Civil Service Leader, 1977 March 4

Vol. XXXVII, No. 48

Friday, March 4, 1977

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— See Page 14

NEW COUNTY BOARD MEMBER

Thomas Bruno, center, is welcomed as newest member of the Civil

Service Employees Assn. Board of

Directors and its County Execu-

tive Committee. Mr. Bruno represents Cattaraugus County, He ts
shown here receiving congratulations from County Executive Com-
mittee chairman Salvatore Mogavero, right, and CSEA assistant
executive director Joseph Dolan. Photo was taken at regular monthly

meeting of CSEA Board in Albany

Independent

last month.

Nomination

Petitions Now Available

ALBANY—Petition forms for members seeking indepen-
dent nomination for Civil Service Employees Assn. state-

wide offices or departmental
able, by written request, from
ters and satellite offices on or
after March 3, wecording to Dan-
‘el F. Donohue, chairman of the
CSEA 1977 statewide nominating
committee

Individuals not officially nom-
inated as candidates by the

representative will be avail~
all CSEA regional headquar-

committee may become indepen-
dent candidates by filing nom-
inating petition forms that met
certain requirements. In the case
of members seeking a statewide
(Continued on Page 16)

Kheel Says Fact-Finding
Report Delayed 1 Week.
New Date March 7 Or 8

ALBANY—An anxiously awaited fact-finding report into the current contract dis-
pute between the Civil Service Employees Assn. and the State of New York, originally ex-
pected to be received about March 1, will be delayed for about one week and is now ex-

pected about March 7 or 8

The 3-member fact-finding
panel, headed by noted labor
mediator Theodore W. Kheel, of
New York City, notified both
Parties last week that it will
not be able to meet the original
target date of March 1 for issu-
ing recommendations for settle
ment of the impasse

Publication of the report from
the blue-ribbon panel should im-
mediately trigger reaction from
both the union and the State.
since both sides were quite far
apart in their positions going into
fact-finding. The CSEA has ar-
ranged for the union's negotiat-
ing team members from the Ad-
ministrative Services, Institu-
tional Services, Operational Ser-
vices and Professional, Scientific
and Technical Bargaining Units
to be in Albany to receive the
recommendation, review it im-
mediately, and establish an offi-
cial union position relative to
the report.

In the area of salary increases,
scheduled to become effective
this April 1, the CSEA has asked
for an across-the-board hike of
12 percent with @ minimum in-
crease of $1,200, while the State's
final offer was for a $350 across~
the-board hike on April 1 of this
year and a 5 percent across-the-

Final-Offer Bill Introduced
To Ease Bargaining Impasses

ALBANY—Assemblyman Stephen R. Greco of Buffalo, chairman of the Assembly
Governmental Employees Committee, has agreed to sponsor a bill initiated by the Civil
Service Employees Assn. which would institute final-offer evaluation.

This bill would provide a binding solution to any impasse in negotiations reached in

contract negotiations between a
public employer and a union. It
is believed that final-offer evalu-
ation would reduce the risk of
strikes by public employees and
also make contract negotiations
®@ quicker and more reasonable
process than is now the case.
Final-offer evaluation would
work like this: upon declaration
of an impasse in negotiations, «
fact-finder would be called in to
study the demands of both sides
and to make recommendations in
the case. If either side rejects
the fact-finder’s report, the mat-
ter would go to an arbitrator who
would have to choose either the
unton’s final offer or the employ-
er's final offer. That cholee
would then be binding upon both

sides, and would stand as the
terms and conditions of employ-

HOT LINE

To find out the status of a
bill in the State Senate, a
special toll-free number has
been put into operation, The
number is:

800-342-9860

By dialing this number, the
public can learn whether a
bill has been reported out of
committer, passed or killed,
(In some areas, it is necessary
to dial the number "1" first.)
I. — I

ment for the workers involved.

‘The method is now often used
in professional baseball con-
tets, and has been successful in
states such -as Oregon, where it
has been in effect for several
years.
Under current New York State
law, if either side rejects the
fact-finder's report the mutter
woes to a special legislative oom-
mittee, which, after holding a
“hearing on the case, then uni-
laterally imposes the terms and
conditions upon the union for a
one-year period,”

‘The final-offer arbitration bill
has been assigned number A2212

“We are very glad to have Mr.

(Continued on Page 9)

board increase on Jan. 1, 1978.
Many contract articles are also
under consideration in negotia-
tions, and the panel will be re-
porting as well on recommenda-
tions affecting those articles
‘€ no agreement was reached
at the bargaining table up to this
point

‘The State has indicated it will
refuse to accept any fact-finding
report that recommends in ex-
cess of the State's final offer, but
the union is hopeful that that
position will be open to recon-
sideration when the report comes

out. The CSEA has continually
said it expects the report to rec-
ommend increases in excess of
the State's last offer.

Rejection of the recommenda-
tion by either side will send the
contract dispute into the next
and final, stage of negotiations
under the state's Taylor Law.
That final process is the Legisla-
tive hearing step, under which
the employer conducts hearings
into the contract dispute and
then mandates a settiement,
which is final and binding un-

(Continued on Page 9)

Onondaga Local 834 Files
Improper Practice Charge

SYRACUSE—A spokesman
for Onondaga County Local
834 of the Civil Service Em-
ployees Assn., recently an-
nounced that an improper prac-
tice charge has been filed against
Onondaga County management
after it had fatled to pay salary
increments Jan. 1, pursuant to
county salary plan rules.

Ron Smith, CSEA Central Re-
gion V field representative and
negotiatior for the employees,
said, “The IP charge was our
only course of action after the
County declared a wage freeze
and refused to pay the inere-
ments.” Onondaga County em-
ployees represented by the CSEA
have been working without a
contract since Dec. 31.

In addition to the IP charge,
Mr, Smith announced at a press
conference in the Region V of-
fice that the CSEA negotiating
team also declared an impasse
in negotiations after 16 lengthy
sessions -with the County of
Onondaga.

“Not only does the County

Recommend

want a wage freeze, Mr. Smith
continued, “it also seeks to dim-
inish other benefits presently
enjoyed by county employees.”
‘The CSEA is now awaiting the
appointment of the PERB me-

diator so that negotiations can
resume

on?”
Repeat This!

Tough Primaries
Can Be Expected

Whenever Held

‘THE ACTION of the Legisla-
ture, in moving Primary Day
fron September to June, In-
cluc ing provisions for a run-

(Continued on Page 6)

3-Year Pact

For Rensselaer Deputies

RENSSELAER — A Public
Employment Relations Board
fact-finder has recommend-
ed a three-year agreement
with @ wage freeze in the first
year for deputy sheriffs in Rens-
selaer County.

Kenneth DeKay, of Esperance,
was the fact-finder named by
the PERB in a contract dispute
between the County and the

Rensselaer County Deputy Bher-
ifs unit of the Civil Service
Employees Assn.

Mr. DeKay recommended the
following salary proposal: for
1977 a wage freeze at 1976 sal-
aries; for 1978 | $600 wage in-
crease for full-time employees
(progated for part-time em-
ployees) and a $600 increase in

(Continued on Page 16)

IL SERVICE LEADER, Friday, March 4, 1977

5

Court Supports Merit System
Over ‘Reverse Discrimination’

pointment as state troopers even
though they scored higher than
the 25 who were appointed.

By MARTIN FOX

A state judge has voided the February appointment of 25 state troopers—15 from
minority groups and 10 women — because they were selected on the basis of minority rep-
resentation instead of eligibility according to civil service examination.

The ruling in the case came after a lawsuit was filed in Albany Supreme Court by
10 persons who were denied ap-

Judge Edward 8. Conway ruled
that the 10 unsuccessful appli-
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and suffered violations of their
constitutional rights. The judge
ordered State Superintendent of
Police William G. Connelie to
remove the 25 troopers chal-
lenged and draw up a new list
of appointments based upon the
existing eligibility list as de-
termined by written and physi-
ca] examinations.

As in similar suits filed in
other states, this case involved
what has come to be called “re-
verse discrimination”: the ef-
forts by municipa) and state of-
ficials to overcome past histories
of discrimination against mi-
norities in such areas as em-
ployment and housing by giving
them priority over whites.

Superintendent Connelie, in
defending himself before Judge
Conway, argued that “the sub-
stantial interest of the state to
arrive at more minority represen-
tation in the State Police out-
weights any reverse discrimina-
tion and constitutional objec-
tions.”

Judge Conway ruled that this
practice was in direct violation
of both the State Constitution
and the Civil Service Law be-
cause “these examinations must
be objective and competitive for
all applicants.”

In calling the Superintendent's
appointment of the 26 ineligible
persons “discriminatory,” the

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HAPPY IN THEIR NEW OFFICE —

Much happier in their new temporary quarters in the State Office
Building in Hauppauge, members of the Bay Shore Division of
Unemployment office Linda Hess, claims examiner, at left, An
thony Brasacchio, superivsor, and Norma Clement, senior clerk,

review a claim file.

judge said the law requires ap-

“By subjectively selecting per-
sons for the position of New
York State trooper because of
‘an admirable goal of more mi-
nority representation in the
State Police, without regard to

tendent “is depriving (the 10
challengers) of their rights as
mandated by the New York State
Constitution.”

He added, “Administrative ac-
tion intended to confer favor
upon a few and to exclude others
equally qualified under our law
is discriminatory, a denial of
equality of privilege and op-
portunity and of equal protec-,
don of the law.”

