Civil Service Leader, 1976 November 5

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Public

Vol. XXXVII, No. 31

Friday, November 5, 1976

Retiree News

BACK-TO-BACK WESTCHESTE!

John Scuderi, left, has seen the end of a three
year ordeal and has been awarded a $60,000 settle-
ment by the City of Yonkers following the suc-
cessful conclusion of a long court fight brought
in his behalf by the Civil Service Employees Assn.
Mr, Scuderi was a City of Yonkers Board of
Education employee who received a pink slip in
January 1973, The CSEA suit in his behalf argued
that the dismissal was illegal in that he had not
been given a hearing prior to the firing, The
initial suit, brought in Westchester County Su-
preme Court, was rejected because it was held
that the suit was not brought in a timely manner.
The CSEA carried the issue to the Supreme Court's
Appellate Division, however, which reversed the
county decision and ordered the case back to
Westchester Supreme Court for another hearing.
That time, the Westchester court ruled in favor
of the Seuderi suit and made the large award.
The $60,000 represents compensation for back
wages, interest on them, and lost fringe benefits.
Above, joining Mr. Scuderi in smiles over the
copy of the court order are Raymond Cassidy,
president of the Westchester CSEA Local 860,
center, and Southern Region Mil attorney Arthur
Grae, who handled the litigation.

Whither Welfare? Officials Pose

By THOMAS HASHEM JR.
KIAMESHA LAKE — Frus-
trated Civil Service Em-
ployees Assn. delegates to the
union's annual convention at
the Concord Hotel here sought

some

the state,
The

answers from two state
officials on what can be done
to bring about welfare reform in

delegates
mostly from the CSEA s!

.

VICTORIES

In the second successful Westchester County CSEA
court action, Christopher Bodalato, seated, checks
over an arbitrator's decision reinstating him with
a promotion to the staff of the Town of Harri-
son, Last Dec. 31, Mr, Badolato, then a junior
engineering aide and president of the Town of
Harrison CSEA unit, saw his job abolished by
town authorities. Harrison officials claimed the
move was caused by economic pressures but no
other employee was discharged, The CSEA, citing
union-Harrison contract provisions which con-
tain an anti-union activity discrimination clause
and others which protect the status of most senior
qualified individuals in lay-off situations, asked
that the matter be brought to arbitration. This
move was opposed by the town but their request
for a court stay was denied when Judge Morris
Slifkin ordered the issue to be arbitrated. The
arbitrator, Jonathan Liebowits, then ordered Mr.
Badolato reinstated with back pay for his former
post and directed that the Town of Harrison pro-
mote him to the next senior job. Above, from left,
are Pug Lanza, current Harrison unit president,
Mr, Cassidy and Mr, Grae.

CSEA members in the audi-
ence seemed to agree that fraud
among welfare clients is a major
problem, but, as one said, “our
ability to adequately judge and
investigate clients as to eligibil-

drawn
tewide

were

social services committee.

power
Wiley

on?”

Charles E. Kelly,
Bureau of Local Agency, Man-
Management,
acting director of

director,

— See Page 14

Nassau
Suit To

Files

Avoid

Imposed Pact

MINEOLA—A suit seeking to set aside the imposed
contract forced upon employees of Nassau County has been
filed in State Supreme Court by the Nassau County chapter,

Civil Service Employees Assn.

The suit was filed in fulfill-
ment of the warning given to
the Nassau Board of Supervisors
by Irving Plaumenbaum, pres!-
dent of the 22,000-member chap-
ter

The action came as negotia-
tions were opened by the CSEA
negotiating team for a 1977 con-
tract, under a firm deadline for
results by Nov, 30.

Mr. Fhumenbaum said that
the team was “fed up” with the
treatment given to employees by

Out-Of-Title
Case Won At

the administration of
Executive Ralph G. Caso.

“The patience and good faith
of our negotiating team has been
overstrained by the county's tac-
ties,” Mr. Flaumenbaum assert-
ed.

“We are not’ going to stand
for it anymore. If there is any
sincerity in the county's position
this year, we will know about st
pretty soon. If we can't settle by
Nov. 30, then we can't settle,

(Continued on Page 3)

Grievance
Brooklyn DC

County

BROOKLYN—Following the filing of a grievance by the

Civil Service Employees Assn.,

the Department of Mental

Hygiene has been directed to stop assigning a Mental Hy-

giene therapist assistant I as a
in the same title at Brooklyn
Developmental Center.

The grievance was filed by
Brooklyn DC CSEA chapter pres-
ident James Gripper. The suit
contended that Cheryl Morse, a
provisional therapist assistant,
had been routinely and regularly

Clues

ity has been greatly impaired by
a burgeoning caseload caused by
unemployment and a lack of per-
sonnel to do the job."
Mr. Wiley had some good news
(Continued on Page 3)

Born In Bipartisan Strife

and John
the

Repeat This!

Is There Better Way
To Choose Nominees
For National Office?

T Leader presstime the

political campaigns had

hit creseendo pitch. The race

between President Ford and
(Continued on Page 6)

state Litigation Bureau, were the
officials

Mr, Wiley urged the delegates
to carry the message that re-
fusal on the counties’ parts to
pay their share of the welfare
load =accomplishes absolutely
nothing.

“Trying to force welfare re-
form by refusing to appropriate
the needed funds won't work.”

He said it was a “waste of the
state's time” to drag such cases
through the courts because “it is
clearly illegal on the counties’
paris” and the counties have no
chance of winning such suits.

supervisor of other employees

assigned to supervise four other
workers in the same title. Mr.
Gripper's complaint held that
such assignments constituted out-
of-title work.

The grievance had previously
been denied in the first three
steps of the grievance proced-
ure but was upheld at the fourth
step when Mr. Gripper and CSEA
field representative Sol Gordon
appealed to the State Office of
Employee Relations.

The fourth step appeal was
handled by Hilda E, Ford, an
OER assistant director, who ruled
in favor of the CSEA action fol-
lowing a report from the Divi-

(Continued on Page 3)

Suffolk's Tentative Pact
Goes To A Vote This Week

HAUPPAUGE—The Suffolk County Legislature and the Civil Service Employees Assn.
last week announced tentative agreement on a proposed two-year contract for the county's

6,500-plus employees.

The pact provides for cash payments of 50 percent of increment for 1976, with de-

ferred payment of the balance
for 1977, and step promotions in
Meu of increments that year for

employees occupying the top
rungs of thelr respective job
titles.

‘The total package, initialed by
the CSEA and a Suffolk legisla-
tive committee, involves about
$13.3 million annually,

County Executive John V. N.

Klein, a Republican, called the
settlement “a total and swift
capitulation to union demands.”
But Ployd Linton, presiding
(Continued on Page 3)
CIVIL SERVICE LEADER, Friday, November 5, 1976

Health Maintenance Is Outlined
Concord Convention

KIAMESHA LAKE—County delegates at the recent Civil Service Employees Assn.
state convention here at the Concord Hotel were given a panel briefing on Health Main-

At CSEA’s

tenance Organizations now being established throughout the state.

John Nelson, executive director of the Genesee Valley Group Health Assn., reminded

the group of the large increases
in health care costs in the past
12 years. He also questioned
whether the quality of health
care had kept up with those
higher costs.

Mr. Nelson said that in the
Rochester area, it was decided
that there should be a choice,
“rather than the monopoly that
has existed in health care.

“HMO provides a full range
of comprehensive services. For
most consumers, health care has
been like having a fishing license
—no guarantee of services.

“With HMO you agree to ob-
tain services from it and in re-
turn you pay a fixed amount,
Night or day, HMO must re-
spond.

“For physicians, it takes guts
to participate, for they some-
times lose referrals. In spite of
that, interest on the part of
physicians is growing.”

Mr. Nelson explained that
there is a@ built-in grievance
system under the HMO.

He said it takes a great deal
of money to set up such a ser-
vice, “but the future of health
care rests with you, the con-
sumer.”

How the pieces were put to-
gether in the Albany area was
explained by Thomas Bickman,
director of community relations
for the Capital Area Community
Health Plan

Mr. Bickman said establishing
the service wasn’t just an econo-

mic decision, “but a desire to im-
Prove health care.”

He said that it was also a
goal to make health care uvail-
able in one place, with access
readily available, and with con-
tinuity of care plus single record
keeping.

The organizers, he stated.
wanted personalized services at
a reasonable cost and an organi-
zation that would pull them to-
gether.

He said the Albany HMO has
& management group, a facility
nearing completion, ties with ex-
isting facilities and a marketing
team.

‘The HMO theme was carried
further by Sam Freeman, direc-
tor of employee insurance for the
state Civil Gervice Department.

Mr. Freeman saw HMO as an
option for “a valuable and dif-
ferent kind of medical care. HMO
treats the whole person with
inter-doctor communication.”

Mr. Freeman said HMO offers
‘an alternative to the present sys-
tem which, he claimed, “encour-
ages treatment you don’t need.”
He added that within HMO,
there is no incentive to offer
care that is not needed.

Delegates were told establish-
ing an HMO takes time, effort
and money. The program was
moderated by Marie Soldo, senior
program consultant, US. De-
partment of Health, Education
and Welfare.

Launch Flu Shot Program

ALBANY — The Employee
Health Service and the New
York State Civil Service De-
partment are joining to help
combat swine flu this fall and
winter.

Beginning last week 12 EHS
units in Albany will begin vae-
cinating high risk state employ-
ees—those over 65 or those with
serious respiratory ailments.

Local health departments in
New York City, Buffalo and

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High risk individuals must
bring authorization from their
physicians in order to receive the
vaccination.

Further information on the
swine flue vaccine will be an-
nounced to all state employees
through their agency personnel
offices.

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Reviewing campaign plans with Assemblyman Larry Lane, left, can-
didate for re-election in the 102nd District, is Civil Service Employees
Assn. vice-president Joseph McDermott, president of Albany Region
IV. The region has endorsed Assemblyman Lane’s candidacy, s6 Mr.
McDermott is setting the good example as to how CSEA members
should devote time and effort to bolster election chances of legislative
candidates who are considered more attuned to the needs of public
employees,

© CSEA calendar ©

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

NOVEMBER

5—Broome County unit officers’ installation and dinner-dance: St.
John's, Johnson City

10—Westchester County unit shop stewards’ seminar: 85 Court St.,
White Plains.

10—Department of Correctional Services central office chapter gen
eral meeting: 4:30 p.m., Knights of St. John meeting hall
Washington Avenue Extension, Albany

10-Oronge, Ulster and Sullivan Counties Retiree chapter meeting
2 p.m, Room 210, Kleiner Building, Middletown Psychiatric
Center, Middletown,

11—Statewide Board of Directors meeting: CSEA Headquarters,
33 Elk St., Albany.

11—New York State Thruway Western Division chapter 056 monthly
meeting: Fectur's Forks Hotel, Broadway Street at Union Road,
Cheektowaga.

12—Brooklyn Developmental Center chapter 447 Pre-Thanksgiving
Dance: 10 p.m., St, Laurence Parish Hall, Flatlands and Van
Siclen Avenues, Brooklyn,

16—Retiree committee and retiree chapter presidents’ meeting on
legislative goals: CSEA Headquarters, 33 Elk St., Albany.

18—Westchester County unit shop stewards’ seminar: 85 Court St.,
White Plains,

18—Plattsburgh Area Retiree chapter 916 organizational meeting:
1:30 p.m., Howard Johnson Motor Lodge, Route 3, Plattsburgh.

20—Erie Educational Employees chapter 868 Annual Thanksgiving
Danc: John's Flaming Hearth, 1830 Abbott Road, Lackawanna.

24—New York City Metropolitan Retirees chapter 910 meeting:
| p.m., Room 5890, Two World Trade Center, Manhattan.

Suffolk Pact Up For Vote

(Continued from Page 1)
officer of the Democratic-con-
trolled Legislature, said that the
proposal was in line with the
County's proposals before nego-
tiations with the CSEA broke
down earlier this year. The rec-
ommendations of the fact-find-
ers, which did not include incre-
ments, totaled approximately
$12.8 million.

‘The fact-finders’ proposals,
and Mr. Klein's recommendation
to the legislature to offer the
union 5 percent salary increases,
were unacceptable to the CSEA

The Nassau Suit

(Continued from Page 1)
period,” Mr, Flaumenbaum said

‘The CSEA lawsuit against the
imposed contract charged that
the Board of Supervisors violated
the Taylor Law by failing to ob-
serve the best interests of both
employees and the public. Mr.
Flaumenbaum noted that the
Taylor Law, “although it is very
stringent in limiting employee
rights and rarely requires re-
sponsibility on the part of the
employer, ! still imposes some
responsibilities on the employer.”

