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Official Publication of The Civil Service Employee Association
Vol. 2, No. 8 25°
(ISSN 0164 9949)
Wednesday, November 21, 1979 -
McGowan hits PERB for
worst ruling
ALBANY — CSEA President William L.
McGowan said last week that the state Public
Employment Relations Board has opened the
gates for a potential wave of lies and fraud in
future union elections in New York State by
denying CSEA’s motion to reopen hearings into
the 1978 representation election in a state
bargaining unit.
In a decision released on November 9, PERB
dismissed CSEA’s motion for a reopening of
hearings in the representation election between
CSEA and the Public Employees Federation for
the state’s Professional, Scientific and Technical
bargaining unit.
Incredibly, in the decision PERB said, ‘An
allegation that an employee organization which
won an election did not keep its campaign
promises after its victory is also not a basis for
setting aside the election, as it does not bear
imaginable
upon the employees’ free choice in the election.”
“Aside from the injustice of its denial to allow
us to present new evidence to support a reversal
of this fraudulent election,’’ President McGowan
commented, ‘‘PERB has created the worst typé
of precedent imaginable for a supposedly objec-
tive body sworn to regulate elections. In effect
they are saying, ‘If you want to cheat and lie to
the voters to get elected, go ahead. We won’t
stop you.’ This is the biggest step backward for
decency in-union elections in the last forty
years.”
McGowan and union counsel James W.
Roemer, Jr., were reviewing the decision to
determine if an appeal to the state courts is
possible.
CSEA had objected to the conduct of the April
1978 election on numerous grounds including
fraud and state interference. Subsequent to
AN ANGRY CSEA PRESIDENT William L.
McGowan last week slammed the state Public
Employment Relations Board for having created
“the worst type of precedent imaginable for a
supposedly objective body sworn to regulate
elections. . . This is the biggest step backward
for decency in union elections in the last forty
years.”’
PERB’s denial of CSEA’s objections, the State
Commission of Investigation issued a blistering
report on a year long investigation charging
PEF President John Kraemer had been a no-show
employee for many years and that former of-
ficials of the state had worked with Kraemer to
decertify CSEA, a violation of the management
neutrality provisions of the Taylor Law.
CSEA sought to reopen the hearings citing the
SIC report and other new evidence.
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Union wins order against SUNY violations
ALBANY — CSEA has won an
order from the Public Employment
Relations Board directing the State
University of New York to cease
and desist from ordering the clos-
ing of campuses on the day follow-
ing the Thanksgiving Holiday and
directing CSEA’s members to
charge those days to accruals.
In the long awaited decision
which has been dragged through
litigation for several years by the
state, PERB Hearing Officer
Robert J. Miller agreed with the
union’s contention that such
closures are violations of section
209-a.1(d) of the Taylor Law con-
stituting unilateral changes in the
terms and conditions of
employment for state university
personnel.
CSEA had asked PERB for the
order after the State University
began in 1975 to close campuses on
- Appeal deadline lifted
ALBANY — There is no longer
any time limit on court employees
who wish to appeal their Civil Ser-
vice status, classification, pay
grade, or job title.
The Office of Court Ad-
ministration, at CSEA’s request,
extended to Oct. 31 the original
Oct. 1 deadline for the filing of
notices of intent to appeal. CSEA
represents 3,500 non-judicial court
employees throughout the state,
who were affected by a new
classification plan that went into
effect this year.
But now OCA’s chief ad-
ministrative judge, Herbert B.
Evans, has determined that there
should be no deadline at all for the
filing of the notices of intent-to-
appeal.
“We are glad the OCA has made
this decision,” said CSHA Collec-
tive Bargaining Specialist Pat
Monachino. ‘‘A lot. of court
employees have still not had a
chance to thoroughly read the new
plan and understand how it affects
their job.”
CSEA-represented court
employees who wish to appeal their
status, classification, pay grade or
title are urged to obtain the proper
form from OCA headquarters at
270 Broadway in New York City.
Monachino noted that OCA has
also now sent copies of the plan,
along with job specifications, to all
court locations throughout the
state. OCA’s failure to do this was
one of the reasons the union ob-
jected to the appeals deadline in
the first place.
“Now that copies of the plan and
job specs are available, the
employees can see where they
stand, and now that the deadline is
lifted, they have time to make an
intelligent decision as to whether
they want to appeal,” he said.
the Friday after the Thanksgiving
Holiday citing the common use of
the day by employees for vacation
or personal days and the potential
for cost savings. CSEA, however,
raised immediate objections to the
practice citing the choice of some
employees to work that day and ob-
jecting to the concept that
management can unilaterally close
facilities and force employees to
charge accruals in other than
emergency situations.
In the nine-page decision, Mr.
Miller ruled, ‘‘It is undisputed that
an unspecified number of
employees were unilaterally
directed not to report to work on
November 26, 1976 and November
25, 1977, and the record clearly es-
tablishes that the State did not
responds to the overture of CSEA to
discuss that specific question.
Thus, the charging party has es-
tablished a violation of Section 209-
a.l(d) of the Act... .”
CSEA President William L.
McGowan praised the decision as a
reinforcement of the concept of
negotiation. ‘Management has got
to understand that there is no way
that we will stand by and let the
principle of contractual negotiation
be avoided by unilateral changes in
terms and conditions in violation of
the Taylor Law. The state is fast to
grab for the Taylor. Law when it
wants a club to beat us with and I
intend to see to it that our
relationship is a two way street.
What's good for us is good for
them. If we have to live with the
Taylor Law, so will they.”
It is not yet known if the State
will attempt to stay the Hearing
Officer’s Order pending an appeal
of the decision. CSEA will, of
course, pursue implementation of
the order prior to the November 22
Thanksgiving Holiday.
Union support translates into
power at the polls, and this-fact
was profoundly reinforced once
again in the November 6 general
elections when CSEA support
was the difference for scores of
winning candidates and issues
across the state. For a wrapup
on CSEA’s influence in the
recent election contests, see
pages 6 and 7.
CSEA, DC 37 supporting much
of same Civil Service legislation
NEW YORK CITY AFSCME
District Council (DC) 37, which
represents 110,000 employees of New
York City, has a lot in common with
CSEA, ally in the area of
proposed C vice legislation
When DC 37 held its annual
Legislative Conference on Nov. 3,
many of the same or similar bills per-
taining to Taylor Law modification
and Civil Service reform which CSEA
either supports or opposes found the
same suppert or opposition from DC
37.
In attendance at the conference,
which was held at DC 37 head-
quarters, were observers from two
CSEA locals: Department of Labor
Local 250 and Saratoga County Local
846.
The CSEA members included Mike
Isacoff, Celeste Asbury, Myrna
Broadman, George Caloumeno,
William McTygue, Cheryl Sheller and
Tina Packer.
Among the proposed legislation
which DC 37 members voted to sup-
port were:
¢ Permanent
agency shop.
¢ Presumption of arbitrability in
public sector labor disputes — Liver-
pool Doctrine.
¢Terms of a contract continue
after the expiration of the contract —
Triboro Doctrine
¢ Public employer must give notice
to a union before seeking an injunc-
and mandatory
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tions ‘against a strike — injunctive
notice
© Reduce the two-for-one penalty.
¢ Reduced penalties against a union
in a strike when the public employer
commits an Improper Practice.