Because of the importance of
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hiring practices of other state

@nd jocal agencies, an appeal ts

| bapected. The appointments had

been scheduled to go ihto effect
bn Feb. 22. at

ast week, the US. Supreme
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on a California case
law school admissions issue
@ decision. Legal said
the High Court's would
probably be binding on all the
states and finally determine
whether “reverse discrimination”
ts @ proper remedy for previous
violations against minority mem-
bers and women.

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ALBANY—A consultant nurse
(emergency coronary care) eligi-
ble: lst, resulting from open @
competitive exam 27-617, was es-
tablished Feb. 19 by the State
Civil Service Department. The
list contains two names.

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Inside the auditorium of Georg Hall school, a full house of citizens voices support for the building

Project.

Western Region VI Sets March Meeting

BUFFALO — Western Re- within the 14-county region that
gion VI-of the Civil Service stretches westward “from the
Employees Assn. will meet Finger Lakes area.

Maréh' 11 and 12 at the All chapters are included
Coachlight Motel in Hornell, ac- Within Allegany, Cattaraugus,

Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Liv-
ingston, Monroe, Niagara, On-
tario, Orleans, Steuben, Wayne,
Wyoming and Yates counties.
Host for this meeting will be
CSEA chapter 600 at the State

cording to regional sites chair-
man Jerry Frieday.

‘The meeting will be attended
by an, estimated 150 delegates
fromthe more than 60 ¢hapters

‘

address and city for the function, The address is; Civil
Service Leader, 11 Warren St., New York, N. Y. 10007.
Attn.: CSEA Calendar.

MARCH
5+Nassou Educational chapter dinner-dance: 8 p.m, to 1:30 a.m.,
‘Got! Hoppls Valley Stream Inn, Valley Stream
T-rCapital Region |V meeting; 5:30, p.m... Thruway Hyatt House,
Washington Ave., Albany.
9sCapital District Retirees chapter meeting: |! p.m., CSEA Head-
quarters, 33 Elk St. Albany.
9—Orange-Ulster-Sullivan Retirees chapter 917 meeting: 2 p.m.
Middletown Psychiatric Center, Kiner Building, Room 210, Mid-
dletown,
10~Westchester local 860 mini-convention: continental breakfast and
sign in, 8 a.1n-9 a.m., Rye Country Club, 330 Boston Post Road,
Rye.
11-12~Western Region VI executive committee meeting: Caachlight
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12—Metropolitan New York Region Il meeting: 12 noon, Fifth Avente
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'5New ‘York City Metrapgjitan Retirees, chapter 910. mepting: ||
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15Region Ill executive bagrd and convéntioh delegates meeting:
m., Holiday Ino, Newburgh }
\6eBkAfelo chapter general meeting: 6 pum
Buffalo.
20-23—CSEA convention, Concord Hotel, Kiamesha Lake,
25—Town of Oyster Bay unit sécond ennuab dinner-dance: Old Coun.
try Manor, Hicksville. ‘} : J
26—Westchester Local 860 annual dinner dance: 8:30 p.m, to 1:30
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In keeping with efforts to have
tie’ meetings in various geogra-
phic ureas of the region, the next
meeting after Hornell will be at
the Holiday Inn, Grand Island,
in the northwestern part of the
region, Hornell is in the south-
east, and the two previous meet-
ings, in Olean and in Rochester,
where in the southwest and the
northeast, respectively.

Among the reports scheduled
to be given at the Hornell meet-
ing is that of the nominations
committee, which will present
recommendations for candidates
for regional officers in this
spring’s elections. The Western
Region is currently headed by
CSEA vice-president Robert Lat-
timer, of Buffalo District Labor
chapter 352.

Among Wignitaries at the rally were, {ep
McCarthy, Assemblyman David Martin

It was a wintry day, but that did not deter these civic-minded demonstrators from turning out to show their support for
the building project at St, Lawrence Psychiatric Center. The Mental Hygiene institutional complex serves the North County
area, including, Lewis, Jefferson, St. Lawrence, Franklin, Clinton and Essex counties.

(Leader phoros by Betty Steele)

St. Lawrence Marching
On Albany March 15
For Building Program

(From Leader Correspondent)

OGDENSBURG—A march on Albany to advocate a con-
struction project at the St. Lawrence Psychiatric Center here
was endorsed by 700 people who participated in community-
wide rally held last week and sponsored by the center’s

chapter of the Civil Service Em-
ployees Assn.

George McCarthy, CSEA chap-
ter president, headed the rally
committee, which was expanded
to include community leaders
under Project BUILD, an
acronym for Be United in Local
Development. At. stake is the
construction of a 304-bed facility,
which has been approved for
several years but delayed by the
state's financial troubles. It
would cost an estimated $12 to
$14 million.

‘The march on Albany, tenta-
tively scheduled for March 15,
would be third phase of Pro-
ject BUILD’s efforts, which in-
clude a letter-writing campaign
and last week's rally. The CSEA
chapter represents nearly 1,000
employees at the center.

Business, labor, political and
health-care leaders joined in 9
two and one-half hour talk ses
sion at the rally. The premise
of all who spoke was that the
failure to construct the new facil-
ity would mean the loss of ac-
creditation at the center, and its
eventual phaseout. Among the

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speakers were: Ogdensburg May-
or Joseph Denny; Bishop Stanis-
laus Brzana, Catholic Diocese of
Ogdensburg; Dr. Lee D. Hanes,
director of the psychiatric cen-
ter; State Senator H. Douglas
Barclay; Congressman Robert C.
McEwen; Prank A. Augsbury,
Jr.; Assemblyman David O. B.
Martin, Edward J. Keenan, man-
ager of the Chamber of Com-
merce, and Charles Kelly, Pro-
ject BUILD community chair-
man.

Plans for the march on Al-
bany will be coordinated by May-
or Denny, Mrs. Keenan and Mr.
Kelly. The aim is to rally from
1,000 to 2,000 people to drama-
tize support for the construc-
tion project.

ID Specialist 1

ALBANY — The State Civil
Service Department has opened
promotional filing for identifiea-
tion specialist III at the G-23
level until March 7.

A written test (no, 36-056) will
be held April 16 for the job,
which currently has one vacancy.

Lawrencg Psychiatric Center CSEA president George
AD), Senator H. Douglas Barelay (Rep, 45th SD),

St. Lawrence PC direetor Lee D. Hanes, M.D., CBEACentral Region V public relations associate Charles

MeGeary, Project BUILD chairman Charlies
and Project BUILD ¢o-chiairman Edward Knig!

Key, St, Lawrence PC deputy dirastog ,Bysgh Stephens

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ALBANY—The State Civil
Service Department has opened
filing until March 28 for two
promotional titles at the G-18
level with May 7 written tests.
‘The jobs are open to employees
of the Labor Department.

Senior employment interviewer
(Exam no. 36-052) has vacancies
in several areas throughout the
state and requires six months’
related experience at a lower
title.

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~The Project Return Foundation:
Branching Out To Meet Other Needs

By JANE BERNSTEIN

ATE last spring there was
this ruckus outside Mayor

Abe Beame’s house in the
m of a camp-out by 'for-
‘@rug addicts.

‘The enclave called itself “The
City of The Forgotten,” and,

iting various drug reha-
bilitation programs in the New
York area, tried to bring home
the problems that funding’ cut-
backs by the state would create,

Albany residents also became
faniiliar with the campaign, since
many members of the group slept
out in the upstate air for quite
a few weeks.

It's probably a safe bet that
“City of The Forgotten” has been
forgotten, or at least has ‘dim-
med in the memories of most
New Yorkers across the state,
as and more, fiscal prob-
lemisjhave been dumped on their
collective consciousness.

But one thing should not be
forgotten, and that’s the fact
that these drug rehabilitation
groups are still working hard to
aid; those who are trying to get
back to reality, and are doing
their part to make the cities and
towns of this state better and
safer places in which to live.

One of those groups is the Pro-
ject Return Poundation. It’s been
& symbol of hope for substance
abusers for the past seven years
in New York City, with residen-
tial and out-client facilities lo-
cated in different parts of town.
And shortly, program adminis-
trators say, Project Return could
mean a new way of life for in-
dividuals with other types of
problems, including welfare reci-
pients, prison inmates, and
members of city youth gangs.

“During the past seven years
the groundwork has been laid
to deal with other problems as
well as with those dealing with
drug abuse,” says Ed Menken,
Project Return’s director of pro>
gram development. “We have
found that much of what we've
learned in dealing with drug
problems is translatable to other
areas.”

‘The agency hopes to get a
program off the ground by Sept.
1 in an attempt to solve, on a
small scale, one of the biggest
Problems faced by New York City
and other cities: namely wel-
fare. Mr Menken and other
agency people have developed a

plan to stop the perpetuation of
generation after generation of
welfare recipients. And the way
they plan to go about it is to
eliminate what is termed “the
welfare mentality.”

‘They define this mentality as
& belief in dependency on the
“anonymous” government, on
the bi-weekly paycheck which
is the recipient's “rightful due.”
‘There fs also a lack of aspira~
tion toward becoming middie
class, with a lack of desire for
the luxuries afforded by the
middie class, including home
ownership, higher education,
travel and entertainment,

Mr, Menken describes those
caught up in this mentality as
lacking in self-esteem, competi-

ment. And, therefore, as long as
the attitude exists, the desire to
become anything but a welfare
recipient does not exist. The
motivation must be there, he
maintains, to give those on wel-
fare a reason to strive for self-
betterment.

