Civil Service Leader, 1976 October 22

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Geneva Wildcat Tames School Board

GENEVA—A one-day wildcat strike by non-
teaching employees of the Geneva School District
in Ontario County ended after employee demands
were met.

The job action came after eight months of
futile bargaining that began last March.

Since the beginning, salaries were the main
issue of conflict. Talks had been at impasse for
several months

The employees, members of the Civil Service
Employees Assn., had approved a state fact-
finder’s recommendation for a 6.5 percent pay
hike. The Schoo! Board’s most recent offer had
been for a 4 percent increase.

The CSEA members, comprised of teacher
aides, secretaries, maintenance and custodial

workers, bus drivers and cafeteria employees,
gave a unanimous vote to strike.

As the wildeat began, CSEA Western Region
VI president Robert Lattimer and region sec-
retary Judy Burgess rushed to the strike scene
from the Concord Hotel In Sullivan County,
where they had been attending the statewide
CSEA convention

Ms. Burgess is a Geneva School District em-
ployee and represents Ontario County employees
on the CSEA Board of Directors.

They were instructed to notify the wildcatters
that the strike was a violation of the Taylor Law.

Mr, Lattimer commented, however, that, “They
made up their minds to do something and they
did it. I've got a lot of faith in them,”

Civil

Yet,

Much of the credit for the strike success, which
included an agreement of amnesty for partici-
pants, was credited to the unity of the employees.

The CSEA Geneva School District unit has 100
percent CSEA membership among the employees.
In addition, an estimated 95 percent of the em-
ployees took part in the wildcat.

Also on the scene was CSEA Western Region
supervisor Lee Frank, who praised the em-
ployees for the success of their unified effort.

Classes in the school district remained in ses-
sion despite the strike action, although many
parents kept their children at home.

The strike began Wednesday morning, Oct. 13,
and was settled at 3:30 Thursday morning after
a marathon negotiating session.

Delegates Catch Up
On Routine Business
At 66th Convention

KIAMESHA LAKE
delegates had to de:
contract deadlines, strike votes and challenges from outside
unions, more mundane matters prevailed at the 66th annual
Service
meeting last
cord Hotel here

-After several conventions at which
with extraordinary crises—such as

Employees
week

Assn.

at the Con- by the delegates of a special
committee to study ways of re-

issue ducing expenditures and to re-

key that

Registration lineup finds Environmental Conservation's Carol Trifiletti reviewing credentials of arriving

del

ates, Filling out forms are, from left in front, Rudy Basher, of the Alcoholic Beverage Control

Board; Maurice Kaplan and William Menzel, both of Nassau Retirees, Waiting their turn are Auburn
Transportation's Gary Savery and Waterloo Transportation's Ed Avery.

Rockland Unit Spokesmen
Defend Members’ Demands

NEW CITY.
ployees Assn., give its reasons for demanding a fair
dispute. The meeting was held during a legislative hearing
last week
About 600 © members is that money? It
med the audi im to listen ave vanished,
nd participate in the pro- ne CSEA also pointed out

Among those speaking the county employees have
the union were field repre suffered great economic loss in
niative 1 anion and re- recent years due to the inereas-
Search at ter Leubner. ing cost of living. The Bureau
‘The speakers pointed out that of Labor Statistics shows that

the oo

y has the ability to pay

in fact, they have had a net loss

the 5 percent ($500 minimum) in purchasing power of 8.9 per-
raise the workers are asking, be- cent since 1970.
cause the county has an unex- Another factor the union men-

pended fund balance of $1.1 mil-
Mon.

tioned was that other public em-
ployees within Rockland County

This figure is confirmed in have current contracts which
two separ official county include raises greater than those
documents,” Mr, Scanlon said, which the Rockland County

An overflow crowd heard the Rockland County unit, Civil Service Em-
settlement of a

year-long contract
at the Clarkstown Town Hall

employees a e. For ex-
ample, the Ny nool District
mployees got an 8 percent raise
for those making more than $10,-

000 a
those

year, and 9 percent for
making less than $10,000
Town of Clarkstown workers got
wige hikes of from 7 to 12 per-
cent, depending on the cost of
living. The Village of Spring Val-
ley employees will receive a 15
percent raise over 24 years, and
employees of the Pearl River
Public Library System are un-
der a three-year contract which
includes a 7% percent raise in
(Continued on Page 3)

emerged here may be of more (Continued on

importance in the long run than

Page 14)

those emotional crises of recent
meetings.

‘That issue is finances: in par-
ticular the $900,000 operating
cit that CSEA faces during

the coming year
A good proportion of delegates
time at the convention was spent

Jone
Repeat This!

in debating areas in which

‘tithout, reducing services, to N@W York Is Still Up
eae resident Theodow c. FOF Grabs After
Wenel, at one point, lett the Carter, Ford Swings
rostrum to stand in line with

other delegates awaiting turns
at the microphone during the trail brought
debate. dent Ford

Dr. Wenzl requested approval (Continued on

ry HE Presidential campaign

both Presi-

and Governor

Page 6)

Onondaga County chapter delegate Sally Greco gets ald from CSEA
staffers David Stack and Cathy Barnes at one of the booths set up
to acquaint local leaders with statewide union services,
‘E LEADER, Friday, October 22, 1976

CIVIL SERVIC

From Newly Available Fed Funds

Stein, Attacking Beame,
Demands Police Rehiring

MANHATTAN—Assemblyman Andrew Stein (D-L, Manhattan) charged last week
that residents of his district “are living in fear from crime as never before. The Beame
Administration has done nothing to stem this epidemic.”

Mr. Stein demanded that the Mayor allocate a substantial amount of the $75 million

in newly available federal funds.
to rehire laid-off policemen.

“Six weeks ago,” Mr. Stein said,
“I called upon Mayor Beame to
appropriate a large share of the
$75 million in new federal fund-
ing soon to be made available to
this City from the Public Works
Jobs Bill which was recently
enacted.

“At that time the mayor avoid-
ed the issue by saying it was
premature to comment on the
bill before the companion appro-
priation bill was passed by Con-
gress. This has since been ac~-
complished. The Mayor can no
longer stall the public by duck-
ing this critical question. I am
renewing my demand that the
City appropriate a substantial
amount of this money for the
purpose of rehiring a major
portion of our 2,800 laid-off po-
lice officers.”

In addition, Mr, Stein said
that at the present rate of at-
trition within the Police Depart-
ment, New York City loses 1,500
officers annually, none of whom
are being replaced.

The Assemblyman indicated
that in the 13th Precinct, part
of his Assembly District, which
includes Stuyvesant Town and
Peter Cooper Village develop-
ments, major crime has increased
by 29 percent during the first
half of 1976 over the first half
of 1975. During the correspond-
ing time span, the 13th Precinct's
manpower level was reduced by
25.5 percent and during the last
three months, the Precinct has
suffered a further 742 percent
reduction in its personnel.

According to 13th Precinct
spokesmen, Mr, Stein said, there
are no longer enough men to
adequately cover the Precinct
area in radio patrol cars during
the daily three shifts, Because of
the shortage In men, these pa-
trol cars do little else but re-
spond to calls for assistance. Pre-
ventive patrolling in the 13th
Precinct is virtually a thing of
the past, he noted.

“What is occuring in the 13th

APPOINT LINOWITZ
ALBANY~—Goy. Hugh L. Carey
has named Sol Linowltz of New
York City as a member of the
new Temporary State Commis-
sion on Postsecondary Edusation.

Precinct, a typical middle class
community,” Mr, Stein said, “is
symptomatic of what is oc-
curring in scores of communities
throughout the City as New
York experiences the worst year
of crime in our history, Thugs
are preying on the old and de-
fenceless and violent incidents of
crime are taking tragic dimen-
sions.

“Just last month the tragic
murder of an 82-year-old wo-
man occurred in her own apart-
ment in Peter Cooper while her
sister was forced to watch help-
lessly. Last week an elderly cou-
ple committed suicide, finding
death the only alternative to a
continued existence filled with
terror.

“Crime has become so rarr-
pant in the City that residents
are afraid to leave their homes
after dark. People are not only
living in constant fear—some
are choosing to die because of it.

“I find it unbelievable that
when federal Comprehensive Em-
ployment Training Act money
was available last year, and used
to rehire 3,497 laid-off City em-
Ployees, not one of those em-
ployees rehired included any of

STACK APPOINTED

ALBANY—Gov, Hugh L. Carey
has appointed William PF. Stack,
of Mantius, to the St. Lawrence-
Eastern Ontario Commission for
@ term ending June 1, 1977.

Dr. Stack, 49, a veternarian at
Burnet Park Zoo, Syracuse, has
taught pharmacology at Upstate
Medical Center, Syracuse, and is
@ member of the advisory coun-
cil of the New York State Vet-
erinary College, Cornell.

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our laid-off patrolmen. This is
@ travesty and must not be re-
peated this year.

“This is the time of decision.
The crisis is upon us. It is up
to the Mayor to begin to exert
his leadership and attack this
problem by demonstrating, in
no uncertain terms, that the se-
curity and safety of our citizens
and communities is the first pri-
ority. The Mayor must now make
the commitment to apply a sub-
tantial amount of this new fed-
eral aid for the purpose of re-
plenishing our depleted police
precincts by rehiring a signifi-
cant number of our laid-off police
officers.”

Mr. Stein said that the people
of New York City desperately
need added police protection and,
unless the City administration
adopts his proposal, the consequ-
ences would imperil the very life
and fiber of the City.

Welfare Funds

ALBANY—State Comptrol-
ler Arthur Levitt has an-
nounced distribution of
$113,330,227.50 for October
1976 to the 57 counties outside
New York City.

These monies represent ap-
proximately 90 percent of the
federal and state share of an-
Uclpated welfare expenditures
for October and, in addition, a
settlement of stite share claims
for the months of April, May and
June. The federal share amounts
to $60,318,707.76 and the state
share $53,011,519.74. The remain-

Are Distributed

ing 10 percent of October ex-
penditures is payable after veri-
fication of the actual October
expenditures.

The Comptroller also announ-
ced the distribution of $73,175,-
000 to New York City as the
federal share of anticipated wel-
fare expenditures for the first
half of October. In addition, he
said, he is applying $102,877,043
—80 percent of the state's share
for the first half of October plus
a settlement for April, May and
June—to repay prior advances
made to New York City by the
State.

Name Mediators, Fact-Finders

ALBANY —Two mediators
and three fact-finders have
been named by the State
Public Employment Rela-
tions Board to contract disputes
involving public employers and
the Civil Service Employees Assn.

The mediators are Eric La’
son Jr, of the PERB Buffalo
office, named to the dispute be-
tween CSEA and Steuben Coun-
ty, and Garnold L. Richards, of
Elma, named to the dispute be-
tween CSEA and Town of Niag-
hra,

The fact-finders are Murray
Bilmes, of Pine Bush, named to

the dispute between CSEA and
Town of Callicoon, Sullivan
County; Abraham Desser, of New
York City, named to the dispute
between the CSEA’s Nassau
County Educational chapter and
the Rockville Center School Dis-
trict, and Herbert L. Marx Jr.,
"iso of New York City, named to
the dispute between the CSEA’s
Suffolk County Educational
chapter and the Amityville
Schoo! District.

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Clinton County chapter 810's Sue Healey has the attention of Albany Region super-
visor John Corcoran, left, and of CSEA vice-president Joseph McDermott, who heads

the region, as they discuss North Country politics,

Among those attending workshop were, from left, Clinton chapter
810 treasurer Phyllis Duval, SUNY at Plattsburgh chapter 623’s Gert
Trombley, SUNY at Plattsburgh's Doris Bourdan and Saranac School
District's Jim Conniey.

© CSEA calendar °

SS
OCTOBER
23~Albany Region IV mini-workshop for political subdivisions: 9 a.m.,
Ramada Inn, Schenectady
26—Syracuse Area Retiree chapter luncheon meeting: | p.m., Hote!

Pontiac, Oswego.
27—Hudson Valley Armory Emp!

