the Credit Union
to now exceeds 100,000 shareholders, comprised
20-307 of City employees, State employees, members of

the various Authorities, and members of share-
holders’ immediate families.

Department of Civil Service: State Office Building Campus, Albany Despite the economic downturn, the Credit

Sica, Auras oon See parton cay 6F Sn Was Thee late) Union still shows a healthy growth and still plans

New York 14202. to have its data processing system operational
the examinal its number and title. Mall

apphaeien' en ene ee State Department of Girl by the Spring of 1976.

Service, State Office

Campus, Albany, New York 12226,

New Corrections Head Named

ALBANY—A bill has been
signed by Gov. Hugh L. Carey
restructuring the State Com-
mission of Correction and the

Rensselaer
P.H. Nurse

The Rensselaer County
Civil Service Commission ts
accepting applications for
public health nurse, a $9,131

ence.
To be eligible candidates must

Governor nominated Herman
Schwartz, 43, a professor of law
at the State University at Buf-
falo, as the commission's first
full-time chairman.

‘The present commission, which
would be altered by the bill, con-
sists of seven part-time mem-
bers. The new commission, which
will go into operation in a month.
will have three full-time mem-
bers and will have ineweased
powers to set and enforce stan-
rds in stitte jails and prisons.
Mr. Schwarts is a former U. 8.
Senate counsel and Buffalo as-
sistant district attorney. The post
will pay $39,650 annually

SELECT WATSON

State University Board of
Trustees has approved the selec-
tion of Jack C. Watson, presently
executive vice-president of Lin-
coln Open University in Spring-
field, Tll., a5 president of Niagara
County Community College at an
annual salary of $31,500. He will
succeed Ernest Notar, who is re~
tiring.

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Community Worker, Clerk,
Other Suffolk Exams Set

HAUPPAUGE—Medical records clerks, community service workers, water district su-
pervisors, public health engineers, and chief management analysts are currently being
sought by the Suffolk County Civil Service Department. Applications for all positions must

be received by Aug. 27, with examinations being held Sept. 27.

The County Heaith Services
Department has an opening for
a medical records clerk (exam

15-244), The position has a
startirg salary of $7,176 per
year

‘To be eligible, candidates must
be high school, graduates or
have two years’ experience in
medica] clerical work. A combi-
nation of education and experi-
ence will also be accepted. The
written exam will test knowledge
of record keeping, arithmetic
reasoning, medical terminology,
the use of number-letter codes
and interpreting written mate-
rial

One year of experience in
position involving public contact
or the successful completion of
30 credits at a college or unt-
veraity will qualify applicants for
community service worker (exam
15-242) and community service
worker (Spanish-speaking). Both
jobs pay $6,864 a year to start.

A written exam will test abili-

ties in such areas as techniques
of interviewing, record keeping
and the ability to understand
and work with people in a varie-
ty of human services situations.
In addition, the 30 candidates re-
ceiving the highest scores in the
Spanish-speaking worker test,
will be invited to s qualifying
oral exam.

For water district supervisor
(exam 15-241), a $12,500 posi-
tion, applicants must be high
school graduates and have two
years’ experience in water dis-
tribution work, one of which
should be in a supervisory ca-
pacity,

‘The Sept. 27 test will include
questions on methods, materials,
and equipment used in construc-
tion of water distribution sys-
tems; interpretation of plans and
specifications; administration,
and supervision.

A bachelor’s degree in engi-
neering and one year of experi-

New York State’s
No. 1 ‘“‘“Get-Well’’ card

Blue Cross and Blue Shield Plans of New York State

ence as a public health engineer
‘or two years’ experience in sant-
tary or public health engineering
qualifies camdidates for assistant
public health engineer (exam 15-
247). A master’s degree may be
substituted for experience in the
$10,104 @ year position,

Also, graduation from college
with « bachelor's degree in sani-
tary and public health engineer-
ing and eight years of experi-
ence will qualify applicants for
the $17,446 position of assochte
public health engineer (exam 15-
245). Both written exams will
test knowledge of environmental
health including communicable
diseases; microbiology; water
supply; water and air pollution,
and solid waste disposal.

Chief management analyst is
open to individuals with « mus-
ter’s degree in business or public
administration and six years of
responsible experience involving
budgetary review and prepara-
tion, management systems analy-
sis or & related field. A bach-
elor's degree and eight years of
experience may be substituted
for the above experience.

‘There will be no written or
onal test. Candidates meeting the
minimum requirements will be
rated on the basis of their edu-
cation and experience

Applications and detailed in-
formation for all positions may
be obtained from the Suffolk
County Civil Service Department,
H, Lee Dennison Executive Of-
fice Building, Veterans’ Memo-
rial Highway, Hauppauge, N. Y.

~~ ‘LEGAL NOTICE

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Limited Partnership filed in New York
County Clerk's Office on July 28, 1975.
Busines: Motion Picture Production aod
Distribution. General Parnes: Caribbean
Communications, Led. 211 East Sst
Street, New York. New York; Mogul
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Jeffrey J. Jable, 1520 York Avenue,
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‘Walter A. Lubanko, Cedar Swamp Road,
Brookville, New York, $10,000.00; Bu
pene S. Madoff, 746 South Rainbow Delve,
Hollywood, Florida, $2,000.00; Michael
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New York City, New York, $1,000.00;
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ADER, Tuesday, August 19, 1975

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TUESDAY, AUGUST 1 19, IMs

Democratic Body

NCE a month the governing body of the Civil Service
Employees Assn. meets at its headquarters in Albany,
across from the state capitol.

The CSEA Board of Directors consists of 10 statewide
officers, 51 state-employed departmental representatives and
56 local-government-employed county representatives. The
Board meetings are presided over by the statewide president
Theodore C. Wenzi, of Albany, or, in his absence, by the
executive vice-president, William McGowan, of Buffalo.

In addition, the state and county representatives meet
separately to discuss items of a specialized nature. These
meetings are presided over by State Executive Committee
chairman Thomas H. McDonough, of Albany, and by County
Executive Committee chairman Salvatore Mogavero, of Buf-
falo.

Other statewide officers include the treasurer, the sec-
retary and six vice-presidents representing the six geo-
graphic regions of CSEA.

Because the meetings of the Board, the Executive Com-
mittees and the officers are considered confidential policy-
making sessions, the press has been traditionally barred,
and the meetings consequently unpublicized.

We think it is time that the rank-and-file CSEA mem-
bers be made better aware of the democratic procedures
practiced by CSEA.

We don't think that the average member is actually
aware of the extensive time and effort put into union busi-
ness—mostly on a voluntary basis—by so many of their
leaders.

At various meetings recently, we have seen these leaders
criticized by rank-and-file members as being “high-paid,”

Board members receive mere expenses, and the officers
receive essentially small honorariums, with the exception
of the statewide president, who devotes full time to his
union duties. With only a couple of exceptions, all other
officers and Board members have Yob responsibilities with
the state or a local government jurisdiction.

There are paid, professional staff members at Head-
quarters, regional and satellite offices and in the fleld, These
include the field representatives and a battery of behind-
the-scenes people such as secretaries, clerks, researchers
and others needed to keep a large organization functioning
smoothly and providing services for its members,

But, the CSEA statewide, regional and chapter officers,
as well as the Board members, are basically just volunteers
who care about their fellow workers ... and they are re-
quired to stand for election every two years.

Board members, for the most part, spend two days a
month at Headquarters just for Board meetings. For example,
last week, they were there on Wednesday for various Board
committee meetings, on Thursday morning for the Execu-
tive Committee meetings and on Thursday afternoon — until
after 9 that evening without a supper break — for the actual
(ull Board session.

