CSEA PRESIDENT William L.
McGowan, left, confers with Capital
Region President Joseph E. McDer-
mott during debate on a proposal to
reorganize the union’s Board of Direc-
tors at last Monday’s special meeting
of CSEA Delegates.
Official Publication of The Civil
Service Employees Association
Local 1000, American
Federation of State, County and’
Municipal Employees AFL-CIO
oo
Vol. 5, No. 4
Friday, December 3, 1982
CESSN 0164 9949)
A lively
delegates
meeting:
Pages 10, 11
!
Local 690 members
helping bring joy
to needy children
For the 17th consecutive year, members of
Taxation and Finance Department CSEA Local 690
have helped collect and outfit hundreds of dolls
which will be distributed to needy children this
| Christmas in the Capital District. The project is a
| cooperative program with the Salvation Army. The
dolls are outfitted, judged and put on display in
the Albany area prior to distribution. Holding
some of the award-winning dolls are, from left,
Mrs. Lt. David Champlin of the Salvation Army,
Mrs. William Nostrand of the Salvation Army Aux-
iliary; Molly Konczewski, chairperson of the Local
690 doll committee; and committee co-
chairperson Barbara Konczewski. Photo below
shows great detail that goes into the project.
f
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|
PHOENIX — Efforts to win a state collec-
tive bargaining law for Arizona employees
will be a top priority following the affiliation
of the 8,000-member Arizona Public
Employees Association (APEA) with the
million-member American Federation of
County and Municipal Employees
(AFSCME).
The affiliation with AFSCME was approv-
ed by APEA members at a special meeting in
Phoenix on November 20. The affiliation was
endorsed last month by a vote of the APEA
Board of Directors.
Following the affiliation vote on
November 20, more than 1,500 APEA
members held a rally near the State Capitol
building calling for collective bargaining
rights and pay increases for Arizona public
employees. The r: was one of the largest
in Arizona histo
Addressing ti rally, AFSCME. Interna-
tional President Gerald W.’McEntee
declared: “There is no reason why public
employees in Arizona shouldn’t have a col-
lective bargaining law — a right that exists in
some form or another in 45 other states.”
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THE PUBLIC SECTOR. Friday. December
8321 E tedoravat voi? STON Ss
Pom ART ty RSTO 2 ERIN TET DER ER ET LE EE ARNE STAGE BATE AGI SEA MELE TAITAS VWAIWNE NY
A collective bargaining law
big goal for Arizona workers
SEIUSOL SUS ERABESEPELIREDSUSSSTESIELSEESSOSSBION
McEntee said AFSCME will work with
APEA on legislative and political action, to
win a state collective bargaining law, and the
national union will also provide other ser-
vices, including education, public relations,
and research assistance.
APEA Executive Director Luis Arellano
said: “AFSCME will provide APEA with the
strength and resources we need to improve
services to our members and expand our
organizing efforts.”
APEA will now be known as
APEA/AFSCME Council 97. Four existing
AFSCME locals in Arizona, with a total
membership of about 2,500, have all voted to
join the new Council 97. With a total Arizona
membership of more than 10,000, AFSCME is
now one of the largest unions in the state.
Since 1970 more than 40 independent
public employee associations, including
CSEA in 1978, with a total of more than
400,000 members, have joined AFSCME. In
recent months, APEA, the New Mexico State
Employees Association, and the Municipal
Employees Association of Sioux Falls, South
Dakota, have all joined AFSCME.
verenesitsiil.
Bch Sn i PEREY si cc baa Ses Se ue Nc
NEW NORTH TARRYTOWN GARAGE, above, &
a4
is far cry from the former village garage where
== cracked walls, below, and deplorable working
conditions, right, were commonplace.
N. Tarrytown
garage means
better, safer
place to work
NORTH TARRYTOWN Mechanic
John Johnson said it simply, said it best.
“Hip, hip, hooray.” That was his
response to the completion of a new
Highway Department garage for 28
department employees of this pictur-
esque Westchester County village.
jails who have been
fighting for construction of anew garage
since 1978.
The new $550,000 structure replaces
a former ice house that had been con-
verted into a garage. Union officials
described that facility as the “Murphy’s
Law of buildings — everything that could
go wrong, went wrong.” According to
CSEA Field Representative Joe O’Con-
nor, it took an OSHA complaint filed by
the union on behalf of the workers to
finally convince village administrators
to construct the new garage.
Westchester County CSEA Local 860
President Pat Mascioli once stirred
village officials by publicly calling work-
ing conditions at the former garage
“deplorable,” and one local newspaper
gave the union credit for moving con-
struction along by reporting, “Under the
atchful eye of CSEA, North Tarrytown
is moving ahead on plans to build a new
village garage...”
Union officals, including Mascioli,
recently toured the new facility and ex-
pressed satisfaction with the new
structure.
e DECEMBER
45—Local 414 Marcy Psychiatric Center Annual
Christmas Party, 6-9:00 p.m., Trinkaus Manor,
Oriskany, N.Y.
15—CSEA Local 422, Rome Development Center,
annual Christmas party, 4-8 p.m., Polish
Home, South George Street, Rome.
6—Region V Election Procedures Workshop,
6:30 p.m., Best Western University Inn,
Canton.
7—Region V Election Procedures Workshop,
6:30 p.m., Sheraton Inn, Utica.
8—Region V Election Procedures Workshop,
6:30 p.m. Hotel Syracuse, Syracuse.
9—Region V Election Procedures Workshop,
6:30 p.m. Holiday Inn/Arena, Binghamton.
17—Local 015 Black River Valley NYSDOT Annual
Christmas Party, 12 Noon-6 p.m., Golden Lion
21—New York Metropolitan Retirees Local 910,
holiday luncheon, noon, Harbour Room West,
43rd Floor; 2 World Trade Center, New York
e Restaurant, Watertown.
CTOR, Friday, December 3, 1982 Page 3
»Public
SECTOR
Official publication of
The Civil Service Employees Association
Local 1000, AFSCME, AFL-CIO
33 Elk Street, Albany, New York 12224
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CSEA CITATION — Hempstead Presiding Supervisor Thomas S. Gulotta,
left, presents a Town Citation honoring CSEA at its annual dinner dance
recently. Receiving the citation is Nassau President Jerry Donahue, center.
Looking on is Town Local 830 President Gus Nielsen of Seaford, right.
Blumstein joins Metropolitan Region staff
NEW YORK CITY — Martin Blumstein has joined the staff of CSEA as
organizer for Metropolitan Region II.
Blumstein brings with him to CSEA more than 10 years of experience
working in the labor movement in a variety of positions ranging from shop
steward to director of organization. He has worked for the Office and Profes-
sional Employees International Union, the International Brotherhood ° of
Teamsters and the International Union of Electrical Workers.
Blumstein notes that he is particularly excited about joining the staff of
CSEA “as the union embarks on a new era — the organizing of private sector
employees who do work traditionally performed by public employees.”
He urges members in Metropolitan Region II to be alert for organizing
prospects and ‘‘to help CSEA help unorganized workers get organized under
the banner of CSEA.”’
Blumstein can be contacted at the Metropolitan Region II office, (212)
587-8200.
BERNE-KNOX-WESTERLO SIGNS TWO-
YEAR CONTRACT — With CSEA negotiating
team members George Wright, Jane Correll,
Helen Proper and Nancy Montesano, standing,
Joan Morrow, CSEA Unit president leans bet-
ween Henry Brezinski, superintendent, and
Perry Kane, Business Administrator to sign new
DN AV. ccs SP _ Fy
contract. The agreement will provide a 10 per-
cent increase for all 12 month employees and an
8 percent increase for all 10 month workers. The
second year of the contract will provide a salary
increase of between 5 and 10 percent based on the
cost of living.
ALBANY — The Temporary Commission on Dioxin Exposure has set up a toll-
free hotline for people concerned with exposure to herbicides containing diox-
in, such as Agent Orange. New York sprayed the chemical along highways,
railroads and utility company power lines and dioxin is suspected of causing
serious health problems. For more information, New York residents may
phone 1-800-821-7700 or write: Dioxin, P.O. Box 2050, E.S.P., Albany, N.Y.
12237.
Agent Orange was used in
Vietnam to clear vegetation.
It contained the chemical
dioxin. Herbicides with dioxin
were also used in this country
to clear roadsides.
Today, people are concerned
that dioxin may cause serious
health problems. Scientists
are studying its effects, but
still don’t have all the answers.
If you think you were exposed
to herbicides containing dioxin,
learn more, Call: 1-800-821-7700,
Or write:
DIOXIN
P.O. Box 2050, E.S.P.
Albany, NY 12237
There are no simple solutions.
NX.S. Temporary Commission on Dioxin Exposure
The AFL-CIO Dept. of Education
has published its 1983 Guide to
Union-Sponsored Scholarships,
Awards and Student Financial Aid
to help union members and their
families find ways to cover the
costs of college and other post-
secondary education.
Education Director Dorothy
Shields said the guide may be
especially valuable now in ‘‘the
first full school year the Reagan
Administration budget cuts and
tighter eligibility restrictions have
AFL-CIO releases
new guide
on union
scholarships
been in effect, cutting every major
federal aid program for college
students.”
Nearly 2,000 scholarships total-
ing more than $2,225,000 are listed,
Sheilds said. Financial aid pro-
grams listed cover college and
graduate schools as well as train-
ing institutes, vocational, technical
and nursing schools.
