ALBANY — CSEA President
William L. McGowan has announced
the union’s endorsement in a cam-
paign that the entire membership can
get behind; raising funds to support
the 1978 International Special Olym-
pics.
The Special Olympics is an inter-
national program of sports training
and athletic competition for the men-
tally retarded. Next August, the
International Summer Games will be
held at the State University at
Brockport with 3.500 special athletes
participating from all 50 states and 35
nations. CSEA is taking an active role
in making the games a success.
“Special Olympics is a great
program for the mentally retarded,”
President McGowan said in announc-
is CSEA team member Elaine Todd.
ALBANY — The Civil Service
Employees Assn. and the State of
New York exchanged initial con-
tract demands late last week,
signaling the start of major
bargaining talks on behalf of more
than 100,000 state employees in the
Administrative, Institutional and
Operation Services bargaining un-
its.
Bargaining sessions have already
been scheduled for the remainder
of this month and during
December. Additional sessions will
be set as the talks progress
towards a hoped-for settlement
prior to the expiration of the ex-
~ ne
ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT — CSEA Collective
Conoby, right, stares across the table after exchanging demands. To his lett
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ing the union’s support for the games.
“Thousands of CSEA members work
day in and day out to help mentally
handicapped individuals on and off the
job. Now our union is going to roll up
its sleeves and do a job for Special
Olympics. It's a great program, a
great cause and I know our members
will show everyone the kind of people
public employees are. We're going to
make the Special Olympics a finan-
cial success.”
Specifically, the union president
directed CSEA staff to assist Special
Olympics in bringing its program for
fund raising to the members through
advertising in the official union's
newspaper. It’s a unique program
that provides benefits to those who
give as well as those who receive.
Region 6 President Robert Lat-
ae
Bargaining Specialist John
Demands exchanged,
long process seen
isting pacts on March 31, 1978.
Talks have been suspended pending
the outcome of a related court case
for some 45,500 state employees in
a fourth bargaining unit
represented by CSEA, the
Professional, Scientific and
Technical unit.
By mutual agreement, both sides
are adhering to a policy of obsery-
ing a ‘‘news blackout’ during
negotiations. Details of initial
demands and daily progress
reports will not be issued as they
tend to impede the bargaining
process.
timer has already set up a special
pilot program to boost the sales of
Special Olympics film in that Region.
He was instrumental in bringing
about statewide support for the
program.
The basie concept of the program is
simple. Union members and their
families will be asked to buy film and
processing for holiday picture taking
from the Film for Special Olympics
Program. When the members buy the
processing package, they get a fresh
roll of Kodak film and a prepaid
processing mailer. They use the film,
drop it in the mailer and drop the
mailer in a mail box. They'll receive
back professionally photo finished
prints, slides or movies. The price of
the service is far lower than most
photo finishers charge and part of the
OPERATIONAL UNIT — Several members of the CSEA bargaining team
listen to a discussion following exchanging of demands. Second from right is
CSEA Collective Bargaining Specialist Nels Carlson.
INSTITUTIONAL UNIT — Framed by state negotiators, CSEA team
member Genevieve Clark and union Collective Bargaining Specialist Robert
Guild discuss the union’s bargaining positions.
CSEA supporting Special Olympics
price goes as a contribution to Special
Olympics.
While a pilot program involving
participation of coordinators within
CSEA’s Locals is underway in the
Western Region, a special effort is be-
ing made in all other Regions to have
members send for ordering coupons
by directly writing: Film for Special
Olympics, P.O. Box 8711, Rochester,
N.Y. 14624.
Gradually the participation of
CSEA’s Locals will be sought across
the state to form a ‘‘grass roots’”’
network of coordinators to take film
orders in an effort to increase sales
and thus revenues for the Special
Olympics.
More stories on the Special Olym-
pics are on pages 6 and 7.
In my travels throughout the
State, many members ask me what
are we really getting out of our af-
filiation with AFSCME. It seems
that we haven't really spread the
word as yet and I would like to
spend some time talking to you
about the benefits of the affiliation
We are moving in many areas in
an effort to make the affiliation
work for our members. We will be
getting involved in a legislative ef-
fort in Washington next year and
we will then have input for the first
time into fed¢ral legislation
affecting our members. Significant
areas of interest include social
security legislation, CETA,
countercyclical aid, ete. We will
have input into things on the
federal level which affect our
pocketbook directly in New York
State. This input is something new
for us and I intend to exercise
every option available in an effort
to better protect our members.
By virtue of the affiliation, we
are now protected by Article XX of
areas where CSEA, Local 1000, is
the certified bargaining represen-
tative and if another AF
union petitions for an election,
through AFSCME would as
AFL-CIO to invoke Article XX
protections. The dispute
settlement procedure between the
two unions involved in this type of
proceeding has three stages: (1)
mediation, (2) arbitration, and (3)
an appeal to the Executive Council
of the AFL-CIO. I think it is
significant to note that to date we
have been successful in all but two
of our Article XX actions.
Had it not been for Article XX,
we probably would have been
challenged in three of the State
units in August of this year. The in-
direct protections of the Article
saved us thousands of dollars in
fending off rival unions.
In the area of communications
and public relations, we are about
to embark on an advertising cam-
paign designed to improve the im-
age of public employees. Tax cut
the AFL-CIO Constitution. Article
XX provides that no federation
union shall raid another federation
union through the representation
election process. For instance, in
A refreshing point of view
Editor, The Public Sector:
As an entrepreneur, a capitalist and
chairman of an enterprise employing
over 1,200 persons across the nation, I
read Irving Kristol’s ‘‘Understanding
Trade Unionism” in the Wall Street
Journal of October 23 with both in-
terest and concern
My firm, American Income Life In-
surance Company, is one of a very,
very few fully union-organized in-
surance companies in America. I
attribute the growth of our company
largely to our successful dealing with
the Office & Professional Employees
International Union, which represents
our employees, and to the generally
cordial relationship we enjoy with the
American trade union movement.
I agree with Mr. Kristol’s obser-
vation that the unions are not
‘“‘protosocialist institutions,’ but go
further in stating that they are a
bastion of democratic capitalism, at
least in the United States.
It is fortunate that our unions are
not ideological in the sense that has
prevailed in so much of Europe. This
does not mean; contrary to Mr.
Kristol, that our unions do not have
any basic motivating philosophy. As I
view the American scene, it seems to
me that some of the best thinking
about the basic nature of our society
has come out of the trade union
movement which, like other
organizations, seeks to develop a
theoretical base upon which to stand.
Nor are our unions anti-intellectual,
although they tend to be pragmatic in
dealing with the society in which they
dwell. If there is no Harvard Trade
Union Review, that is the fault of the
academics, not the unions. A look at
the content of the Harvard Business
Review, in any case, is good enough
reason not to wish such baggage upon
the labor movement which unjustly
carries too much of the blame for
what goes wrong with our society and
happy Politicians have climbed on
our backs again. Taxpayers have
taken up the Proposition 13 religion
. essentially because taxpayers
are not aware of the roles played
little enough credit for what is decent
and just.
Mr. Kristol notwithstanding, syn-
dicalism has little or no relationship
with the modern American labor
movement. The last vestiges of
American syndicalism died with the
Industrial Workers of the World. Syn-
dicalism would substitute a centraliz-
ed trade union structure for that of
the democratic state, a desire entire-
ly alien to American trade union
philosophy. Free trade unions, es-
pecially those in the United States,
represent an effort to use worker
organization to gain effective
leverage within existing economic
structures, whether in the private or
the public sector.
Unions are the first victims of
totalitarian society just for this
reason. They cannot sit still for
tyranny by either political or cor-
porate management, because they
are based upon winning acceptance of
a charter protecting the interests of
those whom they represent.
Workers join unions out of self-
interest, and there should be nothing
strange about that. Just as the cor-
poration bargains with the banks for
money and with suppliers for
materials, unions give the workers
the opportunity to bargain for wages
and working conditions.
Basically, the union is an offshoot of
democratic capitalism. I find it ex-
ceedingly difficult under these cir-
cumstances to understand corporate
opposition to such relatively mild
measures as labor law reform. In
view of democratic capitalism’s in-
sistence on sanctity of contract, I find
it even more difficult to understand
the opposition of so many of my
business colleagues to union security
arrangements
Experience has proved that once
organized, workers generally remain
loyal to the union and will fight
BLIC SECTOR, Wedne
Y, November 22, 1978
by public employees. We know
what we do for the taxpayers and
citizens of New York and it’s about
time we got our message across.
On our own and later with some
help from AFSCME, we will help
restore pride and first-class
citizenship to public workers. This
will be a significant effort and I
think you'll agree it’s long overdue.
In another area, small
delegations of CSEA members
have attended various AFSCME
conferences and the international
convention as well as the New York
State AFL-CIO convention held a
few months ago. Since we are now
a part of the family of organized
labor, I will not let an opportunity
go by that allows us to express our
high opinion of public workers; we
are going to spread our message.
Our Board of Directors recently
participated in a training session in
Washington and we will be sending
two of our staff representatives to
the AFL-CIO Labor Studies School
for participation in their training
session on arbitration.
Finally, in the area of
negotiations, our research
department is working with
AFSCMBE's research department to
attempts to weaken or destroy their
union status. Attempts to portray the
labor movement as stagnant are
shortsighted. Union organization in
the United States has been sufficient
to bolster our entire wage structure
and to spread so-called fringe benefits
far beyond the ranks of the organized.
Unions are an essential balance
wheel in the national economy, not
only giving workers status in a society
dominated by huge corporations, but
also forcing management to be more
humane and efficient. As one who has
had to deal directly with unions, I can
attest to changes in management
structure growing out of our labor-
management relationship that have
resulted in significantly greater
overall efficiency of operations.
Without arguing about present
productivity trends, I insist that
unions are a spur to efficiency.
Demands for higher real wages and
other imporvements in turn lead to
management efforts to offset costs.
Without unions, it is highly unlikely
that America would enjoy its present
living standards.
Mr. Kristol argues that unions
“push society in a ‘collectivist’ direc-
tion.”’ While it is true that unions have
sought state intervention to cushion
the shocks of the business cycle and to
place floors under wages and other
working conditions, it is equally true
that the real push toward collectivism
has come in far greater degree from
the huge agglomerates of corporate
power that dominate the American
economic scene. If anything, the
unions have helped significantly to move
their members toward greater
freedom through participation in the
democratic political process. Unions
may not have fostered individualism
in the Horatio Alger sense, but they
surely have fostered greater in-
dividual freedom.