‘The key requirement on the
Board of Supervisors in imposing
& unilateral contract is to con-
sider the best Interests of both
the employee and the public, The
suit charges that the Board
members made up their minds
on the contract to impose a wage
freeze even before conducting
the legislative hearings required
by the Taylor Law.

At the hearings, Mr, Flaumen-
baum, CSEA Long Island Region
I attorney Richard Gaba and fis-
cal consultant Horace Z. Kramer
presented evidence proving the
employee need for a pay increase
and also that a 6 percent boost
would not necessitate any signi-
ficant increase in county taxes

‘The Board imposed a unilater-
al contract Oct. 18 providing
only a new, fully-paid family
health insurance plan for new
retirees.

(Continued from Page 1)
in this respect

“We're instituting two new
systems in two to three years,
using computers, and we hope to
find duplication of payments and
hope to effect a savings for the
taxpayers.”

He also added that “the state
is frustrated and irritated, just
like you people. But we — the
state—have to follow federal

because they eliminated the in-
crement system.

“I have been mandated to hold
the increment system by the unit
presidents above all else,” said
James Corbin, president of the
Suffolk chapter.

The impasse went to the legis-
lature earlier this month under
Taylor Law procedures when the
CSEA rejected the recommen-
dations by county fact-finders.
The Democratic majority of the
legislature had blamed the
County Executive of deliberately
delaying the signing of a con-
tract with the employees in order
to balance his 1976 budget, with
money originally budgeted for
raises and increments, and to
embarrass the Democrats in the
Legislature.

“It was either this or a wage

freeze, because Mr. Klein had
spent the money set aside for the
employees’ raises and incre-
ments,” said Mr. Corbin. “For
14 months, the County Executive
fatled to come to any agreement
with the union, He passed the
ball to us and we fielded it. I
think we came up with a solu-
tion that is both in the public
interest and in the best interest
of the employees.

The settlement will now be
voted on by the Suffolk CSEA
membership before it is taken to
vote by the full Legislature on
Thursday, Nov. 9, the day the
Legislature is to vote on Mr.
Klein's proposed 1977 budget.

Ballots and a 10-page packet
of information were mailed from
the CSEA Suffolk office Oct, 29
and will be counted Nov. 8.

Insurance Rate Changes

CSEA insurance rate changes are made on the first payroll in
November of each year. This applies to the CSEA group life in-

surance, accident and health insurance and supplemental life in-
surance as explained below. To avoid many unnecessary contacts
with CSEA headquarters in Albany, you should be guided by the

following information:

CSEA Group Life Insurance
Effective on the first payroll in November of each year amounts

of insurance issued are adjusted

in accordance with the annual

salary based on the following table:

Insurance
‘Class

Less than $1,400

and over

The cost

Annual Salary

$1,400 but less than $2,100
2,100 “oe “3500

Males Females
$1,500 $1,500
2/600 1,500
4,000 1,500
4500 5,500 2,600
5,500 6 500 2,600
500 8,000 4000
7,300 10,000 5,500
#500 11,500 5,500
12/500 5,500

to each insured member. per thousand dollars of

insurance, increases each five years, after age 30, in accordance

with the following table:

Attained Age
(Nearest Birthday as

Age
Group of November 1)
A 29 and under
B
c
D
E
FE
G
H
I

‘The Bi-Weekly The Semi-Monthly
Deduction Is Deduction
$.10 Sit
15 16
20 22
25 27
34 37
3a 35
70 16
cr) 1.03
120 1.30

Whither Welfare? Officials Give Ideas

mandates or we lose federal
funds,” he reminded,

He added that the lawsuits he
mentioned brought by the coun-
ties against the state only serve
to frustrate cooperation or part-
nership with the state to force
reform on federal agencies.

Mr, Wiley also said that it was
wrong for members to blame all
county budget problems on the
rising welfare caseload. Inflation

District; Glenn Harris, 109th Assembly District; Howard

CAPITAL REGION ENDORSES
Candidates for the State Legislature who are belng endorsed by the Senatorial
Region IV political action

Cropsey, committee chairman; Richard Conners, 104th Assembly
District; Howard Nolan, 42nd Senatorial District, and Fred Field,

103rd Assembly District,

in general, he said, has added to
everyone's financial burden.

Mr. Kelly also emphasized that
“if you ignore the federal ma:
dates, you lose the federal funds.

New York State, he added, is
very much aware of the finan-
cial difficulties at the county
level.

“We're pressuring at the fed-
eral level,” he said. “The prob-
lem grew up over a number of
years and it is not going to be
solved overnight.”

Richard Tarmey is chairman
of the statewide social services
committee, Philip Miller who
was another panel participant,
is staff coordinator at Albany
CSEA Headquarters,

Brooklyn DC

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sion of Classification and Com-
pensation of the Department of
Civil Service.

In upholding the CBEA griev-
ance, the OER ruled that the
tentative classification standard
for Mental Hygiene therapist as-
sistant I employees called for
the supervision of Grade 9 Men-
tal Hygiene therapy aides and
that Ms. Morse was working in
oul-of-tithe work.

9161 ‘*g 4equiesoy ‘epg “YAGVAT FAUTS WALD
CIVIL SERVICE LEADER, Friday, November 5, 1976

Wa
NASSAU CSEA OBSERVES 28th ANNIVERSARY AT

DINNER.DANCE

When Nassau chapter 830 of the Civil Service Employees Assn, celebrated its 28th anniversary last

month, it was only natural that the union's top bra:

should show up

to pay their respects. From left,

looking over souvenir program, are Long Island Region I second vice-president and Nassau chapter
vice-president Nicholas Abbatiello, CSEA treasurer Jack Gallagher, CSEA president Theodore C. Wenzl
and CSEA vice-president and Long Island Region I president Irving Flaumenbaum. Mr. Flaumenbaum
is also president of Nassau chapter, and has guided its growth from a membership of approximately
1,000 to its current 20,000-plus strength. Nassau chapter is the largest by far of all CSEA chapters, with
more than twice the membership of its closest competitor. Nearly one-tenth of the total CSEA member-

ship is within Nassau chapter. The dinner-dance was held Oct. 16 at the

Occupational And Physical
Therapist Job Slots Open

ALBANY—The State Department of Civil Service is con-

tinually accepting applications for occupational therapists

and physical therapists for

posts in the Department of

Mental Hygiene, Health Department and The State Uni-

versity of New York. Starting
salary is $11,337 a year.

To qualify for occupational
therapist, exam 20-176, appli-
cants must have a bachelor's de-
gree and registration as an oc-
cupational therapist with the
American Occupational Therapy
Association. A bachelor's degree
in occupational therapy and a
state occupational therapy li-
cense will also be accepted.

Candidates with a degree in
physical therapy and a license
issued by the State Department
of Education may apply for phy-
sical therapist, exam 20-177.
Candidates who have a tempor-
ary license to practice in New

will be rated on the basis of
their training and experience

Applications may be obtained
from the State Civil Service Dr-
partment, Two World Trade Cen-
ter, New York, N.Y,; Suite 1750.
1 West Genessee St.. Buffalo,
N.Y., or the State Office Build-
ing Campus, Albany, N.Y.

There will be no written test.

WEST SENECA DC

ALBANY ~~ Christopher T, W.
Ross, of Tonawanda, has been
named by Goy. Hugh L. Carey
as a member of the Board of

Visitors of the West Seneca De-
velopmental Center.

Mr

York State may be appointed,
but must obtain their license

within one year Ross was reappointed for

Malibu Club in Lido, Long Island.

Madison Requires
An Administrator

WAMPSVILLE—The Madison
County Civil Service Commission
has opened filing until Nov. 10
for nursing home administrator
(Exam No. 64-858)

A test will be given Dec. 11
for the $13,000 job. For further
information contact the commits-
sion at County Office Building,
Wampsville, N_Y.

TECH LIST
ALBANY — A senior vector
control technician eligible list,
resulting from open competitive

exam 27-610, was established
Oct. 7 by the State Civil Service
Department. The list contains

three names.

ENGINEER LIST
ALBANY — A principal water
resources engineer eligible lst,
resulting from open competitive
exam 27-411, was established
Oct, 6 by the State Civil Service
Department. The list contains

Candidates for both positions a term ending Dec. 31, 1979 five names
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‘ New Federal Pay Rates :
= Federal employees are starting to get pay increases, retro- =
active to Oct. 1. The increases, which average 4.83 percent, are =
: designed to be comparable to similar private sector jobs. =
= Grade by grade, percentage increases are as follows: =
Grade-Increase Grade-Increase Grade-Increase Hy
GS-1 4.51% GS-1 4.33% GS-13 6.12% :
GS-2 4.39 Gs-8 4.42 GS-14 6.94 2
GS-3 430 GS-9 4.55 GS-15 7.92
GS-4 4.25 GS-10 4.71 GS-16 9.06
GS-5 4.24 GS-11 4.93 GS-17 10.36
GS-6 4.27 GS-12 5.45 GS-18 11.83
as 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 8 9 10
1 $5,810 $6,004 $6,198 $6,392 $6,586 $6,780 $6,974 $7,168 $7,362 $7,556
2 6572 6,701 7,010 7,229 7,448 «(7.607 7,886 «8,105 8,324 8,543
3 7,408 7,655 7,902 8,149 8,396 8,643 8,890 9,137 9,384 9,631
4 8316 8,593 8,870 9,147 9,424 9,701 9,978 10,255 10,532 10,809
5 9,303 9,613 9,923 10,233 10,643 10,853 11,163 11,473 11,783 12,093
6 10,870 10,716 11,062 11,408 11,754 12,100 12,446 12,792 13,138 13,484
7 —-:12,523 11,907 12,291 12,675 13,089 13,443 13,827 14,211 14,595 14,979
8 ‘12,763 13,188 13,613 14,038 14,463 14,888 15,313 15,738 16,163 16,588
9 14,097 14,567 18,037 15,507 15,077 16,447 16,917 17,387 17,857 18,327
10 :15,524 16,041 17,075 17,592 18,108 19,143 19,660 20,177
11 (17,056 17,635 18,763 19,332 19,901 21,039 21,608 22,177
12 20,442 21,123 22,485 23,166 23,847 25,209 25,800 26,571
13 (24,308 25,118 26,738 27,548 28,358 29,978 30,788 31,598
14 28,725 29,683 31,509 92,557 33,515 35431 36,389 37,347
15 33,789 34,915 37,167 98,293 39,419 43,923
16 40,950 43,592 44,913 46,234
W 47,970 51,064 52,611
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Suffolk Sets OCs, Promos

HAUPPAUGE — The Suf-
folk County Civil Service De-
partment has opened filing
until Nov, 10 for eight open
competitive titles and two pro-
motional titles. All have Dec, 11
written examinations.

The open competitive titles
range in salary from $8,500 to
$19,105, School lunch coordinat-
or (Exam No. 16-336) pays $8,-
500. Insurance manager (16-
331) pays $10,000. Principal title
searcher (16-332) pays $11,954.

A salary of $12,000 is paid for
school lunch manager (16-338)
and senior citizens program di-
rector (16-340). School lunch

director (16-337) gets paid $13,-
000. Nursing home administrator
(16-339) $16,704. Federal and
state aid claims coordinator (17-
330) pays $19,105

Promotional exams are for
principal title searcher (16-333),
which pays $11,954 and chief
budget examiner (16-334), which
pays $19,105,

For further information con-
tact the Department at H. Lee
Dennison Executive Office Bulld-
ing, Veteran's Memorial High-
way, Hauppauge, N.Y, 11787

You may not be dying to
give blood, but some day you
may be dying to get it.