The scholarships are offered by
AFL-CIO national and_interna-
tional unions, local unions and
AFL-CIO state and local central
bodies. An additional section in the
guide provides other sources of in-
formation on how to pay for college
costs.
Copies are being mailed to na-
tional and international unions and
central labor bodies, and single
copies are free to union members.
Libraries and other institutions can
get copies for $3 each from the
AFL-CIO Education Dept., 815 Six-
teenth St., N.W., Washington, D.C.
20006.
Page 4 THE PUBLIC SECTOR; Friday; December'3; 1982
Unprecedented premium cost
lead to major restructuring
of health insurance program
Some give, take
ALBANY — New York State employees will
be both ‘‘giving”’ and ‘‘getting’”’ under a major
restructuring of the state’s health insurance
program which goes into effect Jan. 1.
The ‘‘giving’’ will be in the form of a 10 per-
cent (or $2.31 bi-weekly) contribution to help
pay for part of their Statewide Health Plan in-
surance premiums as well as several cost con-
tainment measures. The ‘‘getting’’ will be ina
number of benefit improvements, foremost of
which is an increase from $25,000 to $100,000
in annual major medical coverage along with a”
new lifetime maximum of $1 million, up from
$250,000.
Meyer Frucher, the state’s director of
employee relations, explained that the 10 per-
cent contribution is required because of ‘“‘un-
precedented”’ increases in health insurance
premiums. Employees already contribute 25
percent (or $10.46 bi-weekly on next year’s
rates) toward insurance premiums for family
protection.
In another step to hold down costs by pro-
moting alternatives to hospitalization, hospice
care as well as the use of alternative birthing
care facilities are encouraged. There is also a
liberalization of benefits for home health care
services and for the use of skilied nursing
homes. These particular changes will be in ef-
fect until Dec. 31, 1984, after which the state
will decide whether to extend them or return to
the level of benefits provided prior to Jan. 1,
1983.
The new insurance plan also includes a com-
mitment by the state to improve the physical
and mental well being of employees by spon-
soring programs that promote better health and
early disease detection. Furthermore, the
state’s contribution per employee to the CSEA
Employee Benefit Fund will rise to $80 next
April and $82.50 a year later.
In addition to changes in the Statewide Plan,
there will be an improvement in benefits provid-
ed under the Group Health Insurance (GHI) op-
tion. Moreover, retired state employees and
those to retire before Jan. 1 will not have to
make the 10 percent payment for individual
coverage.
New York State will shortly publish
a brochure with details of the new
health insurance plan but, in. the
meantime, questions may be
directed to the state’s Health in-
surance Program office by calling
(518) 457-5784.
Other specifics of the program are:
° -“Well baby” allowance increases from $50 to $75;
Incentives to both patients and physicians encouraging in-office or am-
bulatory surgery for such procedures as breast biopsy, bronchoscopy, col-
onoscopy, cystoscopy, diagnostic D & C, diagnostic laparonscopy, excision of
skin lesion, gastronscopy, myringotomy and vasectomy. The plan will pay 100
percent of the usual, reasonable and customary rate (URC) if these procedures
are done in an out-patient setting. Only a 50 percent reimbursement will be
made otherwise, unless out-patient services are unavailable or medical
necessity dictates in-patient care;
° 28-day waiting period before new employees may enroll;
e Expanded coverage for out-patient psychiatric care and for the treat-
ment of alcoholism and drug abuse;
¢ Annual deductible charges for major medical services will be $100 per
ual, not to exceed $300 per family;
¢ Second medical opinions required for such elective procedures as bu-
nionectomy, cataract removal, prostatectomy, total hysterectomy, deviated
septum and knee surgery. Medical expenses connected with second opinion
will be paid in full. Failure to seek an opinion will result in only a 50 percent (nor-
mal rate) reimbursement;
e New part-time employees will have to work at least halftime each bi-
weekly pay period to be eligible for coverage;
* 100 percent URC reimbursement will be made for pre-admission
diagnostic laboratory and X-ray examinations done prior to hospitalization.
Otherwise, 80 percent of the normal fee will be paid if done while patient con-
fined to hospital, unless medical necessity requires tests be performed.
< eee aa.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES of union secretaries |
secretaries in other re;
was the subject of a recent meeting of union secretaries
within Metropolitan Region II. CSEA Statewide
Secretary Irene Carr, standing center, conducted the
meeting, one in a series of similar sessions planned for
THE PUBLIC SECTOR, Friday, December 3, 1982
Page 5
CSEA Fee Schedule
services,
AMERICAN DENTAL CENTERS
6180 Jericho Turnpike
Commack, New York 11725
516-499-0040
HARVEY CAPLIN, D.D.S
CAPLIN OSHER DENTAL
CENTERS
Hauppauge Professional Building
111 Smithtown Bypass
Suite 217
Hauppauge, New York 11788
516-724-0900
DR. HARVEY M. CHOIT
Limited to Orthodontics
496 Smithtown By-Pass
Smithtown, New York 11787
516-724-7788
MARVIN M. COHEN, D.D.S
900 Walt Whitman Road
Melville, New York 11747
516-423-5200
ROBERT DICTROW, D.D.S.
BRUCE LOGUE, D.D.S.
652 Suffolk Avenue
Brentwood, New York 11717
Specialty — Endodontics
516-273-0988
ROBERT DICTROW, D.D.S.
BRUCE LOGUE, D.D.S.
375 North Broadway
Jericho, New York 11753
Specialty — Endodontics
STEPHEN D. FLUGER, D.D.S.
CAPLIN OSHER DENTAL CENTER
691 Montauk Highway
Shirley, New York 11967
516-399-4470
STEVEN M. GOLDBERG, D.D.S.
CAPLIN OSHER DENTAL
CENTERS
5500 Sunrise Highway
(Sears Shopping Center)
Massapequa, New York 11758
516-798-3300
MILFORD D. HORNER, JR.
123 West Suffolk Avenue
Central Islip, New York 11722
516-234-5527
DR. JOSEPH M. IANELLO, D.D.S.
774 Townline Road
Hauppauge, New York 11788
§16-724-0104
JACOB |. KAPLAN, D.D.S.
2 Hingle Place
Coram, New York 11727
516-732-2657
PETER J. KAUFMAN, D.M.D.
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon
1991 Union Bivd.
Bay Shore, New York 11706
516-665-3131
PAUL H. KNEL, D.D.S.
31 Bette Ann Drive
Centereach, New York 11720
516-588-4112
JEFFREY W. LEON, D.M.D.
111 Manchester Lane
Stony Brook, New York 11790
516-689-8570
ALBANY — The CSEA Employee Benefit Fund
has just published a new list of dentists who accept the
fall for covered
The directory will help you quickly locate dentists
Pee (in writing) to accept the CSEA
Schedule as payment in
Current directory of
participating dentists
choose any dentist they want. Moreover, publication
Sere grit Sos ie
SUFFOLK COUNTY
DR. RICHARD A. LEVIN
359 Old Town Road
East Setauket, New York 11733
516-473-3366
NORMAL LUBELL, D.D.S.
CAPLIN OSHER DENTAL CENTER
400 W. Main Street
Suite 211
Babylon, New York 11702
516-422-6066
MELVILLE DENTAL SERVICE, P.C.
900 Walt Whitman Road, (Rt. 110)
Melville, New York 11747
516-423-5200
DR. BRUCE |. MEYER
Practice limited to Orthodontia
5 Pebble Street
Stony Brook, New York 11790
516-689-9822
RICHARD F. RAKOWSKI, D.D.S.
748 Suffolk Avenue
Brentwood, New York 11717
516-231-8500
RICHARD F. RAKOWSKI, D.D.S.
199 Split Rock Road
Syosset, New York 11791
516-921-3319
SCHNAPP AND SOMMERS,
D.D.S., P.C.
150 Broad Hollow Rd. (Rt. 110)
Melville, New York 11747
516-271-9384
FREDERICK J. SCHRANK
763 Montauk Highway
West Islip, New York 11795
516-587-0953
DR. THOMAS E. GRAZIANI,
D.D.S., P.C.
475 East Main Street
Patchogue, New York 11772
516-289-3331
DR. JEFFREY S. SCHULTZ, D.D.S.
475 E. Main Street
Patchogue, New York 11772
516-289-3331
F.A. SCIOTTO, D.D.S., P.C.
109 Carleton Avenue
Central Islip, NY 11722
516-234-3793
BORED LT M. VACCARO, D.M.D.,
a Middle Country Road
Middle Island, New York 11953
516-924-8155
QUALITY DENTAL CENTERS
2040 Sunrise Highway
Bayshore, New York
516-666-8818
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THE PUBLIC SECTOR,..Friday, December, 8, 1982
discuss before
NASSAU COUNTY
AMERICAN DENTAL CENTERS
35 Broadway >
Hicksville, New York 11801
516-433-1800
EDGAR ALLEN BARTON, D.D.S.
4277 Hempstead Turnpike
Bethpage, New York 11714
516-735-1166, 3200
DR. ROBERT T. BONACKER,
D.D.S.
2089 North Grand Avenue
Baldwin, New York 11510
516-223-3775
DR. HARVEY M. CHOIT
Limited to Orthodontics
162 Hicksville Rd.
Bethpage, New York 11714
516-579-8950
DR. HARVEY M. CHOIT
Limited to Orthodontics
390 Sunrise Highway
Lynbrook, New York 11563
516-599-3131
BRUCE CHUBAK, D.D.S.
