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June 6 is CSEA International Solidarity Day on Long Island
COMMACK — CSEA officers, activists and staff have
teamed up with the Long Island Region 1 Human
Rights Committee to combine the fourth annual
International Day festivities with the first of
it’s kind Solidarity Day in June. The event is
open to all CSEA members.
On Sat., June 6, 1998, CSEA will
host events from noon until 6 p.m. at
the union's Long Island Region office
in Commack. The International Day
events include speakers, booths,
multi-cultural dancing and foods. The
Solidarity Day portion of the events are
focused on reintroducing current CSEA
members to their union, introducing
non-union workers on Long Island to all the
advantages CSEA has to offer, and boosting
CSEA's visibility on Long Island.
Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy will be one of the
speakers who will attend.
For directions on how to get to the Commack CSEA
With the state Capitol as a backdrop and a large,
enthusiastic crowd in attendance, State Comptroller H.
Carl McCall smiles as CSEA President Danny Donohue
announces CSEA’s endorsement for McCall's re-election.
“Carl McCall is a man of integrity, competence and vision
who represents the best of what our elected officials
should be,” Donohue said. He cited McCall's active
support of CSEA efforts to win a permanent cost of living
allowance for retired public employees, and also noted
the comptroller's professionalism in his role as a
watchdog over state and local government spending.
“There is no greater endorsement for Carl than the fact
| that our members in the Comptroller's Office locals, who
work with him, urged CSEA to support Carl's re-election,”
Donohue noted. Among those attending the
announcement were, from left, Georgianna Natale,
president of CSEA Audit and Control Local 651; CSEA
Executive Vice President Mary Sullivan, Donohue, CSEA
statewide Secretary Barbara Reeves, McCall and CSEA
statewide Treasurer Maureen Malone. CSEA Capital
Region 4 President Carmen Bagnoli helped host the
i f endorsement rally.
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Local 801 member
PEOPLE recruiter
of month for March
Eugene Smith, a member of
CSEA Albany County Local 801,
Long Island Region office, call (516) 462-0030.
All participating volunteers and activists will
@ receive a shirt with the CSEA Solidarity logo to
demonstrate unity.
-If you are a Long Island Region 1 member
and want to get involved, contact CSEA
* Communications Associate Sheryl Jenks
in the Commack office at
(516) 462-0030.
If you are aware of workers
interested in learning more about
'® CSEA, call the CSEA Organizing
1-800-342-4146 Ext. 1300 or
(518) 257-1300.
“The Human Rights committee has already
made a huge success of CSEA International
Q ° Day. I hope the solidarity aspect will be as
successful. I urge all of my officers and activists to get
involved in this event,” said CSEA Long Island Region I
President Nick LaMorte. — Sheryl C. Jenks
has earned Recruiter of the
Month honors for March for
recruiting 32 new members for
the Public Employees Organized
to Promote Legislative Equality
(PEOPLE) program.
CSEA/AFSCME PEOPLE is the
lobbying and political action
program conducted at the federal
level,
PEOPLE makes a big difference
in your life. Say “Yes!” the next
time a CSEA member asks you to
join the program, or you can
simply complete and mail the
PEOPLE application form on
page 13 of this edition.
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AFSCME NY Lobby Day activists push state legislators for
Secure jobs, worksites, futures
ALBANY — Led by AFSCME International
President Gerald McEntee, CSEA President
Danny Donohue and leaders of the five
AFSCME councils in the state, more than
1,100 union activists marched on the state
Capitol on AFSCME Lobby Day recently to
push for legislation that will promote
AFSCME New York's objective of “secure
jobs, secure workplaces and secure futures”
for workers in New York state.
Collectively, CSEA and the five AFSCME
councils comprise AFSCME New York,
representing 430,000 workers in the state.
After marching to the Capitol, activists
lobbied their state legislators while
AFSCME New York's top leadership met
with Gov. George Pataki, Senate Majority
Leader Joseph Bruno and Assembly
Speaker Sheldon Silver.
In his private meeting with AF! E
leaders, Gov. Pataki went out of his way to
praise the dedication and productivity of
the work force and also complimented
CSEA's on-going “Heart of New York” work
force advertising campaign.
At a rally preceding the march, McEntee
urged the union activists to remind
legislators to address the need for
affordable day care and to emphasize that
“people need real jobs, real pay and real
benefits” if welfare reform is to succeed.
Donohue reminded activists that “We're
all in this together, and we're speaking on
behalf of 430,000 AFSCME members and
their families in New York state.”
The lobby day activities should aid the
anticipated imminent passage of CSEA-
supported legislation to protect our
members against worksite violence. The
Legislature also recently passed a CSEA bill
that prohibits using public funds for union
busting activities.
CSEA/AFSCME
activists marched on
the state Capitol, left,
and lobbied with state
legislators over issues
j of concern to working
people, above.
CSEA President Danny
Donohue, above left,
AFSCME Local 1095
President John
Orlando and
Council 35 President
John Scardino Jr.
discuss legislative
priorities with
Gov. George Pataki.
AFSCME leaders
also met with
Assembly Speaker
Sheldon Silver, left,
and Senate Majority
Leader Joseph Bruno, 4
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McCall acts on CSEA complaints
about Manhattan Psych Center
NEW YORK — Acknowledging
appropriations intended for MPC
ALBANY — Gov. Pataki was still
mulling over a state budget he
says he will trim as this edition of
The Public Sector went to press.
CSEA officials are optimistic the
final election-year budget version
will enable CSEA members to
provide quality, cost-effective
services for the 1998-99 fiscal
year.
Pataki had 10 days to issue
budget item vetoes or approve as
is the budget adopted by the
Senate and Assembly on April 14.
“Certainly we don't want a
projected budget surplus this year
to turn into a big deficit next year
Pataki mulls budget at press time
and beyond,” CSEA President
Danny Donohue said. “Legislators
added some funding that it’s easy
for us to like, but some of it could
come back to haunt us all.”
Donohue said the new open
legislative process of adopting the
budget is a positive step but
cautioned “the real test of the
open process will be whether or
not it results in fiscally sound
budgets this year and beyond.”
The new budget as proposed
initially by Pataki and adopted by
the Legislature contains no layoffs
and includes relief to localities
and schools,
CSEA’s blistering attacks on waste
and mismanagement at Manhattan
Psychiatric Center, state Comptroller
H. Carl McCall has weighed in by
ordering an immediate audit of
construction problems at the facility.
CSEA President Danny Donohue, who
asked the comptroller to investigate
the situation, welcomed the audit.
“We applaud the Comptroller's
inquiry in response to our concerns
that staffing and client well-being are
being sacrificed to cover up
mismanagement,” Donohue said.
CSEA is complaining bitterly that a
costly uncompleted renovation project
at MPC is being used by management
as a prime justification for downsizing
the facility.
“After 10 years of bungling, what
has become of over $100 million in
reconstruction projects that never got
finished?” asked CSEA Metropolitan
Region 2 President George
Boncoraglio.
“Someone is responsible for OMH's
shocking waste of taxpayers’ money,
but it’s not Manhattan’s mentally ill,”
he added, “Why is OMH now forcing
sick people to foot the bill by slashing
desperately needed mental health
services?”
“We've held two demonstrations,
reached out to the media and
contacted political leaders,” CSEA
Local 413 President Sam Koroma said.
“Now we expect strong support from
patient advocacy groups, community
groups and Manhattan’s religious
community in our efforts to save the
hospital from severe downsizing.”
— Lilly Gioia
COVER STORY
The Publié Sectors May'1998 * Page's’
CSEA defends member wrongly
accused in. Schoharie County
SCHOHARIE — A battle for
the reputation of a CSEA
member is waging in Schoharie
County, and CSEA is defending
her vigorously.
The case is mired in
ignorance, inaccuracy and
fingerpointing as a CSEA
member has been wrongly
accused of failing to investigate
a child rape case.
The incident began when
Schoharie Department of Social
Services officials received a
report of child sexual abuse
that actually occurred in
Delaware County.
The referral was made one
day after the incident. The State
Police reported they had the
situation under control.
The then-deputy DSS
commissioner sought someone
to make a house visit. Rather
than go herself, she tried to
assign a caseworker who had
been trained to deal with child
sex abuse cases.
The caseworker, who was on
vacation, told the deputy
commissioner that she had put
in a long day helping her son do
house repairs, later had a
couple of drinks and rightly
believed she was in no
condition to answer the call.
She also told the manager the
incident had not occurred in
Schoharie County.
The deputy ignored her and
assigned two untrained
caseworkers, who later learned
the incident was outside their
jurisdiction,
Schoharie County officials
should have immediately
contacted their counterparts in
Delaware County. Instead, it
appears they decided to look for
a scapegoat — the caseworker
who said she could not answer
the call.
She was relieved of her
supervisory duties in child
protective services and
reassigned as a caseworker in
another area. Eight years of
outstanding service counted for
nothing.
CSEA is pursuing the case
before the Public Employment
Relations Board. Her co-
workers are showing their
support, wearing stickers that
say “Delaware County is NOT
Schoharie County.”
Meanwhile, the county is
prepared to spend as much as
$25,000 in legal fees to
prosecute a worker for not
responding to a situation
outside her jurisdiction that
already was being handled by
the appropriate authorities.
— Stanley P. Hornak and
Daniel X. Campbell
Southampton workers keep seniority
SOUTHAMPTON — CSEA has
negotiated a settlement with the
Town of Southampton which
allows CSEA members who had
worked in the Department of
Sanitation to retain their
seniority.
CSEA filed grievances and
improper practice charges last
year when the town abolished
the department, put the
employees in the Public Works
Department, changed their
titles and lowered their salaries.
Under the settlement, the 15
employees will be treated as
though there has been no break
in service, ensuring they receive
all entitlements such as
longevity, vacation and personal
time. Seniority will now be
calculated as time served in
both departments.
Employees will remain on
their current salary step and
advance according to the
contract. Affected employees
will not have to undergo a
probationary period.
Construction equipment
operators will work a five-day
work week schedule. Their
annual earnings are guaranteed
to be no lower than they were
under the prior schedule.
“This settlement was
extremely important,” said
CSEA Labor Relations Specialist
Stephanie Bonfante. “I'm happy
for these employees that we
were able to come to an
agreement which protects our
members’ benefits and years of
service.”
The Town of Southampton
Unit is part of CSEA Suffolk
County Local 852.
— Sheryl C. Jenks
She helps the homeless find more than a home
POMONA — Homeless people
need more than a place to live.
Myrna Lopez-Squillini, who
runs the housing unit of the
Rockland County Department of
Social Services, helps homeless
people find not just homes, but
anything else they might need.
Take “Alice,” for example.
Burned out of her home, she
escaped with only the night
clothes she was wearing.
Squillini and her co-workers
found her a place to stay,
clothing, prescription eyeglasses
and orthopedic shoes,
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The department's involvement
doesn't end with a key to an
apartment, Squillini said.
“When we assess a person for
homelessness,” she said, “we
are also obligated to address
any other issues, such as
behavior problems, substance
abuse, school problems or
mismanagement of money
which can be the root problem
of the homeless situation.”
Although the job can be
frustrating at times, Squillini
said, “the rewards surpass what
you could ever imagine. I get
calls from
clients that I
helped years
ago.”
In fact, two
of those former
clients now
work in the
department. 3
Squillini
credits her co- hb a
workers for the ‘a
department's success,
“We couldn't do it without the
teamwork,” she said.
— Anita Manley
cal Govern Briefs
Member wins job, back pay
POUGHKEEPSIE —
Mike Hauver is back at
work at the Arlington
School District with
back pay.
CSEA won an
arbitration after the
district failed to move
him into a vacancy after
eliminating his job. The
union won a grievance to force the
district to give Hauver his back pay
award.
“I had an ongoing battle with my
supervisor,” he said. “When I ran for
CSEA (local) president, it was
obvious that he wanted me out.”
Hauver is a member of Dutchess
County Education Local 876.
“The union did a good job,” he
said. “I tell everyone the union
helped me.”
e
Hauver
— Anita Manley
District wins job protection
MT. VERNON — The Mt. Vernon
School District CSEA Unit has
negotiated an agreement that will
protect its members from losing
their jobs due to workfare.
Unit President Lou Roccuzzo
thanked CSEA’s Deputy Director of
Labor Relations Steve Alviene who
provided the material needed to
draw up the language for the
agreement.
