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Criticize Civil

By KENNETH SCHEPT
ALBANY—A poll published
recently by the Temporary
Commission on Productivity
and Management, which
found a high percentage of state

workers unhappy with parts of
the civil service system, was criti-
cized by William Blom, director
of research for the Civil Service
Employees Asm., as, “based on @
sample, not sufficiently large to

agencies poor ratings

Sector.

“Overall, Civil Service workers have a high
opinion of New York State’s agencies. .
reason given most frequently for this high

probed on specifics, the respondents gave their

career opportunities and wages. . .””

From the study conducted for The New York State Temporary
Commission on Management and Productivity in the Public

. The

meet their profes-
However, when

on employee morale,

be representative, and set up in
@ way which is possibly not free
of bias.”

The poll included 501 respon-
dents, which, according to Mr.
Blom, represents about 4/10 of
1 percent of the state workforce.
“To be representative, the group
polled would have to be many
times larger than 501," Mr. Blom
said.

A question of bias was raised
because the poll lacked certain
information required for an ac-
curate interpretation of re-
sponses to some of the questions.
For example, one of the ques-
tions asked: “In the future would
you like to see promotions made
how they are now, or with more
emphasis on supervisory partici-
pation?” The results of the poll

WenzlPointsOut Union View

ALBANY—Theodore C. Wenzl, president of the Civil
Service Employees Assn., appeared before the New York State
Temporary Commission on Management and Productivity
in the Public Sector earlier this month, to discuss the CSEA's

criticlam of proposed changes in
the civil service system and to
Present the union’s suggestions

If Elected, Cuomo,
Carey Honeymoon
Could Be Fleeting

To the surprise of no one,
Secretary of State Mario
Cuomo last week formally
declared his candidacy for
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for positive reform.

Dr, Wenz detailed the CSEA’s
opposition to changes in the
“Rule of Three" procedure for
selecting candidates for promo-
tion. Assigning greater discretion
to supervisory personnel, as rec-
ommended by the commission,
could, Dr. Wenzl warned, open
the door to favoritism.

He also had criticism for pro-
posals to change the manner of
testing in the New York State
civil service system, which he
characterized as generally a fair-
er system than one which would
result from the commission's
suggestions,

(The full text of Dr. Wenzl's
remarks before the New York
State Temporary Commission on
Management and Productivity in
the Public Sector appears on
page 5.)

THEODORE C, WENZL

indicated that many workers fav-
ored supervisory participation.
However, the information sup-
plied by the pollsters did not
say how many of the respon-

visor or not would certainly af-
fect one’s answer,” Mr. Blom
said.

Service Poll

Another possible source of bias
{s, according to Mr. Blom, in
the manner that the people
polled were selected. A two-tier
method was used. First, 1 percent
of all state workers were ran-

(Continued on Page 3)

Third Public
Hearing Held
For Reform

MANHATTAN — “The re-
forms presented are an at-
tempt to abolish the entire
Merit System. The system
would then be dominated by self-
serving political interests,” Albert
Vogel, president of the New York
State Merit Council, said at last
week's public hearing on civil

{service reform, held at the World

‘Trade Center.

Solomon Bendet, president of
the New York City Local of the
Civil Service Employees Assn.,
expressed similar skepticism to-
wards the suggested changes in

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Instructions Explain
Early Ballot Problem

ALBANY—Ar undetermined number of official ballots
for the Civil Service Employees Assn. election of statewide
officers and state executive committee members were in-
advertently mailed approximately one week early by the

wpost office. Regional post office
wcenters were to have held mail-
ing of ballots until on or about
May 19, but in at least several
instances the ballots were ship-

Ped to local post offices and dis-

tributed by those local offices,

with some members receiving
(Continued on Page 9)

Hicksville Wildcat Ends
After 11.5% Salary Hike

(Special to The Leader)

HICKSVILLE—The week long wildcat strike by the Hicksville custodians and main-
tenance workers ended last week after an all-night bargaining session between the school

board and the Civil Service Em;

two-year pact with an 11.5

The 86 employees ratified the
settlement at 6:30 a.m. Monday
and returned to their jobs before
the opening of school at 7 a.m,
Bargaining on the terms of the
agreement commenced at 5:30
the evening before with George
Peak, collective bargaining spe-
clalist for the CSEA, negotiating
for the members of the Nassau
Education Local's Hicksville unit,
with the negotiator and members
of the Hicksville school board.
‘The agreement was tentatively
approved by the negotiators at
Sam _

‘The settlement, retroactive to

RATIFICATION VOTE

ployees Assn. negotiators produced a unanimously approved
percent wage hike,

July 1, 197%, calls for 5.2 percent
increase in wages the first year,
plus an increment of 9 percent
for employees with the district
for less than five years. It calls
for 45 percent increase from
next July 1 to June 30, 1978, with
an additional 9 percent tncre-
ment.

The members of the Hicksville
buildings and grounds depart-
ment called the strike on May
1 without the sanction of the
CBEA Board of Directors, The
employees had been working
without @ contract for almost «

(Continued on Page 3)
CIVIL SERVICE LEADER, Friday, May 20, 1977

Suffolk Ends Filing
For 14 Exams May 23

HAUPPAUGE—The Suffolk County Civil Service Depart-
ment has opened filing until May 23 for 14 open competitive
and three promotional exams to be given June 18. Applicants
do not have to be county residents, but those who are will

be given preference.

Pharmacy aide (open competi-
tive exam no 17-232) pays a bi-
weekly salary of $276. A high

Computer technician (0.c. 17-
231) pays $7,000 to $9,000, vary-
ing sccording to jurisdiction.
Computer operator II has both
@n open competitive and promo-
tional exam (o0.c, 17-223, promo
17-224). The bi-weekly salary ts
about $344. A high school di-
ploma and one year’s computer

(oe, 11-235, promo 17-226) and
Pays $397 bi-weekly. An extra
two years’ experience is required
in addition to the level II re-
quirements. At level TV the job
has open competitive test 17-
227 and promotional test 17-
228. It pays $504.

Personnel technician (0.0. 17-
234) pays $377 bi-weekly and
requires a bachelor’s degree. Pro-
bation officer trainee (0c, 17-
219 regular, 17-220 Spanish-
speaking) pays $377 bi-weekly.

Personnel analyst (0.c. 17-237)
pays $529. And principal person-
nel analyst (0.0. 17-239) pays
$640.

Data processing operations
supervisor (0.c. 17-229) pays
$24,000-$26,000, varying accord-
ing to jurisdiction. Town per-
sonnel officer (17-242) pays $17,-
000-$20,000. School personnel of-
fleer (17-241) pays $20,000-

Seasonal

MANHATTAN—The U.8. Civil
Service Commission is schedul-
ing testing to qualify job appli-
cants for jobs as clerks and data
transcribers.

‘The G-2 posts, which pay $548
a month, will be filled when
openings occur. The jobs are for
Seasonal or intermittent workers.

Clerk candidates must be high
school graduates or have worked
at least six months in positions
requiring ability to follow de-
tailed instructions. Clerks will be

A bachelor’s degree and 30 credit
hours in social or behavioral

solenons te required. Data transcribers must also
Personmel analyst (oc. 17- pass a typing performance test.
235) pays $416 bi-weekly. Senior A data transcriber applicant

SHORT TAKES

COURT CHALLENGE FLOPS

A State Commerce Department business consultant has lost his
court challenge of a state law requiring state workers to

examination. Judge Kleln noted that Mr. Barhite’s dismissal also
stemmed from three other charges which he did not challenge.
‘The judge said the time limit to challenge the other charges—not
specified in court papers—had expired. Commissioner Dyson ordered
the mental tests because of Mr. Barhite’s alleged disruptive behavior.

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TALLER POLICE DEMANDED
‘The Municipal Police Training Council must explain in State

Supreme Court later this month why it abolished height require-
ments for police officer candidates throughout the state. A sult
filed by the Police Conference of New York, wants the old

which
5-foot seven-inch height standard reinstated, prompted the court
confrontation. Al Sgaglione, Police Conference president, says height
requirements are needed so police officers can stand out
symbol of authority.

COUNTIES’ NEW ROLE

pected to provide incentive for counties to take control of mental
health services within their borders, says Clarence J. Sundram,
the Governor's assistant counsel. The proposal, which has received
4 mixed reaction in the legislature, contains @ provision encourag-
ing counties to take over delivery of al) mental health services—
local, state and volunteer.

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FEDERAL AGENCY SHOP OPPOSED

‘The National Right to Work Committee says it will oppose
legislation legalizing compulsory unionism in the federal civil service,
but offered to combine forces with the AFL-CIO and other unions to
change the present policy which requires unions to represent non-
members, Right to Work Committee vice-president Andrew Hare
sald only voluntary union members should be represented by
federal unions,

Clerk Slots With U. S. S. Open

must type 25 lines correctly in
10 minutes in the performance
test.

Data transcriber duties include
operating alpha-numeric key-

Grading Specialist

petitive exam 27-621, was es-
tablished April 14 by the State

April 4 by the State Civil Ser-
vice Department. The list con-
tains 6 names.

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Researchers Say Poll Not Representative

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domly selected by a computer.
Certain people were chosen from
that group to make up the final
501. According to Mr. Blom, the
pollsters gave no indication of
how this second tier was estab-
lished, leaving open the question
of whether it was fair or biased.
“Tt also seemed that the people
responsible for the poll had a
lack of understanding of New
York State Civil Service reguia-
tions and the Taylor Law,” Mr.
Blom said. For example the poll
asked workers to rate their agen-
cies regarding fringe benefits
and wages on a scale from ex-
cellent to poor. “Fringe benefits
and wages are negotiated and
have nothing to do with indi-
vidual agencies,” Mr. Blom said.
“The question seems to indicate
lack of understanding on the
part of the pollsters.”
Thomas Coyle, assistant direc-
tor of research for the CSEA,
sald that there was at least one
arithmetic problem with the poll.
A majority of those polled, 344
of 501, answered Yes to the
question of whether or not they

were union members. Of that According to Meyer 8. Frucher, state workers. Support was

group, 266 answered that they
were members of the CSEA. The
poll states that 90 percent were
CSEA members. According to
their figures, Mr. Coyle said, 77
percent were CSEA members.
“Some of the questions seemed
to be useless,” Mr. Coyle said.
“For example, asking how do you
rate a state agency versus a fed-
eral agency. How many employ-
ees have worked for both the
federal and state governments?”
Also the question was asked,
which is the best agency? Men-
tal Hygiene came out first with
9 percent. Nine percent of 501
workers polled is about 45
people; 45 people out of a work-
force of 160,000 does not seem
representative.”