‘The course of action to achieve
this motivation is complex and
costly. The agency people be-
lieve it is feasible.

“We do have part of the
costs built in,” Mr. Menken says,
“because we already have mon-
ey in the form of the welfare
checks the people are receiving.”

The first step of the plan is
to select certain families who
seem as though they would make
successfu] program participants.
‘The agency will draw its first
20 families from among the re-
latives of project members. These
families will pool their welfare
checks and begin a basically so-
cialistic way of living. (Mr. Men-
ken says while they may live this
way during the course of the
program, they will be in the pro-
cess of preparing to enter into
and make contributions to the
American economy as it is.)

“We feel that financial man-
agement may be improved in
this manner,” he says.

‘The families, with the help of
agency professionals, will go
about ‘finding housing through
the Sweat Equity program. This
is where the city basically gives
a building to a group. The build-
ing might be in incredible disre-
pair or on the verge of being
condemned. If the group is re-
sponsible and wants to design
and rebuild the structure, it may
live there and take title to the
place.

‘This program would allow the
group to gain satisfaction from
developing, parceling out space,
and then ultimately owning the
building. (How many welfare
recipients ever get the chance to
own real estate?)

This housing arrangement
would become the site for per-
sonalized health care, seminars
and workshops on living skills,
culture and heritage and ethnic
pride. In addition there would
be educational and vocational
training, including evaluation
and counseling, tutoring and
placement services, Each member
of every family will be working
closely with social workers, psy-
chologists, career counselors and
a myriad of other service people

A program concentrating on
job development and placement
will be provided, including vari-
ous work projects, For those who
have the skills, and wish to do
so, small businesses may be set
up using the help of retired busi.
nessmen, management consult
ants and the Small Business Ad-
ministration.

While all of these projects are
going on, there will be “Attitu-
dina) Skills Training.” This will
begin when the program starts,
and will continue throughout.
Professionals will help the par-
tcipating individuals examine
thelr life styles, their beliefs—

cultural and religious, their val-
ues toward society, and their
concepts of their homes, fami-
Hes and money. It will stress
such concepts as self-esteem and
upward mobility. Mr. Menken de-
scribes this part of the pro-
gram as probably the most im-
portant in conjunction with the
tangible things the whole pro-
ject will introduce the welfare
families to.

A very complex timetable has
been developed for the program,
which, if all goes according to
schedule, will involve 200 fami-
lies at the end of 20 months.

‘The possibilities and human re-
sources for the plan are limit-
less, and hopefully may be real-
ized by the fall if the funding
comes through. What is limited,
however, is the number of fami-
lies that can be accommodated
at one time:

“What we're trying to do ts
attack a tiny piece of our global
problems, chew it, digest it, and
then spit dt out as a sort of
mode] for how the rest of the
country may take care of the
same problems,” Mr. Menken
said.

Indeed, even a small step to-
ward solving the problems and
costs of welfare in this country
will be significant,

The agency will
work in other areas.

also begin

‘Through the course of Project
Return’s work during the past
years, its staff has come into
contact with the prison and cor-
rections system. And staffers ser
the need to have a program that
will help prevent another Attica
from occurring.

They are proposing the use
of “Conflict Abatement Teanis”
(CATS) to federal and state
government officials. The teams
would be composed of approxi-
mately ten representatives from
the inmate faction, and ten from
the administration of New York
State prisons. The groups would
communicate through different
methods, such as role playing
and switching places, Hopefully,
this would serve to reduce hos-
tility between them and give
them a better understanding of
each other,

Program staffer talks with group
method.

Project Return workers are
also looking to address the prob-
Jem of youth gangs in New York
City, by working with another
organization called Inner City
Roundtable for Youth (ICRY).
This group has contacts with
51 gangs around the city, and
holds meetings with gang lead-
ers. The ultimate goal of this
program would be to utilize the
energies of the gangs without
breaking them up, but by legi-
timizing their activities.

“We'd like to draw on their
sense of organization and disci-
pline to try to provide services
that are needed here in the
city,” Mr. Menken said.

An example of this is the
gang whose members have be-

Clients congregate outside one of the program’s facilities.

come escorts for the elderly, run-
ning errands for them and mak-
ing sure that they get around
okay when they leave their
apartments.

“We all have a need to sur-
vive through peaceful co-exist-
ence with each other,” Mr. Men-
ken said. “And that’s what this
organization is going to be work-
ing on during the coming years.”

New Yorkers will probably see
more of this type of branching
out on the part of state-funded
drug programs in the near fu-
ture. Because even though some
of these problems this group is
attacking may not always be up-
permost in the news, they still
do exist. And the people at Pro-
jeet Return haven't forgotten.

2261 ‘b sew “Mepea “YWaAGVAT SOIAWaS TIAID
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FRIDAY, MARCH 4, 1977

Taxpayers Taken For Ride?

T first blush, there seems to be an embarrassment of

riches for certain state officials favored with free use
of state-owned sedans and limousines, as well as, in many
instances, full-time state-pald chauffeurs.

A recent item in one of the Albany newspapers pointed
out that there are nearly 100 of these vehicles assigned to
key personnel for their personal use, and that there are 31
full-time chauffeurs (although many other drivers are hid-
den under other titles).

A story of this type takes on a sensational hue in the
aftermath of President Carter's announcement that he is
cancelling chauffeur service for his White House staff and
other top federal officials.

It sounds even more objectionable in light of the rather
stingy offer made to state employees in the current round
of “negotiations” -—now in the fact-finding stage.

We are old-fashioned enough to believe, however, that
top officials are constantly under pressure on their jobs,
and that the moments saved and the energy preserved may
be well worth it in the long run, We picture these state
officials reviewing papers and making vital decisions as
they are driven to keep important appointments affecting
the welfare of the state and its citizens.

On the other hand, the tight-lipped secrecy surrounding
these limousine and chauffeur assignments is another mat-
ter altogether, When Arvis Chalmers, one of Albany's super-
sleuth reporters, states that he found it virtually impossible
to determine to whom many of the cars are assigned, then
it is a matter for public concern.

There may be valid cost-saving reasons for some of
these assignments. Perhaps the cost of taxis and mileage
reimbursements would be far greater than the cost of the
chauffeur service. It would also be wasteful if our top offi-
clals have to spend an excessive amount of time filling out
expense forms, when they should be attending to more im-
portant business.

Still, we wonder what purpose is served by providing
free cars to the heads of the individual SUNY colleges. We
wonder why Cadillacs, Lincolns and Chryslers are the pre-
ferred cars, especially in these days of energy conservation.
We wonder why some top officials have the personal use
of two cars.

We wonder what the tax-paying, voting public thinks.

We think there should be an open book on the subject.

(M.O.B.)

Unequal Opportunity

[)ReamATos, straightforward, or reversed, is wrong.
It certainly does not belong in public employment, which
has a well-earned reputation for offering a fair chance to
everyone. Generations of all peoples, men and women, have
worked themselves up through the ranks of public employ-
ment because equal opportunity was guaranteed.

In a way, the “reverse discrimination” question is like
“open enrollment": another attempt to adjust equal oppor-
tunity to compensate for the sins of the past. Handing out
degrees to people with reading problems may have ameli~
orated some guilt, but did little to help either the student
or society.

People must be selected for positions because of quali-
fication, and for no other reason. Scrupulous protection of
that kind of equality is the only workable structure for
balancing the rights of all sides,

Equal opportunity can not be made more equal, (K.A.S.)

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eR A BIAS 1,

Comptroller, and now as Mayor,
Beame cannot hope to rally to

This confession of weakness on
the part of the Beame forces is
likely to generate even greater
prospects that State Senator Roy
Goodman will enter into the race
as the candidate of the Repub-
ican and Liberal parties. The
patent weakness of the Beame
candidacy makes it possible for
Goodman to duplicate the feat
of eight years ago by Mayor John
Lindsay, should Beame manag¢
to win the Democratic primary
in the run-off.

In fact, the Beame forces seem
to be taking too much comfort
in the action of the Legislature.
The change in the date for the
primary was not so much a vic-
tory for Beame, as some of his
supporters would like to make it
appear. The Legislature changed
the primary date not necessarily
to please Beame, but the change
was consistent also with the
needs of many Republican lead-

Nassau County Leader, was just
as anxious as Beame for a June
primary because of a hot prima-
ry contest brewing in Nassau for
the Republican nomination for
County Executive. Thus the Leg-
islature acted in response to a
confluence of the political needs
of Democrats as weil as Repub-
licans.

Actually, the only interesting
thing about the debate over the
switch in dates is that it demon-
strates that political leaders
never learn. The history of vot-
ing in the last several years
clearly demonstrates that what
determines victory at the polls ts
not the date of the election but
the appeal and caliber of the
candidates.

Yet in spite of the convincing
evidence, political leaders still re-
gard voters as inanimate objects
on a chess board whose moves
are determined by the strings
pulled by the political leaders,
In the political byplay over the
primary date, the political lead-
ers have shown once again that
they have lost touch with reality
and sensitivity to the needs of
the voters,

Custodians’ Strike

It is somewhat ironic that the
change in the primary date ¢o-
incided with a strike of custo-

By RICHARD GABA
wef. Gaba is a member of the New York Bar and Chairman
of the Nassau County Bar Association Labor Law Committee.

Police Officer Wins Seniority .