“This union is firmly behind the
movement to find true work for
honest wages for everyone,”
Roccuzzo said, “but it is not willing
to give up its members’ jobs to
achieve a step backwards in
America’s social movement.”
Widow wins benefits
BOLTON LANDING — Arbitrator
Lisa Ternullo has ruled that the
widow of a deceased retired Town
of Bolton employee is entitled to
continued health insurance
coverage.
The language in the CSEA-Town
of Bolton contract clearly states
that the employer must provide
retiree health insurance to
individuals, dependents and
families, Ternullo said. She ordered
the town to provide the widow,
Margaret French with fully paid
health insurance coverage
according to the contract and repay
her for any insurance payments
she has made,
— Daniel X. Campbell
LOCAL GOVERNMENT NEWS
Local Government Briefs
Member donates
kidney to save father
MASSAPEQUA — CSEA member
James Fitzpatrick saved his father's
life.
He donated his kidney to his
father, Walter, who had been
suffering with kidney failure for
more than a year.
“I volunteered to do this. My
father did not ask me,” Fitzpatrick
said. “It was the right thing to do so
I did it.”
Fitzpatrick, 29, a parks
department employee, is a member
of the Town of Oyster Bay Unit of
CSEA Local 881.
— Sheryl Jenks
Member has perfect
attendance for 20 years
MILLER PLACE — For 20 years,
CSEA member Charlie Piekarski has
never missed a day of work at the
Miller Place School District.
The district recently honored
Piekarski, head custodian, on its list
of “Achievers” and wrote the
following in their district newsletter:
“Charlie, your dedication,
outstanding work ethic and
thoughtfulness are a major credit to
the district.”
CSEA Long Island Region 1
President Nick LaMorte, a Miller
Place resident, said, “It is employees
like Charlie Piekarski who give CSEA
such a good name.”
— Sheryl Jenks
Activist retires after 31
years with planning dept.
Now that she is retiring, Tillie
BUFFALO — Karen Rowell is
back to work as an intake
worker for the Erie County
Youth Services Department,
thanks to CSEA.
An arbitrator agreed with the
union that Rowell had been
wrongfully fired.
“The union gave me excellent
support,” Rowell said. “It's great
to have a good union backing
you for times like these.”
Rowell, a member of Erie
County Local 815, will receive
about eight months back pay,
after CSEA repudiated the
county’s claim that she hid a
criminal background.
“The county went overboard
in trying to polish their image
CSEA member helps
save shooting
RAMAPO — Pete Mair is a
police dispatcher in Ramapo,
part-time police officer in
Spring Valley, and emergency
medical technician volunteer
on the local ambulance
squad.
Now he’s a hero, too.
Mair, a member of CSEA
Rockland County Local 844,
answered a radio call about a
shooting and found a woman
in a pool of blood and her ex-
boyfriend dead of a self-
inflicted gunshot. The
woman's younger sister had
called the police.
“She was lying on her
stomach and I turned her
over and she moaned and
said she was pregnant with
twins,” said Mair, who
immediately administered
oxygen and applied pressure
on the bullet wound on her
victim
chest. The
woman
survived and
is now the
“She'll be in Pete Mair
a wheelchair for the rest of
her life,” Mair said, “but she’s
alive and so are her babies.”
Mair also credited EMTs
Rich Greer and Bo Tunno
who helped save her.
In addition to working as a
dispatcher and a part-time
police officer and
volunteering with the
ambulance service, Mair is a
volunteer firefighter.
“I really love helping
people,” Mair said. “It's my
high, my thrill. It’s where I
get my energy.”
— Anita Manley
Member back to work thanks to CSEA
following a newspaper story
that said many youth services
workers had criminal records,”
Local 815 President Mike
Bogulski said. “The county even
tried to prevent her from
receiving unemployment
benefits while her grievance
was pending.”
— Ron Wofford
Unit wants contract
LINDENHURST — CSEA
Lindenhurst Library Unit members
braved torrential downpours when
they demonstrated recently to
protest working without a contract
since July 1, 1997.
The members are also handing
out informational fliers to gain
public support.
The unit represents 40
employees in all titles from
librarian to custodian. They make
significantly less than their
counterparts in the neighboring
Copiague Library.
Mediation failed to result in a
contract, so a fact-finder will be
appointed by the Public
Employment Relations Board
(PERB).
CSEA Labor Relations Specialist
Jonathan Rubin commended the
members on their resolve to get a
fair contract.
“These people live and work in
this community,” he said. “They
are looking for a contract which is
fair.”
— Sheryl C. Jenks
Westchester County employees
angrily protest contract delays
With her daughter, Teresa, at her side, CSEA
Schwartz will finally have
ae Wednesday nights
2 off.
A Rockland
County Local 844
member and a
planning
assistant with the
Town of
Clarkstown,
Schwartz won't
attend Planning
Board meetings
as she has for 31 years. The only
woman on the local's fir:
negotiating team, she earned a
degree in planning at age 54 while
working full time.
Westchester County Unit 9200 President Jane E,
Fiore uses a bullhorn to fire up a large crowd of
Westchester County public employees during the
latest in a series of demonstrations protesting
lack of contracts with the county. CSEA
Westchester County units and other unions have
been without a contract since 1995. The
protests are sponsored by the Westchester
County Coalition of Unions, comprised of CSEA,
the Westchester Community College Federation
of Teachers, the Committee of Interns and
Residents and the New York State Nurses
Association. Union protests are fueled by what
union leaders call the anti-union attitude of
former County Executive Andy O'Rourke, and
the inability of current County Executive Andy
Spano to resolve the contract issues.
— Anita Manley
LOCAL GOVERNMENT NEWS
The Public:Séctor* May:1998.+ Page 5"
Encouraging open communication and full participation...
Fingerlakes DDSO meets members’ changing needs
ROCHESTER — CSEA's efforts to
be more responsive to the needs of
its members and changing work
conditions is as the heart of a pilot
project underway in Fingerlakes
DDSO Local 436.
Far flung locals such as Local 436
pose special challenges in effectively
reaching a membership located in
numerous small worksites spread
out over thousands of square miles.
The 2,100 member Fingerlakes
DDSO local encompasses about 100
group homes in 10 counties.
The pilot project
a
KEEPING IN TOUCH — Fingerlakes DDSO Local 436
President Kathy Button, right, talks with general
mechanics Troy James, left, and Don Hardaway —
two of the local’s 2,100 CSEA members spread out
in about 100 group homes in a 10-county area. (See
map at right)
began with a survey
intended to assess
the needs of CSEA
members and to
obtain input from
the rank and file on
improving the
effectiveness of
their local.
“We've been
taking a look at
locals all over the
state,” said Steve
Alviene, CSEA
deputy director for
labor relations. “We
want to hear from
members about
how they feel locals
should be run, The
first step in that
direction is polling
of activists and
rank-and-file
members, It not
only helps us to
know the members’
feelings on a range of subjects, it
also helps the members feel a sense
of ownership in their union.”
“We're reaching out to all of our
members,
encouraging them to
participate in their
union and tell us
how we can be more
responsive to their
needs,” Local 436
President
Kathy
Button
said. “We
want
them to
realize
that we're about more than
just filing grievances, the
strength of the union comes
from the involvement of the
members.”
Safety on the job is a
matter that receives
continuous attention,
according to Edwin Figueroa, a local
vice president and chair of the
health and safety committee.
“We try to stay on top of safety
issues,” Figueroa said. “We have
contacts in every home, and when
we hear of a problem, we get on it
right away so that any problem gets
cleared up as soon as possible. We
State gave cold shoulder to Cook Chill facility
ORANGEBURG — The state's
Cook Chill Facility, which opened
with much fanfare and promise in
1994, is officially up for sale to the
highest bidder. And CSEA doesn’t
like it one bit.
Employees of the $22 million
state-of-the-art facility, located on
the grounds of Rockland Psychiatric
Center, prepare meals for 24
facilities of the Office of Mental
Retardation and Developmental
Disabilities and Office of Mental
Health, an Office for the Aging and
one New York City hospital.
Facility employes so play
major role in feeding victims and
rescue workers in the aftermath of
the recent north country ice storm.
But their reward for a great job is a
sellout by the state.
CSEA Deputy Director of Labor
Relations Mary Masterson said the
state has never let the facility live up
to its full potential. The facility could
operate three shifts, she said, but
the state is not willing to put in the
resources needed to operate the
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plant at full capacity.
Masterson said 10 outside vendors
expressed interest in the facility in
1997. It could be a year before a
final decision is made.
— Anita Manley
CSEA Deputy Director of Labor Relations Mary Masterson and Labor
Relations Associate Bob Dillon discuss the possible sale of the Cook
Chill facility with employees Jerry Jamieson, Phillip Easow, Merrily
Alcorn, Southern Region 3 President Carmine DiBattista and Rockland
Psychiatric Center Local 421 President Pam Alexander.
let management know about it, and
follow up until it's taken care of. If
someone is off the job due to injury,
we stay in touch with them at home,
to let them know
they're not
forgotten, and
remind them of any
benefits they are
entitled to, This is
part of our
q accountability to
the
membership.”
The local's
office has the
bustling
appearance and
sounds of a
military
command
center, with
computers,
maps, phones
and charts
that go with
keeping in touch and following up on
matters concerning the membership.
“We have invested in up-to-date
technology, like computers and cell
phones, that helps us to stay on top
of things in such a widespread area
of coverage,” Button said.
— Ron Wofford
“ ATTENTION
UCS MEMBERS
Child/elder care stipend
applications must be
returned by May 15
CSEA Unified Court System
members have until May 15, 1998,
to apply for the child/elder care
stipend provided as part of the
1995-1999 negotiated agreement.
Approximately $60,000 will be
divided evenly among qualified
applicants for expenses incurred
from April 1, 1997, thru March 31,
1998, for dependent children
under age 15, disabled dependent
children or dependent adults for
whom ongoing day care expenses
are incurred.
Applications were mailed to all
UCS members in March,
Completed applications along with
required documentation must be
postmarked by May 15, 1998, and
returned to Bob Dillon at CSEA
Headquarters, 143 Washington
aye Albany, NY 12210. fa
’ STATE'GOVERNMENT NEWS
Brooklyn DC improves
security in special unit
BROOKLYN — CSEA
President Danny
Donohue reviewed
special security
arrangements for
Brooklyn
Developmental Center's
new Multiply Disabled
Unit (MDU), where
CSEA secure care
developmental aides
now work with clients
being treated for sexual
deviancy and other
violent behaviors.
CSEA Local 447
President Lamont
“Dutch” Wade and CSEA Metropolitan Region 2
President George Boncoraglio joined Donohue in
touring newly renovated areas now under constant
video surveillance and monitored by security
guards. Many of the incoming clients are referred
by courts and come from correctional or psychiatric
facilities.
Sex offenders and others with aggressive behavior
will attend programs on managing their anger,
conflict resolution, plus health and wellness
sessions in the MDU setting, Wade said.
“We look forward to CSEA members being a
valuable part of the treatment team that ultimately
hopes to make the community a safer place for
everyone when these individuals rejoin society,”
Donohue said.
CSEA President Danny
Donohue, left, with Local
447 President Dutch Wade
— Lilly Gioia
State Ente
Nano ar sont
Binghamton-area CSEA state
locals parade with pride
Banners from all four CSEA state locals in the
Binghamton area were proudly displayed on a state
Department of Transportation truck, driven by
Highway Maintenance Worker Phil DeMarco, during
the annual St. Patrick's Day Parade in Binghamton.
The well-dressed vehicle displayed banners from
Binghamton State Employees Local 002, Binghamton
Psychiatric Center Local 441, Broome Developmental
Center Local 449,/and SUNY Binghamton Local 648.
DOT workers capture burglar
HENRY CARATYAS, second from left, is
congratulated by DOT Foreman Mike Raguseo.
Looking on are Martell Anglin (in truck) and
Bill Dwyer, who helped capture a suspected
burglar being chased by police on the Saw Mill
Parkway. When the burglar’s car went off the
road, the DPW crew stopped traffic while
Caratyas caught the running suspect and held
him until police could handcuff him. Caratyas
suffered a stab wound, which fortunately was
not serious, although he required stitches.