The poll which was prepared
for the Temporary Commission
of Productivity and Management
by the National Center for Tele-
phone Research, a division of the
Louls Harris organization, re-
ceived wide coverage in the press
when it was released. It was part
of the study of ways to reform
civil service.

the commission's director, the
poll found, “widespread frustra-
tion and alienation” among

ible for possible promotion, and
there was an indication that
workers might support a system
of merit raises.

Hicksville Wildcat Settled

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year, since the last contract ex-
pired on June 30, 1976. CSA
leaders had warned against the
strike as a tactic deliberately em-
Ployed by the school board to
provoke members into walking
off the job. The school board had
refused to bargain since Feb-
ruary after both sides rejected a

fact-finder’s suggested one-year
raise of 4.2 percent with incre-
ments.

® CSEA calendar °

Information for the Calendar may be submitted directly
to THE LEADER. It should include the date, time, place,
address and city for the function. The address is: Civil
Service Leader, 11 Warren St., New York, N. ¥. 10007.
Attn.: CSEA Calendar.

MAY

20.22—Mental Hygiene departmental workshop: Friar Tuck, Route
30, between Thruway exists 20 & 21, Catskill.
23—Binghamton Area Retirees Local 902 regular meeting: 2 p.m.,

LENNON SWEARS IN EAST HUDSON OFFICERS

teachers acted erratically during
the walkout. After telling report-
ers for Long Island newspapers
that they supported the CSEA
and would refuse to cross picket
lines, teachers went to work and

even helped clean the school and
perform custodial duties while
the strike was in effect.

New officers of the East Hudson Parkway Authority Local 051 of the Civil Service Employees Assn. are
sworn in by James J. Lennon, president of Region HI of the CSEA. Standing from the left in front are
Ray Celentano, second vice-president, and Mr. Lennon. In the rear, from the left, are Richard Kamp,
secretary; Mike Bilasie, delegate; Charles Zoffer, president; Chuck Allan, treasurer, and Dave Barnes,

first vice-president.

Garden Village West, 50 Front St., Binghamton.

25—Nassau County Retirees Local meeting: 11 a.m., American
Savings Bank, 1960 Hempstead Turnpike, East Meadow.

26—Long Island Region | executive council meeting: 7:30 p.m., Re-
jon office, 740 Broadway, Amityville, L.t.

27—Contral Region V Meet the Candidates Night: 7 p.m., regional

office, Syracuse.

30—Brooklyn Developmental Center Local 447 cocktail si

and

meet the candidates: 6 p.m., Farragut Manor, 1460 Flatbush

Ave., Brooklyn.

30-June I—New York City Local 010 workshop and convention:
Concord Hotel, Kiamesha Lake.

JUNE
13—Adirondack Committee, Capital Region IV, Meet the Candi-

dates Night.

17—Broome County unit installation dinner-dance: 6 p.m., St. John's
Memorial Center, St, John’s Parkway, Johnson City.

For Group Term Life Insurance

State Reform Hearing Held

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the civil service system.

Other speakers, more suppor-
tive of changes recommended by
the Commission on Management
and Productivity, included John

Lafferty, regional director of the
US. Civil Service Commision,
and Theodore Lang, a professor
at Baruch College, and former
New York City personnel direc-
tor.

—Rita Madden—

New York State Insurance De-

partment, died this month at
Samaritan Hospital, after a brief
illness.

She was born in Troy, gradu-
ated from Troy high school and
was active in local organizations.

Now Is The Time To Change From Option A to

ALBANY—Notice of op-
portunity to change from
Option A to Option B of
Group Term Life Insurance
has been given in a notice by
Civil Service Employees Assn. in-
surance committee chairman
James Corbin, His statement
follows:

“Commencing May 1, 1977, the
amount of your Group Term Life
Insurance is that described as
Option A on the Jan. 1, 1977
notice of change in insurance
sent you by CSEA—that is, un-

“This notice is to advise all
insured members that, during the
period May 1, 1977, through
June 30, 1977, the member will
have a final opportunity to make
an early change from Option A
to Option B if the member de-
cides that he or she does not
wish to be insured under Option
A, The member should be aware
that a future change back to
Option A from Option B will re-
quire evidence of the employee's
health satisfactory to the in-
surance company.

“If request for Option B ts
not filed by June 30, 1977, fu-
ture requests for Option B can
only be made on an annual
basis in 1978 and subsequent
years by filing request by Aug. 1
with the change taking effect
on the following Nov. 1.

or CSEA Headquarters, complete
and execute it and have the sig-
nature witnessed. Send the card
to Group Term Life Insurance,
CSEA Headquarters, 33 Elk St.,
Albany, N.Y. 12224. Your deduc-

tion will be changed on the last
day of pay period in which the
necessary change in payroll de-
duction can be made.”
Addresses of CSEA Regional
Offices:

T, Long Island Regional Office,
740 Broadway, N. Amityville,
N.Y, 11701.

Tl. New York City Regional
Office, 11 Park Place, New York,
N.Y, 10007,

Til. Southern Regional Office,
Old Albany Post Road, North,
RD. 1, Pishkill, N.Y. 12524.

IV. Capital District Regional
Office, 10 Colvin Avenue, Albany,
N.Y. 12206.

V. Central Regional Office,
Room 118, Midtown Plaza, 100

East Water Street, Syracuse, N.Y.
VI. Western Regional Office,

Brooklyn Local 447,

To Hold May Affair

BROOKLYN—Brooklyn Devel-
opmental Center Local 447 of the
Civil Service Employees Assn. is
planning a cocktail sip and
Meet the Candidates night on
May 30, from 6 p.m.

‘The affair will be held at Far-
ragut Manor, 1460 Flatbush Ave.,
Brooklyn. A smorgasbord is plan-
ned along with an open bar.

‘Tickets cost $12 per person.
Reservations should be made by
May 25 with Francis Murell, 1019
Van Siclen Ave., Brooklyn.

B Coverage

Cambridge Square, 4245 Union
Road, Cheektowaga, N.Y, 14225.

AMOUNT OF GROUP LIFE RENEWABLE TERM INSURANCE
‘The amount of insurance provided under the Group Life Policy
is based on annual salary as follows:
Amount of Life Insurance
Payable for Deaths
other than by
Accidental Means
Insurance
(Class Annual Salary Option A Option B
I. | Less than $1,400 $ 1,500
1, | $1,400 but less than $2,100 2,600 )
piss 2,100 but less than 3,500 4,000 4,000
wv. 3,500 but less than 4,500 5,500, §
v. 4,500 but less than 5,500 6.500
vi 5,500 but less than 6,600 8.000
VI. | 6,500 but less than 7,500 10,000
VII. | 7,500 but less than 8,500 11,500 5,500
™ 8,500 and over 12,500
In the event of death by accidental means, the amounts pro-
vided under Option “A” or “B" above are doubled.
— _

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CIVIL SERVICE LEADER, Friday, May 20, 1977

Employees’
Newsletter
Returns

New York State has resumed
publication of an employee news-
letter, after a six-year hiatus.

Budget cutbacks in February
1971 ended publication of the
{illustrated monthly, State Per-
sonnel News, which started in
1946.

The new two-page format in-
cludes no pictures and has »
Umited printing and distribution.
Tt used to go to all state em-
Dloyees and was four pages.

Comments and questions can
be sent to Editor, State Personnel
News, Room 209, State Depart-

ALBANY — The state Public
Employment Relations Board
(PERB) has appointed four me-
diators and eight fact-finders to
settle disputes involving Civil
Service Employees Assn. units.

Mediators named are George
Roukis who will handle the dis-
pute with Lindenhurst Memorial
Library; 5. Oley Cutler, Madison
County BOCES dispute; Ronald
J. Kurach, Schenectady schools
dispute; and Frank McGowan,
Village of Scarsdale dispute

Pact-finders named are Rev.
Oley, Cortland-Madison BOCES
dispute; Leonard Seiler, Town of
New Castle dispute; Robert
Ahern, Village of Hamburg dis-
pute; Mark Beecher, of Evans

MS. VAN HOESEN HONORED ON RETIREMENT
Irving Flaumenbaum, left, president of the Long Island Region of
the Civil Service Employees Assn., and Nicholas Abbatiello, regional
second vice-president, present plaque to Aletta Van Hoesen, honor-
ing her for many years of public service, as she retires.

Pick Negotiators
In Labor Disputes

dispute; Lawrence I. Hammer,
two disputes with the City of
Rye; Harry G. Himber, Town of
Ramapo dispute; Jack D. Tillem,
North Salem schools dispute;
Joseph Doyle, Glen Cove schools
dispute.

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Wenzl Details Civil Service Reform Stand

The following address was
delivered in Albany by Theo-
dore C. Wenzl, president of
the Civil Service Employees
Assn., earlier this month to
the Temporary State Com-
mission on Management and
Productivity in the Public
Sector. It concerns reform of
the civil service system. The
emphasis has been added.

Mr. Chairman, distinguish-
ed members of the commit-
tee: my name is Theodore C.
Wenzl, president of the Civil
Service Employees Assn.

From the outset, it must be
stated that the Civil Service Em-
ployees Assn. supports reforms
of the civil service system pro-
vided they are in keeping with
the constitutional mandate of
selection and promotions on the
basis of merit and fitness as far
as practicable by competitive ex-
amination and provided that the
rights of present and future
members of the Association are
safeguarded.

