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Educational Employees

POLITICAL ACTIVISTS IN WESTERN REGION

In unity there is political clout, as these leaders
of chapters in the Civil Service Employees
Assn.’s Western Region VI (Buffalo) have dem-
onstrated. Eight chapters alone accounted for
$6,390 in contributions to the region's political
action fund. At left, region treasurer and po-
litical action committee treasurer Barbara
Fauser and region third vice-president and
political action chairman Ramona Gallagher
accept checks to be used in support of candi-
dates favorable to the needs of public employees.
Presenting the checks to Ms. Fauser and to Ms,
Gallagher are, from left, Kay Smallback, Erie
chapter

868, $500;

Robert Smith, SUNY at Buffalo chapter 602,
$1,000; Ann White, Rochester Psych chapter
420, $1,000; Annette Harding, SUNY at Alfred
chapter 600, $500; Peter Blaauboer, Buffalo
chapter 003, $1,400, and Walter Robards, SUNY
at Geneseo chapter 608, $300. An additional
$690 was contributed by employees of Newark
Developmental Center chapter 417. Regional
president Robert Lattimer noted that the SUNY
at Alfred contributions was equivalent to $2.50
per chapter member, and that the Buffalo do-
nation represented $1 per member. (Other de-
tails of the Western Region meeting appear
on pages 8 and 9.)

* CSEA-DMH Join Hands

In Employee Aid Program

FISHKILL—The Southern Region III office of the Civil Service Employees Assn. and

the Mid-Hudson Regional office of the State De

‘tment of Mental Hygiene have entered

into an agreement to jointly sponsor an employee assistance program for Mental Hygiene

employees in the area

The program has evolved after
months of planning by CSEA
and Mental Hygiene representa-
tives. The pilot project is de-
signed to provide early identifi-
cation and referral for help for
employees with behavior or med-
ical problems affecting job per-
formance, The project will be
monitored by a joint regional
employee assistance committee

There will be a periodic evalu-
ation by the committee and,
based upon the committee rec-
ommendations, the feasibility of
extending the project into other
CSEA and DMH regions will be
determined.

The CSEA

represents about
13,000 state employees in the
pilot range. It ts estimated that
approximately 10 percent of
these employees may be experi-
eneing behavior or medical prob-
lems which may adversely affect
thelr job performance

The CSEA initiated and se-
cured a guarantee that the pro-
gram will be conducted in strict-

est confidence; the names of
those participating will not be
disclosed. This is consistent with
present federa) regulations. Other
major elements which are being

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Liberal Endorsement
Into Actual Votes?

gu designation last week
by the Liberal Party of
Patrick Moynihan as its can-
didate for the United States
Senate establishes the former
U.N, Ambassador as the front-
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incorporated into a joint policy
statement at each of the seven
regional facilities include

©@ Recognition of a treatable
problem.

© Motivation of the employee

to seek help.

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CSEA $ Demand

A 22% Hike

ALBANY—The Civil Service Employees Assn. announced
late last week it will demand a salary increase of 22 percent,
with a minimum of $2,400, for the approximately 147,000
state workers it represents when formal contract talks with

the State of New York open late
this month or early November.

CSEA president Theodore C.
Wenzl said at a press confer-
ence at CSEA Headquarters here
that “the need for a pay increase
for state employees is self-evid-
ent.”

He added the 22 percent de-
mand is justfied by the fact
that over the past 10 years, the
consumer price index had risen
more than 22 percent above the
salary increases for state workers
during the same period.

Negotiations between the CSEA
and the state will reopen, prob-
ably in early November, to dis-

cuss wages and selected contract
items for the second year of the
current two-year contract. The
second year of the agreement
runs from April 1, 1977, through
March 31, 1978.

Noting that state employees
have not received a basic salary
increase since April 1974, Dr.
Wenz said, “We feel they have
been taking it on the chin far
too long, The economic system
has turned around and it is cime
for a raise for public workers.”

Dr, Wenz! said that from April
1967, and projected through

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Convention Schedule

KIAMESHA LAKE More
than 1,200 elected delegates
from all over New York State
will gather at the Concord
Hotel here next week for the
66th Annual Meeting of the Civil
Service Employees Assn.

‘The annual delegates session
officially begins Monday, Oct. 11,
and continues through Priday,
Oct. 15.

‘The session will open Monday
morning with a breakfast meet-
ing of the CSEA Board of Di-
rectors

State Department meetings
and county delegates pane] dis-
cussions are scheduled Monday
afternoon, with educational pro-
grams on tap for Monday night
State bargaining unit meetings,
along with county and state del-
egate meetings, will highlight the
program on Tuesday, topped off
that night by meetings for re-

tiree delegates and a workshop on
political action,

Wednesday's session features
the first general business meet-
ing of all delegates, which con-

tinues through Thursday and
into Friday until the close of
business.

A number of educational work-
shops and other programs are
scheduled through the week
as well

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An HMO Confab On Conclave Agenda

ALBANY—Joseph J. Dolan
Jr., assistant executive direc-
tor of the county division of
the Civil Service Employees
Assn., announced plans for a

pane] discussion on the Health
Maintenance Organization to be
held Tuesday, Oct, 12, at the
CSEA convention at the Concord

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CSEA Nassau Increment Victory

MINEOLA—The State Su-
preme Court last week up-
held a Civil Service Employ-
ees Assn, sult and ordered
Nassau County to pay, incre-
illegally withheld from
some employees,

ments

The ruling—which backed up
an earlier finding by the State

Public Employment Relations
Board—said that the county had
iegally and arbitrarily withheld
inerements from about 100 em-
ployees.

CSEA Long Island Region I
Attorney Richard M. Gaba, who
handled the case, sald the coun-
ty would have to issue retroac-
tive. payments totalling about

$250,000.

The ruling was issued by Jus-
tice Eli Wager.

Nassau had acted after CSEA
contracts had expired because of
darwn-out negotiations in Jan-
uary 1976 and last January, The
county ordered increments with-
held from all employees earning

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CIVIL SERVICE LEADER, Friday, October 8, 1976

Nassau Board Rethinking Wage
Freeze In Face Of CSEA’s Ire

MINEOLA—The Nassau County Board of Supervisors is reconsidering a proposed
wage freeze after withholding action in the face of protests from the Nassau chapter of the

Civil Service Employees Assn.

Following demonstrations by almost 1,000 picketing CSEA members and a vigorous

Mr. Plaumenbaum told the
Board of ways to save an esti-
mated $35 million, which he said
is far more than the $15 million
needed to give employees a cost-
of-living raise.

“If you want to have good
jabor relations—and this Board

Western Region
Needs Rep Aide

ALBANY — The Civil Ser-
vice Employees Assn. has an-
nounced a position open for
a field service assistant in
the union's Western Region VI,
(Buffalo) office.