Parks workers
train for future
NYS Governor's
Office of
Employee
Relations Director
Linda Angello,
left, and CSEA
Parks and
Recreation Local
102 President Paul
D’Aleo inspect
plans for a break
room at Jones Beach State Park that was
completely renovated by 50 CSEA members in a
General Trades Certificate Program conducted by
the CSEA/NYS Labor-Management Committee.
CSEA President Danny Donohue helped award
certificates to course participants.
CSEA backs
hospital workers
CSEA President
Danny Donohue,
center, speaks out
in support of New
York City hospital
workers during a
rally opposing
layoffs and the
closing of Harlem
Hospital. At left is
AFSCME
Internationai
President Gerald
Comptroller McCall
highly critical of
tax contracting-out
State Comptroller H. Carl McCall
has faulted the largest contracting-
out of state work in history as
“mismanaged” and failing to realize
anything near promised cost-
savings.
The criticism is contained in an
audit report of the Department of
Tax and Finance contracting-out
the processing of personal state
income tax returns.
The state agency awarded a
$195 million contract to Fleet
Financial Services Corp. in 1994 to
process the tax returns. Fleet
relocated the operation to former
IBM facilities in Kingston, affecting
3,000 mostly-seasonal tax-
processing workers in the Albany
area.
Tax and Finance projected
savings of $76.5 million, an
estimate McCall's audit calls
“flawed right from the start.”
Instead, the audit says, the savings
may actually end up as $13
million, perhaps even less.
McCall blames the former Mario
Cuomo administration and the
current administration of George
Pataki for the situation.
“This entire process has been
mismanaged, from the prior
administration's overestimating of
the cost savings to the present
administration’s attempts to
shuffle jobs from Albany to
Kingston to Albany to
Poughkeepsie and back to
Kingston again,” McCall said.
“We had concerns about this
from the start, and we're glad it’s
being looked at seriously,” said
Capital Region 4 President Carmen
Bagnoli, who formerly served as
fax & Finance Local 690
president.
McEntee and at
right is Jim Butler, president of AFSCME Local 420 which represents the hospital workers.
Queens County state Assemblymember Brian McLaughlin, who is also head of the New York
City Central.Labor Council, is between.McEntee and Donohue-
STATE GOVERNMENT NEWS
The Public Sector * May 1998 * Page 7
In touch with you ——=
A mernake {rom CSEA President Danny Donrokue
Workers shouldn't have to risk
their lives to earn their livelihoods
April 28th was Workers Memorial Day — a day
to remember our co-workers who have suffered
and died in the workplace — and to renew our
commitment to prevent these tragedies from
happening again.
This year we mourn the loss of CSEA Town of
Queensbury member John Johnson, who was
crushed to death March 16 by a piece of
machinery used to heat asphalt for pothole repair.
He was apparently trying to unhook the machine
by himself. His death is a tragic case in point for
the urgent need for safety improvements for New
York workers.
Safety and health has always been a top
priority for CSEA. We fought for and won the
public employee occupational safety and health
act (PESH) for New York's workers back in 1980, a
law that workers in 27 states still don’t have
today. But laws mean nothing uni
enforced, and sadly, tragic losses
Johnson, and countless other workplace injuries
will continue until the powers that be make the
same commitment to safety and health as CSEA.
CSEA is leading the fight for worker safety, and
we will not give up the fight until every job site
throughout the state becomes a safer place to
work. With workplace violence now the second
leading cause of death on the job in the United
States, one thing we've pushed for and continue
to demand is a Worksite Security Standard to
guide security improvements in public worksites
throughout the state.
Back in 1994, after many months of hard work
by concerned New Yorkers who recognized the
need for a uniform standard to give public
employers specific direction on how to implement
a security plan to protect their work force, CSEA
proposed a Worksite Security Standard to the
state Department of Labor. DOL had a chance to
lead the country by implementing these proactive,
I THINK
WE NEED
A PLAN FOR
WORKSITE VIOLENCE
EDUCATION
AND
PREVENTION!
“WORKSITE
SEcuRITY:"
Latest
buzzword...
positive guidelines; but instead dismissed the
proposal based on a questionable cost basis
alone, ignoring the very real security risks in New
York worksites and sending a bad message to
working people across this state.
CSEA is now pushing this issue in the
legislative arena, and we won't rest until a state
Worksite Security Standard becomes a reality.
And while DOL drags its feet, we will continue to
march forward, taking matters into our own
hands, and educating ourselves and our
employers how we can all work smarter and safer.
CSEA is committed to fight for the living, and
make sure that no working man or woman will
have to risk their lives to earn their livelihoods.
On another issue, CSEA believes the NYS
Legislature made great strides in opening up the
budget process this year. Assembly Speaker
Sheldon Silver and Senate Majority Leader Joseph
Bruno deserve enormous credit.
While CSEA is pleased with increased funding
in many needed areas, we remain concerned that
projected deficits over the next three years due to
spending and tax cut commitments that have
already been made could put us back in a crisis.
It does no good to spend more now if we'll be
facing cutbacks later. aN
I hope to see you when
| visit your CSEA Region
I am in the process of the latest in a series of
periodic visits with members in all six CSEA
regions.
If you would like to meet with me one-on-one
during a visit to your region, simply call the
appropriate CSEA Region office to schedule an
appointment
I met with members in Western Region 6 on
April 23, Other scheduled visits are as follows:
Central Region 5 — May 14, Holiday Inn
(Downtown), 222 S. Cayuga Street, Ithaca;
Capital Region 4 — June 18, location to be
determined;
Southern Region 3 — Sept. 24, Region 3
Office;
Metropolitan Region 2 — Oct. 21, Region 2
Office;
Long Island Region 1 — Dec. 10, Region 1
Office.
Page'é * May 1998 * The Public Sector
THE PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
Photographer
Earl Dotter shows
‘us the dangers
Americans face
a on ie we
Photographer chifonicles the danger of work
From the coal mines of the American South nearly 30 years ago to a lab Brecht: “Art is not a mirror held up to reality but a hammer with which to shape it.”
technician dissecting a potentially rabid raccoon last year, world-clasq™ labor What stands out in his photos, beyond the grime on a coal miner's face and the
photographer Earl Dotter has built a career showing the dignity and Humanity of protective suits worn by chemical workers, is the dignity these workers find in their
Americans who face death, disability and disease simply to make a liygming. work and their lives, a dignity that is not diminished by the difficult and dangerous
“I feel it’s important to try to command the attention of those viewers of my pictures cumstances of their work. Spurred by his own youthful sense of isolation, Dotter
who might ordinarily pass folks by, particularly folks who have workefM hard all their s his photos as a way of expressing the rage he feels
lives and are suffering an unfair disadvantage of the health effects of #heir work,” when people are mistreated and endangered. A USDA data entry clerk
Dotter said. His goal is “to humanize the raw statistical tragedy that Ipss of life and “It makes me feel rage when I see other people and AFSCME member
premature loss of livelihood from hazardous work has created in the nited States, to mistreated, exploited and ignored who don’t deserve that massages her hands,
put a human face on those individifMhal tragedies ...” treatment. Sometimes my blood boils about the situations injured over a period of
CSEA co-sponsored an exhibit thgjat featured his I find myself in because so much of it seems so eight years at a
photographs in the Empire State Pfaza in Albany absolutely unnecessary.” Dotter said. computer keyboard.
earlier this year. The exhibit has traveled extensively “I found that the most victimized individual yearns for Repetitive stress injury
over two years, dignity and self respect, and I look for that aspect in the reports have increased
Dotter's photos are a memorial tip those who are photographs I make of them .... I think we can admire tenfold in the past 10
injured, killed or made ill by their gobs. The exhibit those of us who try to become the best that we can years at a cost of $20
— set the appropriate atmosphere foray CSEA to mark become, and I look for that aspect in my subjects even as __ billion to $100 billion a
Po Workers Memorial Day on April 28m, they are facing tremendous adversity from their loss of year, depending on how
His dramatic black-and-white plf™Motos of a child health and livelihood.” the cost of lost time
4 clearing cotton from the barbs of a cotton harvester, Dotter started taking pictures during one course with a work is calculated.
8 acoal miner’s widow clutching thd flag at her professor who demanded students show a personal point Below, her hands at work
A maximum A husband's grave, a stark and silerfmt steel mill, a of view in their work. After college, he went to Tennessee _ im Virginia.
security prison b window washer suspended 86 storf™fies above New as a VISTA volunteer, where he met the coal miners who
corrections . York City, a cotton worker felled b brown lung lying grace many of his photos. His work with the reform
officer, above, % in his coffin and dozens of others @™ill Dotter's new movement of the United Mine Workers of America led *
represented by £ book, The Quiet Sickness: A Photog™mraphic Chronicle of him to a job with the reformed union, and his
AFSCME Hazardous Work in America. commitment to working people continues today, to the
Council 82. An award-winning photographe Dotter has a praise of experts in occupational safety and health.
Labor Photographer Earl national reputation as a photojourg™nalist, and his Howard Frumkin, chair of the Department of
Dotter. focus on the struggles of working }™pcople is no Environmental and Occupational Health at the Rollins
accident. His book'opens with'a qifMpotation by Bertold School of Public Health of Emory University, wrote the
afterword to The Quiet Sickness:
“(Dotter’s photographs) capture the
humanity, the nobility and the
struggles of working people; the pain
of their workplace injuries and
illnesses; the grief when their dreams
are cut short, and the hope that
sustains them.”
Health care workers face great risks. At right, a laundry
worker in Illinois stocks poorly designed hospital bed linen
Photographs storage racks, forcing her to lift heavy bedding above
by Earl Dotter shoulder height. Below, AFSCME members sort contagious
bed linens in a Bronx Hospital.
— Kathleen Daly
How to order
The Quiet Sickness
rl Dotter’s book, The Quiet
Sickness: A Photographic
Chronicle of Hazardous Worl: in
America, is published by the
American Industrial Hygiene
Association Press. To order, send
$49.95 (includes postage and
| handling) check or money order,
| to:
Earl Dotter
| P.O. Box 8074
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Te
COVER PHOTO: A snowplow
operator and AFSCME member
installs chains in preparation for
clearing deep snowdrifts in
Minnesota.
Hh é a
A bridge inspector and AFSCME member prepares
to check for hazardous air quality in a chamber
of the Hood Canal Floating Bridge in the state of
Washington prior to entering a confined space.
Page 10 * May 1998 » The Public Sector THE CSEA
‘ORK FORCE
The Public Sector * May 1998 * Page 11
“For the Record”
by Edward §.
Cleary, president,
UGS AFL-CIO
Twelve hours of work,
seven days a week and no
overtime pay.
No weekly day of rest.
No access to toilets or
hand-washing facilities.
No right to bargain
collectively for wages and
working conditions.
No coverage under state or
federal minimum wage laws.
These are the conditions
of workers in many
developing nations. They are
also the conditions in New
York state for an estimated
47,000 migrant workers who
come to our state to work
each year and thousands
more farm workers who live
here,
The annual income for
migrant workers average
from $4,000 to $8,000 — far
below the poverty level.
More than 36,000 farms
in New York generate almost
$3 billion worth of livestock,
dairy products, fruits,
vegetables and field crops.
But the workers who make
possible the relatively cheap
and abundant food we enjoy
are excluded from the table
of social, economic and
political life because they are
exempted from the state’s
most basic labor protections.
Their work includes long
days of back-breaking labor
or working with dangerous
equipment. Many are
exposed to pesticides and
other haza In most
cases, New York's health and
safety laws do not cover
farm workers. For example
when other workers
subject to heat str
must have shortened work
periods and areas for cooling
down, but there are no
requirements for farm
workers.
Migrants and farm
workers are among the most
powerless in the state. A
growing group of individuals
and organizations have
recognized the injustice
these workers face and are
pressing the Governor and
state Legislature to enact
laws to provide basic and
fundamental rights for those
who toil on our farms, The
Justice for Farm workers
Campaign is seeking
legislation to:
@ Provide a day of rest,
without penalty, as other
workers have;
@ eliminate farm workers’
exclusion from the right to
collectively bargain with
their employers;
@ Require all farms to
provide workers with access
to toilets and hand-washing
facilities in the fields; and
@ Include farm workers
under the state’s minimum
wage laws.
These onable
demands would treat farm
workers with dignity and
fairness and the same rights
enjoyed by other workers.
Goy. Pataki has proposed
tax cuts for the state’s
farmers — a proposal we
can agree with — but only if
it is tied to improving
working conditions for
migrants and farm workers.
