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Due to favorable mortality experience under our Group Life
Insurance Plan, The Travelers Insurance Company has al-
lowed the Association an advance rating discount sufficient
to provide, without cost, for each insured member, an addi-
tional $250 of insurance for the policy year November |,
1945 to October 31, 1946.

The additional insurance is entirely without cost to our in-
sured members,

This means additional insurance worth at least $1.80 for the
year ENTIRELY FREE TO INSURED MEMBERS.

FAVORABLE EXPERIENCE UNDER THE PLAN WILL
CONTINUE ONLY AS LONG AS PARTICIPATION IN THE
PLAN BY OUR MEMBERS REMAINS AT A HIGH LEVEL.
URGE YOUR FELLOW WORKERS TO STUDY THE BENE-
FITS OF THIS GROUP LIFE INSURANCE PLAN AND TO
ENROLL IN IT.

THE ASSOCIATION OF STATE CIVIL SERVICE
EMPLOYEES OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, INC.
Organized in 1910 — Present membership 28,000 (the larg-

est all-State employee organization in the United States) —
| located at seat of State Government— Dues $3.00 per

THE STATE EMPLOYEE

Official Publication of

The Association of State Civil Service Employees of the State of New York, Inc.

VOL. 14, Number 6

December, 1945 10c a Copy

THE ASSOCIATION
President’ - - - + Frank L, Tolman
Ist Vice-President - - Jesse B. McFarland

2nd Vice-President - - - Leo F. Gurry

3rd Vice-President - - John F. Powers
Treasurer - - - Earl P. Pfannebecker
Secretary - - - - - Janet Macfarlane
Counsel - - - - - John T. DeGraff
Exec, Rep. - - William F, McDonough
Exec. Secretary - - - Joseph D. Lochner

THE MAGAZINE

Editor-in-Chief - - Thomas C. Stowell
Managing Editor - - - Mr. McDonough
Art Editors - - - - Roger Stonehouse

Nicolas Apgar
Photographer - - - - W. J. Kennedy

Editorial Board—Mr. Stowell, Chairman;
‘Theodore Becker, John Daniels, Joseph
J. Horan, Wayne W. Soper, Ranger
‘Tyler.

This Months Cover

“PEACE ON EARTH”
CHRISTMAS AT HOME!

Hundreds of state employees will be able
to enjoy Christmas at home for the first
time for—well, too long!

‘The Germans and the Japanese have
surrendered—the Axis is broken—we all
pray for “Peace on earth—good will
toward men.”

Our Staff Photographer, W. P. Kennedy
of the Dept. of Health, has caught the
spirit of the day among state employees—
Christmas at home!—Tomorrow he will
be out of uniform and back at his work
among other state employees. But today
is—Christmas at home, with all that it
means,

Yes, he’s a state employee. And she’s
the wife of a state employee—and those
are her children,

Ju This Tesue

Articles

A Personal Message from President Tolman......

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Association Ends Significant Year. 6
The Personnel Council and How It Can Help 8
New Committees 9
Keeping Up on Civil Service Law and Rules mien DD:
Resolutions Adopted at Annual Meeting ................. sevsnteesesssessneeeeeee 1D.
Official Roster of 1946 Legislature. . 14

What's Doing tu the Department... W6
Phasoctation AflAII8 enn won 18

What's Doing tn the Institutions. 20

The Letter Sox o seocunenneennnennenne 2B

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3
A PERSONAL MESSAGE
FROM. PRESIDENT TOLMAN

THE STATE EMPLOYEE enters a new era of enlarged service with this
issue. It becomes a monthly journal devoted to the welfare of all public
employees, particularly of the members of the State Association of Civil
Service Employees. It will seck to be the voice of all its readers everywhere

in the State.

Your President takes his pen in hand to greet you with mixed emotions.
T have written frequently for the State Employee as a private in the organ-
ization. Sometimes the Editor or President revised my copy for the better,
no doubt, but seldom to my satisfaction. Now I expect to talk with you
freely and frankly from time to time on matters of mutual concern.

I can accomplish little without your active support and co-operation.
Working together we should achieve much of the Association program in

1946.

A large part of this issue of THE STATE EMPLOYEE is devoted to
the annual meeting held in Albany, October 16. At that meeting the As-
sociation adopted a program for 1946 and beyond. Nearly one hundred
important resolutions were approved and the officers instructed to work for

their adoption through laws, legis-
lative rules, official action or by
other appropriate means.

The resolutions appear in this is-
sue, so I shall refer merely to a few
which seem to me of first impor-
tance.

A number of important resolu-
tions relate to salaries. Probably the
most urgent is the cost of living ad-
justment bill.

The fact is that we face again the
prospect that the real value of our
pay checks will be reduced by one-
fourth, one-third, one-half or more.
It is entirely possible, if uncontrol-
led, inflation occurs that we will be
obliged to work for practically
nothing.

At the end of the first World
War, State Employees watched their
dollar, which already had shrunk
to about 60 cents, shrivel to 50 real
cents. I well remember those days.
We hoped and worked for some re-
lief but only a small bonus for the
most underpaid workers was forth-
coming. We then started the cam-
paign that culminated in the en-
actment of the career law.

Today we face the same possibil-
ity of a fifty-cent dollar. It is true
that many prominent government
officials are sitting on the price vol-
cano trying to prevent a disastrous
eruption. But others equally in-
fluential in legislative halls advo-

cate a “mild inflation,” a further
price rise to permit labor's wage de-
mands to be met so that conversion
may proceed.

A wage increase which is ac-
companied by a similar price in-
crease is of course no wage increase
at all, but these inflation advocates
hope that prices may not go up as
rapidly as do wages with the result
that labor will be fooled into the
belief they have been victors rather
than victims or dupes.

Our war time bonuses are, of
course, no increases in real salary.
They are partial attempts to main-
tain the old salary scales, but the
rise in the cost of living has out-
stripped the bonus as it always does.

Further bonus legislation is no
answer to the inflation problem,
just as the black market is no
answer to price control. We need
an adjustment that will keep real
salaries constant, that will insure
that our salary check will buy the
same amount of goods however
prices vary —either up or down. A
bonus is merely a guess at an un-
predictable future — it is sure to be
wrong and therefore unfair either to
the employee or to the State.

It should be remembered that
this cost of living adjustment plan
is nearly as old as the career law
itself, that the plan has generally
been’ approved by the legislators,

that it once was a leading plank in
the Republican legislature program,
and that it has worked well in the
cities where it is in force.

Time and a half for overtime is
so common and so just that no
argument should be required for
this almost universal wage policy.
In contrast, we have unlimited over-
time work required without any
overtime pay in the departments
and both paid and unpaid over-
time in the institutions.

The chief .objective behind the
overtime pay proposition is to dis-
courage overtime work and_ to
abolish it wherever possible. This
is necessary to full employment
of the returned veteran and the war
workers.

New “Time” increments after
ten, fifteen, twenty, twenty-five and
thirty years of service would con-
tinue career possibilities through-
out the employment life of the
worker. In the institutions, such
“time” increments were a part of
salary law until the Feld Hamilton
Law was extended to Mental Hy-
giene employees. There has been
much complaint by older employees
of this loss of their former rights.

The proposal is for the payment
of an increment to each employee in
the State service who has served at
the present maximum salary for five
years and that similar increments
be paid at the end of each five
year period thereafter. Whether
such time increments should be re-
troactive and based on the total
years of service will have to be
worked out. If so, our employee
who retires after 35 years of service
would receive a total of 12 incre-
ments instead of five as at present.

Equal pay for women is required
by law. It is not observed by the
Salary Standardization Board and
the Budget Bureau in the opinion
of many nurses, parole officers,
prison attendants at women’s pris-
ons. The principle of equal pay for
men holding similar jobs is not ob-
served in the hospitals for the insane
at Dannemora and Matteawan, in

The State Employee
many Mental Hygiene jobs and
others.. The Association will at-
tempt to accomplish this.

An important feature of the new
Salary Law is the provision of a
bonus for positions involving extra
hazard to life or health. Such a
bonus is granted by the Director
of the Budget, not by the Salary
Board. As far as is known, no such
bonuses have yet been granted. The
law should be strengthened to de-
fine hazardous employment and the
Salary Board should be responsible
for decisions.

A most important resolution call-
ed for the establishment of a Salary
Research Office in Headquarters of
the Association. The California As-
sociation has recently established
such an office. The Association can-
not hope to be successful in salary
appeals without full data on salaries
in public and in private employ-
ment, Any appeal is just as strong
as the wage data presented, and
such data as was presented to the
Salary Board unfortunately was
cither woefully incomplete, obvi-
ously partisan or absolutely incor-
rect. The case of the employee
should always be above suspicion.

If I do no more during my Presi-

dency than place on a firm founda-
tion a functioning Salary Research
Committee under a trained Direc-
tor, I shall be more than satisfied.

The proposed amendment of the
Constitution to open membership
to local civil service employees (city,
county, town, village, etc.) is a
revolutionary suggestion. It brought
out spirited debate and it must be
passed at another meeting of the
Association before it becomes ef-
fective. Full discussion is urged at
chapter meetings and elsewhere.

Most State Civil Service Associa-
tions include local as well as state
civil service employees. There has
never been any difficulty as far as
known.

The amendment means a great
increase in membership and in fi-
nancial resources. Together with
the increased dues, it means results
otherwise impossible in realizing
the enlarged programs of the As-
sociation. It means stronger local
chapters able to carry-out broad pro-
grams of recreation, social affairs,
education, and redress of empolyee
grievances. It means a potential
membership of half a million and
a probable membership of half that

number ora quarter of a million
active members.

Advocates of the amendment
point out that civil service em-
ployees everywhere in the State,
whether employed by the State or .

‘by the local government, operate

under the same Civil Service Law
and Rules and have common objec-
tives and similar problems. A united
effort is needed to achieve success.

Particularly they claim that the
proposed enlargement of member-
ship and resources of the Associa-
tion will benefit local chapters even
more than it will help the depart-
ment chapters.

The advantages to the State As-
sociation as a whole include among
other things:

I. Elimination of present op-
position to laws proposed
by the Association which
benefit state employees
only.

II. Closer contact with many
influential legislators who
are now indifferent to em-
ployee problems and cou-
rageous civil service admin-
istration.

(Continued on page 24)

FRANK L, TOLMAN, Pd.D.

The Association’s New President

ASSOCIATION ENDS

Clifford C. Shoro, Director of the Division of Accounts of the Health
Department, became President of ‘the Association of State Civil Service
Employees on May tenth, 1944, faced with the difficult task of carry-
ing on following the death of Harold C. Fisher. How well he met

the ta: indicated in this report presented to the Association at the
October 16th Annual Meeting.

‘The year started with misgivings in the minds of many of us as to the
possibility of accomplishing some of the major objectives of the program
‘which you had outlined by means of the resolutions presented and adopted.
We had already realized the need for co-operation with the Administration
in the persons of the Governor and his assistants and members of his cabinet,
and with members of the Legislature in working out our problems and

obtaining solution by legislation where needed and by administrative regu-
lation where that would suffice.

The first and major difficulty that faced us was the proposal to amend the
salary schedules in the Feld-Hamilton Law by deleting the occupational
groups and salary grades then in the law plus such new ones as were deemed
necessary to improve the administration of the law and allow for many up-
ward salary adjustments that were recommended but which could not be
made under the salary scales then included in the law. While we agreed
that sub-salary grades were needed ‘in some occupational groups, we also
were adamant in our determination that the occupational groups must be
kept in the law. Accordingly, we entered into a series of conferences with
members of the staff of the Director of the Budget, the staff of the Department
of Civil Service, and some of the members of the Temporary Salary Board,
with Judge Conway, President of the Civil Service Commission acting as
chairman, and by this means proposed amendments to the Civil Service
Law were written into a bill which passed the Legislature and became law
upon signature by the Governor. You all know the contents of those amend-
ments, and it is not my intention to detail them here. I am sure that this
legislation was the biggest simple accomplishment of the Association since
the Feld-Hamilton Law itself was passed. I cite this as an example of the
many problems that were worked out and successfully settled by co-operative
effort and frank discussions of the principles involved. I believe it is safe
to say that this year has been the most fruitful in accomolishment, particu-
larly through legislation, that we have had since the Feld-Hamilton Law was
enacted. Instead of reviewing in this report the legislative program, I refer
to the complete report made by our able counsel, John De Graff, in the June
issue of THE STATE EMPLOYEE.

EMERGENCY PAY

In the most serious period of our national history when just wage and
price adjustments were difficult to chart, your Association, by its constant
and intelligent presentation of the state employce’s needs, obtained a cost
of living bonus for the present fiscal year equal to the most favorable paid
in any other public jurisdiction of which I have record.

The other thirteen million dollar increase in pay, ranging from 20 to 10%,
above basic scales and reaching to all pay levels, more than double the ad-
justment of the previous fiscal year, was, I am sure, heartily appreciated by
very many state workers. We all know that this emergency increase did not
offset the increase in prices or the increase in taxes. These facts were pointed

out to the appropriating authorities. The emergency pay was the best the
State of New York would do.

We face a greater challenge in
permanent salary planning. The
Association, with its unselfish will
to raise the living standards of its
members, its outstanding record
along this line, its splendid contacts
and its honorable standing with the
citizenry of the State, is of course
the only medium offering promise
of successful progress in the future.
You must keep it strong with your
loyalty to its ideals.

Personnel Council

Today you heard of the Personne!
Council from its Chairwoman. We
have great hopes that this new
agency, which is an answer to Asso-
ciation appeals for the establish-
ment of overall uniformity of action
with relation to sound employment
practices, will become the means of
resolving favorably countless major

and minor grievances in a construc-
tive way.

The Association has nurtured the
merit system and made it strong in
law. It has sought and obtained in
the State Classification Board, the
State Salary Standardization Board
and the Personnel Council, the most
Progressive and modern machinery
known to deal with employment
matters. Tt remains to be seen, in
large measure, if there can be re-
cruited by successive administrations
men and women possessed of the
wisdom, the sympathy and the
moral courage to establish successful
employer-employee cooperation in
New York State civil service.

The machinery to do this is ready
to their hands and its establishment
is the result of the strong spirit of
employee cooperation present in
your association.

Not all of our efforts met with
success, however. We have failed in
our many efforts to obtain’ considera-
tion of employee problems by the
Chairman of the Public Service
Commission. Here we have an in-
stance of complete disregard of co-
operation in maintaining good em-
ployment conditions. It seems that
our only recourse in that Depart-
ment is through court action.

The State Employee

SIGNIFICANT YEAR

Delay on Health Leave and
Hours of Work Rules

The President of the Civil Service

Commission, in spite of many prom-

ises to me personally to promulgate
rules and regulations on vacations,
sick leaves, hours of work and other
matters of conditions of employ-
ment, has failed to put such rules
into effect. I am frank to confess
that I know of no reason for such
procrastination. Several officers of
our Association, including the chair-
man of our committee on this sub-
ject, sat in conference at least three
times with Judge Conway and
members of his staff to discuss the
contents of such rules. We were,
given to understand that at least
those relating to institutions were in
form for submission to the Gover-
nor for approval. That was months
ago! Where these regulations are
now, and when they will be pro-
mulgated, is a question that I can-
not answer.