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State Job Calendar

Assistant Clinical Physician $25,161 20-413
Associate Actuary (Life $18,369 20-520
Supervising Actuary (Life) $26,516 20-522
Principal Actuary (Life) $22,694 20-52!
Associate Actuary (Casualty) $18,369 20416
Supervising Actuary (Casualty) $26,516 20-418
Senior Actuary {lite} $14,142 20-519
Clinical Physician | $27,974 20-414
Clinical Physician I $31,055 20-415
Compensation Examining Physician | $27,942 20-420

Hygienist $8523 20-107
Dietitian $10,714 20-124
Supervising Dietitian $12,760 20-167
Electroencephalograph Technician $ 7.616 20-308

id Ser Worker $ 5,827 20-352
Hearing Reporter $11,337 20-211
Histology Technician $8,051 20-170
Hospital Nursing Services Consultant $16,538 20-112
Industrial Foreman $10,714 20-558
Legal Careers $11,164 20-113
Public Librarians $10,155 & Up 20-339
Licensed Practical Nurse $8,051 20-106
MaintenanceM an (Mechanic)

(Except for Albany area) $7,616 Various
Medical Specialist | $27,942 20.407
Medical Special $33,704 20-408
Mental Hygiene Therapy Aide Trainee $ 7,204 20-394
Mental Hygiene Therapy Aide (TBS) $7,616 20-394
Motor Equipment Mechanic =

(Statewide except Albany) $ 9,546 varies
Nurse | $10,118 20-584
Nurse Il $11,337 20-585
Nurse II (Psychiatric) $11,337 20-586
Nurse II (Rehabilitation) $11,337 -20-587
Nutrition Services Consultant $31,404 20-139
Occupational Therapist $11,337 20-176
Offset Printing Machine Operator $ 6,450 20-402
Principal Actuary (Casualty) $22,694 20-417
Principal Actuary (Life) $22,694 20-521
Physical Therapist $11,337 20-177

h $27,942 20-390
Psychiatrist Il $33,704 20-391
Public Librarians $10,714 20-339
Radiology Technologist ($7,632-$9,004) 20-334
Radiology Technologist (T.B. Service) .($8,079-$8,797) 20-334
Senior Actuary (Life) $14,142 20-519
Senior Medical Records Librarian $11,337 20-348
Senior Occupational Therapist $12,670 20-137
Senior Pharmacist $14,880 20-194
Senior Physical Therapist $12,760 20-138
Stationary Engineer $9,546 20-100
Senior Sanitary Engineer $17,429 20-123
Asst. Sanitary Engineer $14,142 20-122
Stenographer-Typist $varies varies
Varitype Operator $4,811 20.307
Hvala $12,670 20-194
Specialists in Education ($16,358-$22,694) 20-312
Senior Stationary Engineer $10,714 20-101
Assistant Stationary Engineer $7,616 20-303

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‘est Genessee Street, Buffalo,
Taylor Law Strike Penalties:

By JANE B, BERNSTEIN

MANHATTAN—The Public
Employment Relations
Board, in a recent decision,
eliminated the automatic
union dues checkoff privilege of
the United Federation of Teach-
ers. The penalty was imposed
because of a week-long teachers
strike last year.

The penalty was imposed un-
der provisions of the state's Tay-
lor Law, which governs conduct
of public sector employees. The
move has attracted renewed at-
tention to the law and created an
additional amount of antipathy
for it by public employees.

The Taylor Law replaced the
Condon-Wadlin Law. While it
gave public employees the right
to collective bargaining, it also
Prohibited strikes by them and
imposed specific penalties should
strikes occur,

These penalties include fines
against a union which sanctions
a strike by its members; the
loss of two days’ pay for each
day an individual ts on strike,
and the forfeiture of dues check-
off for a union.

Normally, a union member's
dues are deducted from his or
her paycheck automatically, For-
felting this right presents a
union with the problem of col-
Jecting dues from individuals, It
has happened that many union
members do not pay their dues
during the period the checkoff
is eliminated.

Another penalty, perhaps the
most controversial, involves the
suspension of a striking em-
ployee’s seniority for a period of
one year from the day it has
been determined there was &
strike.

Critics of the law claim its
penalties have been enforced in-
consistently. According to its
history, that claim is not un-
founded.

Many agencies in municipal-
ities throughout New York State
fall under the jurisdiction of the
PERB.

According to PERB counsel
Martin Barr, 130 out of 160
striking groups of employees
have recently been penalized
under provisions of the Taylor
Law.

Included among these groups
is the UPT, which forfeited its
dues checkoff and two days’

Inconsistencies Rock
Some Union Boats

members’ pay for each strike
day in 1967 and 1968. This is
the third time the union has
suffered the consequences of a
strike.

The New York Bridge and
Tunnel Officers Benevolent
Assn. also falls under the
PERB's jurisdiction. It is now
facing penalties of 12 months’
forfeiture of dues checkoff for
its strike last June.

“In order for PERB to invoke
the dues checkoff, we must de-
termine that an organization is
to blame for the strike and that
it has sanctioned it,” Mr. Barr
said. “We must be certain that
it was not a wildeat walkout.”

Presently in litigation on an
April 1976 strike are Civil Service
Employees Assn. members who
work in Orange County. The
statewide Association Itself could
face fines of up to $200,000 and
suspension of dues checkoff

rights.
All school districts in New
York come under the PERB.

‘Those who suffered strike penul-
ties include Farmingdale, Mas-
Plainview, Bethpage
all on Long Is-

In other words, organizations
under the PERB have been pe-
nalized in a fairly uniform man-
ner. The inconsistency appears
where associations and agencies
do not come under the PERB.

In New York City, all mayoral
agencies fall under the jurisdic-
tion of the Office of Collective
Bargaining. Where strikes occur
in these agencies, it is up to the
courts to invoke—or not invoke—
the forfeiture of dues checkoff.

The procedure is somewhat as
follows: the chief executive offi-
cer of the municipality—in New
York City, this is the Mayor,
who is represented by the City

Uniformed Sanitationmen’s Assn. boss John DeLury rants about
working conditions for his men, At right is union consultant Jack
Bigel, Sanitation union, which falls under Office of Collective Bar-
gaining, never lost dues checkoff rights for strike in late 1960's.

Striking Orange County employees march on picket lines last April.
possible forfeiture of dues checkoff as a result.

Corporation Counsel —seeks an
injunction against the strikers.
If the injunction is violated, the
strikers may be held in contempt
of court. An assessment of the
damages is made, and then the
choice les with the court as to
what penalties it will enforce
under the remedies of the Tay-
jor Law.

The Office of Collective Bar-
gaining does not have the power
to enforce Taylor Law penalties,
and its director, Arvid Anderson,
is of the opinion that such a
power would not be appropriate.

So far, in the history of New
York City, no organization un-
der OCB has ever had to forfeit
its dues checkoff. The courts
have never imposed this measure.
Some say the practice of not en-
foreing it is the most politically
expedient, because of the politi-
cal clout a union may have.
Hence the complaint, especially
in New York City, that unions
found guilty of violating the
Taylor Law by striking are not
penalized consistently.

Outside of New York City, the
Taylor Law permits the estab-
lishment of local employment
boards, known as “mini-PERB,”
which administer the provisions
of the law. There are 13 of these
loca] boards which cover workers
employed by Delaware County,
Town of Hempstead, Town of
New Castle, Nassau County,
Town of North Hempstead, On-
ondaga County, City of Syracuse,
Syracuse School District, Town
of Oyster Bay, Town of Rye,
Suffolk County, Tompkins Coun-
ty and Westchester County.

‘The local boards may also use
their discretion in invoking Tay-
lor Law penalties for strikers.

On Long Island, members of
the Nassau Community College
faculty senate had their dues

checkof{f suspended for six pay

periods in 1972 because of a
1971 strike.
The Valley Stream Board,

which has since been disbanded,
suspended dues for a nine-month
period for Maritime Loca] 342 in
1973 as penalty for that union's
1972 walkout.

These two boards saw fit to
impose the maximum penalties.
Not all local boards do so.

One source, who asked not to
be identified, said, “Let's face it,
many municipalities do not want
to mess up @ good thing in the
way of an agreement between

Name Mediator.

ALBANY —Two mediators
and a fact-finder have been
named by the Public Em-
ployment Relations Board to
contract disputes involving public
sector employers and elements
of the Civil Sérvice Employees
Assn,

In addition,’ the PERB has
named Harry G. Himber, of
Forest Hills, to replace Abraham
A. Desser as the fact-finder in
the disptue between the Rockville
Center Union Free School Dis-
trict and the Nassau County
Educational chapter, CBEA

‘The two mediators are Frank
McGowan, of the PERB New
York City office, named to the
dispute between the East Mead-
ow School District and the CSEA

AUTO INSPECTOR

ALBANY—An automotve fa-
cilities inspector eligible lat, re-
sulting from open competitive
exam 24-381, was established
Oct 12 by the State Civil Service
Department. The list contains
710 names.

|. CSEA faces exorbitant fines and

labor and management.

“Tt is much easier to only im-
pose fines and the loss of two
days’ pay, instead of causing a
politically powerful union to lose
thousands and thousands of dol-
Jars through suspension of dues
checkoff.”

The inconsistencies do exist.
‘The question may then be raised,
“Does the Taylor Law work?"

Its critics say it must be re-
vamped to allow greater flexi-
bility for public employees, But
its proponents still maintain
that the law must exist to deter
strikes by public workers.

s, Fact-Finder

and Ralph Vatalaro, of the
PERB Albany office, named to
the dispute between the Adiron-
dack Regional Hospital, Warren
County, and the CSEA.

The fact-finder is Susan Mac-
kenzle, of New York City, named
to the dispute between the Town
of Huntington Public Library and
the CSEA.

Insurance Rep
Promo Is Set

ALBANY — The State Civil
Service Department has an-
nounced filing until Dec. 6
for promotion to supervising
unemployment insurance hear-
ing representative. An oral test
will be held in January (Exam
No. 39-157)

At present there is one vacancy
each in New York City and Al-
bany, Application forms are
available through agency person-
nel or business offices or from
the Civil Service Department,

9261 ‘S sequason ‘Meptty “‘YACVAT AAMAS ALD
CIVIL SERVICE LEADER, Friday, November 5, 1976

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Show & Substance

EW YORK CITY’S contract negotiations with the Pa-
trolmen’s Benevolent Assn., are more show than sub-
stance, as is too much of the city’s financial belt-tightening.

Although nobody can argue that the city has not dealt
strongly with its financial emergency, many of the steps
it takes are only reactions to union cooperation or non-
cooperation, rather than true reforms. They are too often
designed more for the appearance of retrenchment than for
the most effective deployment of resources.

Some agencies, such as the Sanitation Department,
have been able to rehire most of their laid-off workers under
federal Comprehensive Employment and Training Act funds
and city monies, while others, such as the Police Depart-
ment, have not been allowed to hire back more than a small
percentage of those laid off.

The City explains that its policy is to allow departments
to hire when attrition exceeds the expected rate. But why
should agency manpower levels be based on poor estimates
instead of need? The city offered to rehire 400 police officers
Nov. 1 only if the union funded the rehirings. Mayor Abra-
ham D. Beame acted as if the city were doing the union more
of a favor than the public by rehiring the police.

So while Sanitation hires without penalty, hospital
workers, probation officers and police officers are forced
to finance rehirings of their fellow workers. The disparity
angers workers and belies the city's austerity claims.

Instead of working to make real productivity gains, the
city still too often strives for the appearance of efficiency,
rather than for a true revolution in management techniques.

The police officers who took to the streets to protest
what they feel is unequal treatment failed to get their point
across. They resorted to show, rather than substance, as
much as the city does, and lost. The public compared them to
the demonstrators that they usually are assigned to control.

But the police do have a point.

In some cases attrition and layoffs have even reduced
the ability of an agency to collect money and maintain
efficiency, as Comptroller Harrison Goldin frequently points
out in his agency audits. Only when it is forced to find extra
money does the City hire the employees required to collect it.

In the Police Department, the City has pushed for
glittery changes, such as taking away 10 days off that were
originally given police by former Mayor John Lindsay. There
are many more fundamental management changes the City
should be concentrating on, Failure to tighten management
results in defiance to lower-level changes.

The police problem goes to the very root of the City’s
“cut and then count” method of fiscal restraint. What is
necessary is an intelligent program for reshaping the city,
rather than a blind rush to austerity. AB.

‘Questions & Answers |

Harcourt Tynes
Clty Editor

Jone Bernstein
Features Editor

Q. I'm going to take my 65-
year-old aunt and uncle to apply
for supplemental security income
payments, What documents
should they take with them?

A. They should take their
birth or baptismal certificates,
cheekbooks, savings account
books, stocks and bonds, life

insurance policies, auto registra-
tion cards, latest real estate tax
statement, last year's income tax
returns and W-2 forms, evidence
of all other income, and their
social security cards, If they
have any questions wbout any of
these documents they should call
the social security office first,

closing moments of the cam-
paign to be so close that poll-
sters Gallup and Harris were
hedging their bets, instead of
predicting the winner with con-
fidence.

Political pundits, who had for
months been hand wringing and
lamenting over voter apathy,

This may indeed be the year
in which the voters confounded
the pollsters and the pundits.
For the first time in many years,
the presidential campaign in-
volved two candidates, neither of
whom in their past had develop-
ed a national constituency.