Farmers who already treat
their workers well should
support such measures.
To draw attention to these
issues, the New York State
Labor-Religion Coalition
sponsored a 40-hour fast for
farm workers ” in March
The American labor
movement has a long
tradition of supporting all
workers whether organized
or not. We urge all those
who care about economic
and social justice to join us
in these efforts.
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a \ Memben
NY
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Queens | ULI
1998
\ CSEA
mourns a
accident.
Johnson was crushed to death by a
piece of machinery used to heat asphalt for
pothole repair. He was apparently trying to
unhook the machine by himself. An investigation
Anto the accident is continuing.
— Daniel X. Campbell
CSEA Town of Queensbury member John
Johnson died March 16 in an on-the-job
NYS AFL-CIO President Edward J. Cleary speaks
during the kick-off of a 40-hour fast in held in March
to dramatize the plight of New York's farm workers.
CSEA and the New York State Labor-Religion
Coalition took part in the fast and have joined the
Justice for Farm workers Campaign.
At press time,
CSEA was preparing
to mark Workers
Memorial Day with the
state AFL-CIO and in
conjunction with an
advocacy day for farm
workers. See the June
edition for coverage of
Workers Memorial Day.
Page 12 + May,1998.* The Public Sector-————~
GENERAL,NEWS,
For New York State
Government Employees...
ARS/Accident Reporting System
prescription drug program.
P je NECARD Ry |
Workers’ Compensation/Health Insurance
Fezseripion drag benefits throngh
+The Empire Plan
*CSEA Employee Benefit Fund
+ Kaiser /Community Heal
«HIP Health Plan of New York (HIP)
Va : 2
Work-Related Injury or Illness?
ARS will be fully operational in all State agencies by Fall, 1998.
Your call to ARS makes Workers’
Compensation benefits available fast
and connects you to ONECARD Rx.,,
the New York State Workers’ Compensation
Prescription Drug Program
York State Government Employees in ae with
(KP/CHP)
Ask your personnel or safety office about ARS and ONECARD Rx. If you have not already
received information about these programs in your mail, news will be arriving soon.
’
Jim Moore installed as
labor council president
CSEA Central Region 5
President Jim Moore, right, is
installed as president of the
AFL-CIO Central New York
Labor Council by former
council president Victor
Olivadoti. Moore heads a CSEA
region that spans 20 central
New York counties from
State of New York Department of Civil Service, Employee Ben
hip: /www.cs.state.ny.us
fits Division, The State Campus, Albany, NY 12
\ Canada to Pennsylvania.
ey
Syracuse school
budget blasted
SYRACUSE — CSEA is fighting
back with harsh criticism of the
Syracuse City School District
administration amid threats of
possible layoffs of CSEA-
represented workers due to budget
reductions and talks of
consolidation plans with the city.
CSEA Central Region 5
President Jim Moore blasted the
district's superintendent, calling
his consolidation plan a public
relations gimmick,
“The superintendent's so-called
plan was simply a press release to
give him some good publicity and
steer attention away from his bad
management,” Moore said. “It had
no substance, it confused people
and did nothing to address the
current budget crisis.”
CSEA Blue Collar Unit President
Rick Adsitt and CSEA White Collar
Unit President Donna Gavett said
members from both units were
lobbying heavily to restore budget
funding to avoid any job cuts.
— Mark M. Kotzin
PEOPLE makes a big difference in your life
CSEA/AFSCME lobbying efforts in Washington under
the umbrella of the PEOPLE program and phone calls by
CSEA activists to New York representatives combined to
help convince members of the US House of
Representatives to defeat a proposed misnamed Paycheck
Protection Act that would have severely restricted labor
unions from participating in political and legislative
activities on behalf of rank-and-file members. Lobbying,
| communicating with members on legislative issues and
ration drives are among activities that would
have been prohibited without written approval.
PEOPLE (Public Employees Organized to Promote
i Equality) is CSEA’s federal political action
Fin
Apt. #/ Floor
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Social Security No.
Work Phone (
Job Title
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raising the voluntary contributions necessary to promote
and protect the interests of the union membership in the
federal elective and legislative process. Election law does
not allow to use dues money for this purpose.
The PEOPLE agenda is to work toward fair and
progressive legislation for all Americans. Because
Congress acts on issues that affect our daily lives it is
important for you to have a say. Join with the more than
13,000 CSEA PEOPLE members and become a part of the
PEOPLE Team. Take a moment to complete the
application below and return it to CSEA/PEOPLE,
143 Washington Avenue, Albany. Y, 12210.
PEOPLE has been making a difference in your life for a
long time. Keep helping yourself by helping PEOPI
YES! | want to be part of the action,
* DIRECT CONTRIBUTION APPLICATION «
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Address Apt. #/ Floor
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Enclosed is my personal check, money order or credit card contribution in the
amount of; [$35.00 $50.00 [$75.00
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GENERAL NEWS—
PEOPLE works for you
‘Congress acts on issues
that affect our daily lives, on
and off the job. The effort to
silence the voices of working
Americans under the
deceptively-named Paycheck
Protection Act is a perfect
example of
why it is so
important for
every CSEA
member to
join and
contribute
generously to
the PEOPLE
program.
PEOPLE
contributions enabled the
strong, clear voices of CSEA
and AFSCME members
opposing the “Paycheck
Deception” Act to ring loudly
through the halls of Congress.
— Marie Prince, chairperson
CSEA Statewide
PEOPLE Committee
Marie Prince
Thé Public Sector + May 1998 * Page'13
It's time to apply to the Labor Education Action Program (LEAP) for tuition benefits.
CSEA-represented
STATE EMPLOYEES
IT’S TIME TO APPLY FOR YOUR
Civil Service Employees Association
Catalogs which detail the new LEAP delivery system and application forms were mailed on April 28 to all
eligible members who applied for a LEAP tuition benefit during the last two terms. New York State Agency
Personnel and Training offices also have a small supply of catalogs. If you did not receive a catalog and are
unable to obtain one in your agency, call LEAP at 1-800-253-4332 to obtain one.
LEAP is a tuition benefit program available to members in the state Administrative, Operational and
Institutional Services Units, the Division of Military and Naval Affairs and CSEA-represented employees of
Health Research Inc., SUNY Construction Fund, Teachers Retirement System and the Unified Court System.
Other eligibility requirements are covered in the catalog.
Labor Educeion Action Program Contact the LEAPline at 1-800-253-4332 with questions about LEAP or other education and training benefits
for CSEA-represented employees. LEAPline advisors are available weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (8:30
TUITION BENEFIT.
a.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Thursdays).
You Know
About
Insurance?
What Do
As a service to our members,
CSEA, along with
Jardine Group Services
Corporation, presents these
Clip-N-Save Insurance Facts.
Your CSEA insurance broker, Jardine
Group Services Corporation, can help
with all your insurance needs. Jardines
works with CSEA to provide a wide range
of insurance programs available
exclusively to CSEA members. To set up an
appointment for a personal insurance
review, please contact your local Jardines
insurance representative. To find out who
your Jardines agent is, please call
1-800-697-CSEA (2732).
Clip this out and save for your future reference.
Life Insurance Q & A
Did you know that about 70% of Americans own some form of life insurance?
Yet few people know if they have the right benefit amount, the right
beneficiary or even the right insurance. Here are some things you should
know.
Q. How do | know if 1 need life insurance?
A. Life Insurance is designed to financially protect your dependents,
who count on you for financial su uae A good life insurance plan is
necessary if you have people who financially depend on you and your
income.
How much life insurance do | need?
Insurance experts recommend coverage amounts that equal five to
seven times your annual income. However, this amount varies
depending on where you are in your life. To make sure you get the
right level of coverage, calculate “how much you own, how much you
owe, and how much money your loved ones would need for the future.
Q. What types of life insurance are out there?
A. There are two basic kinds of life insurance: Term Life and Whole
Life. In general Term Life offers the most coverage for the least
amount of money while Whole Life offers solid, permanent
protection with cash value.
‘m planning for retirement. Can life insurance help?
A. Yes. Life insurance can be an important part of planning for
retirement. The right life insurance plan can help create a nest egg
and money for your retirement.
Q. | have insurance coverage now, do you have any
advice for me?
A. Every five to seven years you should review your insurance, This will
give you peace of mind by making sure you have the right amount
and type of coverage to meet your changing needs.
Q. Any advice on my beneficiary?
A. Remember that the proceeds of your policy are paid to your most
current designated beneficiary. If you took out coverage in 1985 and
named your spouse as your beneficiary, but later divorced and
remarried, your first spouse would receive the proceeds of your policy,
not your current spouse. Make sure you update your beneficiary as
changes in your lik occur,
Page 14 * May 1998 » The Public Sector
GENERAL NEWS
Tre ruse Beto. - CSEA NASSAU COUNTY LOCAL 830 Nawsizrizx
As Mediator Enters Picture
Many of you know by negotiations. If you have questions, I urge you to Once again, I implore you stay united in our
now that Martin Sheinman _ 8k us. In addition, we have the largest and most mutual desire to get the best possible contract.
Hastheenvcelecced ae our representative negotiations team in the history of Staying united is our most important weapon. Call
contract mediator, and] am Local 830. Every unit president is a member of the me for information any time at 571-2919.
delighted that the county teal Yours in Solidarity,
negotiators agreed to this appointment. As a result, If you have any questions on contract items or
contract negotiations are moving steadily ahead. the status of RepOHAHOns) I UPBE VOUS, ask cither é
Since the beginning of April, your bargaining team —™€ personally or your unit president. Meanwhile, I
has had one meeting alone with Mr. Sheinman and will endeavor to keep you informed On CORLEY = =e 2
several bargaining sessions with both Mr. progress through flyers, through this newspaper, Tony Giustino, President
Sheinman and county negotiators. As compared to through our radio show on WGBB and through SEA Nassau Voc G50
the last negotiations in 1994, this is one year ahead personal contact at the worksite meetings I hold on
Ofechedule: a regular basis.
There has been significant progress on some very
important issues as determined by you and your
iati ittee. lly, ing i eat aes uiea Baal I alae citi S
ccd co une (he Ail pa z ea LoS I dson tO Rece Ive | Nassau County Local 830 Ist Vice :
But I want to make this point very clear; ChotniciA pn ROL MALicaa | eset etl a Bolly Berisha GeHaic
Nothing will be agreed to until your Negotiating old te wide CSEA M ISSION Center Unic President Les Eason has been
Team is satisfied with the terms being offered. As | . : | chosen to receive the 1998 CSEA Mission |
said here last month, an early resolution of our Ach leve ment Award | pene eed, nest cot had by
contract must not come at the expense of contract | | the Local Government Diviiion of CS |
items which we feel are of primary importance to Paes 4 | The award honors those special people
| who best personify the CSEA Mission
Statement Spirit,” CSEA President Danny
| Donohue said. “Congratulations! This
honor singles you out from among
| thousands of activists statewide and is, I
| might add, well earned,” Donohue told
our members.
You should also be aware that for possibly the
first time ever in Nassau County, your CSEA team
and I have adopted an open negotiations policy.
This means that there is no “blackout” on
| Eason.
— STAY INFORMED —— ' | “Les Eason is one of the most dedicated
TUNE IN TO ” | and hard working union activists I've ever
; n known. If anyone deserves this honor, it is
“CSEA IN Focus,” ; 5 | Les,” Nassau Local 830 PResident Tony
| Giustino said.
THURSDAYS AT 7 P.M. The actual award presentation will be
REPEATED SATURDAYS AT 8:30 A.M. Les Eason joins marchers near the nae He Fri. ia ai be pening
Capitol in Albany recently for | night dinner of the Irving Flaumenbaum
ON WGBB, | 240 AM AFSCME Lobby Day. See other | Memorial Local Government Workshop.
photos on page 3. |
z EXPRESS LL
The Public Sector...