Financial Status

The report of the Treasurer will
show that our net assets at the close
of the year are $26,720.34. This
compares most favorably with last
year’s report which showed total

assets of slightly in excess of $20,-
000.00. Last year, after reviewing
the financial transactions of the As-
sociation, which totalled over $100,-
000, I realized the necessity for set-
ting up a financial plan at the begin-
ning of the year, which plan would
be in the form of a budget, showing
estimated receipts and a plan of ac-
tivities reflected in anticipated ex-
penditures that would necessarily be
kept within the anticipated receipts.
Accordingly, on May 1 at a meeting
of the Executive Committee, I ap-
pointed a special Committee of
which Mr. Charles H. Foster is
Chairman, for the purpose of study-
ing the financial records, working
out a planned budget for next year
and to install a modern system of ac-
counts. Mr. Foster and his Commit-
tee have done an excellent job and
the new system of accounts is in-
stalled as of October 1. You will
hear his report later. The budget
that has been prepared and which
has the approval of the Executive
Committee, is based on the suppo-
sition that you will, at this meeting,
adopt an amendment to the by-laws
increasing the annual dues to $3.00.
I feel sure that this financial plan-
ning through the means of a budget

adopted by the Executive Commit-
tee at the beginning of a fiscal year,
is a marked improvement in the
general administration of the affairs
of the -association.

Membership

The final membership as of the
close of the year September 30 is
28,723. As compared with last year,
this shows an increase of approxi-
mately 1,500 paid members. Con-
sidering the fact that over 7,000
state employees are in the armed
forces and also the fact that very
few permanent appointments to va-
cancies were made, I feel that this
is concrete evidence of the stability
of the Association and the increased
interest of state employees in their
own welfare.

Internal Affairs

The Executive Committee spent a
considerable amount of time in con-
sidering certain activities of the As-
sociation in the light of the need
for increased revenue in order to
carry on an active program. It is felt
that a renewal of our contract with
the publisher of “The Leader” is de-
sitable in order to continue this me-
dium of constant dissemination of
Association news when it is news.
This is particularly important before
and during the legislative session,
We feel that it is the best means of
prompt contact between the head-
quarters of the Association and its
members throughout the State. It
has been felt also that our own publi-
cation, THE STATE EMPLOYEE,
should be expanded both in the
number of issues per year and in the
type of material. Accordingly, the
Editorial Committee, of which Mr.
Thomas Stowell is Chairman, have
actually taken over preparation of
the material and I am sure that
their first effort, which is the Sep-
tember issue, shows a marked im-
provement in the magazine general-
ly. In order to continue a publica-

Continued on page 25

“I believe it is safe to say that
this year has been the most fruitful
in ‘accomplishment, _ particularly
through legislation, that we have
had since the Feld-Hamilton Law
was enacted.”

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‘8

‘THE PERSONNEL COUNCIL
AND HOW IT CAN HELP

The State of New York, which time after time has justified its right to
be called the Empire State, has once more taken the initiative on a vitally
important subject, namely, “Personnel.” By Administrative action, Governor
Dewey created a few months ago the Personnel Council consisting of three
members,— Mr. Charles L. Campbell of the Department of Civil Service,
Mr. Charles H. Foster of the Division of the Budget, and myself, as Chair-
man.

If you will recall, the Governor in his message to the Legislature in 1945
stated that the Civil Service Commission had been making steady progress
in personnel work but that many employee problems were being handled
separately in departments with no opportunity to maintain a consistent
policy. Accordingly, as outlined by the Governor, one of the primary func-
tions of the Council is that of education and further to promote uniformity
in personnel procedure for state employees.

It is understandable that administrative rulings made in Albany are very
often of immediate interest to employees all over the state. Interpretation by
departmental officers can vary with the possibility of creating a certain
amount of dissatisfaction and even discrimination. If the Council can see
to it that reliable information is widely and accurately disseminated, it will
serve a useful purpose.

No longer can the public em-
ployee, or any worker, be considered
a.simple instrument ‘of production
or a commodity to be purchased for
so many dollars. This has been
shown by his expressed desire to be
heard and to actively participate in
the formulation of policies and pro-
cedures, or shall I say by his efforts
to achieve self-expression in his
working relationships.

‘The question of grievances of em-
ployees is also an important one.
Too often in the past have trivial
differences been allowed to stagnate
without solution. Gradually a triv-
ial matter grows until it becomes
one of much greater importance.
Where such matters can not be suc-
cessfully handled by a department,
the Council will endeavor to make
such recommendations as will solve
the problem and improve employee
morale.

How will a grievance reach the
Council? It is hoped that by im-
proved personnel relationships, griev-
ances will be satisfactorily solved
near the source. We don’t want the
channels to be so involved that an
employee will believe it is a futile
effort. However, certain procedure
is necessary following the original

By MARY GOODE KRONE

complaint from one level to another
until it reaches the top personnel
representative of a department. If
it is not satisfactorily concluded at
that point, then it is presented to the
Council, At no time must there be
any recrimination if an employee
problem reaches the Council.

Tt must be borne in mind that em-
ployees should have a great sense of
responsibility in this entire job. No
successful organization is possible
without the contributions of em-
ployer and employee alike. Arbi-
trary decisions by supervisors do not
promote harmonious or healthy per-
sonnel relationships. An employee
at any level must make the neces-
sary contribution toward an im-
proved organization.

‘Tentative plans for a uniform ap-
proach to the problem of handling
employee grievances have been
drawn up by nearly all departments
and the Personnel Council is com-
pleting conferences with each de-
partment in regard to a suitable plan
as it relates to the respective repre-
sentative, in conformity with a gen-
eral pattern as suggested by the
Council.

The machinery for putting the
Personnel Council into operation
has been established. Each depart-
ment has been advised that the
Council is available on Tuesdays for
private conferences with employees
or departments. In addition to that,
each department head has desig-
nated a personnel representative to
work with the Council in promoting
uniformity. This committee meets
monthly to discuss subjects of mu-
ual interest in an endeavor to im-
prove personnel procedure and
achieve results.

The Personnel Council is not to
be concerned with the hearing of
matters on problems for which ma-
chinery is already existing and in
operation. I am referring to such
problems frequently involving any
one of a number of typical appeal
procedures. For example, matters
involving an appeal for the reclassi-
fication of a position, appeals relat-
ing to examination marks or results,
appeals pertaining to salary stand-
ardization problems, service record
rating appeals and appeals result-
ing from the effects of disciplinary
action, These are all instances, as
you know, wherein the Civil Serv-
ice Law sets forth a very definite
procedure to be followed. The per-
sonnel Council is not, therefore, as

I am afraid some people may be-

lieve, a sort of court of appeals or
court of last resort to which all mat-
ters involving personnel may be
presented.

This leads me directly to one of
the more important functions of the
Personnel Council; It has been
known for some time that there has
been a growing demand from the
employee and employee organiza-
tions for the initiation of a program
of uniform and permanent proced-
ures which will serve to expedite the

Miss Mary Goode Krone is
Chairman of the State Personnel
uncil,

December

adjustment of individual employee
grievances. This phase of our activity
was considered so important, as a
matter of fact, that it was placed
first on our program for immediate
consideration and action. May I
say, at this point, that we feel that

progress is being made. From a:

strictly unbiased point of view in
most instances there has been little
or no serious consideration given
this phase of the over-all program
pertaining to personnel in various
departments.

Hindered somewhat by war-time
restrictions, particularly the increased
work-load placed upon limited staff
personnel has resulted in the post-
ponement or at least the delay, in
progress which might otherwise
have been in this regard. Many

- plans which could have been in op-

eration have been side-tracked or
have lost their value as an effective
tool of personnel operation simply
through their non-use or lack of
employee knowledge of their exis-
tence. It is no secret that our pre-
liminary survey of state service per-
sonnel programs in respect to the
methods used throughout the de-
partments reveals, in those cases
where some formal plan does exist,
that there is a wide degree of varia-
tion as to procedures, and many
departments have no formal plan
whatsoever.

It is definitely, therefore, one of
our major functions to remedy this
situation at the earliest possible mo-
ment and as I have already pointed
out, we believe that progress is be-
ing made.

Accomplishments of the Per-
sonnel Council will not be em-
blazened on the records over-night.
It may be years beforé some phases
of its work can bear fruit. As a part
of the long range program, it is
intended that research work will be
instigated and promoted on specific
personnel matters to make it the
most efficient state service possible.

We, the employees of the State
of New York, are part of a very
large corporation. For too long have
personnel relationships been’ rele-
gated to a place of minor impor-
tance. An entirely successful busi-
ness must, obviously, have a firm
foundation upon which to build.
To make stronger this foundation,
will undoubtedly take time. Co-
operation is vital and the foresight

to be progressive is essential. We
are pioneers in this phase of public
service. It is the intention and
fundamental purpose of the present
members of the Personnel Council
to see to it that the State of New
York continues to have the sound-
est and most up to date personnel
procedure. In years to come you
and I may then say that it was
through our endeavors that the Em-
pire State became the leader in
personnel relations.

New Committees

<President Frank L. Tolman has ap-
pointed members of important committees
for the current Association year, and the
committees are already busily engaged
with matters pertinent to each. The fol-
lowing is list of committee personnel:
LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE: a

John A. Cromie, Chairman

Leo M. Britt

Gordon S. Carlile

Henry A. Cohen

William M. Foss

Joseph Lipsky

Harry B. Schwartz

Beulah Bailey Thull

Theodore Becker
EDITORIAL COMMITTEE:

Thomas C. Stowell, Chairman

Theodore Becker

John Daniels

Joseph J. Horan

Wayne W. Soper

Ranger Tyler
SALARY COMMITTEE:

Charles M. Armstrong, Chairman

Mildred M. Lauder

Philip A. Cowen

Charles H. Foster

Dr. Sylvia Parker

Edward J. Ramer

David Shultes
EDUCATION COMMITTEE:

Dr. David Schneider, Chairman

Ralph Spence

Eugene D. Fink

Dr. Istar A. Haupt

Francis C. Maher

Henry J. McFarland

Clifford C. Shoro

Mrs. A. B, Tremper
INSURANCE COMMITTEE:

Charles C. Dubuar, Chairman

Victor S. Cohen

Charles H. Foster

Theodore Becker
GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE:

Clifford C. Shoro, Chairman

Mildred O, Meskill

Christopher J. Fee

KEEPING UP ON CIVIL
SERVICE LAW AND RULES

The subject which has been assigned to me is very broad and general.
If I were to cover even briefly all the phases of this subject, it would require
more than one afternoon. I shall, therefore, confine my talk during this
luncheon session to two important topics that are covered under the general
subject of “Keeping up on Civil Service Law and Rules.” These two topics
are “Promotional Salaries under the Feld-Hamilton Law” and “Termination
of Services by Dismissal and Lay-off.” These two topics were suggested
by your Vice President, Mr. Jesse McFarland, because of the confusion and
misunderstanding that exist in the minds of employees on these matters. I
shall endeavor to explain and clarify these two subjects.

Promotional Salaries

At the last meeting of your association in February, I spoke on the

general subject —Feld-Hamilton Salaries and Increments. At that time
there was a bill before the Legislature, sponsored by your Association,
amending Section 41 of the Civil Service Law, which bill on April 1, 1945,
became Chapter 413 of the Laws of 1945. This chapter covers the salaries
and increments to be paid employees in Feld-Hamilton positions upon ap-
pointment, promotion, demotion, transfer and reinstatement. Before
taking up the present provisions of law covering promotions, it would be
advisable to give you a brief history of the past provisions of law on promo-
tional salaries.

As you know, State positions un-
der the Feld-Hamilton structure are
divided into occupational services
and salary grades. Each salary grade
has a minimum and maximum sal-
ary and mandatory annual incre-
ments. Almost every occupational
service has overlapping salary grades.
As an illustration, service 3, which
covers the clerical, stenographic and
office administrative service, and
which is the most common occupa-
tional group in State service, starts
at salary Grade 1b from $1200 to
$1700. Grade 2 starts at $1600 and
runs to $2100, Grade 3 starts at
$2000 and runs to $2500, so that it is
possible to have a Clerk receiving a
salary of $1700 and a Senior Clerk
receiving a salary of $1600; a Senior
Stenographer receiving a salary of
$2100 and a Principal Stenographer
receiving a salary of $2000. When
the Feld-Hamilton Law was enacted
in 1937 there was a provision in Sec-
tion 41 of the Civil Service Law to
the effect that if an employee is pro-
moted to a position in a higher grade,
the minimum salary of which 1s
lower than the salary then received
by such employee, he shall upon such
promotion be paid the salary which

- By JOSEPH SCHECHTER

corresponds with the salary immedi-
ately above the salary he is then re-
ceiving. This meant that where a
Clerk receiving $1700 was appointed
to the position of Senior Clerk
(which has a minimum salary of
$1600) such person would be en-
titled to $1800, However, if a Clerk
receiving a salary of $1600 was pro-
moted to the position of Senior
Clerk, he could only receive $1600,
inasmuch as-his salary of $1600 in
the Clerk’s position was not lower
than the minimum salary of $1600
for Senior Clerk. This obvious in-
equity was eliminated by an amend-
ment to the law which provided that
if an employce is promoted to a po-
le, the mini-
mum salary of which is equal to or
lower than the salary then received
by such employee, he shall upon

such promotion be paid the salary
which corresponds with the salary
immediately above the salary he is
then receiving. Under this amend-
ment, a Clerk receiving $1600 was
entitled to receive $1700 upon pro-
motion to Senior Clerk. Though the
Jaw authorized increases in salary
upon promotion to overlapping
grades, the funds for such increases
were not provided and there were
many persons who had to take sal-
ary cuts upon promotions to over-
lapping grade positions because
there were no funds available in the
line items in the budget for the pro-
motional positions. For example,
prior to April 1, 1945 the position of
Junior Clerk carried a salary range
from $900 to $1400. For several years
after the Feld-Hamilton law was
enacted, Junior Clerks receiving a
maximum salary of $1400 per an-
num were compelled to take salary
cuts to $1200 upon promotion to the
positions of Assistant Clerk because
the line items in the budget for these
Assistant Clerk positions carried a
minimum salary of $1200. There
were many employees who refused
to take promotions because of those
salary cuts. Even where the money
was available for increases upon pro-
motion, certain inequitable situa-
tions arose. For example a Clerk re-
ceiving a salary of $1600 who was
No. 1 on the promotion list for
Senior Clerk was promoted on Octo-
ber 15 and was given a salary of
$1700 upon such promotion. Inas-
much as the promotion was made
after October 1, the employee did
not receive an increment next April
and continued with the salary of
$1700, Another Clerk receiving a
salary of $1600 whose standing on
the promotion list was too low for
promotion would get a regular in-
crement of $100 on April 1, bringing
his salary in his Clerk position to
$1700. On April 15, such Clerk
was promoted and inasmuch as he
had been receiving $1700 he was
given $1800 upon’ promotion. So
that the Clerk who was promoted
first would ultimately be receiving
a lower salary than the Clerk who
was promoted at a later date. This
inequitable situation often caused
appointing officers to withhold the
making of promotional appoint-
ments in the cases illustrated until
after April 1. This law giving in-
creases upon promotion to overlap-
ping grades was changed in April

December

1944 to provide that where a person
is promoted to an overlapping salary
grade he shall receive the same sal-
ary upon such promotion and funds
were made available by a special
budgetary lump sum appropriation
for an aun Whether such
promotion takes place prior to or
after October 1, the employee’ is en-
titled to receive an increment at the
beginning of the next fiscal year, in
asmuch as he did not receive an in-
crease upon his promotion. This
law is still in existence and further
provides that an employee who has
been receiving the maximum salary
of his former position for one year
or more shall be given an increase
to the next increment step upon pro-
motion to an overlapping position
and that for the purpose of comput-
ing future increments, such em-
ployee is credited with the number
of years of service in such promotion
position which corresponds with such

Joseph Schechter is counsel of
the Department of Civil Service.
He was guest speaker at the
luncheon meeting on the Annual
Meeting Program and presented
this address of special interest to
Civil Service Employees.

salary. To give you a concrete illus-
tration of the present law, an em-
ployee who is receiving $1700 in
the position of Clerk (which has a
salary range of $1200 to $1700) will,
upon promotion to the position of
Senior Clerk (the minimum salary
of which is $1600) receive the same
salary of $1700. However, if he had
been receiving $1700 for at least one
year in his position of Clerk prior to
promotion of Senior Clerk, he will
receive $1800 upon such promotion.
In computing future increments he
is deemed to have the number of
years of service corresponding to his
salary. In other words, if he is pro-
moted at $1700 to Senior Clerk he is
deemed to have one year of service
as Senior Clerk for the purpose of
computing future increments in such
position. So much for promotions
from a permanent position to a per-
manent position.