I do not see American unions as an-
i j
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William L. McGowan |
President — CSEA i
make sure that we have left no
stone unturned in our presentation
of demands for changes in our 1979
State contracts. i
In summary let me say that lam
very encouraged by the many ways |
AFSCME has agreed to assist us |
and I will do everything I can to |
make sure that every single
member of CSEA benefits from the
affiliation. If we all stick together
and play on the same team, I am
sure that our objectives will be
reached.
tipolitical institutions as Mr. Kristol
seems to feel. American unions are
ideologically opposed to being ad-
juncts of the state, but they are
vehement in insisting upon being
recognized as being an important part
of the political process. They are, in
fact, a bulwark against a collectivist
state for just that reason.
Unions, like all other institutions,
are fallible and have their blemishes.
And, like Mr. Kristol, I cannot ‘‘en-
visage a decent society without free
trade unions.’ I part company,
however, with his fear that unions are
increasingly difficult to live with
because some are able to ‘‘bring the
entire economy grinding to a halt.””
Most union leaders aren't fools and
see the strike — any strike — asa last
resort since union members suffer
more than those forced to put up with
some temporary inconvenience.
I agree that it’s time to do more
thinking about unions and their
ability to survive as viable in-
stitutions. They are not only essential
to a free society; they are a civilizing
force within it.
Bernard Rapoport, Chairman
American Income
Life Insurance
Company
Waco, Texas
Editor’s Note: Although the above
letter is lengthy, and not from a
member of CSEA, we elected to print
it because we believe it is most in-
teresting. It is refreshing to see a
member of management, private or
public, defend unionism so intelligent-
ly and so strongly. If you appreciate,
as we do, what Mr. Rapoport says,
perhaps you'd like to let him know
that. His address is P.O. Box 208,
Waco, Texas 76703.
CSEA wins pay raises
for employees on leave
BUFFALO — Persons who were on
the State payroll as of April 1, 1977,
but on leave of absence on or before
October 1, 1977, or who left state ser”
vice after April 1 but later returned,
are eligible for a CSEA-negotiated
pay raise effective that October 1, ac-
cording to a grievance settlement
reached last month and brought by
the union on behalf of two individuals
so affected.
first raise took authorized leave of
absence after April 1 and were still on
leave as of October 1. The State
withheld the second raise, and CSEA
filed grievances seeking to recover
the second raise.
Grievances were specifically filed
on behalf of Carol Ali, an employee of
SUNY at Buffalo, and Janice Watson
of Lafayette, an employee of the State
Department of Taxation and Finance
CSEA Atty. Pauline Rogers of the
union’s legal firm of Roemer and
Featherstonhaugh represented the
grievants.
The grievances were resolved last
month when both were declared eligi-
ble for the second raise. However,
payment is currently being withheld
while the State investigates records
to determine other individuals who
might be similarly affected. State
workers who left service after April 1,
1977 but later returned are also eligi-
ble under the settlement
Under the existing contracts
between CSEA and the State, 1977
raises came in two steps. Employees
in full-time status as of March 31, 1977
received a basic annual salary in-
crease of 5% or $500, whichever was
greater. And, effective October 1 of
that year, employees in ‘‘full-time
employment status as of March 31,
1977" received a second raise of 4% or
$400, whichever was greater.
Problems developed in some cases
when persons eligible to receive the
CAROL ALI, left, has a smile after reading a resolution to a grievance filed on her
behalf which enables her to receive a $400 salary increase retroactive to October 1, 1977.
She received the good news from Barbara J. Kauffman, right, grievance chairperson for
SUNY at Buffalo CSEA Local 602.
NEW YORK STATE ELIGIBLE LISTS
Associate Ins. Fnd. Fid. Service Rep.
(Promotional Exam No. 36324)
Test Held June 24, 1978
1. Webster, Walter, Troy ........
2. Himmelfarb, N., Tonawanda ..
3. Gidicsin, John, Brooklyn ...
} 4. Mell, Nicholas H., Maspeth
5. McColfrey, N.N., Coram
6. Samuels, Arnold, NYC ..
ry, Raymond, Rockaway Pa!
ry, Thomas P., Schenectady
Conciliator at
Morristown
MORRISTOWN — The Civil Service
Employees Assn., which represents
the non-instructional employee Unit
at the Morristown Central School
District, has announced that a super
conciliator has been assigned to the
dispute between the Morristown
School Unit of the CSEA and the
Morristown Central School District.
Roger Kane, CSEA Collective
Bargaining Specialist and chief
negotiator for the school unit
employees, said Mark Weisenfeld, of
Canton, has been appointed by the
Public Employment Relations Board
(PERB) to conciliate the dispute. A
meeting has been scheduled for 7
p.m., November 30, 1978.
In a statement following the an-
nouncement, Kane said CSEA is
hopeful that a settlement can be
reached.
“When you are confronted with a
cost of living which has risen to 8.3
percent, we don’t think our salary
demand of 6 percent, plus increment,
is unrealistic,’ Kane said
CSEA continues as watchdog
of state’s CETA program
WASHINGTON — Comprehensive Employment and Training Act
(CETA) programs continue to be watched closely by the Civil Service
Employees Assn. In order to monitor the Federal employment program,
CSEA has a special CETA committee that functions on a statewide basis,
plus regional CETA committees which serve as watchdogs over local
CETA programs and problems.
907 The program will draw renewed interest with the allocations recently
for fiscal 1979 in New York State. President Carter signed legislation last
month re-enacting CETA for another year, and the following allocations
have been made to New York State programs. The allocations cover
CETA Title II and VI, plus Youth Employment and Training Programs
(YETP) and Youth Community Conservation and Improvement Proj-
ects (YCCIP) under Title IV.
The following table shows the reallocations for New York State:
| Nuclear Power Generation Planner V
Test Held June 1978 oe en
1. Patel, Kantilal T., Schenectady ..........s000 75.0 D TITLE VI YETP _YCCIP.
Albany City $ 980,676 $1,209,306 $1,951,218 $ 223,330 $ 48,407
Balance of
Albany County
Broome County 1,585,052
Buffalo City 5,025,929
Chautauqua Consortium 2,386,027
Chemung County 837,000
Dutchess County 1,186,381
Erie Consortium 4,202,941
Hempstead /Long
Beach Csrt
Rochester City
Balance of
Monroe County
Balance of
Nassau County Csrt
Niagara County
Oneida County
Balance of
Onondaga County
Orange County
Oswego County
Rensselaer County
Insurance Fund Dist. Rep.
(Promotional Exam No, 36325)
Test Held June 24, 1978
1. Hittig, Edwin H., NYC ......
2. Visconti, Vito A., Farmingdal
3. Sussman, Chester, Bethpag
j 4. Klein, Everett F., College Point .
5, McCaffrey, E.N,, Coram........
6 Himmelfarb, N., Tonawanda
7. Webster, Walter, Troy...
8. Hurwitz, Harvey, Ocean:
9. Lindholm, Eric E., Whitesto
10. Samuels, Arnold, NYC
11. Quinn, William €., Gard
12. Gidiesin, John, Brooklyn
Business Officer
{Promotional Exam No, 36248)
Test Held January 14, 1978
Popp, Steven M., Val Cottage ......:.s+++
Greenspan, L.M., New Milford, Ct.
Williams, Fannie, Poughkeepsi
Foster, Brent C., Boston .......
Gewirtzman, J.D., Haverstraw ..
Thamosett, R.J., Binghamton
Clinton, Allan E., Westernville ...
Cohen, Nathan D., Albany
Bittle, Peter S., Hopewell Junction
10, Faden, Poul J., Poughkeepsie
11. Mistler, Edward, Red Hook
12, Markie, Paul J., Poughkeepsie
13, McArthur, Paul T,, Buffalo...
14, Shulman, Ira L., Brooklyn
15, Riccobono, Mary, Ogdensburg ..
| 16. Driscoll, Robert, Rochester
17. Grotetendt, H.C., Brooklyn
18, Gallagher, T.F., Bronx
19. Zoellner, Peter, Smithtown
20. Redditt, Clare L., Ovid .........
21. Bell, Benjamin T., Rome ...........
22. Ziajka, Victor J., NYC...
23, Barish, Borbara, NYC
24, Broskett, W.F., Vestal .
25. Kaplan, Seymour, Flushing,
945,289 883,152 1,451,252
2,134,716 3,409,820
7,852,010 12,894,238
3,233,488 4,947,232
1,212,282 1,907,806
1,269,674 2,134,301
5,643,638 9,744,169
187,816 50,496
389,334 79,324
1,188,519 257,694
577,270 120,483
208,071 45,015,
258,245 63,446
1,007,487 227,485
wmnousen—
5,911,736
2,703,669
9,190,588 16,553,873
3,625,014 5,977,471
1,608,087 376,287
621301 134.073 | TB grades restored
BRENTWOOD — The Civil Service
Employees Assn, has won a
settlement on alf of 78 employees
at Pilgrim Psychiatric Center who
were downgraded following the
abolishment of a tuberculosis service
unit at the hospital.
A Mental Hygiene Therapy aide at
the hospital, Al Cangiano, filed a
1,732,934 1,104,646 2,170,178 270,449 98,782
5,663,541 10,352,777
2,683,960 4,483,351
2,736,477 4,313,295
1,034,790 244,203
451,253 97,842
497,083 108,372
1,613,891
1,952,645
1,024,590
1,135,169
1,234,502
3,003,572
1,582,784
1,500,758
2,207,898
5,005,449
2,636,115
2,410,705
227,013 89,323
499,412 110,140
252,785 50,960
281,850 62,009
26. Kelleher, James, Buffalo .: Rockland County 1,472,174 2,458,997 4,500,651 416,293. 95,677 grievance which was extended to all
a pee " ene Henven St. Lawrence County —_ 1,080,282 1,690,667 2,724,628 264,938 55,236 78 employees affected.