‘The position requires local resi-
dence, a car and driver's license
and a physical examination.
Minimum qualifications include
@ high school diploma and two
years’ experience in a job in-
volving contact with the public.
A bachelor's degree or special-
ized training in labor relations
may be substituted for experi-
ence.

Applicants must have the abil-
ity to organize, develop, and as-
sist CSEA chapters with pro-
grams and activities beneficial
to members, Beginning salary is
$12,475.

Interested persons should write
to Thomas 8. Whitney, CSEA, 33
Elk Street, Albany, N.Y. 12207
by Oct. 22.

The CSEA {s an equal opportu-
nity employer.

knows that I want that—then
you can't have a one-sided
thing,” he said.

“You have been falsely told
that there is no money in the
till,” Mr, Flaumenbaum declared.
He then went on to outline vari-
ous means of saving the $35
million possible without denying
@ raise for the county’s staff.

The Board head, Prancis T.
Purcell, Presiding Supervisor of
Hempstead Town, indicated that
the body would review the em-
ployees’ case and act on a 1975-
imposed contract Oct. 18.

The action came after CSEA
members marched in an orderly
picket line around the County
Executive Building here bearing
placards appealing for fair treat-
ment. Later, a special detail of
police and county security guards
closed the building in order to
limit attendance to the 197-per-
son maximum capacity of the
Board’s meeting room. Veteran
newsmen said it was the first
time that attendance had been
restricted, although it was the
first time in memory that so
many people appeared bent on
attending.

Mr. Flaumenbaum warned the
Board that adoption of a wage
freeze would trigger a lawsuit.
He said that the sult would
charge that the Board had not

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tains one name.

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followed the mandate of the law.

Mr. Flaumenbaum reminded the
Board that the CSEA had pre-
sented evidence showing that the
county could pay & cost-of-living
inerease without any significant
effect on taxes.

“Tf this Board sees fit to adopt
a freeze,” he warned, “it indi-
cates that you see fit to ignore
our presentation, or possibjy,
have not read it.”

He added new evidence to the
case presented earlier by citing
areas in which the county could
save $35 million. Much of the
saving would come without any
action by the county.

Mr. Flaumenbaum cited a sav-
ing of $12 million next April
when the state assumes control
of the courts. He offered proof
that the state retirement system
contribution is inflated by $5 mil-
lion. He also questioned why
County Executive Ralph G. Caso
had not responded to the CSEA
leader's proposal for an early-

He warned that employees were
embittered by their treatment
under the Taylor Law.

“The Taylor Law is purely a

settlement, the county is the
jury. When you get @ contract,
the county is your executioner,
What kind of a law is that?” he
asked.

He said the CSEA was seeking
amendments that would provide
Jail sanctions for employers who
violate the law.

“The employees,” he told the
Board, “don’t want applause.
They just want to get paid for
what they do and go home and
enjoy a decent living.”

The supervisors are legally
bound to impose a unilateral set-
tlement for the current year fol-
lowing the failure of Mr. Caso
to reach a settlement with the
CSEA on behalf of 12,000 county
civilian workers,

Flanagan Wins

L.1. DOT Vote °

BRENTWOOD — A report
on political action by the
the Civil Service Employees
Assn. and the appearance of
CSEA - endorsed Assemblyman
John J. Flanagan (R-Hunting-
ton) highlighted s membership
meeting of the Region 10 De-
partment of Transportation
CSEA chapter here last week.

Chapter president Frank Sem-
inara presided, introducing pol-
itical action committee chair-
man Terrance Quinn and Assem-
blyman Flanagan.

‘The members also heard a re-
port on preparations for state
negotiations by Artie Allen, a
member of the chapter and the
CSEA statewide Professional,
Scientific and Technical Unit ne-
gotiating team.

Mr. Flanagan, who has spon-
sored the last offer-binding arbi-
tration (OBA) bill for the CSEA
in the past, said he will rein-
troduce the measure in January.

BANKING BOARD
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industrial relations firm in New
York City, has been named to

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CSEA Claims Foul
* In Colonie Talks

COLONIE—A Civil Service Employees Assn. official has
alleged that Town of Colonie officials are attempting to
short-circuit contract talks with Colonie CSEA unit B rep-

resentatives.

James Cooney, the CSEA rep-
resentative, gave this account:
“Last time, the negotiation ses-
sions were scheduled at night,
with many sessions ending very
late.

“This time the CSEA request-
ed day sessions. When objections
to that came up, a supposed
compromise of early evening ses-
sions, beginning shortly after 5
p.m. and ending at a reasonable
hour, was reached by the CSEA
team and Town of Colonie offi-
clals

“A preliminary session was
held lust week with town attor-
ney Richard Rowley, who at
times represents a competing
public employee organtzation,
also present. Written copies of
ground rules for negotiations
were submitted including the
early hour negotiating item
which had been verbally accept-
€d by both sides and apparently
was in effect due to the early
hour scheduling of this prelim-
inary session.

“However, after the town team
returned to the table, the CSEA
was informed that the early
hour item was not acceptable to
the town team.

“I asked Town Supervisor Har-
ry Howansky what had happened
to the earlier agreement, He re-
plied: ‘Well, Jim, if we had an
agreement, we're welshing.’

“I informed Mr. Rowley that
the CSEA could conceivably go
to impasse over this action. He
replied, ‘See you at PERB'"
(the Public Employment Rela-

Buffalo Sets Meet

BUFFALO—The Buffalo chap-
ter, Civil Service Employees Assn.
will hold a dinner meeting Wed-
nesday, Oct. 20. The meeting is
set to begin at 5:30 p.m, at the

Statler Hilton Hotel, Buffalo.

tions Board), Mr. Conney con-
cluded.

Other CSEA officials discussed
this action and attributed it to
an alleged continued conflict of
interest on the part of Mr. Row-
ley, who at times serves as at-
torney for the American Federa-
tion of State, County and Munt-
cipal Employees. It is involved in
labor problems elsewhere in Al-
bany County

termined
CSEA spokesman said, because
there were substantial differ-

ences of opinion as to which
candidate, Republican-Conserva-
tive Assemblyman Lloyd Riford
or Democratic challenger Robert
Haggerty, would best represent
the interests of public employees.

Responding to a news release
from Mr. Haggerty that stated
Assemblyman Riford allegedly
interfered with the union's proc-

REQUESTS SUSPENSION OF CLI

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INTON COUNTY SHERIFF

A resolution seeking the suspension of the Clinton County sheriff, appointment of an interim sheriff
and rescindment of the firings of three deputy sheriffs was passed by the executive council of Albany
Region IV, Civil Service Employees Assn., at a meeting last month. The resolution is read here by
region president Joseph McDermott, on behalf of Clinton chapter president Frances Bessette. After its
passage, the resolution was sent to CSEA president Theodore C. Wenzl, who conveyed it to Gov. Carey.