Adding to that the committee, chapter and regional
responsibilities that most of them carry, it is plain to see
that the two days detailed above are a mere start,

With so many committed members, CSEA's strength has
been consistently growing in its 65-year existence. We pre-
sume it will continue on the same course into its 66th year,

In the long run of history, life
has become increasingly complex.
As a result, the public needs and
demands more rather than less
public services. Volunteer fire-
men perform nobly in many
rural areas. In such areas it is
also possible to dispose of gar-
bage by burning in a remote
field. In uyban areas fire pro-
tection cannot be provided by
volunteers nor can garbage be
disposed of by conflagration in
the streets. In an urbaft area,
with respect to both functions,
it ts essential that there be high-
ly trained people whose skills

require professionalism and
craftsmanship
Inconsistency

In virtually every aspect of
life there appears to be an in-
sistent demand that the govern-
ment do something. Yet there is
an inconsistency on the part of
the public: even as government
is called upon to accept more and
more responsibility for the every-
day life of the people, govern-
ment is criticized more and more
for its growing size, for its ex-
panding bureaucracy, and for its
ever increasing expenditures
‘Thus tt is possible for a legisia-
tor to become a hero of sorts
among his constituents by voting
for every appropriation bill but
voting against every revenue
measure.

One of the most tragic things
about dismissal of public em-
ployees for budget balancing
purposes is that all too frequent-
Jy the burden of such firings falls
most heavily upon the most vul-
nerable in our society, Thus the
closing of state Mental Hygiene
institutions or municipal hos-
pitals makes the poor, the ill,
and the afflicted the most seri-
ous victims of this type of econ-
omy

Unfortunately, the media have
made too much of a big thing
‘over the fact that organizations
of public employees have been
towing by leaps and bounds and
over the fact that there has
been an increase over the years
in the number of public em-
ployee strikes. Actually, there is
nothing unusual about these de-
velopments.

In the private sector, labor
unions had their period of larg-
est growth during the New Deal
period, after Congress enacted
the Wagner National Labor Re-

Stronger Organization
Recent events have demonstra-
ted that the real need is for

(Continued on Page 7)

Mr. Cal sie: ot ts tase! ce Wilk saa sit Cts

P.C,, and chairman of the
Law Committee.

Supervisors and Managers

The Appellate Division, Third Department, in a recent
decision held that not all supervisory employees are mana-
gerial employees within the meaning of the Taylor Law.

The Metropolitan Suburban Bus Authority (MSBA) is
@ subsidiary of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority
and is a public benefit corporation of New York State. On
Aug. 15, 1973, the Subway-Surface Supervisors Association
filed an amended petition with the Public Employment Re-
lations Board for certification as the exclusive negotiating
representative for various MSBA personnel, including dis-
patchers and foremen. The MSBA opposed the petition with
respect to dispatchers and foremen, alleging that they were
not within the scope of Taylor Law coverage because they
were managerial employees. After a hearing was held, PERB’s
director of public employment practices and representation
issued a decision on Feb, 15, 1974 holding that the dispatch-
ers and foremen were not exempt from Taylor Law coverage.

wim

Nassau County Bar Association Labor

EXCEPTIONS WERE FILED by the employer and on
April 29, 1974, PERB affirmed the Director's decision. The
Association was designated as negotiating agent for the unit
and MSBA was ordered to bargain. On July 26, 1974, MSBA
commenced an Article 78 proceeding pursuant to Section
213 of the Taylor Law appealing the PERB decision, Section
201.7(a) of the Taylor Law excludes managerial or confi-
dential employees from the definition of the term “public
employee.” The Taylor Law defines managerial employees
as persons (i) who formulate policy or (ii) who may reason-
ably be required on behalf of the public employer to assist
directly in the preparation for and conduct of collective
negotiations or to have a major role in the administration
of agreements or in personnel administration provided that
such role is not of a routine or clerical nature and requires
the exercise of independent judgment.”

ie wee

PRIOR TO 1971 when this definition was added to the
‘Taylor Law, PERB had only excluded executives from cover-
age. The Legislature stated in 1971 its intention that desig-
nations of employees as managerial reflects the extent to
which a public employer has from time to time organized
itself for collective negotiations. It was not the intention
of the Legislature to destroy existing employer-employee
negotiating units. The court in construing the pertinent
language stated that the statutory amendment reasonably
Was construed as not intending to alter existing groups of
organized employees even though they were clearly of a
high ranking supervisory nature, This was especially true
where the public employer had already recognized such
groups and was negotiating with them prior to the enact-
ment of the 1971 amendment,

IT HAS BEEN HELD by PERB that not all employees
who perform supervisory tasks are considered managerial
for purposes of Taylor Law coverage. PERB's determination

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State

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County Eligible Lists

2 Nager Joe! A Brooktys 3 7
3 lives 8
4 Tlerseeta 9
3 Krueger 10
6 Uppal u
92.1 7 Labarba Claire 12 Oot James
22.3 8 Sabowstky 13 German
773 9 Barrell 14 Dralle
72.1 10 Binder 15 Cecenki T B
wo F12 11 Lepaiie 16 Hawks Dans 1
3 eo 17 Mitchell WC Wi
Mary 18 Gwarek Reymond
15 Whivebitt 19 Baker Ernex D
16 Finkel! 20 Polaak Robert C
17 Keim Jeery
HEAD MTCE
= Option
1 Hedson
3 Grecasee 2 Winie
4 Davies 3 Hetringroe
6 Woodard WF 4 Forman
7 Brady Joka R 4 Bation Thomas I Tully
3 Pec Coenen 3 “6 Tice Joba Gal Islip
mour Debes M Loudonvilie 09.6 8A Wahrman ee fe
Heidenscrom L_ Schenectady 433 9 Kash George D si eee
Siti Richardson D J Schenectady 70.4 19
Dorle Joseph F Albany... 70.0 ——_
12 Jones F 8
13 Nikishge W
14 Murer Bugeoe
15 Hatch Carton
16 Bratt Kenneth
17 Reyimish Robert
18 Pevermein RD
SAVE A WA’

Letters To

MAC Investment

(Béitor's Note: The following
was sent directly to Gov. Hugh
L. Carey's office and « copy
provided The Leader,

Dear Gov. Carey:

May I express my dismay, and
dep concefn for your apparent
disdain for the interest of state
employees.

Apparently Comptroller Levitt
had some concern regarding the
inadvisability of investing state
retirement funds in the bonds
issued by the Municipal Assis-
tance Corp. He refused to com-
mit uny of these funds until,
meeting with you, apparent pres-
sures were brought. to persuade
him to make a purchase, thereby
giving credibility to—and instill-
ing confidence in—the bonds.

You, as our Governor, may
feel an obligation to take steps
toward assisting New York City

THE GUTS TO BE ARABBIT.

Pinto claims to be a better buy than |] Theat gets 38 mpxon he
| highway ond 24 mpg in the city** So driving

Volkswagen Rabbit.

But it's really not

Because when you odd up all the:
features that are standard on a Rabbit ond
optional on a Pinto, plus all the features
you can'teven get ona Pinto, you come to
‘a storthng conclusion,

The Rabbit is not only a better
engineered cor

it'sa bargain ot the price.

Features that are standard on
Rabbit and that cast more on a Pinto.

They compare a 2:door Pinto to. a 3-door
hatchback Rabbit. How much does.a
hatchback Pinto cost? $215 extra*

To get the same kind of performance as
a Rabbit (0 to 50 in 8.2 seconds), you have
toorder o larger é-cplinder engine witha
speciol rear axle. $272 extra on the Pinto

Ot course, with the larger engine you'd
only get 22 mpg on the highway and 16 in
the city**

‘on average of 12,000 miles a year, youd
spend about $10 extra for gas every
month with the Pinto.

Toget the same eHortiess 3.3 turn lock
torlock steering as a Rabbit, youd have to
get pewer steering on the Pinto. $117

can't get on a Pinto at any price.

Frontwheel drive. This gives the Rabbit
greater tracking and stability, Not
available on the Pinto.

Dual diagonal braking system. Ifone
broking system should fail, onother is
there to help stop the cor. Not avarable on
the Pinto.

Negative steenng rail radius. This
holps stop a Rabbit ina straight ling, Not
ovailable on the Pinto.

wheel independent suspension This
gives added riding comfort and better
handling on rough roads. Not available
on the Pinto

The Rebbit has 4 whoo!
independent suspension. Like o
Porsche.