912,385
996,182
1,251,163
803,846
Saratoga County
Schenectady County
2,097,612 239,557 51,523
1'176'990 165,583 43.988 CSEA Counsel Pauline Rogers
argued successfully that the state
Business Officer
(Exam No, 24613)
Steuben County 794.275 1,120,253 1.718338 203,764,275 i
Test Held J ry 14, 1978 is ‘ ” ’ i " ” 2 CH i nase arepie
1.Gottheimer, Di, Flushing’......----......90.0 [f Suffolk Consortium 8,802,833 13,464,089 24.150,456 2,369,274 562,635 | Violated the CSEA contract when it
2. Scott, John R., Fayetteville .................83.5 Syracuse City 1,753,712 2,287,673 3,562,467 404,876 87,257 attempted to downgrade the
oer a oa inet PAR ae Boe Ulster County 1,355,547 1,912,984 3,093,077 327,411 71,368 employee when it abolished the unit
Awe kere iicnda bie. unneeo Westchester Consortium 4,895,263 6,750,130 11,942,518 1,222,842 272,832 When the state abolished the TB
TTA ai 75 {| Yonkers City 1,657,206 2,440,634 4,240,570 411,083 90,848 nit nny roassioned the amolowees
7. Vinograd, Jon F., Solitbury ..........1:..770 ff Balance of New York 14,959,789 22,798,462 36,915,346 3,846,853 802,772 BR eee eee ee ee
8 Troy, Peter J., P : 770 Hl New York City 58,827,640 112,546,892 178/841.630 17,166,268 3,381,114 reduced them by one grade. Under the ,
9. McNamara, T.| 740 settlement, all 78 employees affected
10. Hahn, Thomas, 74.0 re weerermeren a ao
by the reassignment were elevated by
one grade to restore their salary.
Chieffo, 5.V., NYC ae 74.0 NEW YORK $148, 824,175 $25,239,838 $36 431 $36,822,812 $7,819,866
12, Sullivan, J., Guilderland ee
13. Kaplan, Seymour, Flushing 72.5
THE PUBLIC SECTOR, Wednesday, November 22, 1978 Page 3
Calendar
of EVENTS
NOVEMBER
21 — Livingston County unit of Rochester Area Retirees Local 912 general
membership meeting: 2 p.m., Youth Center, Main St., Mt. Morris.
21 — New York Metropolitan retirees Local 910 meetin
Center, room 5890, Manhattan.
: 1 p.m., 2 World Trade
29 — Long Island Region 1 special elections seminar; 5-11 p.m., site to be an-
nounced
30 — Anti-J. P. Stevens rally, 1 p.m., Meeting Room 6, Nelson A. Rockefeller Plaza,
Albany. Everyone welcome.
DECEMBER
2 — Stateside Non-Teaching School Employees’ Committee Meeting for Jefferson,
St. Lowrence, Oswego county school unit representatives; 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Holi-
day Inn, Watertown.
8— Christmas party, Marcy CSEA Local 414, Roseland, New York Mills.
Cocktails, 7-8 p.m.
Handicapped placement program
A special state recruitment and
placement program for the han-
dicapped ended its first year with 195
placements made
The program, administered by the
Career Opportunities Division, State
Department of Civil Service. was
launched in September 1977 following
enactment by the Legislature of
Pension disparity
favors politicians
ALBANY — The inequity of the
pension system for persons who earn
their living from public employment
in the State of New York became
painfully clear last week with an-
nouncement of pensions for four out-
going office holders
Retiring Attorney General Louis J
Lefkowitz, who first came to Albany
as an assemblyman in 1928, will
receive an annual pension of $45,000.
Arthur Levitt, who will retire as
comptroller after 24 years, will
receive an annual pension of $36,000
Two part-time state employees,
Assembly Speaker Stanley Steingut
and Assembly Minority Leader Perry
B. Duryea are eligible for $28,925 and
$18,900 respectively in annual pen-
sions.
While the four politicians have huge
pensions awaiting them, ‘Retirement
Report,” a State of New York
publication, reported those public
employees retiring in the 1976-77
fiscal year had an average annual
pension of $3,927.
The politicians are covered under
the Legislative and Executive
Retirement Plan, which determines
annual pension by multiplying 2.5
percent of the average salary during
the last three years by the number of
years of government employment
with a maximum benefit of 75 percent
of annual salary
This formula allows 50 percent
pension after 20 years. Public
employees must work 25 years for a
50 percent pension
Official publication of
The Civil Service
Employees Association
33 Elk Street,
Albany, New York 12224
“4
Section 55-b of the Civil Service Law
During the first year, more than 900°
applications were received from han-
dicapped individuals; 168 persons
were placed under Section 55-b, and 27
were hired in positions not requiring
reclassification
: we,
Moy Ae!
“\T WORKS BECAUSE THEY'RE CEMENTED TOGETHER!"
Where are your letters?
“The Public Sector” is now eight
weeks old, long enough in the life of
a publication to notice a trend
developing. Where, we wonder, are
those thoughtfully opinionated
writers we had more than half-
expected to flood our mailbag with
letters to the editor?
True, there have been a number
of good, even excellent, letters
published in these pages. But
nothing at all like what we had
Keeping
Highway maintenance personnel
understand and accept the fact that
their usual working conditions are
not luxurious. But on the other
hand they do not and should not be
expected to accept conditions such
as those described on page 12 of
this issue.
The overall conditions at the
‘Special’
CSEA, some of whose members
have the day-to-day responsibility
of caring for many of the state’s
mentally retarded persons, is a
natural for becoming involved in
the 1979 International Special
Olympic Games.
The games, which will be held at
State University college,
Brockport, N.Y., in August,
provide athletic competition for
mentally retarded children and
hoped for. Granted, also, some
letters we have received have not
been printed; but only because they
were in poor taste, or otherwise un-
suitable to print in this or any other
similar publication. Those writers
probably understand that. If not,
they should.
The “Letters to the Editor” sec-
tion, ideally, should be a public
forum to express opinions of in-
terest to others. While we desire
thoughtful expressions, there is
ample room for dissent, for differ-
ing opinions. We will defend your
right to express your opinion, and
give you the space to do so, provid-
ed it falls within the bounds of
propriety. That's an editorial
judgment we must make in each in-
dividual case. We only wish we had
more of a selection of letters to
make such judgments from.
(R.A.C.)
eye on Conewango
Conewango Valley maintenance
facility of the Department of Tran-
sportation are dreadful. But DOT
has taken bids on a new heating
stem, and has also promised to
8
correct many of the other short-
comings of the facility. We intend
to watch the situation, and hope it
is corrected before the usually
praise
adults. Details of the Special Olym-
pics are on pages 6 and 7
Special Olympics is one of the
most worthwhile activities one can
become involved in. The purchas-
ing of the **Film for Special Olym-
pics” is an easy way for an in-
dividual to provide support for the
program,
We endorse the efforts of CSEA
in helping to make the world a little
brighter for those in need. (G.A.)
Published every Wednesday by Clarity Publishing, Inc.
Publication Office. 75 Champlain Street, Albany, N.Y. 12204 (518) 465-4591
Thomas A. Clemente—Publisher
Roger A. Cole—Executive Editor
Dr. Gerald Alperstein
Associate Editor
Osear D. Barker—Associate Editor
Deborah Cassidy
Staff Writer
Susan A. Kemp—Staff Writer
Arden D. Lawand—Graphic Design
Dennis C. Mullahy—Production Coordinator
Page 4
THE PUBLIC SECTOR, Wednesday, November 22, 1978
harsh winter of Western New York
sets in once again
The Conewango Valley facility
might be the worst of the scores of
maintenance facilities around the
state. We hope it is, that it is not
anywhere near typical. But we
should find out, because we expect
to hear from other outposts if there
are any of a similar state of un-
acceptability. In fact, we en-
courage it. (R.A.C.)
in our
Opinion
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Military leave
policy now set
ALBANY — A standard definition
of military leave with pay for public
employees on ordered military duty
has been set at 30 calendar days, and
not 30 work days as pushed for by the
Civil Service Employees Assn
CSEA recently asked for a standard
interpretation of the period allowed
for military leave with pay because
the payment practice varied from
department to department. Citing
what it said were two previous at-
torney general opinions supporting
the union’s position, CSEA asked the
Civil Service Commission to establish
the policy that employees should be
charged with military leave only for
those days on military duty that coin-
cide with the individual's state work
days and hours. The union argued that
charging military leave to employees
even for weekends, pass days or days
not normally scheduled to work
means that employees reach the 30-
day limit much quicker annually.
Under Section 242 of the Military
Law, public employees must be paid
while on ordered military duty, up to
n any one calendar year. That
period was interpreted in
different ways from department to
department.
The Civil Service Commission ask-
ed the State Attorney General’s office
for a legal determination.
New nurse unit
ALBANY — A new Nurse Unit was
opened recently to serve State
employees in the Governor Nelson A.
Rockefeller Empire State Plaza. The
unit is in the Northwest Concourse
near Agency Building 4. Employees at
the southeastern end of the Plaza are
served by a Nurse Unit in the
Southeast Gallery, near the Tower
Building.
The units are among 23 throughout
the State, staffed by 35 nurses and
operated by the Employee Health Ser-
vice, State Department of Civil Ser-
vice.
The units provide a wide range of
health care services which extend
beyond the treatment of cuts and
bruises. These services include im-
mediate emergency care, treatments
and follow-up care as requested by
personal physicians, health counsel-
ing and guidance.
The Constitution of the State of
New York provides that ap-
pointments and promotions be
made by competitive examination
as far as practicable.
This means that whenever a
legislative body creates a position
it is immediately in the com-
petitive class of Civil Service until
certain legal steps are taken to
place the position either in the un-
classified service or the exempt,
non-competitive or labor class.
In the State service, this requires
an operating department to submit
reasons for removing the position
from the competitive class to the
State Civil Service Commission, If
Jurisdictional classification
PICKETING BY Middle Island School District nos
led by, from left, Walter Weeks, President of the
Sick members|
of school unit
stay at home
structional employee:
uffolk Educational CSEA
Chapter; Joseph Rindos, President of the Middle Island CSEA Unit; and Irwin
Scharfeld, CSEA Field Representative.
FIELD REP IRWIN SCHARFELD chats with picketers, encouraging them in
their demonstration to bring action into negotiations for a new contract.
SIGNS SAY IT ALL. Members of the Middle Island C
taken a strike autho
in bargaining with management.
the Commission approves the re-
quest, it forwards a resolution to
the Governor. The Governor can
either approve or disapprove the
resolution. If the Governor
approves the resolution, he
forwards it to the Secretary of
State
In the municipalities, the local
Civil Service agency must
publicize in the local press, its in-
tention to place a position outside
of the competitive class, then a
public hearing is held, a resolution
indicating the proposed change is
forwarded to the State Civil Ser-
vice Commission. The State Com-
mission can either approve or dis-
Your civil service rights
“Your Civil Service Rights”
the Civil §
ments co:
PHOTOS BY TONY JEROME
A Unit have
ation vote in preparation for possible further dif
ice Employe
approve the resolution. If they
approve the resolution, it is
forwarded to the Secretary of
State
In all cases the change in the
classification of the position is not
legally in effect until the resolution
making the change is filed with the
Secretary of State.