Kingston Armory, Kingston.

yees chapter meeting: 8 p.m

27—Marcy Psychiatric Center chapter general meeting: 7:30 p.m
Royal Oaks, Marcy.

28—Long Island Region | executive council meeting: 7:30 p.m., region
office, 740 Broadway, Amityville

28—Westchester County unit, sh stewards’ seminar: 85 Court
St., White Plains.

29-30—Central Region V (Syracuse) fall meeting: Sheraton Inn,
Massena.

30—SUNY at Albany general membership meeting and "Meet the
Candidates” day: 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Thruway Hyatt
House, Albany.

NOVEMBER

1—Suffolk County Police Department unit Election Eve Dance: 9

p.m.—I a.m,, Summit Inn, Route 25, St. James.

3—Ithaca Area Retiree chapter meeting: 2 p.m
125 N. Fulton St., Ithaca

4—Westchester County unit shop stewards’ seminar: 85 Court St.
White Plains,

Moose Hall,

>

Two-Day Syracuse Region

MASSENA—The St. Lawrence County chapter, Civil
Service Employees Assn., will host the fall meeting of CSEA's
Central Region V (Syracuse)

The meeting, set for Friday and Saturday, Oct. 29-30,

Defend Rockland Demands

(Continued from Page 1)
each of the first two years, and
& cost-of-living raise in the third

wage scales than Rockland
County. For example, a motor
vehicle cashier in Rockland re-

year, ceives $7,015 to start, while the
"The employees of Rockland Same job pays $9,328 to start in

County spend their money in the Putnam County and $9,474 in

same places locally as these other Westchester County

employees,” Mr, Scanion said The county legislators an-

“Why should they not recelve

nounced after the hearing that
they would decide shortly on
what one-year settlement to tm-
pose upon the employees.

wages on a par with the others?”

Mr. Scanlon also noted that
neighboring counties have higher

Panelists were, from left, Rensselaer Educational chapter 871 president Ed Evans,
Clinton County's Jeanne Kelso, Saratora Educational chapter 864 president Charles

Luch, CSEA counsel Richard Burstein and Rensselaer chapter 842's John Vallee.

Clinton, Essex Workshop
Fixes On Political Action

WESTPORT—More than two dozen Civil Service Employees Assn. members from
the Clinton and Essex County area of Albany Region IV participated in a two-day work-
shop held at the Airport Inn here sponsored by the Clinton County chapter and the re-

gional education committee.

The first evening of the work-
shop had presentations by Hot
ard Cropsey, region political ac-
tion chairman, and Michael Car-

roll, research analyst. for the re-
gion
Mr. Cropsey stated, “Now is

the time that you, the public em-
ployee, should do the CSEA
thing as far as political action
goes this year, rather than your
own his year the CSEA
to prove its power, and in
order to do that, the CSEA
needs the support of every mem-
ber.

“Remember, even if the CSEA
losese on a specific campaign or
candidate, the winner will not
want to go up against @ more
experienced CSEA again.

‘Rather he will realize that
the CSEA can hurt him or help
him; but we have to prove that
point this year, So for one time,
foget your normal party per-
suasion and go the CSEA way,”
fr. Cropsey said.

Michael Carroll gave a talk on
contract review. Said Mr. Car-
roll: “First, don't refer to other
documents or other laws in your
contract. Spell everything out in
case the law Is changed or re-
voked. Your contract stands on
its own language.

“Second, review the contract
for problem areas and concen-
trate on improving these areas
first. Don't hold them back for
the last session. Solve the prob-
lems first, then tighten-up the
loose parts

Meeting Set.

will be held at the Sheraton Inn,
Massena.

On Friday evening, an educa-
tion program will be held at 8
p.m. covering insurance. Speak-
ers will be James Corbin, chair-
man of the CSEA statewide in-
surance progrant committee and
Joseph Lochner, committee ad-
visor, Changes in coverage for
CSEA members will be discussed.
Registration will begin at 2 p.m.
Friday

The Saturday events will begin
at 8 pm, with a chapter and
untt presidents’ breakfast, Prom
9-10:30 a.m., committee meetings
will be held. At 10:30 am, a
state workshop will be held and
from 11 4m, to 1 p.m. @ county

Mulling matters over their coffe are members of the Clinton County

Library unit, from left; Mary Legett, Carole Bedore and Richard
Ward.

“Third, include layoff protec-
tion clauses wherever possible
Many contracts lack adequate
language concerning protections
for the current economic situa-
tion

‘Fourth, once the contract is
in effect, begin to review to see
where new problem areas are.
The job is never over, but con-
stant concern for contracts keeps
CSEA up to date at the negotia-
tions table.”

New C.S. Developments

The second day began with a
presentation by Richard Bur-
stein, an attorney for the OSEA.

Mr. Burstein's comments
touched on new developments in
civil service law.

One comment summarized the
Public employee situation con-
cerning civil service commissions.

Oct. 29-30

workshop and luncheon will oc-
cupy attendees,

A general meeting will come
to order at 2 p.m., and the two-

day event will be capped that
evening with a banquet and
dance.

Reservations may be sent di-
rectly to the Sheraton Inn, Mas-
sena, N.Y. 13662. Singles are $18
and doubles $22; studio accom-
modations $23 and twin
rooms are $24, all plus tax. At-
tendees should indicate that they
are attending the CSEA meeting
‘The buffet luncheon is $4.25;
price for the banquet is $9. Res-
ervations may also be sent to
Sally Forsythe, CSEA, Box 127,
Canton, N.¥. 13617.

are

“When they were first formed,
Mr. Burstein said, “they protec-
ted the employee and his rights.
But now they are often turned
into tools of management.

“Often, when the CSEA asks a
question, the commission will
automatically say, “It’s manage-
ment’s right by such and such
an article.” So then, instead of
serving as a fair commission, see-
ing both sides of a problem and
deciding for the group that is
correct, the commission first re-
fers to a rule and we end up in
court.”

The meeting also included a
half-hour video tape by Bernard
Ryan, CSEA legislative coordin-
‘ator, commenting on the pension
reform bill, Mr. Ryan appeared
on the Albany Channel 16 Cable
Television Show CSEA Questions
and Answers.

Daniel Campbell, Albany Re-
gion public relations associate
described the region's participa-
tion in the video tape production

“CSEA must use every form
of communication possible to
reach its massive membership;
cable television is a developing
medium and the CSEA is in on

the ground floor,” commented
Mr, Campbell.
Charles Luch, CSEA non-

teaching school employee chap-
ter board member led an audi-
ence participation discussion on
leadership training

Mr, Luch commented, “Lead-
ership is the key to success on
every level of the CSEA. We
must develop new leaders today
to face tomorrow's challenges.
Workshops such as this one are
the keys to such development.”

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CIVIL SERVICE LEADER, Friday, October 22, 1976

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By JANE B, BERNSTEIN

Many years ago, a doctor
told this reporter’s relative
that she needed immediate
surgery in the form of a par-
tial mastectomy. She had a
a lump in her breast the doc-
tor believed was malignant,
and he wanted to operate
that very afternoon. Fortu-
nately, since the matter was
so serious and urgent, this
woman sought the advice of
a second doctor. He discov-
ered the “cancer” was a
small benign cyst, the kind
many women are prone to,
and would require only minor
surgery to remove it.

This woman was lucky.
One hears or knows of many
cases where individuals un-
dergo voluntary surgery, only
to discover too late that the
operation was unnecessary.

At best, one may suffer the
loss of a great deal of money
as a result. At worst, there
are cases where individuals
emerge with mental and/or
physical problems, after
finding out that a breast,
uterus or prostate was re-
moved for no reason,

It was in the interest of
quality care and reducing
hospitalization costs that
several union welfare funds
in the New York area pro-
vided an opportunity for in-
dividuals to get a second
opinion on elective surgery.
Elective or voluntary surgery
excludes emergency opera-
tions, such as those resulting
from trauma.

In the spring of 1972, Cor-
nell University Medical Col-
lege, Department of Public
Health, established the Sec-
ond Opinion Surgical Con-
sultation Program for union
members covered under
Taft-Hartley.

A panel of 500 consultants
was established representing
the various surgical special-
ties including gynecology, or-
thopedics, urology, opthal-
mology general surgery and
otolaryngology.

When a patient is told that
he or she is in need of elec-
tive surgery, the individual
may make an appointment to
meet with one of the panel-
ists.

According to Eugene Mc-
Carthy, professor of public
health at Cornell Medical
College and one of the pro-
gram's initiators, nearly one
third of patients screened
from 1972 were not confirm-
ed for surgery, and hysterec-
tomies made up the largest
number of unnecessary op-
erations.

In March of this year, the
opinion program was made
available for the first time
to all state employees.

The program 1s also avall~

SECOND OPINION

on elective surgery

“We're surprised

that we've gotten so little response
from state employees.”

Dr. Eugene McCarthy stresses the second opinion program
as an effective method of reducing insurance costs and
increasing the quality of health care.

able to specific state agen-
cies, and is funded in part by
social security.

But, according to Dr, Mc-
Carthy, the program has not
had as wide a response from
state workers as was anticl-
pated. Out of more than 200,-
000 workers across the state,
only 195 have come in for
consultations since March.

As further proof of the
need for a second opinion
when considering surgery,
more than 25 percent of
these state employees who
met with panelists were in-
formed, after reevaluation,
that surgery was not the next

step in treating their condi-
tions,

A research team at Cornell
monitors the progress of pa-
tients not confirmed for sur-
gery over a period of several
years. According to Dr, Mc-
Carthy's studies, 84 percent
of the voluntary group that
was not confirmed did not
undergo surgery after the
screening. Some of these
people had had consultations
one year before, and some as
many as four years before,

One of the immediate and
obvious results of the pro-
gram js a savings for union
health insurance plans, by

eliminating hospitalization
in the cases not confirmed.

In the period between Feb-
ruary 1972 and January 1976,
985 cases were not confirmed
for surgery. Dr. McCarthy
said the savings in hospital-
ization was approximately
$2.25 million, while the cost
of running the program was
only $300,000.

More important even than
the cost savings, is the qual-
ity of medical care resulting
from the program. The fol-
lowing cases illustrate this
point.

Ms. D. ts a 58-year-old
nurse with the state Depart-
ment of Health. In 1974 she
was advised by her physician
that she was in need of a hy-
sterectomy. One of the pro-
gram's panelists then exam-
ined her and evaluated slides.
He advised that surgery not
take place. Ms. D., after two
years of observation, still
does not require surgery.

Ms, M., 60, worked for the
state Department of Educa-
tion. She was informed by
her doctor that she would
have to have her gallbladder
removed. (Dr. McCarthy
points out that at that age,
the operation becomes even
more serious.) After a second
opinion and examination, in-
cluding a GI series and X-
rays, no pathology was found
and surgery was not required.

There are cases where the
second opinion recommends
surgery. Mr. M., who is re-
tired from the Kings County
Supreme Court, was schedul-
ed for a hernia operation.
The procedure is fairly sim-
ple and routine, but he went

The O. R.... This could be
a very expensive room to en-
ter in terms of money as
well as physical and mental
health. Doctors say a second
opinion on prospective elec-
tive surgery is vital.

for consultation anyway.
Upon examination, the pan-
elist doctor discovered that
he had a serious cancer of
the prostate, which required
immediate surgery. If he had
not gone for consultation, the
cancer might have spread
and he may not have been
alive today.

“We're surprised that we've
gotten so little response from
state employees,” Dr. Mc-
Carthy said. “Especially since
the service is free and is so
vital to health care.”

All state employees are
eligible for the second opin-
fon—as long as the surgery
is elective and not manda-
tory.

Evelyne Fardelmann is the
second opinion intake officer
for the Employee Health In-
surance Program. If consul-
tation is desired, she may be
called at 488-4070, or visited
at Two World Trade Center,
56th floor. Ms, Fardelmann
will arrange an appointment
with a consultant convenient
to an individual’s place of
business or residence.

After the meeting with the
Panelist, the worker will be
contacted to determine if he
or she did not elect surgery
if it was not confirmed.