Interior room. The Rabbit is much
roomier than a Pinto. In foct, it has a
much leg and head room as sone
mud-size cars.

Visibility. A Rabbit hos more overall
glass rea than the Panto's big brother
the Lincoln Mark IV,

Protection The Rabbit is built so well
it's covered by the Volkswagen Owner's
Secunity Blanket, the most advanced cor

coverage plan in the world

Ona Pinto, it’s
You should
Popular Mechanics called the Rabbit The

Best Value For 1975- and Road and Track
named it The Best Sedan Under $3500

But test drive the Rabbit yourselt. It's
teally the best way to 1e'! what they leave
out af a Pinto to make it so cheap

Ad pricey quote bated or

rromulachwers fnggevedLst Pre
197540 BUYERS GUIDE

SEE YOUR GUTSY RABBIT DEALER FOR A TEST DRIVE TODAY

The Editor

during this financial crisis and
difficulty.

However, after your complete
disregard for state employees, as
evidenced by your rejection of
the proposal of your own fact-
finding board relative to wage
increases, you now have man-
dated that $25,000,000 in funds
to provide pension benefits for
these employees be risked, de-
spite Mr, Levitt's call for pru-
dence and in the face of protests
from the Civil Service Employees
Assn.

I met with you prior to your
election, and my confidence in
the mutuality of our interests
prompted me to espouse your

Not Defeated

Editor, The Leader:
Every once in a while the time

CSEA 1s most likely the most
democratic union a body could
belong ‘We vote for what we

who did not mail in your ballot,
or voted “no.” Now we take the
$260 bonus and tnerement. In the
eyes of some we lost a battle,
true, but not the war. We will
Not give up; we are still 148,000
strong.

Continued from Page 6)

a career, About all tt means now
is the right to be fired irr inverse
seniority.

1t is somewhat incongruous
also to read all about produc-
tivity requirements in the jobs
of civil service employees. With
respect to firemen, presumably
this means that a firefighter
should moonlight as a pyro-
mmuniac to inerease the produc-
tivity of his colleagues. A police-
man directing traffic on a street
corner for eight hougs must find
some way of increasing traffic
on that comer so that in the
course of his eight-hour day, he
will have directed 10,000 instead
of 9,000 automobiles. And doc-
tors and nurses employed in pub-
lic hospitals and health centers
should be busily engaged in
Spreading disease, so that their
patient load will show an in-
crease,

Tt ts high time that this non-
sense be cleared away. With the
morale of the public employee at
ts lowest ebb in years, any dis-
cussion about Inereasing produc-
tivity is net worthy of the thme
of its discussion. Elected officials
ought to be able to find more
productive ways in which to bal-
‘ance their budgets.

aur
BONDS!

SL6I “61 WARNY Mepwony “YAGVAT AIAUAS TAD
VIL SERVICE LEADER, Tuesday, August 19, 1975

Update Albany, NYC Chapter Leaders
On Immediate Plans For Union Action

By MARVIN BAXLEY

Once again the myth of
the “Summer doldrums” has
been exploded as Civil Ser-
vice Employees Assn. staff
members and chapter leaders
cancelled vacations in order to
alert the CSEA membership of
plans to turn back challenges by
competing organimtions.

Stressing the theme that a
united membership will be neces-
sary to gain concessions from »
budget-squeezing State Adminis-
tration in contract negotiations
due to get under way within a
few months, task forces of top-
level CSEA staff personnel have
set out on a fact-finding/infor-
mation-giving series of meetings
with local union leaders.

‘Three teams of union experts
headed by executive director Jo-
seph Lochner, assistant executive
director -atate John Carey and
assistant program specialist Ber-
nard Ryan have or will meet with
chapter leaders this month in all
six of CSEA’s geographic regions.

‘The Leader is reporting here
in depth on the Lochner team
that met with New York City
Region II leaders on Aug. 9, the
same day that the Carey team

RIGHT: With team leader Jack Carey,
CSEA assistant executive director - state,
in background, other participants in State
Campus meeting observe proceedings. Seat-
ed from left are counsel Richard Burstein
and assistant director of research Thomas

ABOVE: Chapter leaders gather in Albany
to decide policy during this current crucial
period for the union. From left are Sara-
toga Educational chapter's Les Cole and
Joyce Cole, Transportation Main Office’s
Shirley Humphrey, Gerry Sunderland and
their chapter president, Joan Tobin.

“We must go ahead with our members to

achieve

heir desires for improved benefits

under a new contract. We must show we are
interested in that primarily, and challenges
by outside unions must come second, If we
can serve our members’ needs, no challenge
would prevail against us.”

met with Albany Region IV lead-
ers and the Ryan team with
Long Island Region I officials.

Syracuse Region V has since
met on Aug. 16, and Southern
Region TI will meet Aug. 21
and Western VI on Aug, 22.

At the NYC meeting, Mr. Loch-
ner stressed the need to plan
for all eventualities. He noted
that the final determination of
CSEA policy rests with the mem-
bers, referring to the recent ma-
jority decision in a mail ballot
to abide by the terms of the set-
tlement imposed on State em-
ployees by an unsympathetic Leg-
islature.

CSEA’s long-term successes as

JOSEPH McDERMOTT

EA Vice-President, Region V

& bargaining agent were outlined
by the unton’s director of re-
search William Blom

He pointed out that since
April 1967, state employees have
received upward to 115 percent
inereases, depending on thelr
grades, and not including two
bonuses.

As examples he gave various
grade levels and the percentage
of the Increases in the past eight
years: Grade 3—nearly 115 per-
cent; Grade 5—1108 percent;
Grade 9—104.5 percent; Grade
14—93 percent; Grade 18—87.8
percent; Grade 23—84,7 pereent,
and Grade 27—82.9 pereent.

“This compares better than

most any other union,” Mr, Blom
said.

He also pointed out that
(CSEA’s record in saving the jobs
of state employees has been ex-
cellent, especially when com-
pared to some of the organiza-
tions that seek to entice workers’
Joyalties in other directions,

As of July 23, Mr, Blom noted,
1,575 state employees are still
laid off, with 1,171 of these in
the competitive class; 102 non-
competitive, 72 exempt, 188 labor,
37 unclassified and 5 miscellane-
ous,

Mr. Blom also pointed out that
many local government entities
have relatively low wages, as

compared to the state. Conse-

quently, when compared in per-
centages, It may seem that they
are getting far better contracts
than those gotten by state work-
ers or even some other looal gov-
ernment jurisdictions.

‘There are three reasons for
this seeming discrepancy, he ex-
plained.

First, each county is a political
entity unto itself. Consequently,
they are not all in the same fis-
cal situation.

Second, there is a tremendous
lag in some political subdivisions
as far as salaries are concerned.
Therefore, they may not be
starting from the same base.

‘Third, the counties are deal-

(Continued on Page 14)

M. Coyle. CBEA vice-president Joseph McDermott, head of Albany Region IV,

emphasizes need for the union to show by its actions that CSEA Is
best qualified to represent public employees in New York. In fore-
ground is the Region's third vice-president, John Vallee,

BELOW: Delegates from many chapters
attended Aug. 9 meeting in Albany.

Albany Region IV supervisor John Corcoran, center, confers with members of the
regional staff, from left, fleld representatives Aaron Wagner and William Lochner,
rescarch analyst Michael Carroll and fleld representative Greg Davis, former president
Of the Civil Serviee chapter. (Lander photos by Ray Her)
“CSEA is the third-largest independent union in America—right
behind the Teamsters and the United Auto Workers. On the other
hand, PEF has no structure; it exists on paper only. We are con-

.
fronting a phantom,
PAUL BURCH
CSEA Collective Bargaining Specialist
“There is a struggle for power within the AFL-CIO bets Albert g
Shanker (UFT) and Jerry Wurf (AFSCME), and EA is the =
prize that each of them is seeking to further his o ambitions.” 2
SOLOMON BENDET be
CSEA Vice-President—NYC Region Ii *
=
KA has a record of integrity, whereas SEIU in particular has rs
a bad record in submitting signature cards. They dropped out of 5
the Thruway challenge because they didn’t want to be exposed =
publicly for it.” ?
JOSEPH ROULIER 2
CSEA Director of Communications g
s

“The AFSCME offer to affiliate with CSEA says the combined
union would be the largest in the state. Of course, that is so—
but mostly with CSEA members.”