Before giving consideration to
any proposal to improve the New
York State civil service system,
however, we believe it is worth-
while to comment upon the pre-
sent budget of the Civil Service
Department, The 1975-76 budget
of the department was $12,061,-
400. This was a 5 percent re-
duction from the budget of the
previous year, or a loss to the
department of $637,061. Included
in that loss was a decrease in
the personnel services and de-
velopment division (i.e. the ex-
amination program) of $286,102.
The 1976-77 budget of the de-
partment was $11,051,900, an 8.4
percent reduction from the bud-
get of the previous year or a
loss of $1,009,500. Included in
this loss was a decrease in per-
sonnel services and development
division of $395,098. For the pre-
sent fiscal year the department's
budget was further reduced by
$1,711,000 with a reduction of
$1,600,000 for personne] services
and development. Coupled with
this reduction was the mandate
to decentralize examinations to
operating agencies. In addition,
the actual dollars available to
the department were further re-

duced by forced savings and the
necessity to provide funds for
mandatory increments.

From the foregoing, it is clear
that the Department of Civil
Service has experienced a con-
tinuing reduction in capability to
perform mandated functions, In
fact, therefore, the first and
foremost reform necessary is the
Provision of adequate funds to
the department for the perform-
ance of its functions. Unless and
until these funds are restored,
the department cannot function
properly. The reduced budget op-
erates to the detriment of the
civil service system, the employ-
ees, the appointing officer, the
general public and the state.

1, Reduced budget of the Civil
Service Department has produced
the greatest complaints both
from the employees and the gen-
eral public about the long de-
lays in the holding of examina-
tions and the preparation of e!
gible lists. These long delays have
kept provisional and temporary
employees in their positions for
far longer than the statutory
period of nine months. The pro-
visional employee who remains
in his position seeks to become
Permanent in his position imme-

“. .. The first and
foremost reform
necessary is the pro-
vision of adequate
funds to the Depart-
ment for the per-
formance of its
functions. . .”

diately because he has served
more than nine months in this
position. Persons who have par-
ticipated in examinations lese
confidence in the system when
eligible lists take a long time to
be established and a long period
of time passes before they ob-
tain the results and are can-
vassed for appointment.

2. A realistic budget for the
Civil Service Department would
enable that agency to make a
much wider distribution of its
examination announcements and

would permit a broader recruit-
ment of qualified personnel to
state service. This would en-
hance the level of competence
of state employees generally since
eligible lists can be no better than
the people who are recruited to
take the examinations.

3. Ideally, every agency in
the state should be reviewed for
reclassification once every five
years. Although it is possible
for an individual to file a re-
classification appeal when either
he or his department is of the
opinion that he is working out
of title and warrants  reclassi-
fication, case by case reclassifi-
cation is difficult to accomplish.
The inadequacy of the Civil Ser-
vice Department budget has pro-
hibited major overall depart-
mental reclassification reviews
every five years, Sufficient funds
provided for this function would
bring greater equity to the em-
ployees and more effective use of
Personnel in the operating de-
partments.

Turning to the substantive
proposals for revision of the pre-
sent civil service system which
have lately been advanced, CSEA
would like to offer the follow-
ing comments,

We are strongly opposed to
the action of the joint legislative
fiscal committee in reducing the
Civil Service Department budget
by $1,600,000 for examination
services and directing that leg-
islation be prepared to decen-
tralize promotions examinations
to the operating departments.
First this is false budgeting. No
moneys have been provided for
additional staff or other costs of
conducting examinations by op-
erating agencies. Second, no
money has been provided to the
Civil Service Department to
train employees in the operating
agencies to prepare and rate ex-
aminations, nor has any money
been provided to the Civil Service
Department to audit the exam-
inations prepared by operating
agencies. The personnel council
in its own report has recom-
mended that the Civil Service
Department “provide consider
able support through consulta-
tive services and training.” Third,
this is not an economy move for
the state. The cost of administ-
ering separate and distinct ex-
amination programs in the in-
dividual agencies will far ex-
ceed the cost of a centralized
examination program. Fourth,
conducting promotion examina-
tions by an operating agency for
its own employees will open the
door to favoritism. There will
not be objective selection on the
basis of merit and fitness. Fifth,
the appeal process in examina-
tions will be vitiated since there
would be no independent review
body. It will be extremely diffi-
cult and probably unwise for
the individual employee who
wishes to continue to work in
that department to appeal an
examination prepared within his
own department, The department
will tend to defend its own ac-
tions and would be less objective
than the Civil Service Depart-
ment in conducting examination
reviews. Sixth, money provided
by the federal government for
grants-in-aid agencies require
appointment and promotion on
merit principles, The State Ciyil
Service Department has been
designated as the Merit System
agency for the State of New
York. The decentralization of the
examination function to the op-
erating agencies will jeopardize

grants-in-aid from the federal
government in such programs as
welfare, health, mental health
and civil defense. Seventh, the
decentralization of the promo-
tion examinations to individual
Gepartments will eliminate in-
terdepartmental promotion ex-
aminations, The interdepartmen-
tal prpmotion examination per-
mitted persons in dead end posi-
tions to obtain promotions in
other departments and work at
their higher skills and abilities.

For the foregoing reasons we
are strongly opposed to the con-
cept of a decentralized examina-
tion program.

© The joint legislative fiscal
committee also mandated the do-
centralization of the classifica-
tion and compensation function

This too, was strongly oppose.
Classification by departments will
be used to avoid existing eligible
sts and to reward favored em-
ployees. Without any kind of
controls or audits the present
classification and compensation
plan of the state will soon be-
come a multiplicity of incon-
sistent titles and salary grades.

© Suggestions have also been
made to introduce a new four
grade performance evaluation

system in the state service. We
have had similar performance
evaluations in the state service
before, which were abandoned
because they failed to work
properly, There is no reason to
believe that as proposed, they
would work properly now, Per-
formance evaluations depend on
the effectiveness of the rater.
Raters are loathe to rate em-
ployees and even more unwilling
to discuss their ratings with the
employee. The net result is that

uation teams must be estab-
lished and an appeal procedure
instituted for employee appeals.
All of this requires expenditure
of valuable manpower and mon-
eys. In these days of stringent
budgeting the CSEA is of the
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FRIDAY, MAY 20, 1977 edie

e Emotional Time

UDGING from the attitudes expressed in many of the

letters being received by the Leader, emotions are run-
ning high among Civil Service Employees Assn. members
who are now in the process of determining whether to ratify
the tentative agreement for state employees.

To begin with, people who write letters are usually
angry about something, so they use writing as a means of
voicing their anger. Happy people, or those willing to go
along, are more likely to remain silent.

Still, we are amazed at the degree of bitterness exhibited
in some of these letters. It is a bitterness that was fanned
by several sensationalized news stories that were printed
when details of the tentative agreement between the CSEA
and the State were first made known.

One of the most incredible attitudes, from the Leader's
standpoint, is based on the fact that this newspaper carried
details of the settlement so soon after the agreement was
reached, Consequently, charges have been made that every-
thing was worked out in advance, or else the Leader would
not have had the story.

It does not seem to occur to these people that in a story
of this importance, the Leader would make special arrange-
ments to get this last-minute information. Have they never
heard the term “Stop the Presses’? It does occasionally
happen. When you are reporting the news under that kind
of pressure, however, it is not possible to foresee people's
second-thoughts on the situation,

Thus, later in the week, when the Leader's mail sub-
scribers received the paper proclaiming the 11th-hour settle-
ment, they had already been exposed to daily newspaper
accounts of the written agreement.

Forgetting the obvious time-lapse, some people imme-
diately began shouting that they had not been properly
informed about the details by the CSEA,

Even after the Leader has printed the word-for-word
agreement, including the signatures of union and state rep-
resentatives (see issue of May 6, 1977), and even after Office
of Employee Relations director Donald Wollett sent a letter
to CSEA president Theodore C. Wenzl putting many of the
rumors to rest (see issue of May 13, 1977), there are still
people who prefer to believe the rumors.

Besides Dr. Wenzl, some of the key people in the contract
controversy have been executive vice-president William Mc-
Gowan and bargaining unit chairmen Thomas McDonough,
Robert Lattimer, James Moore and Edward McGreevy. While
these people are all known to be firmly loyal to the CSEA,
it is also equally true that they consistently differ with each
other on what each considers to be the best policy for the
union.

It boggles the mind to think—as some people evidently
do—that they are conspiring together against the best in-
terests of the people they represent.

There are problems with the agreement, as we have
noted before. The CSEA members have until May 19 to re~
turn their ballots to decide whether these problems (and
plusses) are acceptable to the majority throughout the state.

Instead of berating the negotiators, as well as the of-
ficers, for not getting everything that everyone might want,
it would be better to show some gratitude that they did far
better than many people thought possible,

Let the contract stand or fall on its own merits, and
not depend on political charges during this election time,

is pregnant with prospects of
conflict, Such conflict would be
consistent with the lessons of
history.

President Theodore Roosevelt
was the prime Snover in obtain-
ing the Republican nomination
for President William Howard
Taft in 1998. By the end of
Taft's first term, such bitter-
ness had developed between
Roosevelt and Taft, that Roose-
velt bolted the Republican par-
ty when it renominated Taft for
& second term.

Instead of supporting his erst-
while protege, Roosevelt ran for
President on the Bull Moose
ticket, and he took enough votes
away from Taft to swing the
election to Woodrow Wilson in
1912,

In 1924, Franklin D. Roosevelt

for President. Roosevelt's speech,
in which he described Smith as
“the Happy Warrior,” remains
one of the memorable nominat-
ing speeches ever made at a
party nominating convention.
Pour years later, when Smith
did get the Demaeratic nomina-
tion, he played @ desisive role in
convincing Ranseyelt to make

Civil Service
Law & You

By RICHARD GABA

Mr. Gaba is a member of the New York Bar and Chairman
of the Nassau County Bar Association Labor Law Committee.

No Civil Servants On Juries

The defendant in a criminal case moved to dismiss his
indictment on the grounds that he was denied due process
and equal protection, because Section 664 of the Judiciary
Law bars public employees from grand jury service. The
court pointed out that there is no denial of equal protection
because public employees are excluded from all grand juries
in the state, and have been since 1954. The defendant failed
to show how this exclusion prejudiced him—especially since
the defendant was not a member of the excluded class. The
key question is: How did the exclusion uniquely operate to
afford defendant less protection than others?