Cayuga & Cortland Chapters
Decline Assembly Endorsement

SYRACUSE—Representatives of Civil Service Employees
Assn. chapters within the 125th State Assembly District,
Cayuga and Cortland Counties, met here last week and de-

not to endorse either Assembly candidate, a

ess of endorsement, the CSEA
spokesman categorically denied
that elther candidate interfered
with the process in any way, and
that the only contact between
CSEA and the candidates con-
cerned inquiries on the part of
both candidates as to the status
of the CSEA endorsement.

The final determination was
reached following a three-hour
meeting at the CSEA Syracuse
Region V office.

New Quarters For Utica

UTICA—The Civil Service
Employees Assn. local office
serving CSEAers in the Utica
area has moved
The old office,
Hopper 8!

located at 14
been shifted to
t 300 Bleecker St
© of Bleecker and

was necessitated by

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Infor

nation for the Calendar may be submitted directly

to THE LEADER. It should include the date, time, place,
address and city for the function. The address is: Civil
Service Leader, 11 Warren St., New York, N. Y. 10007.

Attn.: CSEA Calendar,

OCTOBER

11—Statewide Board o
Lake.

11-15—Statewide Delegates meeting

Lake,

12—Public hearing on Rockland County employees
p.m., Clarkstown Town Hell,

ectors meeting

Concord Hotel, Kiamesha
Concord Hotel, Kiamesha
contract: 8

13—Orange, Sullivan and Ulster Counties Retiree chapter meeting:
2 p.m., Middletown Psychiatric Center,
I4—New York State Thruway Western Division chapter 056 meeting:

Fectur's Forks Hotel, Broadway at Union Roa

Cheektowaga

15—Westchester County chapter Hallow'een Masquerade Party: 8:30

m., Riviera Beach Club, 360 Davenport Ave., New Roche!

19—Rochester chapter meeting: 8 p.m., 40 & 8 Legion Post building,
933 University Ave,, Rochester
20~Buffalo chapter dinner meeting: 5:30 p.m., Statler Hilton Hotel,

Buffalo

20—Capital District Retiree chapter meeting: CSEA Headquarters,

33 Elk St., Albany.
2 Mace County oh

chapter 830 board of directors meeting: 5:30

m., Salisbury Club, Eisenhower Park, East Meadow.

21—Fort Schuyler chapter of Utica general membership mer
7 p.m., The Burrstone, Utica,

29.30—Central Region V (Syracuse) meeting: Messena.
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of break-ins and mai) burglaries,
the inadequate size of the facility,
and unsatisfactory visitor vehicle
parking.
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In addition to Utica CSEA
apter meetings, the new quar-
will also be home for CSEA
field representatives, organizers
and collective bargaining special-
ists, It will also be available for
meetings of area unit and chap-
ter groups.

Josephine Ahrens

ROCHESTER — Josephine
Ahrens, a longtime member
and officer of the Rochester
chapter, Civil Service Em-
ployees Assn., died Sept. 26 at
her home here, after a short ill-
ness,

Shortly before her death, Mrs.
Ahrens had returned home after
a two-week hospital stay,

Mrs, Ahrens, who retired in
1970 from her job as cashier at
the Rochester Office of the State
Tax and Finance Department,
maintained her membership in
the Rochester chapter and the
CSEA's Rochester Retirees chap-
ter.

She was a former secretary of
the Rochester chapter and a
member of the chapter's social
committee

Mrs. Ahrens, who was born in
Rochester, w: employed for
about 25 years in the Rochester
home office of the Sherwin Cody
Correspondence School of Eng-
ish. She left there to work in

for the federal gov-
then joined state serv-
ice with the Motor Vehicle De-

partment. She went to work in

1954 at Tax and Finance
Mrs. Ahrens was a former
of the Rochester Women's

Association and a mem-
the Rochester Women’s

ber of
Bowlers 600 Club

died about 25
years ago leaves a sister,
Mrs. George (Florence) Ander-
son; four brothers, Edmund F.,
Alfred C., Raymond FP. and Robert
H. Dobmeier, and several nieces
and nephews, Robert Dobmeier,
an employee of the state Alco-
holic Beverage Control Board,
also is a member of the CSEA.

Her husbar

Syracuse Region Endorses 12

SYRACUSE— Twelve can-
didates for the State Legisla-
ture, eight of them incum-
bents, have been endorsed by
Syracuse Region V members of
the Civil Service Employees Assn.

‘The endorsements were made
at a recent political action con-
ference of delegates from 20
central New York counties,

Incumbent legislators endorsed
were: Sen. Tarky Lombardi Jr
(R-50th Dist.), and Sen, H.
Doughs Barclay (R-45th Dist.)
and Assemblymen Melvin N.

Zimmer (D-120th Dist.), John
Zagame (R-117th Dist), Clar-
ence D. Rappleyea (R-122nd

Dist.), K. Daniel Haley (D-112th
Dist), Peter 8. Dokuchitz (R-
113th Dist), and William R.
Sears (R-116th Dist.),

Also endorsed were Onondage

County legislator Michael J.
Bragman, Democratic Senate
candidate in the 49th Dist.;
Leonard P. Bersani, Republican
Assembly candidate in the 118th
Dist.; H. Robert Nortz, Repub-
Mean Assembly candidate in the
114th Dist, and Elaine Lytel,
Democratic Assembly candidate
in the 119th Dist.

Genesee Armory
Workers Cited

ROCHESTER — Richard
Houghtaling, president of the
Genesee Valley Armory Em-
ployees chapter, Civil Serv-
ice Employees Assn., recently
presented service awards and
pins to 13 chapter members in
recognition of service.

The awards came from the
New York State Division of Mili-
tary and Naval Affairs and were
Presented at the Culver Road
Armory here.

Among them, the 13 have
amassed a total of 225 years of
service.

The honoree with the most
years of service was E. Murtha
with 40, Other award winners and
their years of service are: J.
Machove, 25; R, Houghtaling, 25;
E. Lewandowski, 20; H. Lorow,
20; C. Millard, 20; J. Granger,
15; P. Erskine, 1 FP. Wyant,
10; E. Dunn, 10; E. Mayo, 10;
A. DeMallie, 10 and W. Good-
sell, 10.

Nassau
PERB Win

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in excess of $25,000.

Also affected were a few em-
ployees hired during December in
the Department of Social Ser-
vices,

‘The PERB had earlier upheld
the case of the CSEA, holding
the county guilty of unfair labor
practice. However, because of an
earlier court ruling, the PERB
lacked the power to force the
county to comply and CSEA was
forced to follow up with the legal
action in Supreme Court.

Irving Flaumenbaum, president
of the Nassau County chapter,
hailed Justice Wager's determ-
ination.

“This serves notice on em-
ployers who would delay nego-
tation in hopes of taking ad-
vantage of the employees that
we will fight and win,” he as-
serted.

An HMO Confab Set

(Continued from Page 1)
Hotel, Kiamesha Lake.