19 White Drive
Cedarhurst, New York 11516
516-374-1745
STEVEN M. GOLDBERG, D.D.S.
CAPLIN OSHER DENTAL
CENTERS
3601 Hempstead Turnpike
Levittown, New York 11756
516-579-7577
DR. IRWIN JACOBSON
DR. MANNIE LEVI
335 Eagle Avenue
West Hempstead, New York
11552
516-483-8669
DR. STUART MARKS
949 Central Avenue
Woodmere, New York 11598
516-374-2040
CAPLIN OSHER DENTAL
CENTERS OF HEMPSTEAD, P.C.
72 Fulton Avenue
Hempstead, New York 11550
516-483-2220
DR. SAMUAL I. SIMMONS
Practice Limited to Orthodontics
11 Strathmore Road
Gt. Neck, New York 11023
516-487-1806
DR. SAMUEL I. SIMMONS
Practice Limited to Orthodontics
83 Covert Avenue
Floral Park, New York 11001
516-354-1213
QUALITY DENTAL CENTERS
2000 Hempstead Turnpike
Nassau, New York 11554
516-794-9000
MANHATTAN
AMERICAN DENTAL CENTERS
233 West 49th Street
New York, New York 10019
212-586-3030
AMERICAN DENTAL CENTERS
853 Broadway
New York, New York 10003
212-477-3100
DR. SEYMOUR BUTENSKY
942 8th Avenue
New York, New York
212-247-1531
RANDOLPH DIAMOND, D.D.S.
285 West End Avenue
New York, New York 10023
212-873-2651
THEODORE C. GROSS, D.D.S.
25 W. 68th Street
New York, New York 10023
212-799-9798
QUEENS
EDUARDO E. ALBORNOZ, D.D.S.
62-40 Woodhaven Blvd., Apt. P
10
Rego Park, New York 11374
212-426-1322
AMERICAN DENTAL CENTERS
36-34 Main Street
Flushing, New York 11356
212-539-1200
DR. PARIKH K. AMRISH
65-14 108th Street
Forest Hills, New York 11375
212-490-4978
JAKOB CHAREN, D.M.D.
Caplin Osher Dental Center
74-03 Queens Blvd.
Elmhurst, New York 11373
212-478-3232
DR. HARVEY M. CHOIT
Orthodontics
97-45 Queens Blvd.
Rego Park, New York 11374
212-275-4545
DR. HARVEY M. CHOIT
Orthodontics
27-37 Broadway
Astoria, New York 11106
212-786-2631
LEONARD I. FISCHBACH, D.D.S.
211-35 23rd Avenue
Bayside, New York 11360
212-229-8010
DR. JAY FLECKNER
125-11 111 Avenue
South Ozone Park, New York
11426
212-845-6223
CHAD P. GEHANI
Endodonist & Orthodontist
35-50 82 Street
Jackson Heights, New York
11372
212-639-0192
DR. JOEL GREENBERG
Practice Limited to Periodontics
32-34 Steinway Street
Long Island City, New York
11103
212-728-3314
DR. STANLEY GREIFF
97-45 Queens Blvd.
Rego Park, New York 11374
212-275-4545
ARNOLD GROSS, D.D.S.
214-81 Jamaica Avenue
Queens Village, New York 11428
212-464-5959
DEAN LAMBRIDIS, D.D.S., P. A
RONALD ROSENBERG, D.D.S.
25-37 Broadway
Astoria, New York 11106
212-786-2631
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MICHAEL R. RICHMAN, D.D.S.
90-31 Sutphin Blvd.
Jamaica, New York 11435
212-523-4800
MICHAEL R. RICHMAN, D.D.S.
37-60 Junction Blvd.
Corona, New York 11368
212-639-7100
DR. RICHARD C. ROGOFF
201-01 Northern Bivd.
Bayside, New York 11361
212-225-5715
ROBERT ROSENFIELD, D.D.S.
STANLEY GEOTES, D.D.S.
66-55 Booth Street
Rego Park, New York 11374
212-896-9118
DRS. HAROLD AND JEROME
STEIN
32-34 Steinway Street
Astoria, New York 11103
212-728-3314, 3427
QUALITY DENTAL CENTERS
9201 New York Blvd.
Queens, New York 11434
212-523-3658
QUALITY DENTAL CENTERS
1630-20 Jamaica Avenue
Queens, New York 11432
212-523-3377
DR. SAMUEL SIMMONS
Practice limited to Orthodontics
8800 Shore Front Parkway
Rockaway Beach
New York, NY 11693
212-634-0403
BROOKLYN
DR. RICHARD COPELL
(Albee Dental Care)
1 DeKalb Avenue
Brooklyn, New York 11201
212-237-0222
AMERICAN DENTAL CENTERS
434A Gold Street
Brooklyn, New York 11201
212-858-9211
AMERICAN DENTAL CENTERS
1212 Kings Highway
Brooklyn, New York 11219
212-376-6700
GEORGE J. FLEISHER
HARVEY L. BASS
1609 Avenue M Dental Center
Brooklyn, New York 11230
212-645-8200
DR. STANLEY R. BENSON
DR. BRUCE CHUBAK
1358-43rd Street
Brooklyn, New York 11219
212-436-2638
MICHAEL BLUMENFELD, D.D.S.
One Hanson Place, Suite 903
Brooklyn, New York 11217
212-638-0700
C. BORLAM, D.D.S.
575 Kings Highway
Brooklyn, New York 11223
212-376-0992
C. BORLAM, D.D.S
1159 Blake Avenue
Brooklyn, New York 11208
212-647-6343
ALLEN M. BRESSLER, D.D.S.,
P.C.
700 Nostrand Avenue
Brooklyn, New York 11216
212-774-7600
ALLEN M. BRESSLER, D.D.S.,
P.c,
1532 Flatbush Avenue
Brooklyn, New York 11216
212-859-0700
DR. BARRY L. COHAN
DR. SCOTT G. SANDLER, D.D.S.
1834 Rockaway Parkway
Brooklyn, New York 11236
212-531-1918
DR. A. NORMAN CRANIN
2120 Ocean Avenue
Brooklyn, New York 11229
212-339-8400
DR. BHADRESH D. DESAI
393 Stone Avenue
(Mother Gaston Blvd.)
Brooklyn, New York 11212
212-385-6900
NEW YORK DENTAL CENTER
3049 Ocean Parkway
Brooklyn, New York 11235
212-946-4200
DR. PARIKH K. AMRISH
111 Ocean Avenue
Corner of Farrabut Road
Brooklyn, New York 11210
MICHAEL R. RICHMAN, D.D.S.
1110 Liberty Avenue
Brooklyn, New York 11208
STARRETT CITY DENTAL
GROUP, INC.
1390 Pennsylvania Avenue
Brooklyn, New York 11239
212-642-8600
RONALD M. STAUB, D.D.S., P.C.
and Associates
5700 Avenue N
Brooklyn, New York 11234
212-253-7998
ANTHONY T. TUMOLO
535-86 Street.
Brooklyn, New York 11209
212-745-1331
DR. DONHUE WILSON
253 Utica Avenue
Brooklyn, New York 11213
212-773-0227
QUALITY DENTAL CENTERS
334 Knickerbocker Avenue
Brooklyn, New York 11224
212-456-8770
QUALITY DENTAL CENTERS
235 Utica Avenue
Brooklyn, New York 11213
212-773-1753
QUALITY DENTAL CENTERS
1217 Flatbush Avenue
Brooklyn, New York 11226
212-856-6784
QUALITY DENTAL CENTERS
110-20 Flatlands Avenue
Brooklyn, New York 11207
212-444-5572
QUALITY DENTAL CENTERS
1225 E. 77nd Street
Brooklyn, New York 11236
212-444-5566
QUALITY DENTAL CENTERS
1465 DeKalb Avenue
Brooklyn, New York
212-865-8200
STATEN ISLAND
RICHARD GELLER, D.D.S.
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
322 New Dorp Lane
Staten Island, New York 10306
212-987-4322
PHILLIP E. OTTERBECK, D.D.S.
197 Heberton Avenue
Staten Island, New York 10302
212-720-4404
RICHMOND DENTAL SERVICES
OF HYLAN, P.C.
2760 Hylan Bivd.
Staten Island, New York 10306
212-987-3365
DR. MILTON L. ROBINSON
1878 Springfield Avenue
Maplewood, NJ
201-763-0369
PHILLIP ROTHMAN, D.D.S., P.C.
895 Hylan Blvd.
Staten Island, New York 10305
212-447-1975
BRONX
AMERICAN DENTAL CENTERS
1075 Grand Concourse ?
Bronx, New York 10456
212-293-6900
AMERICAN DENTAL CENTERS
4234 Bronx Boulevard
Bronx, New York 10467
212-994-1800
ANDREW F. GOLD, D.D.S.
505 Claremont Parkway
Bronx, New York 10457
212-299-3600
JEFFREY GRANT, D.D.S.
2202 Grand Concourse
Bronx, New York
212-356-6389
STEVEN KANTOR, D.D.S.
2202 Grand Concourse
Bronx, New York 10457
212-365-6389
MONROE KORNFELD, D.D.S.
ERIC ROSENSTOCK, D.M.D.