REPRESENTATIVES OF TWO
CSEA locals are observers at
AFSCME. District Council 37's
Legislative Conference on Nov. 3
including, from left: (standing)
William McTygue, Mike Isacoff
and George Caloumeno; (sitting)
Celeste Asbury, Cheryl Sheller
and Myrna Broadman. They are
from Department of Labor Local
350 and Saratoga County Local
846,
DC 37 opposes New York Ctiy
Mayor Ed Koch's Civil Service
reform package, which inludes:
— Increasing the number of
managers.
— Seniority by year of hiring rather
than date of hiring.
— Increasing the exempt class.
— Allowing transfers without
employee consent.
The main speaker at the con-
ference, New York State Senate
Minority Leader Manfred Ohrenstein,
came out in support of agency shop,
pension improvements and legalizing
public employee strikes as follows:
positions for Region I,
the Town of Hempstead Unit, is
2 at the Nassau County Local 860
dinner dance in Valley Stream. Among
honoring Natale are, from left, Local 860 — 1968
President Nicholas Abbatiello and CSEA Ex-
> ecutive Director Joseph Dolan.
Flaumenbaum.
Yay) November2h, 1979
“LONG ISLAND REGION I President Irv-
ing Flaumenbaum demonstrates his
Hk, Mees for Ralph Natale at the Local
860° annual dinner dance which honored
Natale, a CSEA retiree. He had served as
regional first vice president under
Agency shop — “We can’t continue
to have free-leaders. The two-year ex-
tention was unconscionable. We will
do better next time.”
Retirement — Cost of living ad-
justments are needed to provide
security in retirement.
Striking — “You can’t legislate
against having strikes. You can only
legislate penalties for striking. The
present law is used by school boards
to get rich by provoking strikes and
using the two-for-one penalty.
“We need to improve the collective
bargaining process. There are more
sophisticated ways available to
prevent strikes.”’
Nassau
Joseph Dolan.
860 led by
President
DC 37 Executive Director Victor
Gotbaum told the conference that
public employees can no longer only
think in terms of labor legislation
“Almost every bill affects us,” he
said.
Gotbaum, as he had said at the
CSEA Annual Meeting, told the con-
ference how SALT, tax cuts for the
wealthy, and other minor cuts to in-
dividual tax bills affect public
employees.
* The director of DC 37's Political
Action and Legislation Department is
Dr. Norman Adler.
Local
honors Natale
with dinner
VALLEY STREAM — Almost 500 persons turned out to
honor retired Nassau County Local 860 Vice President
Ralph Natale at the local’s 31st annual dinner dance on Nov.
2.
Among the many speakers at the dinner were Local 860
President Nicholas Abbatiello, Region I President Irving
Flaumenbaum, Nassau County Board of Supervisors
Chairman Al D'Amato and CSEA Executive Director
Dolan also presented Natale with a certificate of
appreciation from CSEA President William L. McGowan.
‘In addition to many guests from the Nassau Local,
there were many representatives from the other locals in
Region I and from the regional staff headed by Acting
- Direetor William Griffin.
Also in attendance was
Gripper and a delegation from Westchester County Local
President Pat Mascioli and County Unit
‘faymond J. O'Connor.
Natale organized the Town of Hempstead Unit in 1963
and was its president in 1964 and 1965. He later served as
both a local and a regional vice president. He was appointed
to the first CSEA statewide Political Action Committee in
Region JI President Jimmy
In 1973, Natale ran a close second to victorious Ted
Wenzl for President of CSEA.
In Sept. 1979, Natale, because of his retirement, stepped
down from his memberships on the CSEA Board of Direc-
tors, the statewide Political Action Committee and as a
Political Action Fund trustee.
Abbatiello said of Natale:
many years of unselfish service to our union .. .
the benefits we enjoy today are a fruition of the labors of
Ralph and other dauntless CSEA pioneers.”
“We salute Ralph for his
Many of
Hearings
on OCA
rules set
ALBANY — Public hearings have
been scheduled on a proposed change
in the Rules of the Office of Court Ad-
ministration, which would allow
management to extend provisional
appointments for up to one year after
an eligible list is established.
Under current rules, once an eligi-
ble list for a title is set, a person
holding a provisional appointment to
that job must be displaced within two
months (and no longer than four
months if a two-month limit would
* disrupt public services).
CSEA is currently evaluating the
Tule change.
Hearings on Nov. 26 will be held 9
a.m. at 80 Centre St., Main Floor
Hearing Rooms 1 and 2, New York
City; 10 a.m. in the Hall of Justice,
Room 23, Rochester; 10 a.m. in the
Empire State Plaza Justice Building,
Courtroom 2, 7th Floor, Albany; and 2
p.m. in the Westchester County
Courthouse Ceremonial Courtroom,
first floor, 111 Grove St., White
Plains.
Hearing also will be held 2 p.m.
Nov. 27 in the Supreme Court Building
Appellate Term Courtroom, third
floor, Mineola; 10 a.m. Nov. 28 in the
Surrogate’s Courtroom, County
Center, second floor, Riverhead; and
2 p.m. in Supreme Court, County
Center, Courtroom 13, Hauppauge.
Grievance filed in Schenectady
SCHENECTADY — The Schenec-
tady City School District Unit has fil-
ed a grievance against the district in
an attempt to prevent the district
from imposing its own health in-
surance plan on the employees.
In a move which CSEA considers to
be a contract violation, according to
Capital Region CSEA Field Represen-
tative James Cooney, school ad-
ministrators recently told the unit
president they must accept a policy to
be administered by the district.
CSEA objects to this policy because
SYRACSE — CSEA’s new emphasis
on communications is paying off ina
big way at Upstate Medical Center
Local 615.
Local 615’s recently installed
president, Bob Vincent, reports since
taking office in early October, 150 Up-
state Medical Center employees have
joined the local.
“What’s most important, there’s
already better communication in the
local. Communication is the name of
the game,”’ he said.
“The officers can’t respond to
problems if they aren’t told what they
are,”’ he said.
Al Vincent
President, Local 615 Vincent said he hopes to use social
November
30 — Local 690 Christmas party, 5 p.m., Italian American Community Center, Albany.
30 — Regional reception for retiring and recently retired CSEA members, Executive Inn,
4243 Genesee Street, Cheektowaga. Cocktails, 6:30 p.m.
December
1 — CSEA Local 615 Upstate Medical Center annual Christmas party, 7 p.m., campus
activities building.
1 — Seneca County Local 850 annual Christmas dinner-dance, Boatyard Restaurant,
Waterloo, N.Y. — 6:30 p.m.
1 — State contracts informational meetings, 9:45 a.m. Administrative Unit meeting,
Treadway Inn, Batavia; Operational and Institutional Units meeting, Holiday Inn,
Batavia.
4 — Region IV County Local Presidents meeting, 2 p.m., Ramada Inn, Albany.
4— Region IV State Local Presidents meeting, 6 p.m., Ramada Inn, Albany.
7 — Region | annual Christmas party, 8 p.m., Huntington Town House. Tickets requests
at regional office, 516-691-1170.
14 — CSEA Night at New York Appollo’s soccer game, Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale.
it believes coverage may be limited to
hospitals and doctors in Schenectady
only.
In addition, the current policy gives
employees the option to buy in-
dividual plans when they leave
employment, but the school policy
does not offer this protection.
The policy may be considered in the
future if these differences can be
worked out and a review by the CSEA
Insurance Department reveals that it
Communications revitalize
Upstate Medical Local 615
activities also as a means of ac-
quainting members with their of-
ficers so the members know where to
take their problems.