The Health Maintenance Or-
ganization is an organized sys-
tem of health care which pro-
vides comprehensive medica)
services to voluntary enrollees
for @ fixed fee which is set in
advance.

Panelists will include Marie

Soldo, program consultant for
the U.S. Department of Health,
Education and Welfare; John
Nelson, executive director of the
Genesee Valley HMO, and Thom-
as Bickman, director of commu-
nity relations for the Capi-
tal Area HMO,

Mr. Dolan invited all conven-
tion delegates to attend.

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CIVIL SERVICE LEADER, Friday, October 8, 1976

En Con Employees Cited Lennon & Flaumenbaum Address .
Assembly’s Unemployment Group —

MANHATTAN—Two Civil Service Employees Assn. regional presidents presented testi-
mony late last week in public hearings conducted by the State Assembly's Standing Com-
mittee on Labor on the problems of unempployment in the state.

Southern Region II president James Lennon testified in Kingston and Long Island

BUFFALO—Seventeen em-
ployees of the Western New
York region of the State De-
partment of Environmental
Conservation were honored re-
cently for lengthy service at a
luncheon in the Park Lane
Manor House.

Peter A. A. Berle, commissioner
of the Department, joined Wil-
lam Friedman, the regional di-
rector, in presenting certificates
to the employees for each with
more than 25 years of state
service.

The guests had a total of
490 years’ employment. Lead-
ing the list with 38 years was
Leo Mulligan, followed by Arlene
Holzer's 34 years.

Others honored and the num-
ber of years’ service were: Daniel
B. White, 25; Jean E. Wells, 26;
Raymond J. Norton, 30, Orland
Frumgillo, 26; Julius J, Eck-
ert, 28; Harold Madison, 27;
William J. Bubenicek, 29;
Robert B. Kaufman, 29; Ri-
chard Wilson, 30; Willis C. An-

drews, 27; Kenneth L. Blan-
chard, 27; Gene E. Smith, 29;
Richard J. Hannon, 29; Kimpton
Vosburg, 27, and Clinton W-
Mount, 29.

APPOINT KENT

ALBANY—Louls W. Kent, of
Oswego, has been named by
Gov. Hugh L, Carey as a mem-
ber of the St. Lawrence-Eastern
Ontario Commission. Mr. Kent's
term will end June 1, 1978.

The new appointee, 62, has
served more than 28 years as an
operator at the Oswego steam
station of the Niagara Mohawk
Power Corp. He succeeds Eugene
C. Saloga, also of Oswego, whose
recess appointment was not sent
to the Senate for confirmation

The Commission encourages
the development of resources of
the St. Lawrence River and the
Eastern Lake Ontario area.

The Most Precious Gift.
Join the mainstream —
guys, who donate

Region president Irving Flau-
menbaum addressed a public
hearing in Mineola. :

With some variations, the two
delivered a similar message in
behalf of public sector workers

A joint statement was issued
Both men said

“T would like to point out, that
while we sympathize with the
plight of the unemployed in the
private sector, our primary con-
cern is with the third-of-a mil-
lion public workers we represent
and the effects of unemployment
upon them.

“When it comes to the army of
the unemployed in this state,
public employees seem to belong
to the “lost battalion” because

no one in position of authority
pays much attention to them
There's legislation designed to
put unemployed private sector
people into public jobs, but no
effective legislation designed to
put unemployed public employees
back into public employment ser-
vices

“I wish someone would explain
to me and to the thousands of
laid-off public workers the ra-
tionale behind putting unem-
ployed private sector employees
into public service jobs and re-
placing them on the unemploy-
ment roles with public workers
who are laid off.

“Let me cite some figures to

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emphasize the impact of un-
employment upon public work-
ers in this state. For the week
ending Aug. 27 there were 100,880
federal, state and local govern-
ment employees receiving unem-
ployment benefits in New York
State, a whopping 19 percent of
the 608,350 total unemployed for
that week as reported by the
New York State Labor Depart-
ment.

“Part of those totals represent
seasonal public employees pri-
marily employed within school
districts, but even before the in-
fusion of those people onto the
unemployment roles, in June
1976, there were 55,000 govern-
ment workers claiming unem-
ployment benefits. So, even with
45,000 seasonal-type public work-
ers going off unemployment with
the start of the new school year,
over 9 percent of all unemployed
people in this state are still
public workers.

“We have no basic arguments
over federally funded programs,
such as the Comprehensive Em-
ployment and Training Act, de-
signed to assist the unemployed
by providing jobs. But we have
serious complaints when such
federal funds are used to sub-
stitute for loca] funding and vio-
late the spirit and intent of the
act by supplanting rather than
supplementing public service
work.

Several negative things occur
when state and local govern-
mental jurisdictions use federal-
ly funded programs to substitute
locally funded positions with fed-
erally funded employees. For one
thing, a lower level of poverty
is created because public em-
ployees are not eligible for ex-
tended unemployment benefits
available to private sector un-
employed, so the amount of un-
employment benefits are substan-
Hy less for public employees
laid off than they are for pri-
vate sector employees. This, of
course, has an effect upon the
general economy of the area in-
volved. And it is ironic that
when an employee is laid off
in the name of budgetary prob-
lems, the state still picks up the
tab because it pays the unem-
benefits of the
ployees laid off, And it
without saying that levels of
ice to the tax-paying public
when experienced public
workers are sacrificed to the un-
loyment roles

ployment em-

goes

I would like to
committee that the
Public Works Em
(PL 94-369), w
effect on July 22, provides
maintain exis
of public employment

into
mon-
levels
services,”
Title II of this act provides $1.25

ich went

ey to

billion to supplement operating
expenses of state and local gov-
ernments,

AG COMMISSION

ALBANY—Theodore Swiercan-
ski, of Albion, has been named
by Gov. Hugh L. Carey as a
member of the State Agricultural
Resources Commission.

y American!
5000 VWs WILL BE SOLD!

ANNOUNCING
THE FIRST
VOLKSWAGEN
SALE IN
27 YEARS.

Never before in our 27-year history (and perhaps
never again) will there be a sale like this.

For the next three weeks, October 8-31, we're
slashing the sticker price on every model car we build.

Rabbits. Sciroccos. Dashers. Beetles. And Buses.
5000 of them! These are not leftovers or discontinued
models—but brand new Volkswagens. Choose the
model and color you like—and equip it the way
you like.

If the price has been stopping you from owning
the car you really want, visit your participating
Volkswagen dealer today. You may never be able
to get a Volkswagen at a
price like this again.

October 8-31
The First Volkswagen Sale in 27 years.

At your New York State authorized Volkswagen dealer.

9161 ‘8 2299 “Aepey “YAGVAT FOIAUAS TAD
CIVIL SERVICE LEADER, Friday, October 8, 1976

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Employees Asociation, $9.00 to noa-members.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1976
The CSEA Demand
N a press conference last week, Theodore C. Wenzl, presi-
dent of the Civil Service Employees Assn., declared that
union negotiators will seek a 22 percent wage increase from
the state for its 147,000-plus members.