JOSEPH LOCHNER
CSEA Executive Director

S26 ‘61 nanny

CSEA executive director Joseph Lochner telly delegates “You have
to plan ahead.” Behind him, union vice-president Solomon Bendet,
head of N¥C Region I, considers what he will say to delegates,

NYC Region I third vice-president William Cun- = Metropolitan Division of Employment chapter Three NYC chapter delegates discuss thelr reactions to information
ningham is joined here by a fellow delegate from president William DeMartino, right, listens to given at meeting. From left are John Madlon, Tony Vericelli and
Brooklyn Fsychiatric Center chapter, Sharon Katz, —_ field representative Willard Wagner, formerly a Robert Diaz.

chapter member.

CSEA staff members conferring prior to Staff members were available during meeting to provide assistance for chapter Among delegates attending NYC Region I
meeting are, from left, director of research leaders in solving local problems, From ieft are NYC Region I supervisor mecting were, from left, Joseph Johnson,
William Blom, executive director Joseph George Bispham; collective bargaining specialist John MeGraw; field repre- Jr. Appellate Division; Robert Keeler,
Lochner and collective bargaining specialist sentative Sol Gordon, a former chapter president at Brooklyn Psychiatric Downstate Medical Ornter, and Francois
John McGraw. Center, and field representative Bart Brier, Frasier, Motor Vehicles.

NYC chapter delegate Willie Raye, center, gets advice Collective bargaining specialist Paul Burch, left, and CSEA counsel Marjorie Karowe, left, and NYC delegate
from Leader editor Marvin Baxley and CSEA field rop- director of communications Joseph Rouller were among —_ Heien Kennedy engage in intense discussion, In back-
resentative Anne Chandler, a former chapter president staff mombers who updated delegates on statewide ground, another NYC delegate, Irving Goldberg, is talk-
at Brooklyn Psychiatrie Center. plans to turn back outside challenges, ing with CSEA director of research William Blom
(Leader phowws by Ted Kaplan) (partially visible),

(IV LL SERVICE LEADER, Tuesday, August 19, 1975

Job Cutting And Budget Slicing
Are Ordered By Governor Carey

« ALBANY—Gov. Hugh L. Carey last week ordered 13 state agencies to slice their bud-
gets by $4.6 million in the coming fiscal year and served notice to all other departments
that “state expenditures will not be allowed to increase in 1976-77 as they have in the past.”

In making the belt-tightening announcement, the Governor appeared to be firing Private sector cannot be held applicable in the situation

the state’s first shots in the
coming contract talks campaign
between it, the Civil Service Em-
Ployees Assn. and other public
sector unions. The talks will be-
gin later this year; CSEA's con-
tract will expire in April 1976,

‘The 13 agencies were directed
to out the $4.6 million by not
filling or by abolishing about
340 jobs, eliminating programs
and, In the case of the Division
for Youth, herdest-hit among
the 13, to close down the Hudson
School for Girls by September.
Employees there will be termi-
ited; the facility has an au-
thorized employee strength of 198
but Hudson's current staff num-
bers 125. CSEA representatives
are attempting to work out al-
ternatives to the announced fir-
ings. Hudson provides general
rehabilitation programs for ap-
proximately 100 girls, mostly
juveniles who have committed
no criminal act but who have
no home.

In previous budget cut an-
nouncements, Governor Carey
ordered a $36.2 million reduction
through program elaminations,
the firings of about 1,170 em-
playees and increased productiv-
ity efforts,

‘The second hardest-hit agency
in this latest announcement ts
the Department of Social Ser-
viees. The Department was di-
rected to fire 33 provisional and
45 clerical workers. The estima-
ted saving was pegged at about
$450,400.

The Office of General Services
will @bolish two permanent and
12 temporary jobs under the
Governor's directive. OGS offi-
cials were also ordered to reduce
heating and air conditioning lev-
els at night and on weekends
in all state facilities and to defer
“non-essential” equipment pur-
chases.

‘The Department of Labor will

fire five people and eliminate
some programs; the Racing and
Wagering Board will lose 14
workers hired on a per diem
basis, The Governor ordered
elimination of Division of
Youth's college scholarship pro-
gram, termination of 29 of the
agency's personnel at facilities
other than Hudson and a freeze
on the replacement of 86 workers
who will depart state service at
the end of the fiscal year. The
Governor noted that his own ex-
ecutive budget will be reduced
since @ number of vacunt staff
assistant posts will not be filled.

‘The Adirondack Park Agency
budget was reduced $61/500 while
the Department of the Budget's
allowance was cut $327,000,
chiefly by delays in filling or
keeping vacant a number of job
slots,

Other agencies and the
amounts cut from their budgets
are: Civil Service, $126,700;
Board of Equalizition and As-
sessment, $50,000; Division of
Human Rights, $121,000, and
Department of Taxation and Pi-
nance, $580,000,

The Governor has predicted
that state spending in the 1976-
77 fiscal years will exceed rev-
enues by more than $500 million.
The announcement of the latest
in the series of state fiscal cuts
accompanied guidelines to ail
agencies on how budget requests

should be prepared for fiscal
1976-77. The year will begin
April 1, 1976.

In his message to the agencies,
Governor Carey declared that
no office's budget can exceed
current sppropriations, including
salaries, unless certain conditions
aré met. The only exceptions,
he said, are to place on a yearly
basis salaries of jobs filled dur-
ing the current year; costs of
expanded operations arising from
the completion of facilities now
under construction, and increases
due to inflation in non-personal
service areas,

State agencies were also told
to omit non-recurring items,
such as the one-shot $250 pay-
ment made this year to state
workers in Neu of a salary in-
crease, and the cost of termina-
ted programs and those pro-
grams which have been turned
over to the federal government.
The only construction projects
that should be planned, the agen-
cies. were informed, are those
necessary to protect the state's
investment in existing facilities,
complete projects now under
way, and to provide additional
space in situation’s where an
agency's increased workload has
made the project unavoidable.

In his announcement, the Gov-
ernor also sald certain existing
state fees will be increased.

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QUEENS—Despite budget cuts
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cost 100 full-time workers their
Jobs, the Queens Borough Public
Library has saved 88 full-time
workers from layoffs.

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The library was able to close
its budget gap by dismissing 12
staff members and 176 part-time
employees from its 55 branches.
Although five new branches will
be opening, including the Lef-
ferts Reference Center in Rich-
mond Hill, additional personnel
will not be hired.

“We still hope to give adequate
service.” said Andrea Simon,
public information assistant.
“We don’t believe the cutbacks
will have a drastic effect an the
Bbrary’s ability to serve the
public.”

Ms. Simon said the remaining
staff will be stretched. She said
Workers have not objected yet
to the possibility of extra work
loads or transfers.

“Everyone is very pleased that
they're able to remain on the
staff,” she said.

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f Civil Service Law & You r

(Continued from Page 6)

is reasonable and has a sound basis. It is noted that the
definition of managerial employees in the Taylor Law Is
not the same as the definition of supervisor which is set
forth in Section 2(11) of the Nationa] Labor Relations Act
referred to In Section 14(a) of that statute. Cases in the

presently confronting the court. In this case, the employees’
activities require solely a consideration of whether they
haye a major role in the administration of agreements or
in personnel administration, provided that such role is not
of a routine or clerical nature and requires the exercise of
independent judgment. The record established that the em-
ployees were in fact involved in the administration of col-
lective agreements as to subordinate employees. However,
the record did not establish any major role performed by
these employees regarding the administration of the agree-
ments.