Se Nassau oo. Local eg
May 1998 * Vol. 3 No. 5
A Monthly Publication of CSEA Nassau County Local 830
ANTHONY P. GIUSTINO, President
Tony Panzarella, Editor
(516) 571-2919 Ext. 15
Ronald G, Gurrieri, Chair; Communications Committee
Sheryl C, Jenks, Communications Associate
CSEA Long Island Region Office, (516) 462-0030
NASSAU LOCAL 830
Executive Officers:
Jane D'Amico, Executive Vice President
Les Eason, Ist Vice President
Dan Murphy, 2nd Vice President
Noreen Lingham, 3rd Vice President
Robert Cauldwell, 4th Vice President
Raymond Cannella,. 5th Vice President
Jewel Weinstein, 6th Vice President
Bobby Eisgrau, Secretary
Kathicen Vitan, Treasurer
Unit Presidents/Executive Board:
John Aloisio Ill, Treasurer's Office
Michael Cathers, Probation Department
Robert Cauldwell, Social Services Department
‘Tim Corr, Recreation & Parks Department
Kathryn Cosgrove, Administrative Unit
James Davis, Assessment Department
Mary Delmare, School Crossing Guards
Les Eason, A. Holly Patterson Geriatric Center
Bobbi Eisgrau, County Clerk
Salvatore Gemelli, Sheriff's Department
Cynthia Hancock, Nassau Community College
Nancy lanson, Office of Drug & Alcohol
‘Timothy Jaccard, Police Department AMTs
Barbara Jones, Department of General Services
Joan Kletla, Police Department Civilian
Bruce Kubart, Comptroller's Office
Richard Russ, Department of Consumer Affairs
Joseph Schickler, Health Department
Paul Simon, Fire & Rescue Services
Martin Stamile, Department of Public Works
George Walsh, Nassau County Medical Center
Joseph Whittaker, Fire Marshal's Qffice
We welcome reader suggestions: Please address
your comments to Tony Panzarella, Editor, Nassau
County EXPRESS at CSEA Nassau Co. Local 830,
400 County Seat Dr., Mineola, NY 11501-4137
Gooduitll Ainbassador
Nassau CSEA President Tony Giustino
congratulates Stanley Lapinski Jr. for his
selection as a “People to People” ambassador, a
program launched by President Eisenhower
back in 1955. Looking on are Stanley's proud
dad, CSEA member Stanley Sr., and, at left,
brother John. Stanley is an Xth grade student
with a 90.5 grade average at W. Tresper Clarke
High School in East Meadow. As a student
ambassador, Stanley will travel this summer to
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Nancy Hoffman, Esq.
¥| CSEA General Counsel
In 1993, CSEA filed a petition with the Nassau
County Mini-PERB, seeking to represent 96
professional and/or supervisory employees who had
been left out of all other county bargaining units.
The employees wanted us to represent them and to
be part of Local 830. For reasons too old to
remember, it took the county about a year to file
its answer (1994) in which it objected to CSEA
representing these employees and claimed that they
were managerial or confidential employees. Then,
as happens sometimes, events beyond our control
made this case drag on further. The Nassau County
Mini-PERB had vacancies on its board, making its
processing of these cases seem to take forever.
Under the Taylor Law, where there are local Mini-
PERB’s such as in Nassau County, those local
agencies have authority to deal with representation
questions. State PERB deals with improper practice
charge matters and also can hear appeals from
Mini-PERB decisions.
After 12 days of hearings which finally
concluded in August 1997, the matter was finally
with the hearing officer for a decision. In January
1998, the hearing officer issued his report which
found that 50 of the petitioned-for employees were
neither managerial nor confidential and should be
placed in the CSEA bargaining unit. As for 22
others, the hearing officer determined that these
employees are, indeed, managerial or confidential.
Two employees were found to be temporarily
exercising managerial or confidential
responsibilities but their regular duties warrant
them being placed in the county bargaining unit.
This will happen when they return to their regular
duties full time. For the remaining positions, there
was agreement beforehand as to whether they
should be in the unit, thereby not necessitating
their inclusion in the evidentiary hearings.
What is all this to do about, you might be
asking? Why is there a need to litigate who is a
manager and who is a confidential?
The standards for managerial or confidential
designations are set forth in the Taylor Law itself.
Managers are defined as persons who (1) formulate
policy or (2) may reasonably be required on behalf
of the public employer to assist directly in the
preparation for and conduct of collective
negotiations or to have a major role in the
administration of agreements or in personnel
administration, provided that their role is not of a
routine or clerical nature and that it requires their
exercise of; Hidependent judginent infidentials,
y Ls sITitont
in turn, are persons who assist and act in a
confidential capacity to a managerial employee as
described above.
It is the person who is designated, not the
position. The person must be doing the tasks as
described, regardless of their formal job
description, in order to get the designation. This is
why it often takes an evidentiary hearing to
determine if the designation is warranted.
Management may be looking to keep the position
out of the unit and label it as a management
position but upon closer scrutiny the individual is
not actually doing the policy of negotiations/
contract administration work required for the
formal PERB designation. Similarly, while many
support people have jobs that place them in a
confidential relationship with a boss or a
supervisor, not all of those positions meet the
Taylor Law requirements for confidential
designation either, as their bosses are not
“managerial” under the Taylor Law criteria. A
PERB designation as managerial or confidential
bars a person from being in a union. This, we
know, is a real negative for most workers, as the
union provides not only strength in numbers for
bargaining and political action, but it also provides
many, many benefits and privileges that non-union |
employees don't have: The right to vote on the |
contract affecting terms and conditions of
employment, representation for grievances,
disciplines, and in court matters, a legal services
plan for personal legal matters, insurances,
education programs, training for career
advancement, and so much more. Being part of
the labor movement is being part of history which
affects all workers whether in Nassau County or
elsewhere in the world.
The positions covered by the recent victory
include positions at the Medical Center, in the
Department of Recreation and Parks, Department
of Probation, Department of Mental Health,
Department of Social Services, Department of
Health, Department of Public Works, Department
of General Services, Comptroller’s Office, Senior
airs, and Civil Service Commission. For
these new brothers and sisters, we hope that the
long protracted proceeding has not dimmed their
enthusiasm for becoming active members of Local
830 and of CSEA. Maybe next time the county
will look more closely at the Taylor Law criteria
before keeping so many people at bay for so long in |
their desires to become union members! Surely we
have shown the County that CSEA and Local 830
will not walk away from any workers mae want
CSE
_ WOMEN’S COMMITTEE
We make it happen!
Women’s Committee
Continues to Break
Ground on Women’s
Issues
By Jane D'Amico, Executive Vice President
Chair, Women’s Committee
Our local has again taken to the forefront in the
continuing struggle over Pay Equity/Comparable
Worth for women. As follow-up to the January 22
Pay Equity hearings, in which I testified on behalf of
CSEA before a New York State Assembly Legislative
Hearing Committee, we have advanced a political
action initiative in which we have secured Sen.
Michael Balboni as sponsor for Pay Equity legislation
in the New York State Senate. Four different Pay
Equity/Comparable Worth bills, introduced by
Assemblyman Tom DiNapoli and other co-sponsors,
have already passed in the New York State Assembly.
The tougher job for passage will be in the Senate and
we are very appreciative of Sen. Balboni’s
commitment to carry similar bills.
The Nassau Local 830 Women’s Committee has
also taken the first regional initiative to formulate a
Long Island Chapter for the Coalition of Labor
Union Women (CLUW), a national organization
that promotes women’s labor issues. The first
organizational meeting for the new chapter was held
on April 16. The next meeting will be May 28 at the
local at 5 p.m. We invite all members of CSEA, as
well as members of other nationally affiliated unions,
to join us in this important step forward for
unionized Long Island women. If you have a friend,
family member or association — male or female —
who belongs to any other major union
Communications Workers of America, American
deration of Teachers, United Auto Workers,
amsters, etc.) please invite them to come with you
our next meeting. We need five unions with
tional/international affiliates in order to form our
vn chapter. Please RSVP to Jewel Weinstein at
71-2919 ext. 20 as a light dinner will be served,
Nassau County
Local 830 At
AFSCME Lobby
Day In Albany
To Push for Legislation to Promote
Safe Jobs, Safe Worksites, Safe Futures
See related story, photos
Page 3 The Public Sector
Above, Long Island Region 1
President Nick LaMorte and
Nassau County Medical
Center Unit President George
Walsh march up the hill to
the Capitol in Albany.
Above, CSEA Executive Vice President Mary
Sullivan, right, Nassau Local 830 Treasurer Kathy
Vitan and Tom DeStefano, 4th vice president of
Local 830 sheriff's unit, join the march. At right,
Nassau Local 830 President Tony Giustino
discusses the day's events with Local 830
Communications Committee Chairperson Ron
Gurrieri, right, and CSEA Long Island Region,
Political Action Coordinator Tom Kilmartin.
Above, CSEA President Danny Donohue, third
from left, is shown proudly displaying the
AFSCME NY banner along with, from left,
AFSCME NY Area Director Eliot Seide; Council
35 President John Orlando; Donohue; District
Council 82 President Rich Abrahamson;
AFSCME International President Gerald
McEntee; Council 1707 Executive Director
Josephine LeBeau (behind McEntee); Council 35
Executive Director John Scardino and AFSCME
Assistant NYS Area Director Robert Massey.
4 Expness
CSEA “Healthy Heart” Program
“Healthy Heart”
Introduces Walking Trails
With the assistance of a state grant, Nassau County Local 830
is conducting a “Healthy Heart” program in an attempt to exert a
positive influence on the daily living habits of members in areas that
effect health. The following is another in a series of Healthy Heart
articles that are running in The Nassau Express in conjunction with
the program.
he CSEA Healthy Heart Program has put together a series of walking trails
of varying lengths in and around the Mineola/Garden City office complex
to promote an exercise regimen for members who work in the area.
At this time, six trail maps are available. They include:
1, The Courthouse Stroll — 1/2 mile (see map on this page) 2
2. The Mineola Mile — 1 mile
3. Moving on a Country Road — 1 mile trail
4, The Garden City Tour — 2 miles
5. Tudor Home Trail — 2 miles
6. The Garden City 5K — 3 miles
Members wishing to obtain a copy of the above maps can call 571-0755. ey
Healthy Heart Snacks
In Vending Machines
Thanks to some persistent lobbying with a vending company, the
director of CSEA’s Healthy Heart program was able to get the owner to “think healthy” when filling the
machines,
Susan Kessler arranged wita BCI Inc., the company that holds the contract for county vending machines, to
include 10 low-fat snacks in the candy machines at the County Office Building at 240 Old Country Road, and
at the Social Services Building at 101 County Seat Drive. In addition, the soda machine at 400 County Seat
Drive will now offer water and apple juice.
To encourage employees to try these items, the Healthy Program will subsidize the items for a full month,
reducing prices by as much as 30 percent.
Healthy snacks now found in the machines include raisins, NutriGrain bars, fruit snacks, Snackwell cookies
and chocolates, baked potato chips, light popcorn and pretzels. Leading up to the new array of healthy snacks,
the Healthy Heart Program conducted a Health Fair at the County Office building, introducing employees
there to many of the items free of charge.
THE COURTHOUSE STROLL (.5 MILE)
DIRECTIONS:
- left (north) on County Seat Drive from CSEA to Courthouse Drive
- right (east) on Courthouse Drive to Washington Avenue
- right (south) on Washington Avenue to Supreme Court Drive
- right (west) on Supreme Court Drive to County Seat Drive
- tight (north} on County Seat Drive to CSEA
Summer Bowling
League Now Being
Formed
CSEA Nassau County
Local 830 is now forming a
summer bowling league,
which will play from June 2
through August 25 at the
North Levittown Lanes.
Family and friends are
welcome!
Teams must have four
bowlers and may carry two substitutes. All
competition will be handicapped at 90 percent
making all team play fair. If you do not have an
average, you will establish one after the first night of
bowling.
Bowlers may make up their own teams or sign up
as individuals and be placed on a team.
The weekly cost of $10 includes three games of
bowling, league secretarial service, treasury service,
end of season party and trophies. It also includes a
VIP card which entitles members to big discounts on
bowling during open play.
Persons interested in joining the league may call
North Levittown Lanes at 735-3900.
Saying Thanks Blood Donor Sessions
Lt. Albert FE. Pfeifer of the
eatery and Sectuty Scheduled for May & June
Department at Nassau
County Medical Center, CSEA members who would like to give blood during May and June
right, presents Certificate may do so according to the schedule below. Keep in mind that CSEA has
of Merit and Outstanding negotiated time off for CSEA members who donate blood.
Commendation Medal to Members are granted one day off for each two blood donations
Lt. Mary E. Bagnasco of through the Nassau County Blood program, up to a maximum of three
the Nassau Community days per year.