CSEA-State contract negotitaions are set to begin in
early November.

Now some people—employers, generally—hold that a
22 percent wage boost is much too much. We have listened
patiently to the arguments pressed forward by these people.
We have also forgiven them for their unhappy habit of
kicking blind, crippled newspaper boys in the shins.

One argument they pose is that the state cannot af-
ford this wage hike.

This is patently absurd,

If Gov. Hugh L. Carey can buy himself a new executive
jet aircraft; if the state can afford to bankroll an outpost
in New Dehli, India, in the faint, dim hope that this office
will glom some trade to the state (guru lessons? cobras?),
and if the good gentlemen and gentlewomen can vote
themselves lavish “lulus,” then we are convinced, despite
the arguments of the newspaper-boy kickers, that the state
can spring for some money for its employees.

But the newspaper-boy kicker whines, “But this 22 per-
cent; isn’t it outrageous?”

No.

It isn't.

As Dr. Wenzl cogently put it: “The need for a pay
increase for state employees is self-evident. The 22 percent
demand is justified by the fact that, over the past 10 years,
the consumer price index has risen more than 22 percent
above the salary increases for state workers during the
same period.”

The 22 percent boost isn’t giving the public sector
worker a thing; it is putting him or her where he or
she should be.

Twenty-two percent? The newspaper-boy kicker thinks
that is a big amount. Dr, Wenz! defines it, though.

“Spread over the last two years,” said the CSEA chief,
“when they got no raise, and covering the next fiscal year,
it amounts to an average increase of just $800 a year
per worker; and that is not very large.”

And not even the most black-hearted newspaper-boy
kicker could dispute that. C.0'N.

Questions

Q. I expect my divorce to be-
come final soon, How soon after

& Answers :

used to, and I think he might be
eligible for supplemental security

this should I expect my social
security checks on my husband's
work record to stop?

A. A wife's check usually stops
the month the divorce decree
becomes final. However, if you
Sre 62 or over and you were mar-
ried 20 years or more, your checks
will continue even if you're di-
vorced, Regardless of whether
your payments will continue, you
should notify social security if
your name {s changed as a re-
sult of the divorce,

Q. My uncle has worked all
his life as @ street vendor, I
know he isn't making what he

income payments. Can you tell
me what the requirements are?

A, The supplemental security
income program makes monthly
payments to people with little
or no income and limited re-
sources who are 65 or over or
blind or disabled. People with
some other income may be eligi-
ble for reduced payments, Your
uncle can get information about
applying for supplemental secur-
ity income payments by calling
or writing any social security
office.

BUY U.S. BONDS

(Continued from Page 1)
runner for the U.S. Senate seat
now occupied by his opponent,
the incumbent Senator James L.
Buckley. As Senator Buckley
himself put it: “I am in an up-

For even with the Liberal Party
designation, it would be prema-
ture for Moynihan to have him-
self fitted now for a Senator's
toga. As Jimmy Carter is learn-
ing, there can be many a slip
between nomination and Elec-
tion Day,

Governor's Influence

Moynthan’s Liberal Party des-
ignation did not come with no-
table party enthusiasm, In fact
it took the intervention of Gov-
ernor Carey to damp the flames
of an Incipient rebellion in Lib-
eral Party ranks over that nom-
ination.

Many forces within that party
were pulling for the nomination
of either Congresswoman Bella
Abaug or former Mayor John V.
Lindsay. When neither of them
wanted to play the role of what
they conceived to be that of a
spoiler, there remained remnants
of support within the party lead-
ership for the nomination of a
party stalwart as opposed to
Moynihan,

These last-remaining holdouts
were a group of unreconstructed,
lower-case liberals, who found it
impossible to forgive the Moyni-
han identification with the Nix-
on and Ford Administration and
his advocacy of a “benign ne-
glect” program with respect to
racial problems.

No doubt, too, some within
this group had a vision of victory
for an independent, liberal can-
didate in a race against Moyni-
han and Buckley, both of whom
are regarded by this group as
lower-case conservatives, The in-
spiration for such a vision is the
victory of Mayor John V. Lind-
say in 1969, when he ran on
the Liberal Party ticket alone,
against Republican Senator John
Marchi and Democratic Comp-
troller Mario Procaccino.

A somewhat similar feat had
been pulled by the Liberal Party
more than two decades ago,
when Rudolph Halley was elect-
ed President of the City Council
on the Liberal ticket, running
against Republican and Demo-
cratic opponents. At that time
Halley became an overnight sen-
sation through televised hearings
of an investigation of the inter-
relationship between politics and
organized crime in the City. The
investigation was conducted by
@ Special Senate Committee
headed by the late Senator Estes
Kefauver of Tennessee,

Six Years Ago

And, of course, in a reverse
way, the Conservative Party
pulled a similar stunt when it
elected Buckley to the Senate
six years ago. At that time,
Buckley ran against two liberals,
Democratic Congressman Rich-
ard Ottinger and Republican Sen-
ator Charles Goodell, who was
also on the Liberal Party line.

These remembrances of things
past are, of course, the stuff that
dreams are made off. Alex Rose,
who is the leader of the Liberal
Party, and one of the most per-
ceptive political tacticians in the
history of the state, is too much
of @ pragmatist to be swayed by
romantic dreams, When it came
to the showdown, Rose kept his
troops in line for Moynihan.

‘The difference of opinion with-

(Continued on Page 1)

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

A Discipline Case

Section 76 of the Civil Service Law provides that an
employee who is penalized or punished pursuant to the
provisions of Section 75 may appeal from that determination
either to the State or Municipal Civil Service Commission
having jurisdiction or by means of an Article 78 proceeding
in the Supreme Court.

Caley ene

IF THE EMPLOYEE elects to appeal to the Civil Service
Commission, he is bound by Section 76.3, which states: “The
decision of such Civil Service Commission shall be final and
conclusive, and not subject to further review in any court.”
The Appellate Division, Fourth Department, recently had
occasion to pass on the above-quoted language in a case
in which the petitioner, a police officer in the City of
Rochester, was dismissed from his job by a decision of the
Rochester City Commissioner of Police.

Sie Pen

THE POLICE OFFICER appealed his dismissal to the
Rochester Civil Service Commission, which upheld the de-
cision of the Police Commissioner. The petitioner then
commenced a proceeding in the Supreme Court pursuant to
Article 78 of the Civil Practice Law é& Rules to review, annul
or modify the penalty of termination which resulted from
the charges preferred against petitioner by the Chief of
Police. The petitioner, in his hearing pursuant to Section
75, was found guilty of the charges and the penalty was
a recommended suspension. Nevertheless, the Chief of Police
ordered his employment terminated. The Supreme Court,
at Special Term, reviewed the minutes of the hearing and
all of the other proceedings and remanded the questions of
penalty back to the Civil Service Commission “for recon-
sideration and imposition of an appropriate lesser penalty.”