If your position is in the com-
petitive class and you have obtain-
ed tenure in your position after
successfully passing the ex-
amination and probationary
period, any subsequent change in
the jurisdictional classification of
your position to the exempt, non-
competitive or labor class will not
affect you. You will retain your
a periodic column prepared by Joseph Watkins, special consultant to
s Association on Civil Service matters and pi
cerning this columa may be directed to Mr. Watkins,
Association, 33 Elk Street, Albany, N.Y. 12224.
MIDDLE ISLAND — Both shifts of
the 250-member Middle Island School
District Unit of the Civil Service
Employees Assn. called in sick
earlier this month, ill, they said, over
the lack of progress in contract
negotiations.
The job action by the non-
instructional employees spurred the
State Public Employment Relations
Board to appoint a super-conciliator,
Earl Zaddins, and brought both sides
back to the bargaining table the day
after the November 8th sickout
The action was not authorized by
the union, but Irwin Scharfeld, CSEA
fieldman, said the he could un-
derstand that members would
become ill the way the School District
Superintendent M n W. Rocklein
and the school negotiators have been
acting.
The employees at the 8,000-pupil
Suffolk County School have been
working without a contract since
July, Scharfeld said that Rocklein had
taken an unbendable position in
negotiations offering the employees
only a 2 and one-half per cent ra
The Middle Island unit of the 4,000-
member Suffolk Education Chapter
took a strike authorization vote
earlier last month and Walter Weeks,
president of the Suffolk Educational
Chapter, has vowed to ‘‘support the
members with the full resources and
manpower of the Education chapter.
The sick out by the custodial,
cafeteria and clerical workers dis-
rupted the school lunch program,
telephone communication, heating
and lighting and clean up.
Joseph Rindos, president of the
Middle Island CSEA unit, said that
the members were seeking a
minimum of 6 per cent raise. A 5.5 per
cent recommended by a PERB ap-
pointed factfinder was turned down
by both sides last month.
. Questions and com-
ervice Employees
vil
competitive class rights as long as
you remain in that position.
On the other hand, if you are now
in the non-competitive, exempt or
labor class and your position is
placed in the competitive class you
will obtain all competitive rights
the day the appropriate resolution
is filed with the Secretary of State.
This is true regardless of the length
of time you have served in that
position
If you have been legally ap-
pointed to a position in either the
non-competitive, exempt or labor
class, you cannot lose your position
by a change in the jurisdictional
classification to the competitive
class
THE PUBLIC SECTOR, Wednesday, November 22, 1978 Page 5
This year 3,500 mentally retarded children and
adults will participate in the 1979 International Special
Olympic Games to be held at the State University of New
York at Brockport. And this year, those children and
adults will have the aid and support of 260,000 members
of the Civil Service Employees Association.
CSEA is helping the Special Olympics raise the funds
to hold the International Games. We're asking you to
help us help 3,500 very special athletes find a new kind of
joy through participation in the Special Olympic Games.
Olympics are asking for your help.
This Holiday Season your family will be taking lots
of photos of special moments you'll want to cherish. By
purchasing your film and developing through the ‘‘Film
For Special Olympics’’ Program, you'll be helping us
raise enough money so Special Olympics can provide the
kind of special moments that our special athletes will
cherish for the rest of their lives.
In the weeks ahead, ordering information for the
International soccer
Special Olympics has already reached into the lives
of more than a million mentally retarded children and
adults. Through participation in the Games, these
special people are learning for themselves — and
teaching the rest of us — just how much they can ac-
complish. The goal is not to win, but to try.
Yet only 25% of the mentally retarded individuals
who need the spirit of the Special Olympics are being
reached. More help is needed. CSEA and the Special
Special Olympics Film Program will appear in ‘‘The
Public Sector.” Or you can send now to, ‘Film For
Special Olympics, P.O. Box 8711, Rochester, N.Y. 14624””
to request ordering forms.
There are few projects that do more for people than
Special Olympics. Through your purchase of Special
Olympics Film to save the warm memories of Christmas
and Chanukkah, you'll be helping CSEA to give a very
special gift to some very special people.
EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION
CIVIL SERVICE
hero Pele is a Spec
‘ial Olympics soccer c
August 8-13, 1979
Page 6
History of progress
1963
Kennedy Foundation and American
Association for Health, Phy:
Education and Recreation coop
on a ph al fitness program for
mentally retarded individuals and
offer awards tor achievement
1968
Senator Edward Kennedy an-
nounces establishment of Special
Olympics Inc. The National
Association for Retarded Citizens
pledges its national support.
1970
All 50 states, the District of Colum-
bia and Canada have Special Olym-
pics organizations. 50,000 athletes are
involved
National Hockey League Board of
Governors announces sponsorship of
International Special Olympics Floor
Hockey Program
50 young athletes participate in the
st French Special Olympics
Games.
150,000 Special Olympians and 65,-
000 volunteers involved in more than
1,400 local and area meets. All states
hold State Special Olympics Games
Second International Special Olym-
pics Games take place in Chicago
with 2,000 athletes from 50 states, the
District of Columbia, Canada, France
and Puerto Rico.
1972
Jean Claude Killy, world champion
skier, welcomes 1,500 young French
athletes to French Special Olympics
Games
Third International Games open on
campus of UCLA with 2,500 par-
ticipants.
1973
ABC television broadcasts segment
covering Special Olympics on Wide
World of Sports
1974
400,000 children now active in
Special Olympics year-round, in-
cluding 15,000 local meets and games
Kyle Rote, Jr., winner of the ABC
Superstars Competition, contributes
$5.000 of his prize money to Special
Olympics
National Basketball Association
and American Basketball Association
cooperate to sponsor the National
Special Olympics Basketball
Program, including Run, Dribble and
Shoot competition
1975
Winner of second Superstars
Competition, O.J. Simpson, con-
tributes $5,000 of his prize money to
‘ial Olympics,
t Presidential Premiere for
1 Olympics features Barbra
Spec!
Streisand and ‘‘Funny Lady’’. 10
million Americans see TV Special
featuring President Ford, Muham-
mad Ali, Frank Gifford and Special
Olympies athletes.
3,182 Noncommissioned officers run
from Washington, D.C, and Los
Angeles, Califronia non-stop in a 3,182
mile marathon for Special Olympics.
Hundreds of high school and college
track and cross country teams, jogg-
ing associations, running clubs and
~~ THE PUBLIC SECTOR, Wednesday, November 22, 1978
concerned volunteers join to help
raise funds to send athletes to the
International Special Olympics
Games.
Mexican athletes compete for the
first time in a Special Olympics.
Fourth international Special Olym-
pics Games takes place with 3,200
young athletes participating from 10
countires at Central Michigan Univer-
sity. CBS television broadcast event
on Sports Spectacular show.
New programs start in Hong Kong,
the Bahamas, Hondorus, Okinawa and
other countries
1977
First International Winter Special
Olympics bring more than 500
athletes to Steamboat Springs,
Colorado, to learn to ski and skate.
CBS, ABC and NBC television cover
the event.
Participation in Special Olympics
climbs to more than 700,000 with in-
creased number of adult participants.
Nineteen countries have Special
Olympics
Bruce Jenner, world’s greatest
athlete, becomes head coach of
Special Olympics track and field ac-
tivities. Special olympics launches
worldwide soccer program with Pele
as head coach and North American
Soccer League as sponsor.
Governor Hugh L. Carey, Eunice
Kennedy Shriver and Dr, Albert
Brown announce award of Fifth Inter-
national Summer Special Olympics
Games in August 1979 to the State
University of New York at Brockport.
Variety of
events set
for August
The events at the 1979 Special
Olympics International Games on
August 10-11, 1979, at State Univer-
sity College, Brockport, N.Y., will
be:
e:
TRACK AND FIELD: 50-meter
dash, 200-meter dash, 400-meter
dash, mile run, softball throw, 400-
meter relay, standing long jump,
high jump and pentathlon.
SWIMMING: 25-meter freestyle,
50-meter freestyle, 25-meter
backstroke, 25-meter butterfly,
100-meter relay, 25-meter
breaststroke and one-meter diving.
FRISBBEE-DISC: Accuracy and
distance.
GYMNASTICS: Free exercise,
tumbling and balance beam.
WHEELERCHAIR EVENTS: 25-
meter dash, 30-meter slalom and
100-meter relay.
Also bowling, basketball, floor
hockey, poly hockey, soccer and
volleyball. All but bowling are
team sports for the senior age
group.
Equal opportunity for all
Special Olympics is an international
program of physical fitness, sports
training and athletic competition for
mentally retarded children and
adults.
It is unique because competitors at
all ability levels may advance all the
way to the International Games.
Almost 1,000,000 mentally retarded
individuals take part.
Special Olympics contributes to the
physical, social and psychological
development of mentally retarded
participants. Through successful ex-
periences in sports, they gain con-
fidence and build a positive self-
image associated with success rather
than failure. Success on the playing
field often carries over into the
classroom, the home and the job.
The Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foun-
dation created Special Olympics and
sponsors the program internationally.
The program is operated by Special
Olympics Inc., a non-profit
organization in Washington, D.C.
State and county organizations
hold year-round Special Olympics
programs.
Mentally retarded individuals 8
years of age or older are eligible to
participate in Special Olympics.
There is no upper age limit.
Generally, participants have IQ
scores below 75.
Special Olympics offers 14 sports:
track and field, swimming, diving,
gymnastics, ice skating, basketball,
volleyball, soccer, floor hockey, poly
hockey, bowling, frisbee-disc, Alpine
and Nordic skiing and wheelchair
events.
Almost all other Olympic sports are
offered as demonstration sports in
Special Olympics. Special Olympics
offers team play and individual skills
competition in basketball and soccer.
A key feature of Special Olympics is
a series of Olympic-type events held
annually at each organizational level.
Games provide all the pageantry
and excitement of the Olympics Games
— opening and closing ceremonies:
awards presentations, and associated
cultural activities.
More than 10,000 local meets and
games are held year-round in com-
munities all over the world. Chapter
and national games usually are
scheduled in May and June.
International games are held every
four years. The 1975 International
Games were held at Central Michigan
University with 3,200 participants
from 50 states, the District of Colum-
bia, Puerto Rico and seven other
countries
Virtually all world areas
to be represented at games
The Special Olympics includes 34 countries and four United States territories. All areas of the world except the
Antarctic are represented
The largest group of participant countries is Latin America, with Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados, Brazil, Colombia,
Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Paraguay, Venezuela, Puerto Rico and the Virgin
Islands.
Europe is represented by Belgium, England, German Federal Republic, France, Ireland, Jamaica, Luxembourg,
Netherlands, Poland and Spain.
African participant countries are Ghana, Kenya and Nigeria. The United States and Canada represent North
America.