In a recent case, the Supreme Court, Special Term,
Part I, New York County, held that a probationary police
officer who was on active military duty at the time his name
was initially reached for certification from the civil service
eligibility list, was entitled to have such date, rather than
the date on which he commenced his employment, used in
determining his rights on layoff. The court also held that
his probationary status was not to be considered in layoff
determinations, but that petitioner was not entitled to the
benefit of the statute that provides that the date ofjo:
appointment for non-disabled veterans is deeméd to be 30
months earlier than the actual date.

‘The case arose when the petitioner, along with alf other
probationary police officers and a substantial number of
permanent officers, was suspended on June 30, 1975, because
of New York City’s fiscal crisis. Petitioner had taken the
competitive examination for patrolman in October 1969
and was thereafter placed on an eligible list. In Febr
1971, he entered the United States Army and remained on
active duty until he was discharged in November 1973. In
July 1973, petitioner's name had been reached for certifica~
tion for appointment, but he was not then appointed because
he was still ‘on active duty. Subsequent to his discharge, he
had his name placed on a special eligibility list pursuant
to Section 243(7) of the Military Law. Thereafter, he was
certified for appointment from the special list and was
finally appointed on Sept. 27, 1974.

Petitioner's initial argument was that pursuant to Sec-
tion 243(7) of the Military Law, the date that he was first
certified for appointment and not the date on which he
was actually appointed was the date that should be used
in determining his seniority in the event of suspensien, The
respondent (Personnel Director of the City of New York)
contended that despite the language of Section 243(7), the
petitioner was properly suspended because Section 80 of
the Civil Service Law requires the suspension of all proba-
tionary employees before any permanent employees are
suspended, Therefore, respondent concluded that since
petitioner was still on probation at the time of suspension
and a number of. permanent employees were terminated, his
suspension was proper.

In its decision, the court noted a conflict existed between

the two statutes in that Section 243(7), in providing 4 means e

of computing seniority, makes no exception for a case in
which an individual is on probation. The court resolved the
conflict by holding that Section 243(7) of the Military Law
was controlling because it was enacted subsequent tb Sec-
tion 80 of the Civil Service Law. The court reasoned that
“by applying Section 243(7), petitioner is being given no
preference as a veteran, but is merely preserving for him the
existing rights he had if he had not served in the Armed
Services.”

Petitioner's second contention was that his séniority
should be advanced an additional 80 months before July
1973, by virtue of the veteran's preference afforded him by
(Continued on Page 7)

By PAMELA URAIG
QUESTION

The Agency Shop bill is again being considered by the Legislature. Why
do you think that all public employees should contribute an amount
equivalent to dues to the recognised certified labor union?
a THE PLACE
_ /Brooklyn Developmental Center, Brooklyn
OPINIONS

Florence Zucker, clerk: “I feel that all public
_— employees should contribute to
4 the union fund, I feel it is
unfair for the union members
to have to subsidize the non-
union members. Our dues shdtld
pay for our benefits, not for
someone who doesn't pay dues.
Without the dues, the union
could no longer exist. I feel
' that everybody should pay or
nobody should pay. They are
the onlyyunion we have to rep-
resent us. Without proper funding, we would have
no union and no representation. Without a union,
we would never receive protection for our rights.”
}

Phil Piscatella, maintenance supervisor: “The fi-
nancial ‘burden shouldn't be
placed. upon union members
to carry the non-union mem-
bers. Their negotiations and
disciplinary actions cost the un-
fon time and money, Why
should ;the ‘non-union member:
receive the same benefits the
union member receives?’ They
only serve to weaken the or-
2 ganization that protects them.
It's @ counterproductive action
on their part. If they paid dues, there would be
more money for the union to fight for our overall
protection.”

Carlos Rivera, driver; “Under the law now, re-
~ Bardiess of being a, union
member, the existing union
must represent all workers.
‘This forces the dues-paying un-
jon members to bear the bur-
den for those who choose not
to join. I feel this is unfair. I
feel if you work for the state,
you should join the union, It's
a matter of being fair. I believe
in paying for services received.
‘The services should be shut off
for those who choose not to pay for them in the
first place."

work for benefits needs equal
support for equal protection. Those who wish not
to join the union should not receive the benefits
of the union.”

James Gripper, supervising electrician: “Any em-
~ Ployee who elects not to become
member of the union should
also elect not to receive the
benefits the union has fought
for and paid for. Some of the
benefits pertain to the ac-
cumulation of sick-time, vaca-
tion-time and paid holidays. If
an individual does not want to
join the union, then he should
not be provided with union ben-
efits. If they are presently en-
Joying the benefits, then they should be allowed
to pay the dues, which are tax deductible.”

John Catania, plumbing supervisor: “It is my
opinion that all workers should
belong to the existing certified
labor body therein, Either we're
‘all in or we are all out. It is
almost impossible to move for-
ward in a split situation. The
unjon has taken upon itself
to represent the people and they
want to continue in good faith.
It's my feeling that the people
ought to turn around and do
something for the union in

good faith.”

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR |

Gross Income

Editor, The Leader:

Although my husband has “a
good steady job” with the State
of New York (DOT), we cannot
afford to buy writing paper and
I shouldn't splurge on a 13-cent
stamp. But I wonder {f anybody
{s really aware of how little the
stwte pays. Last year my husband
grossed $7,965.25, including over-
time. Now I understand why. it
is callgd gross income.

‘The general public ts under
the false impression that the
state pays well and the state em-
ployee, does not need a raise. I
would like to see anyone else get
along on $103 a week—after bills
Tam tert with $15 for groceries.

What really upsets me ts the
fact that government empjoyees
were not eligible for emergency
food ‘stamps. Most.of my friends
and relatives received from $130
to $160 worth of free stamps,
because they missed a day of
work, takes my husband a
whole week to carn that kind of
money.

While everyone around us ts
piling up groceries, I am wonder-

ing what I'll feed my family next
week. This seems unfair to the
very men who put their lives
in danger to keep the roads
open, working 20 hours and over
without @ break, sometimes get-
ting snowbound themselves.

As for overtime, state and fed-
eral taxes take pretty good care
of that

‘The people should know of the
dirty deal the state is pulling,
and if I have anything to say
about it, they will,

NAME WITHHELD
Little Valley

Union Sellout

Editor, The Leader:

The City Highway Department
employs asphalt workers, labor-
ers and Motor Vehicle Depart-
ment. drivers, Two years ago the
city laid off 60 laborers with as
much as 15 years on the job.

Recently, the union, Local 376,

on @ temporary basis, with the
promise of permanency within
two years. This would include a
$3,000 raise.

I would call this a union sell-
out of the laid-off Baborers,

NAME WITHHELD

Bay Shore Heros

Editor, The Leader:

As the Civil Service Employees
Assn. representative of Local 66,
Bay Shore, I would like to ex-
press my thanks to all the CSEA
leaders who gave us their com-

RETIREMENT
NEWS & FACTS

By A. L. PETERS
Redeeming Private Pension Funds

When the time comes to cash in your IRS or Keogh, you
will find that there are many differences in the way the
lending institution or the bank will handle your redemption.

ERISA provides that tax-deferred funds cannot be dis-

tributed before the age 59%,
except in cases of death or dis-
ability. If the money is taken
out prematurely, you must pay
taxes on it at the ordinary rate
plus a 10 percent penalty.
Experience indicates that about
one third of the Institutions
which hold the money will not

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LETTERS POLICY

Letters to the Editor should
be less than 200 words. The
Leader reserves the right to
extract or condense pertinent
sections of letters that exceed

lowed unless the taxpayer and
his or her non-working spouse
do not actively participate in
another qualified plan. The max-
imum tax deduction for both
individuals is 15 percent of the
compensation, includable In the
working spouses’ income for the
taxable year, There is also » ceil-
ing of $1,750.

(Continued from Page 6)
There has been no effort on the
part of the City administration
to bring the parties together in
@ just and equitable settlement,
so that schools can begin to
function at @ normal pace.

Shortly before the legislative
action, New York City Deputy
Mayor John Zuccotti issued a re-
port revealing a sharp decline in
police performance because of
personnel cuts and a sharp in-
crease in fire deaths resulting
from retrenchment in fire pro-
tection services, The report spel-
led out in detail other areas of
the City’s operations in which
economies have produced serious
shortcomings in the quality of
life.

These factors are much more
Ukely to determine primary re-
sults than the date on which
the voters get an opportunity to
express their disenchantment
with the performance of their
elected public officials.

These are some of the factors
that make the legislative debate
over the date of the primaries an
exercise in futility

Civil Service
Law & You

(Continued from Page 6)
Section 85(7) of the Civil Ser-
vice Law. The court found this
contention without merit, stat-
ing that Section 80 of the Civil
Service Law specifically states
that where suspensions are for
economic reasons, notwithstand-
ing the provision of Section 85
(1), all probationary employees
are t be suspended before per-
manent employees are termin-
ated. Therefore, the court con-
cluded that since Section 80 spe-
cifically exempts Section 85(7)
from its provisions, the two stat-
utes must be read together, and
petitioner, still being on proba-
ton, cannot avail himself of his

forestall his suspension. DeFran-

cls v. D’Ambrove, 387 N.Y 8, 2d
193.

SAVE A WATT |

LL6U ‘bey Mepey “YaaVAT AOIAMAS TAD
CIVIL SERVICE LEADER, Friday, March 4, 1977

Proposed Changes In

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delegates may familiarize them.
selves with the proposed changes
prior to the meeting.

The report has been prepared
by a committee under the chair.