With regard to his due process argument, the defendant
was unable to demonstrate to the court that the exclusion
of governmental employees from grand juries was not justi-
fied on some rational basis. The defendant argued that the
public employee disqualification was enacted exclusively
because of legislative concern over the ability of public
officers to decide cases fairly and without kinship with
the government. In fact, there have been many cases where
defendants have complained because there were public em-
ployees on the grand juries which indicted them.

The chief purpose for the exclusion, it appears, rests
on a recommendation by the New York State Judicial Council
(now known as the Judicial Conference) in which it was
felt that since grand juries investigate official corruption,
they should not be composed of public employees.

The court also supported the constitutionality of the
exclusion on the grounds that grand jury service normally
lasts for from two to three months, It has long been recog-
nized that the state may constitutionally exclude from jury
service certain professions or groups because the exclusion
would free its members to serve other compelling state in-
terests. The motion to dismiss the indictment was denied.
People v. Scafuri, 385 N.Y.S, 2d 1004 (County Court, Dutchess
County).

ok hie

The Appellate Division, Third Department, reviewed
the case of a state narcotic correction officer on the Drug
Abuse Control Commission. The employee had been absent
from work for a long period of time prior to May 9, 1974,
when a letter was sent to him stating that his accrued time
was exhausted as of May 5, 1974 and that he was placed on
@ leave without pay status. The letter from the director of
personnel of DACC also stated that if the employee did
not report back for work by May 14, 1974, he would be placed
on unauthorized leave and that a continuation of such
unauthorized leave could result in his continuing absence
being considered a resignation under a collective bargaining
agreement between New York State and the union which
represented him, On May 31, 1974, another letter was
written to the employee advising him that his absence was
considered a resignation, effective May 14, 1974,

A proceeding under Article 78, CPLR, was commenced
on September 16, 1974, which was dismissed on March 31,
(Continued om Page 7)
A trend in negotiations is to emphasise improvements in employee bene-
fits, as well as salary. What improvements would you want included in
future state or county contracts?
THE PLACE
Bronx Psychiatric Center
OPINIONS

Bill Anderson, therapy aide; “I can think of two

things that really need to be
negotiated. One of the most
costly things to employees to-
day is medication and if it
were paid for through the in-
surance coverage, it would save
each employee a substantial
amount of money each year.
We desperately need a sick-
leave bank which is similar to
the credit union. When you
exhaust your sick leave, you

may borrow from the bank and later pay it back
on a@ staggered procedure. Our employees are pre-
dominantly female and are the sole support of

their families.”

Aritha Walker, therapy aide: “The therapy aides

within the Mental Hygiene De-
partment need rights within the
hospital. As it stands now,
there are only patients rights.
What rights do the therapy
aides have when they can be
suspended at any time, without
pay, until they have been prov-
en guilty. There should also be
negotiated a way to trade over-
time pay for days off. The ex-
tra pay only raises the tax

bracket one is in, and the extra money is lost,
Tt would be more easily enjoyed as an extra
vacation or sick day.”

Thelma King, discharge coordinator: "I feel that

there should be a cost of liv-
ing adjustment negotiated into
any contract in the future.
‘There also should be more of
an inducement for qualified
employees to get promotions. I
also feel that an employee, at
the end of the year, should get
paid, in one lump sum, all of
the sick leave they did not
take during the year. This is
an incentive for an employee

to come to work on days when he might not

come to work."

George Austin, therapy aide: “I would like to

see some improvement in the
area of career ladders whereby
you can move up and not stay
stationary, They had a career
ladder and it was thrown out
for some reason. I would like
to see that reinstituted, I also
would like to see some sort of
free transportation pass when
working. A pass would be help-
ful to those who must use the
toll bridges when getting in-

creases in salary seems out of the question. This
would’ be like a small raise to most state workers
because transportation is often a major cost

factor."

Agnes Carvalho, nurse: "There should be dental,

optical and prescription-drug
plans that provide total re-
imbursement. I also feel that
special therapy, such as speech,
physical and mental, should be
included. It’s ironic that we
are in the mental health field
and the employees do not have
any of the health benefits,
especially mental health. Many
people require outside therapy
in this day and age of high

stress and economic strain. I know of other
states where pychiatric visits are covered under
their insurance plans.”

Pat Dowling, nurse: “I feel there should be an

improvement in the dental and
health plan for the employees.
There is no total reimburse-
ment for health plans as they
stand now. I also fee] that
the state should give us our
lunch time. As it ts now, we
work 8% hours a day. I don’t
feel that is much to ask of the
state. I also would like to see
an optical plan and prescrip-
tion-drug plan instituted.”

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

‘Rascal’ Outraged

Editor, The Leader:

We have by now become ac-
customed to the revolting rather
than revolutionary statements by
NYS Commerce Department
Commissioner John Dyson, the
attack dog of an uncaring Gov-
ernor, But his latest public ref-
erence to New York's civil ser-
vants as “rascals” calls for a
reply.

You may remember that not
so long ago Commissioner Dyson
contemptuously called his own
department's employees “dead-
wood.” True enough, there are
@ few rotten apples in every
basket. To brand the thousands
of diligent, responsible, under-
paid and generally underappre-
clated government employees of
the Empire State as “rascals who
take refuge in the Civil Service
system,” however, is a cheap
shot and grossly unfair. Perhaps
Commissioner Dyson does not
realize that it is these same,
much maligned “rascals who
serve the public and keep New

York State's government func-"

tioning through all fiscal crises,

If Commissioner Dyson really
wants to know what is wrong
with our state government sys-
tem, I suggest that he start by
taking @ long, critical look at
the number of high-paid assist-
ant deputy commissioners, de-
puty commissioners and execu-
tive deputy commissioners whom

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
the maximum length, Meaning
or intent of a letter is never
changed. Lengthy letters that
cannot be edited to & reason-
able length are not used un-
less thelr viewpoint is so
unique that, in The Leader's
Judgment, an exception should
be made. All letters must be
signed and bear the writer's
address and telephone num-
ber, Names will be withheld

Mpon request.

he appointed in his department
from among his political and
private friends. Too often they
are wrapped up in their own
pet projects, and they will be
swept out by the political tides
before they begin to grasp the
full scope of the department
problems, let alone find and im-
plement solutions. Then the game
of political musical chairs starts
all over again.

As a civil servant who entered
government services from the ex-
ecutive ranks of the business
community, I can assure the
commissioner that my suggested
course of action would be much
more productive and respond to
@ real need. In the meantime, we
may take solace in the certainty
that “the Dysons come and go,
but New York State civil serv-
ants will endure.”

Name Withheld
Flushing

Full Employment
Is The Key
To Prosperity,
Buy U.S, Made Products

RETIREMENT
NEWS & FACTS

By A. L. PETERS

Tax Advantages

For years government “flower
bonds” were part of every rich
man's estate.

‘These bonds, which carried a
very low interest rate, and there-
fore sold at a low price, can be
applied at par in paying estate
taxes.

Congress directed that no more
were to be issued after 1971, so
the supply was limited. However,
in the new tax law some of the
advantages of these bonds were
terminated because new rules
provide that any difference be-
tween the purchase price—or if
you are holding them the price
on December 31, 1976—and the
par value when they are used to
pay an estate tax—was to be
taxed as a capital gain. Never-
theless, for elderly people, they
still have some advantages, There
is a Treasury Department cir-
cular—number 300—and an IRS
form—P-D 1782—that explains
how these can be used. At pres-
ent, many bonds are selling in
the range of 72 and yielding
about 5 percent.

Almost everybody has accumu-
lated E bonds during his life.
What do you do with them after
you retire? There are a number
of alternatives:

® Cash in some bonds each
month so that income tax on
interest is minimized.

© Convert E bonds to H bonds
—a tax free transaction—and re-
ceive annual interest payments
on the H bonds. Then only the
current interest is taxable. The
tax deferment on the E bond
interest continues.

® Cash in E bonds (paying in-
come taxes on all the accumu-
lated interest) and reinvest in
bonds that pay a higher rate.

© Cash in E bonds and rein-
vest in stocks.

It takes pencil and paper and
some tax advice to figure out
which is the best plan for each
individual.

Even if you are continuing to
work after age 65, it is impor-
tant to file with Social Security
so you will be covered by Medi-
care, That's because most in-
surance policies won't cover
items normally covered after age
65

Remember that Medicare has
two parts: Part A covers hospital
bills and Part B doctors’ bills.
Part A coverage is automatic,
Part B requires that you take
up the option and pay $7.20 per
month, (It will be $7.70 after
duly 1). You will be covered for
Part B automatically if you don’t
reject the initial coverage. If you
do reject it, you can only go
back for Part B once, and you
will pay a higher rate. This cov-
erage is very important, For de-
tails write to your Social Se-
curity board for a free copy of
“Medicare Handbook.”

¢.9. a

New legislation to protect the
handicapped from discrimination
will also affect the non-handi-
capped, especially the elderly,

Sy

Social Security checks will be
increased 5.9 percent July 1. The

 inerease represents’ cost-of-liv-

ing adjustment for increased cost
of living.
eee

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 listing of those individ.
vals whose membership terminated par-

Civil Service
Law & You

(Continued from Page 6)
1975, “with leave to renew upon
@ demonstration by petitioner of
exhaustion of all administrative
remedies.” On May 7, 1975, peti-
tioner served a demand that the
state comply with the contrac-
tual grievance procedures. On
May 16, 1975, DACC informed
the employee that his grievance
was denied as untimely, since
the procedure required that the
grievance be initiated within 10
calendar days the date on
which the employee first knew of
the act or omission to be grieved.

Petitioner then renewed his

to file a timely grievance.
‘The Appellate Division pointed
out that this case did not in-
volve the issue of constitution-
ality of the section in civil service
rules which treated such con-
duct as a resignation without a
hearing. In this case, the em-
ployee had a grievance proced-
ure which was available to him.
However, his failure to use such
procedure on a timely basis con-
stituted a waiver, and he is bar-
red from seeking relief under
Article 78, CPLR. Flemming v.
Cagliostro, 386 NYS. 2d 106
(1976).