2035 Benedict Avenue
Bronx, New York 10462
212-792-0137
BARTLEY R. LABINER, D.D.S.
2021 Grand Concourse, Suite
508
Bronx, New York 10453
Practice limited to Oral and
Maxillofacial Surgery
212-583-6347
LAWRENCE LEVINE, D.D.S.
3670 White Plains Road
Bronx, New York 10467
212-547-3333
ALAN PIZER, D.D.S., P.C.
910 Grand Concourse #2A
Bronx, New York 10541
212-538-2410, 8000
ANDREW HALMOS, D.D.S., P.C.
Practice Limited to Endodontics
7 Bay 28th Street
Brooklyn, New York 11214
212-266-7900
More listings, page 8
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in the CSEA
REGION Ill
AMERICAN DENTAL CENTER
200 Hamilton Avenue
White Plains, New York 10601
914-949-6800
BENEDICT N. ANTONECCHIA,
D.D.S.
746 Central Park Avenue
Scarsdale, New York 10583
914-725-1000
DANIEL C. BARCIA, D.D.S.
E. FISHKILL DENTAL GROUP
Robert Mark Building
Route 52
Hopewell Junction, New York
12533
914-896-5070
DAVID BLISTEIN, D.D.S.
East Fishkill Dental Group
Robert Mark Bidg. 2, Route 52
Hopewell Junction, New York
12533 914-896-5070
HENRY L. BORISKIN, D.D.S.
South Lake Blvd.
Mahopac, New York 10541
914-628-2993
REGION IV
ALBANY DENTAL HEALTH
FACILITY, GHI
130 Ontario Street
Albany, New York 12206
518-462-6568
SHARAD DESAI, D.D.S
HERBERT MOSKOWITZ, D.D.S.
Zayre’s Plaza
Route 9 & Weeks Road
Glens Falls, New York 12801
518-798-9561
FREDERICK L. FISHER, D.M.D.
2093 Western Avenue
Guilderland, New York 12084
518-456-5134
GUILDERLAND DENTAL ,
20 Mall Shopping Center
Western Avenue
Guilderland, New York 12084
518-869-7098
EGION V
DR. SAM S, FAIGNOLI
22 Elm Street
Delhi, New York 13753
607-746-2225, 6533
DR. ABDUL H. NASAR
Whitestown Dental Center
Whitestown Shopping Plaza
Whitesboro, New York 13492
315-768-8161, 8162
REGION VI
BRIGHTON DENTAL GROUP, P.C.
125 White Spruce Blvd.
Rochester, New York 14623
716-424-5660
MELVIN BUTLER, C., D.D.S.
2866 Bailey Avenue
Buffalo, New York 14215
716-838-6633
DR. KENNETH COHRN
4245 Union Rd.
Buffalo, N.Y. 14225
716-631-3882
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HARVEY CAPLIN, D.D.S.
PAUL OSHER, D.D.S.
Caplin/Osher Dental Center
10 W. Main Street
Elmsford, New York 10523
914-592-4100
DR. DONALD COHEN
7 Elmwood Drive
New City, New York 10956
914-634-1500
FAMILY DENTAL &
ORTHODONTIC SERVICES
Kenneth W. Kalmanson, D.D.S.
Corner Palmer Avenue &
Fenimore Road
Mamaroneck, New York 10543
914-698-4410
DONALD FISHMAN, D.D.S.
7 Strawtown Road
West Nyack, New York 10994
914-358-4600
EDWARD M. GRIFFIN, D.D.S.
57 Main Street
Walden, New York 12586
914-778-5457
DR. STEWART A. KASKEL
Practice Limited to Oral Surgery
789 Madison Avenue
Albany, New York 12208
518-463-0004
JAMES LUO, D.D.S
1669 Central Avenue
Albany, New York 12205
518-869-1257
MADISON DENTAL ASSOCIATES
789 Madison Avenue
Albany, New York 12208
518-463-0004
DR. HERB MOSKOWITZ
Route 81
Norton Hill, New York 12135
518-966-5323
CORK AY. DENTAL PRACTICE,
106 Annetta Street
Vestal, New York 13833
607-798-7188
A.M. DENSMORE, D.D.S.
91 South Main Street
Perry, New York 14530
716-237-2320
DENTURE CENTER OF BUFFALO
91 Grant Street
Buffalo, New York 14213
716-886-2336
ROY H. JONES
359 Main Street V
Mt. Kisco, New York 10576
914-666-7713
MARTIN H. KULICK, D.M.D., P.D.
Route 52 ©
Carmel, New York 10512
91 4-228-3636
MARC EEVINENVIC TOR: Ken
D.D.S.-
137 Pike Street
Port Jervis, New York 12771
914-856-7821
MID-HUDSON DENTAL
Sennen E. Wilantewicz, D.M.D.,
P.C.
282 New Hackensack Road
Wappingers Falls, New York
12590
914-462-1118
MIDDLETOWN DENTAL GROUP
453 Route 211 East
Middletown, New York 10940
914-343-2192
A. NOORANI, D.D.S.
R. SHAH, D.D.S.
153 Princetown Road
Schenectady, NY 12306
518-355-8205
DR. RUDOLPH A. RAMSEY D.D.S.
281 Broadway
Menands, New York 12204
518-449-1334
J. J. ROSE, D.D.S., P.c.
Westgate Building
10 Russell Road
Albany, New York 12206
518-438-8426
DR. B. SAGUNARTHY, P.C.
1801 6th Avenue
Troy, New York 12180
518-273-8931
EDWARD J. ROOT, D.D.S.
1530 Sunset Avenue
Utica, New York 13502
315-735-0131
WATERTOWN DENTURE CLINIC
348 Woolworth Building
Watertown, New York 13601
315-782-4533
DENTURE CENTER OF BUFFALO
189 Niagara Falls Blvd.
Amherst, New York 14226
716-834-1133
DAVID M. GOLDSTEIN, D.D.S.,
P.C.
Professional Dental Center
1430 Main Street
Buffalo, New York 14209
716-883-1400
NORTH ROCKLAND DENTAL
GROUP
196 Ramapo Road (Route 202)
Garnerville, New York 10923
914-429-5322
QUALITY DENTAL GROUP
279 Main Street %
Fishkill, New York 12524
914-896-6066
CLIFFORD J. RAIMIST, D.D.S.
40 Grove Street
Middletown, New York 10940
914-343-1115
EDWARD S. ROSENBLUM, D.D.S.
1428 Midland Avenue
Bronxville, New York 10708
914-237-6847
EDWARD S. ROSENBLUM, D.D.S.
1815 Palmer Avenue
Larchmont, New York 10538
914-834-0402
DR. B. SAGUNARTHY, P.C.
930 Crane Street
Schenectady, New York
518-372-6939 @
FRANK J. SGAMBELLONE,
D.D.S., P.C.
2592 Western Turnpike
Guilderland, New York 12084
518-355-9210
RENNE LE D. SCHWARTZ, D.D.S.,
P.C.
433 State Street, Center City
Schenectady, New York 12305
518-374-1935 e
E. R. WHITE, D.D.S.
Main Street
Chestertown, New York 12817
518-494-2113
JOHN WISNIEWICZ, D.D.S.
3416 Oneida Street
Chadwicks, New York 13319 e
315-737-9311
MARTIN & WINKLER
500 South Salina Street
Syracuse, New York 13202
315-476-5489
RUSSELL S. SEIDNER, D.D.S. e
Practice Limited to Orthodontics
817 Main Street
Niagara Falls, New York 14301
716-285-1188
RUSSELL S. SEIDNER, D.D.S.
Practice Limited to Orthodontics
523 Delaware Avenue
Buffalo, New York 14202
716-886-4430 e
ecembe: 982
SUNYA workers protest ‘lock-out’
‘Let our members decide if they want to work or not
on the Fridays following holidays which fall on Thursdays.’
ALBANY — For the seventh straight year, members of
CSEA State University of New York at Albany Local 691
conducted informational picketing at their closed worksite on
the Friday following Thanksgiving.
The workers were protesting the SUNYA administration’s
traditional “lock-out” of its public sector employees for
alleged “energy conservation reasons.”
This year while picketing, the participants observed that
the gym was in full use, fully-heated and brightly-lighted, and
that private sector subcontractors were busy working on
various projects at the campus complex.
“All we are asking is that the SUNYA administration let
our 760 members decide if they want to work or not on the
Fridays following holidays which fall on Thursdays,” William
Fetterling, CSEA Local 691 president, said.
During the seven years of this ongoing battle, SUNYA has
forced its employees to use various leave credits to cover
ordered absences on the Fridays following Christmas and New
Year’s as well as the Friday following Thanksgiving.
“If our members decide to work, then the administration
can make appropriate arrangements so that the majority of
the campus buildings would not have to be heated,” Fetterling
said. “Work locations could be consolidated. Our members
would be cooperative enough to work at different sites on those
days. Unfortunately, the SUNYA administration has never
tried this approach.”
At noontime on Nov. 24, a contingent of SUNYA picketers,
led by Capital Region President Joseph E. McDermott,
demonstrated in front of the SUNYA Central Administration
building in downtown Albany.
Final arguments on the lock-out, which has already gone
through the PERB procedure and the courts, are scheduled
before the PERB Board on Dec. 29.
“We hope to be working next year,’ Ellen Fontanelli,
Local 691 executive vice president, said.