2. [New York City) Met.
tropolitan Region: Rich-
mond, Kings, New York,
Queens and Bronx.

3. Southern Region: West-
chester, Orange, Dutchess,
Ulster, Rockland, Putnam,
and Sullivan.

4. (Albany! Capital Re-
gion: Clinton, Essex, War-
ren, Hamilton, Washing-
ton, Saratoga, Schenectady,
Montgomery, Albany, Scho-
harie, Greene, Columbia,
Rensselaer and Fulton.

5, [Syracuse] Central Re-
gion; Broome, Cayuga, Che-
mung, Chenango, Herkimer,
Cortland, Delaware, Prank-
lin, Jefferson, Lewis, Madi-
son, Oneida, Onondaga, Otse~
ao, Sehuyler, Seneca, St,
Lawrence, Tioga, Tompkins,
and Oswego.

6. [Buffalo] Western Re-
gion: Niagara, Orleans, Mon-
roe, Wayne, Erie, Genesee,
Wyoming, Livingston, On-
tario, Yates, Chautauqua,
Allegany, and Steuben.

All locals shall be members
of the region in which the
local headquarters is located.”
REST OF SECTION REMAINS
‘THE SAME.

‘The Committee recommends
adoption of these amendments
in view of the fact that the
current trend appears to be to
refer to the six Regions as geo-
graphical areas and not merely
by major cities,

VI, Section 1 of the Constitution
entitled “State Executive Com-

&

ployees shall, except as pro-
vided herein, be vested in a
State Executive Committee,
The State Executive Commit.
tee shall consist of the officers
of the Association, and one
representative from each State
Department. The Judiciary, the
Legislature, the State Univer-
sity, the Waterfront Commis-
sion and state public authori-
ties as one unit, shall be deem-
ed State Departments. The
Paculty Student Associations! ,]
and Teachers’ Retirement Sys-
tem [, and the Higher Educa-
tion Assistance Corporation]
shall as a unit be deemed a
State Department. In addition
to the foregoing, each State
Department with more than
3,000 members of Jan. 1 in an
odd-numbered year, shall for
the term of office beginning
the following July, be entitled
, to one. representative on the
State Executive Committee for
each 3,000 members or major
fraction thereof." REST OF
SECTION REMAINS THE
SAME.

—Explanation: The Committee
recommends adoption of this
amendment since the Corpora-
tion name was changed by New
York State and they were tn-
corporated into the New York
State Education Department and
should now be represented by
the Education Board members.

THE FOLLOWING ITEMS
ARE PRESENTED TO THE
DELEGATES BY THE COM-
MITTEE AS PROPOSED
AMENDMENTS TO THE CON-
STITUTION, THE PRESENTA-
TION TO THE DELEGATES
AT THIS MEETING CONSTI-
TUTES A FIRST READING OF
THESE AMENDMENTS.

1, The following amendment
was proposed by the Committee
to Restructure CSEA in its re-
Port to the Delegates in October,
1976, The amendment was refer-
red to this Committee:

Article IV, Section 5
ficers”

“(a) ELECTION. Officers of
the Association shall be elect-
ed by secret ballot in odd.
numbered years in the manner

“Oot.

a
statewide office and a local or
unit office at the same time.

2. The following amendment to
Article IV, Section 5 of the Con-
stitution entitled “Officers” was
proposed from the floor of the
Delegates meeting in October,
1976 and was referred to this
Committee:

(a) ELECTION. Officers of
the Association shall be elect-
ed by secret ballot in odd-
numbered years in the manner
prescribed in the by-laws. They
shall hold office for a term
of two years or until their
successors shall have qualified,
commencing July ist in an
odd-numbered year. Vacancy
in the office of President shall
be filled by the Executive Vice
President. Vacancies in the of-
fice of Executive Vice President
shall be filled by the Board
of Directors by appointing any
one of the six Vice Presidents.
A vacancy in the term of any
of the Vice Presidents shall
be filled according to the Con-
stitution and By-Laws of the
respective regions, Vacancies in
the ofifce of Secretary and
‘Treasurer may be filled for the
remainder of the term by the
Board of Directors. No mem-
ber who has retired from pub-
lie service may be a candidate
for statewide office.”
—Explanation: This proposal

is based on the concept that in-
dividuals seeking statewide office
should be active public employees.
The Committee recommends ap-
Proval of this amendment.

3. The following amendment
to Article VI, Section 1 of the
Constitution entitled “State Ex-
ecutive Committee” was proposed
from the floor of the Delegates
meeting in October, 1976 and was
referred to this Committee:

“Section 1, STATE EXECU-
TIVE COMMITTEE. The pow-
er and authority to transact
business relating to state em-
ployees shall, except as pro-
vided herein, be vested in a
State Executive Committee,
The State Executive Commit-
tee shall consist of the officers
of the Association, and one
representative from each State
Department. The Judiciary, the
State University, the Water-
front Commission and state
Public authorities as one unit,
shall be deemed State Depart-
ments, The Faculty Student As-

Committee for each 3,000
members or major fraction
thereof. The State Executive

have been a member in good

standing of the Association on

or before June 1st of the year
preceding the year in which
the election is held.” REST OF

SECTION REMAINS THE

SAME.

—Explanation: The Committee
Tecommends defeat of this
amendment on the basis that,
as mentioned in number 2 above,
Persons seeking to represent
members should be active, pub-
lic employees.

4, The Committee received the
following amendment to Article
VIII of the Constitution entitled
“Delegates” which would add a
hew paragraph to the existing
Article:

New Paragraph:

“Regional officers not in the
capacity of local delegates,
shall be delegates at all dele~
gate meetings of the Associa-
tion, They shall have all the
rights and privileges of dele-
gates at the meetings except
the right to vote. Allowed ex-
penses may be paid by the
region.”

Explanation; The Commit.
tee recommends approval of this
amendment on the basis that the
amendment pertains only to re-
gional officers and, in all prob-
ability, will affect only a small
number of individuals.

5. The following amendment
to Article VIII of the Constitu-
tion entitled “Delegates” was
proposed during the State Divi-
sion Delegates meeting held on
October 12, 1976 and was referred
to this Committee. The amend-
ment would add a new para-
graph to the existing Article:

‘Two distinct entities cannot con-
duct business separately and
have the results of that business
binding on the Association.

6, The following amendment to
Article VII of the Constitution
entitled “Delegates” was pro-
posed from the floor of the
Delegates’ meeting in October,
1976 and referred to this Com-

1. The Committee received the
following amendments to Article
‘VII of the Constitution entitled
“Delegates” which would add a
new section to read:

Section 1 REPORTS. No
committee of the Association
will be allowed to make an oral
report to the Delegates unless
its report shall have first been
submitted in writing at least
thirty (30) days prior to the
opening of a Delegates’ Meet-
ing to Local Presidents with in-
structions to furnish Local
Delegates with copies of the
report.”

BY-LAWS

THE FOLLOWING ITEMS
ARE PRESENTED TO THE
DELEGATES BY THE COM-
MITTEE AS PROPOSED
AMENDMENTS TO THE BY-
LAWS. IF PASSED AT THIS
MEETING, THE AMEND-
MENTS WILL BECOME EF-
FECTIVE IMMEDIATELY.

1, The following amendment to
Article II, Section 8 of the By-
Laws entitled “Proxies” was pro-
posed from the floor of the
Delegates meting in October,
1976 and referred to this Com-

rectors, the Directors Com-
mittee, the State Executive
Committee, the County Ex-
Proposed Changes In CSEA Constitution And By-Laws

(Continued from Page 8)
of alternate delegdtes to at-
tend meetings of the Associa-
tion which delegates are un-
able to attend, provided, that
the Local has

{that} no officer of the Asso-
ciation shall be represented by
proxy. No member of the Board
of Directors who is physically
present at a board meeting and
who is entitled to vote in
more than one capacity, shall
have the right to a proxy; pro-
vided, however, that he may
cast one vote for each office
or capacity he represents.”
Explanation; The Commit-
tee recommends approval of this
amendment for purposes of tight-
ening up the proxy procedure.

2. The Committee received the
following amendment to Article
IV, Section 3 (a) of the By-
Laws entitled “Refund and Reim-
bursement":

“(a) REFUNDS TO LOCALS,
Each duly organized Local of
the Association which has com-
plied with all of the provisions
of the mandated Model
Local Constitution shall re-
ceive from the Treasurer an
annual payment of twenty-
five per centum (25%) of the
dues collected from the mem-
bership in such locals. The ex-
Penses of the delegates to reg-
ular or special meetings of the
Association shall be paid by
the local from such funds as
hereinafter provided.”
—Explanation: The Commit.

tee recommends approval of this
amendment for the following rea-
son. Delegates have given the
Board of Directors the authority
to mandate certain provisions in
all Local Constitutions, includ-
ing the terms of office, number
of officers, number of annual
meetings to be held and other
basic requirements which are
necessary in order to provide for
uniformity in all Locals. In some
cases, certain Locals or their
officers have refused to comply
with these mandated provisiorts
of the Constitution, The most
efficient method of enforcement
Would be to withhold @ Local's re-
bate for the period ‘that the
‘Lotal was not) iri ‘compliance
with the Mandated Local Consti-

, tution.