Dr. McCarthy wrote of the
program, “The impact of our
current findings more than
justifies the wide adoption of
the mechanism of second
opinion elective surgery for
appreciable improvement in
the quality of care and effec-
tive cost utilization. It can
significantly affect the de-
livery system of care in this
country,”

9161 ‘Zz 22q9PO ‘epg “MAGVAT ANAUAS TAD
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Jane Bernstein
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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1976

Geneva Lesson

S the State continues to use the Taylor Law as a way to

keep public employees under thumb, the employees are
becoming a bit more sophisticated in ways to survive despite
the pressure.

When, a year ago, Orange County employees went on
strike with the open support of the Civil Service Employees
Assn., then holding its annual convention at the nearby
Concord Hotel in Sullivan County, the result was financially
disastrous for CSEA, The courts leveled a $200,000 fine
against the parent organization, and another $2,000 against
the striking CSEA chapter.

Part of the indictment against CSEA, Inc., had been
the union’s own constitution, which requires sanction from
the CSEA Board of Directors prior to any strike action.

During the CSEA Convention just ended last week,
another strike action took place—by Geneva School District
non-teaching employees in Ontario County

This time, so it was alleged, the CSEA parent organiza-
tion had been kept in the dark about the planned strike
action.

“They knew it would be harmful to the union,” CSEA
president Theodore C, Wenzi told the delegates, “so they
took this action on their own.

“It is our legal duty to notify them that their action
is in violation of the law, but our hearts are with them
during this period,” he said.

The Geneva School District wildcat strike was settled

successfully for the employees after only one day on the
picket lines.

The satisfactory outcome in the Geneva School District
is due in large part to the fact that all the employees there
are members of the union, and that nearly total partici-
pation in the strike was achieved.

Thus, management—in this case, the school board
knew that the employees meant business. (M.0.B.)

Penny Wise,...

FEW WEEKS AGO, an arbitrator for the New York

City Office of Labor Relations handed down a ruling
that should go a long way in achieving equitable labor
relations among city employees.

The arbitrator ruled that the Fire Department could
no longer force its lieutenants to perform duties that both
Fire Department regulations and the union contract say
should be performed only by captains.

The arbitrator found the practice so abhorrent that
he also ordered the Fire Department to pay the lieutenants
involved captain's pay for the periods they were acting in
that capacity.

The scheme by the Fire Department—really it seems,
it was City Hall—was intended primarily as a money-saving
move. To get lower-paid lieutenants to do captain's work
without paying them more money must have seemed like
@ good idea to some of the City’s fiscal officers. We certainly
sympathize with the City in its fiscal mess but we feel it's
wrong to make its employees suffer needlessly because of it.

We hail the decision and praise the Uniformed Fire
Officers’ Assn, for challenging the city over the issue, (H.T.)

(Continued from Page 1)
Carter to New York last week,
in a last-ditch effort to galvanize
their supporters for the election,
less than three weeks off,

Richard Rosenbaum, the Re-
publican state chairman, while
typically a person of optimistic
outlook, is nonetheless a political
pragmatist. In view of his record
as a political leader, even Demo-
crats take seriously his firm be-
lef that President Ford has bet-
ter than a fighting chance to
carry New York.

Major Prize

With its 41 electoral votes, sec-
ond only to California's, New
York is a major prize in the na-
tional election, While political
registration throughout the state
is heavily Democratic against the
Republicans, Rosenbaum has not
lost sight of the fact that Vice
President Nelson Rockefeller had
no difficulty overcoming this
seeming obstacle in his four cam-
paigns for Governor.

Obviously when it comes to
campaigning, Ford has none of
the drive and vitality of Rocke-
feller on the campaign trail. In
fact, when it comes to campaign-
ing, only a handful of politicians
can measure up to Rockefeller’s
talents.

The history of recent elections
in the state clearly demonstrates
that the voters are independent
Pay no attention to traditional
party Inbels, and tend to split
tickets on individual decisions
concerning the qualifications of
contenders for each office.

Voter independence here, coup-
led with persuasive evidence that
support for Carter is soft in
many areas of the state, are fac-
tors which shape Rosenbaum's
view that the state is up for
grabs, and that the ultimate re-
sult may be determined by or-
ganized, party activity at the
precinct level.

At that level, the Republican
party ts in somewhat better
shape than the Democrats, With
State Democratic chairman Pat-
rick Cunningham in a state of
suspension, integrated, statewide
planning by the Der.ocrats has
been difficult. While the Ford
operation here is hardly a model
for effective campaign activity,
it nonetheless stands out in con-
trast with the shambles that is
characteristic of the Carter op-
eration.

Voter Turn-Offs

Obviously many voters have
been turned off by such extran-
eous issues as Carter's Playboy
interview and Ford's statement
concerning countries circum-
scribed by the Soviet orbit, Also
disturbing to the voters are
stories about handling of cam-
baign funds by Ford during his
years in Congress and revela-
tions that the Carter campaign
aides may have played a little
fast and loose with their cam-
paign expenditures,

With matters such as these
dominating the media, on Elec-
tion Day many voters may say
@ plague on both your houses
and do something that they find
more meaningful for them at
the Moment than voting.

Alternatively, many voters may
choose to assert their protest by
voting for former Senator Eugene
McCarthy, This is a matter of
deep concern among the Demo-
crats, as revealed by their efforts
to make sure that he is not on
the ballot, Conversely, Rosen-
baum is hopeful that the courts

(Continued on Page 7)

Mr. Gaba is a member of the firm of White, Walsh and Gaba,
P.C., and chairman of the Nassau County Bar Association Labor
Law Committee.

An Absence Case

A correction officer in the Drug Abuse Control Commis-
sion (DACC) was absent from work for a lengthy period of
time prior to May 9, 1974. On that date, a letter was sent
to him from the DACC director of personne! stating that his
time aceruals were exhausted and that he had been placed
on leave without pay status. The letter further advised the
correction officer that if he did not report to work by May
14, 1974, he would be placed on unauthorized leave which
could ultimately result in his absence being considered a
resignation under Article 15.10 of the contract between the
State of New York and his union.

BY LETTER DATED May 31, 1974, the correction officer
was advised in furtherance of the May 9 letter that he was
deemed to have resigned, effective May 14, as a result of
continued unauthorized absence in excess of 10 days, An
Article 78 proceeding was commenced in September 1974
and was dismissed by Special Term, ‘with leave to renew
upon a demonstration by the employee that he exhausted
all administrative remedies. In May 1975, the employee de-
manded that the DACC comply with the grievance procedure
set forth in the collective bargaining agreement. DACC ad-
vised petitioner that the grievance was untimely, since there
was a 10-day period within which the grievance had to be
presented. The petitioner then returned to Special Term and
asked for leave to renew. His request was denied by the
court on the grounds that the petitioner had failed to file
a timely grievance contesting his termination,

THE APPELLATE DIVISION, Third Department, con-
sidered the matter on appeal and affirmed the lower court.
It was pointed out that although Section 5.3(d) of the New
York State Civil Service Rules was declared unconstitutional
in the ease of Johnson y. Director, Downstate Medical Cen-
ter, the substantially identical provisions of the collective
bargaining agreement are not unconstitutional, since the
agreement provides a grievance procedure pursuant to which
the employee could have obtained a hearing, at which he
could have attempted to make a satisfactory explanation
of his absence, However, he waived this remedy by his failure
to file a timely grievance under the collective bargaining
agreement, and therefore, he cannot seek relief under Article
78 of the CPLR.

THE JOHNSON CASE referred to above involved the
termination of employment based on the alleged continued
absence of an employee without leave and without an ex-
planation for a period of ten working days. In that case,
the Appellate Division, Second Department, held that Sec-
tion 5.3(d) of the Civil Service Commission Rules raised a
serious due process issue insofar as it resulted in the ter-
mination of the employee's permanent civil service employ-
ment without his being allowed a hearing on the validity
of the reason for the termination, The court held that the

(Continued on Page 1)
e
By JANE B. BERNSTEIN
QUESTION
Do you believe state employees should take part ia political action?
THE PLACE
CSEA 66th Annual Convention, Kiamesha Lake
OPINIONS
e John Gully, Departrrent of Taxation and Finance: Victor Costa, Workmen's Compensation Board;
“I firmly believe that state em- “First of all, I absolutely agree
ployees should, in every way that state employees should
possible, be politically active. “e, make some concerted effort in
We must back candidates who the political action area. How-
are running for certain offices ever, public employee versus the
and are sympathetic to our private sector employee is quite
A cause. If we do not take ac- different because there are cer-
tion, we will never attain our tain federal and state regula-
goals in the way of wage in- tions which limit the participa,
creases, better working condi- tion of certain public employees.
tions and fringe benefits. We However, there {s no limit as
- must go out and seck candi- to the manpower that is avail-
e dates who will look to make changes in the able to talk up a political candidate who has a
jor Law. This is the most difficult force against sort of sympathy for the plight of the public
state employees and it must be examined. Until we employee in the state of New York. The workers
can politically motivate our to change the should go out and rouse support for a candidate
law through new candidates, ‘we'll continue to who's sympathetic. The entire crux of an election
have problems.” fs to win."

Stella Williams, State Insurance Fund: “Yes, they | Haward Quann, Nassau Department of Social
should be active. Over the last Services; “As an employee of
three or four years, state em- the social services department,
ployees have felt the wrath of it’s unique that I'm asked that
legislators coming and going. question. I personally feel that

t ) We have been hard-hit at times political action is an arm that
when other agencies and other ‘ the civil service employee must
workers have gotten raises, and use to gain some of the benefits
we haven't gotten any. I think that normally we miss by non-
it’s time for the state workers action. Through political action,
to stand up and be counted we can gain better benefits by
and let the legislators know following and participating in
that we are taxpayers too. We the campaign of a politician

have the same needs that other working who is for the public employee and will formu-
people have. And I think state employees are for _late better legislation, As an individual, one should
the first time trying to find out who the state not participate, but if it’s through a political
legislators are who support us. And we're trying action group for civil servants, that's fine.”

to work to get them elected.”

e.

Vincent Rubano, State Insurance Fund; “I be- | Anthony Giannetti, zoning inspector, Hempstead
lieve that state employees "Yes, they should take part in
should take action. It ‘s part political action. I also believe
of their way of life, in a sense, what they're doing presently is
because they have to deal with the proper political action to
these people at al} levels. The take. They are having their
type of action they should take meetings. They're raising funds
is to support them actively by ¢ to support the legislators who
giving them help, by ringing support the CSEA. And also,
doorbells, getting petitions sign- the same funds are going to be
ed, mailing items, and if neces- used against the legislators who

@ sary, contributing funds. There don’t support our union. And
must be more participation by this is something that has to
the average union member. If they could under- —_ be done. But legislators should act on behalf of

stand what a political action committee is trying the majority they represent.”

to do, we would have a stronger group.”

ties. Stand up and be counted on
e election day.
: Letters To The Editor —
Auburn
Lloyd 8. Riford, (R-C, Cayuga,
Other Shoes Cortland) has been unresponsive AG RESOURCES
e Editor, The Leader: to the needs of the mank and ALBANY — Bernard John
I wish Mr, Jarmus of “What's {ile CSEA members. Despite fis- Whalen, of Ellenburg Center, has

Your Opinion” (Leader, Oct. 8) cal restraints, Mr. Riford voted been named by Gov. Hugh L.

could work for the Motor Ve- for and accepted legislative lulus, Carey as a member of the Btate

hicles Bureau for just one week. which certainly runs counter to Agricultural Resources Commis-

He doesn't know what Motor the interests of the CSEA and all sion,

Vehicle Bureau employees have other constituents. His vote Mr. Whalen’s term will end

to endure. We have to “marry” against the “Sunshine Law" is Jan, 16, 1978. A farmer, Mr.

and kiss everyone who comes consistent with the unresponsive Whalen is a director of the
into our office, Supervisors out- and neglectful politics played in Chateaugay Milk Cooperative,
number the workers, Albany, Mr. Riford is not a volee Chateaugay. He succeeds Paul

Walk a mile in someone else's '" Albany; he ts, rather, a silent Calkins, of Peru, whose term has

e shoes before jumping to con- Prtner in the corporate business expired,

clusions, of Albany politics, The recess appointment will

Lola Clay The report and corroboration be sent to the State Senate
New York, N.Y. that Mr, Riford used his posi- when it reconvenes in January
tion, @ position we the voters for confirmation. The post car-
placed him in, to attempt to in- ries a stipend of $50 4 day when

On Endorsements  tertere with the CSEA endorse. on official business
Editor, The Leader: ment is most distressing. I think = The Commission advises the
As a member of the Civil Ser- ‘he message this November Governor and the Commissioner
vice Employees Assn., I was Should be clear: You can only of Agriculture and Markets on
deeply disturbed that CSEA Re- push the people so far before the matters relating to agriculture
gion V (Syracuse) failed to en- people will begin to push back including programs, planning,

e dorse the candidacy of Robert "Therefore, I urge all members, technology, regulation and ecol-

Haggerty for the 125th Assem-
bly District seat,
Our current Assemblyman, Mr.

and all other people in Cayuga
and Corthand Counties, to put an
end to backroom, pressure poli-

By.