The University Albany
State University of New York
' Git ae
aay
WE WANT TO WORK —
their lock-out on the day after Thanksgiving . . . Above, Capital Region President
Joseph beast
aut 068 O68 OAR Om0 UA At
State University of Albany Local 691 members protest
several informational picketers stand before
ag ‘demonstration in front of the SUNYA Central Ad-
¥ a below, a trio of protesters, who’d rather be
ALBANY — Jeanne Lyons has been elected to repre-
sent Department of Labor members on CSEA’s
statewide Board of Directors, defeating candidates
Denis J. Tobin and Elaine Todd in last month’s balloting.
Lyons currently serves as president of DOL Local 670
and chairwoman of the statewide DOL labor/manage-
ment committee, and is a member of the Region IV Ex-
ecutive Committee. She is a member of the union's
SSNANAAANAWN IANA ANAEANAN NR GOERS
Lyons fills
Labor Dept.
board seat
statewide Membership Committee and over the years
has served on her local’s membership, women’s, EAP,
and safety and health committees.
The Troy resident also finds time to serve her com-
munity as a hospital volunteer, a Camp Fire group
leader, and a member of the women’s auxiliary of a
volanteer fire company.
mayen
THE PUBLIC SECTOR, Friday, December 3, 1982 Page.9
DOZEN OF DELEGATES approach
ed the microphone to take strong}
stands for and against the reorganiza:
tion proposal.
NICHOLAS ABBATIELLO, chairman
of the committee to study the pro-
posal, was on hand to answer
delegate’s questions. Below, a Region
IV delegate makes a point during
open debate.
Page 10
Board of
Directors
remains
unchanged
JOTTING DOWN THE SPECIFICS of the reorganization proposal was
a delegate from the Region I contingent. At right, delegates share Wesel
views on the issue.
~~ THE PUBLIC SECTOR, Friday, December 3, 1982
NEARLY 700 delegates from around
the state gathered for the first
reading of a controversial proposal to
restructure the union’s board of
directors.
ALBANY — In what was modestly termed a “di-
vision of the house,” speaker after speaker at the
Special Delegates Meeting here earlier this week
voiced strong arguments for and against the nar-
rowly defeated Board of Directors reorganization
proposal.
The proposal, offered by a special committee
assigned to investigate a reorganization of the
board, met stiff opposition after Committee Chair-
man Nicholas Abbatiello’s introductory remarks.
Abbatiello asked the delegates to “be patient
and really listen to the merits of the proposal,”
since the union has been trying to equalize
representation on the board for nearly five years.
But hours later, after a healthy, if heated,
ee
ARE YOU SURE? —
.e in which scores of delegates participated,
majority of delegates present determined thatit
in idea, at least in that concept, whose time
™not yet come.
Delegates with opposing points of view on the
tt emphatically stood their ground. On the one
, there were those who saw too
@ntation embodied in too few Boa
and those who argued that the commii
for restructuring would cut the Board in -
A without true representation. Significantly, even.
y of those who spoke in opposition to the pro
Orie delegate likened the recommendation to
reduce the size of the Board to a surgeon with a
scalpel, but another responded that a smaller
. Board would be more workable and more effective.
There were those who feit that the plan, drawn
He under soedeeen pot, a motion at the October
ele tes Meeting in Buffalo, was done too quickly,
were others who said they felt some effort
Ms Japbalntale the Board was long overdue and that
the proposal represented a start in that direction.
On this particular day, those who opposed the
roposal outnumbered those who wanted the
PROPOSAL UNDER REVIEW — A Region III delegate, right
calls for a roll call vote as two Region III delegates in photo
below share their views. Urging defeat of the proposal are a
Region IV delegate, bottom center, and a Region V delegate,
_ far right.
Three delegates from Long Island question the recommendation
offered by a special committee to investigate a reorganization of the board of directors.
THE PUBLIC SECTOR, Friday, December 3, 1982
Page 11
MARCH IN FREEPORT — CSEA Long Island Region I President Danny
Donohue and Regional Director William Griffin, in photo left, lead dozens
of CSEA members in protest of an imposed contract that is strongly
disapproved of by the employees...
other CSEA locals and units rallied in support of the Freeport members
prior to a public hearing which resulted in the imposed contract.
B Livinc uP
Why
P
ISNT
1
at right, union activists from several
Members protest imposed Freeport contract
FREEPORT — Ignoring a mass
demonstration of CSEA members, the
Village of Freeport last month imposed a
contract that included a “cap” on rising
insurance costs which requires Freeport
employees to pay a portion of health in-
surance if costs exceed the “cap” level.
The one-year contract also includes
an 8 percent raise inclusive of the 3.8
percent increment and alters the terms
and conditions of employment — ac-
cording to Bob Ford, president of the
Freeport unit of Local 830.
Region V PAC members discuss
UTICA — Regional President
James Moore praised successful elec-
tion efforts and future election pro-
jects were discussed when members
of the Region V Political Action Com-
mittee met here recently.
According to Dorothy Penner, com-
mittee chairwoman, the turnout of 18
committee members from throughout
the 20-county region reflected the
overall enthusiasm and dedication
shown during the recent campaign
and election periods.
“The committee has come a long
way in the past few years,”’ Penner
said. “After reviewing the percentage
of candidates we helped — from the
governor to the local level — it clearly
shows what can be accomplished by
working together as a CSEA team.”
“The cap on health insurance is a
grave injustice,” said Ford. “moreover,
the raise is inadequate and especially
hurts the 55 to 60 members on the top
step who do not qualify for increments.”
Ford said that the change in the terms
and conditions of employment is a viola-
tion of the recently-enacted law known
as the Triborough Doctrine, which pro-
hibits municipalities from unilaterally
withdrawing benefits from employees.
Ford was meeting last week with
Local 830 President Jerry Donahue and
VICTORY SMILES reflect the satisfaction of Region V Pac committee
members at a recent meeting. Shown left to right are Alene Beall, Dorothy
CSEA attorneys to discuss legal action
against the village. Local 830 has
already filed an improper practice
charge against the village for violating
the Triborough Doctrine.
Before the public hearing at Freeport
Village Hall, protestors from the unit,
Local 830, Local 852, Region I and Local
860 as well as state employees from the
Long Island State Parks Local 102 and
Department of Transportation Local 508
demonstrated for more than an hour.
election efforts. ‘Metro Region
director resigns
NEW YORK CITY — George
Bispham has resigned as director
of CSEA Metropolitan Region I to
accept a position as a regional
coordinator for AFSCME’s Field
Services Department.
In his new position, Bispham will
be involved with coordinating
AFSCME organizing and support
activities to councils and locals in
parts of the East and South.
ee leaves after servi
CSEA for hh
A 2. union sana a field represen-
tal ee
As for future projects, the commit-
tee discussed improving voter
registration, instituting educational
workshops for PAC members, and
legislative issues for 1983 to be sub-
mitted to the statewide committee in
Albany.
Committee members at the
meeting included Robert Allen,
Chemung County; Alene Beall,
Penner, committee chairwoman, Kermit Pearl and Keith Zulko.
Broome County; James Bishop,
Onondaga County; Joseph Frank, St.
Lawrence County; Richard Grieco,
Jefferson County; Dale Mumbulo,
State Veteran’s Home, Oxford; Ker-
mit Pearl, Marcy Psychiatric Center;
Doris Pratz, Willard Psychiatric
Center; Kenneth Bailey, Judicial
Local 334; Arthur Collins, City of
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~~ THE PUBLIC SECTOR, thriday, Decanber a, 1982
Oneida (Madison County); Joseph
Cosentino, St. Lawrence Psychiatric
Center; Ed Lavin, Ft. Schuyler Local
014; Thomas Ward, Elmira
Psychiatric Center; Anne Maywalt,
Utica Area Retirees Local 902; Keith
Zulko, Binghamton Psychiatric
Center; Ralph Young, Region V First
Vice President (Observer).
Bip is appointed. Applica-
tions for the position are currently
being reviewed by CSEA.
NEW YORK CITY — As a result of negotiations
with CSEA, the Department of Labor has agreed to
undertake a reclassification study of all clerical
positions throughout the department with an eye
toward upgrading the positions.
The agreement came at a meeting of a special
labor/management committee formed to monitor
the implementation of the department’s new
BOLTS computer system in Unemployment In-
surance (UI) field offices in Metropolitan Region
Il.
The reclassification study, however, will not be
limited to Region II; it will focus on the four UI field
offices in the region currently on the BOLTS system
and four field offices upstate. The upstate offices to
be included in the study are yet to be selected.
Department of Labor Local 350 President Denis
Tobin hailed the agreement, but cautioned that any
upgradings in clerical positions ‘‘will not come for
quite a while.”
CSEA Collective Bargaining Specialist Jim
Cooney pointed out that the results of the
reclassification study will be reported to the
Reclassification study of clerical titles
to be launched at Labor Department
statewide Department of Labor labor/management
committee, and then any recommendations by the
department for upgradings will be submitted to the
Department of Civil Service.
“If the Department of Labor does not recom-
mend upgrading the clerical positions,” he said,
“CSEA will make its own upgrading proposal to the
Department of Civil Service.”
The study, scheduled to begin in January 1983,
will be the first reclassification study in the Denar
ment of Labor since 1968.