3, The Committee received the
following two amendments to
Article IV, Section 3 of the By-
Laws entitled “Refund and Re-
imbursement.” The wording of
both amendments ts identical

Section 3 (d)

ANNUAL DELEGATE
MEETING. All locals shall re-
ceive reimbursement for the
expenses of one delegate to
the annual meeting and locals
having more than 1,000 mem-
bers shall receive reimburse-
ment for the expenses of one

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=

Board of Directors Committees
for the duration of the meet-

ceive reimbursement for the
expenses of one delegate for
attendance at any special del-
egate meeting and locals hav-
ing more than 1,000 members
shall receive reimbursement for
the expenses of one additional
delegate for each additional
1,000 members or major frac-
tion thereof. The maximum re-
imbursement for such delegate
shall be [his lodging expenses
for the duration of the meet-
ing and railroad or mileage ex-
pense] for full group rate quo-
tations If appropriate, or full
lodging and meal expenses
which shall not exceed the
rate paid to State Board of
Directors Committees for the
duration of the meeting.
Transportation expenses shall
also be reimbursed.”
—Explanation: The Committee
recommends approval of these
amendments. The amendments
would have a fiscal impact upon
the Association, Currently, if a
Delegates’ Meeting is held at a
location other than one which
quotes a full group rate, ie.,.the
Concord, where room and meals
are included in one price, the
By-Laws permit unlimited lodg-
ing and equitable reimbursement
to all delegates for lodging and
meals in accordance with the
rates established by the Board
of Directors for the members of
the Board and its Committees.

4. Pursuant to the direction of
the delegates at the October, 1976
meeting, the Board of Directors’
Charter Committee has studied
the disciplinary procedures that
currently exist in the Model Lo-
cal, Model Unit, Model Regional
Constitutions and the Statewide
Constitution, The Charter Com-
mittee recommends the following
amendments to Article V, Sec-
tion 2 of the By-Laws:

“Section 2, Any officer or
member may be served with
charges by registered or certi-
fied mail by his Local President
upon approval of the Local Ex-
ecutive [Council] Committee,
or by the Regional President,
or by the President of the
Association, for conduct detri-
mental to the best interests of
the Association. A Local Presi-
dent may be served with
charges by registered or certi-
fied mail by a designated com-
mittee of the Local Executive
{Council] Committee upon ap-
proval by the Chapter Execu-
tive [Council] Committee,
(Such charges should contain

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torney. Verbatim minutes shall
be kept and paid for by the
charging local or region. If
the charges, or any part of
them, are sustained, the Trial
Board may impose any of the
following penalties: reprimand,
censure, probation or suspen-
sion from local or region
membership not exceeding one
year, withdrawal of the right

by the Trial Board's determ-

ination, he may appeal that

determination to the Board of

Directors of the Association

within fifteen (15) days of

receipt by registered or certi-
fied mail of the Trial Board's
determination. The Board of

Directors may reverse, modify

or sustain the Trial Board's

determination. The Board of

Directors must act within sixty

(60) days of the receipt of the

appeal.

{Any member found guilty
under this procedure may not
hold office in any capacity for
@ maximum period of five (5)
years.1"

—Explanation: The Commit-
tee recommends adoption of
these amendments for the fol-
lowing reasons:

a. The first change 1s substi-
tuting the word “Committee” for
“Council”, as the correct name
‘as stated in the Model Local Con-
stitution is Loca] Executive Com-
mittee.

b. The second change would
allow the Regional President and
the President of the Association
to serve a member with charges,

c. The most important change
is that now a Regional President
will no longer have to auto-
matically convene a Regional
Trial Board each time a mem-
ber is served with charges, This
is @ very costly procedure as
stenographic minutes are re-
quired. In the past, a Trial
Board has been necessary even
when the officer or member
charged did not elect to con-
test the charges. Under the new
procedure, the proposed penalty
will take effect automatically if
the individual served with
charges does not file an appeal
within ten days. If the individ.
ual does elect to appeal, then he
will be entitled to a hearing be-
fore the Regional Trial Board,

d. The deletion of the last
paragraph is recommended be-
cause it was felt that this lan-
guage placed a limitation on the
Trial Board and, in fact, in a
number of instances led Trial
Boards to finding a member who
was guilty of a minor infraction
totally innocent of all charges
to avoid the individual having to
forfeit his ability to hold office
for five years. Withdrawal of

Trial Board as to whether or not
this particular penalty should be
imposed and for what period.

5. The Charter Committee also
submitted the following amend-
ment to Article V, Section 4 of
the By-Laws:

“Section 4, The President of
the Association or the Board
of Directors may suspend
from membership any member
of the Association for [sup-
Porting a competing labor or-

and a hearing will be afforded
before a designated committee
of the Board of Directors of
the Association. A finding will
be made by the committee as
to the propriety of the mem-
ber’s acts and a recommenda-
tion for a penalty will be given
to the President. The Presi-
dent shall then invoke the rec-

amendment based on the premise
that there might be circum-

stances which justify the suspen-
sion of an individual which do
not necessarily relate to sup-
porting a competing labor or-
ganization,

45 YEAR AWARD

6. The following amendment to
Article VI, Section 1 of the By-
Laws entitled “Standing Com-
mittees" was proposed by the
Restructuring Committee and
referred to this Committee:

“Section 1: STANDING

COMMITTEES. The Standing

Committees of the Association

shall be as follows: Insurance

Committee, Legal Committee,

Revision of Constitution and

By-Laws Committee, Retirees

‘Committee, Convention Com-

mittee, Political and Legisla-

tive Action Committee, Griev-
ance Committee, Pension Com-
mittee, Salary Committee,

{Committee to Restructure

CSEA] Committee for Methods

men and members shall be ap-
pointed by the President for
the duration of his term of
office or until successor ap-
pointments have been made.”

amendment based on the fact
that the Standing Committee to
Restructure CSEA has completed
its restructuring role and the
proper function of the commit-
tee will be to recommend changes
in methods and procedures of
the Association.

One of the best employees of Huntington Town, Hazel Schling,
second from left, happily accepts plaque presented by fellow members
of the Civil Service Employees Assn. at recent dinner honoring her
attainment of 45 years with town, Making presentation are CSEA
officers, at left, Roy B, Crane and, right from Ms, Schling, town
unit president Dorothy Goetz and Shirley Claasen.

March 21 Deadline

MINEOLA—A March 21 dead-
line has been set by a 15-mem-
ber nominating committee of the
Nassau Local 630 for receipt of
suggested candidates’ names.

The committee, headed by
Blanche Rueth, is screening can-
didates for. president, five vice-
presidents, secretary, treasurer,
20 delegates and two representa.
tives to the statewide County
Executive Committee and Board
of Directors.

‘Suggestions are being received
by the committee, c/o Nassau

Fact-Finding

(Continued from Page 1)
der the law, With that process,
which the CSEA bitterly opposes,
the State two years ago rejected
® fact-finding report that called
for a reasonable salary increase
and instead used the Legislative
hearing process to force the in-
famous $250 “bonus” upon state

CSEA, P.O. Box 91, Hempstead,
N.Y. 11550.

Serving with Ms. Rueth are
Frank Bratby, Ken Cadieux, Ken
Darby, Nick Dellisante, Molly
Falk, Ruth Grimmer, Jim Mat-
tei, Prank Molinelli, Thelma
Powell, Haward Quann, Trudy
Schwind, Ed Shenkel, Tom Sta-
pleton and Thomas Healy.

Final -Offer

(Continued from Page 1)
Greco as sponsor of this all-
important bill,” said Bernard J.
Ryon, the CSEA's director of leg-
islation and political action, “We
now feel that if our members
unite in a show of solidarity for
this bill, by writing or calling
their legislators and stressing its
importance to us, that we have
4 good chance of its passing dur-
ing this legislative session."

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According to Solomon Bendet,
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portion of the meeting will be
Preceded by & luncheon sched-
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Check-Off Right Lost
By Mineola Teachers

ALBANY—The New York State Public Employment Re-
lations Board has, found the Mineola Teachers Assn. in
violation of the “mb! strike” provision of the Taylor Law, it

was announced last week.
‘The Board ordered loss of the
dues deduction privilege for a

period of time dur which oo
percent of the
nual dues would othe

ducted. The susper Js to be-
gin on the first pi ible date.

‘The association was found to
have violated Section 210.1 of
the Taylor Law by causing, in-
stigating, encouraging, condon-
ing and engaging in a strike
against Mineola Union Free
School District on Oct, 6-8, 12-
15, 1976.

deduction privilege will remain
suspended until the association
no longer asserts the right to
strike against any government as
required by provisions of Section
210.3(g) of the Law.

Plant Specialist Ill

ALBANY—A heating plant
equipment specialist TIT eligible
list, resulting from open compe-
titive Exam 27-589, was establish-
ed Feb, 9 by the State Civil
Service Department. The list con-

The PERB said that the dues tains six names.

Scholarship Set

The Jewish Postal Employees
Welfare League Scholarship
Fund, Inc. will accept applica-
tions from children and grand-
children of employees, it was an-
nounced last week.

‘They must be filed by Oct. 1.
A deceased member's child or
grandchild is also eligible.

Applicants must be 1978 high
school graduates. Applications
should go to Bernard Sturman,
43 Bronx River Road, Yonkers
10704.

LEGAL NOTICE

CITATION.— THE PEOPLE OF THE
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to the distributes of Edith Me-
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be
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CIVIL SERVICE LEADER, Friday, March 4, 1977

By THOMAS GILMARTIN JR.
CSEA Coordinator of Retiree Affairs

One of the best friends and advocates retired public
employees have in the State Legislature is Senator Richard
E. Schermerhorn of the 40th senatorial district. This dedi-
cated legislator, who has a fine record of distinguished pub-
lic service to his constituents as well as to thousands of other
New York Staters, was the subject of an item in this column
which a number of readers objected to.