Go ee ae

THE FACTS are not in dispute. Petitioner was absent
without leave on nine working days. He returned to work
and was assigned to different duties, after which disciplinary
charges were filed pursuant to Section 75 of the Civil Ser-
vice Law. The Appellate Division, in its decision, discussed
Section 76 of the Civil Service Law and pointed out that
there is an election of remedies by appeal either to the Civil
Service Commission or directly to the courts. The court
emphasized that what a statute says is not always what it
means, and although Section 763 is clear in stating that
the decision of the Commission is not subject to further
review in any court, that is not exactly what the language
means,

Ae eee

THERE IS A LINE of cases which holds that court re-
view is permitted when the action of the Commission is
“purely arbitrary.” The Appellate Division cited language
from a Court of Appeals case which stated: “The term ‘ar-
bitrary’, standing by itself, would be quite sufficient to make
it plain that only a narrow review of the Commissioner's
decisions is available in the courts. In the above-cited cases

(Continued om Page 1)
By PAMELA CRAIG

QUESTION

Civil servants ide many govern ment services for the public. Which
service would you miss least if it were to be eliminated?

THE PLACE

Brooklyn

OPINIONS

Jack Jarmus, educational ass't., marketing: “From
my experience in trying to re-
new my driver's license, I came
to the conclusion that I'd be
better off without the Depart-
ment of Motor Vehicles, This
overstaffed but underworked
Department {ts most inconsid-
erate towards the people it
services, After standing, hope-

. fully in the right line, one is
treated with disrespect and
hostility by employees who are

busy carrying on private conversations. I think

that people lined up for welfare are treated with
more consideration, After all, we pay a fee for
the driver's license.”

Sandra Kosoff, secretary; “I would not miss any

of the nonproductive agencies
‘ in which employees get high
‘ Pay for little work. I used to
know a fellow from the Depart-
ment of Marine and Aviation
who was paid $12,000 a year to
watch and report if the ferries
were on time. Also, I would not
miss people like the special con-
sultants, executive assistants,

—-

commissioner:
chairmen, assistant principals, deans and others
of the like.”

‘Terry Lawler, secretary: “The service I would miss
the least is the City Planning
Commission which, I feel, ig-
nores neighborhood needs, Each
neighborhood is supposed to
have @ say in the development
of special projects and site
selections. I live in Staten Is-
land and our community voted
against project "Theme Park,’
another Coney Island. The City
Planning Commission thinks of
the project as a source of more
tax revenue, and is attempting to override the
community's decision against the construction.
Since there are no major freeways to route the
traffic, we fear congestion during weekends, when
tens of thousands would drive through our resi-
dential areas.”

a eaeaae ease crear |

Letters To

Don Healy, postman: “The service that I would
miss least if it were to be elim-
inated is welfare programs for
people who do not deserve as-
{ sistance. If the only criterion
for obtaining public assistance
is the recipient's request, then
it would be safe to assume that
_ & majority of people receiving
welfare are stretching the truth.
I know of situations where one
person received three or four
types of assistance, thereby
taking home in pay more than $10,000 a year.
I feel we need fewer welfare programs and more
emphasis on developing a work ethic for the par-
ticipants, before it is too late.”

Neil Hoos, CETA college assistant: “What I would
miss the least is the duplication
of jobs within services. I am
not talking about a specific ser-
vice, but about the fact that
two or three people are doing
the same service as a follow-
up. This is not essential, Rath-
er, it Is bureaucracy and mis-
management. We'd be better off
if the essential services weren't

~« so understaffed. The people

who do the ‘duplication’ could

be well used in the performance of essentia) ser-
vices.””

Liz Weis, college teacher: “I would not miss the
Highway Department if it were
eliminated. They managed to
construct the Cross Bronx Ex-
pressway, @ highway running
from Connecticut to New Jer-
sey, without any signs to indi-
cate how or where to exit to
Manhattan. I certainly wouldn't
miss the Bureau of Engineering
that was responsible for the
| upkeep, or should I say down-

keep, of the West Side Highway
and Ocean Parkway, I fee] Manhattan should be
closed to al] unessential traffic. The money saved
from traffic regulations in the city could be used
to improve the mass transit. This would relieve
the congestion and improve the air.”

you, the members, who are at
fault. You never turn out for
anything, or do what has to be

CSEA Apathy

Editor, The Leader:

Howard Cropsey, chairman of
the Civil Service Employees
Assn.'s Region IV political action
committee, called and asked me,
as chairman of the region's
publicity committee, to write
an article to the Leader regard-
ing his committee's efforts in
behalf of the members.

The poltiical action commit-
tee has spent a great deal of
Ume arranging meetings between
chapters and candidates now
running for public office.

On Aug. 23, a meeting of Re-
publican candidates was held
and, prior to that date, notifica-
tion was sent to al\ chapter
presidents of Region IV, On Aug.
25, another meeting of Demo-
cratic candidates was held and,
again, prior to that date chapter
presidents were notified.

Regretfully, only a handful of
people showed up to listen to the
candidates’ platforms and to ask

SAVE A WATT

The Editor |

questions of them. On Sept. 7,
& meeting was held to evaluate
what was learned about the can-
didates. Even fewer people at-
tended. These meetings were
open to all interested parties,

Can you imagine what the im-
age of the CSEA Is to these can-
didates? When they are elected
to public office what will be their
reaction to our negotiations?
“NO ONE CARES” and “NO ONE
WILL TAKE ANY ACTION if we
kick them in the teeth; the
CSEA members are apathetic
about everything.”

So, who 1s to blame when we
get nothing? You blame the
negotiators who knock them-
selves out trying to keep what
we already have and yet, it ts

Claims Court

ALBANY—A court of claims
administrator III, eligible list,
resulting from open competitive
exam 45-474, was established
Sept. 23 by the State Civil Serv-
foe Department, The list con-
tains 10 names,

done. These candidates don't
even need our endorsement. They
now figure none of the members
will stand behind the CSEA or
what they advocate.

Think of the frustrations of a
committee which labors so hard
for so little!

This committee also scheduled
& meeting of schooo) bus drivers
and thelr employers to explain
Section 19A of the Motor Vehicle
Law, They did this to protect
both parties, because ignorance
of the law is no excuse. Again,
only a few people attended. There
are many new ramifications of
this law, which must be learned,
and these must be abided by or
heavy penalties will result.

What is the matter with you
members? Why are you so lazy
and indifferent to matters that
vitally concern you? Just re-
member to blame no one but
yourselves when next Apri) rolls
around,

Mary EB. Weidman

Chairman, Publicity Committee

Region IV

BUY U.S. BONDS

RETIREMENT
NEWS & FACTS

By A. L. PETERS
Pension Plan Pressure

The pressure to change pen-
sion plans in the face of mount-
Ing fiscal problems is mounting.