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CIVIL SERVICE LEADER, Friday, May 20, 1977

STATE EXECUTIVE COM

(Vote for Four)

Universities
SARA SIEVERT

Member of CSEA since 1965,
currently as 8G-7 senior clerk,
assigned to the budget office at
SUNY College, Fredonia, where
she has been employed for over’
eleven years and local president
since 1973. Gara has attended
meetings with all university lo-
cal presidents and with SUNY
Central; background gives her
experience and “know-how.”

WALTER ROBARDS, JR.

I am currently president of
Local 608 at SUNY Geneseo. I
have also served my local as
chairman of the grievance, labor
management and ‘social commit-
tees. I am familar with the prob-
lems of State University because
I have served on the State Uni-
versity committee for the past
two years,

DANIEL GRYGAS

Mr. Grygas has been an active
member of the CSEA for 19 years
and has served SUNY at Albany
Local 691 as second vice-presi-
dent and co-chairman of edu-
cation and political action. He
has also been instrumental in
conducting training workshops
for stewards to improve their
service to our members.

PATRICIA CRANDALL

Like to see a standing commit-
tee formed for State University
as we have unique problems,
Closer follow-up on grievances
and central file for president's
use. Representatives should meet
prior to each Board meeting and
as C.B. for current problems and
notify Local presidents to send
copies of all information to rep-
resentatives,

ARTHUR HENNESSY
(Material ndt submitted)

s
MARY LAUZON

I am serving my second term
as president of CSEA Local 613,
and am also a member of the
SUNY ad hoc committee, the
statewide education committee
and Region V education commit~
tee. I have served on the SUNY
departmental negotiating team
and the SUNY subcommittee for
clerical employees.

JUNE BOYLE

As an incumbent candidate for
SUNY representative, my main
concern is the lack of commu-
nication between Board represen-
tatives and SUNY employees. I
have resquested our University
committee become a standing
committee so that the chairman
could sit on the Board of Di-
rectors along with the four rep-
resentatives, I would advocate the
restructuring of the committee
as well,

ROBERT KEELER

A good housecleaning job is
in order, We need some new
blood; new ideas; members who
are not afraid to stand up, to
be heard, to do something. As
Local president of Downstate
Medical Center, I believe I have
the experience and the know-how

to provide this representation.

EDWARD DUDEK

I have served Local 602 from
board member to Local presi-
dent (4 terms). State University
representative 1967-77. Member
State Executive Committee—
Board of Directors. Serving as
member and/or chairman of
many Board Committees. Pre-
sently chairman of committee to
Study Cost Reductions and Dis-
Position of Convention Motions.

MARY JAROCKI

Have served Local 691 as rep-
resentative, treasurer for two
terms, chairman of political ac-
tion, co-chairman of education.
Served on the Joint State Uni-
versity committee for imple-
menting employee benefit train-
ing program. Presently serving
as treasurer of the Capital Re-
gion. I feel that the current
Board lacks the understanding
necessary for resolving the prob-
lems of the University system.

ALBERT VARACCHI
My qualifications and agres-
siveness speak for me. I ask for
your vote to represent members
of the University system at the
Board of Directors and SUNY
Central which is so sorely needed.

Education
HARRY TANSER

G. GERALDINE DICKSON

Tt ts time for progressive lead-
ership, one that transmits in-
formation both to and from
CSEA headquarters. If elected
to the board. 1, G. Geraldine
Dickson, promise to provide op-
portunities for communication

G. GERALDINE DICKSON

to all segments of our diverse
membership that this office rep-
resents both in and outside of
the SED-Albany. I believe in an
informed membership, that also
has a voice in policy and plan-
ning

a
Ey

(Vote for Two)

Labor

WILLIAM DEMARTINO
A. VICTOR COSTA
GENNARO FISCHETTI
JEAN TREACY
KATHLEEN YUSCHAK

ROBERT LATTIMER

Bob was instrumental in or-
ganizing the Buffalo Department
of Labor Local and served as
president of same for four years.
Active in departmental negotia-
tions and labor-management
meetings, he has been an effec-
tive spokesman for the member-
ship on such issues as OSHA,
CETA and department layoffs
and grievances. He will continue
to represent all employees in
the Department of Labor

MITTEE

(Vote for Three)

Executive
MARY MOORE

PETER HIGGERSON
MARY CONVERSE
GERALD PURCELL

T have been active in CSEA for
10 years; am presently executive
vice-president of OGS, Local 660,
and am running for a third term
on the Board of Directors. I feel
that I have been a voluble and
viable Board member, have
gained experience and would like
the opportunity to again repre-
sent the members of the Exeou-
tive Department, safeguarding
their rights and promoting the
common welfare.

CINDY EGAN
JAMES WELCH
FRANCISCO DELEMO
STATEWIDE OFFICER NOMINEES

TREASURER

JACK GALLAGHER

JOHN HAYDEN

Jack Gallagher

Jack Gallagher, your pres-
ent CSEA treasurer, is com-
pleting his fourth continu-
ous term in office.

Before joining the Thru-
way in 1955, Jack had a fi-
nancial background in pri-
vate industry. He served as
president of the Syracuse
‘Thruway Local for six years.
His flexible work schedule
gives him plenty of time to
work at Albany Headquar-
ters.

He has delivered on cam-
paign promises:

© Dues refunds are paid to
chapters on schedule.

© Substantial improve-
ment in data-process func-

tioning.

© The setting up of a
RSVP section at headquar-
ters, ready for immediate
Tesponse to problems of the
rank and file.

® Timely financial report-
ing to Local presidents, on a
monthly basis.

© Financial seminars for
Local treasurers.

® Financial cutbacks in
many areas, but not in ser-
vices.

Jack serves as consultant
to a number of committees,
including budget and audit.
He is asking for your vote for
re-election, so that he may
continue to work for you.

John Hayden

Majored in accounting at
Pace College. Served as Sec-
ond Officer in Merchant Ma-
rine during World War II.
Served in the Army during
the Korean “police action.”
Life member of the Disabled
American Veterans. Three
term president State Insur-
ance Examiners Association.
Presently employed as asso-
ciate examiner for the State
Insurance Department.

STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

(Vete for Three)

Transportation
EDWARD MALONE

Member and co-chairman of
the 1969-1970 Operational Nego-
tlating Team, Member of the
1970-1971 Statewide Department
of Transportation Negotiating
‘Team. Co-founder and charter
member of Local 500. Member
Special DOT Committee 10 years.
Local president 11 years, Local
delegate 15 years. Education—
HVCC, Russel] Sage College. Em-
ployed by NYS, DOT, O&M, 28
years,

JOHN O'HARE, JR.

(Photo not available)

Presently ACE (Traffic) in Re-
gion 5 DOT, Member of CSEA
since 1957. Active in Buffalo
City chapter—legislative and po-
litical action chairman, crisis
chairman, member constitution
and by-laws, grievance, negotia-
tions committee. Member Region
VI legislative and political action
and crisis committees. Delegate
to statewide conventions. Mem-
ber of CSEA-DOT Region 5 de-
partment negotiations team.

PAUL ST. JOHN
(Material not submitted)

TIMOTHY McINERNEY

Mr. McInerney is a veteran
negotiator and has served on a
variety of committees within the
organization on a local, depart-
ment, and statewide level. He
was chairman of his 1973 de-
partmental negotiating team,
which was the first committee
to reach agreement. He was also
vice-chairman of the PS&T Ne-
wotiating Team during recent
contract negotiations with the
state.

WILLIAM LAWRENCE

Our present representatives
have done little for us and DOT
employees deserve better. During
the 26 years I have been with
the Department of Tranaporta-
tion, my work included service

* with operation and maintenance,
traffic, survey, design and con-
struction and has given me a

good background to serve objec-
tively as your representative on
statewide executive committee.

JOHN RILEY

I have been a member of
CSEA for over 23 years and
served as Local treasurer, vice-
president and president and as
a member of the Board of Di-
rectors for the past two years.
I have also been a member of
the special DOT committee, spe-
cial committees to study legal
services and many other com-
mittees.

NICHOLAS CIMINO

I believe my experience and
integrity qualify me for this po-
sition. I have served as a board
member for six years, member of
the special DOT committee, presi-
dent of Local for 20 years, mem-
ber of joint State and CSEA
lay-off committee, constitution
and by-laws committee and di-
rectors’ charter committee.

Social Services
ALBERT MEYER
ED SHERRY

KAREN WHITE

Karen White, in her second
term on the Board, serves on the
directors’ budget, statewide con-
stitution and by-laws, study of
cost reduction in CSEA, local
Constitution and By-Laws and
local labor-management commit-
tees. Active in community af-
fairs, she is also completing an
AAS degree at Hudson Valley
Community College.

ROBERT STELLEY
PASQUAL MARTINES

LATE ENTRIES
There are a seattering of can-
didate election statements on
pages 8 & 9 that were received
too late to be included with their
rivals last week. All candidates
are listed in the order in which
they appear on the ballot,

ir.

phat

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WILLIAM LAWRENCE

JOHN BILEY

NICHOLAS CIMINO

Detail Instructions For Early Ballots

(Continued from Page 1)
ballots on May 12.

Because many candidates had
scheduled paid advertising, meet-
ing appearances and other cam-
paign activities to correspond
with the May 19 mailing date,
and therefore those who receive
their ballots earlier and mail
them back early will have voted
prior to that campaign activity,
the following steps are being
taken to rectify the early-mail-
ing situation: All ballots received
by the Latham post office as of
Saturday, May 21 will be deter-
mined to have been received and
mailed early, and will be void.
Inasmuch as the names and so-
sial security numbers of those
voting will be contained on the
outside of the return envelope,
all those ballots received as of

May 21 will have to be mailed
to those voting with an explana-
tion that their prior ballots were
inadvertently mailed too early
and a new ballot must be com-
pleted.

The early ballots will not be
opened (all the necessary infor-
mation to conduct a remailing
is on the outside of the return
envelope) and will be voided,
Only those members who re-
ceived their ballots early and
voted early will be affected.
Members who received early bal-
lots but did not vote early will
mot be affected since that has
the same effect as receiving bal-
jots on {he original schedule

Resumes and photographs of
regional candidates will appear
in next week's Leader.