WHILE SUBORDINATE EMPLOYEES brought com-
plaints, there was no power to resolve these complaints,
and the court held that the record contained substantial
evidence to support PERB's finding that the subject em-
ployees do not warrant a designation as “‘managerial”
because of their role as supervisors in regard to the ad-
ministration of collective agreements covering subordinate
employees. The record established that the subject employees
may terminate the employment of subordinates for mis-
conduct. However, the record also established that termina-
tion of employment would be subject to further proceedings
and could be overruled by higher authority within the
MSBA. The court said in closing, “. . . it appears that the
definition of managerial employees was only intended to
apply to high-level employees having substantial discretion-
ary responsibility as to the operation of the department for
the public benefit, and, accordingly, as to personnel admin-
istration some power to set standards.” The court upheld
PERB’s determination and dismissed the petition. In the
Matter of Metropolitan Suburban Bus Authority vy. Public
Employment Relations Board, 368 N.Y.S. 2d 66.

VERDON: CHITA RIVERA
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46th STREET THEA.
226 W. 46 St-—246-4271

Wage Freeze Bill Signed;
Mee Bond Sales Still Drag

Mayor Abraham D. Beame last
week signed the wage and hiring
freez2 bill deapite angry protests
from city residents and workers

during a public hearing

The measure is part of the
Mayor's program to aid the sale
of Municipal Assistance Corpora~

Postal Employees
Voting This Week;

Strike Threatened

‘The New York Metropol:
Posts! Workers and the
York Letter Carriers will co
plete voting this week on a ter
tative postal agreement that
could settle the long-term dis-

pute between the unions and the
postal service; or force a nation-
wide postal strike

Metro president Morris Biller
and Carr president Vincent
R. Sombrotio are urging mem-
bers not to ratify the contract
They said provisions are unac-
ceptable

The ugr

ent does not pro-
vide for an area wage differen
tial. The New York unions say
the cost of living is higher in
this area than in other
of the country, therefore
creases should be higher
They also say the wage package
is meager and the salaries are
below those private industry
The contract provides for a
$1,500 increase over three years

parts
the

here.

A postal management spokes-
man in Washington believes the
contract is fair, however, and
will wait to see how the unions
vote nationwide

Mr. Biller says if a majority
of postal workers around the
country do not ratify the con-
ract, and management refuses
to return to the bargaining table.
there could be @ strike. Either

national or local union leaders
could call it, he says.
The postal service sees no

problem in resuming bargaining

or going to arbitration, or fact
finding if there is a “no” vote.
sald a spokesman for manage-
ment last week

But Mr. Biller says he will
only accept a return to the table.
He says he won’t support arbi-
tration or fact-finding

T see going to arbitration as

a break-down in
bargaining process,” he said.
‘And if that Happens, I would
not hesitate to call a strike.

Mr. Biller says he cannot spec-
ulate about how other unions
across the nation will vote

Attitudes tend to b:
on the oth

the collective

different
r side of the Hudson,

he said, “I can only advise my
people that i a bad cor
tract nd hope they will lister

National Letter Carriers y
dent, James Rademach
s the best possible pa
could have been negotiated
the circumstances.
Yookel.
the local letter carriers unit, says
Mr. Rademacher {s reall
it's not too good. “I don’t
anyone else can
Mr, Yockel said

Lou vice

believe it is,

He added ma
vote to ratify the agreement
fearing a strike, He sald non-

ratification would not do this

at least not immediately. He sald
if @ member feels the contract
is bad, he should vote against it

Veterans Administration
Information Service

Call (202) 389-2741
Washington, D.C. 20420

fora
at the

budget.

tion bonds, by restoring investor
confidence to the city

City employees earning up to
$10,000. will take a 2 percent de-
ferrment thelr 6 percent
raises, workers with salaries
from $10,000 to $15,000

will take 4 percent deferrments,
ind those with salaries of $15,-
000 and up will have the full 6
percent deferred,

While the hiring freeze has
one into effect, Mayor Beame
did issue an executive order di-
recting the Vacancy Control

Board to approve the hiring of

replacements for employees dis
missed for incompetence
Meanwhile. MAC has »
wd interest rates of up
percent on its $275 million
of bonds
Last week, city banks agreed
iy up the last $100 million

of the August bond issue,
the package from
MAC official
are not hi
n interest

saving
collapse.

sxid the
ypy, despite
5.

Mayor Abraham D. Beame signing wage freeze bill last week, despite

protests from city workers at publ
M. Friedman and his assistant, Martha Holstein,

hearing. Deputy Mayor Stanley
took on.

Needs Tech Ass'’ts.

The US.
mission
technical
4 and 5
provide su;

Civit Com-
s continuously seeking
assistants at the GS-
levels. Appointees will

wt and aasistance in

Service

File For Paralegal
Jobs Thru PACE

The U

8. Civil Service Com-
has announced that new-
d paralegal specialist
will be filled as a result of
fessional an

Admin: ¢ Career Examin:
ion (PACE:
The pasitions involve exerci:

ing Judgme:

t in legal affairs.
The }

are designed to meet

the needs of agency management
for employees with spectalized
paralegal skills and knowledge.

ee attorneys for greater con-
ration on their work and to
provide promotional opportuni-
tles for non-attorneys wor
ganizations.

The new
lished in r
dations of

legal ¢

occupation was estab.
sponse to recommen-
federal agencies, edu.

If you're a government employee,
you've got a discount coming on first
class accommodations at the down-
town Holiday Inn in Rochester

See, you can afford to bring your
family if you want to.

Each of our rooms has two double
beds, color TV and individually
controlled air conditioning

At the downtown Holiday Inn, you'll
enjoy the Windsor-Tiflany Room, the
place in Rochester for the complete
night out. Intimate atmosphere. Fine
Food. Great Drinks. Dancing. And big
exciting entertainment

And, it won't be hard at all, with the
discount, to stay within your travel

The discount is for Federal, State
and City government employees.

All you need to get it is to show us
your ID card

Special single
room rate for you:

Special double
room rate:

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These rates do not apply to groups

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Hotiday Swe

East

cation

2 instivutions and the le-
gal profession. Varlous federal
agencies plan to utilize employees
in this field

Entrance
developmental positions at
GS-5 and 7 levels
to open following the September
PACE exams. In addition, many
ther positions offering compa-

able career opportunities for
candidates who are college grad-
ates will be filled through the
test

level trainees and
the

are expected

The 44-hour
will be held

PACE exams
in September, No-
vember and from January
through May, 1976, Salaries
range from $8,500 to $10,520 a
year, Applications for the Sep-
tember test must be received by
August 25.

Registration forms and detailed
information may be obtained
from any New York City federal
job information center. They are
at: 26 Federal Plaza, Manhat-
tan; 271 Cadman Plaza East,
Brooklyn; 590 Grand Concourse,
Bronx; and the Title Guarantee
Company Building, 90-104 161st
Street, Jamaica, Queens, Centers
are also located in Suffolk,
Dutchess, Rockland, Orange,
Putnam and Westchester Coun-
tles.

Waterfront Chapter
Hosts Dinner-Dance

NEW YORK Waterfront
Commission of New York Harbor
chapter, Civil Service Employees
Asan., will host its annual dinner-
dance Sept, 13 on Governor's Is~
land in New York Harbor

‘The function will begin at 7
p.m, at the Officers’ Club on the
island

‘Ticket information ts available
from Virginia Bartsch at (212
492-0722 or Paul Gallucel at
(201) 298-7700. ‘Tables seat 10
persons and may be reserved for

blocks of people

such occupations as: biological
technician; computer operator
dental assistant; health aide;
medical technielan: pharmacy
assistant, and many other re-
lated titles. ‘

Salaries range from $7,596 to
$8,500 a year

For GS-4 titles, applicants

must have completed two years
of study above the high schoo!
level. Study must include courses
in engineering, agriculture, biol-
ogy dical and physical sci-
ence, and mathematics, Many
titles require at least 24 semester
hours in such courses while
others require as few as 12 se-
mester hours

Two years’ technical expert-
nee in engineering, agricultural
biological, or physical sciences

may be substituted for education
requirements, and a combination
of experience and education will
Iso be accepted

The GS-5 posts are open to
individuals who have completed
college with courses included in
the GS-4 category. Three years
of technical experience or a
combination of three years of
perience and training may be
substituted for education

Cindidates will be assigned a
rating on the basis of education
and experiences, No written test
will be required.