“The whole thing just snowballs,”
he said in assessing the current
revival of interest in the local.
Those 150 new members also are
largely the result of the vigorous ef-
forts by Membership Chairperson Bill
LaPointe and committee members
Eddie Johnston, Chuck Licardo and
Kathy Collins. ‘‘The committees work
better when they see there is interest
in their work,” he said.
“Of course, I am also grateful for
the 100 percent cooperation of Past
President Bill O’Neill.
Others he credits with helping in the
rebirth of the local are Central
Region President James Moore and
the regional staff, including Regional
Director Frank Martello and Field
Representative Terry Moxley.
“It’s communication up and down
and sideways that creates
cooperation and progress,” he said.
The new vigor has communicated
itself to management, which is
therefore more responsive, Vincent
said. He credits his success in naming
a member, Dave DiRienzo, to the
Center Safety Committee to this new
atmosphere.
“Dave not only brings attention to
real safety problems, but also reports
back to the membership. And we post
the pertinent minutes of the com-
mittee on our bulletin boards,’’
Vincent said.
IMPROVED COMMUNICATION between the union leadership and the membership
provides the same coverage as the ex-
isting plan, Cooney said.
priority of CSEA President William L. McGowan. Along those lines, he has scheduled a series of
meetings across the state with local leaders to candidly discuss the needs of the membership in
each region, Here President McGowan emphasizes a point during meeting in Syracuse with Region
V local leaders. At left is his executive secretary, Kathleen Wojtulski, and partially visible at right
CAPITOL REGION IV PRESIDENT Joseph McDermott attends a recent officers and
stewards meeting of Department of Taxation CSEA Local 690 in Albany. Discussing
recent CSEA developments with McDermott are Local 690 President Carmen Bagnoli
and department representative to the CSEA Board of Directors John Gully.
is Region V President James Moore.
Retirees honored in Region VI
BUFFALO — A reception in honor
of those who have recently left the
service of the Civil Service
Employees Assn. will be held on
Friday, November 30th at the Ex-
ecutive Inn, 4243 Genesee Street,
Cheektowaga, was announced by
CSEA Regional President Robert L.
Lattimer.
Among those to be honored are
retiring regional officers, retired
members and officers, and other
nominated by their locals.
In the latter category, it is expected
there will be many from the State’s
Professional, Scientific and Technical
bargaining Unit, who can no longer
serve CSEA,
The reception’ will begin with a
cocktail party at 6:30 p.m.
Bargaining unit meetings set Dec. 1
BUFFALO — Collective bargaining
specialists and members of the
negotiating team of the Civil Service
Employees Assn. will be on hand in
Batavia, Saturday, December 1, to
explain the new evaluations to union
members in western New York, ac-
cording to CSEA Regional President
Robert L, Lattimer.
All three meetings will begin at 9:45
a.m.
The meeting for workers in the Ad-
ministrative Unit will be at the
Treadway Inn, while those for the
Operational and Institutional Units
will be at the Holiday Inn.
Both motels are at Exit 48 of the
Thruway.
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Doll display
set Nov. 28
ALBANY — The Christmas dolls
dressed and decorated by members of
Department of Taxation and Finance
CSEA Local 690 will be on display at
the State Campus and at the Colonie
Center shopping mall.
The dolls were displayed at
Building 8 of the campus from 10 a.m.
to 2 p.m. on Nov. 15 and will be at
Colonie Center from Nov. 28 to Dec. 1,
Marge Wojcik, chairman of the
project, said
After the dolls are displayed, they
are distributed to needy children by
the Salvation Army. The local has
conducted the project for many years.
Broadman new
Local 350 VP
NEW YORK CITY Myrna
Broadman was elected third vice
president of Department of Labor
CSEA Local 350 at a meeting of the
local’s executive board on Noy, 1.
Local 350 President George
Caloumeno said the previous third
vice president, Dennis Tobin, moved
up to fill a vacancy as second vice
president, thus creating the opening
for a new third vice president.
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Exam set for new job
ALBANY — A written examination is scheduled for Jan. 12,
1980, for the newly created position of Automotive Facilities
Inspector with the New York State Department of Motor
Vehicles.
The job will involye making field inspections and investigations
of automotive facilities and investigating and resolving con-
sumer complaints about automotive services.
According to Robert Wong, of the DMV Division of Personnel,
there are 100 vacancies across the state for the position.
Applications and additional information may be obtained from
the State Department of Civil Service, State Office Building
Campus, Albany, N.Y. 12239; Two World Trade Center, New
xo N.Y, 10047; or Suite 750, 1 West Genesee St., Buffalo, N.Y.
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Field representatives needed
ALBANY — CSEA is accepting application for field
representative positions for the Central Region V counties of
Schuyler, Tompkins, Chemung, Otsego and Delaware.
Resumes should be sent to: Personnel Office, Box 125,
Capitol Station, Albany, N.Y. 12224, and must be received no
later than Nov. 30.
Minimum qualifications for the positions include (1) high
school diploma or equivalency and three years business ex-
perience of extensive public contact; (2) a bachelor’s degree or
graduation from a recognized labor relations school; or (3) some
combination of the training and experience.
Candidates must have a driver's license and a car for
business use in order to be appointed.
Field Representatives, under the direct supervision of the
regional director, have the responsibility to administer CSEA
programs and objectives in servicing locals and members.
The Public Sector (445010) is published
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Bargaining units in Region IV hold meeting
Above, INSTITUTIONAL BARGAINING UNIT representative
Carol Snyder signs in at the Region IV State bargaining units
workshop Nov. 3 in Albany. Greeting her from behind the table
are three regional officers, from left, Julie Braden, secretary;
Al Mead, first vice president and Gerald Purcell, second vice
president.
Right, DETAILS ON THE NEW EVALUATIONS of
employees in the three CSEA-represented State bargaining
units are presented at the Noy. 3 workshop by Kumquat Com-
mittee member Marie Romanelli.
GRIEVANCES, DISCIPLINARIES AND OTHER CSEA
matters are discussed at the Region IV State bargaining units
workshop Noy. 3 by CSEA Collective Bargaining specialists,
from left, Nels Carlson, Robert Guild and John Conoby. Part
of their presentation involves attempting to establish unifor-
mity among the rules governing the Administrative, In-
stitutional and Operational units.
“Riera,
Region: IV holds
school. workshop
ALBANY — Representatives of
school district locals throughout
CSEA Capital Region IV gathered at a
workshop on Nov. 3 where they ex-
plored ways to promote unity among
their members.
Capital Region Director Jack Cor-
coran and CSEA Coordinator of
School Affairs Arne Wipfler spoke on
such issues as fighting challenges to
the union, taking part in political ac-
tion, establishing educational
programs for members and checking
language in contracts to avoid pit-
falls.
Capital Region President Joseph
McDermott will appoint a
ALBANY — Selected represen-
tatives from the three CSEA state
bargaining units in Capital Region
IV met with three of the union’s
collective bargaining specialists on
Nov. 3 to discuss issues of mutual
concern to members in each of the
units.
In an attempt to establish more
uniformity among the rules
governing the three units, Collec-
tive Bargaining Specialists Jack
Conoby, Robert Guild and Nels
Carlson, explained procedures to
follow in grievances, disciplinaries
and other union matters.