‘Temporary Promotions
And Appointments

There has been much confusion
regarding the salaries and incre-

ments to be given temporary em-
ployees ‘and before I conclude the
subject of promotional. salaries, I
would like to outline briefly the his-
tory and procedure relating to sal-
aries and increments of temy

employees. As you know, the Feld-
Hamilton Law applies only to per-
manent employees and any applica-
tion of the provisions of such law to
temporary employees is by policy of
the state. From about 1938 to 1942
temporary employees were not al-
lowed to receive annual increments,
no matter how long they remained
in their temporary positions. Under
our present practice, there are many
employees occupying temporary po-
sitions for the duration of the war.
Some of these employees hold Rule
VIIE-12 appointments, which are
temporary appointments for the du-
ration of the military leaves of ab-
sense granted to permanent incum-
bents who are engaged in military
duty. Othess hold Rule VIII-A ap-
pointments, which are temporary
war duration appointments in per-
manent items where the State Civil
Service Commission has declared it
impracticable to fill such position on
a permanent basis because there is
no eligible list in existence and it is
impracticable to hold a competitive
examination at the present time, or
where there is an eligible list in ex-
istence but there are eligibles at the
head of such eligible list in military
service, not available for appoint-
ment. When Rule VIII-A and Rule
VIII-12 were adopted by our Com-
mission, it was felt that temporary
war duration employees, who were
appointed under these rules, should
be given increments for their tem-
porary service, in view of the fact
that such appointments would last
for a considerable period of time.
Accordingly, by policy of the State,
increments were granted to Rule
VIILA and Rule VIII-12 ‘appointees.
However, no increments were given
to temporary employees under other
rules. It was only last year that all
temporary appointees were granted
increments for their temporary serv-
ice. Prior to April 1, 1945, a tem-
porary appointee under Rule VIIF-la,
Rule VIII-A, Rule VIII4, Rule
VIII-9 and Rule XIII-4, who was
given a permanent appointment, had
to start in his permanent position at
the minimum salary (except where
appointed or promoted to a position

(Continued on page 26)

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RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED

AT ANNUAL MEETING

Never in the history of the Association of State Civil Service Employees
of New York has there been a more numerous and important set of resolu-
tions than those adopted at the Annual Meeting in Albany, October 16, 1945.
The mere fact that there were more than 70 resolutions submitted to the
membership~and adopted—indicates the tremendous task which faced the

Resolutions Committee, headed

by John A. Cromie of the Department of

Taxation and Finance, and the skill and efficiency with which the task was

handled. .

Resolutions adopted at the Annual meeting are of the greatest importance
to the membership, for they indicate the accomplishments, aims and ideals
of the largest association of its kind in the country. They warrant the closest
study and analysis of every member. Here they all are:

Salaries

Resolved, That this Association
urge upon the Governor and the
Legislature that the basic career
service scales of pay shall be increas-
ed to the extent: of the percentage
of increase in living costs over the
1935-39 index of 100, and that in
addition current salaries paid through-
out each quarterly period shall be

kept in adjustment with living costs *

above the basic scales by an emer-
gency appropriation.
oe

Resolved, That the Association
urge time and one-half pay for over-
time work.

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Resolved, That the Association
urge upon the Governor and the
Legislature amendment to the Ca-
reer Service Law to provide for the
payment of a single increment in
the case of each employee who has
served at the present maximum rate
without salary promotion for five
years and that similar increase be
granted at each future five year
period of like service up to twenty
years.

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Resolved, That the Association
urge prompt action by the Director
of the Budget to grant additional
pay for hazardous or arduous em-
ployment and that he make known
the results of his studies regarding
all such cases and invite and permit
appeals in all cases where em-
ployees are performing the hazard-
ous and arduous duties referred to
in the statute but are not paid in
accord therewith, and

Be It Further Resolved, That the
Association urge that additional pay
of at least 10% of the basic salary
be granted for hazardous or ardu-
ous employment.

Resolved, That the Association
continue determined efforts to se-
cure prison pay scales for the of-
ficers and attendants at Matteawan
and Dannemora State Hospitals.

eee

Resolved, That all registered pro-
fessional nurses in state service be
raised to full professional status in
the competitive class with appropri-
ate salary allocations.

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Resolved, That the work of Ma-
trons who guard the inmates in Al-
bion State Training School and
Westfield State Farm be granted
prison guard pay.

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Resolved, That the Association
urge upon’ the Governor and the
Legislature the justice of including
within career service salary sched-
ules the forest rangers of the State.

Resolved, That the Association
urge upon the Salary Standardiza-
tion Board a study of salaries paid
to Fire Observers in the Conserva-

, tion Department and the establish-

ment of adequate wage scales for
this position.
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Resolved, That the Association
continue to urge upon the Salary
Standardization Board that they
reallocate Attendants to a salary

scale of $1500-1900 and Staff Atten-
dants to a salary scale of $1700-2100.

Resolved, That the Association
urge amendment of the Career
Service Law to provide that where
an employee has served for five (5)
years or more in the position to
which classified and allocated, he
shall. receive the maximum of the
grade.

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Resolved, That the Association
urge legislation to provide for the
granting on retirement of full pay
for any accumulated sick and/or
vacation leave.

Resolved, That the Association
urge upon the Governor and the
Legislature that the regular payroll
allowance of the deceased covering
all sick leave, vacation, holiday and
pass time accumulated but not used
by the deceased up to the time of his
death shall be a proper claim of the
beneficiary against the State.

*“* *

Resolved, That the Association
again urge legislation to provide for
the payment of unemployment in-
surance benefits to employees of the
State who may become unemployed
and that such insurance benefits be
made ayailable without contribution
by the employee.

Resolved, That the Association
urge upon the Governor and the
Legislature immediate attention to
wages now paid to armory em-
ployees and that per diem salaries
of all titles listed in Section 189 of
Chapter 41 of the Laws of 1909 be
advanced at least one dollar per
diem, and that the limitation as to
maximum be removed from the
statute.

Retirement

Resolved, That the Association

urge approval by the Legislature
and the Governor of a measure pro-
viding that any State employee with

The State Employee
25 years or more service may elect
to retire at, at least one-half of their
annual salary with the same contri-
butions and on the same basis as
now in effect for State Police.’

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Resolved, That the Association
urge upon the Governor and the
Legislature appropriation of funds
adequate to pay the sum of em-
ployee contributions required to ob-
tain time credit in the State Re-
tirement System for all periods of
absence in the armed services of the
United States since 1940 in the case
of all State employees absent on
such military duty.

Resolved, That the Association
urge upon the Governor and the
Legislature amendment to Retire-
ment Law permitting the following
members of the State Retirement
System to retire at not less than
$1200 per annum but not exceed-
ing salary at time of retirement.:

Members who have reached age
55 with 30 years service.
Members who have reached age
60 with 25 years service,

Resolved, That the Association
urge upon the Governor and the
Legislature amendment to the Re-
tirement Law that the Maximum
ordinary death benefit be fixed at
12 months salary based on one
month’s salary for each year of serv-
ice.
ee eee

Resolved, That this Association
urge upon the Governor and the
Legislature the need for an adjust-
ment of retirement allowances by the
addition of a bonus sufficient to per-
mit proper care of health and sound
living conditions of retired em-
ployees who are members of the
State Employees Retirement System
or other State supported systems,
and

Be It Further Resolved, That the
Association urge upon the President
and the Congress of the United
States that action be taken to ex-
empt retirement allowances paid by
the Nation and by the States and
their subdivisions from Federal in-
come taxes, thus aiding retired
workers to maintain proper stand-
ards of living.

Resolved, That the Association
urge that in the case of disability re-
tirement the member shall receive
100 per cent of the allowance after
twenty-five years of service instead
of 90% as now provided.

Resolved, That -the Association
urge upon the Governor and the
Legislature the approval of a meas-
ure to grant to beneficiaries of the
Correction Department Retirement
System a death benefit equal to that
provided for members of the State
Retirement System.

Resolved, That the Association
urge upon the Governor and the
Legislature amendment of Chapter
470 of the Correction Law to pro-
vide that widows of prison guards
or employees of Correction Depart-
ment which guards or employees
were members of the Correction
Department Retirement System,
shall receive a pension of $600 per
year as provided in Assembly Bill,
Introductory 1005, passed by both
houses of the Legislature in 1945
but vetoed by the Governor.

Resolved, That the Association
urge amendment to the State Re-
tirement Law providing for optional
retirement at age 55 at the same
proportional rates of employee con-
tributions and employee pensions or
annuities as now apply at age 60.

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Resolved, That the Association
urge upon the Governor and the
Legislature the desirability of reduc-
ing the interest on loans obtained
by the employee as a member of the
State Retirement System from the
funds contributed by him to that
system.

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Resolved, That legislation be in-
itiated by the Association to permit
Teachers or Instructors employed in
institutional teaching or instructing
who were former members of the
State Teachers Retirement System
to transfer to the State Employees
Retirement System.

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Resolved, That the Association

urge upon the legislature and the
(Continued on page 29)

John A. Cromie, Department of
Taxation & Finance, Chairman of
the Resolutions Committee which
sifted scores of resolutions in order
to submit — scores!

Official Roster 1946 Legislature

Keep this list for reference. See Editorial Page

Dist. Pol.

SENATORS
Republicans—35; Democrats—21

Dist. Pol. Name: and Address
1 Rep Perry B. Duryea, Montauk
2 Rep John D. Bennett, Rockville Centre
3° Rep = * William S. Hults, Jr,, Port Washington
4 Rep Seymour Halpern, 83-80 118th St, Kew Gardens
5 Rep *Frederic E, Hammer, 256-B 144 St, Belle
Harbor
6 Dem John V. Downey, 32-27 83rd St., Jackson
Heights
7 Dem *William N. Conrad, 60-40 Madison St.
Brooklyn
8 «Dem James J. Crawford, 589 Bedford Ave., Brooklyn
9 Dem *Roy H. Rudd, 1110 Jefferson Ave., Brooklyn
10 Dem James A. Corcoran, 167 Barbey St, Brooklyn
Il Dem ‘Fred G. Moritt, 650 Greene Ave., Brooklyn
12. Dem Samuel L. Greenberg, 1375 Ocean Ave.,
Brooklyn
13° Dem _ William Kirnan, 516 17th St, Brooklyn
14 Rep *Joseph Parisi, 1327 E. 4th St, Brooklyn
15 Dem *Louis L. Friedman, 2094 E. 4th St, Brooklyn
16. Dem William Rosenblatt, 3040 Brighton 7th St,
Brooklyn
17 Rep Robert S. Bainbridge, 1293 Clove Rd. W.,
N. Brighton
18 Dem Elmer F. Quinn, 285 W. Houston St, N. ¥. C.
19 Dem Francis J. Mahoney, 421 W. 18th St, N. ¥. C.
20 Rep _Frederic R. Coudert, Jr., 988 Fifth Ave., N. Y. C.
21 Dem *Gordon J. Novod, 370 Riverside Dr. N.Y. C.
22 Rep Richard “A. DiCowanzo, 250 E. 105th St,
iG.
23. Dem Alesander A. Falk, 75 Park Terr. Ey N. Y. C.
24 Dem Lazarus Joseph, 910 Grand Concourse, Bronx
25° Dem
26 | Dem Isadore Dollinger, 1250 Franklin Ave., Bronx
27 Rep *Paul A. Fino, 2533 E. Chester Ave., Bronx
28 Rep *Lowell H. Brown, 5451 Palisade Ave., Bronx
29 Rep —_ William F, Condon, 25 Hollis Terr., Yonkers
30 Rep *J. Raymond McGovern, 208 Beechmont Dr.,
New Rochelle
31 Tcp Pliny W. Williamson, 11 Heatcote Rd.,
Scarsdale
32 Rep ‘Thomas C. Desmond, Newburg
33 Rep ‘Frederick H. Bontecou, Millbrook
34 Rep —_ Arthur H. Wicks, Kingston
35 Dem *Mortimer A. Cullen, 47 North Manning Blvd.,
Albany
36 Rep Gilbert T. Seelye, Burnt Hills
37 Rep Thomas F. Campbell, 1503 Union St,
Schenectady
38 Rep —_ Benjamin F. Feinberg, Plattsburgh
39 Rep Rhoda Fox Graves, 130 Clinton St, Gouverneur
40 Rep Fred A. Young, Lowville
41 Dem *Vincent R. Corrou, 144 Highby Rd., Utica
42 Rep _Isaac B. Mitchell, Lafargeville
43 Dem ‘Richard B. Byrne, 4520 E. Genesee St., DeWitt
44 Rep Walter W. Stokes, Middlefield
45 Rep Floyd E. Anderson, 702 Chenango St, Port
Dickinson
46 Rep Chauncey B. Hammond, Elmira
47 Rep Henry _W. Griffith. Palmyra
48 - Rep Farle S. Warner, Phelps
49 Rep Austin W. Erwin, Geneseo
50 Rep —_ Rodney B. Janes, Pittsford
51 Rep Allen ‘J. Oliver, 316 Inglewood Dr.. Rochester
52 Rep William Bewley, Carlisle Gardens, Lockport
53 Rep Walter J. Mahoney, 6 Saybrook Pl., Buffalo
54 Dem Stephen J. Wojtkowiak, 349 Koons Ave., Buffalo
55 Rep Charles O. Burney, Jr, 168 Cayuga Rd.,
Williamsville
56 Rep George H. Pierce, 1121 W. Henley St., Olean
MEMBERS OF ASSEMBLY
Republicans—94; Democrats—55; A.L—1
* New Member
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Name and_Address
Albany County
*Charles C. Wallace, 140 So. Swan St., Albany
George W. Foy, 76 Lenox Ave., Albany
*James F. Dillon, 1105 Sixth Ave., Watervliet
Allegany County
William MacKenzie, Belmont
Bronx County
Patrick J. Fogarty, 446 E. 140th St., Bronx
“Sidney A. Fine, 235 E. Mt. Eden Ave. Bronx
*Edward T. Galloway, 1419 University Ave.,
Bronx
Matthew J. H. Laughlin, 410 E, 150th St,
Bronx
Arthur Wachtel, 818 Manida St., Bronx
Julius J. Gans, 1016 Faile St. Bronx
“Louis Peck, 1605 Fulton Ave. Bronx
Louis Bennett, 787 E. 175th St, Bronx
“Francis T. Murphy, 3348 Polo Pl., Bronx
John J. DePasquale, 3340 Barker Ave., Bronx
Gladys E. Banks, 3715 Rowbout Ave. Bronx
Nathan A. Lashin, 1950 Andrews Ave., Bronx
*Leo Isacson, 1011 Carroll St., Bronx