Polls Like A Yo-Yo

Many Republicans who had
been passionately in favor of
Governor Reagan felt left out
of the political picture when
their favorite was defeated at
the nominating convention.
Among Democrats, those who

or any of the other early aspir-
ants for the Democratic nomina-
tion, were disappointed and frus-
trated when their favorites fell
by the wayside of the prolonged
Democratic primaries.

As the wounds, frustrations
and disappointments were as-
suaged by the passage of time,
many of these political activ-
ists slowly returned to the re-
spective party folds, This ac-
counts in large measure for the
fact that the public opinion polls
were jumping up and down like
a Yo-Yo.

What clearly emerges from this
year’s experience is that there
ought to be a better way of se-
lecting presidential candidates,
‘This business of permitting the
handful of voters in New Hamp-
shire to eliminate presidential
contenders in the snows of March
is a pretty silly business, since
New Hampshire ts anything but
a microcosm of the United States.

During the past year, Con-
gress had before it a number of
Proposals to make the process of
the primaries a more rational
procedure, and less trying to the
energies and resources of pros-
pective candidates. As it is the
present system of primaries is
nothing more than an endur-
ance contest,

The proposal which was most

discussed in Congress
was one calling for a series of
regional primaries, conducted on
@ single date with all states in-
cluded in a specific region. The
virtue of this procedure is that
all candidates would campaign
during a single period in the
New England region, for exam~-
ple, instead of worrying about
@ primary in New Hampshire one
week and one in Florida the
following week.

Vice Presidential Selection

Consideration should also be
given to the problem of selec-
tion of a person to serve as vice
president. Under the present pro-
cedure, the candidate for vice
president becomes the personal
selection of the candidate for
president. The convention dele-
gates serve only as a rubber
stamp to certify the person desig-
nated by the presidential nom-
inee.

Given the nature of the poli-
theal process, what the nominee
most has in mind in selecting a
running mate is @ person who

(Continued om Page 7)

Mr. Gaba is a member of the firm of White, Walsh
P.C., and chairman of the Nassau County Bar Association
Law Committee.

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Job Rejection Appeal

The Appellate Division, First Department, recently di-
rected the New York City Civil Service Commission to declare
an applicant eligible for appointment. This modified a lower
court decision wherein Special Term directed that the peti-
tioner be appointed to the position of probationary police
officer. The petitioner took a qualifying examination for a
position as policewoman and was called for appointment
in 1973. On the grounds that petitioner had a history of
alcoholism, she was rejected.

INITIALLY, the Article 78 proceeding commenced by
petitioner resulted in the matter being referred back to the
respondent for reconsideration, Five separate examinations
of the petitioner were had, none of which was able to sup-
port the allegation of alcoholism, The Appeals Court said
that no point would be served by further examinations.
Respondent has not demonstrated that petitioner had any
problem which should disqualify her from becoming a police
officer. Therefore, the Appellate Division said they had no
power to order petitioner appointed, but could only direct
she be added to the list of names for appointment, The ap-
pointing authority was directed to reconsider her applica-
tion. Matter of Mitchell v. Bronstein, 51 A.D. 2d 942(7).

THE COLLECTIVE bargaining agreement between the
Board of Education and the Greenburgh Teachers’ Fed-
eration contained a provision with regard to class size. In
the Fall of 1974, the union filed a grievance alleging that
the size of certain classes was excessive. The matter pro-
ceeded to arbitration, and in June, 1975, the arbitrator ren-
dered his decision which consisted of a declaration that the
Board had violated the class size provisions of the agreement
and directing the Board to cease and desist from future
violations. The Board moved to vacate the award, and the
union cross-moved to confirm the award.

SPECIAL TERM of the Westchester County Supreme
Court heard the case. The court vacated the award and
denied the cross-motion to confirm the award, The lower
court was of the opinion that the arbitrator’s award was
violative of public policy as expressed in the West Ironde-
quoit Teachers’ Assn. case, which prohibited the Board of
Education from delegating its responsibility regarding class
size and prohibited the arbitrator from directing the Board
of Education to adhere to contractual obligations with re-
spect thereto. The Appellate Court in this case disagreed,
stating that the Irendequoit case governs only the area of
a compulsion to bargain collectively. In other words, the
Board of Education cannot be required to negotiate on the
issue of class size, There is no bar, however, to voluntary
negotiations thereon if the Board is so inclined.

ONCE THE BOARD has voluntarily agreed to the In-
clusion of a class size provision in Its contract with the
(Continued on Page 7)
By JANE BERNSTEIN
QUESTION
How realistic is a 22 percent wage increase demand by state employees?

THE PLACE
The Civil Service Employees Association 66th annual convention, Kiamesha Lake.

Frank Gilder, supervising janitor, SUNY at Al-
bany: “I think a 22 percent
wage increase demand is as
realistic as private industry get-
ting the same thing. I hap-
pened to sit in on the last
fact-finding that we had, and
charts were brought in galore.
At that time the charts proved
that at that time, and this is
two years ago, we were well
within our rights to ask for 15
percent. This is several years
later now, and the projection has been at least
22 percent, We are entitled to deal in that figure
area, I have my doubts, though, as to whether the
‘state will comply with that demand.”

Roy Davies, Mental Hygiene therapy aide: “In
my opinion, I think it’s very
unrealistic, I don’t believe all
state employees should get an
across-the-board 22 percent in-
crease. If there were a maxi-
mum of 22 percent, that would
be okay. If a person is mak-
ing $40,000 a year and gets a
raise like that, that’s one hell
of a lot more than 22 percent
of, say, $10,000 a year, I still
feel we're getting shafted on
it. I don’t think the state will go for it anyway.
They've been giving the state employee the shaft
for so long, it's just a habit with them.”

Marie DuPont, Mental Hygiene therapy aide: “It's
been at least two years since
we had a raise and with the
cost of living and everything, I
think it’s time that we had a
raise. Everything else has gone
up but our salaries. I think
the 22 percent figure is realis-
tic, if we could get that much.
We would settle for less if we
had to. I think we'd be doing
well if we got 12 percent from
the state. It would be better
than what we're getting right now.”

Go RE

The Editor

' Letters To

Dorothy Rabin, senior steno, SUNY at Old West-
bury: “I think the figure is
very realistic. It's been a long,
long time since state workers
have gotten raises, and I think
it’s time to equalize the salar-
jes of state workers in terms
of what workers make in pri-
vate industry and what the cost
of living is now. I hope the
state understands that. I think
e we're in for a fight, but I think

they realize that we mean it
and that they will go along with it. If they don't
buy the package, perhaps they will accept an in-
crease. I think a minimum of $2,400 a year Is
essential.”

Louis Manellino, foreman, state Dept. of Trans-
portation: “In my opinion it's
realistic enough, because in the
past two years, state employees
have not gotten any kind of
raise. The cost of living has
gone up substantially in the
last few years and I think state
workers deserve a raise, the way
the economy is today with high
inflation. Food prices have gone
up and We're still at the same
salary levels that we were two
years ago, We, of all people, should get at least
22 percent increase this year.”

Robert Green, Mental Hygiene therapy aide;
“I think that figure is a good
proposition to put to the board,

f I don’t believe it will go
through, In my mind, I think
that somewhere along the line

4 negotiations have already been

f made and that we're wasting
our time. I think the state
and the board have already
made these agreements ahead
of time. So all this talk is for
nothing. We'll never get that

much.”

acquainting other staff members
with the philosophy and scope
of occupational therapy. This
served as a bridge of understand-

Of Pensions

Editor: The Leader:

In the Oct, 15 issue of your
Paper, there is a letter from
Michel J. Maye concerning the
fact that widows and children of
firefighters killed in the line of
duty receive and live on pensions
of $4,200 per year, hardly a
munificent sum. May I add that
this also relates to witows and
children of policemen killed in
the line of duty.

However, Mr. Maye should
have stated that this relates to
widows and children of men who
were killed in the line of duty
prior to 1965. Since that date
the widows of men killed in the
line of duty received more, as
salaries went up.

My gripe is the fact that there
are @ great many elderly who
are still suffering from the in-
juries they recelved in the line
of duty: retired firemen and
policemen who had to retire prior
to 1965, They receive a pension
of $6,630, which I feel is also
“® munificent sum," Most of
these men still have wives to
support and, in some cases,
children.

And how about the widows of
Article One men who receive

$106.66: what can be done to
help them?

T am aware of the financial
condition of New York City and
realize that this is not the time
to try and get benefits for any
group of retirees. However, I
just want to remind Mr. Maye
that there are many others who
could be helped. On behaif of our
group, we would appreciate any
help the Uniformed Firefighters’
Assn. or the Patrolmen’s Benevo-
lent Assn. can give us,

William L. Wallace

President

Retired Line Of Duty New York
Police and Firemen's Assn,
Staten Island

OC Licenses

(Editor's Note: The following
was sent to Civil Service Em-
ployees Assn. Director of Educa-
tion Edward Diamond and a copy
provided to The Leader.)

Editor, The Leader:

Having been a past member of
the CSEA for eight years, I am
aware of the excellent programs
offered for continuing education
purposes. In the past, you have
offered survey courses about oc-
cupational therapy by registered
therapists with the purpose of

ing between the health-care
workers,

However, I should like to cau-
tion you in your course descrip-
tions not to imply that you are
teaching anyone to do occupa-
tional therapy or to be an oc-
cupational therapist. All formal
OT programs are provided by li-
censed occupational therapists,
in programs that are accredited
by the AOTA and the State Edu-
cation Department. As occupa-
tional therapy ts now a licensed
profession, any course other than
a survey or informal course
should meet these standards of
education and law.

FOREMAN LIST
ALBANY—A highway light

lished Oct. 7 by the State Civil
Service Department. The list con-

RETIREMENT
NEWS & FACTS

By A, L. PETERS
Power Of Attorney

Leonard Sloane, who writes a
personal finance column for The
New York Times, has made a
point of urging peop. to use
the power of attorney form for
@ number of basic helps. The
power of attorney is an instru-
ment that gives someone or sev-
eral people the right to act for
you if you are unable or un-
willing to do so yourself, The
power may be limited for a single
purpose only, like getting into
your safe deposit box, or it can
allow someone to draw checks,
make bank withdrawals, and
other things. It allows someone
to act as if he were you in a
Jegal situation.

‘The instrument is particularly
important if you are going into
a hospital or a nursing horre or
if you are suffering from any
lengthy illness or going on a
Jong trip. Of course, the person
to whom you give a power of
attorney should be of sound
judgment and someone you can
trust, It is usually given to a
member of your family, a law-
yer, an accountant or banker.
Forms are available at most legal
stationery stores.

‘There will be another increase
in Social Security taxes next
year according to most experts.
The present 5.85 percent tax on
both the employer and the em-
ployee will probably go to 6.25
percent for each. This will mean
a $66 increase in taxes for in-
dividuals earning $16,500 or more.

In addition, the base may be
raised so that high wage earn-
ers will pay an additional $70.
eee

As a public service, The Leader
continues to publish the names
of individuals who are benefici-
aries of unclaimed checks from
the New York State Employees’
Retirement System and the State
Policemen’s and Piremen’s Fund.
The Leader or the New York
State Employees’ Retirement Sys-
tem in Albany may be contacted
for information as to how to
obtain the funds.

Following is a listing of those individ.
vals whose membership terminated pur-
suant to the provisions of section 40,
paragraph 1 of the Retirement and So-
cial Security Law on of before August
31, 1974.

(Continued from last week)

Jasper, James E Amityville
Jemmont, H. B. Springfield Gardenus
John, Shirley M. Buffalo
Johnson, Dora Jamaicn
Johason, Leone A. Staten Island
Johason, Willie M. NNJeney Ciey, NJ-

Freeport

Joseph, Leonard Huntington Sta
Kaho, Virginia Orange, NJ.
Kaiser, John J Rochester
Kalia, Bernice Syracuse
Kane, James P. Valley Stream
Kassimat ithaca
Kaudere more
King. Lincoln Bienburg Depot
Koehler, Kermit A. Lev
Koho, Vaito P. Coo}
Konrad, Walter Albany
Kramer, Rose M. Me. Vernoa
Bethesda, Md.
New ‘York
Deep Rua, N.C
New York
Michael P. Je. Hempstesd
Lepson, Carol Bronx
Lipman, Jack 1 Howard Beach
Le Cascio, John ‘Tuckaboe

(To Be Continued)

Don't Repeat This!