MAMARONECK — An agency shop, an-
nual wage hikes of 7.5 percent plus in-
crements, a better salary schedule, and an
improved benefits package are all features
of a three-year contract recently ratified by
the Mamaroneck School District Unit of
Westchester County Local 860.
Field Representative Larry Sparber ex-
plains that the accord, retroactive to July 1,
contains such major improvements as:
CSEA Employee Benefit Fund dental plan
effective April 1, 1983; CSEA Employee
Benefit Fund vision care plan starting July
1, 1983; retirement benefit 41j, which per-
mits up to 165 “sick days” credit; and im-
proved longevity schedule. In addition, ef-
fective July 1, life insurance coverage will
be equal to annual base salary.
Other improvements include the exten-
‘Mamaroneck Schools ratify pact
MAKING IT OFFICIAL — Signing the contract are, from left, CSEA Unit President Paul
Fortuna and School Superintendent Paul McDevitt. Looking on, from left to right, are
negotiating team member Paul Abrahamson, Field Representative Larry Sparber,
School Administrator Ronda Gersten and CSEA Westchester County Local 860 President
Pat Mascioli.
sion of personal leave usage to include
family illness; an option for employees to
work during vacation time and be compen-
sated by regular pay while also collecting
vacation pay; a 12 percent night differen-
tial starting July 1, 1984; eligibility for den-
tal, optical, disability and retirement
benefits for part-time employees; and,
starting July 1, 1984, all members of the
bargaining unit will be covered by state
Disability Insurance Plan.
In addition to Sparber, the unit’s
negotiating team included Unit President
Paul Fortuna, Tess Gainey, Paul
Abrahamson and Izzy Belowich. In prais-
ing the agreement, Fortuna said, ‘The
school district has finally recognized the
importance of non-instructional
employees.”
At Willard Psychiatric Center:
New approach to
old problem yields
‘spectacular’ results
WILLARD — Sparsely attended membership meetings is a
problem that confronts most union locals. It was a problem
facing Willard Psychiatric Center Local 428, and Local Presi-
dent Hugh McDonald decided to do something about it.
Instead of scheduling the usual evening membership
meeting, last month McDonald set up a series of meetings dur-
ing lunch hours to accommodate day shift employees, and will
be conducting special night meetings to accommodate
employees on the other two shifts.
On Nov. 16, McDonald held a membership meeting luncheon
between the hours of 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. to allow the members
working the day shift to take their lunch hour in the recreation
hall and have various portions of their CSEA contract explain-
ed to them.
The meeting was attended by personnel during their respec-
tive lunch periods and the results, said McDonald, were spec-
tacular. Some 200 to 250 employees attended in four segments
to listen to McDonald’s reports on the contracts in all three
state bargaining units: Operational, Administrative and
Institutional.
On hand to help answer questions were Dan Jarnot from the
Office of Employee Relations and Jack Miller, CSEA field
representative. Other staff were also available.
To further expand upon this approach, McDonald and Miller
are planning a meeting of the night shift membership at the
facility between 10 p.m. and midnight — an hour before the 11
p.m.-7 a.m. shift begins and an hour after the 3 p.m.-11 p.m.
shift ends. This session will be held in early December, but a
definite date has not yet been set.
McDonald called his new approach to membership meetings
a “complete success,” and said it may be used four times a
year.
“Since this type of membership meeting was so well-
received, I intend to carry it into the future, since many
employees have questions and it is virtually impossible to con-
tact each and every one of them individually,” McDonald said.
“Through functions such as this, the membership will be af-
forded a more convenient opportunity to have their questions
answered.””
‘Cover-in’
legislation
decision
appealed
ALBANY — A state Supreme Court (Queens Coun- —
ty) decision which upheld the constitutionality of 1980
“cover-in’”’ legislation for employees of the Unified
Court System has been appealed.
The legislation, enacted at CSE‘A’s urging, was re-
quired because a large number of provisional appoint-
ments were made between 1976 and 1979 when the
court ee was Lahee The “cover-in’” pro-
PP Ee OT, IY anifod
THE PUBLIC SECTOR, Friday, ‘December 3,.1982
vided that employees who had served satisfactorily in
their positions for one year would be granted perma-
nent competitive class status. This did not affect
employees in New York City.
CSEA says it will now file legal papers in support
of the legislation’s constitutionality, according to
CSEA Attorney Stephen J. Wiley.
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a labor-management confrontation to speak of the
“battle” each other,
“fight” for what they believe is due, “blast” one another
in a verbal “war.”
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jicle (see left), Ms. Ryan wrote
ded her of a prize fight — a box-
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Record, saw that type of intensity and maneuvering ina
recent legislative hearing proceeding between CSEA
representatives and representatives of the City of
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Specialist Joseph Reedy, surrounded by media from the Capital
Watervliet.
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entative John Cummings, Watervliet Unit Presi-
and CSEA Budget Examiner Kathy Albowicz, listen.
right, jabs away at fact finder’s report while, seated from left,
WATERVLIET CITY MANAGER Michael Gilchrist, standing
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“THE PUBLIC SECTOR) Frida
Page 14
RETIREMENT DINNER — on hand to honor Genevieve Clark, right,
her daughter, and retired Region VI Attorney Howard Sandler.
tent be for
GENEVIEVE CLARK
AWARDS A-PLENTY
| — Genevieve Clark
holds some of the
awards presented to her
at the dinner. Clark re-_
tired recently with 28
years of state service, 23
of which ‘she also de-
voted to union activities.
Two Suffolk
school units
reach agreements
bara Danowski.
Two units of Suffolk Educational Local 870 have
reached three-year contract settlements.
The Mount Sinai School District unit ratified a settle-
ment providing 9 percent increases in each year, plus in-
creased longevity, increased mileage reimbursement
and increased night differential, and paid holidays and
sick time for part-time workers. Unit president is Bar-
BUFFALO — To know her is to love her and
to be loved by her.
Those were the sentiments of the many who
gathered to honor Genevieve Clark, as she
retired with 28 years of state service as a
surgical nurse at Roswell Park Memorial In-
stitute Twenty-three of those years were in
service to her fellow CSEA members,
most recently as Region VI first vice
president.
Gen, as she is affectionately known, is like
everybody’s favorite aunt or sister, always
ready to give a warm hug and kiss on the
cheek and a pat of encouragement.
But that warmth and smile, say her ad-
mirers, don’t tell the story of her steady, con-
sistent concern and involvement in more than
two decades of exemplary service to her state
\ and union. It also doesn’t tell the story of a
young widow who struggled to raise two
daughters while performing demanding job
and union duties.
“T’ve loved every minute of it,” said Gen
recently, as she recalled how she started out
in Local 303 as a delegate more than 23 years
ago, when CSEA was more of a social club. ‘“‘It
was the Western ‘Conference,’ and the locals
were ‘chapters’ and we had no idea then of the
growth that was yet to come in CSEA.”
As CSEA matured over the years, so did the
duties and activities of Gen Clark. Respon-
sibilities as a delegate, as secretary of Region
VI, and as third, second and first regional vice
president have all been worn on the shoulders
of this ever-smiling, warm woman.
But that isn’t all she did in behalf of her
fellow members. “I really enjoyed being in-
were CSEA President William L. McGowan, left, Sister Jacquelyn Clark,
‘My heart will be with CSEA forever’
volved in the election process,”’ she said of her
long-standing role on the Election Procedures
Committee. “Elections are so important and
it is one of the most basic acts of union
membership, voting for your representatives.
“But I also enjoyed working as a board rep
son the Health Committee and the Personnel :
Committee.” And negotiations are another 4
love, she said, noting her role as an institu- .
tional bargaining unit negotiator from 1968 to
1979.
Given all this, it’s not surprising, then, that
when CSEA President William L. McGowan,
Region VI President Robert L. Lattimer and
others gathered to honor her, the continuous
words of praise formed a symphony of ac-
colades “that brought music to my heart,”
said Gen Clark.
Notes of praise for the unionist were also
sung by CSEA Attorney Marge Karowe, who
served as mistress of ceremonies; Charles
Sandler, retired Region VI attorney; Dr.
Gerald Murphy, Roswell Park director; Jack
Conroy, of the state Health Department;
Region VI Director Lee Frank and several
friends and co-workers.
“‘My work at Roswell has been very reward-
ing, even though it was intense and demand-
ing,” said Clark. I have loved all my union
work. I hate to give up my union work and my
friends and associates from over the years,
but my heart will be with CSEA forever.”
And what will she do in retirement? “I don’t
know. Maybe they’ll find something for me to
do,” she reflected as she prepared to leave for
her final board meeting and an election count
in Albion.
The Bayport-Blue Point School District unit gained
10 percent pay increases in each of the first two years
and a wage reopening in the third year, plus better pay
for weekend checking of buildings and the right to con-
vert unused personal leave to an extra sick day. Unit
president is Charles Jarvis,
Both units were assisted in negotiations by CSEA
Field Representative Jim Walters.
THE PUBLIC, SECTOR, Friday, December 3, 1982
Page 15
FRAN
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IP filed against Riles County:
LTT IAN TAN STANEENAIAANTARALRED SENAY
Union charges ‘flagrant abuse of negotiations
process’ over health coverage withdrawal
ALBANY — CSEA has filed an improper practice
charge against Albany County, charging unilateral
termination of the county employees’ health in-
surance coverage without prior negotiations with
the union.