Broome County
Richard H. Knauf, 4 Wagner St., Binghamton
Orlo M. Brees, 508 Mountain View Dr.,
Endicott
Cattaraugus County
Leo P. pace Farmersville
ga County
James H. ‘aan, Aurora, R.D.
Chautauqua County
E. Herman Magnuson, 31 Locust St., Jamestown
Chemung County
Harry J. Tifft, Horseheads
Chenango County
Irving M. Ives, Norwich
Clinton County
Leslie G. Ryan, Rouses Point
Columbia County
Fred A, Washburn, 103 N. 5th St. Hudson
Cortland County
Harold L. Creal, Homer
Delaware County
Elmer J. Kellam, Hancock
Dutchess County
Ernest I. Hatfield, Hyde Park

Erie County
Frank A. Gugino, 438 Busti Ave., Buffalo
Justin C. Morgan, 143 Doncaster Rd., Kenmore
William J. Butler, 65 Rose St., Buffalo
John P. Quinn, 125 Peabody ‘St, Buffalo
Philip V. Baczkowski, 379 Peckham St. Buffalo
"George F. Dannebrock, 58 Woeppel St, Buffalo
“Julius Volker, 194 Central Ave., Lancaster
John R. Dillion, 61 Magnolia St., Lackawanna
Essex County
Sheldon F. Wickes, Ticonderoga
Franklin County
William L. Doige, Chateaugay
Fulton-Hamilton Counties
Joseph R. Younglove, 14 Hoosac St., Johnstown
Genesee County
Herbert A. Rapp, Darien Center
Greene County
William E. Brady, Coxsackie
Herkimer County
Leo A. Lawrence, Herkimer
Jefferson County
*Orin S. Wilcox, Theresa

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‘Name and Address

Kings County
Max M. Turshen, 2204 Clarendon Rd., Brooklyn
"J. Sidney Levine, 1444 E. 7th St, Brooklyn
Mary A. Gillen, 82 Pioneer St, Brooklyn
Bernard Austin, 500 Bedford “Ave, Brooklyn
John J. Starkey, 916 Putnam Ave., Brooklyn
Robert J. Crews, 100, Hart St., Brooklyn
John F. Furey, 338 55th St. Brooklyn
‘Arthur A. Low, 160 Sth Ave. Brooklyn
“Frank J. McMullen, 68 76th St, Brooklyn
Lewis W. Olliffe, 199 Bergen St. Brooklyn
Eugene F. Bannigan, 136 Maple St. Brooklyn
James W. Fecley, 300 11th St. Brooklyn
Lawrence P. Murphy, 1745 E. 35th St, Brooklyn
Harry Gittleson, 287 ‘So. 2nd St, Brooklyn
John Smolenski, 1044 Manhattan Ave., Brooklyn
“Frank J. Pino, 1844 W. 3rd St., Brooklyn
“John J. Walsh, 789 St. Mark's Ave., Brooklyn
Irwin Steingut, 706 Eastern P’kway, Brooklyn
*Philip J. Schupler, 4905 12th Ave., Brooklyn
“John E. Beck, 1277 Madison St., Brooklyn
‘Thomas A. Dwyer, 596 E. 26th St, Brooklyn
Anthony J. Travia, 82 Barbey St. Brooklyn
Alfred A. Lama, 1828 Eastern P’kway, Brooklyn
*Philip Blank, 589 Penna Ave. Brooklyn

Lewis County
Benjamin H. Demo, Croghan
Livingston County
Joseph W. Ward, Caledonia
‘Madison Count

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Wheeler Milmoe, 318 So. Peterboro St.,
Canastota

Monroe Count

Frank J. Sellmayer, 2203 Westall Rd., Rochester

‘Abraham Schulman, 353 Culver Rd., Rochester

George T. Manning, 165% Alexander St,
Rochester

Thomas F. Riley, 24 Lapham St. Rochester

Montgomery County
John F. Bennison, Fort Plain

‘Nassau County

“Frank J. Becker, Lynbrook

“Joseph F. Carlino, Long Beach
*Genesta M. Strong Plandome

“David S. Hill, Jr., Glenwood Landing

New York County
MacNeil Mitchell, 137 E. 38th St, N.Y. C.
Louis DeSalvio, 425 W. Broadway, N. Y.C.
Owen McGivern, 431 W. 44th St, N. ¥. C.
Leonard Farbstein, 504 Grand St, N. Y. C.
Irwin D. Davidson, 151 Central Park W.,
N. ¥. C.
Francis X. McGowan, 235 E. 22nd St, N. Y. C.
Patrick H. Sullivan, 601 W. 113th St, N.Y.C.
*Archibald Douglas, Jr. 325 E. 57th St, N.Y.C.
John R. Brook, 27 E. 95th St, N.Y.C.
John P, Morrissey, 343 E: 87th St, N.¥.C.
“William Prince, 540 Manhattan Ave. N.Y.C.
William T. Andrews, 270 Convent Ave., N. Y.C.
Daniel Flynn, 3657’ Broadway, N. Y. C.
Hulan E, Jack, 45 W. 110th St, N.Y. C.
William J. A. Glancy, 160 Cabrini Blvd., N.Y. C.
Hamlet ©. Catenaccio, 156 E. 117th St.
N.Y. CG.

Niagara County
Jacob E. Hollinger, Muldleport
Harry D. Suitor, Youngstown
Oneida County
*Harlow E. Bacon, 316 W. Embargo St, Rome
Frank A. Emma, 1608 Gibson Rd., Utica
Onondaga County
Leo W. Breed, 1703 Park St, Syracuse
“Clellan S. Forsythe, 600 Roberts Ave., Syracuse
Frank J. Costello, 1030 E. Genesee St, Syracuse
Ontario County
Harry R. Marble, R.D., Holcomb

woe we

Name and Address
Orange County
Lee B. Mailler, Cornwall
Wilson C. VanDuzer, Middletown
Orleans County
John S. Thompson, Medina

Oswego’ County
Henry D. Coville, Central Square

Otsego County
“Paul L...Talbot, Burlington Flats
Putnam County
D. Mallory Stephens, Brewster
s County
*Alexander _Dacioeas
Island Ci
William E. Clancy, 61-49 Linden St, Ridgewood
“Joseph H. Brinster, 71-15 71st St., Glendale
Charles J. Dalzell,’ 23-26 33rd St, Long Island

31-75 29th St, Long

City
“Thomas Hurley, 35-31 93rd St., Jackson Heights
William F. Bowe, 35-39 159th St., Flushing
George Archinal, 77-32 78th St. Glendale
*Samuel Rabin, 85-07 Warebam Pl., Jamaica
Fred W. Preller, 218-05 100th Ave., Queens
Village
*Angelo Graci, 107-19 75th St, Ozone Park
*Thomas Fitzpatrick, 153-24 89th Ave. Jamacia
John H. aie , B 142nd St, Neponsit
laer County
*John S. ‘anc, Schodack
Richmond County
‘Arthur T. Berge, 63 Gregg P., S. I.
Sion P, Radigan, 152 DeKalb Ave, Concord

Rockland County
Robert. Walmsley, Nyack
St. Lawrence County
Allan P. Sill, Massena
Saratoga County
Richard J. Sherman, Saratoga Springs
Schen

rectady County
Oswald D. Heck, Stop 10, Troy Rd., Schenectady
Schoharie County
Arthur L. Parsons, Central Bridge
Schuyler County
“Jerry W. Black, Perry City
Seneca County
Lawrence VanCleef, Seneca Falls
Steuben County
William M. Stuart, Canisteo
Suffolk County
Edmund R. Lupton, Mattituck
Elisha T. Barrett, Brightwaters
Sullivan’ County
‘James G. Lyons, Monticello
Tioga’ County
Myron D, Albro, Lounsberry
Tompkins County
Stanley C, Shaw, 315 N. Genieva St, Ithaca
Ulster County
John F. Waldin, Highland
Warren County
Harry A. Reoux, Warrensburg
Washington County
Neddo, Whitehall
Wayne County
Henry V. Wilson, Wolcott
+ Westchester County
Malcolm Wilson, 77 Rockland Ave. Yonkers
“Fred A. Graber. 146 Grove St, Tarrytown
*P. Raymond Sirignano, 72 Douglas Pl, Mt.
Vernon
“Frank S. McCullough,

Henry

15 Wappanocca Ave.

Rye
Christopher H. Lawrence, 26 Valley Rd.,
Bronxville
Theodore Hills. Jr., Jefferson Valley
Wyoming County
Harold C. foscegee 170 Main St, Attica
tes County
Fred S. Hadlow R.F.D. 2, Penn Yan, N. Y.

N. Y. STATE RADIO
BUREAU FORMED

Latest addition to the public relations facilities of New York State is the
State Radio Bureau created in the Division of State Publicity in the Depart-
ment of Commerce. New York thereby becomes the first state in the Union to
establish an official agency to act as a channel between the state government,
radio stations and the people.

The Radio Bureau will handle information for all of the State Depart-
ments and act as a central agency for contact with the broadcasters. It will
send regularly to the radio stations spot announcements, transcriptions and
other material of a timely nature dealing with State governmental activities.
Regular news. will reach the broadcasting stations through established news
wire services as in the past.

Creation of the Radio Bureau was prompted by the invitation of the
Public Relations Committee of Region Number 2 of the National Associa-
tion of Broadcasters. Robert C. Soule of Station WFBL, Syracuse is chair-
man of the Committee.

In inviting the State to furnish
material for radio the Committee
explained that it desired to expand
the public reserve facilities of the
various individual stations. “We are
anxious to serve the State in a con-
structive manner,” Mr. Soule said.

State Commerce Commissioner

M. P. Catherwood in whose Depart-
ment the new bureau is located said:

“We welcome this opportunity to
bring to the people of the State of
New York, through the cooperation
of the radio stations, information
that should be made available to
them on the air. There is a wealth

of important information and help-
ful services available from various
state departments that affects the
everyday lives of the people of the
State and is of value and interest to
them. The newspapers have handled
such matters in greater detail in the
past. The radio will provide an-
other important medium for inform-
ing the public about the services of
the State.”

Several meetings between the pub-
licity representatives of the various
state departments and the broad-
casters have been conducted ‘under
the chairmanship of Harold Keller,
Director of the Division of State
Publicity.

Thomas C. Stowell of Albany,
long identified with newspaper, the-
atrical and radio work, has been

+ given a leave of absence from his

position as Assistant Director of the
Division of Public Health Education
in the State Health Department to
become director of the Radio Bu-
reau. He is being assisted by Louisa

H. Ryan, Joseph J. Horan and Earl
Strickland.

The following letter, addressed to President Frank L. Tolman of our Association
a large number of State Employees:

November 24, 1945.

Dear Mr. Tolman:

is of vital interest to

Time is necessary to determine the nature and ex-

tent of exposure of employees to hazardous or arduous

This is in reply to your letter concerning additional
pay for hazardous or arduous employment. This of-
fice has surveyed the progress that has been made in
setting up such schedules, The work is requiring more
time than we had counted on, so we have decided to

make each schedule as completed effective as of October
1, 1945.

conditions. The crux of this problem is to determine
who is more hazardously or arduously employed than
others with the same title; and to decide who is already
compensated for his hazardous and arduous duties by
his salary under a particular title.

The departments affected, particularly Mental Hy-

giene and Health, many of whose employees are in

Such payments of extra compensation to State Civil
Service employees whose duties are more hazardous or
arduous than normally performed by those with the
same title, will begin after the Budget Division has re-
ceived final recommendations from State departments
affected and after the Division approves a uniform
method of applying the amendment to the Feld-Hamil-
ton Salary Standardization Act.

contact with the mentally disturbed and the tubercular,
wish to survey this situation properly and well before
making their final recommendations to me. The length
of time involved is the result of unforeseen difficulties in
arriving at a proper and equitable solution.

Sincerely,

(Signed) JOHN E. BURTON,
Director of the Budget.

The State Employee
VETERANS’ AID OFFICER NAMED

Judge J. Edward Conway, Presi-
dent of the New York State Civil
Service Commission has announced

the appointment by the Commission

of Guy A. Graves, Jr. of Schenec- ,

tady, New York as Veterans’ Assis-
tance Officer in the Department of
Civil Service,

Mr. Graves will have his office on
the 24th floor of the State Office
Building, where he will be available
to all returning veterans, to assist
them in all problems relating to civil
service in the State of New York,
along with Jonah Daldinger, already
appointed to a similar position.

In December 1941, Mr. Graves
enlisted in the U. S. Army and
served for 18 months overseas in
England, Africa and Italy. This
August he was discharged and at
the time of discharge held the rank
of Ist Lieutenant in the Army Air
Forces. He is the holder of the Air
Medal, the European-African-Mid-
dle Eastern Ribbon with five stars,
the American Defense Ribbon, and
in addition, a Distinguished Unit
Citation, .

Guy A. Graves, Jr. (left) and Jonah Daldinger

Mr. Graves was born in Troy and
received elementary and secondary
education in the public schools in
Yonkers and Schenectady. He was
graduated from Union College with

an A.B, degree in 1937. He then
entered Harvard Law School, grad-
uating in 1940 with an LL.B degree.
In 1940 he was admitted to the bar
and practiced law in Schenectady.

COST OF LIVING

Here are the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Cost of Living Indices for all Items:

7
REGIONAL ORGANIZATION

By, CLARENCE W. F. STOTT

The regional organization plan is designed as an effort to integrate the
activities of state civil service chapters within a large area. With such inte-
gration comes a better understanding among the chapters as to the problems
of promoting the welfare of state employees and insuring increasingly better
service to the people of New York State.

The regional organization is a bridge designed to permit the flow of
traffic in ideas from each chapter to all the others and between all of the
chapters and the State Association at Albany.

What does the regional organization mean to the local chapter? It means
emphasis to its efforts. Proposals originating from the local chapters after
being cleared and made ready by their own representatives in council, re-
ceive a united backing. Without such an organization, sound proposals
might be lost in a welter of indifferent or poorly drawn up ones. With

this organization the voice of the individual chapter becomes mightily

eloquent.