Massachusetts will soon re-
lease a comprehensive propo-
sal to fund an $8 billion ac-
crued Nability. Delaware and
Mississippi are in the process of
reshaping pension funds, New
York State has made major
changes for employees who join-
ed the service after July 1. It
is the policy of some politicians
to lavish money on pensions
while putting off until tomorrow
the problem of finding enough
funds to pay the tab which is
a target of editorial writers.
In the meantime, the declining
benefits for government employ-
ees are a major factor in declin-
ing applications for government
Jobs and a stimuli for the more
experienced employees to take
up option retirements.

New York City pension costs
are estimated at $1.2 billion a
year. The recommendations of re-
cent studies would raise con-
tributions by 16 percent. It is
thought that this would place
the city’s system on an actuari-
ally sound basis, Eventually this
plan would cut the city’s pen-
ston cost by about 20 percent,
using such devices as raising the
normal retirement age and in-
tegrating the social security pay-
ments into thé total pension,
thus cutting out in effect the
benefit of social security cash to
retirees.

Thus far, city employees have
agreed to resume employee pen-
sion contributions amounting to
2—2% percent of their salaries,
but the pressure for more con-
cessions continues.

Federal employees on pension
now receive an annual adjust-
ment for inflation plus a 1 per-
cent “kicker” each year to offset
the rise in the cost of living. Al-
together, surveys indicate fed-
era) pensions have increased 72
Percent in cost to the govern-
ment since 1969, compared with a
58 percent increase in the cost
of living. The 1 percent was de-
signed to offset the five-month
delay between the cost-of-living
increase and the actual adjust-
ment.

‘There is now pressure in the
House to eliminate the 1 percent
addition.

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

Following is a listing of those individ-
i> terminated pur.

vals whose

Wright, Jackson E, ‘Trumansbure
Zdrojewski, Genevieve ‘Wes Seneca

(To Be Continued)

(Continued from Page 6)
in the Liberal Party leadership
reflects a like concern among
many of liberal ideology, who
have serious misgivings over the
credentials of Moynihan as a
Uberal, Similar doubts about him
are also significant among black
and Hispanic voters, because of
Moynthan’'s “benign neglect" doc-
trine. The Democratic political

(Continued from Page 6)
we undertook to emphasize the
point by employing the phrase
‘purely arbitrary,’ These words
were applicable only under the
statutory scheme as embodied in
the Education Law and not that
contained in the Civil Service
Law, since an Article 78 review
is statutorily avatlable providing
the employee elects to pursue it.
Since he elected to the contrary
in this case, and since there can
be no question as to the admit-
ted facts pertaining to his nine
days’ absence from duty, there
could be no finding in any event
that the decision of the Commis-
sion was either ‘arbitrary’ or
‘purely arbitrary’ ’

THE COURT took into con-

leadership among these groups
of voters already have, or will
shortly, pledge their support to
Moynihan as a matter of party
loyalty. How actively they will
campaign for him, and how ef-
fective they may be in galvaniz-
ing support among their con-
stituents, are questions that will
not be answered until Election
Day.

Civil Service Law &

You |

sideration that the penalty of
dismissal was one that was
within the statutory framework
available to the Chief of Police
of Section 75.3 of the Civil Ser-
vice Law. The court concluded
that mere disagreement with the
decision of the Police Depart-
ment or of the Civil Service
Commission is not sufficient to
overturn the penalty which was
within the discretionary power
of the agency by which petition-
er was employed. Accordingly,
the Appellate Division reversed
the decision of Special Term and
directed that the petition be
dismissed. In the Matter of
Sehrader v, Civil Service Com-
missioner of Monroe County, 53
AD. a4 210.

9261 ‘8 22qo~O “<epHa ‘WIGVAT AOIAUAS TAD
CIVIL SERVICE LEADER, Friday, October 8, 1976

Overall shot of part of meeting room shows seriousness with which delegates treated
meeting. Identifiable in front row are, from left, Buffalo Psychiatric Center chapter
403's institutional vice-president Lee Freeman, board member Pauline Jones and execu-

tive vice-president Dave Bookhagen.

Kenneth Dauria, member of
Buffalo District Labor chapter
352, seems riveted during discus-
sion of political endorsements.

Western Region VI (Buffalo)
supervisor Lee Frank reports to
delegates on changes that have
been instituted in regional office.

Top-level CSEA officers pause for moment to exchange views on
Progress of regional meeting. From left are treasurer Jack Gallagher,
vice-president Robert Lattimer and executive vice-president Wil-
Mam MeGowan.

N

On other side of room were Health Research chapter 315 first vice-president and poli-
tical action chairman Grace Steffans, former CSEA statewide vice-president George
DeLong, of Craig Developmental Center chapter 405, and State University College

at Buffalo chapter 640 president Barbara Chapman.

Looking intent during discussion
is the treasurer of Buffalo Dis-
trict Labor chapter 352, Hubert
Parker.

Yates County

dent and CSEA director Ruth
Robinson reacting favorably It
seems, to discussion.

Southwestern chapter 107 (Allegany State Park) served as host for the regional meeting in Cattaraugus
County. Chapter president Mary Converse, Joan Boardman and Marion Tingwall supervise regisira-
tHon desk as regional public relations associate Al Mrozek signs in.

(Leader photos by Hugo Unger)

SUNY at Freedonia chapter 607 Buffalo Psychiatric Center chap-
corresponding secretary Mary ter 403 president Mick Stanton
Ann Bentham was active par- carefully makes notes for re-
ticipant during debate. port back to his local members.

a
Attention focused on discussion, State University College at Buffalo
chapter 640 delegates included chapter treasurer S. Mullaney,
first vice-president George Beland and second vice-presidnt Lori
Guagiiardi.

SUNY at Fredonia chapter 607 was represented at meeting by chap-
ter recording secretary Barbara Saletta, left, and president Sara
Sievert, They seem, at this point in meeting, to be dubious that
things are going as they would want.

°
g
Delegates from Buffalo chapter 003 caucus prior to vote on whether or not to support teacher walkout 2
in Buffalo. Chapter president Peter Blaauboer is recognizable facing forward, to right of center. 3
«
ra
P
=
State Senator Jess J. Present (R-57th SD, Allegany, Cattaraugus, 2
Chautauqua, Erle) accepts congratulations from Civil Service Em- &
Ployees Assn. vice-president Robert Lattimer, left, and Western

Region VI political action chairman Ramona Gallagher on his

(From Leader Correspondent) CSEA endorsement for re-election.

OLEAN—Endorsement of candidates for State Assembly and State Senate highlight-
ed a recent meeting of delegates from Western Region VI (Buffalo), Civil Service Em-
ployees Assn.

The delegates, meeting in this Cattaraugus County community, also heard CSEA
president Theodore C. Wenzl
speak against government man-
agement at dinner closing the
two-day conference.