Also, students who expect to
graduate within the next nine
months may apply for the
technical assistant posts, Train-
ing received in military service
or under manpower development
and anti-poverty programs will
be counted toward meeting the
experience or educational re-
quirements

Application forms and detailed
information can be obtained
from any New York City federal
job information centers, Com-
pleted forms should be sent to
the New York City Area Office,
Pedera} Building, 26 Federal
Plaza, Manhattan 10007

Correction

The Leader incorrectly used a

Wilbur McLaren
‘Transit Authority, to
identify Walter Kurtzman, on its
education page last week. Mr.
Kurtaman ts the director of the
Governmental Understanding for
: Students Program,
which will begin in several city
echools this fall

photograph of
of the

oday's

TAD

61°61 Satey “sepsoeL HACV AT ALANS

Clerks, Stenos, Custodians,
Others Sought In Nassau

MINEOLA—Nine varied jobs with agencies in Nassau County are now open for
filing. Salaries range $6,599 to $22,779 a year.
To qualify for account clerk, applicants must be a high school graduate and have
one year of clerical experience involving financial accounts and records. Applications must

be recived by Aug, 22, with an
examination scheduled for Oct.
“4

‘The following positions are
open until Aug. 27 and testing

ance work; or six months’ exper-
fence as a carpenter, plumber,
electrician, painter, mechanic or
other related maintenunce work
will qualify applicants for eus-
todian. The position has a start-
ing salary of $7,223.

‘Nursing instructor I is open to
individuals with a bachelor’s de-
gree in nursing or nursing edu-
cation and two years’ profes-
sional nursing experience. In ad-
dition,

two years’ general clerical ex-
perience. High school graduation
and two years’ clerk-stenogra-
pher experience in a business of-
fice will qualify candidates for
elerk-stenographer I. Both po-
sitions pay $8,107.

‘To be eligible for senior sten-
ographer, applicants must be a
high school graduate with two
years’ clerica) work involving the
taking and transcribing of dic-
tation. High school graduates
with a year of clerical work may
apply for senior typist clerk, The
positions are in Port Washington
and Sewanhaka.

To be eligible for director of
ambulatory care nursing ser-
viees, candidates must have a
master’s degree in nursing or &

related fieki and eight years of
progressive nursing experience in
@ home health agency, This po-
sition has a starting salary of
$22,779. The same qualifications
will qualify candidates for diree-
tor of home care nursing ser-
vices.

For applications and detailed
information applicants should
contact the Nassau County Civil
Service Commission, 140 Old
County Road, Mineola.

Suggestions Needed

Municipal Services Administra-
tor John T. Carroll is asking New
York City employees to “get in-
volved with the city's fiscal prob-
lems by submitting constructive
suggestions” to his office,

Mr. Carrol} said employees
should make constructive sug-
gestions and criticisms of their
specific areas to help productivity
and morale. The memo added

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contract. Many Dutchess County
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this year,

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CIVIL SERVICE LEADE

MAC Investment

(Continued from Page 1)
this month, as well as obligations
coming due in the near future.
Even at this late hour, there is
no evidence that New York City
has taken, or will take, any but
the most meager steps towards
fiseal responsibility, The recep-
tion which Municipal Assistance
Corporation bonds have received
in the market thus far is evidence
both of New York City’s inability
to act decisively in a fiscally re-
sponsible manner and of the
riskiness of the bonds themselves.
Many reputable bond dealers
want nothing further to do with
the corporation. In fact, the
corporation's credit is so poor
at other New York State obli-
wations have already suffered

“It has been suggested that the
Retirement System buy some of
these MAC bonds, To do so would
be totally wrong. These bons
might be an appropriate specu-
lation for an individual in a very
high tax bracket who can afford
@ substantial risk of loss in re-

turn for the possibility of a
high, tax-exempt return. Of
course, the Retirement System

pays no taxes, so the bulk of the
inducement that a hi
individual would ha

a qualified
in tax-exempt issues. 1

this case the yield
the risk is extremely high

Tt is vital to ni
nature of the Retirement -
tem's fund. It is not a pool of
public resources to be used for
a socially desirable purpose. The
fund represents the obligation
incurred by the State and other
participating employers to pay
retirement benefits to members
for service which has already
been rendered. This money is
held in trust for the members
who have earned benefits
Tt must be invested in accordance
with standards applicable to
trust funds, The responsibility
for investment of the fund rests
with the Trustee of the Retire-
ment System, which in this case
coincidentally happens to be the
State Comptroller, His reputa-
tion as guardian of the trust
and as a wise financial manager
would be forever destroyed if he
were to permit Retirement Sys-
tem funds to be diverted into
90 poor an application as specu-
lation in Municipal Assistance
Corporation bonds,

“The Employee Retirement In-
come Security Act of 1974 sets
strict standards which the trus-
tee of a private pension plan
must follow in the investment of
the pension fund, the trustee
must follow the ‘prudent man’
rule. He must aot solely in the
interest of the participants and
beneficiaries of the plan. He is
forbidden to divert the plan's
assets to any purpose other than
the direct benefit of the mem~-
bers under the terms of the plan,
and he may not discriminate in

have the right to sue the trustes
tm the event of « breach of fidu-

rarily exempted from these pro-
Visions, it would be highly unwise
even during this temporary pe-
riod for the Comptroller to fol-
low any lemer fiduciary stan-
Garde.”

Referring to the memorandum

as “extremely revealing and en-
lightening," Mr. McDermott said,
“The Comptroller, in meking a
decision to invest $25 million
after being wined and dined by
Mr. Carey's (Gov, Hugh L. Carey)
henchmen rather than investing
the $150 million the party de-
manded from the Employees
Pension Fund, obviously recog-
nized his unsureness of Big MAC
being a safe depository for our
hard-earned money.” He added,
“Punding of the Big MAC with
hundreds of millions of dollars
of New York City employees’
pension funds as agreed to by
their high AFL-CIO union offi-
cials ts one thing, but CSEA will
never agree that it is right or
proper to risk our members pen-
sion money on political schemes.”

Mr. McDermott concluded,
“We all expect this money to
earn a safe and fruitful return
for use in our retirement years.
I wonder whether the Democratic
Comptroller would likewise have
capitulated to a Republican Gov-
ernor when he has all the au-
y in the world to say ‘No.’ "

TROY UNIT OFFICERS — New officers of the Troy unit of the Rensselaer County chapter,
Civil Service Employees Assn,, were installed recently at the American Legion Post, Wynantskill. From
left are John Vallee, third vice-president of the CSEA Albany Region, installing officer; Joe Bakerian,

elected president
Mike Dillon, vice-president.

field representative, master of ceremonies for the event; Jim Laird, treasurer; Sam Ciraula, re-
Gerri Sheedy, recording secretary; Oathy Murray,

corresponding secretary, and

Immediate Plans For Union Action

(Continued from Page 1)
with mar
and may
capabilities and
dards than does

kinds of employ

ing

ate members to

cards.

to persuade
sign designation

CSEA director of communica-
tions Joseph Roulier warned that
SEIU, one of the member
ions in PEP, has a particularly

bad record in submitting signa-

un-

ture cards, He noted that it
dropped out of the Thruway
challenge because it didn’t want

to be publicly exposed for dis-
crepancies, Other. instances, such
as an attempted SEIU raid in
Babylon three years ago when

Region V Meet

(Continued from Page 3)
good communications continue
between CSEA chapters and Re-
wional headquarters for better
understanding

& public PERB decision ruled
hat SEIU had submitted forged
cards, were cited by Mr. Rouller

CSEA counse! Marjorie Kurowe
described possible campaign vio-

lations concerning the u
bulletin boards. She noted thi
tt ts improper for an emplo

to give preferential treatment to
competing unions and warn
members to monitor the bulletin
boards, especially at election

time.

It's a usual practice, as

Wons near, for campaign litera-
ture to be put up by one side
and removed by the other. We'll

face these individual situations
as they arise,” Ms. Karowe said.