RETIREMENT
NEWS & FACTS

By A. L. PETERS
NYC Retirements

The New York City Retirement
System approved 605 applicatigns
for retirement this month. Of
these 92 were under Option 1;
64 were under Option 2; 127 were
under Option 3; 70 were under
Option 4; 12 were under Option
4/2; 49 were under Option 4/3.
Of these, 86 involved revisions
of the retirement plan and 29
involved disability.

An additional 101 retirements
were taken without option. Of
these 38 involve revisions of re-
Urement plan: 249 refunds of
under $5,000 were paid out.

Up to this time, only New
York City and Alaska systems
havg given the required two-
year advance notice to the Fed-
eral government that they are
withdrawing. However, Milwau-
kee, Hawali, Maryland and Wy-
oming are considering withdraw-
al, They can withdraw on the
basis of a Constitutional pro-
hibition against Federal tax-
ation of cities and states, Under
various other pressures, about
45,000 public employees in small
units In California, Louisiana and
Texas have withdrawn, Of the
10 million public employees now
covered, about 500,000 are en-
dangered by present considera-
tion.

Edward H. Friend told a Pub-
lic Employees’ Conference last
month that withdrawal from the
Federal Pension System can
mean “an early windfall of cash
but an uncertain future" for
state and local governments, He
said that opting out of Social
Security ts an expedient reac-
tion to a budget squeeze and a
response to frustration all over

the country “at being rebuffed
by the burdened taxpayer.”

As a public service, The Leader
continues to publish the names
of individuals who are benefici-
aries of unclaimed checks from
the New York State Employees’
Retirement System and the State
Policemen’s and Firemen's Fund.
The Leader or the New York
State Employees’ Retirement Sys-
tem in Albany may be contacted
for information as to how to
obtain the funds.

Following is a listing of those individ:
uals whose membership terminated pur-
sant to the provisions of section 40,
paragraph | of the Retirement and So-
cial Security Law on or before Aumust
31, 1974,

(Continued from Inst week)

avail, Andre Lake Ronkonkoma
Chacker, Harel oo Lameaster
Chase, Earle G. Syracuse
Childress, Charles Englewood, NJ.
Chirgivin, Kathleen Ithaca
Cleary, Fred L. Henrietta
Cleveland, Ethel L. New York
Conforti, Francis. M. Brooklyn
Coriddi, Victor Rochester
Corrales, Juliet Oc le
Craig, Virwi " New York
Crescimanno, Dominic ....Blooming Grove
Crim, Manning T. New York
Crow, James Hillburn
Cashing, Marion R Buffalo
Datlotto, John A. Buffalo

Poughkeepsie
Franklin Square

De Lisa, Robert C Staten Island
Denison, William C. lthaca
Deotg. | Minders Ithaca
Derenick, Edward Taylor, Penn.
DeSilva, Bech Franklin
DeWees,, Theophilus J. Brooklyn
Dexter, Homer A Ithaca
Dinsmore, Douglas W. Ithaca
vers, Catherine W. Babylon
in, Vernon Brooklyn
Driscoll, Erancis X Huntington Sta
Duna, Edward J. Elmirs
Dune, Edwin R. Jt Haverstraw
Durant, Stanley P. Verona
Dutcher, Maryellen Pawling
Fastty, John R Deer Park

(To Be Contiaued)

Don't Repeat This!

(Continued from Page 6)
will sustain McCarthy's right to
be on the ballot, on the general
theory that few other than po-
tential Democrats will cast a bal-
lot for McCarthy.

It may well be that some of
the disturbing, extraneous issues
will disappear from the scene be-
fore too long, and that the can-
didates will get down to discus-
sion of the more serious issues
that concern the public.

Much will depend on the third
and final debate this week on
television between Ford and Car-
ter. Both candidates are acutely
conscious of the significance of
this final encounter, And it is
not unlikely that the final de-
bate will suffer from the same
difficulty that characterized the
first two—overpreparation of the
candidates to a degree that their
personalities and approaches
were blurred by irrelevancies.

Civil Service Law & You

(Continued from Page 6)
rule in effect created an trre-
buttable presumption which the
employee was never given an
opportunity to overcome.

THE COURT held this te ve
® violation of the anployee's due
process rights under the 14th
Amendment to the Federal Con-
stitution. Johnson claimed that
the only way in which his em-
ployment could be terminated
was by means of @ disciplinary
proceeding under Section 75 of
the Civil Service Law. That sec-
tion provides for procedures
which meet the requirements of
due process, that ts; stated writ-

ten charges with an opportunity
to answer them, the right to ex-
famine and cross examine wit-
nesses, a sterlographic record of
the proceedings, a hearing before
the officer or body having the
power of removal, and the right
to be represented by counsel
UNDER THAT section, the
burden of proof of incompetency
or misconduct is on the employer.
These protections were not ac-
corded to the employee under
Section 5.3(d) of the Civil Ser-
vice Commission Rules, Matter
of Fleming, 53 A.D. 2d 187 (3d
Dept.), citing Matter of John-
son, 52 AD. 24 357 (2d Dept,).

A “HAGVAT AOIAMAS TAD

9L6L “ZZ FAqOIg “Ep!
CIVIL SERVICE LEADER, Friday, October 22, 1976

Legislative And Political Action Committee Report

The following is the Legislative and
Political Action Committee Report sub-
mitted at the CSEA annual convention.
The committee chairman is Martin J.
Langer and members are Richard Grieco,
Vincent Rubano, Eleanor Korchak,
Ralph Natale, Earl Bivins, Howard
Cropsey, Martin Koenig, Ramona Gal-
lagher, Ruth Braverman, John Vallee
and Canute Bernard.

Philosophers, for years, have stated
that journey of a thousand miles
begins with but a single step.” Little
doubt exists in the minds of this Com-
mittee that in the area of political ac-
tion, we have in fact taken that first
step, While it was perhaps flattering to
think that CSEA could have become a
viable political being during the last
session of the legislators, it was never-
theless an unrealistic and wishful goal.
The best analogy would probably be a
desire to reach the moon when, in fact,
the airplane had not yet been invented.
Success in that type of a venture is
dependent upon the establishment of
@ logical progression of events. Similarly
successful political action is equally de-
pendent upon such a progression.

While the pioneers in air travel stu-
died the principles of successful flight
before any real hope was engendered,
our Committee studied the successful in-
gredient of viable political action, Sim-
ply stated, those ingredients were re-
duced to one thought—the successful
support of endorsed candidates. The key
word is obviously support. In terms of

observable situations, candidates, for the
most part, have been most responsive to
those groups who have demonstrated
both economic and personal support dur-
ing their bids for election. Success,
therefore, comes when the groups can
successfully demonstrate that this type
of support can be produced. Prior to
this current election period, local can-
didates have never really been quite sure
as to whether or not CSEA could truly
produce the kind of support that the
situation requires. Consequently and un-
fortunately, their legislative decisions
have been reflections of that type of
uncertainty

At this very moment, the local re-
gions are preparing to make this cur-
rent legislative mentality obsolete. Un-
fortunately, as we are learning, there
is some difference between the theory
and practice of political science, It is
relatively easy to set up a format for
action which draws both its strength and
its direction from the grass roots; and
ft is perhaps another to create the
solidarity, the cooperation, and the eco-
nomic base necessary to transplant this
concept from the abstract to the
concrete.

Perhaps the scars of past defeats are
about to start working in our favor.
Despite the problems, it is becoming ap-
parent that our many wounds are mak-
ing us forget party affiliations; and
people are, for the first time, starting to
realize that our only vested interest is
CSEA. Clearly, public employees have
been substantially reduced in stature and

Pension Committee Report

The following is the Pension Com-
mittee Report submitted at the CSEA
annual convention. Chairman is Doro-
thy tz, and members are Nicholas
Fiscarelli, Edward McGreevy, Thomas
Ethage, Alice Bennett, Sarah DaRe,
Judy Murray, Bob Diecidue, James Cur-
rier and Jane O'Connor.

The Pension Committee has looked
at its role in light of how it can best
serve the members of CSEA. Since pen-
sion improven:ents can only be legislated
or negotiated, the function that this
committee previously performed is now
moot, After much discussion, the com-
mittee decided that it should take a
practical approach. We decided that our
goals should be twofold, safeguarding
the pensions of present and future pub-
lic employees and the education of
CSEA members in the area of benefits
available through the retirement sys-
tems.

The committee feels that the first
goal can be undertaken by attempting
to develop counter-arguments on the
question of pension reform:. Our far-
ranging hope is that this might lead to
the repeal of the Coordinated Escalator
Retirement Plan of 1976, It would be
necessary to make comparison of both
private as well as other public pension
plans in order to determine what valid
arguments could be put forth.

Since the education of members of
the retirement systems is a primary
function of each retirement system, {t
was decided that we would attempt to
work with the retirement systems and
simply be the medium for passsing on the
information to the membership.

I have met with the Executive Direc-
tor of the New York State Employees
Retirement System and he has coop-
erated fully with some of the goals that
this committee has established. Some of
the information that will be available
to the membership ts as follows: 1. There
will be published in the Leader on a
regular basis either a question-and-ans-
wer column or @ narrative column con-
cerning retirement problems. 2. A list
of the offices, days and times when rep-
resentatives~are available will be pub-

lished Names of key personne! in the
retirement offices will be published in
order to allow members to know who
regarding a particular type
4, Copies of publications of
‘etirement system will be distributed
rly to the membership
Comptroller has established an
¢ to study the general
pensions. The representative
from CSEA on this committee, James
Currier, is a member of the Pension
Committee and will issue a report re-
garding the actions of this advisory
board as part of this committee's report
The Pension Committee feels that it
has an important function to the mem-
bership of this organization and intends
to take an active role in the future. I
am sure that we will be able to perform
@ valuable function.

Two CSEA Board members representing Department of Labor
line up to present opinions during discussion. From left are
Metro Division of Employment's William DeMartino and Work-
men’s Compensation Board's A. Victor Costa,

value by almost all other sections of
the voting public. Uniess we start to ele-
vate our image and ourselves, our prob-
lems will certainly worsen. This reality
has suddenly and violently been driven
home in all of our minds. Consequent-
ly, our freshman year of political ac-
tion is coming upon us. Money is start-
ing to come into our political warchests.
CSEA workers are making themselves
visible to the candidates, and our mem-
bers have finally realized the import-
ance of a solid voting block.

It would serve no useful purpose at
this moment to go into great detail
regarding our legislative effort during
the past session. While we opened some
windows during the legislative hearing
regarding our LOBA bill and while no
guarantees can be given, our profiles of
condidates would seer to indicate a
high level of future support for this and
other possible CSEA-sponsored legisia-
tion.