(Continued from Page 6)
would balance the ticket and do
the least possible harm to the
candidate for the presidency.
It may be that some thought
ought to be given to an amend-
ment to the Constitution under
which the vice presidency ts elim-
inated from the election process
entirely, and oblige the candi-
date for president to run on
his own,

Under the 25th Amendment to
Constitution, where there is a
vacancy in the vice presidency,
the President nominates a per-
son to serve in that office, sub-
ject to the approval of a ma-
jority of both Houses of Con-
gress, This procedure has already
been followed twice.

Pirst was the nomination of
Ford for the Vice Presidency by
President Nixon after Agnew's
resignation, The same procedure
was followed by President Ford
when he nominated Nelson A.

Rockefeller for that office.

Congress, before acting on the
nominations, conducted extensive
investigations into the back-
srounds of the nominees, cov-
ering their personal and politi-
cal finances, their views on pub-
lie policy, and held public hear-
ings on the qualifications of the
candidates.

It may well be that a similar
procedure should be followed by
the person elected President,
after he has been elected to that
office, and is now free to make
the best possible recommenda-
tion without concern about the
political implications of his se-
lection on the eve of a political
campaign.

No doubt other proposals will
be coming forth in Congress
when it meets in January, There
apparently is sufficient public
dissatisfaction with the present
political processes to engage the
attention of Congress.

Civil Gatvize | Daan & You :

(Continued from Page 6)
teachers, the Board was free to
agree to submit disputes con-
cerning class size to arbitration.
The Syracuse Teachers’ Assn.
case restricts bargaining only
where there is a plain and clear
prohibition in a statute, In this
case, the arbitration award does
net violate public policy, nor is

it subject to being vacated on
the grounds that the arbitrator
exceeded his authority, The
award of the arbitrator, there-
fore, was confirmed, In the Mat-
ter of Education, Greenburgh
Central School District No. 7 v.
Greenburgh Teachers’ Pedera-
ton, 51 A.D. 2d 1039 (17)

OL6L ‘S 29qureson ‘Mepyty “YACVAT AQAUAS TIAL
CIVIL SERVICE LEADER, Friday, November 5, 1976

Warwick State School chapter 557 president Solomon Williams engages in exchange
of views with Helen Hayes Hospital chapter 302's Bea Kee, center, and Patricia Comer-
ford, who is also Southern Region HI treasurer and a Professional, Scientific and

Technical Unit bargaining team member.

The debate at this moment is obviously of great importance as three of the CSEA's
statewide officers have come down from dais to stand in line at floor microphones.
From left are treasurer Jack Gallagher, vice-president Irving Flaumenbaum and

vice-president Solomon Bendet.

Work Performance And Examinations Committee Report

The following is the Special Work
Performance Ratings and Examinations
committee report submitted at the CSEA
annual convention last month. Chalr-
man is Samuel Grossfield, of Rochester
chapter, and committee members are
Al Castaldi, William Gagnon, Carl Gar-
rand, George Kawas, Marjorie Reeves,
Liyod Tipton and Robert Weinbloom.

On July 15, 1976, this Committee met
in Albany to discuss the controversial
issues confronting this Committee such
as continuous recruitment, post rating
review, probation on promotion, pro-
visional appointments plus various reg-
ulations of the Work Performance Rat-
ing Program, After establishing an
agenda, the Committee proceeded to
meet with Civil Service Representatives
of the Personnel Services Division and
the Staffing and Examination Divi-
sion. This meeting took place on Au-
gust 10, 1976 at the State Campus.

At prior meetings with the Civil Ser-
vice Representatives, we protested the
interfiling of various lists from the
“Continuous Recruitment Examina-
tions.” We requested a final answer to
our request for fully exhausting a list
rather than interfiling from later ex-
aminations. The Civil Service Repre-
sentative’s answer was negative, The
only possible solution is through legis-
lative action or the Civil Service Com-
mission by requesting that Section 57 of
the Civil Service Law be amended.

On our proposal for post rating re-
view, they felt it would slow up promul-
gation of lists. The only possible solu-
tions are through a contract agreement,
the Civil Service Commission, or legis-
lative action.

CSEA recently lost the court case on
the right of the Civil Service Com-
mission to require succesful completion
of a probationary period for all intra-
departmental promotions without the
right to appeal an “unsatisfactory rat-
ing.” Since such probationaries can be
terminated and returned to their old
position without a hearing, we chal-
lenged this as a weapon in the hands
of management to ket rid of unwanted
employees, The Civil Service Represen-
tatives suggested that a possible solu-
tion could be reached by either legisla-
lative action or through a contractual
agreement. We shal! follow up in both
directions.

The reason they advanced why pro-
visionals remained so long without an
examination being held was due to a
lack of staff. They stated that without
additional staff we could expect no
improvements in this regard, The mes-
sage also came across that the Depart-
ment of Civil Service places no restric-
tion on the selection by agencies of
provisional and temporaries. This means
that administrative lists for provisional
appointments are meaningless. We shall
discuss this further at future meetings.

Although previous examinations had
different “weights” for different ques-
tions, this is no longer true. Civil Ser-
vice has changed its policy so that all
questions now carry equal credit.

We registered a complaint about the
practice of giving multiple titled pro-
motional examinations on the same
day. Civil Service defended its practice
on the grounds that the candidate is
given extra time when taking several
examinations. Also, the Civil Service
Department stated that it is more eco-
nomica]l to hold several examinations
on the same day.

We also reminded the Department of
Civil Service of long standing com-
plaints about examination conditions
for the typing and stenographic exam-
inations. They claimed that they have
corrected some of the conditions and
will review the situation

\

Our position on oral examinations
has been, historically, for their elimina-
tion on grounds of too much subjectiv-
ity, too much possibility of bias, the
lack of anonymity and the lack of
validity. This will be part of the agen-
da for the next meeting.

We have previously questioned why
the Employment Service Counselors were
declared ineligible to take the exam-
ination for Vocational Rehabilitation
Counselor and why the Motor Vehicle
License Examiners were disqualified for
the Motor Vehicle Investigators exam-
ination. While the Civil Service De-
partment answers indicated the reasons
were lack of required qualifications, it
is our belief that the understaffed Civil
Service Department is not taking the
time to review thoroughly the quaillfi-
cations set forth by the agencies,

Regarding our inquiry as to why a

4

Three members of CSEA Board of Directors representing various constituencies within
Central Region V take time to confer on problems encountered by public employees
im both the state and the local government jurisdictions. From left are Maureen
Malone, Madison County; Rino Piagentini, Seneca County, and James Moore, Mental
Hygiene, Region V. Mr. Moore is also president of Utica Psychiatric Center chapter
425 and chairman of the Institutional Unit bargaining team.

“Maintenance Helper” with the Long
Island State Park Commission had been
reclassified to the lower title of
“Groundsman,” their reply was that a
job analysis had been made which lead
to the lower classification.

The following topics had been brought
up during our discussions on Work Per-
formance Ratings:

A. We expressed dissatisfaction with
the vague guidelines for satisfactory
and unsatisfactory ratings. Civil Ser-
vice promised to review these guide-
lines at the next meeting.

B, We requested the inclusion of
an employee organization representa-
tive on the Performance Ratings
Board. Civil Service will take this
under advisement.

C. We questioned the right of an
agency head to overrule the determ-
ination of a Performance Ratings
Board. Our investigations had uncov-
ered the fact that almost all such
actions by the agency head had been
in favor of management and against
the employee. We are now convinced
that only through the Civil Service
Commission or through Legislative
Action can this power of the agency
head be removed.

D. We requested the Department
of Civil Service to advocate a change
in the penalties against an employee
having an unsatisfactory rating. As
it now reads, these penalties are the
loss of their increment and their
disqualification for promotion for
one year. Civil Service did not go
along with our recommendations
that prior years of excellent service
mitigate the penalties. Again, future
action will have to be taken up
with the Civil Service Commission
or with the Legislature.

This Committee is planning to meet
with the Civil Service Commission very
shortly.

chapter 690, Seated at dais are committee members, from left, Seymour Kats, Harold Goldberg, CSEA director Raymond Pritch-
ard (Mental Hygiene, Region V), Genevieve Clark (Western Region VI first vice-president) and William MoCongall.
Disposition Of Convention

The following ts the Disposition of
Convention Motions committee report
submitted at the CSEA annual conven-
tion last month. Chairman is Edward
Dudek, of SUNY at Buffalo chapter, and
committee members are Dorothy Goetz,
Terry Dawson, Earl Kilmartin, Stephen
Zarod, Gennaro Fischetti and Clara
Franklin.

Our Committee met on May 12, 1976
to comply with a motion made by the
Delegate body at the March, 1976
Convention and met again on Septem-
ber 8, 1976 to finalize our report.

In the interim we were involved in
@ program via telephone and the US.
mail services to resolve many of the
motions and the results of our con-
clusions and the investigations through
the various persons responsible for ac-
tion on the motions, etc. We have
found the following actions to have
been taken on the motions in order
of their appearance in the minutes
of the last Delegates Meeting:

1. Correction to the minutes of the
1975 Fall Delegate Meeting was amend-
ed per motion passed and carried by
the delegate body.

2. The motion read “that the dues
increase be reduced from the recom-
mended $1.00 per payroll period to 50
cents per bi-weekly payroll period. Mo-
tion that the dues increase be reduced
from the recommended $1.00 per pay-
roll period to 50 cents per bi-weekly
payroll period has been implemented to
increase the dues to 50 cents per bi-
weekly pay period effective April 1, 1976.

3. The motion read “that the dele-
gates mandate the Board of Directors
to implement the five resommendations
contained in the Treasurer's report deal-
ing with efficiencies and cost reduc-
tions.” The Board has implemented the
delegates mandate and have appointed
an Ad Hoc Committee of the Board
to Explore Cost Reductions in CSEA.

4. The motion read “that the of-
ficers and delegates of this Convention
acknowledge the absence of Mrs. Pauline
Wenzi, and that a message be sent to
her stating her presence is greatly miss-
ed, Also, we send our best wishes
for a speedy recovery which will allow
her to be with us soon again.” Letter
was sent to Mrs. Pauline Wenz! acknow!-
edging your request.

5. Report of the Constitution and
By-Laws Committee. Motions made re-
warding the changes in the report of
the Constitution and By-Laws Com-
mittee have been referred back to
Mr, Kenneth Cadieux, Chairman of
the CSEA Constitution and By-Laws
Committee and his report will be pro-
vided you prior to the October Con-
vention date.

6. The motion read “recommendation
to the general delegate body that affilia-
tion not occur at this time with any
organization.” No action was necessary

7. The motion read “that the Legisla-
tive and Political Action Committee
adopt and submit a,bill to the legis-
lature supporting enforcement of the
State safety bill.” Mr. Martin Langer,
Chairman of the Legislative and Poll-
tical Action Committee will submit his
report on the overall Legislative and
Political Action Committee.

Tb. The motion read “that the Legis-
lative and Political Action Committee
immediately submit a bill to the legis-
lature for passage of the agency shop
bill.” Counsel submitted a variety of
bills on behalf of CSEA and a report
of the legal counsel will be forthcoming.

8. The motion read “that the State
CSEA, Inc., go on record and publicise
in the newspapers that CSEA opposes
the Kinzel Coordinated Escalator Plan
of 1976, and further authorize the
Chairman of the County Division to
send wires to the state legislators ad-
vising them of our position, and also
request the Chairman of the State Ex-
ecutive Committee be granted the same
authority.” The Legislative and Poli-
teal Action Committee has followed

through on the request of the delegate
body.

9, The motion read “that the state-
wide CETA Committee immediately as-
sume the responsibility of disseminat-
ing pertinent information pertaining to
CETA, and requesting the Legislative
and Political Action Committee to heip
seek enforcement of the CETA program
as it was originally. The Chairman of the
CETA Committee has advised the Board
of Directors of all meetings and trans-
actions by the CETA Committee and
officers of the Federal and State gov-
ments.

10, The motion read “that along with
our contractual relationship with the
LEADER, we expand our Public Rela-
tions into the public media, Le. tele-
vision, newspapers, etc., to bring about
@ change in the image of CSEA and
the state workers and enhance our po-
sition as far as bargaining power with
the State.” Change in P.R. Program
has been carried out by Mr. Joseph
Rouller.

11, The motion read “that Counsel be
ordered this week to start the lawsuit
to save the pension funds of the New
York State Employees Retirement Sys-
tem.” Legal Counse] has a status re-
port that will be given at the con-
vention. Various tigations have been
implemented on behalf of CSEA. Law
firm will give a progress report.