The regional organization can
also be considered a sounding board
for opinion. Who else can interpret
the will of the individual chapters
more accurately than their own
representatives who experience day
by day their aches and pains:as well
as their pleasures? The State Asso-
ciation may take test samples of
sentiment from the chapters from
time to time with results that indi-
cate only transitory attitudes. The
regional organization would be in
a position to understand these atti-
tudes in their relationship to the
more basic general will of the chap-
ters.

The unity which is achieved by
the regional organization, while ar-
resting the insidious forces of dis-
integration which thrive on the vi-
rus of discontent, creates a solid
phalanx capable of beating off all
forces which would actively destroy
us and attempt to displace us as the
champions of the state workers.

Notwithstanding the obvious ben-
efits of the regional organization,
there are certain objections honestly
set forth against it and in the same
spirit of sincerity we shall attempt
to answer them.

First, it is argued that regional
organization would be overorgan-
ization.

We shall reply to this contention
by asking, “At what point does or-
ganization become overorganiza-
tion?” Perhaps the answer is, when
organization becomes unwieldy. We

Mr. Stott is President of the
Binghamton Chapter. He pre-
sided at a special meeting of
delegates from Chapters in Cen-
tral New York on the evening
preceding the Annual Meeting
when this subject was discussed
by Christopher J. Fee and Rob-
ert R. Hopkins.

submit that a loosely knit organiza-
tion is an unwieldy one. There can
be no unified and therefore no ef-
fective action when the component
parts of an organization are at odds
each with all of the others. The po-
sitive forces are then cancelled by
the negative forces with no resultant
great positive force which all of the
parts can support. A state of inertia
then exists. Regional organization
remedies this condition by promot-
ing unity.

Secondly, it is argued that the
work of improving the state em-
ployee’s lot and the guarding of his
interests is taken care of by the local
chapters,

This is not disputed. We do state,
however, that this work can be per-
formed more efficiently by the chap-
ters pooling their efforts in the re-
gional organization. At the present
time, the chapters, with some not-
able exceptions, depend to a large
extent upon Association Headquar-
ters to solve their problems. They
are the producers of questions and
expect Association Headquarters to
produce all of the answers. A re-
gional organization could sit in with
the Albany group and assist in find-

Reprinted from The Albany Knickerbocker
News, September 15, 1945.

ing the answers to the questions
that the chapters might propound.

Thirdly, it is argued that the
work not being taken care of by
the local chapters is already being
handled by the State Association
through its field representatives.

Fourthly, it might be argued by
some that the upkeep of the re-
gional organization would be too
expensive.

The expenses of a regional organ-
ization would be only a small per-

(Continued on page 34)

The State Employee
ASSOCIATION FINANCES

There follows a summary of the report presented to
the delegates at the Annual Meeting, as made by Earl P.
Pfannebecker, Treasurer of the Association. The report
was accompanied by verification from the banks in
which Association funds are deposited. The accounts
of the Treasurer were audited and approved by the
Auditing Committee of the Association.

THE ASSOCIATION OF STATE CIVIL SERVICE
EMPLOYEES OF THE STATE OF
NEW YORK, INC.
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL REPORT
Fiscal Year, October 1, 1944 to September 30, 1945

Cash Balance, October 1, 1944 $ 20,632.93
Income Received
Membership Dues $ 43,185.35
Group Life “T” Rate Premium
Differential 8,675.48
Expense Credit, Travelers
Insurance Co. ....... 25,682.06
Sale of Advertising .... 1,085.24
Sale of Books .... — 664.52
Sale of “Story of Government” 13.25
Savings Bank and Defense
Bond Interest .......... 287.62
Sale of Office Equipment
(Addressograph) 200.00
*Group Life Cash Premiums... 21,123.93
"Group Accident-Sickness
Cash Premiums 656.65
Miscellaneous Income 267.10
Total Income $101,841.20
Total to Account for. $122,474.13
Expenditures
Salaries:
Office Employees $ 10,319.22
Association Counsel 3,780.00
Executive Representative 4,725.00
Field Representative
3 (8-1—9-3045) 500.00

“See offsetting item under expenditures.

Expense Credit to Chapters... 9,597.00
Printing of The State Employee 10,248.84

Other Printing ...-:.ccscccccees 1,125.14
$26,125.00
Net Civil Op. Sal. 1,467.84
Ser.Leader Cir.Exp. 271.65
Expense ———> 19,314.49
$27,864.49
lesserd. 8,550.00
Express and Postage 2,941.02
Telephone and Telegraph.. 716.52
General Office Supplies.......... 439.38
Office Machine Repairs and
Supplies... 363.27
Purchase of Books ....... 605.20
State and Federal Taxes 630.74
Insurance Premium Adjust-
ments 1,171.63
Expenses of All Committees,
Officers and Delegates in-
cluding Travel Expense 5,569.00
Employees Annuity Premium 304.40
Committee on Veterans
Preference 1,150.00
Fidelity and Compensation In-
surance Premiums 141.72
Legislative Index Service 125.00
Miscellaneous Expenses 205.64

*Group Life Cash Premiums
paid to Insurance Company 21,123.93
*Group Accident-Sickness Cash
Premiums paid to Insurance

Company 656.65
Total Expenditures $ 95,753.79
Cash Balance, Septem-
ber 30, 1945 26,720.34
Total Accounted for $122,474.13

Above Cash Balance is made up as follows:

National Commercial Bank $ 9,912.44
First Trust Company 1,050.79
National Savings Bank 7,380.38
City and County Savings Bank 3,251.73
Office Imprest Funds (2) 125.00

U. S. Defense Bonds, Series G. Nos.
M476,695-6-7-8-9, held in safe deposit
box National Commercial Bank and

Trust Co. 5,000.00
Total $26,720.34
October 1, 1945 Respectfully Submitted

Earl P. Pfannebecker, Treasurer.

“See offsetting item under income.

Officers of the newly formed Psychiatrie Institute
and Hospital Chapter, New York City. Reading right
to left: President — Biagio Romeo, Building Guard;
Secretary — Margaret Neubart, See’y. to the Director;
Vice. Pres. — Sidney Alexander, R.T., X-Ray Tech-
nician; ‘Treasurer — James Carroll, Senior Engineer.

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STATE INSTITUTE
OUTSTANDING IN
CANCER RESEARCH

By A. A. Thibaudeau, M.D.

Associate Cancer Pathologist and
President of the Gratwick Chapter

The Cancer Institute, as it is commonly known, is in Buffalo at 663 North
Oak street. It is comprised of laboratories, research and clinical, hospital
and clinic. For the past forty-seven years it has been concerned with the
study and treatment of cancer in all its manifestations.

In 1898 through the efforts of the late Dr. Roswell Park, then professor
of surgery at the University of Buffalo, an appropriation of $10,000 was
provided by the state legislature for the purpose of equipping and maintain-
ing a laboratory to be devoted to the study of the cause, mortality rate and
treatment of cancer. The first laboratory was designated the New York
State Pathological Laboratory of the University of Buffalo and was located
in the Medical School building on High street. This was the first labora-
tory in the world devoted solely to the study of cancer. Dr. Park was ap:
pointed director, and Dr. Harvey R. Gaylord, associate.

Within a very short time the work of the laboratory had increased to
such an extent that quarters as-
signed to it in the Medical School
became inadequate and appeal was
made to the citizens of Buffalo to
erect a building suitable for this
type of research, In 1902 the Grat
wick Laboratory was completed and
occupied by the staff. During the
carly years the laboratory staff spent
its major effort in the search for a
cancer parasite as the parasitic the-
ory then held sway. In 1903. Dr.
Gaylord brought back from Europe
the first strain of transplanted tu-
mors to be studied in the United
States. Dr. G. H. A. Clowes, the
first chemist at the laboratory as
carly as 1900 had pointed out the
importance of chemical research in
investigations regarding the cause
and treatment of cance:

In 1904 Dr. Gaylord succeeded
Dr. Park director and in 1910
the Gratwick Laboratory was deeded
to the state and became the State
Institute for the Study of Malignant
Diseases. In this same year Dr. Bur.
ton T. Sampson was appointed
pathologist to the institute. ‘The
need of a hospital for clinical in-
vestigation of cancer was. stressed
by the director in 1910 and was pro-

vided by legislative action the fol-
lowing year. As a result the new
hospital was opened in 1913. A gift
of 50 mgm. of radium to be used in
the hospital was donated by Mrs.
Ansley Wilcox. A state wide tree
diagnosis on pathological tissues was
instituted during the same year un.
der supervision of Dr. Simpson.

The farm at Springville, which
had been bought in 1912 by Buffalo
citizens to be used as an experi-
mental farm in complementing the
work of the institute was deeded to
the state and became the Biological
Station of the institute. Additional
radium was purchased by the state
—2 grams in 1920 and 5.735 grams
in 1930 while in 1921 the first High
power X-ray machine was in large
part manufactured and installed in
the institute. This department to-
gether with the clinic was transfer-
red toa new building completed in
1927.

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Dr. Louis C. Kress

Diagnostic X-Ray Exai

In 1937 appropriation of $510,000
was made for a new hospital. This
was completed in 1940 and occu-
pied the same year. The new build-
ing houses the business offices, rec-
ord rooms, out patient department,
X-ray and radium therapy unit and
laboratory of clinical pathology and
provides, together with the old hos-
pital bed capacity for 108 patients.

In addition to its re
the institute presents a
people of New York State in the
diagnosis and treatment of cancer
and in the examination of material
secured at operation or biopsy. Pa-
tients in whom cancer is found or
suspected may be referred by prac-
ticing physicians and dentists for
further study and treatment. A
corps of specialists examine these
patients, diagnose the nature of
their malignancies and prescribe and
administer treatment, either surgery,
if indicated and desired by the at-
tending physician, or radium or X-
ray therapy where this type of treat-
ment is preferable. More than 3,000
new patients are sent to the insti-
tute each year and approximately
40,000 visits are made annually to
the outpatient clinic.

(Continued on page 34)

Diseases — commonly
known as the Cancer Institute — in
Buffalo on Nov. 15. Here he is
shown with the Director of the In-
stitute, Dr. Louis C. Kress, inspeet-
ing the Institute’s great new 1,000,-
000 volt X-ray treatment machine.

<—_—___—____—__ea

December

Dr. Kress Heads
Cancer Institute

Topping a twenty-six year career
in the State service is the appoint-
ment of Dr. Louis C. Kress as Di-
rector of the State Institute for the
Study of Malignant Diseases at Buf-
falo.

Previous to his being named head
of the Cancer Institute on Septem-
ber Ist, Dr. Kress served as Direc-
tor of the Division of Cancer Con-
trol of the State Health Department.
His association with the Institute
dates back to 1919, when he was
appointed as voluntary assistant.

In the following years, he partici-
pated in all branches of the cancer
field. In 1932, Dr. Kress was ap-
pointed assistant director of the
newly created Division of Cancer
Control and in 1939 became direc-
tor of the division. The cancer con-
trol program which he set up and
developed to a high degree in New
York State is now being used as a
model by health departments in
other states and communities.

Dr. Kress is well-known through-
out this country and abroad as a re-
sult of his activities in the cancer
field. He has done extensive re-
search on tumors, has published
many articles and papers on the sub-
ject, in addition to having addressed
innumerable scientific and profes-
sional groups.

He is Associate in Surgery on the
faculty of the University of Buffalo
Medical School, a consultant in can-

cer to the United States Public
Health Service, the Sisters of Char-
ity and Mercy Hospitals, the Dea-
coness Hospital, Meyer Memorial
Hospital and Gowanda State Hos-
pital.

Dr. Kress is Chairman of the Ex-
ecutive Committee and Board of
Managers of the State Branch of the
American Cancer Society, a mem-
ber of the Advisory Committee on
Cancer of the New York State, Buf-
falo Academy of Medicine, Ameri-
can Public Health Association,
American Medica ation, Erie
County Medical Society, American
Association for Cancer Research,
North American Radiological So.
ciety, American Radium Society,
Public Health Cancer Association of
America, and the Aesculapian Med-
ical Club of Buffalo.

The new director also is a Fellow
of the American College of Sur-

geons and is a veteran of World
War I.

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12
ALBANY.NY

OFFICE SUPPLIES
SYSTEMS

GIFTS e GREETING CARDS

ONE-DAY RUBBER STAMP
SERVICE

Veterans Preference Approved

Amendment No. 6, the Constitutional amendment
giving unlimited preference to veterans in appointment
and promotion in the competitive class of the civil
service, and preference in retention in service regardless
of seniority, was approved by the people on November
6, 1945, and will become effective January 1, 1946. The
unofficial figures show the vote ip round numbers to be
as follows:

For Amendment... 576,000
Against Amendment... 553,000

This small majority for a Constitutional amendment
indicates the uncertainty among voters as to the de-
sirability of the proposal.

It is doubtful if any previous Constitutional proposal
was ever more misrepresented as to its effects or less
understood by citizens as a whole.

State employees, including many veterans, joined
with some twenty-five civic groups in opposition to the
amendment.

The. proposal will deprive non-veterans from enter-
ing competitive class of civil service and will deprive
non-veterans in civil service of opportunity to advance
from the lower to the higher grades. This will occur
because a non-veteran cannot successfully compete with
either disabled or non-disabled veterans, as the veterans
will automatically go to the top of each eligible list if
they but obtain the lowest passing mark.

The Association, and we believe the great mass of
citizens as they realize the import of the preference
amendment, will regret the weakening of the merit
system which it is bound to bring. The merit system
has proven its tremendous value to efficient govern-
ment since its adoption in 1883 under the authorship
of Grover Cleveland and Theodore Roosevelt. An
editorial in the New York Herald Tribune of No-
vember 9 this year summarizes well as follows:

“To us one of the particularly disappointing
features of last Tuesday’s election was the fact
that Amendment No. 6, the so-called veterans’
preference measure, was adopted, although by
a very small margin. ‘The heaviest vote against
it was right here in New York County, where
the opposition was most articulate. This fact
suggests the possibility that if the inquitous
nature of this amendment — it turns the merit
system upside down and is sure, on its face,
to lead to many injustices in our civil service
-—had been made as clear to the voters in
the rest of the state as here, it would have
gone down to the defeat it deserved.”

It is believed that veterans as a whole secking to
make civil service a career will be disappointed with
the inequities that are bound to arise when preference
is granted to any class of citizens. The capable veteran
needs no preference over his fellow citizens in order

(Continued on page 33)

Legislation Just Around the
Corner

Some legislation originates with the Governor — the
executive budget, for example. Some legislation origi-
nates with members of the Legislature. Some legisla-
tion is suggested to the Governor and to the individual
legislators by organizations such as your own Associa:
tion, The Governor and each member of the Legisla-
ture is happy to hear from individual citizens and from
unselfish organizations of citizens, as to how they feel
about new laws, amendments to old laws, appropria-
tions, and the like.

There are two ways of speaking to the Governor and
to the Legislature. One is directly in person, or by
letter addressed to the Governor or. the individual
senator or assemblyman. The other is through the of-
ficers or representatives of your Association.

You may be sure that your officers and representa-
tives at Albany will see to it that the program outlined
in resolutions adopted at the annual meeting are
brought forthrightly and vigorously to the attention of
the Executive and Legislative branches of government.