Our political future is inexorably tied
into our ability to provide the kind of
support mentioned earlier, If our sup-
port is total and real, the promise of
political success is going to be equal,

New York City chapter 010's Marie Rob-
inson and Willie Raye look over material
prior to convention meeting. Mr. Raye is
candidate for Assembly from Manhattan's
West Side.

e

total and real. If we manage to pro-
duce that which I believe we are cap-
able of producing, our Committee will
know our “eagle has landed.”

This Committee's initial role dur-
ing the 1976 legislative session was one
of experimentation, We feel that we
have firmly established concepts in the
minds of many of the legislators con-
cerning our legislative goals. We have
determined our priorities in regard to
legislation during the 1977 legislative
session. In addition, the Committee has
resolved that a regular report will be
sent to each chapter president outlining
the details of CSEA’s major legislation
as well-as the progress of other bills
affecting the CSEA membership

We have discussed our priorities and
have instructed our lobbyists to prepare
the necessary legislation and take the
necessary actions to have the bills in-
troduced. Although our list of goals ts
numerous, we are specifically enumerat-
ing what we consider to be the most
important pieces of legislation that will
be supported by CSEA during the com-
ing year:

1. Last-Offer-Binding Arbitratlon—
a method of resolvement of disputes
and negotiations.

2.Agency Shop—the payment by
a non-member of an amount equival-
ent to the full union dues—the bene-
fit guaranteed upon certification.

3.Mental Hygiene Bills—amend-
ments to the series of bills affecting
the future of mental hygiene in-
stitutions.

4. Occupational Safety and Health
Legislation—the institution of a New
York State plan for inspection.

5. Military Service Credit Towards
Retirement—allowing veterans of
World War 2 and the major conflicts
to receive credit towards retirement,

6, Pension-Reforn: Legislation —
amending the Coordinated Escalator
Retirement Plan of 1976.

7.Elimination of Strike Penalties
amending the two-for-one penalty
and probationary extension penalty

8. Retirees Legislation—amendments
changing the supplemental pension
benefits and survivors benefits
As I have stated, these are the main

basis of legislation that we are concen-
trating on; but they are not the only
areas to be included in our legislative
program. This Committee and your lob-
byists will regularly be in contact with
you and your membership concerning
our legislative program. With your help
and support, we can make it effective
To do that, our overall legislative and
political action program. must begin now
with each and every member supporting
the CSEA endorsed candidates. Hope-
fully, this will give us @ basis on which
we can operate during the upcoming
legislative session.

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Ulster chapter president Thomas Phillips and delegate Barbara
Swartemiller are attentive during business session at which
state and local government delegates debated union policy.

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Education Committee Report

Since our last report to the Delegates
at the Spring Convention, your State-
wide Education Committee has been
actively involved in updating educa-
tional materials, sponsoring staff and
member workshops, and preparing new
resource materials for general use in
the ever increasing number of educa-
tional services being made available
to CSEA members.

The Shop Steward’s Manual has been
completed and will be available for
distribution early this Pall. The Com-
mittee is planning Regional Workshops
for potential stewards emphasizing their
duties and responsibilities and the vital
role they play in CSEA activities

The Chapter Officers’ Manual has
been updated and will be available
through Regional Offices rather than
Headquarters in an effort to emphasize
local service.

Seminars and workshops have been
provided on a local and regional basis
covering such topics as CETA, Retire-
ment Plans, Grievance Procedures, Lead-

Social Services

The following is the Social Services
Report submitted at the CSEA annual
convention. Committee chairman is
Richard Tarmey and members are Ger-
aldine McGraw, Patricia Spicei, Grace
Vallee, Alan Shanks, William MeMann,

Haward Quann, Sally Forsyth and
Patricia Thomas.
Since our last convention report, the

Social Services Committee has met on
As we reported earlier
one of our goals has been to hold
committee meetings each of the
e CSEA regions. To date, Region VI
mains as the only unvisited area. Be-
cause of the unique problems faced by

four occasions

social service employees, we plan in
the next year to continue our regional
meetings in addition to, perhaps, con-
ducting workshops also on a regional
basis

This year, perhaps more so than in

other years, has seen not on!
gravation of certain long term problems
but the introduction of some most uni-
que developments, Although many fac-
tors are actually involved, changing
leadership at the State level in addition
to the general condition of the economy
must not be overlooked as, perhaps, the
prime factors involved.

As you are probably now aware, Mr
Philip Toya was recently permanently
appointed as State Commissioner of
Social Serveices. In an effort to more
fully understand what is to be ex-
pected in terms of policy, programs, ete,
it has been a general policy of this
committee to try to familiarize our-

ership ‘Training, Employee Benefits
Training Prograr:s and others related
to concerns and problems of public
employees.

It is reassuring to note that each
Region now has an Education Chairman

SUNY at Oneonta chapter president Nellie Handy and Ernie
Hitchcock emerge from University departmental meeting at
which problems of statewide nature were discussed by delegates.

(Leader photos by Ted Kaplan)

Report

selves with each State commissioner, As
with any other department or agency,
changes are to be expected when lead-
ership shifts from one commissioner to
another. This past two-year period
has seen three changes in leadership at
th State level In addition to the
jonstantly changing policies on the
Federal level, the State has also ex-
perienced some major program, changes
Although we currently expect no major
changes in State policy, it is true, how-

ever, that we are experiencing some-

‘ansition period. What is

what of a

to be expected will, of course, be the

From the Finger Lakes area, Steuben County's Lyle Slocum
and Schuyler County's Clayre Liamarri compare views on prob-
lems concerning local government employees in their area.

whose primary function will be to co-
ordinate the education activities in the
Region and serve as a liaison person to
the Statewide Committee.

At the Annual Convention in October
at the Concord, our Committee is plan-
ning two education programs in addt-
tion to the usual session on Parliamen-
tary Procedures. One program will be a

Erie Ed

subject of further study of this com-
mittee,

The general state of the economy has
probably carried with it the most
negative effects for CSEA members
While leadership changes have caused
predictable lulls in program develop-
ment, the lack of funds and, in some
cases, the lack of willingness to appro-
priate funds has had a disastrous ef-
fect on all public employees. Unprece-
dented contract disputes, widespread lay-
offs, the failure of local legisiat
create necessary jobs have all
bined to the detriment of public em-
ployees in general. During our March
convention presentation, representatives

from State Social Services indicated the

discussion of Chapter Officers’ Elections,
and the second will be devoted to Work-
men's Compensation as it affects the
Public Employee.

We are continuing to make every
effort to provide the kind of education-
al services which our members need
and deserve, Your suggestions are wel-
comed.

EA executive director Joseph Lochner, left, is shown as he
listens to County Division chairman Salvatore Mogavero, of
ational chapter, and Albany Region County Commit-
tee chairman Charles Luch, of Saratoga Educational chapter.

type of difficulties encountered when
local legislatures are confronted with
increasing costs without total reim-
bursement for either the State or Fed-
1 government. Ths continues to be a
major problem strated by the re-
fusal of the County of Erie to appro-
priate the necessary funds for social
service programs earlier this year

We are most hopeful that this up-
coming year will provide us with the
opportunity to again involve ourselves
on the various local levels roughout
the State.

With that in mind, we again offer
our assistance whenever needed, Our
committee may be contacted through
Philip Miller, Staff Coordinator, Head-
quarters, 33 Elk St.. Albany, N.Y.

Long Island Inter-County State Park chapter was represented
at convention by, from left, Peter Higgerson, Arthur Loring
and James King, here seen in spirited debate.

Non-Teaching School Employees Committee Report

The following is the Non-Teaching
School Employees Report submitted at
the CSEA annual convention, Committee
chairman iy Edward Perrott, vice chair-
man is Salvatore Mogavero and mem-
bers are Neil Gruppo, Jack Banek,
Charles Luch, Howard Cropsey, Hugh
Crasper, Irene Izzo, Vincent DeBrienza
and David Silberman.

During the last several weeks, mem-
bers of the Statewide Non-Teaching
hool Employees Committee have been
traveling throughout the State of New
York for the purpose of discussing the
new regulations for bus drivers of school
districts, These regulations were formu-
lated because of recent amendments to
Article 194 of the New York State
Traffic and Vehicle Law and Article 9A
of the New York State Transportation

Law. The regulations promulgated under
the amendments to Article 194 of the
and Vehicle Law will require
ore stringent review of the driving
record of a bus driver, a more com-
plex physical examination, a biennial
written or oral test on highway safety
as well as other topics and a biennial
road test as well as tighter require-
ments in many areas for new bus
drivers. The regulations which grew
out of the amendments to Article 9A
of the Transportation Law will estab-
lish for the first time logging proced-
ures for drivers of school buses.

By convening these meetingstn each
egion of the State, the committee feels
that it has been able to inform bus
drivers of the regulations, discuss the
regulations with such bus drivers and

provide the bus drivers ving in
different regions with an understa
that such regulations
have on the performance of thelr
duties, It is hoped that these meetings
have helped drivers of school buses
comprehend the new regulations more
completely so that they will be able to
work within the framework established
by such regulations and therefore pro-
tect themselves from violating the regu-
lations because they were not fully
aware of them

of the impact

Because it has been informed that
there may be changes in the regula
tions already established for bus drivers,
the committee will compile any changes
that may be made in such regulations
and inform bus drivers of them through
erticles in the Leader as well as by
other means.

addition to the aforementioned

area, it has also been working with
local CSEA school units in an attempt
to save food service departments when
notified of the possible closing of such

departments.

In these and other areas of con-
cern to non-teaching employees, the
Statewide Non-Teaching School Em-

ployees Committee will endeavor to do
@5 much as is necessary to help em-
ployees of school districts solve their
problems while keeping them informed
of the everchanging conditions they face
5 employees of school districts. By ac-
complishing the goals it has set for
itself, the committee hopes that it can
be @ strong force in protecting the in-
terests of non-teaching employees in
matters affecting such employees.

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CIVIL SERVICE LEADER, Friday, October 22, 1976

i Nassau Opens
Four Posts

MINEOLA — The Nassau

THE NEW MUSICAL
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JOHN CULLUM mission has opened four

titles for application filing

1975 TONY AWARDS “aes Searcy sean hes

a Dec, 11 examination (Exam
No, 64-788) and pays $10,606.
Either a high school diploma and
two years real estate appraisal

BEST ACTOR experience or four years’ such

experience is required.

IN A MUSICAL- Three of the titles involve an
evaluation of training and ex-
perience, with no test. Commiu-