The county currently ‘participates in the New
York State Health Insurance program and the
county has already informed the Civil Service
Department, which administers the health plan
that intends to withdraw from the plan Feb. 1, 1983.
“This is a flagrant abuse of the negotiations pro-
cess,’’ Patrick Monachino, CSEA collective
bargaining specialist, said concerning the county’s
action.
DuCharme and Sy Kougher.
— Public pecvies EAP Ener
SIGNING an EAP pact is Wilbur Beamer, right, president of Public Service Local 675. Seated with
him are Avrom Krolenz, left, and Paul Giogia, PSC chairman. Standing left to right are Pete Nar-
diello, CSEA EAP representative, Mary Ellen Mangino, Hugh Gordon, Beatrice Smith, Mary Ann
“Health insurance is a major term and condition
of employment. All terms and conditions of employ-
ment are negotiable. They can not be changed by
one side or the other. But Albany County has always
wanted to have PERB rules and regulations applied
only to the unions and not to management.
However, that’s not going to work this time.”
Monachino explained that in several recent situa-
tions various public employers have changed from
the state health coverage plan to self-insurance pro-
grams or to other crarriers, but in the majority of
the situations the employers recognized their
obligation to negotiate the change with the
employees’ collective bargaining agent.
GLENS FALLS —
Joseph W. Kennedy, superintendent of the the Mt.
“Not only will our members and their families be
upset with the change but the county will have to be
responsible to all of its retirees for any adverse
‘situation which may develop,’’ Monachino
reported.
“When Schenectady County first attempted to
switch programs without union negotiations, the
letters of protest came from retirees as far away as
Italy. People are always concerned about their
health insurance coverage and they don’t like to see
any changes without proper input and protection.”
PERB will be scheduling an informal conference ®
on the charge in the near future.
Open enrollment for
CSEA group life e
insurance ends Dec. 10
The Special Open Enrollment Period for the
CSEA Group Life Insurance Plan ends December
10, 1982. This means that if you are under age 50 you
can get this life insurance without answering any of
the medical questions on the application —
regardless of your physical condition. If you are
aves age 50, simply complete the short statement of
ealth.
This offer is made to CSEA members only so if
you are not a member you may apply for CSEA
membership and insurance protection at the same
time.
Nearly 75,000 CSEA members have this low-cost
group insurance that has paid out over $140,000,000 @
in death benefits to the survivors of CSEA
members. Remember, the deadline for this Open
Enrollment is December 10.
McGregor Correctional Facility, has been appointed chairman of the
State Employees Federation Appeal (SEF A) portion of the ongoing
United Way Campaign in the tri-county area, which covers Warren,
Washingon and northern Saratoga County.
Kennedy, a public employee since 1959, will’be working closely with
United Way Executive Director Jane Caffry and Civil Service Employees
Assn. (CSEA) Capital Region Director John D. Corcoran Jr., public
employee union liaison on the SEFA Committee, to generate support for
the SEFA drive among the public sector work force in the tri-county area.
“This campaign is aimed at making the public employees aware of
the fact that contributions made to the tri-county SEFA campaign
provide funding for services available in this area for local residents of
local communities,”’ Kennedy stresses.
“State, county, city, town, village and security employees in this area
now have an opportunity through the tri-county SEFA to aid their own
neighbors and needy friends through the local United Way campaign. I’m
sure that will be supportive,” Ms. Caffry, United Way Executive Direc-
tor, noted.
‘Due to the close cooperation of the Northern United Way with the
goals and ideals of CSEA, I am happy to inform all of our local CSEA
membership in this area of the Capital Region of CSEA that their full par-
ticipation and support of this tri-county SEFA effort is anticipated. This
program allows one gift, donated through payroll deductions, to serve the
needs of many,” according to CSEA Capital Region Director Corcoran.
sug The SERA goal is $6,000.
THE PUBLIC SECTOR, Friday, December 3, 1982
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SEFA CAMPAIGN in the tri-county area covering Warren, Washington
and northern Saratoga County has full support of CSEA. Checking out the
campaign objectives are, from left, United Way Executive Director Jane
Caffry, SEFA campaign chairman Joseph
W. Kennedy, and CSEA
Capital Region Director John D. Corcoran Jr.
get it
Should you get a flu shot before this
coming winter sets in?
The answer depends on your age
and general state of health, as well as
other considerations best determined
between you and your doctor.
Many medical authorities advise flu
vaccination for people who fall into
several categories. Are you suffering
from a chronic illness such as
diabetes, heart or kidney disease,
anemia? Are you over 65? Are youa
heavy smoker? Do you have a
breathing problem — asthma, for
instance?
If you answered ‘‘yes’”’ to any of
those questions, it would probably be
a good idea to check with your doctor.
Flu vaccination is also considered
useful for pregnant women in the se-
cond and third trimesters. But, here
again, the decision is an individual
one between you and your doctor.
There are a couple of important
points you should remember about flu
vaccines:
First, they take about two weeks
after injection to become effective.
They won’t do any good if flu symp-
toms already have appeared.
Second, immunization against
known strains of flu virus do not pro-
tect you against any new strains
If you need
a flu shot,
soon
which crop up regularly. That’s why
medical scientists are continually try-
ing to get the jump on this devilish
bug that can change its identity from
one flu season to the next.
At one time, there probably was a
single ancestor of today’s family of
viruses that cause influenza in
humans. And, as in most families, the
offspring develop different ‘‘per-
sonalities,’’ ranging from the
relatively inoffensive to the totally
malevolent. Influenza C may make
you feel generally out of sorts, but is
rarely a major health problem.
Influenza B can cause large out-
breaks and much serious illness, but
it is usually far less life-threatening
than the really bad apple of the flu
virus family. Influenza A is the type
that can sweep around the world in a
matter of months, causing millions of
cases of flu and many thousands of
deaths.
Not only is it the worst of the lot, In-
fluenza A is also the most adept quick-
change artist, although its kin are
also able to switch identities. It is
this ability to change that makes one
season’s flu vaccine relatively inef-
fective against another winter’s flu
outbreak. But scientists are beginning
to unravel the mystery.
by Dr. Phillip L. Polakoff
Work and Health
It appears that this variability of
the flu virus has something to do with
the unusual packaging of the genetic
material inside each virus particle.
Unlike other viral genetic material,
which commonly forms a single con-
tinuous strand, the genetic material
of flu viruses consist of eight separate
pieces of RNA (ribonucleic acid).
Each of these pieces contains the
codes for one or more of the proteins
and other products which the virus
needs.
Because the flu’s RNS — its identity
card — comes in eight pieces, it is
believed that this makes it easy for
the various pieces to be shuffled
around among different flu viruses.
But scientists now hope they can
make this multi-talented flu virus
outsmart itself. One of the main ob-
jectives of current research is to find.
a way to outwit the changeable virus
and turn its quick-switch ability into
an instrument for its own destruction.
Dr. Edwin D. Kilbourne of Mt. Sinai
School of Medicine in New York and
internationally known expert on in-
fluenza, believes this is possible. He
thinks the flu’s variability someday
might be used to develop strains that
would be highly infectious, but whose
infections would be harmless. This is
the case now with some live-virus
vaccines against other diseases.
Such viruses, Kilbourne believes,
might replace or even change the
dangerous ‘‘wild’” viruses that have
always afflicted mankind.
No discussion of cold weather
health hazards would be complete
without mention of the common cold
— although the cold weather, by
itself, doesn’t cause colds. Colds also
are caused by a virus — any one of
more than 100 different strains, many
of which we harbor at all times.
We “catch cold” more often in the
winter most likely because we’re in
closer contact with other people,
usually indoors. And colds are spread
by people who already have colds —
by coughing or sneezing or in close
conversation.
Once you have a cold, there’s little
to do about it except to rest as much
as possible, make yourself comfor-
table, and let the body’s natural
defense against infection do its job.
Generally, this takes a week or two.
Meanwhile, expectorants and nasal
decongestants may help to ease
breathing difficulties. Aspirin is effec-
tive in relieving headaches and
malaise, that pooped-out feeling.
CSEA REGIONAL OFFICES
Hauppauge, N.Y. 11788
(516) 273-2280
(516) 435-0962
LONG ISLAND REGION |
Hauppauge Atrium Building
300 Vanderbilt Motor Pkwy.
1215 Western Avenue
Albany, N.Y. 12203
(518) 489-5424
CAPITAL REGION IV
METROPOLITAN
REGION II
100 Church St.
Room 1620
New York, N.Y. 10007
(212) 587-8200
Suite 308
290 Elwood David Road
Liverpool, N.Y. 13088
(315) 451-6330
CENTRAL REGION V
Rural Route 1
Box 34
Old Route 9
Fishkill, N.Y. 12524
(914) 896-8180
SOUTHERN REGION III
Cambridge Square
4245 Union Road
Cheektowaga, N.Y. 14225
(716) 634-3540
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Saturdays off will receive compensatory time off }}
in lieu of holidays. It can be taken as either
holiday compensatory time or another vacation
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units only who normally have’ Saturdays off and
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has announced that all trial courts in the Unified §
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arraignment services, will be closed Dec. 24 and
Jan. 31 for Christmas and New Year’s days.
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protesting the decision to force court employees
to use their accrued time during that period.