You have the very important duty of making the
acquaintance of the Senator and the Assemblyman
from your district and speaking directly to them con-
cerning the legislation which your Association is spon-
soring. Your Chapter has the obligation to contact
your Senator and Assemblyman by chapter resolution
and by a chapter legislative committee and to urge
his favorable action on your Association’s program.

Do not wait until January or February or March
to talk with your legislative representatives. Do it
now. Do not leave it for the other fellow to do. There
has been failure in the past to let your Senator and
Assemblyman know in a very definite way how you
feel about state employment matters. Take for instance,
the wholly indefensible Downey-Sherman constitutional
amendment bill destroying merit system principles and
denying seniority rights to non-veterans. Your repre-
sentatives in two Legislatures voted unanimously con-
trary to your best interests when they voted to present
this obnoxious measure to the people. If they had
known that over 500,000, out of a little over a million
voters disagreed with their legislative vote, doubtless
they would not have been unanimous in voting as
they did. It is obvious that individual members of the
Association did not talk ‘directly to their Senator or
Assemblyman about this bill in sufficient numbers nor
convincingly enough to inform them properly about
the amendment.

Other measures will be coming up. Basic salary
scales are too low, and the emergency bonus now in
effect expires next March 31st. The retirement system
needs liberalization. There is still no unemployment
insurance for State workers. There are vital improve-

(Continued on page 33)

The State Employee
Q559 Fe Let Box (9

River Edge, N. J.
October 15, 1945
Dear Sir:

I received “The State Employee” today and enjoyed
reading it very much and found many articles of in-
terest in it. I think the idea of “The Letter Box” is a
very good one. May I make a contribution and at the
same time ask for some information on a subject very
dear to my heart.

I was employed as an 1, Army Nurses Aide at Camp
Shanks Station Hospital up ‘till August 24, 1945. Due
to reduction in force my services were terminated on
that date. What is to become of the Civil Service
Nurses Aide? I love Nursing very much and through
no fault of mine I am no longer at the hospital. Can
you tell me what the Army or the Government intends
to do about Camp Shanks Hospital? Will they make
a Veterans’ Hospital out of it and will civilian Nurses
have an opportunity to be employed there again? I
should like to go back to Army Nursing again. Are
there any other Veterans’ Hospitals in the vicinity of
N. Y. C., or my home at River Edge, Bergen County,
N. J.

I received my Meritorious Award while at Shanks
Hospital and have a very fine record there.

I should appreciate it very much if you can help me
out with the very much desired information and I
know the information would be very welcome to sey-
eral other Nurses Aides that worked at Shanks.

Thanking you in advance, and hoping to hear from
you very soon,

Most sincerely
Julia V. Gunther
Miss Gunther’s letter has been referred to the Division of
Public Health Nursing, State Department of Health—Ed.
New York, N. Y.
October 10, 1945
Dear Sir:

The request for comments on the “State Employee”
challenges a librarian. The column planned of reviews
of new State publications is an excellent idea. It might
be extended to outstanding municipal publications,
such as the 10-year report of the New York City Hous-
ing Authority, recently issued. This has many illustra-
tions. Interest in housing is widespread because of
the shortage in most communities of suitable homes,
especially for veterans. A housing proposition to be
voted on at the November election calls for a big
“YES.” A review of some housing authority reports
might encourage this.

By way of criticism. Why print the ballot, which is
supposed to be torn out and sent to headquarters, with
part of an outstanding article on the back? It goes
against the grain for a libratian, especially when an
authority like Leonard D. White writes on “Franklin
Roosevelt and the Public Service.” If paper is not
plentiful enough to leave back of ballot plain, why not

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face it against nominations and the pictures of nomi-
nees? Or use an advertisement on the back? This
would have publicity value, and might have been paid
for.

A member of the League of Women Voters feels
in honor bound to cast a ballot, even in associations to
which she may belong, as well as in all public elections
in which qualified to participate. But I did hate to clip
my copy of “The State Employee” to cast the enclosed
ballot. Z

Very truly yours
(Mrs.) Rachel R. Anderson
(Librarian, New York State
Division of Housing).

Truly constructive criticism. An extra copy of “The
State Emplovee” was sent Mrs. Anderson so that she might
keep Mr. White's article intact—Ed.

Delmar, N. Y.
October 9, 1945
Dear Sir: '

In my opinion, the editorial staff of the State Em-
ployee is to be congratulated on the selection, presenta-
tion and make up of material in the October 1945 issue.

The apparent effort to create a new magazine is
evident. I wish you success in your objective.

Yours very truly
Clifford S. Van Pelt,
Dept. of Taxation & Finance,
Albany Office
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(Continued from page 5)

IIL. Ability to compete more
successfully with trade
union public employee
groups (as C.1.O, and
A.F.L.).

IV. Greatly expanded educa-
tional services and ihserv-
ice training programs of
the Association and _ its
chapters.

V. An efficient state and local
procedure for hearing and
decision of grievances.

The opponents of the amendment
claim that (1) the State Associauon
will be taken over by city groups,
that (2) pressure politics will come
to dominate the Association, that
(3) the Old Guard will become the
lost battalion, that (4) the treasury
of the Association will become so
full, that (5) all sense of duty and
sense of right will be lost by the of-
ficers of the Association.

It should be remembered that
fears are mostly imaginary, none of
them are probable and few of them
are possible. They represent the
fears of the isolationist and those
who would keep the Association as
a private club rather than as cham-
pion of real civil service, as servants
of the people who serve all the
people of the State.

The delegates to the annual con-
ference approved a motion for the
increase of annual dues from $1.50
to $3.00. This is less than one penny
a day— much less than the dues of
rival, and we believe, inferior organ-
izations.

Another resolution increased the
amount retained or returned to
the chapters from 50c to $1.00 for
each chapter member.

Many delegates favored higher
dues up to $8.00 or $12.00. A signed
resolution advocated $8.00 as es-
sential to the enlarged program.
Mr. DeGraff, absent on account of
illness, wrote as follows: “Opposi-
tion to the increase indicated little
disagreement either with the larger
dues or with the enlarged program.
Tt resulted from the failure or im-
possibility of chairmen of chapters
to get returns from their entire
membership.”

The increased dues should do

much to make possible enlarged
local programs in all the chapters.
Tt should result in 100% member-
ship everywhere. Social and recrea-
tional plans long desired, need no
longer be delayed.

For the Association it means more
power in obtaining needed legisla-
tion, more practical help to local
chapters, more regional visits from

friendly field representatives,—the *

Tunerville Trolley that yesterday
was the association should become a
modern speed transportation sys-
tem. The days of Buck Rogers are
here.

Chapters are urged to expand
their programs. I shall deal with
this in some detail later. Meanwhile
there is work to do.

We must not loose our member-
ship. Every chapter president should
make it his first duty to make plain
to his associates, the absolute need
for an association that can be suc-
cessful because its members sup-

port it with money as well as with
words.

Such are a few major planks in
the Association program. To realize
them means much hard work by all
of us. The feeling that George can
do it alone is the chief reason for
failure. I firmly believe that to lead
the Association, I must follow your
instructions and wishes. You on
your part each head the Association
as much as I do. Only by working
and thinking together can we earn
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SIGNIFICANT -YEAR
(Continued from page 7)

tion that will be a leader in its
field, the Editorial Board needs as-
sistance from every Chapter and
:very member. They rely on you to
furnish them with news of Chap-
ier activities that will be of interest
to the membership and that will
serve as incentives to other Chapters
to enlarge their activities on read-
ing of the accomplishments of
Chapters. I am afraid that we do
not always appreciate the long hours
of effort and the expenditures of
money required to maintain the
publicity of factual information
which the Association supplies its
members. I can say without any
doubt that our membership is the
best supplied with information of
any worker group anywhere.

During the year, charters weré
granted to three new Chapters. Here
again we have the best kind of evi-
dence of an ever growing interest
in Association organization and
membership, When we see a small
group of members in an institution
or in a locality willing to give their
time and energy to the organization
of a Chapter, we know that local in-
terest will be stimulated and the en-
tire organization will benefit there-
from. I urge upon Chapter officers
and members that they seek to de-
velop strong committees to promote
locally the projects of the Associa-
tion and particularly that they main-
tain close contact with their repre-
sentatives in the Legislature.

We have done more field work
this year than ever before, and this
helpful service to Chapters and
members should doubtless be in-
creased as funds are available. While
there is evidence of a good degree
of success in regional Chapter or-
ganization in the western counties
of the State, we must wait upon fur-
ther activity in other three proposed
regional set-ups to judge the value
of this plan.

The group life insurance plan and
the accident and sickness insurance
plan continue to be a major service
activity of the Association. They
we sound economic helps to mem-
bers. Your continued membership
support has made them possible.
They afford an opportunity for
state employees to obtain the bene-

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fits of low cost insurance with pre-
miums paid through the convenient
payroll deduction plan. The group
life insurance also offers an oppor-
tunity for new employees to obtain
life insurance without medical ex-
amination, and possibly, this af
fords an opportunity for some em-
ployees to obtain insurance that are
not otherwise insurable.

In Albany, Buffalo and many
other places, the Association has
made possible the Blue Cross plan
to many state workers and saved
them substantial premiums.

The credit unions are another
service which only strong and loyal
membership cooperation could
foster.

We are proud of the leading part
the Association has taken through-
out the State in charitable and civic
matters. All of these extra curricu-
lar activities are a credit to organ-
ized workers everywhere.

Retirement

Last year we agreed, after con-
ferences with the State Comptroller,
that proposed legislation to provide
liberalization of our retirement plan
would not be pressed for passage
in order to allow additional time for
the several proposals to be studied
and to obtain the facts as’ to the
cost both to the state and to em-
ployees. Several conferences have
been held by the officers of the As-
sociation at which Charles Dubuar,
Chairman of our State Committee
on Insurance, and John De Graff,
our Counsel, have discussed these
proposals with the Assistant Comp-
troller in charge of the administra-
tion of the retirement law. We shall
see to it that during the next session
of the Legislature important pro-
posals will be written into bills, and
we hope to secure executive and
legislative support of such measures.

Civil Service

I believe we all realize that the
Department of Civil Service is faced
with what is probably the most dif-
ficult situation that they have ever
experienced. New examinations
must be called; problems of rein-
statement of veterans with protec-
tion of their rights, both under the
law and as a matter of justice, will
present themselves in countless
numbers; and replacement of tem-
porary or war duration employees
with permanent employees, will

cause an unprecedented work load
whee oe eae ip .
presently deplet sonnel wil
find difficult’ to handle, I believe
we should be very careful in our
reaction to the situation which is
sure to develop and be slow in criti-
cism of delays in handling these
problems. We should, however, be
ever on the alert to recognize any
attempt to deviate from the merit
system in its application to state
service.

Conclusion.

I wish to extend to all of the of-
ficers of the Association, the officers
of the Chapters, the Executive Com-
mittee and special committees, and
to the central office staff, my sincere
appreciation for their unselfish ef-
forts on behalf of the Association
and their assistance to me. This re-
port would not be complete with-
out extending to all state employees
in the service of our Country our
humble gratitude for their unselfish
service. We believe that the efforts
of their fellow workers at home in
obtaining amendments of the law
protective of their status will meet
their approval. We shall welcome
their return to active membership
and advice in all association affairs.

leave the presidency of this, the
greatest of all associations of gov-
ernment employees, with sincere
regret. Only extreme pressure of
the work of my civil service job dic-
tated my decision not to seek re-
election. I intend to offer my serv-
ices to our new President in any
way that he may feel I can be of
assistance, and, in this way, to con-
tinue my extreme interest in the af-
fairs of state employees.

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LAWS AND RULES
(Continued from page 11)

in a higher overlapping salary
grade). This meant that many war
duration appointees under Rule
VIII-A and Rule VIII-12 were re-
quired to take salary cuts consisting
of one or more increments upon
permanent appointment. Because of
this hardship, the law was amended
this year, by Chapter 413, to provide
that an employee who has been
continuously employed under tem-
porary appointment pursuant to Rule
VII-A or Rule VIII-12, shall upon
appointment on a permanent basis
to the same or similar position be
paid the salary which he would have
received in his temporary employ-
ment. There is no authority in the
law to give credit to permanent em-
ployees for temporary service under
Rule VIII4, Rule VIII-9 or Rule
XIII-4. It should be noted that a
temporary employee under Rule
VII-4, Rule VIII9 or Rule XIII4,
who received an increment on April
1, 1945, will lose such increment,
when he receives permanent ap-
pointment to the same position.

I have gone into detail to explain
our Feld-Hamilton salary and incre-
ment procedure so that you will
understand that the denial or grant-
ing a salary increment is not dis.
cretionary with an appointing officer
but must be based on existing law
or on State policy. At this point,
it would be well to emphasize that
it an employee believes that he is
entitled to a higher salary or entitled
to an increment which was denied,
he should take up such matter with
his supervisor or appointing author-
ity in the first instance. He undoubt-
edly will receive an explanation
showing that the denial of the sal-
ary or increment was not arbitrarily
made but was solely due to the
statutory limitations placed upon the
granting of salaries and increments
under the Feld-Hamilton Law.

Removals and other
Disciplinary Action

I shall now take up briefly the
subject of termination of services by
removal on charges or by lay-off as a
result of the abolition of positions.
First, I shall discuss removals and
other disciplinary actions. As you
know, the most important feature
of competitive civil service employ-
ment is security of tenure. Under

the Civil Service Law, competitive
employees must be retained in their
Positions as long as they do satisfac-
tory work and their positions con-
tinue in existence. The protection
against removal or other disciplinary
action is granted by Section 22, sub-
division 2, of the Civil Service Law.
This section requires that removal
or other disciplinary action taken
against competitive class employees
must be based on written charges of
incompetency or misconduct.and that
employees against whom charges have
been preferred must be given a rea-
sonable opportunity to answer such
charges in writing. Prior to October
1, 1941, the only type of punishment
for incompetency or misconduct
recognized by the Civil Service Law
was removal. After October 1, 1941
this was changed and since that
time an appointing officer who finds
an employee guilty of charges of in-
competency or misconduct may im-
pose any one of the following
penalties: (a) dismissal from service;
(b) demotion in grade and title; (c)

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not exceeding two months; (d) a
fine not to exceed $50 to be deducted
from the salary of such employee;
(e) a reprimand.

It should be noted that although
the provisions of Section 22 (2),
regarding removal, apply only to
competitive class employees, Sec-
tion 34 of the Mental Hygiene Law
has extended the provisions of this
subdivision to employees in the non-
competitive class in Mental Hygiene
institutions, who have served at least
six months. Employees in the ex-
empt class and non-competitive em-
ployees in departments and agencies
other than Mental Hygiene. insti-
tutions and temporary employees do
not have any protection against
removal.

Under subdivision 1 of Section 22
of the Civil Service Law, war vet-
erans and exempt volunteer firemen
are given special protection in re-
movals. A war veteran or an ex-
empt volunteer fireman, who occu-
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The State Employee
exempt or non-competitive class or
who occupies a competitive class
position is entitled to a hearing on
charges before removal and in the
event of the abolition of his position,
he is entitled to a transfer in a simi-
lar position, provided he finds a
vacancy in such position. It is inter-
esting to note that prior to Febru-
ary 28, 1945, veterans of World War
II were not entitled to hearings be-
fore removal and to the other bene-
fits given by subdivision 1 of Section
22. ‘This year a law was enacted
(Chapter 46) which extends these
rights to veterans of World War II.