Pigin) 22.2 s

779) pays $14,816, Coordinator of

community development I (64-

BEST MUSICAL 861) “pays $12,421. Director of
community outreach programs

BOOK- (64-800) pays $21,060.
For further information con-

tact the commission at 140 Old
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NEW York STATE agai Mrwaape? i MANHATTAN — The cost- Individual area indices meas- nomic levels in 40 U.S. metro-
369 of-living adjustment—COLA, ure how much prices have politan areas.
1 Murray JH. Saratoga 39 Gammon Edward R Lowville ..762 for short—figures in many Changed—up or down—in a par- Additional information 1s
2 Baker RE Selfeitle osu. $0 Heate. Retese J 4 ticular area from time to time. available from Mr. Bienstock’s
41 Cheesman James Wyoming ..74.9 labor-management contracts,
; ee ee 42 Sherwood Joha M Sherburne 73.2 They cannot, however, be used office. f
4 Hutchinson MA Castleton including some signed by the
5 Berghela SA Troy EXAM 35-872 Civil Service Employees Assn. to measure differences from a ‘The address is Herbert Bien- 3
EXAM _35.872 Shea What it involves is a wage in- "ven city to ® given city. stock, Regional Commissioner,
OPTION A ASSOC ae oe ie crease to compensate for in- _ Th CPI also issues a City U.S. Department of Labor, Bur-
"est Held Dec. 13, 1975 é Worker Family Budget Report. eau of Labor Statistics, 1515
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4 Cite Bite eat) Sees, viitinn “Mea “* 39's federal government's Consumer =|
coer Chachen ji : Price Index, or CPI. bg
6 Mowatt Charles Jamestown 4 r =
7 Hayward Kenneth Stamford cent AM, £5929, asean But what is the CPI? C $ Review Panel Named 5
> Riordan David M Marathon Ten Held Mar 2, 1976 According to Herbert Bien- «v0, Fa
10 Beets William LL Earlville ix Bee ; stock, regional commissioner of §
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13 Kamit Clnga Wareibrs' 67 3 Kiet FR sa Pome “384 the US. Department of Labor's ALBANY — A five-member Sette ne at SUNY and a
13 Birmingham M_J Troy Bureau of Labor Statistics, “The Pane’ wa tent, wh
M4 Miller Edward Mildlebirs EXAM 35-768 CPI {s a statistical measure of nd personnel administra- pio sary consul ra . &
5 w 1 C AQU. 1st “ills em wel-
16 Gresson Michael Catskill a a eee changes in prices and goods and tion officials was named last ¥" act ana iedtiig: Peioteke
17 English John E Northville services bought by urban wage week to review New York State's °P™ Baruch Collese et z
e 1p ieecetues J A Mecmeine 1 Zacchen Donald Sayville 86.8 earners and clerical workers, in- 93-year-old Civil Service System reg acreage pict S
20 Wiedemann Carl Geneseo ee ee 6 Gee, $60 cluding families and single con- and suggest changes to modern- [On professor, w ig
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22 Windsor Robert Canandaigua oo Pawo 4 ar : umont, director of Ny
25 Krevyer Paul Angelica 3 Fox Richasd E Fermingvile 74.7 ‘The CPI, Mr. Bienstock notes, While the five consultants, fes' Enid Beaumont, director of
24 Mores Billy L Bach EXAM 38-148 represents nearly everything that who were appointed by Victor S. nie i
25 Gorthey Thomas Ft Edward Personnel Management Assn.’s
26 Patrick Robert Hamilton DERCTOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL = people buy. Bahou, president of the State wo.nj ition, WHS Wilk ane
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28 Wilson Dennis J Ellington oF if : Ls eget 4 alyze the Civil Service Depart-
29 Solan Joha D Saratoga Spa Tes Held Sept. 24, 1976 homes, household furnishings, study specific areas of the Civil ment’s organisation, and Atnold
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goods, among others,” he sald.

CPI also includes “fees to doc-
tors, lawyers, beauty shops, rent,
repair costs of all sorts, trans-
portation costs. public utility

Service Merit System, un inter-
nal review will also be conducted.

Recommendations are being
taken from legislators, agencies,
and employee and public interest
‘groups.

deMille, a former assistant city
personnel director for the New
York City Civil Service Commis-
sion, who will review affirmative
action in the State Civil Service.

MEET RUDY rates, sales and excise taxes and All recommendations for or- a i aed ocrpaaet
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CIVIL SERVICE LEADER, Friday, October 22, 1976

Suffolk Sets
OCs, Promos

HAUPPAUGE — The Suf-
folk County Civil Service De-
partment has opened filing
until Nov, 10 for eight open
competitive titles and two pro-
motional titles. All have Dec. 11
written examinations.

The open competitive titles
range in salary from $8,500 to
$19,1€5. School lunch coordinat-
or (Exam No. 16-336) pays 88,-
500. Insurance manager (16-
331) pays $10,000. Principal title
searcher (16-332) pays $11,954.

A salary of $12,000 ts pald for
school lunch manager (16-338)
and senior citizens program di-
rector (16-340). School lunch
director (16-337) gets paid $13,-
000. Nursing home administrator
(16-339) $16,704. Federal and
state ald claims coordinator (17-
330) pays $19,105.

Promotional exams are for
principal title searcher (16-333),
which pays $11,954 and chief
budget examiner (16-334), which
pays $19,105.

For further information cgn-
tact the Department at H. Lee
Dennison Executive Office Bulld-
ing, Veteran’s Memorial High-
way, Hauppauge, N.Y. 11787.

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‘The group responsible for enforcing Gov. Hugh L. Carey's con-
flict-of-interest regulations has imposed strict new orders on
Umiting the amounts of outside practice that can be done by Mental
Hygiene Department physicians and psychiatrists. The new limits
may bring the board into conflict with Commissioner Lawrence C.
Kolb. Under the guidelines issued by the Board of Public Disclosure,
directors of the state’s 59 Mental Hygiene facilities will not be al-
lowed any private practice and about 400 other doctors will be
Umited to practices of about five hours a week. A Disclosure Board
official said that nearly half of the DMH professionals maintain
outside practices ranging from a few hours to 40 hours a week.
These activities have been allowed under DMH regulations. The
Board has the power to superseed such Interdepartment regulations.
Under the Governor's Executive Order 10, state employees earning
more than $30,000 annually are forbidden to engage in outside work
DMH says such outside work is desirable in that it helps to keep the
skills of the professionals honed and also a necessary incentive to
keep doctors working for the state.
RAISE VET PENSIONS

The US. Senate has completed work on legislation that would
provide a 7 percent cost-of-living increase to pensioned veterans,
‘The bill also makes permanent a pension hike enacted last year but
seheduled to expire Oct. 1, while calling for a 25 percent increase
in the pensions of veterans aged 78 or older. The bill raises the
income limits for pension eligibility from $3,300 to $3,540 a year if
single and from $4,500 to $4,760 if married. Maximum benefits for
a single veteran are now $173 a month and $186 a month for a
veteran with a dependent. The Senate also approved a bill providing
an 8 percent boost for disabled veterans and for survivors of veterans
killed in action. That measure now goes to the House.

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SPECIAL BIAS SCRUTINY

State Human Rights Commissioner Werner Kramansky
designated large state agencies with extensive contact with
public for special scrutiny in hiring and promotion practices.
announcement follows closely an executive order issued by
Hugh L. Carey concerning hiring and promotion practices in
agencies for the members of minority groups, women and the
abled. Under the authority of the executive order, the Division of
Human Rights will request computer printouts from the Department
of Civil Service on the hiring and promotion practices of each agency.
“There appears to be substantial underemployment of minorities
and women in the upper levels of both competitive and non-com-
petitive slots,” Mr. Kramansky observed.

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ALBANY — Judy Krantz, of
Salamanca, has been named to
the Board of Visitors of the J.N.
Adam Developmental Center for
a term ending Dec. 31, 1979 by
Gov, Hugh L. Oarey.

Ms. Krantz, 36, does volunteer
work at the Salamanca District
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She fills a newly created posi-
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Detailed announcements and applications be obtained by
visiting the federal job information center of the U.S. Civil Service
Commission, New York City Region, at 26 Federal Plaza, Manhattan;
271 Cadman Plaza East, Brooklyn; 590 Grand Concourse, Bronx; of
90-04 [61st Street, Jamaica, Queens.

Applications for the following positions will be accepted until
further notice, unless a ry, Rapi is — Jobs are in various
federal agencies throughout

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Warehouse Examiner ars GS-5, 7 CH.-0-02
Engineering And Scientific
Engineering, Physical Sciences and
Related Professions GS-5 to 15 424
Meteorological Technician GS-6, 7,9 NY-8-43
Life Sciences GS-5 to 7 421
General
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Freight Rate Specialists GS-7, 9 WA-6-13
Mid-Level Positions GS-9 to 12 NY-5-13
Senior Level Positions GS-13-15 408
Technical Assistant GS4, 5 NY-5-07
Stenography And Typing
Stenographer GS-3, 4 118
Secretaries, Options |, 1, Ill GS-5, 6 NY-5-04
Typist GS-2, 3 NY-1-18

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Careers In Thera GS-6 to 9 'WA-8-03
Dental Hygienist, Bontal Lab Technician GS-5, 7 NY-5-09
Licensed Practical Nurse GS-3, 4,5 NY-5-06
Medical Machine Technician GS-5, 6 NY-3-02
Medical Radiology Technician GS-5, 6 NY-0-25
Medical Technician GS-5, 6,7 NY-3-01
Medical Technologist GS-5 to II NY-6.03
Nurses GS-5 to 12 419
Physician's Assistant GS-5, 7 428
Veterinarian Trainee GS-5, 7 WA.0-07

Military

Air Reserve Technician (Administrative
Clerical /Techni sonve@S5 to 12 AT-0-59

Social And Education
Social Worker and Correctional Treatment GS-9 to 12 426
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Psychologist GS-9 to 12 WA9-13
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. Hempstead CSEAers In Cou

MANHASSET — The Civil
Service Employees Assn. has
gone to court to force the
Town of North Hempstead to
continue to pay overtime to em-
ployees, according to the terms
of the CSEA contract. It has also
filed an improper practices
charge with the Public Employ-
ment Relations Board alleging
the withholding of payroll rec-
ords from the union

The two actions were initiated
by Ed Ochenkoski, president of
the Town of North Hempstead
unit of the Nassau CSEA chapter.

“The government of North
Hempstead has apparently em-
barked on a policy of deliberate
harassment of the union and the
employees it represents,” said
Mr. Ochenkoski.

“The town leaders must think
that North Hempstead is their
private fiefdom, rather than a
small unit of the elected govern-
ment of this country,” he added.

Mr. Ochenkoski said that the

CSEA has attempted to obtain
payroll computer runs since
August, but that the town has
not responded to either oral or
written requests for the informa-
fon, The CSEA needs the payroll
runs for collective bargaining
for the 1977 contract.

In addition, the CSEA said,
North Hempstead has launched
& policy of refusing overtime pay
rates to employees who have
taken a vacation day, been out
sick, and have not worked a full
40-hour week

Town leaders claim they base
their authority to withhold over-
tie on a “comptroller's opin-
hi  non-binder, non-legal
opinion issued by the New York
State Comptroller's office.

“If this practice is established,
it would violate both our con-
trnet which give employees an
agreed-upon amount of vacation
and sick days each year as well
as the past practices clause in
our collective bargaining agree-

ment with the town,
henkoski said.

Town officials have 20 days to
answer the Nassau County Su-
preme Court summary of com-
plaint, which was served on town
fathers on Oct. 6 by Mr. Ochen-
kook.

In North Hempstead, the
CSEA represents more than 500
white-and-blue collar workers.

NAME HERSHENSON

ALBANY—Gov. Hugh L. Carey
has appointed Jay Hershenson,
of Manhattan, as a member of
the Temporary State Commis-
sion on the Future of Postsec-
ondary Education in New York.

Mr. Hershenson is a unit di-
rector for the United Fund of
New York and a former chair-
man of the City University of
New York's student senate.

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rt Budget Posts

ALBANY—The State Civil
Service Department has an-
nounced Nov. 6 open com-
petitive examinations for
eight budget examiner and se-
nior budget examiner titles, with
several vacancies existing in Al-
bany. There will also be promo-
tional examinations for the se-
nior budget examiner titles.

Budget examiner (Exam No.
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employee relations (24-462),
management (24-463), and pub-
lic finance (24-464) pay $13,-
404. Applications must be filed
by Oct. 12

A bachelor’s degree and two
years’ experience in an admin-
istrative or financial position is
required. The experience must
include one year in an executive
branch central budgeting agency.

A master's degree can be sub-
stituted for one year’s general
experience. The senior budget
examiner titles require three,
rather than two years’ experi-
ence, including the one year in

Exams Set

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management (24-467 oc. 35-
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$17,429.

For open competitive exams
the filing deadline is Oct. 12,
and for promotional exams it is
Sept, 27, The promotional titles
require one year's budget exam-
iner experience

For applications contact the
State Civil Service Department,
2 World Trade Center, N.Y.
10047; Suite 750, 1 W. Genesee
treet, Buffalo, N.Y. 14202; or
State Office Building Campus,
Albany, N.Y. 12239.

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CIVIL SERVICE LEADE

Southern Region Endorses
CSEA Retiree Objectives

NEWBURGH—Southern Region III delegates to the Civil Service Employees Assn.’s
convention at the Concord Hotel this week were instructed to support five legislative goals
endorsed by the CSEA retirees committee.