Mr. Lochner then cautioned
the chapter leaders that they
should make every effort to yet
signed affidavits from people on
“things that you think may be
irregular.”

Paul Bureh, one of CSEA's col-
lective bargaining specialists, in-
formed the delegates that PEF
is still short in its efforts to get
enough signature cards to force
& representation election, so to

prepare for an all-out effort to
gain needed signatures by
the end of thi mth.
plomon Bendet, CSEA yice-
president who heads New York
City Region IT, described the cur-
rent power struggle between Al-
bert Shanker of the United Fed-
eration of Teachers and Jerry
Wurf of the American, Federation
of Federtl, State, County and
Municipal Employees. He con-
tended that CSEA is the prize
that each is seeking in his efforts
to attain “greater personal
thority within the APL-CIO.
William DeMartino, Region II
second vice-president, —_ said,
Don't be begulled by propagan-
da the other sides are putting
out.” He cited the sweetheart
terms on some contracts by the
Teamsters, another of the PEF
collabartttors. He also noted the
lack of seniority rights for con-
struction workers in another of
the PEF collaborating unions.
Paul Bureh noted that CSEA
is the third-largest independent
union in the nation, right be-
hind the Teamsters and the

au-

United Auto Workers. He noted
the spectacular growth of CSEA.
especially ir the last decade of
its 65-year exis

On the other hand, he termed
PEF as a ptiantom that exists

have no elected struc-

ture to be responsible to,” he
ald. “The people in the field
their organizere. I under-

tand that 9$ percent of them
are UFT staff people. If we cor-
relate all the facts that we know

about PEF, I think we can be
very successful in stopping cold
¥ potential challenge by it
He then asked delegaies to
remember four questions to ask
PEP organizers if they attempt
to woo state employees,

® Who are the elected officers
of PEP?

“If honest answers are given,”
Mr, Burch said, “people will see
PEF for what it is; the Phantom
Employees Federation.”

- A Situation: Horatio Could Become Napoleon

The thought which comes
to mind most often nowa-
days is that men never seem
to learn from the mistakes
of themselves or others.

This thought is produced by
the deplorable state of affairs
within the New York City Fire
Department. Not only from per-
sonal observation but from com-
ments from others who are in
& position to know, it becomes
more obvious than ever that
when one man pits himself
against what was once a force
of 11,000, and lets it be known
that it will be his way or no
way, trouble is bound to follow.

Back in 1971, Commissioner
John T, O'Hagan, then Chief of
Department, along with others
in top echelon, sought justifica-
tion for something which has
now come to be known as
“O'Hagan's Innovations.” There
are two categories: Planned and
implemented, With the ones
which are only “planned” you
have plenty of trouble. When
you get hit with one which has

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HAUPPAUGE — The next
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held Wednesday, Aug. 27 at
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test will begin at 7 p.m.

An ocean lifeguard perfor-
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Aug, 29. Tests are scheduled to
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Memorial Highway, Hauppauge,
N.Y, 11787.

“implemented” you REAL-
ir ‘ave trouble and somebody
is bound to get hurt.

In the 1971 caper, the head
man decided that on an overtll
basis, spread over a 20-year pe-
riod, it would be cheaper to not
hire more firefighters but, rath-
er, pay overtime to those already
‘on the job. All the information
was thrown into a Lindsay com-
puter and out came the answer.
VOILA! It will only cost you
$5 million bucks to pay overtime.
You'll be ahead of the game in
the long run by not having to
pay fringe benefits and retire-
ment contributions ete., ete.!

So there stood Car No. 1 with
the line drawn, And on the other
side, 11,000 men who, as fire-
fighters, have to be very sharp
thinkers. When one of them
kets caught in a burning build-
ing and things look pretty im-
possible, the guy usually gets out
without a scratch, Generally
however, he has to be really “on
the ball” just to stay alive. Now,
when he feels that somebody is
trying to give him the fast shuf-
fle, that same ability to think
quickly and shrewdly comes to
the fore, Then the fellow, the
one little fellow, standing there
looking much like a dime-store
Napoleon, becomes suddenly
aware that HE is the one with
the trouble. You just have to get

Tubby Is Named
As Parks Deputy

ALBANY—Roger Tubby,
who served under three for-
mer Democratic presidents
and was a press secretary
under the late President Harry
8. Truman, was named last week
by Gov. Hugh L. Carey as deputy
commissioner of operations and
maintenance for the state Office
of Parks and Recreation. The
former newspaperman, a Sara-
nac Lake resident, was Ambassa-
dor to the United Nations at
Geneva during the Kennedy and
Johnson Administrations. The
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up early as hell in the morning
to out-think @ fireman.

Some Commissioners have
learned it early and to their
sorrow. Others just stand like
Horatio defending the bridge, not
realizing that the bridge has, in
fact been burned behind him by
his own hand.

‘Thus it was in 1971. The com-
puter said $5 million and so the
innovation was implemented, The

total cost however ended up as
$30 million and the question was
asked in wide-eyed amazement;

“Whahoppened?”

Well, the same thing happened
then which is hixppening now, I
oan see it, The unions can see
it and the fellow who REALLY
knows about it is the little guy
who's getting a kicking around
from Horatio at the non-existent
bridge. And ‘ya know what's
gonna happen? Bs

You haven't seen anything yet!

In the Bronx about 10 days
ago three men from one house
refused a direct order to work
overtime, They had worked over
60 hours overtime and were ex-
Hausted. They went to the medi-
cal office where two medical of-
ricers examined them (so in case
maybe one should make a mis-
take!), were treated with dis-
courtesy, according to them, and
were found to be “medically fit
for duty." However, the M.O.'s
failed to say that they were
physically fit. The three went
home and accepted charges for
refusal to perform ordered over-
time.

Now, let's not kid ourselves. If
® firefighter wishes to make a
pretty good buck he on work
overtime like crazy these days
and do just fine. However, fire-
men are the most fair, honest
and honorable group of men em~-

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their jobs and the performance
of thelr jobs to the very best of
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I spoke to some friends about
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an slipped while holding onto
O’Netl and held until she could
no longer and fell to her death,
even as O'Neil tried to lift her
with one hand up onso the
ladder. In O'Neill's case, he was
an old man as firefighters go:
He had 25 years in the Boston
Fire Department and, at that
polit, most Boston firefighters
in the busy areas are ready for
lighter duties—same as any fire-
fighter in a tough area for that
matter! The man to whom I
spoke in New York put it this
way: Suppose on that nine-hour
tour which that truckie was or-
dered to work, the same type of
fire, or any tough type of fire
happened, in which he would
have to do the same kind
of trapeze job, and because of
his fatigue from overtime work,
he didn’t have the strength to
do it, and a@ life or lives were
lost?

That firefighter would be a
broken man for the rest of his
life and there would be those
in top echelon who would accept
no excuse for his failure,

‘The conclusions are sad. No-
body dares to tell Horatio that
the bridge is no longer there.
Perhaps 4 line of angry firemen
and their families picketing his
house twice in two weeks could
suggest that perhaps something
MAY be slightly wrong. But when
you cannot reason with @ man,

Drug Agency
Alters Name
& Structure

ALBANY—The state agen-
cy responsible for anti-drug
abuse programs has had a
name and structuring change,

The agency, previously known
‘as the Drug Abuse Control Com-
mission and before that the Nar-
cotic Addiction Control Commis-
sion, is now the New York Stute
Office of Drug Abuse Services.
Legislation has also been signed
eliminating the agency's five~
member control panel, The of-
fice will now be directed by a

and he goes his own way in spite
of good advice freely given and
well meant, then you just have
to wait for the Inevitable. That
is how Bonaparte ended up on
Elba. What is left to say?

WHERE TO APPLY
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 a.m. and 5 p.m. Special
hours for Thursdays are 8:30
am. to 5:30 p.m.

‘Those requesting applications
by mail must include s stamped,
self-addressed envelope, to be
received by the Department et
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 advance informa-

tion on titles, call 566-8700,

Several City agencies do thelr
own recruiting and hiring. They
include: Board of Education
(teachers only), 65 Court St,
Brooklyn 11201, phone: 696-
8060; NYC Transit Authority,
370 Jay St. Brooklyn 11201,
phone: 852-5000.