Now, let us assume that an em-
ployee occupying a competitive class
position or occupying a position in
the non-competitive class in a men-
tal hygiene institution who has
served for six months or more, has
been removed or disciplined on
charges in accordance with the pro-
visions of Section 22 of the Civil
Service Law. What steps can such
employee take to review this de-
termination? Under the provisions
of subdivision 3 of Section 22, a
State employee who has been re-
moved or demoted or suspended
without pay for a period exceeding
ten days can either appeal to the
State Civil Service Commission or to
the courts. If he appeals to the State
Civil Service Commission, he must
file such appeal within twenty days
from the date he receives a written
notice of the penalty imposed upon
him. He may, if he desires, appeal
directly to the courts, in which case
such appeal must be taken within
four months from the date he re-
ceived notice of the determination.
If he elects to appeal to the State
Civil Service Commission, the de-

cision of the Commission is final
and conclusive.

Where an employee appeals to the
State Civil Service Commission, the
usual procedure is as follows:

(1) The State Civil Service Com-
mission sets a time and place for the
hearing of the appeal and may desig-
nate a person to hear such appeal on
its behalf. Notice of the time and
place of the hearing is furnished the
appellant and the appointing officer
involved.

(2) The person holding such
hearing makes such investigation or
inquiry as may be deemed advis-
able and will, upon the request of
the appellant, permit him to be
represented by counsel, and may
summon witnesses upon the request
of the appellant or the officer whose
determination is in review. Com-
pliance with technical rules of evi-
dence is not required.

(3) The determination of the guilt
of the employees disciplined may be
affirmed or modified and the Civil
Service Commission may, in its dis-
cretion, permit the transfer of such
employee to a vacancy in a similar
position in another division or de-
partment or direct that his name be
placed upon a preferred list pursuant
to Section 31 of the Civil Service
Law.

In cases of removal and disciplin-
ary action brought before the courts,
the action of the appointing au-
thority will usually be sustained if
the charges preferred against the em-
ployee are substantial and if such
charges are sufficiently clear and
precise to permit the employee to
meet the charges in his written
answer.

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I shall now take up termination
of services by reason of abolition of
positions. As I stated before, a com-
petitive class employee, whose work
is satisfactory, has security of ten-
ure provided funds and work are
available for his position. When a
competitive position is abolished be-
cause of lack of funds or lack of
work, a lay-off occurs. Section 31 of ,
the Civil Service Law describes the
manner of making a lay-off and of
establishing preferred eligible lists.
This section applies only to perma-
nent employees occupying positions
in the competitive class. Persons
occupying positions in the exempt
class or in the non-competitive class
or occupying temporary positions in
the competitive class are not covered
by Section 31 of the Civil Service

iw.

When a permanent position in
the competitive class is abolished,
the appointing authority and our
Department ascertain which em-
ployee is to be laid off. The em-
ployee laid off is the person who has
the least continuous competitive .
class service among those employees
in his department occupying posi-
tions of the same title and salary
grade. Seniority for the purpose of
lay-off is computed from the date of
original permanent appointment in
the service in a competitive class po-
sition. Accordingly, in a lay-off from
a State'position, seniority is reckoned
from the date of original permanent
appointment in the State service and
prior county, city or other municipal
service cannot be considered. Tem-
porary and provisional service in
competitive class which preceded
original permanent appointment
cannot be considered. Nor can serv-

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ice in an exempt or non-competitive
class position be considered.

It would be well to emphasize
that in measuring seniority for the
purpose of lay-off, the controlling
date is the one of original entry in
the service and not the date of ap-
pointment to the particular position
from which the lay-off is made, un-
less, of course, both such dates are
the same. Thus, if A was appointed
a Senior Clerk in 1942 from an open
competitive list and B was not ap-
pointed a Senior Clerk until 1943, at
which time he was promoted from
the position of Clerk which he had
held since 1940, B would have
greater seniority than A for the pur-
pose of lay-off. The date of B's
original appointment in service is
1940, whereas the date of A’s
original appointment in service is
1942, In the event that a position
of Senior Clerk were abolished, A
would be the one to be laid off.

In order for service to be consid-
ered from the date of original ap-
pointment, it must be continuous
and uninterrupted. A leave of ab-
sence and restoration within one
year does not break the continuity
of service. Until July 1942 a resigna-
tion followed by reinstatement with-
in one year did not break continuity
of service. In July 1942 the Court of
Appeals in the case of Doering v.
Hinrichs ruled that a resignation
broke the continuity of service and
reinstatement after resignation mark-
ed a new entry into the service and
the date of original appointment for
the purpose of lay-off is the date of
reinstatement rather than the date
of the first appointment. Under this
decision, many employees who re-
signed and were reinstated within
one year lost the seniority which
they accumulated prior to resigna-
tion. Many such employees had re-
signed on the assumption that they
would not lose their seniority if they
were reinstated within one year and
this court decision adversely affected
their seniority rights. This year by
Chapter 725, Section 31 of the Civil
Service Law was amended to pro-
vide that an employee who has re-
signed and has been reinstated in
the service within one year there-
after shall be deemed to have con-

tinuous service for the purpose of
lay-off. So that under the present
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preferred lists in the order of their
original appointment in the service.
Such preferred lists remain in exis-
tence for a period of four years and
must be used before any other lists
(promotional or open competitive)
may be used. There are many prob-
lems arising in connection with the
application of Section 31 and be-
cause of limitation of time, I cannot
discuss such problems.

In conclusion, I wish to call your
attention to a provision in the
Downcy-Sherman proposed amend:
ment to the Constitution, which will
materially change the entire pro-
cedure on lay-off. As you know, the
Downey-Sherman amendment to
the Constitution proposes to give
veterans, as well as disabled veterans,
preference in appointment and pro-
motion. I shall not go into the de-
tails of this proposal. I understand
that Mr. Kaplan will speak on this
amendment at the dinner tonight.
At this time I wish to refer only to
the provision in the amendment,
which grants preference in retention
to veterans and disabled veterans.
Under this constitutional amend-
ment, if a competitive class position
is abolished, the non-veteran will be
the first to go, then the veteran and
then the disabled veteran. If a non-
veteran has twenty years of service
and a veteran has only one year of
service in a position of like title and
salary grade, the non-veteran with
20 years of service will be the one
to be laid off and the veteran with
one year service will be the one to be
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AT ANNUAL MEETING
(Continued from page 13)

Governor that State employees be
permitted to pay contributions to
the Retirement System on the basis
of total gross compensation.
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Resolved, That the retirement
law be amended to vest the retire-
ment allowance rights of any state
employee who has completed five
years service and whose services
have been discontinued through no
fault or delinquency of his own.

Civil Service Law

Resolved, That this Association
urge upon its members and upon
all citizens the desirability of defeat-
ing the proposed amendment No.
6 to the State Constitution which
would give unlimited preference to
all veterans in civil service, and that
it seek the approval at a later
date of a form of veteran preference
which would be helpful to the vet-
eran and protective of the merit
system.

“* *

Resolved, That the Association
urge upon the Civil Service Com-
mission a complete study of all po-
sitions not now included in the
competitive class and that the Com-
mission take prompt action to in-
clude all but strictly policy-forming
positions in State service in the com-
petitive class.

“* *

Resolved, That the Association
urge upon the State Classification
Board the desirability of publication
of complete specifications for all po-
sitions in the State service and that
such specifications be printed and
made available to the general pub-
lic and to employees, and that any
amendments thereto be published in
like manner as made.

* * *

Resolved, That the Association
seek prompt amendment of the pro-
visions of the civil service law ap-
plying to dismissals to assure that
where the charges are not sustained,
the employee is returned to the po-
sition from which dismissed and
that such employee receive pay for
any period of suspension.

Resolved, That the Association

urge upon the State Classification

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Board the need for continuous and
prompt attention to assure that em-
ployees are n:t required to work
out of title.
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Resolved, That the Association
urge approval of inclusion in the
Career Service Law and salary scales
of the revolving fund employees of
the Department of Public Service.
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Resolved, That there shall be no
discrimination in the application of
the civil service law and rules be-
cause of sex, and that if examina-
tions are open to both sexes that

both shall be considered equally as _

to rights of appointment to posi-
tions in the State service.
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Resolved, That the Association
urge amendment to the civil service
law to provide that all persons en-
titled to compete in a promotion ex-
amination in State service may do so
without the payment of an exami-
nation fee of any kind.

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Resolved, That the Association
urge upon the Governor and the
Legislature that Section 41 of the
Civil Service Law be amended to
credit provisional promotion em-
ployees with increments earned in
their provisional positions upon per-
manent promotion to the same or
similar position.

Whereas, The present appoint-
ments at Dannemora and Matte-
awan State Hospitals and at Albion
State Training School and West-
field State Farm are on a non-com-
petitive basis, and

Whereas, This is contrary to good
personnel administration,

“Therefore, Be It Resolved, That
the Association urges upon the

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Civil Service Commission the inclu-
sion of these employees in the com-
petitive class.

oee :

Resolved, That the Association

urge amendment to the civil service
law to provide that all persons en-
titled to compete in a promotion ex-
amination in State service may do so
without the payment of dn exami-
nation fee of any kind.

Resolved, That the Association
urges the immediate placing under
Feld-Hamilton class and grade all
employees of State Parks and Au-
thorities and commissions through-
out the State not now so covered.

Resolved, That this Association
urge amendment of the Civil Serv-,
ice Law to recind the power of the
appointing officers to impose a fine,
and further amend to allow all
civil service employees regardless
of their civilian status to have coun-

(Continued on page 30)

N
THERE'LL COME A DAY

The Armed Forces have come to
town in a bigger way than ever and
we're happy!

We can’t accept all reservations
just yet—

But sometime there'll come a day
...and we'll be glad to accommo-
date you regularly again.

Thanks for your cooperation!

= is,

CHARLES E, ROCHESTER, Vice-Pres. and Mng. Dir.
LEXINGTON AVENUE AT 48th ST., N.Y. C.17

RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED
AT ANNUAL MEETING
(Continued from page 29)

sel to represent them before the ap-
pointing officer.
ee 8

Resolved, That the Association
urge upon the Civil Service Com-
mission the desirability and the fair-
ness of amending the rule to pro-
vide that leaves of absence because
disability incurred in the perform-
ance of duty, or illness, may be ex-
tended for periods beyond one year,
as the physical condition may re-
quire.

Hours

Resolved, That the Association
urge upon the Governor and the
Legislature the immediate adoption
of a maximum forty hour, five day
week for all state employees.

eee

Resolved, That the Association
continue to urge upon the Civil
Service Commission that it exer-
cise the powers conferred upon it
by the Legislature and establish
promptly equitable hours of work
for all employees not now covered
by special acts, to insure fairness as
between groups doing like work

under like title in the various de-
partments and institutions of the
State, and also that the Commis-
sion establish promptly definite and
equitable sick leave, vacation and
holiday time including time for re-
ligious observanice alike to all work-
ers throughout the state service.
se
Resolved, That the Association
urge upon the Governor and the
Legislature full observance of the
maximum eight (8) hour day
where provision for such maximum
day now applies and that provision
be made where there is any failure
to observe an eight hour day sched-
ule that the employee be paid at
the rate of time and one-half for any
time worked beyond the eight hour
day.
oe
Resolved, That the Association
urge upon the Civil Service Com-
mission the reestablishment of the
four (4) week vacation period long
prevailing in State service and par-
tially relinquished as a contribution
to the war effort.
eee
Resolved, That the Association
sponsor legislation to establish a
maximum day not to exceed eight

Enjoy a pleasant
hour—or any.

AYETY and
REFRESHMENT

hours for chauffeurs, and farm eni-
ployees in State institutions and,
Be It Further Resolved, if an eight
hour day is not deemed possible,
the Association shall sponsor legis.
lation so that said employees shall
be compensated, either by extra time
off, or by time and one-half pay for

overtime. «2 «# «&

Resolved, That teachers in Al-
bion State School be granted a 5
day week, 7 hours per day and 4
weeks vacation.

Maintenance

Resolved, That the Association
urge that living quarters be fur-
nished without charge to all em-
ployees who are required to live on
institution grounds and to be with-
in their quarters each night except
on pass days beyond the cight hour
period of daily work by reason of
their responsibility to the patients
or wards, and responsibility for
buildings or property of the State,

aa “ = ¢

Resolved, That the Association
again urge legislation to provide
adequate funds to pay for the cost
of transferring an employee, his
family and effects to a new situa-
tion in the event that a permanent
employee is transferred from his
present area to a new location.

8 *

Resolved, That the Association
appeal immediately to the Person-
nel Council for the establishment of
uniformly fair practices with regard
to subsistence, travel and time al-
lowances for all state workers,

“e «

Resolved, That the Association
again urge upon executive and ad-
ministrative authorities that em-
ployees of the State wherever lo-
cated be allowed the full cash salary
attaching to their position and that
they be allowed to live and take
their meals where they wish subject
to reasonable time schedules within
the institutions or schools.

* *

Resolved, That the Association
urge upon the Governor and the
Legislature that provision be made
to supply to guards, attendants,
nurses and all other employees of
institutions, who are required to
possess special uniforms for the dis-
charge of their duties, such uni-
forms as are so required without
cost to employees.

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Whereas, the uniforms required
by the Department of Mental Hy-
giene for male and female atten-
dants in State hospitals and State
schools are in design unsanitary,
impractical and expensive, and

Whereas, the appearance of the
uniforms has an unfavorable: re-
action on patients, and

Whereas, the cleaning and main-
tenance of the uniform is a large
item of expense,

see

Resolved, That the Association
request’ the Department of Mental
Hygiene to approve a uniform that
is more practical than the one pres-
ently worn by the male attendants
in state hospitals and institutjons.

eee

Resolved, That the Association
recommend that meal cards be
made available to employees in in-
stitutions wherever meals are served
employees, at the present meal rate,
and that such cards be punched by
the dining room attendant only
when the employee takes a meal.

eee

Resolved, That this Association
urge such action as is required to
allow all employees in State insti-
tutions to purchase foods and sup-
plies at hospital stores.