From Asia are Hong Kong, India, Korea, Okinawa, the Philippines and the Seychelles Islands. Oceana participants
include Australia, American Samoa and Guam.
The 1979 International Games will
take place at the State University of
New York College at Brockport on
August 8-13, 1979, for 3,500 com-
petitors from the United States and
more than 20 other countries
Contests and tournaments are
scheduled during each year to foster
competition in each of the Special
Olympics sports. Last year 42 states
held Winter Special Olympics events
featuring Nordic and Alpine skiing
and ice skating.
Preparation and training are
crucial to Special Olympics. Almost
all local, area, chapter and national
Special Olympics programs offer
year-round training programs design-
ed to improve the participants’
physical fitness and competence
Special Olympics Inc, offers
assistance in the form of grants,
program materials, medals and rib-
bons and insurance coverage to
Chapters in states in the United States
and countri hroughout the world.
Within a state or country, Special
Olympics Chapters and National
Programs offer organizational and
program assistance and guidance.
For additional information, contact:
Eunice Kennedy Shriver, President
Special Olympics Inc
1701 K Street NW Suite 203
Washington, D.C, 20006
Tel. (202) 321-1446
or
Peter N. Smits
International Games Director
State University College
Brockport, N.Y. 14420
Tel: (716) 395-2555
THE PUBLIC SECTOR, Wednesday, November 22, 1978
Page 7
Ballots due
on Dec. I]
ALBANY Ballots were mailed
out Nov. 17 to all CSEA members who
are Judicial Department employe
for the selection of the Judicia
Department representative on the
Statewide Civil Service Employees
Assn. Board of Directors.
The deadline for the return of
ballots to the Latham, N.Y. Post Of-
fice is 6 p.m. on Dee. 11, 1978.
Ballots will be counted by the
Statewide Election Procedures Com-
mittee on Dec. 12 at 10 a.m. in CSEA
headquarters at 33 Elk St., Albany.
The three candidates for the post,
ballot order, are: Naney J. Roark;
Francis Griffin; and Julia M. Filip-
pone, The candidates will be per-
mitted to attend the ballot-count as
observers.
If a Judicial Department member
has not received a ballot by Nov. 27,
one may be obtained by calling Kathy
Barnes at (518) 434-0191.
The election was ordered by the
Board of Directors at its Oct. 22
meeting at the Concord Hotel in
Kiamesha Lake, to fill the vacancy
left by the resignation of Ethel Ross.
The term of office will run through
June 30, 1979.
NEW YORK STATE ELIGIBLE LIST
Senior Architect
(Exam No. 39-277)
Test Held September 27, 1978
1, Webster, Raymond E., Latham 100.1
2. Wilson, James H., Latham 99.8
3, Fisher, Eric C., Schenectady 97.)
4, Halusa, Dubravko B., Latham CLE
5. Andrews, Raymond J., Rensselaer 93.1
6. Kendsersky, Joseph L., Cohoes... 83.0
7, Waterson, Paul W., Loudonville + 82.8
B. Cisek, Thomas J., Amsterdam... 748,
courage letters from readers pertai
SECTOR or which are of interest to publis
and telephone number of the writer for verifi
printed, and names ma
Clarity Publishing Inc.
Editor, The Public Sector:
I read with interest your article,
“Proposition 13 On Ballot in Suffolk,”
in the October 11 issue. My wife and I
are senior citizens, 73 years old; Iam
a veteran of World War II. We have
been living in Nassau County for over
40 years and I feel I have a right to
refute your article
I think that the public should have
the right to decide how much tax we
should pay. As far as the *‘no tax-nut””
is concerned, I agree with you. We all
know we have to pay taxes, but why
can't we be taxed according to our in-
come. I can’t believe a union
publication would support stem
which might cause a senior citizen to
lose his home. My wife and I worked
over 50 years running a small
business. We did not retire rich, but
we were able to pay off our mortgage
and acquire a small bank account. In
addition to social security, we have a
small rent income, but it is not
enough to pay our taxes, which
amount to over $4,400 a year, and
everyday expenses. In order to pay
these high school and property taxes,
we have to cut down on our food bills.
Also, we are not able to take care of
our health properly because Medicare
and Medicaid do not pay the entire
bills and we cannot afford to pay
them.
withheld upon reque:
Champlain Street, Albany, N.Y, 12204.
Some Prop. 13-style votes fai
WASHINGTON, D.C.) =
American voters did not rush
headlong onto the Proposition 13
bandwagon on election day earlier
this month, according to an
analysis compiled by AFSCME.
In the four states where a
Proposition 13-type vote was held,
the populous states of Michigan
and Oregon rejected it. Only in the
sparsely populated western states
of Idaho and Nevada did the meat
ax-approach to tax cutting win
voter approval.
The Michigan proposal would
have cut assessments in half and
would have limited property taxes
to 2.5 percent of assessed value.
The Oregon proposal would have
limited property taxes to 1.5
percent of valuation
The Nevada vote must be reaf-
firmed in a referendum in 1980
before it becomes law. The Idaho
proposal must be modified by the
state legislature because of con-
flict with the state constitution.
Other tax and revenue measures
passed or defeated in Referendums
earlier this month were:
« Arizona: Limit state revenue to
seven percent of personal income,
preserving the present relationship
of revenue to income. Passed.
e Hawaii: Limit spending to
growth in the state's economy,
with considerable legislative flex-
ibility. Passed.
« Colorado: Limit increases in
spending to increases in the Con-
sumer Price Index. Defeated.
e Illinois: Advisory referendum
for tax and/or spending
limitations. Passed. Preserve the
business personal property tax, a
progressive measure. Passed.
e Michigan: Limit state taxes as
a percentage of personal income, a
situation which has existed for five
years. Passed. Voucher proposal,
to change the financing of public
education. Defeated.
e Nebraska: Limit increases in
local government spending to five
percent. Defeated.
CSEA supports UCS
ALBANY — As a measure aimed at
protecting recently-negotiated salary
increases for nonjudicial employees
in Judicial Districts 3 through 9, the
Civil Service Employees Association
is supporting Richard J. Bartlett,
Chief Administrative Judge of the
State's Unified Court System, in his
appeal of an October decision by the
State Supreme Court which tem-
jing to items which have appeared in THE PUBLIC
ployees. Letters must contain the name, address
n purposes. Telephone numbers will not be
end all letters to THE PUBLIC SECTOR,
If there is another increase in taxes,
we will lose our home. We cannot sell
our home because no-one wants to pay
such high taxes. As another senior
citizen told me, the only way out is
death.
We believe taxes should be paid, but
we also feel that they should be
collected from the general public or
taxed according to the income of the
homeowner; not taxed according to
the value of the home. Remember, we
do not have an income like young peo-
ple do or like politician Rep. Wydler
who earns $57,000 per year plus $42~
000 from his law practice.
The following politicians received
commissions from town and county
government insurance policies: Mr.
Reilly — $48,862; Mr. Healey —
$20,750; Mr. White — $5,000. Why
wasn’t the money returned to the
county or given to senior citizens, who
really need it? Perhaps you feel
senior citizens do not have a right to
live. If services have to be cut
because of the passage of Proposition
13, why not start at the top. Let the
big chiefs know what it is like to have
things taken away because they can-
not be afforded.
Hans Westing
North Merrick, N.Y.
Page 8
THE PUBL'C SECTOR, Wednesday, November 22, 1978
porarily halted public hearings on a
proposed classification plan for the
employees.
Based on litigation brought by three
court employee associations in New
York City, State Supreme Court
Justice Max Bloom had ruled that
Bartlett lacked the authority to adopt
a classification plan which would
affect the nonjudicial positions of
some 9,300 employees in the state's
unified court system. The Office of
Court Administration, which wrote
the plan, filed a notice of appeal to the
Appellate Division, First
Department, on Nov. 1. One week
later, CSEA attorneys petitioned the
Appellate Division for permission to
file a brief and interview in support of
the appeal. The Court granted CSEA’s
request.
CSEA is maintaining that as long as
administrative procedures which
would cla: and allocate non-
judicial employees to newly
negotiated 1978 salary schedules are
» Texas: Tie spending increases
to economic growth, grant
property tax relief through increas-
ed homestead exemptions, in a
state with rapid economic growth.
Passed.
* Alabama: Differential assess-
ments and limits on future
property tax increases, allowing
for lower rates on residential
property. Passed.
e Arkansas: Exempt food and
medicine from sales tax. Defeated.
e Massachusetts: Differential
assessment, allowing different
types of property to be taxed: at
different rates. Passed (AFSCME
actively supported it.)
e Missouri: Legislature given
authority to roll back state and
local taxes. Passed.
« North Dakota: Cut individual
income taxes and raised corporate
taxes. Passed.
e South Dakota: Requires two-
thirds of legislature to raise sales
and property taxes. Passed.
hearings
halted, there exists the possibility
that implementation of the contracts
may be delayed until the matter is
resolved. Once the matter of
classification and allocation to the
new salary schedules is resolved,
however, the nonjudicial employees
would receive their salary increases
as negotiated in agreements reached
in Judicial Districts 3 through 9 by
CSEA.
In an affidavit presented to the
Appellate Division, Stephen J. Wiley
an attorney with Roemer and
Featherstonhaugh, the union’s law
firm, wrote that CSEA’s support of
the OCA appeal was ‘‘to inform the
court of the inequitable effect which
the final judgment herein has on some
of the units represented by CSEA, as
well as to demonstrate to the court
the nature of Judge Bartlett's
authority.
At deadline, result of arguments
into the matters, scheduled for
November 17, were not known.
AFL & CIO’s Article 20 decision
determined by date of affiliation
WASHINGTON — When the AFL-
CIO Executive Council ruled recently
to overturn an earlier impartial um-
pire’s decision that the Public
Employees Federation illegally raid-
ed CSEA earlier this year when it
challenged CSEA’s representation
rights to the 45,500 state employees in
the PS&T bargaining unit, the decision
was brief. Just one paragraph long.
Here it is in its entirety.
“The decision of the Impartial Um-
pire finding a violation by the Public
Employees Federation (SEIU &
AFT) of Sections 2 and 20 in this case
is reversed. The Article XX protec-
tions stated in the Executive Council
policy decision of February 1972 are
limited to an independent union that
affiliates with an AFL-CIO union at a
time when the independent has a
current established bargaining or
work relationship. Those protections
do not apply to an independent that
had, but, at the time of affiliation no
longer has, such a relationship. We
find that the AFSCME subordinate
body here did not have such a
relationship at the time of its af-
filiation.””