Marie Romanelli, a member of
the CSEA Kumquat Committee and
president of SUNY New Paltz
Local 610 told the group how the
new evaluation process for merit
raises and increments would be
conducted.
Members were informed the
Kumquat Committee “will keep on
top of all decisions to be sure all
employees are treated fairly.”
From this group of represen-
tatives, one from each bargaining
unit will be chosen to represent the
Capital Region on the statewide
bargaining unit committee recent-
ly created by CSEA President
William L. McGowan.
~ Johnson wins
NEW YORK CITY — Joseph C.
Johnson has been elected president
of New York City CSEA Local’010,
according to results announced and
certified by the CSEA Election
Procedures Committee, which con-
ducted the election.
Other newly elected officers are
Rose Feurman, first vice presi-
dent; Nancy Gonzales, second vice
president; Willie Raye, third vice
president; Joseph Dec, treasurer.
Also, Marie Robinson, financial
secretary; Madeline Koehan, cor-
responding secretary; and Ruth
CSEA-REPRESENTED SCHOOL DISTRICT EMPLOYEES in Capital Region
IV attending a workshop on Nov. 3 hear CSEA Coordinator of School Affairs
Arne Wipfler and Region IV Director John Corcoran speak on representation
challenges, political action and other subjects.
chairperson within the next several
weeks to establish a committee which
will service school district locals on a
permanent basis.
Joseph, recording secretary.
THE PUBLIC SECTOR, Wednesday, November 21, 1979 Page 5
ie)
The results of the
Nov. 6 election provided
considerable evidence that CSEA
is a formidable political force.
Not only did most
CSEA-endorsed candidates win
on election day, but in two votes
where the union had much to gain
or lose — Erie County Proposition 1
and Dutchess County Executive —
CSEA helped forge smashing victories.
In the following report,
The Public Sector will provide
coverage of the Erie and
Dutchess County victories,
other key CSEA election victories
and the names of most of the victorious
candidates from around New York State
who received CSEA endorsement.
TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD SUPERVISOR
Alphonse D’Amato was re-elected with
the support of CSEA. He has been
chairman of the county’s Board of Super-
visors.
Army of volunteers in
POUGHKEEPSIE — CSEA,
providing an army of volunteers,
played an instrumental role in the re-
election of Dutchess County Ex-
ecutive Lucille Pattison on Nov. 6
In spite of a better than 3-2
Republican - Conservative to
Democrat enrollment in the county,
Democrat Pattison outpolled her op-
ponent, Assemblyman Glenn Warren,
55 to 45 percent (33,935 to 28,297).
“Ms. Pattison’s CSEA support came
from a unified CSEA consisting of the
county and education locals and the
many state locals in the county. There
are approximately 7,000 CSEA
members in Dutchess County.
CSEA Legislative and Political
Action Director Bernard Ryan ex-
plained that not only is the county
heavily Republican, but so is the
CSEA membership there.
Party labels had to be stripped from
the thinking of the union members,
Ryan said. Most of the 100 CSEA
Protecting our friends
and burying our enemies
ALBANY — The results of a number
of races in the Noy. 6 election proved
CSEA and AFSCME can ‘“‘protect our
friends and bury our enemies,’’ Ed
Draves of the CSEA/AFSCME
Legislative Office said.
Bernard Ryan, CSEA legislative and
political action director, said; ‘We
proved we can turn out the union vote
in support of winners. .
“We are a tremendous force. When
we are unified politically, there is no
organization in the state with our
capabilities.”
In addition to Lucille Pattison vic-
tory in Dutchess County and the defeat
of Erie County Proposition 1, Ryan
pointed to four races for the Erie
County Legislature where CSEA played
a key role in the outcomes,
Republican Bill Pauley and
Democrats Len Lenehan and Roger
Blackwell were in possible jeopardy of
losing their seats in the county
legislature because their votes blocked
the county from selling Meyer
Memorial Hospital, Ryan said.
Ryan said CSEA did not forget their
support and helped the trio win vic-
tories.
CSEA also worked hard to elect
Democrat Charles Swanick, who upset
Proposition 13-style incumbent Morley
Townsend, Ryan said.
He estimated 85 percent of CSEA-
endorsed candidates were elected Nov.
6
Among the key races, Ryan singled
out the elections of Alphonse D’Amato,
Town of Hempstead Supervisor; Peter
F, Cohalen, Suffolk County Executive;
Lawrence Kahn and Daniel Prior, State
Supreme Court Justices; and Sherwood
Boehlert, Oneida County Executive.
Page 6
THE PUBLIG SECTOR, Wednesday, November 21, 1979
volunteers
Republicans.
CSEA supported Ms. Pattison in
part because of her open-door policy
with the county unit of CSEA Local
814 and the contract she negotiated
with the unit; and because of her op-
ponent’s anti-union voting record in
the State Legislature. He had voted
against agency shop and was one of
only four of the 150 Assemblymen to
vote against the implementation of
the CSEA-State contracts, Eileen
Shaughnessy of the CSEA/AFSCME
Legislative Office said.
What made Ms. Pattison’s victory
that much sweeter was her opponent
making an issue out of her CSEA sup-
port. In Warren’s radio advertising,
he made reference to Ms. Pattison’s
“union bosses,"’ Ms. Shaughnessy
said.
The political action process started
Sept. 24 when both candidates attend-
ed a candidate’s night. Ms. Pattison
for Pattison are
ALBANY — CSEA Legislative and
Political Action Director Bernard
Ryan estimates 85 percent of the
CSEA-endorsed candidates were
elected on Noy. 6,
The names of those victorious can-
didates which were submitted to The
Public Sector are printed below.
REGION I
Nassau County
Clerk Harold McConnell,
Board of Assessors Abe Selden.
Town of Hempstead Supervisors Alphonse
D’Amato and James Bennett.
Town of North Hempstead Supervisors John
S. DaVanzo and Michael Tully,
Long Beach Council Bruce Bergman and
Harvey Weisenbert. :
Suffolk County
Executive Peter F. Cohalen,
Treasurer Jean H, Tuthill.
Legislators John Russo, Greg Blass, John
Loley, William Richards, John Wehrenbert,
Muhall Grant, John Finerty Jr., Anthony
Noto, Patrick HalpinyJohn J. O'Neil, Jane
Devine and Robert Mrazek,
Sheriff John Finnerty.
Dutchess
received CSEA’s formal endorsement
at a news conference on Oct. 5. @
The first telephone bank was set up
at CSEA Southern Region III Head-
quarters in Fishkill on Oct. 9. On Oct.
22, a second phone bank was es-
tablished in Poughkee; The phone
banks continued to function through
the election.
Volunteers from the CSEA locals in
the county manned the phones to call ,
their fellow union members. Approx-
imately 6,000 calls were made, Ms.
Shaughnessy said. .
Also, members were sent two
letters from CSEA, urging support for
‘Ms. Pattison’s re-election.
On election day, the telephones
were utilized to get the vote out in
conjunction with volunteer poll
watchers who kept track of who was
voting. Also campaign literature was
distributed during shift changes at @e
state facilities in the county
REGION UI
Dutchess County
Executive Lucille Pattison.
Rockland County
Clerk Joseph Holland,
Legislator Sandy Rubenstein.
IATTEAWAN STATE HOSPITAL PRESIDENT Larry Natoli
with Dutchess County Executive Lucille Pattison during a
eception for Ms. Pattison at the CSEA Annual Meeting. Natoli,
OT Local 676 President John Cassidy, right, and the other state
beals in Dutchess County in addition to County Local 814 gave
nsiderable support to the successful, upset re-election of Ms.
attison.