College security staff. Persons wishing additional information may call:
Participating in the Kathy Vitan
ceremony is Chief Lee CSEA Nassau Local 830 Treasurer
Shanley, Director of and Blood Donor Chairperson at
Safety and Security at 1-2919, E:
NCMC. Lt. Bagnasco lec aaa
oe * May 5 - A. Holly Patterson at AHPGC
Pe : als
Josspn Vodtela: ano-ale * May 13 & 14 - County Office Building (240 Old
received a commendation
but was unable to attend Country Rd., Mineola) at NCMC
the ceremony, assisted
NCMC Security in
meeting New York State ¢ June 11 - Correctional Center at the center
Tequirements for setting | | June 24 & 25 Department of Public Works at NCMC
up a school for security
guards.
° May 27 - Nassau Community College at the college
Rep. King Helps Defeat
‘Employee Deception’ Act
At right is a letter
to Nassau Local
830 President from
Rep. Peter King Congress ne
regarding two c Howse of 3, Gnited States
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anti-labor bills in shngton, WE 20515-3203
the U.S. Congress. April, 1998
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Department of Drug & Alcohol, center, proudly displays her quilt which unions fo ot heat comanse cD Should ya een ee okie pope on
won a top prize at a recent competition sponsored by the Long Island lobby on rns
Quilters Society. Looking on are Drug & Alcohol Unit President Nancy behalf of Since
Ianson and Al Ford, Director of the Community and Agency Liaison Unit. ehaiy
Jo-Ann is the unit’s assistant director, According to Jo-Ann, the quilt took heat hate: Meee
many years and a lot of work to complete and she was gratified that it won (60 oT Hie oo msg
a ribbon,
Long Iland,
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6 EXPRESS
International Day To Be Held
At LI Region Headquarters
== Part of “Solidarity Day” Program June 6 ==
Promote your pride in CSEA and learn
about other cultures at the Annual
International Day event sponsored by the Long
Island Region 1 Human Rights Committee
held this year on Saturday June 6 as part of the
Region's “Solidarity Day” program, According
to Human Rights Committee Chair Barbara
Jones, the event will run from 12 noon to 5
p.m. at the Region Office at 3 Garet Place,
Commack. Everyone is welcome and admission
is free.
International Day will feature food and
music from different cultures throughout the
world. Traditional dancing and dress of various
countries will also be featured.
Members who wish to demonstrate their
talents at this event or who would like to
become involved in other ways should call
Barbara Jones at 571-6680.
“If you feel like square dancing, electric slide
or the Hora, or even bringing out your Gospel
group, we will put you in the program,” Mrs.
Jones said.
The Solidarity Day program, which will run
simultaneously, is designed to promote CSEA
to unorganized workers and to raise the level of
positive visibility for the union.
For more i
See Page 2 in
A seminar entitled “Money 2000,” focusing
on a wide range of issues regarding personal
finance, will be held for CSEA members on
Thursday May 21, under the sponsorship of
the Nassau County Local 830 Women's
Committee. Men and women are invited and
admission is free.
According to Women’s Committee Chair
Jane D’Amico, guest speaker Tebbie Clift will
emphasize tips on saving for retirement,
children’s college and special occasions such as
weddings. Ms, Clift is an educator for Cornell
University and Cornell Cooperative Extension,
the sponsors of the program.
Financial Wellness is Topic of Women’s
Committee Seminar To Be Held on May 21
In addition, two speakers from John
Hancock will be on hand to discuss the new
Roth IRA and who can benefit from it. They
are Virginia Tubridy, marketing representative,
and Thomas Dougherty, sales manager.
The program will be held from 5 to 7 p.m.
in the multi-purpose room of the CSEA office,
400 County Seat Drive, Mineola. Light
refreshments will be served. Because space is
strictly limited, Ms. D’Amico strongly
recommends that those who are interested
reserve a spot early by calling Jewel or Judy at
571-2919.
Nassau County Local 830
Women’s Committee
Seminars Held Monthly
Assertiveness!
Anne Emmerson of the Nassau Community
College Office Technology Department was the
guest speaker at an “Assertiveness ‘Training
Workshop” presented by Local 830’s Women’s
Committee. The workshop is part of a highly
successful series of Women’s Committee seminars
held monthly at the CSEA Local 830 offices in
Mineola. For information call 571-2919.
Asthma Awareness Program
To Be Held on May 11
If the pollen season has you sneezing and weezing, you
might want to take advantage of an upcoming free
workshop being offered to members through CSEA.
A program on asthma awareness and other health
concerns will be presented in the CSEA multi-purpose
room on Monday May 11 under the sponsorship of the
CSEA Healthy Heart Program, the American College of
Asthma, Allergy & Immunology and Dr. Muataz Jaber of
Rockville Centre.
Guest speaker Dr. Jaber, with a specialty in allergy,
asthma and immunology, is a teacher at the Nassau
County Medical Center. The program will run from 11
a.m. through 3 p.m. and will include a breathing test. An
asthma “quality of life” questionnaire will be issued for
those in attendance to complete. In addition, Dr. Jaber
will discuss other health issues such as high blood
pressure, heart disease and allergies. A healthy snack will
be served.
For more information or reservations, contact Mary
Green at 571-2919, ext. 30.
1998 CSEA
To Be Held
June 16
The results are in ... and
ir’s a tie!
The Third Annual CSEA
Spring Fling will alternate
between country music and
rock ‘n’ roll.
This year’s event is set for Tuesday June 16 at the
Sandcastle in Franklin Square. It will start at 6 p.m. with
an hour of free line dancing lessons, followed by a buffet
dinner and dancing, including both country and rock ‘n’
roll, from 7 to 11 p.m.
Several issues ago, Social Committee Chair Beth
Luttinger asked Nassau County Express readers to suggest
a theme for this year’s Spring Fling. When the results
were tallied, country and rock ‘n’ roll were the clear
winners.
The buffet will include eight chaffing dishes, eight
smorgasbord items, carving station, pasta station and
dessert and refreshments.
The cost is $20 for Nassau Local 830 Bargainin
members and $30 for their guests. Flyers with res¢
forms are available through your unit president or
CSEA office, 400 County Seat Drive, Mineola.
The Sandcastle is located at 519 Franklin Ave.,
Franklin Square, across from Pathmark. Valet parki:
available. For more information call Beth Luttinger
571-2919, ext. 11.
By Debbie O'Connell
CSEA strongly supports the Veteran's Service Credit Act, and the Veteran's
Committee of Nassau County Local 830 would like to urge all veterans,
family and friends to support the Veteran's Service Credit Act introduced by
Sen. Marcellino, $2245 and endorsed by Assemblymember Tocci, AG495. This
bill provides retirement credit for certain members of the New York State and
Local Employees Retirement System who have served in the armed forces
during periods of military conflict.
Please write and call your Senator and Assemblymember to strongly urge
passage of this bill.
The committee will communicate further details to all veterans in our
database as soon as possible. If you have any questions, please call Debbie
O'Connell at CSEA, 571-2919 ext. 28.
United, this bill will pass.
Fill Out and Mail the Coupon At Right ————>
News from
Nassau County Local 830
Crossing Guards Unit
Hello again, hope everyone had a
nice Easter and Passover. Our next
scheduled general meeting is on
Wednesday June 10 at 7 p.m. and
will be held in the assembly hall ac
police headquarters. At the meeting
we will be drawing the winners of the
scholarships and it is important for
everyone to do their best to sell the
raffle tickets that will be handed out
by your union representatives.
Nassau Local 830 President Tony
Giustino will be at the meeting to
discuss the contract, so if you have
any questions about your contract
you should make it a point to attend
to get the answers from the person in
the best position to know the facts,
Anyone who has a question about
any union or work-related topic
should attend the meeting. Anyone
who wants to meet with the co-
workers and their representatives
should attend the meeting, Anyone
who wants to be heard on an issue or
voice an opinion should attend the
meeting. Do you get the idea yet that
we want you to attend the meetings?
Your representatives are here to help
you and all that we ask in return is
that you come to the meetings so
that we can serve you and your needs
better.
Our annual awards dinner will be
held on May 15 at Koenigs in Floral
Park at 7 p.m. The price for the
dinner is $35, which includes sit-
down dinner, choice of five entrees,
refreshments, and a DJ to provide
music for the evening. We will
present awards to 34 crossing guards
in honor of their years of service to
the police department. We will also
hold a raffle at the dinner and the
prizes are: color TV, tickets for a
show at Westbury Music Fair and a
gift certificate for the Maine Maid
Inn and door prizes. Tickets for the
dinner are available from your -
precinct representative. This will be
an enjoyable evening and a chance to
socialize with your co-workers from
other precincts so we hope we have a
good turnout for the dinner.
That's about all for now. If anyone
has anything they want to submit for
the next issue, give it to your precinct
representative who will forward it to
the writers.
Be careful out there on your
crossings! Stay safe and look both
ways!
Salata tet ttle tet tts
Please complete and forward to:
Debbie O’Connell
CSEA
400 County Seat Drive
Mineola, NY 11501
Please attach a copy of your DD214 or separation papers. We will keep
this on file for your convenience.
Name
Address
Branch of Service:
Any suggestions/interests:
Strength in Numbers
Ua a oe oo ee a a oe ee ee ee oe ie ee ed
Bias Complaints Heard By Unity Committee
The CSEA Unity Committee has begun reviewing member complaints of
discrimination and sexual harassment, according to Barbara Jones and Tim
Corr, co-chairs of the committee.
“Several complaints have already been brought to successful conclusions,”
said Ms. Jones. She urged members who feel that they have suffered
discrimination on the job due to gender, race, religion or nationality to contact
her at 571-6680.
All calls will be kept strictly confidential and all complaints will be
investigated.
Although the Committee has no enforcement powers, it will attempt to solve
discrimination problems either directly or by referral to the proper government
Nassau County Local 830 Executive Vice
President and Women’s Committee Chair Jane
D'Amico proudly displays a citation naming her
to the North Hempstead Town “Women’s Roll
of Honor.” D’Amico was recognized as a woman
whose work, creativity and acts have enhanced
the community. She received her award from
Town Supervisor May Newburger as part of the
Town’s celebration of Women’s History Month
in March. Above, she stands next to the Roll of
Honor in the Town Hall lobby. D’Amico has
also been named the winner of the “Woman of
Distinction” award presented annually by the
New York State Senate, The award ceremony
will be held on May 26 in the Legislative
Chamber in Albany, State Sen. Carl Marcellino
will make the presentation.
agency, according to Ms. Jones.
Roll of Honor
8 EXPRESS
CSEA NASSAU COUNTY LOCAL 830 UNION MEMBER NEWS.
A Message f g Island Region 1 President Nick LaMorte
CSEA Is Your Union
Now Is The Time For Every Member
To Become involved And Participate
Greetings CSEA Nassau Local 830 members.
Your Long Island region representatives are busy
attending different events and activities this time of
year.
Recently, our state division members held a
workshop in Buffalo. It was well attended and we
continued the theme of transforming our union to a
more open and democratic one.
CSEA is working hard to become more member-
oriented than ever.
The union leaders are reaching out to involve more members. This is no
small task. An organizational task force, “Task Force For The Future,” has
been created. It is comprised of CSEA staff, elected officials and members
who meet monthly to look at the
union structure and the way we
currently do business.
Subcommittees have been
divided into different categories,
each charged with investigating
how we can get more
membership involvement and
participation. Many Long Island
activists are serving on the
subcommittees and Nassau
County Local 830 is particularly
well-represented.
The Task Force has been
created mainly to encourage the
membership to grasp ownership
of their union. Now, not
everyone in this union wants
ownership, and some don't want to get involved at all. WRONG! This is
and everyone
should participate
in some aspect of
it. It’s your right
and what's more
our strength
depends on your
involvement.
your union and everyone should participate in some aspect of it. It’s your
right and what's more our strength depends on your involyement.
On another issue, I recently had the opportunity to attend a Long Island
Federation of Labor Congressional meeting. This was the third time the Fed
put on this program, similar to a town hall meeting where our five elected
congressional members come before the labor rank and file to answer your
questions.
About 500 union members from across Long Island greeted
Congressional Reps. Carolyn McCarthy, Peter King, Rick Lazio and Michael
Forbes. I spoke first and asked about the continuing problems of sub-
contracting and what the future would bring on this issue.