The decision means, in general
terms, that PS&T employees
represented by CSEA were not
covered by Article XX of the AFL-
CIO Constitution because they had
voted to disaffiliate prior to the
CSEA-AFSCME affiliation. All other
CSEA units are protected from illegal
raiding as a result of the April af-
filiation, however.
The Executive Council decision is
not appealable. But CSEA is in the
Appellate Division of State Supreme
Court seeking to prevent certification
of the PS&T election. The court case
and the Council decision are not
directly related.
CSEA testifies
Sanitary Code changes opposed
The following testimony was delivered on Thurs-
day, November 16, at a meeting of the Codes and
Legislation Committee of the Public Health Coun-
cil, which is considering a revision of the State
Sanitary Code. The testimony w: given by
Timothy Mullens, Civil Service Employees Assn
Research Analyst on behalf of CSEA and its
members.
NEW YORK CITY — The CSEA, in behalf of its
members employed in the various county public
health agencies throughout the State of New York,
protest the adoption of the proposed changes to the
Sanitary Code.
The proposed changes are regressive and will ul-
timately deteriorate the quality of public health
organization and various levels of positions in
various specialties of public health. This has been a
guide and a bible for local health administrators,
budget officers and county administrators in es-
tablishing the structure of the health department to
render the service to the county in the public health
field. We were hopeful that any future revision of
the code would extend this concept by providing
ratios of numbers of employees for a given super-
visor in a particular specialty in the public health
field. To our dismay, the present proposal moves in
an opposite direction and reduces the number of
levels of positions in various specialties and does
not provide any type of standard other than the
creation of a second level position in a particular
field of endeavor.
service rendered in municipalities in the State of
New York
The present code provides a rough table of
vacuum
In addition, the Sanitary Code does not exist ina
It must be responsive and reactive to
current social and economic trends in the country
Six specific objections outlined
against Sanitary Code changes
The Civil Service Employees
Assn. listed the following
specific objections to proposed
changes in revising the State
Sanitary Code:
1. The proposed change
states that persons working in
the field on the date the
revisions become effective
should be construed to meet
entry level qualifications. Yet,
many of these persons have ob-
tained higher level
qualifications by way of con-
tinued education and
qualification by civil service ex-
amination. We therefore suggest
that this section be revised so
that they will be able to retain
the level of the position they
have acquired after so many
years.
2. All trainee positions have
been eliminated. This has been a
positive way of bringing new
persons in the public health
field. The reintroduction of the
trainee position will do much to
ameliorate possible objections
for the U.S. Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission of dis-
crimination in hiring practices.
We also strongly urge the re-
establishment of the training
courses required for each level
of position. The only mention of
a trainee course in the new code
proposal is for the position of
Public Health Sanitarian. This is
particularly important when
you review the qualifications be-
ing established for certain of the
positions in the proposed code
3. The Environmental Health
Technician proposed qualifi-
cations have an Associate
Degree from a college. This
degree can be in any field as the
qualifications are now written.
Consequently, it would be possi-
ble for a person possessing an
Associate degree in English to
receive this position. He is then
placed in the position and re-
quired to perform the duties of
the position without any
prescribed course of training.
We do not know how this is
possible. The qualifications also
attempt to equate an Associate
degree in any field with 60 credit
hours with a minimum of 12
credit hours in the physical and
biological sciences. We do not
see that these are equivalent
qualifications since the
Associate degree could be in a
non-scientific field for which
scientific qualifications are re-
quired in the ultimate.
4. Public Health Engineer.
The proposal here is to equate a
Baccalaureate degree with a
professional license. The State
Education Law establishes the
qualifications for a professional
engineering license. These
qualifications require that in ad-
dition to the graduation of the
Baccalaureate degree in
engineering, the person have
four years of work satisfactory
to the Board of Examiners. In
addition, before the person ac-
quires the license, he must pass
a comprehensive engineering
examination. It is obvious
therefore, that these two
qualifications are not equal
5. The proposal states that
Physical Therapists ‘‘assist
patients” in attaining maximum
function. We object to this
statement of the duties of
Physical Therapist since they
provide direct medical service
to the patients in obtaining max-
imum function and therefore
urge this revision.
6. In the Public Health
Educator proposal, under entry
level qualifications, the ‘“B.”
alternative speaks of ‘‘health
related field.’’ This is loose ter-
minology and will lead to con-
siderable confusion inasmuch as
the proposal is to have each one
of the 57 different agencies in-
terpret this. We therefore, most
strongly, urge that this is
clarified to precisely what is
meant by “‘health related field.””
Va
terms.
The Public Health Council has no ex-
ecutive, administrative or appointive duties.
Members are appointed by the governor with
the consent of the State Senate for six year
At the request of the State Commissioner
of Health, the Council considers any matter
e pertaining to the preservation and im-
Public Health Council appointed
provement of public health. Tae Public Health
Council enacts the provisions of the State
Sanitary Code subject to approval of the Com-
missioner of Health. The provisions of the
code supercede local ordinances inconsistent.
therewith, but a city, town or village may
enact sanitary regulations not inconsistent
with the code
as
J
The adoption of Proposition 13 in California has had
and will have a chain reaction throughout the
United States. Budget officers and county ad-
ministrators will seek to eliminate positions not
mandated since in many fields of occupations in the
Sanitary Code will now be limited if this
amendment is adopted to only two levels. Then,
such officials will only authorize two levels of
positions. The creating dead end positions in the
public health field will be totally destructive of
employee morale and would further increase the
probability of lowered public health service in the
counties
The problem of public health is not a county
problem solely but is a state problem and it is only
the state through its Sanitary Code that can
prescribe and enforce proper standards of staffing
of local health departments to assure a high level of
statewide health services. The proposed standards
will be counter-productive in this regard
The proposed standards state that a local civil
service agency can develop additional titles and
classifications for positions above the entry at the
first supervisory level. We bring to your attention
that there are 57 different and separate county civil
service agencies in the State of New York. Each
acting on their own will create a Tower of Babel of
different positions, different qualifications and
different standards. But this authority to establish
different positions does not reside with the local
civil service commission. Unless the local
legislative body has authorized the creation of ad-
ditional positions, the adoption by the local civil
service agency of additional titles is meaningless
Employees often seek to transfer from one
agency to another or from a local agency to the
State service. One of the conditions legally
affecting such a transfer is that the requirements
for the position in both agency should be similar
With a wide disparity of title structures and
qualifications that will be established by each
agency acting on its own, the possible mobility of
present employees will be eliminated. This will
further enhance the dead end situation which is so
destructive of employees’ morale.
The proposed changes in the code are in
violation of Title 7 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
They are not based on any job analysis of the
positions. It can be held that they have an adverse
impact on the hiring and promotion of minorities
since all trainee positions have been eliminated and
since there are no alternative requirements to a
mandated college degree or other educational
qualifications. They do not provide for any mobility
of employees and present little or no promotion
possibilities. There have been a number of actions
brought by the Attorney General of the United
States against the State and local civil service agen-
cies in relation to examinations and hiring _prac-
tices based upon these defects
procedure. These are lengthy and costly litigations.
The adoption of the present code will open the door
for many more such cases, particularly in the field
of public health.
If the objective of the proposed changes is to
eliminate the responsibility of the Public Health
Council in reviewing the qualifications of
applications for various levels of positions and if it
is the desire to transfer this function to local civil
service agencies, we do not object to this objective.
However, we must point out that a central agency
reviewing of all applications is more capable of a
uniform standard than delegating the function to 57
different agencies.
We must come back to our first statement. We
strongly pro! the adoption of these revisions in-
asmuch as they are detrimental to the development
of strong public health programs in the State of
New York and will destroy the morale of the per-
sons employed therein
THE PUBLIC SECTOR, Wednesday, November 22, 1978.
Page 9
Dolan on Blue Cross board
JOSEPH DOLAN
ALBANY — Joseph Dolan, Ex-
ecutive Director of the Civil Service
Employees Assn., has been elected to
a one-year term on the board of direc-
tors of Blue Cross of Northeastern
New York, Inc., announced Albany
Blue Cross Board Chairman Robert
A. Quinn. He will serve as a public
representative on the Blue Cross
governing body.
Mr. Dolan has served as a member
of the Albany County Legislature,
representing the 14th county district,
since 1970. A graduate of Siena
College, he is chairman of the finance
committee of the Siena College
Alumni Association.
Mr. Dolan has studied at Albany
Law School and received his master’s
degree in political economics from
the Graduate School of Public Affairs
at the State University of New York
at Albany
Mr. Dolan serves on several other
boards, including the advisory board
of St. Anne's Institute and the board
ef directors of the Bishop's Memorial
Foundation of the Albany Diocese. He
also is a member of the University
Club, the YMCA, and the Ancient
Order of Hibernians in America.
State starts management study
A special, year-long study of State
management positions is being con-
ducted by the Division of
Classification and Compensation,
State Department of Civil Service.
Goals of the study are:
¢ To review and evaluate compen-
sation plans used in other states and
in the private sector, and possibly to
NEW YORK STATE ELIGIBLE LIST
Sr. Ins. Fund Fld. Srvs. Rep.
(Promotional Exam No. 36323)
Test Held June 24, 1978
1. Stoloff, Alfred, NYC... 94.9
2. Kieber, Williom, Getzville 92.9
3. Reilly, Laurence, NYC........ i 8k
4. Calagna, John J., NYC 88.7
5. Roth, Robert, NYC 86.8
6 Margolis, Harry, Volley Stream ............85.1
7. Helgans, Richard, Stony Point 84.3
8. Mechlowitz, M., Whitestone 83.7
9. Jangl, Wenclas P., Yonkers 83.5
10. Almendral, A.A., Staten Island 826
11. Johnert, Williom, Richmond Hill 80.7
11.0. Naughton, John, Bronx 80.5
12. Bruch, Ted, Buffalo 80.1
13. Inciiti, Dennis, NYC 79.2
14, Gerhard, Robert, Copiogue 738.0
15. Brosnan, Jomes H., Yorktown Hts ++. 78.0
16. App, John P., Endwell 77.7
17. tim, John F., Bronx + T72
18. Eppich, Harry P.,, Wantagh 76.4
19. Lewis, Jack E., Forest Hills 74.8
20. Gilsey, Edward A., Kenmore 74.0
21. Coronia, Ronald, Bayville 73.3
22. Knopp, Arthur A., W. Hempstead 18
recommend alternative plans which
could be adopted by New York State.