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STATE JOB CALENDAR
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Albany County
MAKING IT OFFICIAL — Ronald Case, seated left,
ty administration as CSEA bargaining team memb
Coons, Walter Blodgett, Ken Siegel, Don Champion
salaries by 8 percent, as well as improve vacation
the agreement. Other bargaining team members waiting to add their signatures are, standing, Peter
Highway Pact
signs a one-year contract with the Albany Coun-
er Joseph Vecchi, seated right, prepares to sign
and John McCarthy. The contract will increase
schedules and sick leave accumulation.
Union declares
in Elmira negotiations
ELMIRA — Claiming the City of Elmira’s latest
contract proposal would actually mean a decrease,
in salary and benefits, the CSEA negotiation team
— which represents more than 110 members of the
Elmira City Unit of Local 808 Chemung County —
has declared an impasse with the Public
Employment Relations Board (PERB).
According to Jack Woods, unit president and
chairman of the negotiating team, the city’s last
offer would actually mean a decrease in benefits
after taxes.
“In addition to a reasonable salary increase, our
main cause for concern lies in an adequate health
insurance plan,” Woods said.
Westchester
“The City of Elmira has offered to pay the full
cost of health insurance for singles, while charging
employees on the family plan $6 per week. Money-
wise, they offered employees an increase of 15 cents
an hour, which translates to a decrease in pay, after
taxes and health insurance deductions,’ Woods
continued.
“We made a fair counter proposal, but the city
said no. We had no alternative other than declaring
an impasse.”
The negotiating team for the unit, headed by
CSEA Collective Bargaining Specialist Joe Reedy,
now awaits notification from PERB regarding the
impasse. The two sides began contract talks in
September.
United Way adopts
statement recognizing labor
FILING ENDS DECEMBER 6, 1982
Canal Maintenance Shop Supervisor I
Canal Maintenance Shop Supervisor II
Canal Maintenance Supervisor I
Canal Maintenance Supervisor II
Employment Security Clerk
Employment Security Clerk, Sr.
Engineering Aide
Engineering Technician
Engineering Technician, Sr.
Janitor, Supervising
Treatment Team Leader (Children & Youth Services)
Treatment Team Leader (Mental Health)
Treatment Team Leader (Mental Retardation)
Director, Bureau of Quality Assurance
Commercial Valuation Specialist II
Commercial Valuation Specialist III
FILING ENDS DECEMBER 27, 1982
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THE PUBLIC SE
CTOR, Friday, December 3, 1982
ALBANY — The Westchester Coun-
ty United Way has now joined with
scores of other United Way affiliates
across the country in adopting a
policy statement recognizing the in-
terests of union members.
CSEA Local~ 860 President Pat
Mascioli said the resolution had been
in the works at the time that union
president William L. McGowan issued
a statement clarifying CSEA’s posi-
tion on the continuing controversy
surrounding the differences between
some United Way affiliates and
organized labor.
In the November 5, Public Sector,
President McGowan outlined the
union's position urging United Way
affiliates to adopt the policy which
pledges respect for collective
bargaining relationships by organiza-
tions receiving United Way funds.
While many affiliates in New York
“State “had adopted ‘thé policy, a few
reportedly refused to do so and others
had not acted prior to the November 5
statement. Westchester United Way
now has adopted the policy and ac-
cording to United Way officials other
affiliates in New York are expected to
do so in the near future.
CSEA advises its locals to check
with any United Way affiliates they
are supporting to be sure they too
adopt the labor policy statement.
Legislative input asked
ALBANY — In order to ensure that
its goals reflect the real needs and
concerns of the membership, CSEA’s
statewide Political Action Committee
is asking for ideas for the union’s 1983
Legislative Program.
Send your ideas, no later than Dec.
10, to: Eileen Haley, c/o Roemer and
Featherstonhaugh, 99 Washington
Ave., Suite'1130, Albany, N-Y°12201.
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Special and AdHoc
Keeping the union
» informed on
/present, future issues
Special Audit Committee reviews the financial transactions
of the union and determines that they are in compliance with
established policy. Committee members meet with the independent
certified public accountants and they study in detail CSEA’s annual
financial report and management Jjeiter.
: Serving on the committee ares John Geraghty, chairperson;
* Alice Groody, Region |; George Boricoraglio, Region Il; Brian Dalton,
_ Region Ill; Joseph LaFreniere, Region IV; Mary Sullivan, Region V;
and John Eiss, Region VI.
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Pe i SR ES ae
Special Ad Hoc Minorities and Human Rights Commit-
tee is responsible for assisting minorities in employment, training
and counciling. The committee interfaces with minorities organiza-
tions within the state, promotes affirmative action policies, and
monitors the employment practices of CSEA to promote equal
opportunities.
Committee members are: Elizabeth Watts, chairperson; Alma
Wimbish, Region |; Francois Frazier, Region ll; Glenda Davis, Region
lll; Charles Knox, Region IV; Ken Burwell Jr., Region V; and Doris
Williams, Region VI.
Special Women’s Committee focuses its concerns on de-
_ cent, fair and equitable wages; dignity of work; decent work and
eu
Special Civil Service Committee is the watchdog of the | __
merit system, especially in regard to affirmative action programs.
The committee studies and makes recommendations on civil service
reform proposals.
Committee members are: John Weidman, chairperson; Sue Car-
bone, Region |; Barbara Farrell, Region Il; Roger Williams, Region Ill;
Donald Nugent, Region IV; Robert Taylor, Region V; and Thomas
Warzel, Region VI.
Special Communications Committee conducts an on-
going evaluation of the overall effectiveness of CSEA’s communica-
tions program, reviewing communications programs, projects and
materials.
Members of the committee are: James Jayes, chairperson; Pat
_ Buret, Region |; Rita Gardner, Region Il; Peter Costa, Region Ill; Joyce
Van Patten, Region IV; Sharon Keesler, Region V; and James Bond,
Region VI. .
Special Conventions Motions Committee reviews the
minutes of the previous convention and reports to the Delegates on
the status of motions acted upon.
Serving on this committee are: Bud Mulchy, chairperson; Ben
Gumin, Region |; Miguel Cruz, Region Il; Elizabeth Kearny, Region Ill;
Bill Burdick, Region IV; Christine Carletta, Region V; and Kathie
- Fetzer, Region VI.
Special Memorial Scholarship Committee reviews ap-
plications for the scholarship awards given annually to sons and
daughters of CSEA members.
Serving on this committee are: Brian Ruff, chairperson; David
Flaumenbaum, Region |; LaMonte Wade, Region II; Diane Lucchesi,
Region lil; William Fetterling, Region iV; Sandra Delia, Region V; and
Jack Schlenker, Region VI.
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work-related conditions; and the development of the individual.
Committee members are: Pat Taylor, chairperson;
Vassallo, Region t; Phyllis Ferguson, Region ll; Helen Zocco, Region
Ill; Marilynne Whittam, Region IV; Kathy Roma, Region V; and Ruby
Everette, Region VI.
Special Statewide Non-Teaching School Employees
Committee deals with those problems that relate specifically to
the school districts. These concerns include contractual problems,
legislation, school finance reform, representation challenges and
membership recruitment efforts.
Serving on the committee are: Carol Craig, chairperson; Walter
Weeks, Region |; Gary Conley, Region Ill; Myrtle Major, Region IV;
Dolores Herrig, Region V; and Francis Dunham, Region VI.
Special Continuity Action Committee reviews requests
from various Regions and Locals for payment to members on picket
duty.
Members are Claire McGrath, chairperson; Arthur Loving,
Region I; Frank Pondillo, Region II; Irene Amaral, Region Ill; Sherry
Breen, Region IV; Dale Mumbulo, Region V; and Francis Dunham,
Region VI.
Special Probation Committee was formed to handle those
particular problems servicing probation officers throughout the
state.
Serving on the committee are James Brady, chairperson; James
Mattei, Region |; Michael Thompson, Region II; James Brearton,
Region Ill; Francine Perretta, Region IV; Eulis M. Cathey, Region V;
and Gary Clark, Region VI.
Special Social Services Committee functions to meet the
_ needs of local government social service employees around the
_ state. The committee functions as a preventive watchdog for new
"programs and makes recommendations regarding problems and
_ legislation affecting welfare and social services operations in the
state including staffing formulas, promotional opportunities, securi-
+ ty in the workplace, minimum position qualifications and caseload.
Committee members are Grace Vallee, chairperson; Howard
Quann, Region |; Arthur Wegman, Region Il; William Stallings,
’ Region Ill; Linda Conte, Region IV; Marjorie Coggeshall, Region V;
- and David Wilbur, Region VI.
Appointments have not yet been finalized for the special Ar-
mory, Authorities and LPN committees.
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ALBANY — By the overwhelming majority of 98 an additional 334 members said they hadno opinion arrangements be made to dump the ten|
percent, state employees represented by CSEA on the issue but would back CSEA’s position. thousands of survey cards on the
have backed their union’s vehement opposition to a “This is the most overwhelming response that we legy
legislative proposal to “furlough” state employees. have ever received to a survey,” said CSEA
As of February 25th, more than 34,000 state President William L. McGowan, whose str
workers had responded to a CSEA survey on the opposition to the furlough proposal was affi
issue and the actual results showed 33,486 the rank and file survey. ‘Thi
opposed to
Page 20 ‘THE PUBLIC SECTOR, Friday, December 3, 1982
STILL APPROPRIATE is this headline
from Public Sector article earlier this year
describing union reaction to furlough
proposal.
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