The decision was reached at a meeting of region officers and chapter presidents at

the Holiday Inn here Sept. 29,
The legislative goals are:
© The grant of a supplemen-
tal cost-of-living increase perm-
anently keyed to the consumer

price index which will cover all
retired members of the New York
State Employees Retire:xrent Sys-
tem. This cost-of-living supple-

Hornell Prize — Games Winners

HORNELL — Winners of the five door prizes at the
recent picnic of the Hornell chapter, Civil Service Employees
Assn., and the New York State Assn. of Transportation En-
gineers were John Prete, winner of a calculator; John Jami-

son, a flashlight; Jerry Freeland,
@ set of glasses, and Milo Man-
hart Jr. and Sid Smith, both
winners of a steak knife set.

‘The event was held at Stony
Brook State Park

The winners in the bubble gum
blowing contest were: Ages five
and under — D. J. Comish,
Karen Cunningham, Steve Crow-
ley; ages (six-eight); Michael
Cornish, Ellen Smith and Susan
Crowley; ages nine-11 — Jody

Charitable
Work Brings
Blasie Honor

WHITE PLAINS — Michael
Blasie, a senior mechanical
stores clerk at the Millwood
Station of the East Hudson
Parkway Authority and member
of the Parkway Authority chap-
ter, Civil Service Employees Assn.,
has been named as the first em-
ployee on the Authority's quart-
erly honor roll.

Mr, Blasie began working for
the Parkway Authority in 1953
as a toll collector, He has held
various offices in the CSEA
chapter and is currently on the
CSEA negotiating team.

In naming Mr. Biasie to the
Honor Roll, the Authority cited
his “many philanthropic efforts”
on behalf of his fellow employees
and the people of the com-
munity.

He began a program that re-
sulted in an annual drive for
contributions for hospitalized
children in the New York City
area. Starting in 1965, he be-
gan personally collecting money
toys and other items for orphan-
ages in Westchester, Putnam,
Rockland, Dutchess and Colum-
bia Counties.

Convention

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port back at the next delegate
meeting with @ long-range pro-
gram. This committee would be
composed of the four CSEA of-
ficers elected by statewide ballot
Besides Dr. Wenzl, they are ex-
eoutive vice-president William
McGowan, secretary Irene Carr
and treasurer Jack Gallagher

The general delegate mood re-
flected the opinion that meim-
bers would not stand for another
dues increase following the in-
erease earlier this year. At that
time, Mr. Gallagher had re-
quested a dollar per pay period
dues hike, but delegates nad ap-
proved only 50 cents,

Moorse, Michele Iak, Debbie
Prete; ages twelve and up —
Karen Prete, Mary Lou Bretz,
Paula Pomeroy.

The first ones to whistle after
eating potato chips were: age
five and under — D. J. Cornish,
Robbie Crowley, David Prete;
age six-eight — David McDer-
mott, P. J. Logan, Michele Rob-
bins; age nine-eleven — Beth
McDermott, Kelly Moore, Mi-
chelle Iak; age twelve and up —
Chris Smith, John Prete, Fred
Trax.

The sack race winners were
Age five and under — Bryan
Pomeroy, Jill Tolan, Robbie
Crowley; age six-eight — Mat-
thew Brooks, Mike Cornish, Su-
san Crowley; age nine-eleven —
Debbie Prete, John Bretz, Mi-
chele Iak; age twelve and up —
Dan Smith, Fred Trax and
Kevin Moore.

Hornell chapter president Phil
Logan and director J. R. Tolan
thanked the committee members:
Lee and Eleanor Cornish, Bob
Cornish, Stan Iak, John Patti,
Sid Smith, Robert and Irena
Oyer.

An 11% Boost
Is Negotiated
In Auburn Pact

AUBURN—A two-year con-
tract between the Civil Ser-
vice Employees Assn. and the
City of Auburn, which will
cover more than 200 city work-
ers, has been signed.

Ron Smith, CSEA field repre-
sentative and spokesman for the
union during the seven months
of negotiations, indicated the
new contract includes wage in-
creases of 6 percent the first
year and 5 pereent the second
year.

The contract also contains
other benefits including an op-
tion for unused sick leave that
can be applied for additional re-
tirement credit; a new article
covering layoff and job recall for
labor and non-competitive em-
ployees; additional pay for work-
ing out of job titles in excess
of two days, and numerous other
language changes agreed upon
by both parties,

Heading the employees nego-
“ating team were Tom McNabb,
City of Auburn unit president;
Bruce Nolan, CSEA Cayuga
County chapter president; Walt
McConnell, and Michael Mar-
tino.

Bruce Clifford, Auburn city
manager, represented the City

‘The new contract ts retroac-
tive to Jan, 1.

ment must be re-enacted each
year and be made permanent.
The proposal also holds that the
present retirement year cutoff
—1968—be extended to include
those who retired through 1971

© A survivor's benefit for New
York State retirees who retire
from state employment before
Oct. 1, 1966 of $2,000.

©® An extension of the health
insurance plan now covering re-
tirees which would Include a den-
tal insurance plan comparable to
that now enjoyed by active em-
ployees,

© An extension of the health
insurance now in effect for New

9

CSEA

York State retirees which would
include coverage for the surviv-
ing spouse to the extent of the
unused sick leave money avail-
able.

© Federal legislation modify-
ing the Internal Revenue Act of
1954 to provide a tax exemption
on the first $5,000 of retirement
income.

John Van Duzer, former pres-
ident of the Mid-Hudson Retirees
chapter, expressed thanks to the
Southern Region for approving
the retiree recommendations, He
noted, however, that similar rec-
ommendations never were ap-
proved at state CSEA conventions
because they are usually consid-
ered at the end of the conven-
tion agenda.

Southern Region president
James J. Lennon agreed to ac-
cept a motion directing him to
introduce the retiree resolutions
early in the convention.

This resolution was introduced
and approved unanimously by
the members.

The retirees were commended
for helping in the recent Ulster
County representation election by

‘Thomas Phillips, Ulster chapter
president.

“People like Tris Schwartz and
Nellie Davis and many other re-
trees did a tremendous job for
us by stuffing envelopes and do-
ing other clerical jobs, so that we
were able to score another vic-
tory for CSEA,” Mr. Phillips said.

Mr. Lennon said all public em-
ployees should be wary of con-
tinuing efforts to change the pen-
sion systex. by the state admin-
istration and the legislature.

“They talk about a new pen-
sion system all of the time, but
we have to be very careful that
we do not lose benefits that it
took years of fighting and hard
work to attain,” Mr. Lennon said.

‘Several resolutions to be acted
upon at the convention intro-
duced from the floor at the meet-
ing include one to change the
voting order during the annual
state CSEA elections.

The resolution was made to
remedy the fact that in the pre-
sent balloting system, regional
officers are polled after 46 state-
wide delegates, allegedly making
the ballot somewhat unwieldy.

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STRENGTH IN UNITY
MEMBERSHIP DRIVE
JUNE 1-NOVEMBER 30

Never in the history of our union has it been so

rd ail the necessary information. Send your cards in

vital to stick together — grow together and share the
load to keep us strong. In these tough times, the
ihe percentage of membership of any county

helping to build for you and your fellow worker
ONE (Member) WILL GET
YOU FIVE ($5)

For each new

up before September 15 will be paid on December
15th. The second payotf, for new members signed
between September 16 and November 30, will take
place on February 15

CHAPTER OR UNIT PRESIDENT
HAS CONVENIENT SIGN-UP
CARDS

Ready to 90? See your Chapter or Unit president
for special sign-up cards which Nave a place to rec:

48 800 a5 you Sign Up a new member — and we'll
credit your account with $5.00 for each member
signed up.

‘il keep your account up to date and will return
to you, in writing, a receipt for each new member
you've signed up.

Only CSEA members in good standing as of June
1, 1976, may recruit new members during this drive
New members must work in @ unit of ment
represented by CSEA. So we urge you mem-
bers —go to it — start signing up non-members for
cash in your pocket and security in your future.

NON-MEMBERS SHOULD
HELP SHARE THE LOAD

it you're @ non-member, we ask you to think of
this: sharing the load in these tough times is im-
portant. Legally, we represent you —at the bargain-
ing table — and even in processing grievances. And
we need your support — morally and financially —to
fight the batties ahead, Our dues are mos! reason-
able for the services provided... services which
benefit you in many ways.

So help us share the load by signing up with us.
CSEA — the most powerful force in New York State
working’tor public employees.
. Human Rights Agency Restores
Nassau Police Hopeful To List

MANHATTAN—Following the conclusion of a complaint of discrimination because
of disability, Nassau County and its Civil Service Commission have agreed to an order of
the New York State Division of Human Rights “to advise all agencies and unions to com-

ply with the Flynn Act.”
This amendment to the New
York State Human Rights Law
defines disability as “a physical,
mental or medical impairment
resulting from anatomical, phy-
siological or neurological condi-
tions which prevents the exercise
of a normal bodily function or
is demonstrable by medically ac-
cepted clinical or laboratory
diagnostic techniques, provided,
however, that in all provisions of
this article dealing with employ-

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 a stamped,
self-addressed envelope, to be
received by the Department at
least five days before the dead-
line. Announcements are ayail-
able only during the filing period.

By subway, applicants can
reach the filing office via the
IND (Chambers St.); BMT (City
Hall); Lexington IRT (Brooklyn
Bridge). For information on
titles, call 566-8700.

Several City agencies do their
own recruiting and hiring. They
include: Board of Education
(teachers only), 65 Court St.,
Brooklyn 11201, phone: 596-
8060; 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 State Department of Civil
Service are located at the World
Trade Center, Tower 2 55th
floor, New York 10048 (phone
488-4248; 10 a.m.-3p.m.); State
Building Campus, Albany 12239;
Suite 750, 1 W. Genesee St.,
Buffalo 14202: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Ap-
plicants may obtain announce-
ments by writing (the Albany of-
fice only) or by applying in per-
son at any of the three,

Various State Employment
Service offices can provide ap-
plications in person, but not by
mail.

For positions with the Unified
Court System throughout New
York State, applicants should
contact the Staffing Services
Unit, Room 1209, Office of Court

Admin., 270 Broadway, N.Y.
phone 488-4141.
FEDERAL — The US, Civil

Service Commission, New York
Region, runs a Job Information
Center at 26 Federal Plaza, New
York 10007. Its hours are 8:30
am, to 5 p.m, weekdays only,
Telephone 264-0422

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

ment, the term shall be limited
to physical, mental or medical
conditions which are unrelated
to the ability to engage in the
activities involved in the job or
occupation which @ person

claiming protection of this ar-
ticle shall be seeking.”
The parties agreed to terms

OWEN JOHNSON

L.1.’s Johnson Rips
Non-Civil Service
Carey Appointments

WEST BABYLON — State
Senator Owen H. Johnson
(R-Suffolk, Nassau) has crit-
icized what he termed “the
sharp increase in Democratic
appointments.”

“Since the beginning of Gov-
ernor Carey's first full state fis-
cal year, the number of civil ser-
vice positions filled has dropped
by 4.5 percent, However, during
that same time, non-civil service
appointments soared by 26.9 per-
cent,” Senator Johnson stated.

“It appears that the civil ser-
vice worker who has to meet
specific requirements is being
victimized by the Carey Admin-
istration in favor of very often
unqualified politics! appointees.
It's who you know—not what
you know,” the lawmaker said,

Senator Johnson coneluded:
“We have thousands of people
looking for jobs on Long Island
who do not appreciate the kind
of political payoffs the Governor
specializes in.

“The next time Governor
Carey claims how he has re-
duced the number of state em-
ployees, remember, the reduction
was accomplished by cutting civil
service jobs and replacing them
with appointive positions, about
which we hear little.”

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which were incorporated in an
Order by State Human Rights
Commissioner Werner H. Kra-
marsky that capped proceedings
which commenced with the fil-
ing of a complaint by Kevin Mil-
jer, of Long Beach, who had tried
unsuccessfully to become a Nas-
sau police officer.

In November 1972, he satisfac-
tortly passed a series of civil ser-
vice exams for police officer, but
after admitting that he suffered
one “breathing attack” in seven
years, the 23-year-old Mr. Miller
was told that his “history of
asthma” barred him from the
position.