¢ To produce a ‘‘master’’ or
“primary” standard for classifying
managerial positions. This standard
will be a detailed document which
describes the characteristics of
managerial positions, identifies
classification factors which exist in
such positions, and provides criteria
for evaluating specific positions. Use
of the standard will make it easier to
review classification requests and
save time in classifying managerial
positions. To prepare the master stan-
dard, job factors common to
managerial titles will be identified,
described and evaluated as to their
relative importance and their
relevance to classification and pay.
At the same time, job specifications
for titles which cover only one or two
in State service will be
analyzed and brought up to date. Most
one- or two-posilion titles are believ-
ed to be managerial in nature.
The study is scheduled for com-
pletion next August. It is funded under
a grant from the federal Inter-
governmental Personnel Act
STATE OPEN COMPETITIVE
JOB CALENDAR
The following jobs are open. Requirements vary. Apply with the stote Civil Service Department, 2
World Trade Center, Manhattan; State Office Building Campus, Albany, or 1 West G
FILING ENDS DECE
Boiler Inspector
Senior Social Services Program Specialist ..
Assistant Tax Valuation Engineer.
Senior Tax Valuation Engineer
Electronic Computer Operator
Upholstery and Bedding Inspector 11 .
Upholstery and Bedding Inspector ite
Assistant Signal Engineer
Investment Officer
Teachers’ Retirement S'
Page 10 oT
stem Information Rep
Senior Chemical Engineer
Senior Electronics Laboratory Engineer
Principal Economist (Regulatory Economics)
Industrial Superintendent
Assistant Industrial Superintendent
You can olso contact your local Manpower Services Office for examination information
ee SI, Buffalo,
BER 11
«+++ $11,250 No, 24-814
«$18,301 No. 24-859
$14,850 No. 24-867
$18,301 No, 24-868
.. $8,950 No. 24-871
+++.$12,783 No, 24-873
.. $16,669 No. 2
$14,850
+ $20,366,
$14,075
$18,301
$18,301
$22,623 D
$19,288 No.
$16,469 No.
THE PUBLIC SECTOR, Wednesday, November 22, 1978
OPEN CONTINUOUS
STATE JOB CALENDAR
Title
Pharmacist (salary varies with location) ....
Assistant Sanitary Engineer
Senior Sanitary Engineer
Clinical Physician I .
Clinical Physician II. .
Assistant Clinical Physician .
Attorney .. ‘
Assistant Attorney... .
Attorney Trainee
Junior Engineer Meme
(Bachelor's Degree)
Junior Engineer
(Master's Degree)
Dental Hygienist .
Licensed Practical Nurse
Nutrition Services Consultant .
Stationary Engineer
Senior Stationary Engineer ..
Occupational Therapy Assistant I
Occupational Therapy Assistant I ..
(Spanish Speaking)
Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor
Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor Trainee ..............0.++
Medical Record Technician
Histology Technician ..
Professional Positions in Auditing and Accounting
Computer Programmer ....
Comiputer Programmer (Scientific)
Sei Programmer
Senior Computer Programmer (Scientific)
Mobility Instructor .
Instructor of the Blind .
Health Services Nurse .
(salary varies with
Senior Heating and Ventilating Engineer .
Senior Sanitary Engineer (Design)
Senior Building Electrical Engineer
Senior Building Structural Engineer ...
Senior Mechanical Construction Enginee:
Senior Plumbing Engineer . i ‘
Assistant Stationary Engineer
Electroencephalograph Technician
Radiologic Technologist .
(salary varies with location)
Medical Record Administrator
Food Service Worker ......
Mental Hygiene Therapy Aide Trainee
Mental Hygiene Therapy Aide Trainee
(Spanish Speaking)
Associate Actuary (Casualty) ..
Principal Actuary (Casualty) ..
Supervising een, (Casualty) ‘
Assistant Actuary .
Nurse I.
Nurse II
Nurse II (Psychiatric).
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 .. .
(Spanish Speaking)
Industrial Training Supervisor
(salary varies depending on specialty)
Physical Therapist
Physical ‘Therapist (Spanish Speaking).
Senior Physical Therapist
Senior Physical Therapist (Spanish Speaking) ee
Speech Pathologist
Audiologist .....
Assistant Speech Pathologist
Assistant Audiologist
Dietician Trainee . .
Dietician ..
Supervising Dietician .
Stenographer ...
Typist . ‘
Senior Occupational ‘Therapi t
Senior Occupational Therapist
(Spanish Speaking)
Occupational Therapist .
Occupational Therapist (Spanish Speaking
You may contact the following offices of the New York State Department of Civil Se
Salary Exam No.
« $14,388-$15,562
.. $14,142
$11,983
. $9,481
. $8,051
. $11,250
$11,250
ve $11,250
. $14,075
$14,075
-.. $11,904
.. $11,250
. $l, 250-$12, 025
. $18,301
- $18,301
$18,301
$18,301
$18,301
$18,301
$7,616
$7,616
$8,454-$10,369
$10,824
.. $11,450
$10,624-$12,583
evs $11,387
++ $11,387
$12,670
.. $12,670
$12,670
.. $12,670
~ $11,337
. $11,337
$10,118
. $10,714
$12,670
$6,650
+ $6,071
.. $12,670
.. $12,670
. $11,337
. $11,337
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for an-
nouncements, applications, and other details concerning examinations for the positions listed above.
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INTEREST IN THE WESTCHESTER COUNTY UNIT of CSEA Local 860's
fight against proposed massive layoffs has attracted the
terest of the news
media in the New York metropolitan area. When Unit President Raymond J.
O'Connor (left) addr:
WINS, WNBC and WFAS.
The passage of school budgets is
becoming a more difficult task each
year. If a budget is defeated, the
school board must attempt to make
cuts in order to put together a budget
that will meet with voter approval.
Unfortunately, you, as a non-
instructional employee, stand a good
chance of becoming the ‘‘cut.””
When this happens, the layoff
procedure comes into effect.
This article will be devoted to the
question of layoff rights as they
pertain to competitive class
employees. However, please bear in
mind that I am speaking in
generalities. There are variables in
all cases that could change the entire
picture.
When a job is abolished, suspension
is made from those holding the same
title as the abolished position. All
temporary, provisional, and con-
tingent permanent employees must
be let go before a permanent
employee in the abolished title is
suspended. Although probationary
employees possess superior retention
rights to those in the contingent per-
manent, temporary, and provisional,
they must also be suspended before
the permanent employee.
The order of suspension can be very
complex. Simply, permanent
employees are suspended in the in-
ed the Westchester County Board of Legislators on
Nov. 6, WNBC-TV covered it. News coverage also has come trom The New
York Times, Westchester-Rockland Newspapers and radio stations WCBS,
A biweekly column for and about the thousands of non-i
tricts throughout New York State represented by the
Layoffs proposed .
in Westchester
WHITE PLAINS — The proposed
massive layoff of Westchester County
workers was unveiled last week in
County Executive Alfred DelBello’s
proposed 1979 budget.
The budget calls for the elimination
of 185 presently filled positions on
Jan. 1, 1979, with an undetermined
number of additional layoffs following
later in the year
tructional employees of schos
il Service Employees Associ
Ci
Comments and/or questions concerning non-instructional school district employees should
be directed to Ms. Arne Wipfler, Coordinator of School Affi
New York 12224.
verse order of their original per-
manent appointment. However,
determining what constitutes per-
manent service is an integral part of
the order of suspension.
Permanent service starts on the
date of the incumbent's original ap-
pointment on a permanent basis. A
resignation followed by a rein-
statement more than one (1) year
after the resignation is considered a
break in service. Therefore, the prior
service is not considered in figuring
length of permanent service. Tem-
porary or provisional service occurr-
ing before the original permanent ap-
pointment does not count. As stated
earlier, computation of permanent
service is of great importance. Each
case should be evaluated on its own
merits taking into consideration the
many exceptions to the aforemention-
ed general rules.
If two or more permanent
employees in a specific title are
suspended, demoted or displaced at
the same time, the order will be
determined by their respective
retention standing. In the case of
several employees receiving original
CSEA,
Street, Albany,
appointments on the same day,
retention rights will be determined by
their rank on the eligible lists from
which they were appointed
Vertical bumping occurs when an
employee in a specific title which has
a direct line of promotion, displaces
an employee in the next lower oc-
cupied title. You can only displace the
person with the least seniority. If the
layoff involves more than one position
in the title, the most senior of the
suspended employees will be able to
bump first. However, if an employee
refuses to displace a junior in-
cumbent, the employee will be laid
off. The junior incumbent is not
protected from being displaced by
other, more senior employees.
This article is not intended to
answer all your questions about
layoffs. Hopefully, it has given you
some idea as to the complexities of
layoff procedures. If you are faced
with a possible layoff you should con-
tact your Regional Office im-
mediately. We can only protect your
rights if we are made aware of the
problem.
The Westchester County Board of
Legislators | until the end of
November to restore the positions. As
of Dec. 1, 1978, the legislators only
can cut the proposed budget,
Raymond J. O'Connor, president of
the Westchester County Unit of CSEA
Local 860, said
He said the 185 layoffs would save
the taxpayers $1.5 million. “If the
legislators can find one-and-one-half
million dollars in fat in the budget,
they can save the 185 layoff: he
said.
The proposed budget of $420 million
includes a three percent tax cut.
“DelBello is catering to the
Proposition 13 crowd,’ O'Connor
said.
In addition to the layoffs, the
proposed budget only allows for half
of the $4.7 million needed to pay the
five percent raise, which went into
effect Sept. 1, 1978. O'Connor said the
additional funds would come from
each department reducing services
and laying off additional employees.
O'Connor said the 6,000 members of
the unit are being informed of the
times and locations of the legislators’
budget hearings. He is organizing
speakers and pickets for each of the
meetings. Other actions are being
considered.
He said the proposed layoffs are a
violation of a verbal understanding
between the unit and the county i
that there would be no large layoffs in
exchange for the unit accepting an
approximate 10.5 percent pay in-
crease over three years.
The hardest hit department would
be Social Services with 50 proposed
layoffs, including the elimination of
the C work A ant Unit. Its 22
employees are mostly minorities and
women, O'Connor said
Other hard-hit departments would
be the Parks Department, 25 layoffs;
Public Works Department, 22; and
Hospital, 15.