This is your union
I stated that out-sourcing of public employee jobs does not work and
after many failures at this concept it should now be abandoned to
concentrate on improving public services through a labor management
partnership.
Let me also invite you to participate in CSEA, AFSCME Local 1000
International Solidarity Day to be held at our Long Island office in
Commack on Sat. June 6, beginning at noon. The event will celebrate our
union and our diverse heritage. Come to learn more about CSEA and bring
your family and friends who may also want to learn more. For information
call 462-0030.
Until next month, I remain
Fraternally Yours,
Ne ls
Nick LaMorte, President
Long Island Region 1
Task Force For The Future
CSEA is involved in an extensive process of transformation involving
all levels of officers, activists, rank-and-file members and staff. Nassau
County Local 830 has a number of members actively involved in the
process, including Executive Vice President Jane D’Amico, Valerie
Durant, Tim Jaccard, Noreen Lingham and Les Eason. Above, the
Task Force For The Future's Negotiations subcommittee meets.
CSEA’s 1998 Legislative Program
contact CSEA's political action
coordinator in your region
While much of the state
Legislature's attention has been
on the state budget, CSEA staff
and political activists have been
legislative program.
CSEA is, as always,
promoting laws that will benefit
members on and off the job —
against contracting out,
retirement issues and more.
Here's a brief description of
CSEA's legislative program.
busy with a substantial improved security, protection
Permanent COLA
CSEA’s number one priority in 1998 is passage of a
permanent-cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for
retirees. CSEA is pushing for a bill that provides a
defined benefit and is constitutionally guaranteed.
This will enable retirees to plan ahead and meet the
rising costs in standard of living, inflation and health care.
Retiree Health Benefits
S.2569A - Farley (R-Schenectady)
A.4215A - Vitaliano (D-Richmond)
In Assembly Ways and Means/In Senate
Civil Service and Pensions
This bill would prohibit all public employers from
unilaterally reducing health insurance benefits or
increasing health insurance costs for retirees unless a
corresponding change is negotiated for current employees.
Worksite Security
S.5945 - Spano (R-Westchester)
) A.2666 - Nolan (D-Queens)
Passed Assembly/In Senate Labor Committee
=} This bill requires all employers with 50 or more
whe employees to assess their worksite for potential
——~ — areas where violence can occur. The employer
would then be required to develop a written plan to
address any problem areas, notify employees and take corrective
action.
Contracting Out Standards
S.4198 - Spano (R-Westchester)
A.6436 - Vitaliano (D-Richmond)
In Senate Finance/In Assembly Governmental
Operations
This bill would require that any governmental
employer that wishes to contract out must follow strict
standards and meet stringent criteria before they can do so.
Among the provisions are a requirement that the government
must prove an actual cost savings, all contracts would have to
adhere to established labor laws and prevailing wages, and that
public employees would have a right to respond and object to
the proposed contract.
42
ere
Permanent Agency Shop
§.391 - Spano (R-Labor)
A.3126 - Vitaliano (D-Richmond)
In Senate Civil Service & Pensions Committee/In
Assembly Governmental Employees Committee
This bill makes agency shop fee deduction
permanent. Without agency shop, employees who are
not union members still receive union benefits and
representation at the expense of dues-paying union members.
If you want to get involved office.
Union Improper Practice
S.6328A - Spano (R-Westchester)
A.9265 - Nolan (D-Queens)
Passed Senate/Passed Assembly
This bill makes it an improper employer practice
for public employers and an unfair labor practice
for private and not-for-profit employers to utilize
state funds for discouraging employees from joining
unions.
Tier 3 and 4 Equalization
A.9599 - McEneny (D-Albany)
No companion bill in the Senate
)) In Assembly Governmental Employees
Committee/No Senate number yet
This bill provides an increased retirement benefit
calculation formula for Tier 3 and 4 members after
20 years of service (currently Tiers 3 and 4 must
wait until 25 years, while Tiers 1 and 2 have the
increase at 20). The bill also reduces penalties for early
retirement of Tier 3 and 4 members down to Tier 2 levels.
Cafeteria Contingency
S.4145 - Nozzolio (R-Wayne)
)) A.3584 - Sanders (D-New York)
3 In Senate and Assembly Education Committees
i : This bill would provide that cafeteria services of
Petes school districts are ordinary contingent expenses
' in the event that a school budget is defeated by the
voters.
CSEA opposes Charter Schools
$.5433 - Rules Committee
ax A. 3252B - Faso (R-Albany)
ol In Senate Education/In Assembly Education
= CSEA is expressing strong opposition to the
y Governor's proposal to create charter schools
: within New York state. As it stands, this proposal
would allow private corporations and not-for-profit
corporations to establish and operate charter schools and draw
away funds that currently go to public school districts. These
charter schools would not have to abide by established
education standards or regulations and would operate with
almost no public oversight. Further, charter schools would not
have to abide by provisions of the Civil Service Law which
requires school districts to collectively bargain.
GENERAL NEWS
“Fhe Public Sector * May 1998'« Page 15
Local, unit elections scheduled to be
conducted between May 15 - June 15
Elections will be
conducted for all
local officers,
for delegates, and
for all unit officers
The term of office for all current
local officers, delegates and unit
officers expires June 30, 1998.
Officers and delegates will be elected
or re-elected to three-year terms
during local and unit elections to be
conducted between May 15 and
June 15, 1998.
Each local and unit executive
board must select its own Election
Committee and committee
chairperson. The Local and/or Unit
Election Committee is primarily
responsible for conducting the
election.
Slate petitioning and slate voting
will be an option for candidates for
local and unit office (see adjacent
information).
Members may run as individual
candidates if they wish.
LZ
The union's election rules
require a minimum of 10
signatures on nominating petitions
for office in all locals and un’
However, this requirement causes
problems for potential candidates
for office in locals and units with
10 or fewer members.
Special election rules apply for
CSEA locals and units of 10 or
fewer members,
The statewide Board of Directors
approved an Application for
Election to Office for locals and
Nominating procedure
for small CSEA locals and units;
special election rules apply
Se
units with 10 or fewer members. In
these smaller locals and units,
completion of the Application for
Election to Office replaces the
requirement to obtain signatures
on.a nominating petition.
In locals or units with 10 or
fewer members, any member who
submits the application and meets
election requirements under the
appropriate Local or Unit
Constitution will be placed on the
ballot.
Always protect your membership status
Important information
about slate petitioning
and slate voting
Local Elections
In local elections, a slate must contain a candidate running for the
offices of president, one or more vice presidents as set forth in the
Local's By-Laws, secretary and treasurer.
The slate may also include candidates for other offices which have
been created according to the Local Constitution and By-Laws. In locals
which have created the combined position of secretary-treasurer in their
By-Laws, the slate must include a candidate for that office.
Unit Elections
In unit elections, a slate must contain a candidate running for the
offices of president, one or more vice presidents as set forth in the Unit's
By-Laws, secretary and treasurer.
The slate may also include candidates for other offices which have
been created according to the Unit Constitution and By-Laws. In units
which have created the combined position of secretary-treasurer in their
By-Laws, the slate must include a candidate for that office.
Candidates should know the following:
> A member cannot be a candidate for officer and for delegate on the
same slate. An officer candidate must circulate a separate nominating
petition in order to appear on the ballot also as a candidate for delegate.
The member will appear on the ballot as a candidate for office as part of
the slate and as an individual for the position of delegate.
> Candidates who run as a slate must complete a Slate Consent Form
and a Slate Petition Request Form. By petitioning as a slate, candidates
who appear as part of a slate need to submit only one set of the required
number of signatures to qualify as a candidate. Individual petitions are
not necessary for slate candidates.
> Candidates who withdraw from a slate must complete a Slate
Withdrawal Form.
More detailed information about election slates is available from local
and unit election committees.
Break in membership affects eligibility for union office, voting privileges
A break in union membership status can
have long-term future implications. Your
membership status affects your eligibility
with respect to;
® seeking or holding union offic:
® signing nominating petitions for potential
candidates;
© voting in union elections, and;
© voting on collective bargaining contracts.
Only members “in good standing” can
participate in these activities. To be in “good
standing,” your dues cannot be delinquent.
If you go on unpaid leave or for any other
reason have a break in your employment
status, your dues will not continue to be
paid through payroll deductions. You must
make arrangements to pay your dues directly
to CSEA to continue your membership
status. If you are either laid off or placed on
leave without pay status due to becoming
disabled by accident, illness, maternity or
paternity, you may be eligible for dues-free
membership status for a period not to exceed
one year.
Note, however, you must continue to pay
dues to run for office. Dues-free or gratuitous
membership allows members to continue
their insurance coverage while out of work. It
does not protect your right to run for or hold
office.
You must notify the CSEA Membership
Records Department at 1-800-342-4146, Ext.
1327, of any change in your status and what
arrangements you are making to continue
your membership in CSEA.
Rage,16-* May 1998,», The Public Sector ==
—~ GENERAL: NEWS
IMPORTANT NOTICE: ELECTION SCHEDULES EXTENDED IE
The schedule for the election of the statewide Board of Directors and CSEA delegates to
the 1998 AFSCME Convention has been extended due to unavoidable delays in ballot
preparation and distribution. Due to the delays, ballots that were to be mailed on April 20
in both elections were mailed April 28. Replacement ballots, if an original ballot was not
received, will now be available May 5. THE DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT OF BALLOTS IN BOTH
ELECTIONS HAS BEEN CHANGED FROM MAY 15 TO MAY 22.
Board of Directors election
CSEA voters have until 8 a.m. May 22
(see notice above) to return ballots in
contested elections to fill 24 seats on the
CSEA statewide Board of Directors.
Ballots will be counted by Interactive
Certified Elections at 1111 Broad Hollow
Road, Farmingdale, NY 11735. Results will
be announced after the ballots are
tabulated. Results will be published in the
Board of Directors election
ballots deadline now May 22
June 1998 edition of The Public Sector.
Board members will serve a two-year
term. Subsequent Board elections will be
synchronized with the union's statewide
officers’ election cycle beginning the year
2000.
Qualified uncontested candidates for
other Board seats have been declared
automatically elected.
CSEA voters have until 8 a.m. May 22
(see notice above) to return ballots in the
election of CSEA delegates to the 1998
AFSCME Convention scheduled for
Aug. 24-28 in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Ballots will be counted by Interactive
Certified Elections at 1111 Broad Hollow
Road, Farmingdale, NY 11735. Results will
be announced after the ballots are
tabulated. Results will be published in the
June 1998 ecition of The Public Sector.
AFSCME delegates election
AFSCME delegates election
ballots deadline now May 22
Voters in each region (except Capital
Region 4 where delegates ran unopposed
and are automatically elected) are electing
delegates to represent CSEA members in
their region in accordance with CSEA and
AFSCME constitutions.
CSEA is eligible to send 209 elected
delegates plus the CSEA statewide
president, executive vice president,
secretary and treasurer to the AFSCME
convention.
Ballots will be mailed May 14 to eligible
CSEA members to vote in a special election
to fill two vacant seats on the CSEA
statewide Board of Directors representing
Mental Hygiene Region 5. Deadline for
return of ballots is 8 a.m. June 4.
Two slates of two candidates each are
seeking the two vacant seats. The “New
Visions Slate” candidates are Marge
Winchell and Steve Connis. The “Future
Trend Slate” candidates are Lori Nilsson
and Rose MacBlane.
Replacement ballots will be available
May 22 if an original ballot was not received
by contacting CSEA’s Statewide Elections
Committee at CSEA headquarters
Special Board of Directors election
Special election set to fill two Board seats;
five new directors elected unopposed
1-800-342-4146 Ext. 1477 or (518) 257-1477.
The following members were automatically
elected to the Board of Directors by
successfully qualifying as unopposed
candidates during the petitioning period that
concluded April 20:
Ray LaRose, Agriculture & Markets;
Frank A. D’Allesandro, Oneida County;
Debra L. Roher, Ontario County; Judy Ann
Johnson, Warren County, and Brenda
Facin, Washington County,
No one submitted nominating petitions for
Board ts representing CSEA members in
Mental Hygiene Region 2 and Chenango,
Franklin, Rensselaer, Schuyler and Sullivan
counties.
Summary of
March 1998
Board of Director
meeting
Editor's note: The Public Sector publishes a summary of
actions taken by CSEA's Board of Directors at the
board's official meetings. The summary is prepared by
CSEA Statewide Secretary Barbara Reeves for the
information of union members.