When certificates from three
physicians, attesting to his per-
fect health failed to sway the
Nassau Civil Service Commission
and gain him a place on the
Civil Gervice list. Mr. Miller filed
a complaint with the Division of
Human Rights. He accused the
county of discriminating against
him in employment because of
his alleged disability, a violation
of the New York State Human
Rights Law.

After investigation, the Divi-
sion determined that there was
evidence to support Mr. Miller's
charges. It scheduled the case
for a public hearing held before
Irwin Pantell, a hearing exam-
iner, with uttorney Bernard
Rooney representing the Divi-
sion.

After commencement of the
hearing, counsel advised that a
stipulation of settlement had
been reached, and that Nassau
County, the Nassau County Civil
Service Commission and Adele
Leonard, its executive director,
had agreed to take certain affir-
mative steps.

After conceding that Mr. Mil-
ler is medically qualified “so far
as his having any alleged asthma
condition” to fulfill the duties of
@ police officer, the respondents
agreed to place his name on the
current civil service lst for police
Patrolman “in the same position
and rank he would have had if
he hadn't been disqualified.”

APPOINT WICKHAM

ALBANY—John Wickham, of
Cutchogue, has been appointed
by Gov. Hugh L. Carey as @
member of the State Agricultural
Resources Commission.

Mr. Wickham’s term will ex-
pire Jan. 16, 1978, He succeeds
Thomas D. Bullard, of Schuyler-
ville, whose term expired, The
appointment will be sent to the
State Senate for confirmation
when that body reconvenes in
January

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CIVIL SERVICE LEADE

Fact-Finder Recommends

Payments of

Increments

For Thruway PS&T Unit

ALBANY—A Public Employment Relations Board fact-
finder, John Sands, of Schenectady, has recommended the

of the s'

ate Professional,

Scientific and Technical Bargaining Unit employed by the

payment of increments to member
New York State Thruway

Mr. Sands named by the
PERB as a fact-finder following
a dispute between way

authorities and the Civil Service

Employees Assn
Mr Sands

rect

recommended &

ef commencing on the

date of agreement and expiring
June 30, 1978. In making his
salary recommendations, he

found that “an equitable balance
of the parties’ competing inter-
ests must take into account both
the persuasive present circum-
stances and the uncertainty of
future developments.”

He therefore granted payment
uired July 1
1976 by the present salary scale
during the first year of the con-

SEA

ALBANY —The Civil Ser-
vice Employees Assn. has re-
leased a list of candidates for
seats in the
Assembi;

The
or b

candida

whi

endorsement

action organizatic A

where no candidate in the con

in Yovemb: contests  w
deemed w of a
none ren ap.
political action

ar has been de-

in some c

union membe!
Districts
political

Senate
and their
are

SD. 1, K. LaValle (R)
2. B. Smith (Ry; SD. 3, C
zo (R); SD. 4,0
6D. 5, R, Marino
J. Caemmerer (R)
Levy (R); BD. 9, J.
SD. 10, J

candidates.
affiltat

8D
Trun-
Johnson (R)
(R); SD. 7
SD. 8, N
Libert (R)
Santuce! (D), S.D.
11, FP. Padavan (R); SD, 12, J
Bronston (D); S.D. 13, BE. Gold
(D); 8D. 14, A. Gazzara (D)
8.D. 15, M, Kno! 16
H. Babbush (D M
(D); SD, 18, T. Barto
siewicz (D); S.D. 19, J. Bloon
‘D)

S.D. 20, D

Owens

Halperin (D); 8D.
in (R}; 8D. 22, A
SD. 23, V. Beatty
4, J. Marchi (R
y (D); B.D. 26
M. Ohi
(D); SD. 28, C. MeCal
8.D. 29, F. Leichter (D)
SD. 30, R. Garcla (D); &.D.
$1, I, Rul (D); SD. 32, J. Gall-
ber (D); S.D. 33, A. Bernstein
D); SD. 34, J. Calandra (R
SD. 35, J. Flynn (R); S.D. 36.
J. Pisani (R); 8.D. 37, B. Gor-
don (R); 8D. 38, L Winikow
(D); 8D, 39, J, Rolison, Jr. UR)
8.D. 40, R, Schermerhorn (R);
&.D. 41, J, Bruno (R); 8D, 42,

none nstein

t and left open the salary
provision for the second year
He recommended that negotia-
t be reopened for the sec-
ond year after the first week in
January 1977 the demand
of either party

upon

The fact-finder recommended
that the amount of paid organt-
zational leave for specified CSEA
officers employed by the Auth-
arity be reduced from 580 to 290
inasmuch as less than half the
allotted time under the previous
contract had been used

He also called for retention of
the meal allowance for employ-
ees who work three hours or mo
continuous overtime.

PREPARING FOR ACTION
James Lennon, left, president of Southern Region II, Civil Service Employees Assn., confers with CSEA
political action coordinator Bernard Ryan, center, and Pat Mascioli, region political action chairman,
at a recent region meeting to consider area political activities. Similar meetings have been held around
the state in recent weeks in anticipation of the coming November election.

ssues Its Endorsements

H. Nolan (D)

SD. 48, R. Staf- A.D. 11, P, Healey (R); AD. cotta (D): AD. 44, M. Miller Toro (D); A.D. 73, E. Lehner
ford (R); S.D. 44, H. Farley (R) G. Murphy (R); AD. 13, T. (D); AD. 45, C. Schumer (D) D): AD. 74, H. Parrell, Jr
SD. 45, D. Barclay (R); 8D ita (RY; AD. 14, J. Rell A.D. 46, H, Lasher (D); A.D. (D): AD. 75, J. Serrano (D)
46 one; SD, 4 W. Anderson A.D. 15, A. Orazio (D) Barbaro ‘D A.D, 48, L. A.D. 76. S, Posner (D); A.D. 77
R SD, 49, M 16, none; A.D. 17, K. Han- rman (D); AD. 49, D. Die A. Montano (D); AD. 78, E.
B on (R); A.D. 18, A. D'Amato R) D); A.D. 79, L. Nine (D)
R. McGrath (R) 50, C. Mega (R); AD. A.D. 80, G. Vi (R); AD.
D AD. 51, J. F s ‘D AD. M 81, A. Hochb A.D. 82.
22, G Pesce D AD. 53, W. Lewis T, Culhane D AD. 3, G
or T. Boyland (D);  F D): A.D. 84, G. Kop
Weprin (D A.D. ine (1D AD. el 1D): AD, 85, J. Dearie (D)
D); AD. 26, L. Sta AD. 57, H. AD. 86, V. Marchisellj (D); AD.
A.D. 27, A. Cooper A.D. 58, J. Lento! 87, C. Cola ‘R A.D. 88, R. Ross
man (D); AD. 28, A. Hevesi P ‘D (R); AD. 89, W, Fineran (D)
D Brewer (D) Molt R); AD. A.D. 90, G. Burrows (R); A.D.
A.D, 30, none; A.D. 31, A. Dell- ue AD. 62, J. 91, A. Vittetea (R); A.D. 92, P.
Bovi (R); A.D. 32. E. Abramsor AD. R); AD. 93, A. Kass
are D}; A.D. 33, J. Flack (R); A.D. 64, W Stephens (R);
AD. 1, P. Dw 34, J, Lafayette (D); A.D, 35, J 65, A. St E. Levy (R): AD. 96
AD. 2, G. Hoch LoPresto (R); A.D. 36, D. Butler Siegel (D); AD. 67, R. Connor (Di; AD. 97, L.
Ai. D D. 37, none; AD. 38, ed (D); AD. 68, A. Herbst (R); A.D. 98, J. Ama-
5, P. Harenberg one; AD. 39, 5S. Pink (D) Grannis (D); AD. 69, J. Nadler tuel (D); A.D. 99, J. Economou
Cochrane (R) D) ‘D)
R); AD. A.D. 70, W. Raye (R); A.D. 71 AD. 100, T. Basti (D); A.D.
8, none; A.D. 9, W. Burns (R G. Miller (D); AD. 72, A. Del- 101, M. Hinchey (D); A.D. 102,
C. Lane (R AD. 103, P. Pield,
z Jr. (R); AD, 104, R. Connors
(D); A.D. 105, C. Cook (R); A.D.
Monroe Talks Finally Begin! ces %
C. Wemple (R); A.D. 108, none:
ROCHESTER Negotia~ seek a pay raise, but he declined In 1974, contract talks began 4D. 109. G. Harris (Ry
tions between the Civil Ser- to say how much. The 4,000 in May and were not concluded AD. 110, G. Solomon (R)
vice Employees Assn. and county workers received a7 per- until the following March. That 4-D. 111, A. Ryap ((R); AD.
Monroe County have begun ent pay hike Jan, 1 and a 1 two-year contract is the one ex- 112, D. Haley (D); A.D. 113, P
after a delay of several months, PeFeent increase July 1 piring at the end of this year, Dokuchitz 'R):; AD. lit, R
Martin Koenig, president of The first bargaining session The county first proposed lay- ee Kies ee. tae pee ey
the CSEA's Monroe County chap- Was held Oct. 8, but the only ing off 400 employees but later j17 Za came iy: AD. ai
ter, the largest in the area, said ‘iscussion involved ground rules scaled down the figure to 100. |). Zaxame ae 48,
ne expects “tough negotiations,” for future sessions The county legislature voted the BASEL SHYT Ay SARC Re
adding he doesn't expect agree- proposal. PY
ment on @ new cor rast eee ct H | Di . Other proposals discarded after an sears ono ap.
Dec at oxaliation date of apita istrict CSEA : ssure pee Seon tee pleyea. Jr.(R): AD. 133 Me-
the present contrac furloughs for all employees and Cape 1D); AD. 124, J. Tallon
Talks have been delayed by Retirees Meet 10 percent pay de- ip); AD. 125, none: AD. 126.
uggle over proposed layoffs none; AD, 127, € Henderson
and proposed furloughs ALBANY The Capital Mr. Morin said last week he (R); A.D. 128, G. Lee (R); AD.
We've won every round,” Mr, District Retiree chapter, Civil would not support any move to 129, J. Hurley iR
Koenig said Service Employees Assn., will withdraw county employees from AD. 130, D. Pemming (D)
However, County Manager Lu- hold its first meeting of the the federal Social Security sys- A.D. 131.G. Proud (D); A.D. 132
clen Morin has stirred criticism autumn Wednesday, Oct, 20 tem T, Frey (D); AD, 133, A. Vir-
by announcing publicly that 5 The meeting will be held at _‘Legisiator John R. Hoff, Re- illo (D); A.D 134, R. Robach
ary dules for county ex CSEA Headquarters, 33 Elk St, publican majority leader, pro- D); A.D, 135, none; A.D. 136, J
ees will stay the same under his aibany Guest speaker will be posed the possible pullout from Emery (R); A.D. 137, none; A.D
proposed 1977 budget Richard D. Healy, head of the the Social Security system to 138, none; A.D. 139, none
7 might be contrary to Albany County Office of the help ease the county's financial AD. 140, C. Calabrese (R)
‘Taylor Law provisions,” Mr. Koe- Aging. Mr, Healy will speak on problems. Mr. Morin said the AD. 141, G, James Fremming
nig said. “We're looking into it. It the county's discount program removal of Social Security bene- (Dp): A.D. 142, 8. Greco (D)
certainly shows bad faith to an- for senior citizens which will go fits would be a major change In A.D. 143, A. Eve (D): AD, 144
hounce before negotiations even {nto effect next. month. conditions for county employees w. Hoyt (D); AD. 145, none
begin that there won't be any Following Mr. Healy's remarks, ®%¢ probably would require their 4p 146 A, Justin (R); AD.
pay raise.” & business meeting will be held, #Pproval. 147, R. Tills (R); AD, 148, V
Mr, Koenig said he and the according to chapter president © The CSEA opposes the with- Graber (D); A.D. 149, D, Walsh
chapter negotiations team will John J, Kennedy drawal, (D); AD. 180, R. Kidder (D)