1, CSEA supported a safety bill

Operational Unit bargain-
ing team chairman Ed
McGreevy, left, of Ham-
burg chapter, and CSEA
collective bargaining spe-
clalist Joseph Reedy con-
centrate on answer to
delegate during Opera-
tional Unit meeting.

Motions Committee Report

which had already been introduced in

the legislature and lobbied on be-

half of its passage.

2. An agency shop bill was intro-
duced with the cooperation of other
public employee unions, and at the
present time, we are hopeful that it
might pass before the legislature
adjourns.

3. A lawsuit was commenced and Is
still in progress to test the right of
the Comptroller to invest pension
funds in moral obligation bonds.

4. With regard to Item 19 tn your
April 6, 1976 memorandum, I believe
that you should advise Bernie Ryan
in conjunction with Marty Langer to
inform Chapter Presidents to sub-
mit legislative proposals to the Legis-
lative and Political Action Commit-
tee at least sixty days prior to the
fall convention (approximately Au-
gust 1, 1976), so that the Committee
can present a program to the Dele-
gates

5. Item 22 regarding the increase
in rebates to the Regions will be dis-
cussed at the next Constitution and
By-Laws Committee meeting and re-
ported out at the fall meeting.

12. The motion read “that each chap-
ter be informed as to the salaries, ex-
penses and honorariums of CSEA of-
ficers and everyone who works for
CSEA, including field representatives,

and that this report be sent to chap-

Administrative Unit bar-
gaining team chairman
Thomas McDonough, of
Motor Vehicles chapter,

trative Unit delegates dis-
cussed reopener condi-
tions for negotiations due
to get under way this
month, At left is collective
bargaining spectalist John
Conoby.

Professional, Scientific and Technical Unit bargaining team chairman Robert Latti-
mer, of Buffalo District Labor chapter, engages in give-and-take exchange of ideas
with PST delegates, as vice-chairman Timothy Melnerney, left, of Transportation
Region 1 chapter, and collective bargaining specialist Paul Burch concentrate on
the proposals,

ter presidents as soon as possible.” The
matter is being handled by the Treas-
urer's office.

13. The motion read “that the Com-
mittee for Disposition of Convention
Resolutions and motions be required to
meet no more than 60 days after the
close of the convention.” Has been com-
plied with.

14. The motion read “to accept the
recommendation of the committee that
the name of Abraham Kranker be placed
on the Memorial Plaque.” Memorial pla-
ques for Abraham Kranker, John A.
Cromie, Ivan S. Flood and Fannie Smith
have all been placed in their respective
places on the memorial plaque in the
foyer of CSEA Headquarters. Cereron-
fes were held on July 8, 1976 at the
Board of Directors Meeting honoring
the four individuals as their names
were placed on the Memorial Plaque.

15. Work Performance Ratings and
Examinations Committee. Work Per-
formance Ratings and Examinations
Committee have been appointed by Pres-
ident Wenal.

16, 17, 17a. Motions have been referred
to Alan Mead, Chairman of the Re-
structuring Committee who will give
his report at the Convention,

18, The motion read “that all dele-
gates receive no later than three weeks
prior to the convention, the reports to
be acted upon or they cannot be acted
upon at the convention.” Letter was
sent to every CSEA officer and chair-
man of all committees on August 10,
1976 advising them that the deadline
date for submitting reports for printing
is September 1, 1976.

19. The motion read “that the legis-
lative program of CSEA be presented at
the Fall meeting, voted upon, and be-
come the CSEA legislative program for
the forthcoming session of the legis-
lature; and that all legislative propo-
sals be submitted prior to the Fall con-
vention.” Mr. Martin Langer, Chairman
of the Statewide Legislative Political
Action Committee will report to the
delegate body via his report which shall
be submitted to you prior to the con-
vention.

20. The motion read “that all elect-
ed state chapter officers be recognized
as members of the chapter grievance
committee automatically, and only ap-
pointed members be forwarded to ad-
ministration, “Mr. Jack Carey, Assist-
ant Executive Director of the State
Division has stated that he will sub-
mit to OER. all lists of grievances
and committees submitted to him by
the chapter president on a qaurterly
basis.

21, The motion read “to have man-
dated departmental meetings on the
first evening of all delegate or special
meetings.” Requests of the delegate
body have been complied with. Please
refer to the Annual Delegates Meeting
Agenda.

22. The motion read “that the by-
laws be amended to change the re-
sion rebates from 10 cents to 20 cents
per member." The motion has been re-
ferred to the Board of Directors Bud-
get Committee and to the Constitu-
tion and By-Laws Committee whose re-
port you shall have received by the
Annual Delegate Convention.

23. (1) @ moratorium on all out-
standing debt payments by city, coun-
ty, and state governments;

(2) the enactment by Congress of
an Emergency Employment Act which
extends federal credits to increase in-
dustrial and agricultural production, and
maintains and expands social services.
Martin Langer, Chairman of the Legis-
lative and Political Action Committee
shall include this motion in his re-
Port to the Delegates.

24. In compliance with a request by
several delegates, President Wenzl in-
formed the delegates that "New Buasi-
ness” would be taken up ahead of
committee reports at the next delegate
meeting. Committee found item to be
unconstitutional,

6

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CIVIL SERVICE LEADER, Friday, November 5, 1976

COMP. BOARD WATER ENGR.

ALBANY—Gov. Hugh L. Carey ALBANY—An associate water
resources engineer eligible list,
resulting from open competitive
exam 27-555, was established
Oct. 6 by the State Civil Gervice

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‘The New York City Area Of-
fice of the US. Civil Service
Commission has reopened filing
for GS-7 and GS-9 shorthand
reporter and enginer equipment
mechanic and repairer at grade
WG-10. It also reopened sales
store checker at grade GS-2 at
West Point.

The GS-7 shorthand reporter
job, which pays $11,523, requires
one year's experience. Three
years’ experience is required for
GS-9, which pays $14,097.

‘There are no training or ex-
perience requirements for re-
porting stenographer, GS-5,
which pays $9,303. No date has
been set for the written tests.

Sales store checker (GS-2) re-
quires a high school diploma or
six months’ general experience.
The pay is $6,572 a year. For
GS-3, which pays $7,408, one
year’s experience is required. At
least half a year's experience
must have been as a sales store
checker. A training course in
sales store checking can be sub-
stituted for three months’ spe-
cialized experience. Clerical work
or schooling above high school
can be substituted for six months
general experience.

For further information on
the jobs, contact the commission
at one of the federal job in-
formation centers,

Fewer Workers

New York City Comptroller
Harrison J. Goldin has reported
an 18.3 percent reduction in the
number of municipal employees
since June 30, 1975.

The figure excludes the Health
and Hospitals Corporation and
‘Transit Authority, whose
ployees are not paid by the
comptroller’s office.

‘The number of full-time and
full-time-equivalent city em-
ployees was reduced by 48,835
through attrition and layoffs,
according to Mr. Goldin.

Jewish Teachers
To Hear Brayer

Dr. Menachem Brayer will be

the principal speaker at the
Fourth Annual Professional Tor-
ah Conference of the Association
of Orthodox Jewish Teachers
Nov. 14,
Dr. Bayer is Clinical Psy-
chologist and Chairman of
Judaic Studies at the Ferkauf
Graduate School of Yeshiva Uni-
versity.

‘The conference will take place
at the Jewish Center, 131 W.
86th St., Manhattan, at 7:30 p.m.
A general membership meeting
will proceed the lecture.

HWY. FOREMAN

ALBANY—A highway general
maintenance foreman eligible
list, resulting from open compe-
Utive exam 24-406, was estab-
lished Oct. 8 by the State Civil
Service Department. The list con-
tains 258 nazres.

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State Agencies Need
Clinical Physicians

‘The State Department of Civil
Service continually seeks clinical
physicians for the Correctional
Services, Health, Mental Hy-
giene, State University and Drug
Abuse Services Departments.
Starting salaries for the open-
competitive jobs range between
$25,161 and $31,055 a year

Three years’ medical experi-
ence will qualify applicants for
clinical physician I and five
years is good for clinical phy-
siclan II. Candidates for physi-
clan II must also have 150 hours
of continuing education three
years prior to appointment.

NAME MEYERSON

ALBANY — Martin Meyerson,
of Philadelphia, Pa. has been
named by Gov. Hugh L. Carey
as a member of the new Tem-
porary State Commission on the
Puture of Postsecondary Educa-
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Elliott: City’s No. 1 Priority Is Jobs

New York City's new deputy

mayor, Osborn Elliott, recently.
He left as editor-in-chief of
Newsweek magazine to take the
$i-a-year post for the next 15
months.

“We're talking about some

600,000 jobs that have left the
city since 1969," Mr, Elliott said.

Mr. Elliott is already chairman
of the Citizens’ Committee for
New York, a private group at-
tempting to lure businesses to
the city. He replaces Alfred Eisen-
preis, who resigned June 30.

to deputy mayor status because

Nurse, Medical Specialist,
Psychiatrist Posts Open

ALBANY—Licensed practical nurses, psychiatrists and
medical specialists are continuously being recruited by the
Stete Civil Service Department for posts in state agencies.
Salaries range from $8,051 to $33,704 a year.

For all posts no written exam-
inations are necessary. Applli-
cants will be rated according to
their education, training and ex-
perience.

For licensed practical nurse,
No. 20-106, candidates must have
a license to practice as a prac-
tical nurse in New York or have
@ limited permit to practice as a
practical nurse or have applied
for a permit. Practical nurses
are employed with the Depart-

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tion and Health, as well as the
State University.

A state medical license and
completion of three years of
residency training in psychiatry
will qualify candidates for psy-
chiatrist I, No. 20-390.

UTICA PC

ALBANY—Harry N. Savett, of
Utica, has been named by Gov.
Hugh L. Carey as a member of
the Board of Visitors of Utica
Psychiatrie Center.

Mr. Savett, 69, was named
for a term ending Dec, 31, 1978.
He is executive director of Tem-
ple Beth-E] and replaces George
A. Shaffer, of Amsterdam, whose
term expired.

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economic development is “our
number one priority.”

Mr. Elliott said he is convinced
City Hall now places the creation
of jobs “at the very top of its
list of priorities.”

He called on all citizens and
institutions of the city to help
in the “great job hunt” with the
city and state governments, act-
ing as the “catalyst.”

The former reporter-columnist
also said the city’s new economic

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8. Known bosdholders, mortgagecs,
and other security holden owsing or
holding 1 percent or more of total
amount of boads, mortgages or other

Federal
Job Calendar

Detailed announcements and apy corsign pig fd obtained root
visiting the federal job information aie of the U.S. Civil Service
Commission, New York City Region, at 26 Federal Plaza, Manhattan;
271 Cadman Plaza East, Brooklyn; 590 Grand Concourse, Bronx; or
90-04 I6Ist Street, Jamaica, Queens.

Applications for the following positions will be a until
further notice, unless a voy “hab is specified. Jobs are in various

federal agencies throughout the country.
Agriculture

Title Salary Grade Exam No.
Food Inspector ... 6S-5 CH-6-05
Warehouse Examiner sere OSB, 7 CH-0-02

Engineering And Scientific

jineering, Physical Sciences and
ay prety Professions .GS-5 to 15 424
Meteorological Technician GS-6, 7,9 NY-8-43
Life Sciences GS-5 to 7 421
General
Correction Officer 6S-6 431
Freight Rate Specialists GS-7, 9 WA-4-13
Mid-Level Positions GS-9 to 12 NY-5-13
Senior Level Positions GS-13-15 408
Technical Assistant GS4, 5 NY-5-07
Stenography And Typing

Stenographer GS-3, 4 118
Secretaries, Options |, II, I! .GS-5, 6 NY-5-04
Typist GS-2, 3 NY-1-18

Autopsy Assistant GS-3 or 4 NY-5-10
Careors In Therap
f, Dental Lab Technician

Hygie GS-5, 7 NY-5-09
towed Practi GS-3, 4,5 NY-5-06
GS-5, 6 NY-3-02
Medical Radiology Latah GS-5, 6 NY-0-25
Medical Technician GS-5, 6, 7 NY-3-01
Medical Technologist GS-5 to I! NY-6-03
Nurses GS-5 to 12 419
GS-5, 7 428
GS-5, 7 WA-0-07
Military
Air Reserve Technician (Administrative
Clerical/Technical) GS-5 to 12 AT-0-59
Social And Education
Social Worker and Correctional TreatmentGS-9 to 12 426
Specialist
Psychologist GS-9 to 12 WA-9-13
Professional Careers for Librarians GS-7 to 12 422
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Two DOT Men Share Award

ALBANY — Fifteen state
employees won a total of $1,-
160 in cash awards in Sep-
tember for money-saving
ideas submitted to the New York
State Employee Suggestion Pro-
era.