CSEA’s legislative scorecard impressive
. 1. C. Lafayette (D) 70, B. C, Sullivan (D-L)
Assembly J. Lopresto (R-C) 71. G. W. Miller (D)
D. J. Butler (D) 72. A. Del Toro (D-R)
1. J. L. Behan (R-C) . A, Wilson (D-L) 73. B. Lehner (R-L)
2, G. J. Hochbrueckner (D) F. D. Schmidt (D-R-C) 74, H. D, Farrell Jr. (D-L)
3. 1, W. Bianchi (D) 8. Fink (D) %. J. Serrano (D-L)
4. RC. Wertz (R-C) E. Griffith (D-L) 76. C. R. Johnson (D-L)
5. P.E. Harenberg (D) Endorsed Candidate Lost 77. A. Montang (D)
6, J.C. Cochrane RO) H. Smoler (D) 78. E. B. Diggs (D)
. J. Flanagan (R-C) RI , 79. L. Nine (D)
8. Endorsed Candidate Lost gears
9, Endorsed Candidate Lost
M. Miller (D)
C. E. Schumer (D-L)
10. L. Yevoli (D) H. Lasher (D-L)
1. P. Healey (R-C) F. J. Barbaro (D-L)
12. F. Parola Jr, (R-C) S. Hirsch (D)
13. T. Gulotta (R-C)
14. J. Reilly (R-C)
15, A. Orazio (D-L)
16. Endorsed Candidate Lost
17. K. Hannon (R-C)
18. A. P. D'Amato (R-C) 54
19. R. J. McGrath (R-C) 55.
20. A. J. Kremer (D-L) 56
21. G. Madison (R) 57.
22. G. E. Lipschutz (D) 58
23. J. A. Esposito (R-C) 59.
24. 8, Weprin (D-L) 60
25, V. Nicolosi (D) él
26. L. P. Stavisky (D-L) 62.
27, A. J. Cooperman (D-L) 63
28. A. G. Hevesi (D-L) “
29. A, Jenkins (D) 6,
30. R. Goldstein (D-L) 6
31. A. Seminerio (D) 67.
82, E. Abramson (D) 68,
3. J.T. Flack (R-C) rs
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D. DiCarlo (R-C)
S. F. Albanese (D)
J. Ferris (D-L)
'M. Pesce (D-L)
58. W. Lewis (D-L)
. T. Boyland (D-L)
. T. Fortune (D-R-L)
A. Vann (D-L)
H. Strelzin (D)
J. R. Lentol (D-L)
. Endorsed Candidate Lost
No Endorsement
No Endorsement
L. F. DeSalvio (D)
S. Silver (D-1
W. Passannante (D-L)
S. Sanders (D-L)
M. A. Siegel (D-L)
R. N. Gottfried (D-L)
A. B. P. Grannis (D-L)
J. Nadler (D-L)
80. G. J. Velella (R-C)
81. E. L. Engel (D-L)
82. S. Walsh (D-C)
83. G. Friedman (D-L)
84. G. 0. Koppell (D-L)
85. John Dearie (D)
86. V. Marchiselli (D-L)
87. Endorsed Candidate Lost
88. R. Ross (R-C)
89. W. Finneran (D-L)
90. G. Burrows (R-C)
91. J. M, Perone (R-C)
92. P. M. Sullivan (R-C)
93. J. S. Fossel (R)
94. W. Stephens (R-C)
9%. B. Levy (RC)
9%. R. Connor (D-L)
97, Endorsed Candidate Lost
98. Endorsed Candidate Lost
99. No Endorsement
100, No Endorsement
101, M. Hinehey (D-L)
102. C. Lane (3)
103. M. Hoblock (R)
104, Richard Conners (D)
105. No Endorsement
106. N. Kelleher (R)
107, C. Wemple (R-C)
108. No Endorsement
109. G, Harris (R-C)
116. Endorsed Candidate Lost
111, A. Ryan (R-C)
112. D. O'B Martin (R-C)
113. A. Casale (R-C)
114. H.R. Nortz (R-C)
115, W. R. Sears (R-C)
116. N. Calogero (R)
117, Endorsed Candidate Lost
118, Endorsed Candidate Lost
119. Endorsed Candidate Lost
120. M.N. Zimmer (D)
121, W. Bush (R-C)
122, C. Rappleyea (R-C)
128, J. W. McCabe Sr. (D)
124, J. Tallon Jr. (D)
125. Lloyd Riford (R-C)
126, No Endorsement
127, C. Henderson (R-C)
128. Endorsed Candidate Lost
129. L. P. Kehoe (R-C)
130. Endorsed Candidate Lost
131, G. Proud (D-L)
182, A. T. Cooke (R)
133, A, Virgilio (D)
134. R. Robach (D-C)
135. J. F. Nagle (R-C)
136. J. Emery (R)
137, Endorsed Candidate Lost
138, No Endorsement
139. M. Murphy (D-C)
140. R. L. Schimminger (D)
M41. Endorsed Candidate Lost
THE PUBLIC SECTOR, Wednesday, November 22, 1978
142. S. R. Greco (D)
143. A. O. Eve (D-L)
144. W. B. Hoyt (D-L)
145, R. J. Keane (D)
146. D. T. Gorski (D-C)
147, Endorsed Candidate Lost
148. No Endorsement
149. D. Walsh (D)
150. R. Kidder (D)
Senate
1. K. P. LaValle (R-C)
2, J. J. Lack (R-C)
3. C. Trunzo (R-C)
4. O. H. Johnson (R-C)
5. R. J. Marino (R-C)
6. No Endorsement
7. J. D. Caemmerer (R-C)
8..N. J. Levy (R-C)
9, No Endorsement
10. J. S. Weinstein (D-R-L)
M. Connor (D-L)
R. Goodman (R)
M. Ohrenstein (D-L)
C. McCall (D-L)
F. Leichter (D-L)
O. Mendez (D)
I. Ruiz (D)
J. Galiber (D-L)
|. A. Bernstein (D-R-L)
J. D. Calandra (R-C)
. J. Flynn (R-C)
J. Pisani (R-C)
. M. Goodhue (R-C)
L. Winikow (D-L)
. J. P. Rolison Jr. (R-C)
Schermerhorn (R-C)
. J, L, Bruno (R-C)
1. F. Padavan (R-C) 47. W. M, Anderson (R-C)
12, G. Lackerman 48. No Endorsement
13, B. Gold (D-L) 49, No Endorsement
14, A. Gazzara (D-R-C) 50, Endorsed Candidate Lost
15. M. J. Knorr (R-C) 51. No Endorsement
16. H. Babbush (D) 62, FL, Warder (R-L)
17. M. Owens (D-L) 53. J. Perry (D)
18, T. Bartosiewicz (D) 54. Endorsed Candidate Lost
19. M. Markowitz (D) 55. No Endorsement
20. D. Halperin (D) 56. R. Gallagher (D)
21. C. Mega (R-C) 57. J. J. Present (R)
22. M. Solomon (D) 58. D, M. Volker (R-C)
23. V. Beatty (D-L) 59. Endorsed Candidate Lost
24. J. Marchi (R-C)
J.B. Daly (R)
~ Page 11
Conewango Valley
Another Valley Forge winter?
In the southern area of Western
New York State, in Cattaraugus
County near the border with
Chautauqua County, winter usually
comes early, stays long and is often
very harsh. The area usually
receives more snow than Buffalo,
70 miles to the north. This is a story
about that area as it heads into
winter 1978-79. More importantly,
it is a story, a true one, about 22
working men who've been through
these winters before and who are
now hoping that promises by their
employer will be kept in time to
beat the fury of a typical
Conewango Valley winter that is
surely coming their way.
By ALEXANDER MROZEK
CONEWANGO VALLEY — One
of the trucks parks inside the gar-
age with its diesel engine barely
eight feet away from the furnace,
an oil-fired conversion, formerly a
wood-burner,
On winter nights 115 watt heaters
are plugged into the garage’s
overloaded 60 amp service in order
to keep the engine oil warm enough
for the motor to start in the mor-
ning
A bare light bulb, approximately
over the engine, provides the sole
light by which mechanies provide
the truck's maintenance.
That is when they can get there
after climbing over the sander at
the back, the plow at the front or
the wings at the sides in the narrow
bay, which also serves as storage
space for drums, tools and other
equipment.
In the next bay stands a wood
burning pot bellied stove, from
another era (but making a come-
back here as elsewhere), this one,
with metal highway signs on two
sides serving as fire shields and
protecting the uninsulated side
walls from flying sparks and
overheating of the wood burner.
On the other side of the wall
stands the stack, a one time culvert
pipe held together and in position
with homemade wooden brackets.
Another light bulb is strategical-
ly placed over the engine of
another truck parked here.
The mechanic who services this
truck, and the other workers, must
also climb over a salt spreader,
around plows and the wings.
Both bays are entered by way of
large sliding doors, under which
come the winter winds through
“daylight” of up to three inches.
That keeps the temperature low
enough to prevent thawing of the
ice and snow encrusted trucks.
This story is not about Siberia.
This story is about a highway
maintenance building owned and
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THE PUBLIC SECTOR, Wednesday, November 22, 1978
operated by the State of New York
at Conewango Valley. Here they
usually get more snow than at Buf-
falo, 70 miles to the north.
Here 22 employees of the State
Department of Transportation
report for work year round. They
maintain, plow and sand area
roads. They tend the equipment
and, in the winter, they freeze in-
side while doing so. Except in the
rest room, which they insulated,
paneled, and equipped themselves.
Before that “it was out back.”’
Last year, it was fortunate that a
few were there when the fuse box
caught fire.
Most of the time there is no one
there. Five or six trucks sit outside
in the also inadequately lighted
yard. There are daily gasoline
losses. Even large tires have dis-
appeared.
Recently the Department of
Transportation sought new bids on
ah g system for the structure,
which is antiquated, cramped, un-
insulated and potentially
dangerous, And DOT now says it
plans to correct the other
problems. The 22 men who work
out of here hope it’s soon. Unin-
sulated walls, exposed wiring,
drafty doors, and frozen men and
equipment are the alternatives.
Photos by Hugo Unger
(@-—THIS WOOD BURNING STOVE is
surrounded by metal signs to prevent
the walls from catching fire.
@=—RAIN COMES UNDER THE GAP.
IN THIS DOOR now, but soon it could
be blowing snow and cold, It takes at
least two men to open and close these
bulky doors.
@-—THIS OIL FURNACE CANNOT
HEAT the uninsulated, barn-like
building. Fred Dye, grievance
representative for CSEA Local 514,
stands next to the ineffective device.
@-—POTENTIAL POWDER KEG
describes this storage area for oils and
other inflammables.
@-—CRAMPED OFFICE AND
LUNCHROOM combination space can
accommodate only about half the 22
men assigned to the facility.
@-—SPAGHETTL-LIKE WIRING,
Fred Dye points out, is typical of wir-
ing throughout entire building.
@-—WoOOD BURNING STOVE means
splitting fire wood, and DOT employee
James Baker takes his turn. Chimney
is an old culvert pipe.
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