Will Erie County
Proposition 1
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CSEO AVASCiVDs.
the union that works for you
DVERTISEMENTS IN THE BUFFALO DAILY NEW-
PAPERS are part of the successful effort by CSEA and
.SCME which led to the crushing defeat on Nov. 6 of Erie
‘ougty Proposition 1, a Proposition 13-style, budget-restricting
easure,
Angelo Amodio and Russell Williams.
Rome Mayor Carl Eilenberg.
Utica Mayor Steve Pawling.
Councilman Jay Sherman.
ie Board members Jim Shehan and Joan
an.
e Clerk Michael J. Hoblock.
n Onondaga Count;
sth ue uty guitar Cary! ray) William Sanford,
i it James Salanger, William Lipe, Ken Bush,
Minch Lewis, Nicholas Pirro, Edward F.
Supervisor William ‘Troy.
on Mayor Michael Yusko Jr.
on Judge J. Leamon,
(ene County
‘tors Frank DeBeniditics,
o and William Lawrence,
Westchester County
Yorktown Supervisor Nancy Elliott.
Yonkers Councilman Edward Fagan.
Legislators Edward Gibbs, Sandy Galef,
Edward Brady, John Hand, Carolyn Whittle,
John Messina, Diane Keane, Audrey
Hochberg, Andrew Albanese, Ronald Rocci, +
John DeRario, Dr, Joseph Christiana, itgomery County
Leonard Spano, John O'Leary, Carl Calvi and itors Richard Healy and Phil Spencer,
Andrew O'Rourke. i
REGION IV
Albert
Legislators William McNulty, Jacob Oreshan.
Sr., Ed Buhrmaster, and James Darbyshire.
Watervliet Mayor J. Leo O'Brien,
Watervliet Councilman Louis J. DiNuzzo.
‘Cohoes Mayor Ronald J. Canestrari.
Colonie Supervisor Fred Fields.
Colonie Justice Nicholas J, Greisler.
Colonie Highway Superintendent Clayton
Russell, é
Set Andy. Tel, Marilyn Patriorio,
Gokey and Ronald lerson,
Ryan, David Holihan, Timothy E. Gorman
and Gerald J. Mingolelli.
Tompkins County
Ithaca Mayor Raymond Bordoni.
Supreme Court Justice John Balie.
REGION VI
Erie County
Executive Ed Rutkowski.
Legislators Rick Anderson, Roger 1.
Blackwell, Michael Fitzpartick, Lucian
Greco, Len Lenihan, David Manz, William
Pauly, Richard A. Slisz, William Stachowski
and Charles Swanick.
Evans Supervisor Adella Cook.
Monroe County
Legislators Edwin Foster, Ralph Esposito,
Ralph Quattrociocchi, JoAnn VanZandt, John
Stanwix, Eugene Mazzola, Arnold Eckert,
Sam Columbo, Eric Peterson, Nan Johnson,
David Granth, William Benet, Kevin Murray
and Tony Reed.
BUFFALO — CSEA and AFSCME,
using considerable political knowhow
and approximately 130 volunteers, led
the fight to crush a Proposition 13-
style attempt to restrict the budget of
Erie County.
Erie County Proposition 1, which
would have tied changes in the county
budget to changes in the county tax
base, was defeated, 61 to 39 percent
(approximately 115,000 to 74,000).
The Public Sector last week
reported on the stunning upset of
Proposition 1. The following story will
explain some of the effort that went
into the defeat of the proposition.
Working hard to defeat Proposition
I was a unified CSEA and AFSCME in
Erie County.
Ed Draves, of the CSEA/AFSCME
Legislative Office, said while the core
of volunteers came from Erie County
employees represented by CSEA
Local 815 (white collar workers) and
AFSCME Local 1095 (blue collar
workers), the effort also was sup-
ported by CSEA education and state
locals in the county and AFSCME
District Councils 82 (State Security
Unit) and 35 (City of Buffalo).
In Erie County, CSEA and AFSCME
have 17,000 members.
Telephone banks at Locals 815 and
1095 offices and at.CSEA Western
Region VI Headquarters in
Cheektowaga were used to contact
members of the unions about political
candidates and the proposition.
A letter from CSEA President
William L. McGowan and CSEA
Western Region President Robert L.
Lattimer was sent to CCEA members
in the county to “please vote no on
County Proposition 1 on the Erie
CSEA SPEARHEADED
THE DEFEAT of Erie
County Proposition 1, a
Proposition 13-style
attempt to limit county
spending. One of the ways
Erie County CSEA Local
815 worked to di t the
proposition was a phone
bank manned by the
members, including, on
left, John Eiss; and below,
from left, Carol DaLeo,
Maggie McNeela and John
DaLeo,
}
id
as won
County ballot on November 6 and urge
your family and friends to do the
same”’
Also, 60,000 pieces of literature
were distributed to union members
and to the general public, Draves
said.
A media blitz was conducted during
the last four days before the vote.
Full page newspaper advertisements
in both Buffalo daily newspapers and
radio commercials during drive time
attacked Proposition 1.
On the day before the election,
Locals 815 and 1095 demonstrated
against the proposition outside the
County Office Building in Buffalo.
Three of the four Buffalo television
stations covered the demonstration,
Draves said.
He said the strategy was to use the
media late in the campaign to prevent
the supporters of the proposition from
responding.
The media strategy was formulated
by Lattimer; Michael Dowling,
AFSCME director of public affairs;
Gary Fryer, CSEA communications
director; and Dave Kusnet of
AFSCME.
Among the supporters of
Proposition I were State Comptroller
Edward Regan, Congressman Jack
Kemp and County Executive Ed
Rutkowski, Draves said.
The Public Sector last week in-
correctly identified Dominic
Savarino, the new ‘political action
co-chairman of Region VI, as
Dominic Spacone. We regret the
error. Regional President Robert
L. Lattimer praised Savarino’s ef-
forts in helping defeat Proposition
1,
THE PUBLIC SECTOR, Wednesday, November 21, 1979
Page 7
Left, AMONG THE MANY REPRESEN-
TATIVES OF Nassau County Local 830 at the
Region I Leadership Conference are Esther
Phillips and Nicholas Abbatiello, president of
the local.
Below, PILGRIM PSYCHIATRIC
CENTER LOCAL 418 President
William Chacona, a member of the
CSEA Kumquat Committee, speaks
with Region I President Irving
Flaumenbaum at the Nov. 10 regional
Right,
a / ee *
Above, SUFFOLK COUNTY LOCAL 852 representatives
to the leadership conference include Leah Besserman and
Ben Boczkowski, local president.