.

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ALBANY—State Civil Service
Commission member and former
president Ersa H. Poston is
awaiting U.8, Senate confirma-
tion of her nomination to the
US. Civil Service Commission.

President Jimmy Carter named
the 56-year-old Ms. Poston, a
Republican, to the $50,000 a year

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(Continued from last week)
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60 Homuoth Barbara Rochester
61 Follet Joha D Savannah
62 Bradley Edward Albany
63. Corrigan MT Albany
64 Clearwater Ana Scarsdale
65 Dinehare WL

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71 Darnowski John Maspeth
72 Newman Gienn Brooklya
73 Johason Richard Brooklyn
74 Reed James C NYC .....
75 O'Neill Terrence Cel Islip
76 Sussman Yale J Watervliet
77 Malito Donald B Westbury
78 Rickard Paul A Waterford
79 Langsam C E Dobbs Ferry

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List Bsr. Feb. 14, 1977
(Cootinved from Lax Week)
161 Swiriduk Teresa Cheektowaga....84.2
162 Tobin Susan K Albany é

163 Welch Mary M Poudam
166 Forman Sondra Arverne

168 Pickert K M Clifton Park
169 Mack Irene M Highland

170 King Roth Rome =
171 Smith Edna P Guilderland

175 Besavale Merle, Fleswbucgh
176 Malucci Nina M Kenmore
177 Huyler C M Iaterlakea

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181 Ditumaier J R Jefferioa
182 Sommers Debra E Troy
183 Dougherty S$ G Syracuse
184 Buras Karen A Watertown
185 Ellefon BB Cortland
186 Wickham V A Schenectady

192 Kaplan Irene Pc Jifren St
193 Tomchik P M Ease Nassau

196 Weigand Carol G Huatington.
197 Beadt Kimberly Schenectady
198 Perlet Judith A Mexico

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211 Monroe Vickie M Lk George
212 Pickers Joyce C Cxl Bridge ..
213 Weight Mary J Stantordvil
214 Jones Shirley B Homer
215 Marriot: Lois B Buffalo
216 Caruso Marilyn Menands

220 Ecker Helen M Albany
221 Magnoli Dale K Cc Ili
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Ms. Poston, who holds a doc-

torate from Union College,

Schenectady, was appointed pres-
ident of the state commission in
February 1967 by Gov. Nelson
Rockefeller. Gov. Hugh Carey re-
moved her from the president's
post last August but she re-
mained a commission member.
She was director of the state of-
flee of Economie Opportunity
from March 1965 until her ap-
Pointment to the commission.

The Kentucky native also was
Gov. Rockefeller's confidential
assistant from October 1964 to
March 1965, youth-work coor-
dinator for. the state youth di-
vision from December 1962 to
October 1964, and New York City
Youth Board assistant director
from September 1955 to June
1957.

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; Park East Hospital; And to the
distributes of William Bentley, also
koown as William R. Bentley, deceased,
whose names and post office addresses
are unknown and canpor after diligent
inquiry be ascertained by the petitioner

‘William Bentley, also known as William
R. Bentley, deceased, who at the time of
his death was # resident of $77 Second
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Send GREETING:
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having his office in Room 309, in the

You aod each of you are hereby cited
to show cause before the Surrogate’s
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Sereet, in the of New York, on
the 10ch day of Juve, 1977, at 9:30
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why the account of proceedings of the
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Joseph Allegro, 6 Hallacher Drive, East
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dissolution. Limited partners shall ce:
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net income as his comtribution bears to
$65,000, Limiced partner has oo right
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Wenzl's Civil Service Reform Stand

(Continued from Page 5)
opinion that this money and
manpower can be used for bet-
ter purposes.

© Combined with the perform-
ance evaluation recommendation
is the proposal for merit pay in-
creases, However, included in the
Proposal is that management
grant such increases based upon
{te concept of merit. The determ-
ination is not subject to any

unstructured power
of management to grant merit
pay increases could easily be used
to grant increases on bases other
than merit,

©® Many proposals have been
made in recent months on the
method of selection of persons
from an eligible list. These have
ranged from block scoring, zone
scoring and use of entire lists.
‘The CSEA is opposed to all of
these proposals because making
available to appointing officers
& large body of qualified can-
didates opens the way for poli-
tical and favored employee ap-
pointments. All of the alterna-
tive proposals to the selection
of one of three are contrary
to the state constitution (article
V section 6) which mandate that
appointments and promotions be
made as far as practicable. In
fact, CSEA prefers direct order of
Ust selection. At the very least,
we urge the continuance of the
rule of one of three.

© In recent months we have
also heard of many proposals to
inerease the probationary term
for new hires, for inter and in-
tra-departmental promotions and
inter - departmental transfers.
Probationary terms are also pro-
posed for reinstatements from
preferred lists. The probationary
period represents a time of hard-
ship for the employee. Since his
status is indefinite he cannot
move his family, sell a house,
relocate his children in other
schools, sell a small business and
tidy up similar personal prob-
lems. In fact, probationary terms
are rarely used elsewhere in state
service. There is no sound rea-
son to extend the probationary
term for new hires to one year,
Tt is a poor appointing officer
who needs one year’s time to
determine whether an employee
4s qualified to perform the du-
ties of a position. The only ex-
planation for extending the pro-
bationary period is the desire of
Management to keep the em-
ployee in a state of uncertainty
and peonage, The CSEA opposes
the extension of any present
probationary term.

© The previously proposed car-
eer management service has re-
emerged. Under the new rubric
of “career executive positions”
Persons in grade 28 and above
would participate in qualifying
examinations. Persons who qual-
ify could be assigned to any up-
per level position in any depart-
ment by the appointing officer
and paid any salary subject to
approval of the budget director.
‘The CSEA has in former years,
and does at the present, oppose
this concept.

‘The career management sery-
lee will create an elite corps of
civil servants that by cronyism
could have an adverse effect on
placement, promotion and as-
signment of other employees,
Although all persons qualify in
the. same. examination, they

positions now in the non-com-
petitive and exempt class, it
would be of value, However,
there is no indication that this
will be the result.

CSEA would now like to offer
some affirmative proposals to the
committee for its consideration.

() Jurisdictional classifica-
tion, The present jurisdictional
classification of an unclassified
service and a classified service
consisting of exempt, non-compe-
titive, labor and competitive
classes should be revised. The
various classifications are con-
fusing to the employee, the ad-
ministrator and the general citi-
zenry. Purther, they complicate
and force elaboration of the pre-
sent Civil Service Law.

“.. «In fact, CSEA
prefers direct order of
list selection. At the
very least, we urge
the continuance of the
rule of three. . .”

Many of the states and the
federal government have only a
competitive service and an ex-
empt service. Although New
York's law would require study
for revisions to accomodate this
change, we feel that the change
should be enacted as rapidly as
Possible as a progressive step to-
wards improved civil service ad-
ministration.

(2) Unclassified service. The
present law grants the educa-
tional fraternity (Commissioner
of Education, Chancellor of State
University and Boards of Com-
munity Colleges) too great a
power in placing positions in
the unclassified service (sections
35(g) (h) (1). At the time of the
introduction of these sections,
& plea was made for the need
of these sections due to the rapid
expansion of the education struc-
ture. This expansion has ceased,
and the need for them no long-
er exists. Furthermore, experi-
ence has indicated that the edu-
cational fraternity has abused
the intent of these sections and
has placed many positions which
are competitive or non-competi-
tive in other departments or
agencies of the state in a teach-
ing category. There ts no audit
or review of their operations, We
strongly recommend that these
sections be deleted and the edu-
cational institutions be treated
like any other department of
government subject to the re-
view of the Civil Service Com-
mission,

(3) Layott law, ‘The, present

layoff law is defective in the
sense that there is no distinct
provision for part-time employ-
ees. As a net result, part-time
employees are treated in the
same manner as full time em-
Ployees in the computation of
seniority. For example, a per-
son who has worked half-days for
four years is given four years
of seniority credit according to
present procedure. Such a per-
son would displace a person who
has worked three years on a
full-time basis in the position.
We believe that this is unfair
and improper and the law should
be revised to grant part-time
employees seniority on a pre-
ferred list separate and distinct
from full-time employees.

(4) Promotions, At the present
time, promotions are restricted
to persons in the immediate low-
er grade, or in some cases ex-
aminations are opened to col-
lateral lines, provided persons in
the collateral lines have the
necessary qualifications for the
positions. However, employees are
encouraged to take advance
training and obtain college de-
arees. Generally, this is done
after regular working hours and
employees spend eight to ten
years to obtain college degrees.
At the conclusion of such train-
ing in order to qualify for a
higher level position in the state
service, they are obliged to take
open competitive examinations,
We believe that the law should
be revised to permit any person
who has the qualifications for
higher positions, and who has
permanent status in the state
service, to take promotion exam-
inations regardiess of the posi-
tion he holds. This would broad-
en the opportunities for the em-
ployee and provide the state with
personnel who have indicated
sufficient determination and mo-
tivation in obtaining the higher
educational qualifications.

(5) The role of the personnel
officer. Most of the complaints
we have received from employees
over the years have revolved
around actions of the depart-
ment personnel officers, and
their attempts to avoid the law
to acquire a particular objec-
tive for their department. Al-
though many of these person-
nel officers are reluctant to take
steps to circumvent the Civil
Service Law, they do so to re-
tain thelr positions. We believe
that adherence to the provisions
and principles of the Civil Ser-
vice Law would be facilitated if
the personne! officer of the op-
erating department were not
solely subject to the disciplinary
action of the department head,
but were also subject to disct-
plinary action by the State Civil
Service Commission in those
cases where it is demonstrated
that he has evaded, avoided or
distorted the provisions of the

Civil Service Law in. the admin; .

istration of a personnel program
for an agency.