‘The program is administered
by the State Department of Civil
Service. Estimated first-year sav-
ings from these suggestions total
$4,993

Amounts, award winners and
their residences are:

$400—A joint award is shared
by David L. Fisk, Dexter, and
Robert D. Simpson, Adams, both
of the Department of Trans-
portation, who devised an tm-
proved warning light system for
maintenance vehicles.

$200—James Patrick Smith,
Hollis, Workmen's Compensation
Board.

$100—Hyler J. Gray, Sala-
maneca, Office of Parks and Rec-
reation; Milford J. Lyon, Bast
Greenbush, Office of General
Services, and L. David Suits, Al-

bany, Department of Transpor-
tation.

$75—A joint award shared
by H. J, Bloch, Kings Park;
Robert E. Fischer, East Farm-
ingdale, and Bruce B. Horn,
Patchogue, all of the Department

NYC Retirees
Holding Meeting

MANHATTAN—The New York
Metropolitan Retirees chapter
910, Civil Service Employees
Assn., will have a meeting Wed-
nesday, Nov. 24

Chapter president Nathaniel
Ackerman said the meeting, set
to begin at 1 pm., will be held
in Room 5890, Two World Trade
Center, Manhattan.

Full Employment
Is The Key

To Prosperity.
Buy U.S, Made Products

of Mental Hygiene.

$50—Edward H. Walsh, New
Hampton, Mental Hygiene.

$35—Michael A. Susko, Rens-
selaer, Department of Trans-
portation.

$25—Edwin A. Ryan, Mech-
anicville, Transportation; Karen
Spooner, Amsterdam, Office of
Drug Abuse Services, and Mi-
chael R. Cohen, Albany, and
Thomas V. Pajek, Lancaster,
both of the Department of Agri-
culture and Markets.

Cash award winners also re-
ceive certificates of merit, Cer-
tificates of Merit also were
awarded to Ruth Nordstrom,
Queens Village, Mental Hygiene;
William Blackman, Weedsport;
Ronald D. Rowley, Jordan, and
Arthur Wood, Ballaston Spa, all
of Trasportation; Diana L. Boos,
West Sand Lake, Department of
State; Donald PF. McCarthy, Al-
bany, Department of Motor Ve-
hicles, and Joseph G. Amaral,
Oneonta, State University of
New York.

File Now For U.S.
Rec Therapist Jobs

The Charleston, S.C. area of-
fice of U.S. Civil Service Com-
mission is accepting applications
for therapeutic recreation spe-
cialist jobs in Veterans Hospi-
tals throughout the country, un-
til Dee. 29.

To qualify for the GS-5 level
post which pays $9,303, applicants
must have a bachelor's degree
with a major in hospital recrea-
tion therapy; or study which in-
cluded or was supplemented by
24 semester hours in one or a
combination of the following spe-
cializations: arts and crafts,
music, social activities, drama,
radio/television or sport; or a
major in recreation with at
least 15 semester hours in the
areas of specialization.

Por GS-7, which pays $11,523,
applicants must have in addi-
tion one year of experience in-
volving the principles and phil-

able price
health security

It's too bad that science can't invent a magic lollipop which
would prevent cavities and tooth decay simply by eating it

It'll never happen

Dental research has come a long way in the past quarter
century, but the same old rules still apply. Good daily dental
care, a healthy diet and regular visits to a dentist

Sure — dental care can be expensive, and too many people
wait to visit their dentist until they're having trouble

That's where we come in. Our dental plans put the empha-
a6 on prevention —not only for children, but for the entire
amily.

A sound dental plan —at a reason-
is a big step toward family
If your employee
group is even considering a dental
plan, talk to the Blues. We just might
have the answer for you. After all—
we're the ones who invented pre-paid
health insurance

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Blue Crossand
Blue Shield Plans
of New York State

Equal Opportunity Eiployer

osophy of recreation.

A program of clinical practice
in recreation obtained in a Vet-
erans Administration clinical
training program or a similar
program may be substituted for
six months’ experience and is
fully qualifying for the GS-6
level post, which pays $10,370.

A master’s degree, including or
preceded by appropriate clinical
practice, with a major in rec-
reation or @ field of specializa-
tion, can be substituted for the
one year’s required experience.

Certain applicants who are
within nine months of earning
a bachelor's degree and have
superior academic achievement
are also eligible.

Appropriate forms can be ob-
tained at Federal Job Informa-
tion Centers, The announcement
number is AC-5-04.

Completed forms should be
sent to Charleston Area Office,
US. Civil Service Commission,
334 Meeting Street, Charleston,
S.C. 29403,

Tri-County
Retirees Set
Nov.10 Meet

MIDDLETOWN — The
Orange, Ulster and Sullivan
Counties Retiree chapter,
Civil Service Employees Assn.,
will have a membership meet-
ing Wednesday, Nov. 10, accord-
ing to chapter president John
M, VanDuzer

‘The meeting, set to begin at
2 pm. will be held in Room
210, Kleiner Building, at the
Middletown Psychiatric Center,

Mr, VanDuzer said discussions
are planned on aspects of coun-
ty government and assessments
of area legislators, Retirees and
prospective retirees from the
three-county area are invited
to attend.

Nassau Opens
Four Posts

MINEOLA — The Nassau
County Civil Service Com-
mission has opened four
titles for application filing
until Nov. 5.

Real property appraiser II has
a Dec. 11 examination (Exam
No, 64-788) und pays $10,606.
Either a high school diploma and
two years’ real estate appraisal
experience or four years’ such
experience 1s required.

‘Three of the titles involve an
evaluation of training and ex-
perience, with no test, Commu-
nity relations coordinater (64-
‘T19) pays $14,816. Coordinater of
community development I (64-
861) pays $12,421, Director of
community outreach programs
(64-800) pays $21,060.

Por further information con-
tact the commission at 140 Old
Country Road, Mineola, N.Y.

CORRECTION OFFICER

ALBANY—A correction officer
(female—Spanish-speaking) ell-
sible list, resulting from open
competitive exam 24-360, was
established Oct. 18 by the State
Civil Service Department, The
Ust contains 20 names,

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CIVIL 5)

Retiree Committee Report
Outlines Legislative Goals

The following is the Retirees Committee Report submitted at the Civil Service Employees Assn. an-
nual convention. Committee chairman is Nellie Davis and members are Melba Binn, Florence
Drew, John Joyce, William Mensel and Martha Owens.

At the 1975 Convention of Delegates in Niagara Falls, Melba Binn, who served as
acting chairman of the Committee, submitted five legislative goals for approval, four of
which were to involve state legislation introduced and supported by CSEA in behalf of the

Association's retiree membership. The delegates unanimously

posals which were then turned
over by CSEA's Executive Direc-
tor to the Legislative and Poli-
tical Action Committee.

That committee and their lob-
byist recommended that the Re-
tirees Committee's proposals for
state legislation be reduced to
two, namely, a cost-of-living in-
crease bill and a survivor's bene-
fit bill for pre-Oct. 1, 1966 re-
lirees, as it was pointed out that
1976 would be a difficult year
for any legislation costing mon-
ey, The Retirees Committee also
accepted the recommendation
that they support the supplez:en-
tal cost of living increase bill
8 270-A which had already been
introduced by Senator John
Flynn, as having a better chance
than any new bill of our own.
Its companion bill in the As-
sembly was Assemblyman Ste-
phen Greco’s A 1326-A. Also,
Senator Flynn agreed to spon-
sor the survivor's benefit bili,
later 8S 8806-A.

This two-bill plan for retires
legislation was adopted by the
Retirees Committee with the un-
derstanding that their first prior-
ity was to support renewal of
the basic supplemental law re-
enavted in 1975 for the increase
in retirement allowances for
those who had retired before
1969, whieh would expire on May
31, 1976 unless passed again.

At the federal level, Congress-
man Ashbrook’s bill HR 1584 pro-
viding for a tax exemption of the
first $5000 of retirement income,
was included in the retirees’
legislative program.

In April of this year, CSEA’s
president, Theodore Wenzl, sent a
newsletter to all retiree mem-
bers explaining the Association's
retiree legislation and urging
that all write to their state leg-
islators in support of the speci-
fied bills. There is reason to be-
lieve that many thousands of
such letters were written by re-
tiree members.

As the State Legislature end-
ed its 1976 session, the score-
board showed that CSEA retiree
legislation had succeeded on only
one count when on July 1, 1976
the Governor signed 8 10732-
A13101 into the laws of 1976,
providing an extension of the
pre-1969 suppleMnental cost of
living increase to July 1, 1977,
Senator Flynn’s bill 8-270-A

moved to the Senate Pinance
Committee and died there, and
the survivor's benefit bill 8 8606-
A did not get out of the Rules
Committee.

In retrospect, the Committee
feels that the retiree member-
ship's support of its legislation
was vigorous and that the imple-
mentation of the goals by CSEA’s
Legislative and Political Action
was for the most part adequate.
From the outset the Committee
end retiree chapter presidents
had known that the State's fiscal
condition offered little encour-
agement for the passage of fav-
orable legislation costing addi-
tional money. Also, as expected,
crusaders in the media and in-
fluential taxpayers’ groups clam-
oring for pension reform pro-
vided a hostile climate for gain-
ing an increase in public em-
ployee pensions this year. Never-
theless, the personal crisis that
most retired public employees
face because of soaring inflation
de it imperative to seek a cost-
of-living adjustment this year,
and will make it more necessary
again in 1977

Therefore, the Committee sub-
mits in this report its legislative
goals for 1977 for the endorse-
ment of the delegates of this
October, 1976 convention, as
follows:

1, A supplemental cost of liv-
ing increase, permanently keyed
to the consumer price index to
cover all retired members of the
New York State Employees Re-
tirement System; and that the
present cost of living supplement,
which must be re-enacted each
year, be made permanent and
that the present retirement year
cut-off 1968 be extended to in-
clude those who retired through
1971,

2. A survivor's benefit for New
York State retirees who retired
from state employment before
October 1, 1966, for the amount
of $2,000, who are the only re-
tired state employees not recelv-
ing a death benefit,

3. An extension provided by
law of the health insurance plan
now covering retirees to include
a dental health insurance plan
comparable to that now enjoyed
by active employees.

4. An extension of the health

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CORTLAND'S RETIREES

approved each of the pro-

insurance now in effect for New
York State retirees to include
coverage for the surviving spouse
to the extent of the unused sick
leave money available.

5. Federal legislation modifying
the Internal Revenue Act of 1954
to provide a tax exemption on
the first $5,000 of retirement in-
come.

The Committee considers it
proper to include in this report
its views on the matter of mem-
bership on this Retirees Com-
mittee, Committee members have
received comment from mem-
bers of retiree chapters as to its
effectiveness in representing the
broad spectrum of retiree mem-
bership, The majority attitude
has been negative. It has been
pointed out that the Retirees
Committee is different in one re-
spect from other CSEA standing
committees. It is the, retiree or-
ganization's only direct pipeline
to CSEA leadership. It is the re-
tirees’ counterpart to the State
Division and County Division ex-
ecutive committees. In this re-
spect the function of the Retirees
Committee is unique and im-
Portant to the retiree member-
ship,

Criticism may be justified in-
sofar as there are only six
members, including the chair-
man, on the Retirees Commit-
tee should be expanded to the
allowable maximum of eleven
members to provide broader rep-
resentation of the 14 retiree
chapters. By regions, retiree
chapters are distributed as fol-
lows: Region I, one chapter:
Region II, two chapters; Region
TIT, three chapters; Region IV,
one chapter; Region V, four
chapters; Region VI, three chap-
ters.

In view of the above distribu-
tion, some retiree chapters feel
they are not adequately repre-
sented, and that a handful of
committee members can hardly
be fully responsive to statewide,
and especially local, interests of
thousands of retiree members
from Buffalo to Long Island. The
Committee has therefore voted
that its chairwoman communi-
cate with the Association's presi-
dent, requesting that he improve
the composition of the Retirees
Committee by making new ap-
pointments.