The item which appeared in this space of the February
4 issue of the Civil Service Leader and referred to a cost-
of-living increase for retirees, was worded, unfortunately,
in such a way as to be easily misinterpreted, putting Senator
Schermerhorn in an unfavorable light. This was not inten-
tional and is deeply. regretted.

The objectionable word in the reference was “rejected.”
Referring to a proposal that retirees of the years 1969-1976
be considered for a 3 percent cost-of-living increase, this
column stated that “The powerful chairman rejected the
Proposal out-of-hand for the reason that it was fiscally
impossible.”

The truth is that the Senator did not reject the proposal,
but, to use his own words, “I simply suggested a different
approach to be used in getting a cost-of-living increase for
retirees. By having all the public retirees from 1969 through
1976 put in one voluminous bill, we are only asking the bill
be killed. A bill such as this would cost the State of New
York approximately $119 million or more, and with the State
still fiscally unstable the Governor would surely veto it, if
it got that far in the legislative process. I suggested that
we break it up year by year, helping those who need this
increase the most, first.”

The record is clear that the Senator has never voted
against cost-of-living legislation and, in fact, sponsored
the 4 percent-11 percent bill signed by Governor Wilson
in 1974, enacting the largest cost-of-living increase ever
given to public employment retirees.

Although not so intended, the article gave some readers
the incorrect impression that Senator Schermerhorn was
against the idea of a cost-of-living increase this year for
retired government workers, and nothing could be further
from the truth.

This writer wants the readers to take note of this clar!-
fication and is sorry that some of them had misunderstood
the imprecise use of the word “rejected.”

It is understandable that retirees are hypersensitive to
the concept of rejection, for so many who have retired with-
in the past nine years have seen their fixed retirement al-
lowances no longer adequate to meet the inflated cost of
life’s necessities. Their situation is becoming desperate
and they are very frightened.

CSEA'S RETIREE CONVENTION DELEGATES WILL
hold their meeting at the Concord Hotel on Monday, March
21. Sixty chapter representatives attended the October, 1976
meeting, and more than that number have indicated they
will attend this next meeting, to come to grips with retire-
ment problems for which solutions must be found. Chair-
man Nellie Davis is preparing her agenda for that occasion.

ENDING ON TWO HAPPIER NOTES, THIS COLUMN
salutes the New York Metro Retiree Chapter 910 for its first
social affair scheduled for April 12 at Rosoff's. This rela-
tively new chapter, under the leadership of president Na-
thaniel Ackerman, has been strictly business at all of their
monthly meetings. It is good to see them plan for some re-
laxation together with their social chairman, Ceil Malkin.

THE SECOND PIECE OF GOOD NEWS IS THAT OUR
fifteenth chartered retiree chapter came into being by ap-
proval of the CSEA Board of Directors at their meeting on
Feb. 10, This brand-new chapter-in the rugged North Country
has been long in coming and much credit is due president
Melvin Ferns, of Mooers, for his initiative.

New York Retiree Chapter
Backs Equal Voting Rights

MANHATTAN—The rights of retirees to vote and to
hold office in the Civil Service Employees Assn. was affirmed
atthe February meeting of the New York Metropolitan Re-
tirees chapter 910 of the union

A resolution was passed to seek
delption from the CSEA Const!-
tution the sentence that “retiree
members shill not be eligible to

or to hold office, but shall
have other such rights and priv-
ileges as the Board of Directors
may| provide.”

‘The motion was forwarded by
chapter president Nathaniel Ac-
kerman to Kenneth Sean thaty lateren in the union,
chairman of the CSEA hether at region
tion and held cohinitide = ox o ‘stad avers PR,

At the chapter meeting, it was
brought out that retirees should
not be considered second-class
citizens merely because they can
no longer afford to pay the full
amount of dues.

“Instead of being punished,”
Mr. Ackerman sald, “they should
be commended for continuing

Health Care

(Continued from Page 16)
discussed limitations on doctors’
incomes, national health insur-
ance, preventive and home care,
sanctions on physicians, and
nursing care

Louls L. Levine, GHI) deputy
board chairman, said the chief
objective of the GHI hearings
being conducted throughout the
state, is “to learn how we can
make our role more effective.”

“Generally, what we have
found is that people are demand-
ing more and improved health
services. The question is who's
going to pay for them.”

Retirees To Hear

Vacation Planning’

MIDDLETOWN—The Orange-
Ulster-Sullivan Retirees chapter
917 will meet March 9, at 2 p.m.,
at the Middletown Psychiatric
Center, Kiner Building, roam 210,
Middletown.

The guest speaker will show
slides of and describe special va-
cation trips available to retirees.

According to John M. Van
Duzer, chapter president, the
business meeting will be fol-
lowed by refreshments and open
house.

More Education
Money For Vets

MANHATTAN—The Veter-
ans Administration estimates
that 6,1 million veterans are
currently eligible for GI Bill
benefits, including 3.8 million
‘who have used part of their elig-
ibility and 2.3 million who have
not taken advantage of it at all.

The V.A. ‘s interested in
reaching the half-million men
and women who have already
uged the full 36 months of elig-
{bility that was the en-
titlement prior to enactment of
the new legislation. They may
now be entitled to an additional
nine months of educational ben-
efits,

All veterans eligible unfier the
criteria outlined above | should
contact the Veterans Afiminis-

tration for further details of

this new entitlement, 4
Veterans in the New City |

area should call, visit write

the VA Regional office at 252
Seventh Ave. The telephone

* number is 620-6901

SHARING THE HONORS

Sharing the honors on the occasion of thelr retirement from the Nassau County Department of
Recreation and Parks are Joseph Annunziato, of Elmont, left, and John Tierney, of Freeport. Both men
were congratulated and presented with Certificates of Recognition. Mr. Annunalato for 15 years of
service and Mr. Tierney for 16. On hand for the occasion were, from left, Andrew Russac, technical
services administrator; Edmund A. Ocker, deputy commissioner; Richard A. Fitch, Commissioner and
Frank Piscetelli, parks maintenance supervisor,

Medicare Medical
Open Enrollment
Ends On March 31

WASHINGTON, D.C.-—-Open enrollment for Medicare
insurance ends March 31, People who didn’t sign up when
first becoming eligible at age 65 as well as those who enrolled
once and cancelled later, can now enrol! or re-enroll.

Medical insurance helps pay
doctor bills and other medical
expenses and is the voluntary
part of Medicare, funded by in-
dividual premiums and federal
general revenues. The basic pre-
mium is $7.20 a month through
June 1977.

People who decline Medicare
medical insurance and delay sign-
ing up for more than a year
pay a higher premium. People
who sign up and cancel later
can re-enroll only once.

Medical insurance supplements

Medicare hospital insurance.
Hospital insurance is funded by

Rensselaer Filing

‘TROY—The Rensselaer Coun-
ty Civil Service Commission has
opened filing until March 16 for
three examinations to be held
April 16.

Senior account clerk (open
competitive exam no, 65-516,

Social Security contributions
from Workers and employers.
You can also get hospital

insurance by paying a monthly
premium. The basic premium is
$45 a month through June 1977.
You can sign up for hospital in-
surance in the first three moriths
of any year, People who buy
hospital ‘insurance must also
sign up for medical insurance.
Open enrollment is considered
the time to take a second look
at the protection Medicare offers.
Social Security offices have free
pamphlets on Medicare.

For.3 April Tests

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Welfare investigator (0.0, ex-
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For further information, con-
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House, Troy, New York.

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AMITYVILLE—“Who is to blame for the rip-off that allowed auto insurance to go up
from 18 to 30 percent when it wasn’t necessary? We demand an immediate investigation,”
said Nick Abbatiello, first vice-president of the Civil Service Employees Assn. Nassau

chapter.

His remarks were made at an
emergency meeting of the Long
Island Region consumer commit-
tee, which he chairs,

Mr. Abbatiello stated, “Some
People have their hands in the
cookie jar. Let's find out who
they are and put them out of
office, If no investigation is
launched by the state govern-

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 4 p.m, Special
hours for Thursdays are 8:30
am. to 4 pm,

Those requesting applications
by mail must include a stamped,
self-addressed envelope, to be
received by the Department at
least five days before the dead-
line. Announcements are avail-
able only during the filing period.

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

Several City agencies do their
own recruiting and hiring. They

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 am,-3pm.); State
Building Campus, Albany 12239;
Builte 150, 1 We esee St.
Buffalo 14202; 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Ap-
plicants may obtain gnnounce-
ments by writing (thé Albany of-
fige only) or by applying in per-
son at any of the three

Various State Employment

' Bervice 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) 522-1407

ment, the CSEA will start its
own. It's about time that the
people were protected by the rep-
resentatives they elect.”

In addition to the hike in car
insurance rates, the consumer
committee is looking into rising
utility rates and the skyrocketing
cost of food and health insurance
premiums to see what the CSEA
can do as a pressure group to
help roll back unjustified price
gouging.