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 Department of Civil Service
are located at the World Trade
Center, Tower 2, 55th floor, New
York 10048 (phofie: 466-4248: 10
a.m.-3 pam); State Office Cam-
pus, Albany, 12226; Suite 750, 1
W Genesee St, Buffalo 14202:
9 am.-4 p.m, Applicants may ob-
tain announcements by writing
(the Albany office only) or by
applying in person 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.¥.,
phone 488-4141,

FEDERAL — The U.S. Civil
Service Commission, New York
Region, runs a Job Information
Center at 26 Federal Plaza, New
York 10007, Its hours are 8:30
am, to 5 pm. weekdays only.
Telephone 264-0622.

Federal entrants living upstate
(North of Dutchess County)
should contact the Syracuse Area
Office, 301 Erie Blvd, West,
Syracuse 13202, Toll-free calls
may be made to (800) 522-7407.
Federal titles have no deadline

AHAUAS TAD

S261 ‘61 WHdny “epson, “YWAGVAT
CIVIL SERVICE LEADER, Tuesday, August 19, 1975

CSEA Profiles The $250 One-Time Bonus

ALBANY—The Civil Service Employees Assn.
has issued a fact sheet on the $250 one-time
bonus which will be paid this week to state em-
ployees,

The bonus or, rather, the size of it and the
fact that the state did not give its workers a
percentage wage increase, has been condemned
by CSEA on several recent occasions.

The bonus was obtained under provisions of a
third-year reopener clause in the current three-
year state-CSEA contract. CSEA initially had
pegged its desired percentage boost at around
15 percent. After an impasse was declared, a
state-appointed fact-finding team recommended
a 6 percent increase. Although CSEA members

Carey refused to. Under provisions of the Taylor
Law, the matter was placed in the hands of a
bipartisan legislative committee. The committee
endorsed the $250 bonus, and it was approved by
the Legislature as part of its supplemental bud-
get in action taken on the last day of its session.

The CSEA fact sheet tells who is eligible for
the bonus or portion thereof and increments.
These include:

* Full-time annual employees who were in-
cumbents on April 1. Employees who were laid
off or who retired April 1 are eligible.

* Bi-weekly employees, incumbents as of April
1, will receive $250.

Those eligible for increments, the CSEA fact
sheet noted, will have them paid retroactively
to July 1. Employees terminated prior to July 1
are not entitled to the increment adjustment
and employees who receive the adjustment must

voted to accept the compromise, Gov. Hugh

on their part-time percentage as of April 1.

State Workers Health
Insurance Is Expanded

ALBANY—Health coverage and insurance for state workers has been increased in
several areas including added coverage in the major medical area to $15,000 annually.

The previous limit was $10,000 in cases where medical expenses were incurred and
not covered through Blue Cross-Blue Shield.

A new benefit added to the
Blue Cross portion of all options
is hemodialysis treatment. It
provides for payment of costs
carried on an out-patient basis.

The surgical consultation pro-
gram within New York City was
extended. At the present time,
such @ consultation program
exists in the Albany area and
may be used by all employees
enrolled in the State Insurance
Plan,

The expanded medical cover-
age now provides that employees
may change their enrollment op-
tions once annually during an
open transfer period which will
be set by the state. ‘These trans-
fers will be permitted without
regard to the participant's age
or the number of times he or
she has previously changed op-
tions.

The benefit, CSEA notes, lb-
eralizes option change require-

ments. Prior to this benefit, par-
ticipants could change their op-
tions only twice during their
lifetimes; “a one-year participa-
tion in an option was required
before the transfer became ef-
fective and applications for
transfer could not be accepted
within two years of an em-
ployee’ first eligibility for retire-
ment.

The new coverage allows elig-
ible employees to participate in
federally qualified health main-
tenance organizations when
available in the employee's area
of residence, Where more than
one such organization serves the
area, the state reserves the right
to contract with only one such
group.

A new item in health cover-
age provides that the unremar-
ried spouse of a covered em-
ployee, with at least 10 years’

service with the state, can retain
coverage on the same basis as
had been enjoyed while the em-
ployee was working.

Presently, the law provides
that the unremarried spouse of
& deceased worker can continue
in the health insurance plan by
paying its full cost. The new
provision allows its continuance
through the payment of only
that cast which was borne by the
enrollee at the time of death,

Another new item permits en-
rollees in the statewide plan’s
Blue Shield program of 50 years
of age or more a yearly routine
physical exam, However, this
provision does not cover present,
or prospective retirees.

Another statewide Blue Shield
Program extension -now allows
removal of such items as sutures,
casts and others. These removals
are covered when they result
from out-patient care

third vice-presiden:

NEW BSH OFFICERS — New officers for the Binghamton State Hospital chapter, Civil Ser-
vice Employees Assn., were sworn recently at ceremonies at that city’s Chenango Country Club. The
installing officer was Thomas McDonough, CSEA State Executive Committee chairman. Top photo
shows, from left, Doris Campion, treasurer; Estelle Swingle, second vice-president; Charles Gregory,
Beth Stover, first vice-president; Leon Wilmot, president, and Mr. McDonough.
Lower photo shows, from left, Cy Soules, operational alternate delegate: Leo Weingartner, operational

delegate; Barbara Allen, administrative alternate delegate; John Andrus, PS&T delegate; Leo Blod-
gett, PS&T delegate; Ann Marie Lenklewles, administrative delegate; Bob Rouse, institutional delegate;

Clair Pruitt, institutional alternative delegate, and Mr. McDonough.

have qualified for it as of April 1.

ESS eee

Revisit Wage History

ALBANY—A history of wage and fringe benefit
increases from April 1, 1968, to the present which were
won by state workers has been compiled by the Civil
Service Employees Assn.

1968
On that April day seven years ago, state employees

received a salary increase of 10 percent with a minimum
increase of $600.

1969

On the same date a year later, there was a salary
increase of 5 percent, also with a minimum of $600.
A $4,300 minimum wage was set for upstate workers
and a $5,200 minimum wage was guaranteed for work-
ers in the New York Metropolitan area. These included
employees in the five boroughs of New York City and
Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester and Rockland Counties.

The agreement on April 1, 1969, also extended the
$600 thinimum salary increase of the previous year to
all employees hired on or before April 1, 1968, and
prior to April 1, 1969. It provided $200 location pay to
full-time employees in the New York Metropolitan
area and an annual $300 “inconvenience pay” to full-
time staffers working more than four hours between
the hours of 6 p.m. and 6 a.m.

1976

On April 1, 1970, a salary increase of 7.5 percent,
with a minimum of $750, was obtained. Payment of
$250 of the minimum, however, was deferred until Oct.
1, 1970. That year also saw the extension of $600 mini-
mum salary increases to employees hired April 1, 1969,
or later and still in state employ as of March 31, 1970.
The April 1970 agreement also provided a minimum
wage floor of $5,400 to upstate workers and a $5,700
minimum annual salary in the New York Metropolitan
area. In October 1970, these figures were revised up-

wards to $5,650 upstate and $5,950 in the Metropolitan
area.

1971

A salary increase of 6 percent, with a minimum of
$525, was achieved on April 1, 1971. The minimum
salary was moved to $6,000 and the first step of the
salary schedule was dropped. There was an extension
of the $600 minimum salary increases of 1968 and 1969
te employees hired on or after April 1, 1970, who were
in full employment status as of March 31, 1971.

1972
On April 1, 1972, a salary hike of 4 percent was
ratified and provision was made for the payment of

1.5 percent, not added to base salary, as a produc-
tivity bonus,

1973

One year later, on April 1, 1973, there was a salary
increase of 6.5 percent. That year also saw the increase
of inconvenience pay to an annual rate of $400.

14
A salary jump of 5.5 percent was recerded April
1, 1974, A minimum salary of $6,500 for each employee
on full-time status as of March 31, 1973, was also
achieved.

This year saw the payment — this week — of the
$250 bonus, plus increments.

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