DOUBLE TRIBUTE
Two Westbury men were recently honored on the occasion of their
retirement from the Nassau County Department of Recreation and
Parks’ Technica! Services Unit. John Fornabio, left, served the county
for 29 years, and Michael Lagness for 25. The men had desk sets
presented to them by Thomas Gargiulo, president of the Recreation
and Parks unit of the Civil Service Employees Assn. They were also
awarded certificates of recognition by the Recreation Department,

e RETIREE GRAPEVINE +

By THOMAS GILMARTIN
CSEA Retiree Affairs Coordinator

Civil Service Employees Assn, retirees had their first
double session meeting of delegates at the Concord Hotel
convention on Oct. 12. Approximately 60 retiree delegates
participated in the morning and afternoon sessions, with
statewide retirees committee chairman Nellie Davis presiding.

High on the agenda were discussions of the 1977 legis-
lative program and the enlarging of the statewide commit-
tee to provide better representation of retiree chapters with-
in each of the six CSEA regions.

Speakers included Theodore Wenzl, CSEA president,
who reaffirmed his full support of the Association’s retiree
branch. He also endorsed expanding the retirees committee
membership to the maximum permitted by the state con-
stitution.

CSEA attorney James Featherstonhaugh answered many
questions concerning legislation to be introduced this year
for retirees, with interest centering mainly on the supple-
mental cost-of-living increase which will be drafted in the
near future.

Martin Langer, chairman of CSEA’s statewide legislative
and political action committee, described in detail the strat-
egy pursued in this election year by his committee and the
political action committees of the six regions.

As for retiree legislation to be introduced, both Mr.
Featherstonhaugh, CSEA’s chief lobbyist, and Mr. Langer
stressed the necessity of keeping retiree legislation reason-
able and “realistic,” and assured the retiree delegates that
they would give their full support to the program. There
was an underlying feeling of cautious optimism about
achieving the gains hoped for in this coming year.

Governor Carey has hinted that he and his negotiators
might be more amenable to some kind of cost-of-living
adjustment this year than they were last year. In view
of this possibility—and that is all it now is—some of our
retiree leaders feel a bit encouraged. It seems that our re-
tirees can fare no better than the union fares.

The retirees committee and retiree chapter presidents
will meet jointly at CSEA Headquarters in Albany Nov, 16
to work out the specifics of the bills to be introduced in the
1977 Legislature.

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An organizational meeting was held in Plattsburgh Oct.
27 to start retiree chapter 916. Present at the meeting were
John Corcoran, CSEA field supervisor of Albany Region IV,
Charles Scott, field representative for the Plattsburgh area,
and retiree coordinator Thomas Gilmartin. Elected as acting
president of the new chapter is Melvin Ferns of Mooers.
Helen A. Mischler was elected temporary secretary, Forming
a constitution and by-laws committee are Aletha Haley,
Chester Gilfoil, Josephine Speare, Eugene Washer and Fran-
cis Coryer. The new chapter will hold its second meeting
Thursday, Nov. 18, at 1:30 p.m. at the Howard Johnson Motor
Lodge, Route 3, Plattsburgh. All retirees in Clinton, Essex and
Franklin counties will be welcome to attend.

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The Capital District Retiree chapter, which has built
its membership to 3,000 members, will hold its annual Christ-
mas dinner Dec, 10 at the Ramada Inn, Albany, according
to social chairman Deloras Fussell, who said that this event
will replace the chapter's customary monthly meeting.

Latest State And | County Eligible Lists

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EXAM 35-898
SUPVG EN CON OFFICER
Test Held Feb. 28, 1976
List Ext, Oct, 19, 1976

‘Winant Charles Horsetien:

Bernstein Paul

Schramm Fred W Newfield
‘Strack Willmai Cazenovia
Peck Judson T Peon Yan
Sinclair Rebere Caledonia
Healy George Belmont 88.8
Zaleski Kenneth  Peeksiil

WHERE TO APPLY
FOR PUBLIC JOBS

NEW YORK CITY — Persons
seeking jobs with the City
should file at the Department of
Personnel, 49 Thomas St., New
York 10013. open weekdays be-
tween 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Special
hours for Thursdays are 8:30
am. to 5:30 p.m,

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

By subway, applicants can
reach the filing office via the

IND (Chambers 8t.); BMT (City
Hall); Lexington IRT (Brooklyn
Bridge). For information on

titles, call 566-8700.

Several City agencies do their
own recruiting and hiring. They
include: Board of Education
(teachers only), 65 Court St.,
Brooklyn 11201, phone: 596-
8060; NYC Transit Authority,
370 Jay St. Brooklyn 11201,
phone: 852-5000.

The Board of Higher Educa-
tion advises teaching staff ap-
plicants to contact the Individ-
ual schools; non-faculty jobs are
filled through the Personnel De-
partment directly

STATE — Regional offices of
the State Department of Civil
Service are located at the World

Trade Center, Tower 2 85th
floor, New York 10048 (phone
488-4248: 10 a.m.-3p.m.); State

Building Campus, Albany 12239;
Suite 750, 1 W. Genesee St.,
Buffalo 14202: 9 am.-4 p.m. Ap-
plicants may obtain announce-
ments by writing (the Albany of-
fice only) or by applying in per-
son at any of the three,

Various State Employment
Service offices can provide ap-
plications in person, but not by
mail.

For positions with the Unified
Court System throughout New
York State, applicants should
contact the Staffing Services
Unit, Room 1209, Office of Court
Admin., 270 Broadway, N.Y.,
phone 488-4141.

FEDERAL — The US. Civil
Service Commission, New York
Region, runs a Job Information
Center at 26 Federal Plaza, New
York 10007. Its hours are 8:30

Pederal entrants living upstate
(North of Dutchess County)
should contact the Syracuse Area
Office, 301 Erie Blvd. West,
Syracuse 13202. Toll-free calls
may be made to (800) 522-1407.
Federal titles have no deadline
unless otherwise indicated.

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24 McCargo Morris Gainewille
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37 Miller Raymond Roundtop
38 Lang Richard J Lockport

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49 Bruce Robert D Dexter

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42 Obenaver Philip Remseabure
43 Wendler Howard Kingston
44 Brewer Donald W Seneca Fis
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48 Becker William Mattituck

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HAUPPAUGE — The Suf-
folk County Civil Service De-
partment has opened filing
for seven open competitive
titles and four promotional titles.

Piling time ends Nov. 10 for
engineering inspector ‘(Open
Competitive Exam. no. 16-341),
which pays $8,000; data proces-
sing systems coordinator (16-
344), which pays $15,921; and
data processing supervisor (16-
342), which pays $18,000, Writ-
ten tests will be held Dec. 11

The last filing date is Nov
24 for three $6,890-salaried titles:
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al), senior clerk typist (17-110
O.C. and 17-111 Promo.), and
senior stenographer (17-113
©.C. and 17-113 Promo). Written
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Justice court clerk (17-114
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4 Nov. 24 filing deadline and
Pays $7,000.

For further information con-
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Dennison Executive Officer
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SHORT TAKE

WELFARE DEFICIT SOARS

Gov. Hugh L. Carey has estimated that the state
welfare deficit of $100 million or more this year and
call a special session of the legislature to deal with the
Governor said that newly discovered welfare—cost overrui
shove the amount as high as $175 million, depending on
employment for the balance of this year. At a recent
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The newly projected deficit in the welfare sector pet gee cause addi-
tional cutbacks in other areas of the state's $11 billion budget. Sev-
eral counties have moved to freeze welfare expenses this year. Sources
note that at the present time, about 132,000 persons receive some
form of welfare assistance; the state’s previously projected figure
was approximately 100,000 statewide.

MORE MISCONDUCT PROBERS

The Department of Education will increase the number of In-
vestigators charged with looking into complaints of misconduct
among the state's 450,000 licensed professionals. The current staff
of about 40 investigators will be doubled, said James Blendell, head
of the Department's Bureau of Business Management Services, This
bureau regulates the conduct of about 35 professions including en-
gineers, doctors, dentists, accountants, social workers, chiropractors,
architects, nurses, psychologists and nurses, among others. It services
approxizrately 3,000 complaints annually.

MOONLIGHTING BAN

Gov. Hugh L, Carey is preparing an executive order placing new
restrictions on outside employment by full time state workers. The
order will also provide for new fiscal disclosure requirements, The
order will chiefly affect members of the legal profession who are
full-time state workers but who also maintain outside practices.
‘The Governor's Board of Public Disclousre is also said to be preparing
legislation to expand the freeze on outside employment by members
of the State Law Department, the Department of Audit and Control,
the State Department of Education, the State University and the
office of the Lieutenant Governor

EX-LOTTERY HEAD SUES

Jerry Bruno, former state lottery director, has sued the New
York Daily News for $7.3 million, claiming he had been “effectively
destroyed" by stories appearing in that tabloid. Mr. Bruno has al-
leged that the stories, which purported that the public was being
cheated in a variety of ways by which the lottery was run, forced Gov.
Hugh L. Carey to fire him. He also claims that the stories have
prevented him from finding other employment after he was fired
last Nov. 27. Mr. Bruno, 50, was a former advance man for the late
Robert Kennedy and Wisconsin's William Proxmire, The lottery,
recently reactivated, was shut down in October of last year and is
now headed by John D. Quinn. Mr. Bruno alleged in a statement
covering his seven-month stewardship of the lottery that he was
aware of defects in the system and was working to correct them.

RAP INDUSTRY LURES

A Republican-sponsored survey released recently has criticized
state efforts to promote New York State as a desirable place for
industry and business, State Commerce Commissioner John Dyson
said the report was “balanced and helpful” but added that many
of the problems it cites are the result of 16 years of GOP state
administration. He also noted that many of these problems have
been addressed in the 10 months he has served as head of the
Department. The report, “Promoting Economic Development: Re-
building the Empire Image,” is a survey of business and industrial
promotion efforts in the states, It concludes that there has been a
failure to capitalize on the positive aspects of New York State's
potential for trade and industry, The report, citing these aspects,
notes the availability of open land, large cultural endowments, a
g00d pool of labor, good transportation nets and excellent university
and research facilities around the state. It was prepared at the
direction of Senate Majority Leader Warren Anderson (R-Bingham-
ton) by the Senate Research Task Force,

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ALBANY — The State Civil
Service Department has an-
nounced filing until Nov. 8 for
Promotion to assistant director
of toll collection.

An oral test (Exam No, 39-
158) will be given in November
for the $21,857 job, Applicants
must have one year's service as
toll division supervisor,

COMM. COORDINATOR

ALBANY — An emergency
health services communications
coordinator eligible list, resulting
from open competitive exam 27-
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the State Civil Service Depart-
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CIVIL SERVICE LEADER, Friday, November 5, 1976

CSEA STRENGTH

IN UNITY

MEMBERSHIP DRIVE
JUNE 1-NOVEMBER 30

Never in the history of our union has it been so
vital to stick together — grow together and share the
load to keep us strong. In these tough times, the
greater the percentage of membership of any county
unit or chapter, the greater the strength at the bar-
gaining table. The greater the percentage of state
employees belonging to CSEA, the greater the
strength of the state bargaining units.

Therefore, we are offering members in good stand-
ing acash incentive to recruit new members. There is
no limit to the number of new members you may sign
up. And while the cash incentive is nice to receive,
the most important factor is the strength you will be
helping to build for you and your fellow worker.

ONE (Member) WILL GET
YOU FIVE ($5)

For each new member you sign up between June 1
and November 30, CSEA will award you $5.00. After
you have signed up the new member he must be on
the payroll for four bi-weekly pay periods or the
equivalent thereof. Many members are planning their
Christmas shopping around this membership drive.
The Christmas Club bonuses for all members signed
up before September 15 will be paid on December
15th. The second payoff, for new members signed
between September 16 and November 30, will take
place on February 15.

CHAPTER OR UNIT PRESIDENT
HAS CONVENIENT SIGN-UP
CARDS

Ready to go? See your Chapter or Unit president
for special sign-up cards which have a place to rec-

ord all the necessary information. Send your cards in
as soon as you sign up a new member — and we'll
credit your account with $5.00 for each member
signed up.

We'll keep your account up to date and will return
to you, in writing, a receipt for each new member
you've signed up.

Only CSEA members in good standing as of June
1, 1976, may recruit new members during this drive.
New members must work in a unit of government
represented by CSEA. So we urge you CSEA mem-
bers — go to it — start signing up non-members for
cash in your pocket and security in your future.

NON-MEMBERS SHOULD
HELP SHARE THE LOAD

If you're a non-member, we ask you to think of
this: sharing the load in these tough times is im-
portant. Legally, we represent you — at the bargain-
ing table —and even in processing grievances. And
we need your support — morally and financially —to
fight the battles ahead. Our dues are most reason-
able for the services provided...services which
benefit you in many ways.

So help us share the load by signing up with us.
CSEA — the most powerful force in New York State
working for public employees.