Right, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION LOCAL
508 is represented by, from left, Michael Cirillo, Vincent
LeDonne Jr. and Hank Jenny at the Region I Leadership aa
Conference. : Saal , x 2 4
/ ° .e@
Don’t take your protections for granted
HAUPPAUGE — “Those who do Inheritance’ which includes the the passage of the Wagner Act than sides can walk away from with §
not learn from the past aredoomed line: ‘Every generation has to Public employees have today. Oey. rticipating in the con-
to live it again,’ warned Dave fight for it.’” Other sessions at the leadership ference eae en Sava
Williams, AFSCME International The movie, which was shown at conference were led by CSEA Wiplen and Joseph Salving f
director of education, when speak- the conference, traces the history members Greg Szurnicki, Nick Region 1 President ‘Irving
ing at the CSEA Long Island of the labor movement in the Avella, Robert Conlon, Danny fyaumenbaum told the conference
Region I Leadership Conference on United States through the 1950s, Donohue, William Chacona, Ggpa’s delegates will have to
Nov. 10. Approximately 200 CSEA centering on the Amalgamated Nicholas Abbatiello, Kenneth make the decision (by 1981) to con- e
members attended. Clothing Workers Union. Cadieux, and Ben Boczkowski. iiuesomncietaicontinuenthe: si:
Williams told the meeting of For example, Williams said as Cadieux, former chairman of the _filiation with AFSCME.
Region I local officers and recently as the last two years there | CSEA Constitution and By-Laws Flaumenbaum said since the af-
stewards an informed leadershipis have been attempts to revive child Committee, spoke on the filiation both CSEA and AFSCME
necessary to avoid being dooméd © jahor by proposals to have lower _ relationships among the statewide, have learned from each other.
again. wages for teenagers than for adults regional, local and unit con- AFSCME was represented at the
He reminded the audience union doing the same work. stitutions. conference by Williams, John |}
benefits and protections are not to He also reminded the audience Boczkowski, speaking to a Dowling, Robert McEnroe, Steve i
be taken for granted. He quoted private sector unions had more stewards’ session, said: ‘‘The goal _ Regenstreif, Jan Radle and Anita
song from the movie ‘‘The _ protections and rights in 1936 with is to reach a settlement that both Patterson. j ‘
a
REGION I FIRST VICE
PRESIDENT Danny Donohue, center,
president of Central Islip Psychiatric
Center Local 404, chats with local members
Madeline Loretta and John Montalbano.
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Page 8
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THE PUBLIC SECTOR, Wednesday, November 21, 1979
leadership conference.
Above, AFSCME INTER-
NATIONAL Education Director
Dave Williams takes part in the
presentation by AFSCME at the
leadership conference.
«pce RENN La TR PE RE TE A A TR MAG RR FET SN EN HRA ER
STATE DELEGATES AT THE CSEA Annual Meeting include,
from left, Carolyn Zappe, Hudson Psychiatric Center Local 410;
Report of School Employees panel
The Non-Teaching School
Employees Committee has held 6
meetings since the last convention.
Meetings were held on December 1-2,
1978, February 3, April 28, June 13,
August 9-10, and September 14-15,
1979. The Committee had the oppor-
tunity of meeting with general non-
teaching membership during two ‘‘on-
5
Adele Borakove, New York City Local 010; Rose Marcinkowski,
*Report of Election Procedures Committee
This report is submitted for infor-
mational purposes only.
During the past year, the com-
mittee met 18 times to discuss and
review protests which had been filed
in locals on alleged irregularities in
the conduct of local elections.
Each member of the committee
s active in his or her respective
gion, investigating these protests
and reporting back to the entire com-
Rittee. During this election year, as
of September 28, 1979, the committee
had received over 30 inquiries con-
cerning the election process from
various locals.
Many of these inquiries
necessitated a member of the com-
mittee meeting with the local and giv-
ing the nominating or election com-
mittee advice, information and
glance.
n addition, the committee actually
had 34 protests from locals which
necessitated investigation by a com-
mittee member and a decision by the
entire committee. The committee
conducted on-site investigations of
these protests and, in three instances,
formal hearings. Three elections
were ordered re-run.
The committee has been called
on to supervise the election of
al 010, and has been working
closely with the trustees and the
nominating committee. The com-
mittee also supervised the run-off
election for the board seats from
Audit and Control and Mental
Hygiene Region 4.
On the statewide election, the com-
mittee received seven protests, all of
which were investigated and denied.
In June of 1979, the committee
drafted a new election protest
procedure which was presented to the
Board of Directors, adopted by them,
and incorporated into the new Model
Local Constitutions.
The committee feels that the major
portion of election protests resulted
from confusion and misunderstanding
on the part of the nominating and
THE SUCCESS OF LAST MONTH’S CSEA Annual Meeting is in part due to the out-
standing work of the sergeants at arms, including: (standing) Al Varacchi, Moira
Greiner, Rick Paradisio, Glenn Erikson; (sitting) Ron Premo, Amelia S. Dun-
can, Joan Newman and Head Sergeant at Arms John Valle. Not pictured are Tim
Drew, Jerry Frieday and Jane Perry.
Wallkill Correctional Facility Local 163; and Joseph Conway,
Workmen’s Compensation Board Local 671.
the-road’’ committee meetings.
The first such meeting took place in
Watertown in December. Approx-
imately 35 members attended the
session. The Committee had the
chance to listen and react to the con-
cerns of the gathered group. The ma-
jor issues discussed were the propos-
ed dues increase, unemployment in-
surance and legislation.
The second regional visitation took
place in September of this year. The
Committee assembled in Region I at
Ronkonkoma. This particular
SPEAKING AT THE NON-TEACHING
SCHOOL EMPLOYEES session at the
CSEA Annual Meeting is Mike Curtin,
Region I non-teaching representative to
the CSEA Board of Directors. Sitting at
the table are Arne Wipler, CSEA coor-
dinator of school affairs, and Hugh
Crapser, non-teaching committee chair-
man.
~
election committees concerning the
election procedures.
In an effort to make the election
process more orderly and uniform,
the committee plans to compile an
election manual which will be dis-
tributed to all locals. The Committees
also plans to have seminars in each
region prior to the next elections.
Respectfully submitted,
Genevieve Clark, Chairperson
Gregory Szurnicki
Ralph Young
Karen Pellegrino
Paul Christopher
John Whalen
Elsie Yudin
THE PUBLIC SECTOR, Wednesday, November 21, 1979
meeting attracted approximately 50
members from Suffolk and Nassau
counties,
Major issues discussed included
educational workshop topics and up-
dates on state-wide concerns to school
districts. The Committee also con-
ducted a workshop on ‘‘the making of
a strong unit.””
The NTSEC members also availed
themselves of the opportunity to be
active participants at the Inter-
national Special Olympics held in
Brockport in August. Committee
members acted as volunteers working
with the handicapped participants
at the Olympics
The Committee also instituted a
poster campaign during American
Education Week 1978. The state-wide
campaign brought to the public’s eye
the concept of worker equality in the
school community. It further
promoted the idea of working
together for common causes
Legislative proposals which came
from the NTSEC included: Mandated
agency shop for local government,
Taylor Law reform, transportation
parity; small cities funding, and
minimum wage for school district
employees.
Committee members were involved
in a legislation review system with
the Coordinator. The LR system was
developed in order that pieces of
legislation of interest to school
employees could be reviewed and
commented on before they reached
the floor.
The NTSEC members will continue
to set goals and follow through to the
best of their abilities. It is their desire
to help educate and keep informed the
thousands of non-instructional
employees.
Respectfully submitted,
Hugh Crapser, Chairman
Les Banks
Dolores Ciannamea
Carol Craig
Michael Curtin
Frank Fasano
June Ferner
Carlo Guardi
Dolores Herrig
Robert Hughes
Priscella Royman
Page 9
The statewide Social Services
Committee has been actively
functioning during the past year
attempting to meet the needs of
Social Service employees across the
State. We as a group, and
individually, recognize the
importance of making ourselves
available to our highly specialized
group of Union members.