General
Resolved, That the Association
of State Civil Service Employees of
the State of New York cause to
have included in laws of the State
and insert into Section 154 of the
Penal Code of the State of New
York that all Institutional Patrol-
men of the Department of Mental
Hygiene shall be made peace of-
ficers of the State.
eee

Resolved, That the Association
urge upon the Governor and the
Legislature the need for additional
allowance for the operation of per-
sonnally owned cars used on State
work and that employees be al-
lowed also to charge for garage
when used away from their homes
which charge is not now permitted
under rules of the State Comptrol-

ler.
se

Resolved, That the Association
urge upon the appropriating au-
thorities the desirability of supply-
ing to each institution a national

flag and a State flag which may be
used at various celebrations, pa-
rades, etc. in which the sont
participate.
oes

Resolved, That because of gross
unfairness in the payment of sal-
aries at the New York State Agri-
cultural Experiment Station at Ge-
neva, now under the administration
of Cornell University, the Associa-
tion do what it can to have the
recently enacted Cornell University
Salary Law — an amendment to
Education Law of New York,
Chapter 376— amended to require
the payment of increments as pro-
vided in the aforesaid Salary Law,
with the difference that the pay-
ment of an increment each year be
made mandatory unless it has been
established that the services during
the year immediately preceding
are found to be inefficient and un-
satisfactory, such decisions being
subject to review by an impartial
appeals board to be set up by the
Legislature, The first of these
mandatory payments shall be added
to the salary of each worker at the
above institution as of April 1,
1945, and any individuals not re-
ceiving an increment on this date
shall be given back pay to the ex-
tent necessary for the fulfillment of
the provisions of this amendment.

owe

Whereas, Some employees of the
New York State Agricultural Ex-
periment Station at Geneva are still
being paid salaries lower than the
minimum provided in the Cornell
University Salary Law—and amend-
ment to Education Law of New
York, chapter 376 —it is requested
that the Association seek legislation
which would require that, begin-
ning as of April 1, 1945, each em-
ployee of the above institution be
paid for his services the full mini-
mum salary for his classification,
and that any back pay due the indi-
viduals now being paid less than
their minimum be paid them.

Resolved, That the Association
urge an amendment to the Cornell
University Salary Law —amend-
ment to Education Law, chapter
376—which amendment will create
an impartial Classification Appeals
Board acceptable to the said em-
ployees. This Board to be empow-

(Continued on page 32)

RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED
AT ANNUAL MEETING
(Continued from pagé 31)

ered to: (1) hear all appeals of said

employees; (2) render decisions;

(3) reclassify justifiable cases; (4)

adjust salaries in reclassified cases.
eee

Resolved, That the Association
urge upon the Governor that a plan
be adopted under which in the
rental of buildings to be used for
State business and in which State
employees will be permanently em-
ployed that consideration be given
through proper officials of the De-
partment of Health or the Depart-
ment of Labor to assurance that the
buildings rented are suitable for
workers from, the standpoints of
conditions and facilities deemed es-
sential for the safeguarding of
health of employees.

Resolved, That the officers of
the Association are directed to es-
tablish and maintain necessary fa-
cilities for the preparation of wage
and employment data for use di-
rectly in conference with the Gov-
ernor, Legislature and administra-
tive agencies, and that such data be
available to chapter officers and as-
sociation representatives and mem-
bers for use in promoting employee
welfare.

see

Resolved, That the officers of
the Association are hereby directed
to establish an opportunity commit-
tee to promote in service training
and to investigate and report upon
probable vacancies which should be
filled by promotion in all depart-
ments and institutions throughout
the service.

Resolved, That the Association
urge adoption of a plan whereby
all persons entitled to receive over-
time pay shall receive such pay with-
in thirty days of the final day of
period for which due.

Resolved, That the Association
urge upon the individual depart-
ments in Albany which are not af-
filiated with any present chapter
that they form chapters within their
departments and aid in developing
and extending the many services

open to employees through the As-
sociation.
eee

Resolved, That the State pur-
chasing agency purchase all supplies
for Club Stores and Employee Ex-
changes with the intent of selling
all sundry articles available to em-
ployees and patients at reduced or
lowered prices.

eee

Whereas, Article 1, Section 3 of
the Public Service Law relegates
powers of appointment and removal
of all officers, clerks, inspectors,
experts, and employees of the de-
partment or any division thereof to
the chairman of the Commission or
his designated deputy during ‘his
absenct or disability, and

eee

Whereas, these powers have been
employed to supercede the requests
of the Department of Civil Service
to which body these powers. prop-
erly belong,

Be It Resolved, That that part of
the section reading: “The appoint-
ment or removal of all officers,
clerks, inspectors, experts and em-
ployees of the department or of any
division thereof, shall be subject to
his approval,”

BE QUALIFIED BY THE AD-
DITION OF THE FOLLOW-
ING:

“except those officers, clerks, inspec-
tors, and employees who are in the
competitive civil service classifica-
tions of the Feld-Hamilton Law.
These employees to be subject only
to the provisions of appointment or
removal as specified in the Civil
Service Law.”

see

AS AMENDMENTS TO THE
CONSTITUTION THE FOL-
LOWING TWO RESOLU-
TIONS MUST BE APPROVED
AGAIN BY DELEGATES AT
A MEETING OF THE ASSO-
CIATION BEFORE THEY
BECOME EFFECTIVE
Resolved, That Article III of the

Constitution of the Association be

revised to give the right to vote to

labor and exempt class employees,
and this article to be changed to
read as follows:

ARTICLE IIT
Membership
“All employees in the civil sery-
ice of the State of New York

shall be eligible for mernber-
ship.”

Resolved, That Article III of the
Constitution of the Association be
revised to read as follows:

ARTICLE III

Membership
“All employees in the civil sery-
ice of the State of New York
and its civil divisions includ-
ing cities and villages, shall
be eligible for membership.”
oe

AN AMENDMENT TO THE
BY-LAWS, THIS RESOLU-
TION BECOMES EFFECTIVE
IMMEDIATELY

Resolved, That Section 1 of Ar-
ticle 3 of the By-Laws of the Asso-
ciation be changed to read as fol-
lows:

ARTICLE III
Dues

“Section 1, The dues of the As-
sociation shall be $3.00 per
annum payable in advance
on the first day of October
each year, “except as herein-
after provided.”

8 ®

THE FOLLOWING RESOLU-
TION AMENDING THE BY-
LAWS OF THE ASSOCIA-
TION WAS ADOPTED AND
BECOMES. EFFECTIVE IM-
MEDIATELY.

Resolved, That Article 2, Section
4, of the By-Laws of the Association
be amended to provide that each
chapter shall receive an annual pay-
ment of $1.00 for each member
based upon paid membership in the
chapter on the 30th day of Septem-
ber of each year.

Resolved, That thanks for a dif-
ficult job well done be extended to
Clifford C. Shoro, our retiring Presi-
dent who, for the past two years
has, against great odds, given of his
time and effort to the betterment of
this Association’s ideals and goals,
leaving us well on the way to the
consummation of a most progressive
and beneficial program, and

Be It Further Resolved, that this
express our unanimous wish for a
most successful future and a con-
tinued contact with this Associa-
tion.

The State Employee
VETERANS PREFERENCE APPROVED
Continued from page 22

to obtain a position in civil service. Every veteran needs
a civil government that is as efficient as only the most
efficient men and women in all ranks of the citizenry
can make it.

It was claimed by the sponsors that it was the intent
to accord preference to non-disabled veterans for five
years only. Such expression of intent is important as
the law seems not to be so worded and the intent will
be a factor in any later effort to extend the measure
beyond the five year period.

‘Amendments to the civil service law will be neces-
sary at the coming session of the Legislature to imple-
ment the new veterans preference amendment to the
Constitution. The Association will do all in its power
to see to it that such legislation gives the full privileges
to veterans which the people intended they should
have when they approved the amendment.

The Association is proud of the legislation which it
sponsored and had approved when recruitment for
war began, protecting state employees who entered the
armed services as to return to their positions with all
rights preserved including salary increments which they
would have earned had they remained in State service.
The Association intends to seek also at the coming
session of the Legislature to have the State bear the
veterans share of retirement payments for the period
spent in armed service.

We wish to make it entirely plain that the Associa-
tion will do everything in its power to see to it that
veterans who enter the civil service of the State receive
every right that the new amendment provides as well
as every other right or privilege granted under any
law. The State civil service will shortly have its own
7,000 soldiers, sailors, marines, air men and other serv-
ice men and women back in its ranks. Thousands of
other veterans will be joining the service as time goes
on, The officers and members of the Association wel-
come them all to an active part in Association activi-
ties on behalf of good civil service practices, adequate
salaries, a fair liberalization of the retirement system
and the many improvements sought by the State em-
ployees’ own Association of 29,000 State civil service
workers.

LEGISLATION JUST AROUND THE
CORNER :
Continued from page 22

ments needed in civil service administration. Hours
and leaves are not uniform, All of these matters will
come before your Senator and Assemblyman in one
form or another next year. Other citizens tell their
Senator and Assemblyman what they wish him to do

for the upbuilding of State service. It is up to you,
as a State employee to inform him as to your program.
GET ACQUAINTED WITH YOUR SENATOR
AND ASSEMBLYMAN. SEE TO IT THAT HE
KNOWS WHAT YOU WANT. HELP YOUR AS.
SOCIATION OFFICERS AND REPRESENTA-
TIVES BY ASKING YOUR SENATOR AND AS.
SEMBLYMAN TO GIVE FAIR ATTENTION TO
THE ASSOCIATION’S PROGRAM. ON PAGE
— THERE IS A LIST OF SENATORS AND AS-
SEMBLYMEN FOR 1946. TALK WITH THOSE
WHO REPRESENT YOU. INVITE THEM TO
CHAPTER MEETINGS. MAKE YOURSELF AND
THE CHAPTER AND THE ASSOCIATION A
VITAL INFLUENCE IN GOOD STATE SERVICE.

Magazine Plans

With this issue, THE STATE EMPLOYEE becomes
a monthly magazine, but there is a question as to whe-
ther we shall publish July and August issues, That
depends on you, our readers.

Some feel that we cannot hope to get enough ma-
terial to warrant continuous publication uninterrupted
by the summer vacation period. Personally, the edi-
torial We believe that is not only possible, but highly
desirable in an organization of the size and impor-
tance of ours. Certainly our State Government doesn’t
cease functioning during the summer—why should
our magazine? What do you think about it? Re-
member we have a Letter Box for expressions by our
readers on this or any other subject concerning the
affairs of your magazine, your Association, and your
State Government. Use the Letter Box—let’s hear
from you.

Although we are really beginning our “monthly era”
with this December issue, we prefer to fix the beginning
with the start of the calendar year and also with the
inauguration of a real monthly schedule.

Readers today are accustomed to look for their fa-
vorite magazines on a certain definite publication date.
Beginning with the January issue of THE STATE
EMPLOYEE, our publication date will be the twen-
tieth of each preceding month. The January, 1946,
issue will be out December 20. Look for .it then —
and the twentieth of each succeeding month — except,
possibly, the twentieth of July and August.

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(Continued from page 21)

The hospital includes a well
equipped surgery and for radiation
therapy, in addition to the 7.774
grams of radium above mentioned,
maintains a million volt X-ray ma-
chine, a 400,000 volt generator,
three 200,000 volt generators, a 140,-
000 volt machine and. a new 250,-
000 volt generator and contact ther-
apy unit. In addition a complete
diagnostic X-ray outfit is in constant
use, as well as urologic and dental
diagnostic X-ray equipment. Ap-
proximately 2 grams of radium is in
solution and from this the radium
emanation is collected in bombs and
in gold seeds for implantation into
tumor tissue. The laboratory of clin-
ical pathology does all regular labo-
ratory diagnosis and makes electro-
cardigraphic and metabolic tests.

The photographic department
prepares all diagnostic X-ray films
as well as photographic records of
lesions found in patients. In addi-
tion color pictures are made of
many specimens received from the
surgery and the autopsy room. Lan-
tern slides are prepared for the il-
lustration of lectures ‘and transpa-
rencies for educational exhibits.

The physics laboratory in addi-
tion to the regular calibration of the
X-ray machines, pumps and meas-
ures the radium emanation and pre-
pares plaques and tubes for direct
radium application. Active research
on the effect of radiation on tumor
cells and on other aspects of the
cancer problem is always under
way.

In the laboratory of pathology
specimens of tissue from patients
with lesions suspicious of malig-
nancy are received from all parts of
New York State. After proper fix-
ation these specimens are frozen or
embedded and then sectioned. These
sections are stained and examined
microscopically and a report prompt-
ly sent to the attending physician.
All specimens secured from institute
patients are similarly examined. Ap-
proximately 10,000 such specimens
are handled annually, Autopsies on
patients dying in the institute num-
ber about 75 yearly. This laboratory
supervises all photomicrographs
made in the institute and cooperates
with all departments in the histo-

logical examination of tissue, whe-
ther from patients or from tumor in
experimental animals. Research stud-
ies, often in connection with other
departments, form part of the activi-
ties of this department. Sections
from more than 260,000 patients
are on file. In addition to their use
in diagnosis, they are available for
research and for post graduate train-
ing of physicians and dentists.

\¢ major trend in cancer re-
search today is in the chemical
field. Having largely abandoned
the paraitic theory as to the cause of
cancer, investigators are active in
the search for carcinogenic agents
and in the determination of their
mode of action. The chemical labo-
ratory of the institute, in addition
to the routine chemical examinations
made for patients, is engaged in
several research problems in which
the action of carcinogenic agents on
laboratory animals is being studied.

At the biological station in Spring-
ville, several pure strains of tumor
bearing and tumor free mice are
maintained. For some considerable
time experiments on genetics and on
various other aspects of the cancer
problem have been assiduously car-
ried out.

On the death of Dr. Gaylord in
1924, Dr. Simpson was appointed
director. During his tenure of of-
fice the work of the institute in-
creased materially and its buildings
and facilities were greatly expanded.
He was forced by ill health to retire
in August 1943. Dr. B. Schreiner,
who was for many years chief phy-
sician to the institute, has also re-
cently resigned.

We are glad to welcome back,
Dr. Louis Kress, the new Director,
and feel sure that the Institute is
destined to make still greater ad-
vances under his directorship.

Aesoctation A,
(Continued from page 18)

centage of the value received from
the work of such an organization.
The cost of this organization in dol-
lars and cents would cover only
such essentials as travel, stationery,
postage, etc. This cost would not
include the work of public spirited
employees, who give of their time,
talents and energies with no re-
muneration whatsoever save the
satisfaction of having been of serv-
ice to their fellow workers. If a

ROE TN Geet eA a ee a et eee

regional organization can place
them iin a position to serve, can we
afford to be without it?

Fifthly, it might be argued that
the work that is not being taken
care of by the chapters and the
State Association is being taken care
of by professional or special organ-
izations.

To this we state, that any relin-
quishing of our duties on that
ground is equivalent to abdication
of the chapters and the State Asso-
ciation from their responsibilities,
We welcome the supplementary
help that other organizations give
us and honor them for their splen-
did work; but that should not mean
a surrender of leadership by our
State Association and its chapters.

Lastly, it may be stated that the
regional organization limits the
powers of the chapters and the State
Association.

We reply that the exact opposite
is the case. In the first place, the re-
gional organization is the creature
of the chapters and is subject to
their democratic control. In the sec-
ond place, the constitution of this or-
ganization is subject\to the limita-
tions of the State Executive Com-
mittee of the State Association. Ra-
ther than limiting the powers of the
chapters or the State Association, it
frees those powers by providing an
effective channel for their expres-
sion which could not be provided
for in any other way except at great
expense.

Our State Association is constant-
ly building for the future. This con-
structive work will proceed unham-
pered if we can achieve and main-
tain unity. The regional organiza-
tion will make our task easier,

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Civil Service Employees Association, Inc. (CSEA), American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Local 1000 Records, 1918-2015

Collection ID	apap015
Total components	6990
Items available online	5101
Last indexed	2025-10-14

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Civil Service Employees Association, Inc. (CSEA), American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Local 1000 Records, 1918-2015

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