(6) Updating the training of
present employees. Industry has
long recognized the need for
updating the training of long
term employees, yet there is no
Provision in state service for an
indepth uptraining of profes-
sional personne! in the operating
departments. We are therefore
recommending that funds be al-
located to permit employees who
so desire to be uptrained in their
professional field to receive edu-
cational leaves with pay within
an affixed appropriation to en-
hance their abilities and increase
their productivity in their posi-
tion,

(1) Disability leaves. We have
‘no objection to instituting a pro-
cedure for disability leaves for
employees either for physical or
mental disabilities provided that
Sufficient safeguards of the in-
dividual's rights are contained
in such laws: The employee's
physician or psychiatrist should
be allowed to review the determ-
inations of a departmental medi-
cal officer or psychiatrist to
reach a joint conclusion as to
whether there is sufficient cause
to place the employee on dis-
ability leave solely by the ac-
tions of the medica) officer of
the operating department and
the departmental appointing of-
ficer. We believe and the U.S,
Supreme Court has stated, that
such action is depriving the per-
son of his constitutional rights.

(8) Preferred lists. Persons
who are on a preferred list are
on this st through no fault of
their own. Many times they are
long term employees who have
given years of devoted service to
the state. The present law con-
tinues the eligibility of the in-
dividual for appointment for four
years. If no appointments are
made during that period, the
Derson's eligibility ceases, We rec-
ommend that preferred lists re-
main in existence until they
have been exhausted by the
placement of every person on
that list in the same or similar
positions. This would only be a
fair treatment for the employee
who is laid off.

(9) Affirmative action. The
CSEA supports affirmative ac-
tion and is prepared to endorse
legislation designed to eliminate
the imbalances which presently
exist in the employment of wo-
men and minorities at all levels
of government in any manner
which is consistent with the
principles of merit and fitness,

In particular, OSEA recom-
mends the development of re-
ecruiting techniques designed to
attract and encourage the em-
ployment of minorities and wo-
men generally, and especially in
those Job categories where mi-
norities and women are unrepre-

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CIVIL SERVICE LEADER, Friday, May 20, 1977

[ CSEA CONVENTION REPORTS

Manhattan Children’s Psychiatric Center Local 413 president
James Fields engages in lively discussion with Alma Hayes,
center, and Rosalind Edwards, both Local 413 delegates.

(Leader photws by Ted Kaplan)

Restructuring Committee Report

The report of the committee to restruc-
ture CSEA was presented by chairman
Allen Mead, of James E. Christian Memo-
rial Health Department, Local 664, at
the CSEA spring convention at the Con-
cord Hotel in March. Other committee
members are Nicholas Pussiferri, William
McMann. Robert Dias, Ed Perrott, Marty
Horan, Carmine DeBattista and William
Crimm,

State in support of the
Committee recommendation

We have reviewed several proposals
during our existence which we deem to
have been submitted to this Committee
inappropriately. It is important to note,
however, the frustration that became ap-
parent in these submissions — lack of
stability, lack of continuity, lack of ac-
countability, lack of direction, lack of
control, lack of confidence, etc., ete. The
Committee does sympathize with these
frustrations since they are felt by most
all of us at one time or another. The
Committee wishes, however, to explicitly
state its conviction that these are not
problems solely caused by any individual
or completely by any structural change.

Our analysis of the criticisms of Re-
structuring seem to lead to one con-
clusion, the new structure has created
forums for excessive political activity and
division within CSEA. This may be true
in some, or all, instances. This however,
is a judgment based Jargely upon the
elements of human behavior that ob-
viously must enter into the structure. We
believe it is unreasonable to expect that
this situation can be completely elim-
inated. If we are going to continue elect-
ing officers for the purpose of repre-
sentation, in any form, we must realize
Personalities are attached. Assuming this
criticism is accurate, or at least reason-
able, we must provide careful attention
to the following issues:

Why and how did this happen?

What advances were made?

What further structural change will
best serve to correct the problem with
the least negative effect?

The Committee recognizes these are
issues which probably cannot be resolved
in the expedient manner that may be
desirous and necessary. It is the Com-
mittee’s hope that our recommendation
seking four-year terms of office is a
positive and advantageous advance and
we ask for your support.

The Committee's analysis of the issues
is as follows:

Why and how did this happen?

Without a lengthy discussion on the
elements of human behavior, suffice to
say that could be how, This subject will
be discussed later in the report.

Any number of reasons could be ad-
vanced to answer the question why.
Some disadvantages to decentralization
which are commonly nized in the
study of organtaal concepts sound
exactly like the problems related in the

very opening of this statement, only.
worded differently. For example:

1. “May tend to create responsibility
without direction or authority resulting
in administration by personality.”

2. “Tends to create duplication and
lack of priorities thus no concentra-
tion and direction.”

3. “Problems or relating general goals
to specific. (programs and people with-
out specific goals & objectives); lack
of accountability.”

4. “Individual programs become semi-
autonomous units in competition for

5. “Excessive number of committees
and meetings tend to result in a slow
decision-making process.”

6, “Consumers become lost in a my-
riad of programs; don’t know who is
responsible for what.”

Sound familiar, think about them. They
are not problems caused by one individ-
ual, but disadvantages to decentralization
(regionalization). Such disadvantages are
correctable through reasonably uncom-
plicated means.

Examples 1 through 6 are quoted from
materials prepared by Professor Robert
Quinn, State University of New York at
Albany, Graduate School of Public Affairs.

What advances were made?

We feel it safe to say the most pre-
dominant favorable opinion of Restructur-
ing is that its design made CSEA more
responsive to its membership. The re-
gionalization of CSEA provided more op-
portunities for partictpation and develop-
ment for members and local officers. The
revamped headquarters and regional
staffing allowed for more efficient and
flexible operation.

If you don’t believe the structure pro-
vides for a more open, efficient, effec-
tive and flexible organization than ac-
cording to organizational theory, you
don’t believe that the goals and objec-
tives of CSEA are ever subject to change.
‘There are generally accepted beliefs in
organizational planning that structures
designed, in similarity to the current
CSEA organizational structure, are more
efficient, more flexible and more effective
for the purpose of responding to a rapidly
changing market.

‘Therefore, in theory, the “Restructur-
ing” of CSEA was a significant advance.
As mentioned previously, there were dis-
advantages but not of a nature to be
singularly responsible for the current
criticism

What further structural change will
best serve to correct the problem with
the least negative effect?

A popular concept advanced in the
field of motivational studies (Dr. A. H.
Maslow), "A dynamic theory of Human
Motivation” is in the form of a multi-
level structure, At the top of the struc-
ture is the level of self-actualization,
In other words, the individual who has
satisfied every other need and is merely
working for the pure enjoyment afforded

Western VI secretary Judith Burgess, who is challenging in-
cumbent Irene Carr for statewide CSEA secretary, seems not
to notice campaign headdress on her behalf being worn by
Ontario Local 835’s Mary Miller.

him by his job. In the middle, are such
things as social acceptance—belongings,
ete. At the very bottom, the primary
area of concern, is basic needs; security.
The theory contends that once an in-
dividual, regardless of what level he has
attained, is threatened at the very bot-
tom level, basic security, his concerns for
any other level diminish or disappear
completely,

The correlation submitted is that if
the individuals involved in the CSEA
structure are concerned with political
careers, the only way to suspend that
concern is to provide more basic se-
curity. Hence, removing the threat and
allowing for concern with the job itself.

Remedies to the disadvantages noted
earlier are of an administrative nature
and the Committee will discuss these with
the officers and delegates in the future.

Conclusion

The Committee has accepted a rea-
sonable criticism and attempted to ob-
jectively analyze the reasons and pro-
pose a remedy. It is our opinion that the
structure is good and should remain as
it exists. Purther, we feel the over-
riding problems are ones of human na-
ture and probably will never be com-
pletely eliminated. However, the problem
can be relieved to a degree, Providing
more basic security to satisfy the hu-
man nature of our elected offictals should
motivate them to perform differently in
their jobs. It is hoped that such an action
would provide more stability to the or-
ganization. If we will recognize the com-
plexities of the tasks involved, I think we
can agree that two years does not pro-
vide much time for recognizing prob-
Jems, analyzing them and planning reme-
dies. This is especially true when the
individual cannot concentrate all his en-
ergies to his job but must also concern
himself with his basic needs for security,

As an additional factor, CSEA, Inc.
would recognize immediate tangibte ben-
efits from such @ proposal. The State-
wide elections could cost approximately
$150,000. Over a ten-year period two
elections, instead of five, could save
CSEA close to $500,000. The services that
could be provided to our members with
this amount of money deserve careful
thought.

Therefore, the Committee to Restruc-
ture CSEA feels it is justified in pre-
senting its proposal for four-year terms.
We ask for your support and we further
advise that if our proposal meets with
your acceptance it will require far greater
accountability, We should provide se-
curity but never allow complacency! We
cannot sufficiently stress the urgent need
to recognize that each and every day we
represent CSEA, each member is en-
Utled to an answer when he or she asks—
“What have you done for me lately?”

PART Il
(Recommendations to be referred under
appropriate reports.)

PHOTOS

Constitution and By-Laws

The Committee recommends amend-
ment to Charter Committee revisions in
relation to Article V, Section 2, of the
By-Laws Expulsion of Merubefs. The Com-
mittee feels its original concern, protec-
tion of CSEA, Inc. against legal action,
has not been expressed in these revisions.

Therefore we will recommend inclusion
of the words—“and the Associations’
Counsel” following the new wording “or
by the Regional President, or by the Pres-
ident of the Association.”

(Action taken: Referred to constitution
and by-laws committee.)

‘Treasurer

‘The Committee is concerned with the
extent of Information provided the gen-
eral membership in relation to official
meetings of the Association.

‘Therefore, the Committee will recom-
mend that:

Within thirty days following a State-
wide Delegate Meeting each local Presi-
dent shall file with the office of the
appropriate Regional President a copy
of a written report of such meeting
that has been distributed to the mem-
bership of the local.

The office of each Regional President
shall identify delinquent locals to the
Statewide Treasurer who shall withhold
reimbursement for any delegate expense
until notified of compliance.

‘The Committee is also concerned with
the amount of expense for Statewide of-
ficers travel. Therefore, the Committee
will recommend that:

For @ one-year period, commencing
April 1, 1977 any expense incurred as
& result of travel by any Statewide of-
ficer of CSEA invited to attend a Re-
gional or local meeting shall be pro-
vided by the Region or local extend-
ing the invitation.