Our committee has met three times
during the past year. The focal point
of the sessions was our June 1979
meeting at the County Delegates’
Workshop at Kutcher’s in Monticello,
New York.
As part of the program for the
County Delegates’ Workshop, our
committee had the responsibility for
presenting one of the morning
sessions. Our topic for this program
concentrated on the major issue
facing Social Service employees
today; namely, ‘‘The Implementation
of the Welfare Management System’.
We had extended an invitation to
Mr. Lowell Roberts, director of the
Welfare Management System, to join
with us to present to those in
attendance what the future holds in
store for our present welfare system.
Mr. Roberts proved to be an excellent
speaker and gave us a first-hand look
as to the course this Welfare
Management System will follow.
Not only was the meeting valuable
to us, but Mr. Roberts was pleased
and impressed by the reception given
to him from the Social Service
members present.
The committee is heartened by the
attendance and interest shown to us at
these county workshops and plan in
the future to focus on these as an
avenue to reach out to the members
- and bring them current topical
Subjects and speakers which prove of
interest and help to the membership.
This committee gives to our
membership a direct means of
communications across the state with
NEW YORK CITY — The Office of
Court Administration has announc-
ed the opening of filing for two open-
competitive examinations to fill
positions in the titles of Court
Reporter and Court Interpreter in the
Unified Court System throughout the
state.
The examination for Court
Interpreter, number 45-519, will con-
sist of a written test, to be held Jan.
12, 1980, and an oral test, which will
be held at-a later date. The minimum
2 starting salary for Court Interpreter
may vary from $10,714 to $12,263,
depending on locale.
The examination for Court
Reporter, number 45-523, is scheduled
MEMBERS OF THE STATEWIDE SOCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE at the Annual
Meeting include, from left, Hawood Quann, Nassau County Local 830; Arthur G.
Wegman, Suffolk County Local 852; and David Wilburm Erie County Local 815.
Social Services report
other Social Service employees who
Share the same problems and
mandates. We are available to meet
in groups or to serve on a one-to-one
basis regarding Social Service
matters.
In the legislative field this past
year, the committee was involved in
working towards the indemnification
of county employees. If passed, it
would have protected employees from
personal lawsuits from disgruntled
clients.
We still hope to see some legislation
introduced in the future to provide us
with this protection. The committee
will continue its effort in compiling
relevant data to assist the CSEA
Legislative Office in successfully
lobbying for the bill.
In the months to come, we will still
be concerning ourselves with the new
social programs coming into being
and their affect on future staffing. We
welcome any information or
suggestions the members can send us
regarding the implementation of
these systems in their own counties.
At present, the committee is
concerning itself with changes being
instituted in Child Protective
Services, specifically in Erie County.
We are doing research into new titles,
qualifications and how these changes
will affect our present and future
members.
The problems involving the use of
volunteers and students by county
Social Service departments have
recently come to our attention. The
committee will, in the future, more
closely investigate these
developments and make
recommendations as appropriate.
Respectfully submitted.
Grace Vallee, Chairperson
David Wilbur —_ Ronald Draper
Howard Quann = Arthur Wegman
Kathy Asafaylo Patricia Thomas
OCA announces 2 examinations
for Jan. 19, 1980. This examination
will be a performance test in taking
and transcribing dictation of legal
matter at speeds averaging from 175
to 190 words per minute. The perfor-
mance test will simulate court
proceedings.
The minimum starting salary for
Court Reporter may vary from $18,-
369 to $21,025, depending on locale.
Filing for both examinations will
extend to Dec. 10, 1979. Applications
and announcements can be obtained
in the courts and court agencies
throughout the state, or by writing or
coming to the Office of Court Ad-
ministration, Staffing Services Unit,
Room 1209, 270 Broadway, New York,
N.Y. 10007.
Page.10
“THE PUBLIC. SECTOR, Wednesday,’ November.'21, 1979
OPEN CONTINUOUS
STATE JOB CALENDAR
Title
Senior Medical Records Technician
Pharmacist (salary varies with location) .
Assistant Sanitary Engineer ....
Senior Sanitary Engineer
Clinical Physician I
Clinical Physician II
Assistant
Attorney
Assistant YY
Attorney Trainee .
Junior Engineer.
(Bachelor's Degree)
Junior Engineer ..
(Master’s Degree)
Dental Hygienist ...
Licensed Practical Nurse
Nutrition Services Consul
Stationary Engineer
Senior Stationary Engineer
Occupational Therapy Assistant I
Occupational Therapy Assistant I
(Spanish Speaking)
Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor ..
Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor Trainee
Medical Record Technician :
Histology Technician ..
Professional Positions in Auditing and Accounting.
Computer Programmer .. :
Computer Programmer (Scientific)
Senior Programmer ...........
Senior Computer Programmer (Scientific) .
Mobility Instructor .
Instructor of the Blind
Health Services Nurse
(salary varies-with location)
Senibr Heating and Ventilating Engineer .
Senior Sanitary Engineer (Design) ...
Senior Building Electrical Engineer
Senior Building Structural Engineer
Senior Mechanical Construction Engineer
Senior Plumbing Engineer
Assistant Stationary Engi
*Electroencephalograph Techni
‘Radiologic Technologist
(salary varies with location)
Medical Record Administrator
Food Service WorkerI |...
Mental Hygiene Therapy Aide Trainee .
Mental Hygiene Therapy Aide Trainee ..
(Spanish Speaking)
Associate Actuary (Casualty) .
Principal Actuary (Casualty) .
Supervising Actuary (Casualty) ..
Assistant Actuary
Nurse I....
ons $10,624
$14,388-$15,562
. $16,040
. $18,301
» $27,942
«$31,055
«$25,161
$14,850
$12,397
. $11,723
. $12,890
SOSA GOCRCGD $13,876
Nurse II (Rehabilitation
Medical Specialist II
Medical Specialist I
Psychiatrist I.
Psychiatrist II
Social Services Management Trainee
Social Services Management Specialist .
Social Services Management Trainee ...
(Spanish Speaking)
Social Services Management Specialist....................00005
(Spanish Speaking)
Industrial Training Supervisor .................00seeeeeeee $10,624-$12,583
(salary varies depending on specially)
. $11,450
Physical Therapist .................. . $11,337
Physical Therapist (Spanish Speaking $11,337
Senior Physical Therapist .. $12,670
Senior Physical aneroble (Spanish Speal ing) $12,670
Speech Pathologist . $12,670
Audiologist .......... $12,670
Assistant Speech Pathologist oss $11,337
Assistant Audiologist ... «$11,337
Dietician Trainee .... -. $10,624
Dietician .. ‘ +. $11,250
Supervising Dieti + $13,304
Stenographer (NYC. ae +. $6,650
Typist (NYC only)....... $6,071
Senior Occupational Therapist . $12,670
Senior Occupational Therapist .... ++ $12,670
(Spanish Speaking)
Occupational Therapist .................. ++ $11,337
Occupational Therapist (Spanish Speaking) . $11,337
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150 attend training session
held by Western Region
BATAVIA — More than 150
CSEA officers and delegates
representing 40 chapters came
together Nov. 3 to participate in an
officers training session conducted
by Region VI
The session was filled to the
doorways with both familiar and
new faces, as region officials
presented a comprehensive course
on union topics.
Region VI President Robert Lat-
timer and Regional Director Lee
Frank led the program, covering a
broad spectrum of subjects, from
legal assistance and political
action to the importance of good
communication with members.