ALBANY — CSEA’s statewide Board of Directors met
here on March 19, 1998. In official action, the board:
© Approved tentative three-year agreements with FSA
and HSU in-house staff unions, approved management-
confidential staff package;
© Approved several staff personnel matters, including
deletion of the positions of Director of Retirees, Director
of Member Benefits, Assistant Director of Member
Benefits and Deputy Director of Organizing/Member
Relations. Approved zero funding the position of
Director of Education and Training. Approved creating
position of Director of Education and Training/Member
Relations, two Education and Training Specialists
positions and position of Organizing Project Specialist.
Approved upgrading the management-confidential
position of Manager-Computer Operations. Approved
reclassification of three member benefits positions.
© Approved retaining the accounting firm of Coopers
& Lybrand for fiscal year 1998;
© Approved a special election schedule for vacant
statewide Board of Directors seats;
© Approved two changes recommended by the
Constitution & By-Laws Committee. One revised the
union’s Region, Local, Unit and Private Sector Local
constitutions to reflect procedural changes in notifying
affected candidates of election protests. The other
revised the Local, Unit and Private Sector Local
constitutions to reflect changing the deadline for
appointing the Election Committee and Chair from prior
to Jan. 1 of the election year to prior to Oct. 15 of the
year preceding the election year;
© Approved granting a Local Charter to East Williston
School District Cafeteria Local 739;
© Approved dissolving Mid-State Armory Employees
Local 255 and transferring members to Central Region
Armory Employees Local 256;
© Approved the appointment of Paulette Barbera, Liz
Pearsall and Augie Buckhardt to the Long Island
Region 1 Political Action Committee;
© Approved CSEA Chautauqua County Local 807
renewing its lease for office space;
approved CSEA SUNY Health
Science Center at Syracuse Local
615 leasing additional office space.
Questions concerning this |”
summary of actions taken by CSEA's 1
statewide Board of Directors should |;
be directed to CSEA Statewide \j
Secretary Barbara Reeves,
CSEA Headquarters,
143 Washington Avenue,
Albany, NY 12210,
1-800-342-4146 or
(518) 257-1253.
GENERAL NEWS
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF
THE CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYEES ASSN., INC.
Dear Member:
For the first time in several years we are able to report a function as a union with the goal of transforming to a more
positive change to net assets. Although operating activities responsive and inclusive organization.
still show a deficit, this is down from a year ago and after
recognizing income from investment activities our net assets Ca
increased by $425,000 for the year. bake At. Fk, FF
As we reported last year, we continue to review staffing CSEA President CSEA Treasurer
levels and are expanding our efforts in the organizing area. Sane DONOHUE MAUREEN S. MALONE Danny Donohue Maureen Malone
We are also embarking on a complete review of how we PRESIDENT TREASURER
The Civil Service Employees Association, Inc. The Civil Service Employees Association, Inc.
Statements of Financial Position Statement of Activities Year ended September 30, 1997
September 30, 1997 Temporarily
Unrestricted Restricted
Operating revenue:
CURRENT ASSETS Membership dues and agency shop fees:
Cash and cash equivalents 7,103,648 State $ 25,381,193 $ 25,381,193
Membership dues and agency fees receivable 1,126,560 Local government 32,378,201 = 32,378,201
Miscellaneous receivables 1,062,504 : 57,759,394 57,759,394
Prepaid expenses 1,003,593
Total current assets 10,296,305 Less:
Dues refundable to locals and regions 10,365,770 10,365,770
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT. Political Action provisions 1,738,584 1,738,584
‘Cand 2,173,742 Affiliation dues 15,032,263 15,032,263
Office buildings and improvements 11,637,383 27,136,617 27,136,617
Furniture and equipment 4,059,309
17,870,434 30,622,777 30,622,777
Less accumulated depreciation (5,849,183)
12,021,251 Other:
Grant revenue 586, 29, 4,616,365
OTHER ASSETS Interest income and dividends 1,087,245 i 1,063,272
Tong- term investments 3.6 Administrative fees 1,264,076 1,264,076
Prepaid mension’ coat 3 Miscellaneous 771,588 ; 773,862
7,659,636 7,717,575
Total asse $ 36,568,090 : Total operating revenue 38,282,413 57,938 38,340,352
LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS. Operating expenses:
4 Program services:
CURRENT LIABILITI Field services 15,539,659 15,539,659
Accounts payable and accrued expense 4,272,576 Legal services 2,509,772 509,772
Compensated absences 1,334,493 Convention and representation : 1,231,161 1,231,161
Due to locals 6,729,774 Education 2,630,623 2,630,623
Current maturities of long-term debt 346,639 Public relations 3,098,934 098,934
Current maturities of capital lease obligations 17,028 Support services:
Deferred revenue 212,992 Officers, directors and committees 1,843,432 1,843,432
Total current liabilities 12,913,502 ‘4 Administrative 12,192,146 12,192,146
Total operating expenses 39,045,727 39,045,727
OTHER LIABILITIES
Long-term debt 3,874,195 Change in net assets from operating activities (763,314) 57,93 (705,375)
Capital lease obligations 51,959
Deferred compensation liability 619,746 Nonoperating activities:
Accrued postretirement obligation, net of current portion 4,534,328 Net realized and unrealized gains 1,129,024 1,129,024
Total liabilities (993, A Gain on disposal of equipment 1,059 1,059
Change in net assets from nonoperating activities 1,130,083 1,130,083
14,114,290
Teniporarily restricted 460.070 | Change in net assets 366,769 57,939 424,708
Total net assets 14,574,360
Net assets, beginning of year 13,747,521 402,131 14,149,652
Total liabilities and net assets $ 36,568,090
Net assets, end of year $ 14,114,290 $ 460,070 $ 14,574,360
CSEA also has reporting requirements to fulfill with the US Department of
Labor (LM-2) and the Internal Revenue Service (990). Because of the
different reporting requirements the Audited Annual Financial Report as
printed here may differ in presentation from these other reports.
A copy of the financial statements and report of independent accountants Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P. for the year ended Sept. 30, 1997,
is available upon written request by contacting the CSEA Treasurer's Office at CSEA Headquarters, 143 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY 12210.
Paye'48*« May'1998'' The' Public’ Sector = : ; GENERAL NEWS”
CSEA puts bus driver back behind the wheel
DELEVAN — When Dave Stimely was fired
for a minor accident with I chool bus, his
fellow workers showed their support by
anonymously dropping envelopes with $40 or
$50 in his mailbox and giving Dave and his wife
Christmas gifts for their grandchildren.
Now Dave is back on the job after a grievance
settlement of six days suspension, and the vice
president of CSEA Pioneer Schools Local 734 is
grateful to his union and co-workers for the
support he received during a seven-month
ordeal.
“It's hard to put into words how grateful we
re,” Stimely said. “This should show the
doubters how valuable a union is for workers.”
Local President Warren Schi ler said the
case was one of selective discipline
“We think this was done to Dave because he
had been actively involved in our union
Dave Stimely, left,
is congratulated by
74 Local 734 President
is Warren Schneide;
t
organizing campaign last year,” Schneider said.
“We're glad he’s back and that we have a good
example of the union working for its members.”
— Ron Wofford
an
INSIDE
ALBANY
Inside Albany has a
website:
www.insidealbany.com
which includes a
monthly commentary
by CSEA President
Danny Donohue.
stations:
Binghamton
Buffalo
Long Island
New York City
Plattsburgh
Rochester
Syracuse
Watertown
Albany, Schenectady, Troy
One of the best ways you can keep up with what’s happening in
New York state government is to watch Inside Albany, the highly
acclaimed television show that presents a critical look at state
government. CSEA is a prime underwriter of the program which airs
on public television.
You can catch Inside Albany on the following public television
WMHT (17)
WMH (45)
WSKG (46)
WNED (17)
WLIW (21)
Saturday
Sunday
Saturday
Saturday
Sunday
Tuesday
Saturday
Sunday
Saturday
Saturday
Saturday
Saturday
6:30 p.m.
11 p.m.
4p.m.
6:30 p.m.
11 am.
6 a.m.
1:30 p.m.
6:30 a.m.
6:30 p.m.
5:30 p.m.
6:30 p.m.
6 p.m.
WNET (13)
WCFE (57)
WXXI (21)
WONY (24)
WNPE (16)
CSEA Statewide Secretary Barbara Reeves, second from
right, joined CSEA activists and staff at a Coalition of Black
Trade Unionists conference in Buffalo recently. Also pictured
are: Deborah Lee, Elaine Mootry, Ruby Mims-Martin, Terry
Melvin, Gerald Prince, Marie Prince, Herman Dorsey, Robert
Mootry, Portia Given, Barbara Reese and Sylvia Thomas.
iid
Scholarship provides $10,000
plus internship with AFSCME
Applications are being accepted for the 1998 Jerry
Clark Memorial Scholarship for children of AFSCME.
members. The scholarship was established in 1990
in honor of the late AFSCME political action director.
Applications must be postmarked by July 1. The
winner will be announced by Aug. 1.
One scholarship will be awarded to a student who
is currently a sophomore majoring in political
science. The winner will be selected by lottery from
the applicants who meet the eligibility requirements
and will receive $10,000 a year for the junior and
senior years of study, as well as an opportunity to
intern with the international union’s Political Action
Department.
The student must be a child of an active member
of an AFSCME local union; must have a grade point
average of 3.0 or better, must be in his/her
sophomore year of study and must be a political
science major at an accredited college or university.
Mail requests for applications to: Jerry Clark
Memorial Scholarship, AFSCME Education
Department, 1625 L Street, NW, Washington, DC
20036 or email: education@afscme.org
Answers to frequently asked
questions about the
New York State
Civil Service System
How are test scores on a written civil service
test determined?
First, the raw score is determined which is
generally the number of questions the candidate
answers correctly. After the results are analyzed, a
band score table is constructed for the test. The band
score table is then applied to the raw score to
determine the final score, Typically, a band score
covers a range of scores and bands are reported in five
point increments. This method of scoring is called
band scoring.
For example, a range of raw scores from 45 to 47
are assigned a band score of 80. If you received a raw
score of 45, 46 or 47, your final score would be 80.
Some candidates are entitled to veterans’ credits. In
accordance with the New York State Constitution,
these credits are added to the final scores of passing
candidates. Veterans’ credits cannot be added to failed
scores. On open competitive examinations, which are
those open to the general public, qualified non-
disabled veterans receive 5 points and disabled
veterans receive 10 points.
Why are tests band scored?
Band scoring provides a more realistic assessment
of a candidate's performance on written tests than
point-by-point scoring. It takes into account that no
test can measure a candidate's abilities with perfect
confidence or a: all the abilities relevant to a
given job. Also, increasing the use of band scoring on
civil service te ably opens the field of
candidates who cz sidered for appointment.
EDITOR'S NOTE: This information was prepared by the
NYS Department of Civil Service. For more information, write
to NYS Department of Civil Service, State Campus, Building
No. 1, Albany, NY 12239 or visit their web site at:
hitp:/ /www.cs.state.ny.us
GENERAL NEWS,
The, Public, Sector ¢ May.1998,* Page.19--,
technicians, office personnel, maintenance workers and more. For 88
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on. Obeying the golden rule, easing our neighbors’ pain.
1.
Statewide, CSEA health care workers are 60,000 strong. Working hard around the clock,
not just from nine to five - caring é. for people’s lives. Helping improve the
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The Work Ferce
IF YOU KNOW WORKERS WHO MIGHT WANT CSEA THE OF NY
REPRESENTATION IN THEIR WORK PLACE, CALL US TODAY Local 1000 + ARSCME AF-CIO
Z ~ Pi Danny Donohue, President
AT 800-342-4146 EXT. 1300 OR 518-257-1300,
Official publication of
The Civil Service Employees Association, Inc.
Local 1000, AFSCME, AFL-CIO
143 Washington Avenue
Albany, New York 12210-2303
"MAY 1998
INSIDE THIS EDITION
vx AFSCME Lobby Day Coverage - Page 3
vx LOCAL GOVERNMENT NEWS - Pages 4 and 5
vx STATE GOVERNMENT NEWS - Pages 6 and 7
vx THE CSEA WORK FORCE - Pages 9, 10 and 11
vx CSEA ELECTIONS INFORMATION - Pages 16 and 17
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