“Are all these price hikes
necessary or are they just an
unjust and possibly illegal way
to fill the pockets of certain
People?” Mr. Abbatiello asked.
“How can all our officials miss
these things unless someone is
getting paid off? Governor Carey
signed legislation to check the
insurance companies but it was
teo late, He locked the barn after
the horse escaped,” he said, ,

After the Feb. 22 meeting at
Long Island Region headquarters
in Amityville, the committee re-
ported to regional president Irv-
ing Plaumenbaum, who wired
Governor Carey a demand, on
behalf of CSEA members, for the
rate hikes on auto insurance to
be rescinded and for a public
hearing with CSEA or other la-
bor representation to permit the
insurance companies and the
public to make known their views
Gnd to examine the origin of
“this horrendous increase in
automobile insurance.”

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‘The consumer committee rep- “>
In addition, questionnaires resents CSEA members at utility Reelected
were sent to all Long Island leg- rate hearings and investigations.
islators asking why the insur- It supports, and will, if neces- James “Barney” Ferguson has
ance companies were permitted sary, organize boycotts to force been reelected as president of
to put through the increase in prices down, Mr. Abbatiello said. Siiscks deiatas he els or
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CIVIL SERVICE LEADER, Friday, Mareh 4, 1977

Theodore C. Wenzl, center, was among those who testified at Syracuse hearing. The Civil Service
Employees Assn, president is shown here with a battery of staff members, including Central Region
V supervisor Francis Martello, extreme right.

Personal Responsibility
In Health Care Called

Key By Wenz! At Forum

SYRACUSE—Civil Service Employees Assn. president Theodore C. Wenzl has called
for greater personal responsibility in health care.
He made the statement during a Group Health Incorporated (GHI) forum on fut-
ure health care needs which was attended by leaders in labor, business, and government.

Dr. Wenzl told the gathering
that future health care depends
@ great deal on individuals tak-
ing care of themselves.

The CSEA president, referring
to himself as the “10-year-old
youngster” who, with the excep-
tion of injuries caused by an auto
accident, never missed a day's
work in 46 years, proposed a list
of health-care tips for individ-
uals which, if practiced, could
eliminate the necessity of for-
malized care.

These tips included moderating
consumption of alcohol, refrain-
ing from the use of tobacco and
withdrawing from smoke-filled
environments, and eating prop-
erly,

Regular exercise, rest, safe
driving, maintaining a safe liv-
ing environment and learning to
ameliorate stress-producing situ-
ations, were also considered im-
portant

“These simple things can im-
prove the genera) health of all
of us,” Dr. Wenzl said.

He was joined at the session
by State Senator Tarky Lombar-
di, of Syracuse, chairman of the
Senate’s Health Committee,

Senator Lombardi said, “More
and more people are looking at
health services as a matter of
right and not privilege.”

He explained the focus of gov-
ernment was now on controlling
resources along with trying to
find new avenues of payment.

With regard to financing hos-
pitals, the senator said, “We
have got to get off the per-diem
reimbursement rate and try to
find new channels of financing.”

He said new ways are also
needed to treat people. As it
stands now, he explained, the
payment mechanism is putting
people, especially the elderly, in
institutions, and “once a person
moves into a nursing home,
there's no going back,”

He also noted that people are
going on welfare just to take care
of medical costs. Senator Lom-
bardi said public assistance
should be available without
people impoverishing them-
selves, but admitted it was a
complicated problem,

A plea for insurance policies
that ean be understood by the
layman was made by Edward D.
Sugarman, president of the On-
ondaga County Medical Associa~
ton.

Dr. Sugarman said he wants
policies written so they may be
understood at the eight-grade
level. “Patients do not under-
stand paid in full coverage per-
tains only to physicians and hos-
pitals, and they are left with
large bills,” he said

He said those involved in med-
ical care should improve the
system as a group. “If we don’t,
health care will become a polit-
jeal football.”

Onondaga County Legislator

James Salanger, chairman of the
Legisiature’s planning, resources
and development committee,
elted poor health planning, ser-
viees and uncooperative doctors.

He sald we must “confront
health providers who protect
specific health programs.” He
said physicians must answer
charges of unnecessary surgery
with regard to government as-
sistance.

Other Speakers at the forum

(Continued on Page 14)

Tompkins Workers Expect
Ruling On Two Grievances

(From Leader

Correspondent)

SYRACUSE—The Tompkins County Civil Service Em-
ployees Assn. unit is awaiting rulings on two grievances re-

cently heard by the Public

Employment Relations Board.

Lou Nayman, unit president, said the county has been

charged with improper practice
because it refused to tender any
wage or benefit offer whatso-
ever during four and a half
months of negotiations,

Mr. Nayman also said the coun-
ty introduced a moving-expense
policy while negotiations were
still going on. He said this
could mean up to $1,000 for cer-
tain managerial employees who
are also members of the CSEA.
Mr. Nayman said that since these
people are members of the CSEA,
the moving expenses are a con-
dition of employment which was
imposed unilaterally by the coun-
ty's board of representatives.

The chapter president said the
union had withdrawn a charge
that the county refused to dis-
cuss the separation of the man-
agement personnel from the
CSEA.

Hearing officer Louis J. Pa-
tack set two weeks for the filing
of briefs, Representing the CSEA
at the hearing were regional at-
torney, Thomas E Reilly, nego-
tiating committee chairman
James Morris and George Cinko.

Hugh Hurlbut, personnel com-
missioner, and Robert Wilson.
county attorney, appeared for
Tompkins County.

Mr. Nayman also said the unit
is awaiting a hearing on an im-
proper practice charge filed with
regard to the county's failure to
pay increments due Jan. 1

Deputies

(Continued from Page 1)
the minimum annual salary for
new employees hired during
1978, and for 1979 a $600 wage
increase for full-time employees
pro-rated for part-time employ-
ees) and a $600 increase in the
minimum annual salary for new
employees hired during 1979.

Other recommendations in-
clude

© rejection of request for lon-
gevity increments of $300 after
completion of 5, 10, 15 and 20
years of service;

© rejection of union proposal
on seniority in such matters as
layoffs, promotions and sched-
‘uling;

Petitions

(Continued from Page 1)
office, they must file petitions
containing valid signatures of a
minimum of 4,200 members, In-
dividuals seeking a departmental
representative position must file
petitions representing the valid
signatures of 10 percent of the
department of CSEA membership
but in no case more than 450
valid signatures.

Nominating petitions must be
received by CSEA’s executive di-
rector, Joseph D. Lochner, by
April 14 in order to be considered.

Pending CSEA Legislation Outline

$.1275, Knorr, multi-sponsored
4.1584, De Salvio, multi-
sponsored

$.2434, Schermerhorn
4.2928, DelToro*

none none

A784, Landes*

$.787, Rolison
‘A1058, Betros
$813, B. Smith
A.1088, Flanagan*

$.1143, feito"
A1420, Herbs!

S.1840, Eckert, multi-sponsored

This weekly Legislative update is provided by Civil Service Employees Assn.'s office of legislation and political action.

A—Assembly; S—Senate; *—bills initiated by the CSEA.

‘SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS

BILL AND SPONSOR

A802, Greco*

A2212, Greco* Pek ee

$.11, Anderson, multi-sponsored

43322, Calogero, — multi-spon-
sored

$910, Flynn

11336, Greco”

This is the Agency Shop bill; it would require all nonmembers rep-
resented by a union to contribute an amount equivalent to the dues
to the recognized certified labor organization.

This bill would provide for final offer evaluation as a means of resolv
ing disputes in negotiations

Ths bill would allow PERB to enforce the terms of a negotiated agree-
ment,

This would F sown for an increase in the "supplemental retirement
allowance effective June 1, 1977, and would apply to more retirees.

This would entitle Veterans of WW Il and Korea Conflict to obtain
retirement credit if they were honorary discharged vetorans and resi-
dent of N.Y. State at time of entry into service.

This would aliow local governments: to ‘negotiate disciplinary | procedures
with an employee organization,

This woul lessen penalties on employees who engage in egal strikes
It would eliminate the automatic probation and “Two-for-one” fines
for such employees.

This bill amends Section 75 of vil Service Law, allowis
who are suspended pending @ determination of char; te
have a civil hearing deferred pending the conclusion of cri

on which charges may be based.

Increase to $4,800 the maximum amount a retiree may eam in job
services during the year without a loss of retirement benefits.

UF the where of 9 cohen amiit nustest pt Vesines be gpaenee Sie
penses for school cafeteria programs or services, the Board of Educa-
tion may levy @ tax to provide for same.

This bill would make the cost of providing transportation for field
trips, which are primarily educational in nature, ordinary and com
tingent school district expenses,

iect to
action

This amends the Law, modifying eligibility in the Retire-
ment hen clarify’ definitions and procedures and establishes 3
a} of integrati Security into the Retirement System under

The Bill would extend representation righ “to employees of the Diy
of Military & Naval Affairs, ci

Be was extend the current
fanng or after'TS

000 survivors’ benefit for
‘to those who retired prior to 1!

CSEA
status POSITION
A. Gov. Employees Com. FAVOR
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“Gov, Employees Com. FAVOR
S. Civil Service Com.
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to Senate Finance Committee.
$. Codes Committee FAVOR

Gov. Operations Com
S. Civil Service Com. FAVOR
A. Gov, Employees Com rae
No Status FAVOR
A. Gov. $ Com., 1/26 reported, FAVOR
amended, 1/27 3rd rig. ATBIA
3. Civil Service FAVOR
A. Gov. Employees Com,
A. Education Comm. FAVOR
S. Education Comm,
‘A. Education Comm. rvoR

Comm,

5. Civil Service Comm. OPPOSE
No Status z FAVOR
Introduced in Senate FAVOR

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