(Action taken: Tabled.)

Education Committee

The Committee is concerned with the
training available to members in the
area of collective bargaining. The Com-
mittee feels that more local leaders
should receive formal training in this
area in order to qualify them for po-
tential positions on negotiating teams
and expand their knowledge and under-
standing of the processes involved.

‘Therefore, the Committee recommends

concentrate on providing programs to
educate the membership in the area of
collective bargaining.

(Action taken: Passed.)

State Division

‘The Committee is concerned with the
past experience of the existing procedure
for appointments to negotiating teams.
The submission of each Regional Execu-
tive Board should provide for flexibility
in the appointment of team members
and protection in the event of any
vacancy.
‘Therefore, the Committee recommends
that:

Each Regional Executive Board shall

submit more than two nominees for
appointment to each unit negotiating
team.
The Committee is concerened with the
feasibility of effective action at numer-
ous installations in the event that al-
ternatives to the collectve bargaining
process are necessitated.

Therefore, the Committee recommends
that;

The Contingency Action Committee
immediately investigate the desirability
of concentrated efforts at selected in-
stallations in the event that alternatives
to the collective bargaining process are
necessary (to promote the interest of
CSEA.

(Action taken:, Deferred.)

‘This concludes the Report of the Com-
mittee to Restructure CSEA. On behalf of
all the Committee members, I take this
opportunity to extend our appreciation to
the officers and members of CSEA for
their cooperation and support.
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civil service written examinations
should be reviewed and analyzed
in their entirety to assure that
ethnic and cultural biases are
eliminated to the extent possible.
The affirmative action commit-
tee of CSEA ts in the process
of preparing additional recom-
mendations which would streng-
then affirmative action while
assuring that the constitutional
principles of merit and fitness
are upheld.

(10) Local civil service. The
total organization of local civil
service occurred with the adop-
tion of the Fite Law in 1941.
‘We recommend that a study be
made as to the effectiveness of
the law and the organization of
local civil service structures. It
4s our bellef that much can be
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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

‘Those

Several City agencies do their
own recruiting and hiring. They
include: Board of Education

(teachers only), 65 Court 8t.,
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The Board of Higher Educa-
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STATE — Regional offices of
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CIVIL SERVICE LEADER, Friday, May 20, 1977

Erie Leader Angry
Over Merger Study

CHEEKTOWAGA—Victor E. Marr, president of the Erie
County Local of the Civil Service Employees Assn., which
represents 1,800 workers at EJ. Meyer Memorial Hospital,
said recently he wrote Dr. John T. Naughton, U.B. Medical

School Dean on Feb. 24 request-
ing input into the hospital merg-
er study and proposing that
Steve Caruana, a Meyer CSEA
official, be added to the com-
mittee which is currently study-
ing a possible merger involving
the county hospital, Buffalo Gen-
eral, Children’s and Deaconess
Hospitals. No response to the
letter was ever received.

Mr. Marr also disclosed that
the union's regional and Albany
research staffs are conducting
“independent” studies of the
merger and can make “valuable”

Region V Méets

SYRACUSE—A Meet the Can-
didates Night is planned for May
27 at 7 p.m, at the regional of-
fice, Syracuse, so that members
may become acquainted with
statewide as well as Region V
candidates.

The event is being sponsored
by Upstate Medical, Hutchings
Psychiatric and Syracuse Devel-
opmental Center and College of
Environmental Sciences.

contributions to the merger
study.

“Our people do the work at
the hosptial and it seems incon-
ceivable that they be left out
of the hospital study,” Mr. Marr
said. CSEA, he explained, rep-
resents the hospital's white-col-
lar work force, including licensed
Practical nurses; laboratory, x~
ray and other technicians; and
secretarial and clerical staff,
among others.

Mr. Marr pointed out that
about a year ago CSEA “showed
the county how it could save
several million dollars” at the
hospital by improving “shoddy”
billing procedures.

“If they just talk to them-
selves, they're not going to learn
anything, and indeed may come
up with a solution nobody will
buy,” Mr. Marr said of the
UB. lead study.

“And, of course, I am con-
cerned that our workers are in
no way hurt by any changes,”
Mr, Marr concluded, “This area
already has enough unemploy-
ment.”

Jefferson Presidency
Becomes Family Fight

WATERTOWN—A battle for the presidency of the Jeffer-
son Local of the Civil Service Employees Assn. has de-
veloped this month with the principals being relatives
Peter G. Grieco and his nephew, Richard J. Grieco.

Peter is now serving as inter-
im president of the Local, hav-
ing replaced Eleanor 8. Percy,
who stepped down when her city
court clerk classification changed
to state jurisdiction.

Richard ts completing seven
years as president of the City
unit of the CSEA and has an-
nounced intentions of being a
candidate for Jefferson Local
president, He is a chapter vice-
president. Nominees for Local
offices will be selected by a com-
mittee later this month.

As for the City unit, nominees
for offices have been picked. The
membership began voting, by

mail ballot, May 6, and the
results were tabulated at a
general meeting May 11 at the
Brownville American Legion.

Unopposed nominees are:
William A. Murray, president;
Eleanor M. Howland, secretary;
Angeline N. Dusckas, treasurer.
Vyving for vice-president are
Richard P. Brown and Craig J.
Demarco, Pive candidates, seek-
ing to fill four seats on the ex-
excutive board, are: Patrick
Moore, Cindy Gamage, Daniel
Parker, Janice Boyle and Patrick
Fields.

Utica Claims Victory
In Labor Dept. Move

UTICA—The Civil Service Employees Assn., led by James
Currier, president of the Fort Schuyler Local, has been suc-
cessful in its year-long battle to relocate the Utica Employ-
ment Service facilities into the State Office Building.

Mr. Currier said that he learn-
ed of the state's decision from
deputy executive industrial com-
missioner Wiliam O'Toole, at a
recent labor management com-
mittee meeting in Albany.

The fight between the CSEA
local and the state developed
about a year ago when local of-
ficials learned of the state's in-
tention to move the employ-

Rockland Social
Service Working
Situation Better

NEW CITY—Several changes in working conditions have
resulted from the recent class-action grievance filed by Civil
Service Employees Assn. members in the social services

section of Rockland County.

Section CSEA president Harold
Berlin conferred with Social Ser-
vices Commissioner Noah Wein-
berg last week and CSEA field
representative Larry Scanlon,
shortly after the grievance was
filed. The following decisions
were made:

Potholes in the parking lot will
be patched by the contractor.
Mr. Weinberg will notify the
sheriff to patrol the lot to dis-
courage vandalism and theft.
Complaints regarding glass, lit-
ter or non-functioning lights in
the parking lot will be assigned

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Region IV
‘The Capital Region infor-
mation station is usually man-
ned Tuesday through Thurs-
day from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m,
During the next several
weeks, it will be at the fol-
lowing locations: May 17-19,
at the Education Department;
May 21-26, at the South Mall-
Concourse, May 31-June 2, at
Campus building three.

to « specific person named by
the commissioner.

Food Stamp Department em-
ployees will move to a building
in Pomona to alleviate crowding.
Also, some people in the current
Social Services building will
move to another floor, to alle-
viate crowding in the income-
maintenance and accounting de-
partments.

Social Services employee John
Hart has prepared floor plans
for partitioning, which will in-
crease clients’ privacy and, hope-
fully, say employees, eliminate
many floor hazards, such as
wiring.

Files are expected to be moved
from the hallways around June 1.

The landlord has signed a
contract to install new bath-
rooms and sent two air-condi-
tioning experts to look at the
building and design a ventilation
system to remove hot alr from
the building.

The commissioner has asked
for, and the union is seriously
considering, re-establishing la-
bor-management meetings for
the social services section.

ment service to a building owned
by a local influential politician.

Protests were lodged with vari-
ous state legislators, but it was
earned in November 1976 that
the state planned to proceed
with the move.

Main objection to the move
was that it was an unnecessary
‘waste of funds and would trans-
fer the facility to a neighborhood
less advantageous to both em-
Ployees and the public.

Mr. Currier subsequently wrote
® letter to Gov. Hugh Carey,
explaining the situation and urg-
ing him to act. According to
Mr, Currier, it seems that once
the Governor was aware that
taxpayer money could be saved
by utilizing a state-owned facil-
ity, the matter was resolved.

Jefferson Honors
Percy For Her 9
Years As Leader

WATERTOWN—Eleanor 8.
Percy will be honored by
the Jefferson Local of the
Civil Service Employees Assn.
at a testimonial dinner May 20
in recognition of her contribu-
tions to the unit, including nine
years as president.

The dinner, at Benny's Steak
House, will be at 7:30 p.m.

A city court clerk, she resigned
as president April 1 when she
became a state employee under
the state's takeover of the Water-
town Court. Not eligible for
membership in the county unit,
she has transferred to the newly
organized Region V Court Local
and is serving as its temporary
president.

Buffalo Dinner

BUFPALO—Buffalo Local 003
is planning an installation din-
ner-dance on June 25 at John’s
Flaming Hearth, Lackawanna.
Dinner at 8 p.m. will follow a
cocktail hour.

200 Years Combined Thruway Service Honored

CANASTOTA— More than
125 employees, former em-
ployees, and special guests of
the New York State Thruway
Local of the Civil Service Em-
ployees Assn., Central Region,
gathered recently at the Casa
Mia Restaurant here to honor
11 recent retirees with combined
state service totaling 200 years.

Representing the CSEA at the
dinner event were: Jack Gallag-
her, state treasurer; Francis A.
Martello, regional field super-
visor; James Moore, president,
Utica Psychiatric Center Local,
and Jean Gray, Thruway Auth-
ority representative.

‘The group includes, front row,
from left, James Aiello, Jean
Gray, Thruway Authority repre-
sentative, and Sam Clanfarano.
Standing in the rear are Joseph
Kuba, Kenneth Pritchard, John
Tanzi, Josephine Darring, Ralph
Salmon, Matthew Ymiolek, Paul
Harrison, and Paul Stefucsa. Not
in the photo was Vive Vurraro,

the Thruway. Utiean John Tanai
remarked that he actually took
® cut in pay to become  Thru-
way employee. “I distinctly re-