Lattimer reminded local
presidents they are ‘‘on par with
management,’’ and urged them to
remain independent of
management attempts at control.
“There’s no reason you have to
he said
Lattimer reiterated his policy
since entering office five years ago
that all union meetings, unless
reported otherwise, are open to all
union members, and he encouraged
active participation.
He also noted the absence of
several locals at the meeting, and
declared that in the future those
locals’ names who choose not to
participate will be made public.
After a brief session together,
the group broke up into three
segments — local presidents, vice-
presidents and delegates were
addressed by Lattimer and Frank,
secretaries were addressed by
Region VI Secretary Judy Burgess
and a special training session for
treasurers was conducted by
Regional Treasurer Barbara
Fauser and CSEA staffer Joe
Salvino, assistant supervisor of
Above, WESTERN REGION
PRESIDENT Robert Lattimer speaks
to local officers and delegates at a
training session in Batavia about the
importance of political action to CSEA.
Below, AMONG THE 150 LOCAL OF-
FICERS AND DELEGATES at the
Batavia meeting are, from left, Lee R.
Ryan, SUNY Alfred Local 600; Tom
Warzel. SUNY Buffalo Local 602; and
Below, REGION VI Treasurer Barbara
Fauser conducts a seminar for local
treasurers at the regional training
session on Nov. 3.
Ellaree Butcher, Erie County Local
do anything you don’t want to do,’ general accounts. 815.
Above, CSEA STAFFER Joseph
Salvino participated in the seminar for
local treasurers.
Harold Towner
new president
of Local 007
HORNELL — The new officers of
Hornell City CSEA Local 007 were
recently sworn in. The officers are:
_ President Harold C. Towner, First
Vice President John E. Wallenbeck,
Second Vice President John G. Bly,
Secretary Karen A. Hollister,
Treasurer Gina M. Mazella,
Operational Services Representative
Robert Polanowski, Administrative
@ Representative Shirley Dunning and
Delegate Edward J. Robinson. :
The installing officer was Region VI
Secretary Judy Burgess.
REGION VI RETIREES AT THE
CSEA Annual Meeting include, from
left, Charles and Mary Gormley and
New contract ratified Marian Trippe.
by Red Creek schools
RED CREEK — Workers of the
Red Creek School District,
@ represented by Wayne County CSEA
Local 859, recently ratified a new one-
year contract giving them a 6.25
percent pay increase as of July 1,
1979.
The pact extends grievance filing
time from five to 15 days and mater-
nity leave to 18 months, CSEA Field
Representative Mark Higgins said.
The negotiating team included
Alice Stafford, Joanne Viele, Peg
Sherman, Sandy Curtis, Mary Van
Liere and Unit President Sue Reese.
AMONG THE MANY
REGION VI delegates at the
CSEA Annual Meeting are,
from left, E. Vivian Richard-
son, Kathy Gruber and Lily
Martin of Roswell Park Local
303.
“GTHE PUBLIC SECTOR, Wedneiday|(Novbinbet'27, 1979 /Paye il
» EMPLOYEES OF THE ORANGE COUNTY HOME AND INFIRMARY,
represented by CSEA, demonstrate in front of the County Government
Center in Goshen on Noy. 2 protesting short staffing.
Right, CSEA COMMUNICATIONS
SPECIALIST Daniel X. Campbell,
second left, and Field Representative
Bruce Wyngaard, right, speak with the
nursing and maintenance staffers of
the Orange County Home and Infir-
mary during the employees’ Nov. 2
demonstration in Goshen.
Below, SIGNS CARRIED IN THE
NOV. 2 demonstration in Goshen read,
from left: ‘‘Understaffing at Orange
County Home and Infirmary means
poor health care,’’ and “Don’t your
elderly deserve better than custodial
care?”
ORANGE COUNTY UNIT PRESIDENT Kay
Cayton, see arrow, confers with CSEA Field
Representative Bruce
Wyngaard, in the audience
area of the legislative
chamber of the County
Government Center in
Goshen. Two seats to the left
of Wyngaard is County Social
Services Commissioner John
B. Wingate. Most of the seats
are filled with CSEA
members.
THE PUBLIC SECTOR, Wednesday, November 21, 1979
Page 12
Orange Infirmary workers
demonstrate over staffing
By BRENDAN COYNE
GOSHEN Approximately 75
CSEA members employed at the
Orange County Home and Infir-
mary (OCHI) demonstrated in
front’ of the County Government
Center, Nov. 2, in protest of short
staffing at the facilities.
Due to short staffing, there is low
morale and high turnover at the
facilities.
Bruce Wyngaard, field represen-
tative for the Orange County Unit
of CSEA Local 836, was denied the
opportunity to address the regular
session of the county legislature
about problems at OCHI.
CSEA representatives were
directed to meet with the
legislature’s Social Services Com-
mittee Nov. 7.
They had already met three
times with Orange County Social
Services Commissioner John B.
Wingate and his staff and with
County Executive Louis Heimbach
since September.
Wyngaard said he was disap-
pointed at not being allowed to read
a statement. He said the denial
further demonstrates the county’s
approach to OCHI that has been
“characterized by a lack of com-
mitment.”
While they couldn't make their
Statement, the nurses aides and
maintenance staff made their con-
cerns known.
They chanted ‘‘Quality care not
quantity care’’ and carried
placards with slogans such as,
“Your mother and father need our
help — Helping us is helping
them.’’ They also sat in the
legislative chambers.
The nursing staff began a job
action Oct. 20, saying no longer
would one nurse be responsible for
coverage of more than one wing.
The action has forced nursing
supervisors to call in at least two
nurses on overtime each day.
The nurses have said their being
forced to work short staffed denies
adequate care for, and risks injury
to the 340 patients in OCHI and the
95 in the health-related facility.
Nurses have been denied per-
sonal days and vacation time and
have been called in on days off
because of short staffing, Kay
Cayton, president of the CSEA
Orange County unit, said.
Wingate, commissioner since
July 1978, said he was ‘‘glad
everybody came”’ to the legislative
meeting.
“It demonstrates they do care
about services at the Home and In-
firmary,”’ Wingate said.
“If the state Department of
Health recommends that more
staff is necessary, we will have an
easier time getting legislative
approval because of the nurses’
demonstration.”
Wingate was referring to state
Department of Health analysis of
patient care requirements, begun
Oct. 29. The health department was
expected to visit the facilities Nov.
8. Wingate said the results of the
study would not be ready for
several months.
While stating the OCHI staff is
presently at the level authorized by
the legislature, he acknowledged
receiving conflicting reports on its
staffing needs from his own staff
and asked the state Department of
Health to make its study.
Wingate has said he expects
some improvement in staff plan-
ning through the new OCHI nursing
supervisor, Anna Molloy, who took
over Nov. 1.
In its annual survey of OCHI in
July, the state Department of
Health determined that OCHI ad-
ministrators were failing to fill
vacancies quickly enough.
Wingate said he temporarily
brought in personnel from health
services companies such as Upjohn
Health Care Services of White
Plains, with CSEA’s approval.
He said he has begun to phase out
these workers as nursing aides
have become available through
training programs of the Board of
Cooperative Educational Services.
(BOCES).
“The county has failed to take
any permanent steps to deal with
the short staffing problem,”
Cayton said. ‘‘We hope we get
some satisfaction when we meet
with the Social Services Com-
mittee.”