The region, after research by
the political action committee
headed by Ramona Gallagher,
endorsed 13 candidates for State
Assembly and State Senate and
one candidate for State Supreme
Court justice. In six statewide
races, the region chose not to
make an endorsement.

Endorsed for Assembly were Three chapter presidents exchange views in preparation for debate
Carl J. Calabrese (R-140th Dis- 9M region policy, From left are SUNY at Geneseo chapter 608's
trict); C. James Premming (D- Walter Robards, Niagara County chapter 832’s William Doyle and
Mist District); Stephen R.Greco Hamburg chapter 514’s Edward McGreevy. Mr. Doyle Is also a CSEA
(D-142 District); Arthur O. Eve, irector, and Mr. McGreevy is chairman of the Operational Unit
(D-143rd District); William B. bargaining team.

Hoyt, (D-144th District)); Alan
J. Justin, (R-146th District) ; vin-
cent J. Graber, (D-148th Dis-
trict); Daniel Walsh, (D-149th
District), and Rolland B, Kidder,
(D-150th District)

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State Executive Committee chairman Thomas McDonough, left, was For State Senate, the region
first in line to buy ticket for regional fund-raising event from Robert endorsed: James D. Griffin, (D-
Simpson, vice-president of SUNY at Geneseo chapter 608, (Continued on Page 14)

Delegation from Rochester Psychiatric Center chapter 420 include}, from left, PST representative Don-
na Valvo, first vice-president Ann White, Ist delegate Bernle Duprey, alternate delegate Katherine
Seett and steward Marlene Crenshaw.

Dave Davis, left, president of Chautauqua County State Transporta-
tion chapter 509, and Dario Violanti, president of Niagara Frontier
chapter 104, concentrate on discussion of political endorsements,

ie

CSEA president Theodore C, Wensl, soeend jin left, stops by table to chat with Western Division
chapter 200 president Roy Shep- president Annette Harding looks Thruway Authority chapter 056 president Francis Bumpus and his predecessor Albert Sibilio, with his
ard has just asked a question, pleased by the way things are wife Frances. Dr, Wenal was principal speaker at banquet that concluded weekend of regional workshops
and waits for response. soing during debate. and meetings.

School for the Blind (Batavia) SUNY at Alfred chapter 600

CIVIL SERVICE LEADER, Friday, October 8, 1976

INVESTIGATOR LIST
ALBANY — An investigator,
Onondaga County, Family Court
eligible lst, resulting from open
competitive exam 45-478, was
established Sept. 27.

HECK VisiTOR
ALBANY—Barry A. Gold, of
Delmar, has been named by Gov.
Hugh L. Carey as a member of
the board of visitors of the Os-
wald D, Heck Developmental
Center

Open Continuous
State Job Calendar

Gasman, “atm rea papi 20413
Associ Actuary 18, 20-520
Supervising Actuary ue 20-522
Principal Actuary (Life) . 20-521
ctaey (Caml) fale
Senior ) 20-519
Clinical Physician | 20-414
Clinical Physician I! ei 20-415
Compensation Examining Physician | 20420
Dental Hygienist . 20-107
Dietitian eee rary
Supervising Dietitian 20-16)
Blectroencephalograph Technician 20-308
tou ke Worker 20-352
lr avin 20-211
Hospital Nunes Servissa Coane ati
fant 20-112

Industrial Foreman... i

| Careers $11,164 20-113
Pul Librarians $10,155 & Up 20.339
Licensed Practical Nurse $ 8,051 20-106
MaintenanceM an (Mechanic)

(Except for Albany area) $7,616 Various
Medical jalist | $27,942 20.407
Medical Specialist It $33,704 20-408
Mental Hygiene Therapy Aide Trainee $ 7,204 20.394
Mental Aide (TBS)... $ T1616
Motor Equipment Mechanic

(Statewide except Albany) $ 9,546 varies
Nurse | $10,118 20-584
Nurse Il = $11,337 - 20-585
Nurse Il (Psychiatric) $11,337 20-586
Nurse Il $11,337 20-587
Nutrition ices Consultant $31,404 | 20-139
Occupational Therapist $11,337 20-176
Offset Printing ine Operator $ 6450
Principal Actuary $22,694 20-417
Principal Actuary (Life) $22,694 20-521

ical Therapist $11,337 20-177
Psychiatrist | $27,942 20-390
Psychiatrist Il $33,704 20-39!
Public Librarians $10,714 20-339
Radiology Tech {$7,632-$9,004) 20-334
Radiology Technologist (T.B. Service) ......($8,079-$8,797) 20-334
Senior Actuary (Life) $14,142 20-519
Senior Medical Records Librarian $11,337 20-348
Senior Occupational Therapist $12,670 20-137
Senior Pharmacist $14,880 20-194
Senior Physical Therapist $12,760 20-138
Stationary Engineer $ 9,546 20-100
Senior Sanitary Engineer $17,429 20-123
Asst. Sanitary Engineer $14,142 20-122
Stenographer-Typist $ varies varies
Varitype Operator $5811 20.307

irmacist $12,670 20-194
Specialists in Education ($16,358-$22,694) 20-312
Senior Stationary Engineor $10,714 20-101
Assistant Stationary Engineer $ 7,616 20-303

UMA

EXAM 55481
PRINCIPAL STENOGRAPHER,
MHLLS, SECOND JUDICIAL Di
‘Tex Held April 10, 1976
Lise Est. Sepe. 15, 1976

State And County Eligible Lists

Is Distributed

ALBANY—State Comptrol-
ler Arthur Levitt announced
he had made a quarterly dis-
tribution of $33,866,014.75 in
state per capita ald to counties
otuside New York City and to
towns and villages.

Payments were sent to 57
counties, 556 villages and 930
towns.

Unlike other types of state ald,
which are paid for a specific pur-
pose such as education, high-
ways and health, the per capita
aid can be used for any govern-
mental purpose. It is often re-
ferred to as “state revenue shar-
ing.”

The payments are computed
under a formula prescribed by
the legislature. It is based pri-
marily on population but pro-
vides for some upward adjust-
ment for low per capita property
values and, in the case of coun-
ties, for low per capita personal
income. In additon, there is some
increase to the extent total pay-
ments to all localities, including
cities, under the formula fall
below 9 percent of the state's
personal income collections for
the preceding State fiscal year.

Spring Valley
Fete Scheduled
For Candidates

SPRING VALLEY — The
40,000-member Southern Re-
gion III of the Civil Service
Employees Assn. has planned
cocktail party for the candi-
dates it has endorsed for the
state legislature in districts that
include Rockland County.

‘The party is set for Wednes-
day, Oct. 6, at 8 p.m. at the
Holiday Inn, Route 59, Spring
Valley.

Candidates endorsed by the
Southern Region III political ac-
tion committee include State
Senator Linda Winikow (D-L,
Westchester, Rockland), and As-
semblymen Eugene Levy (R-C,
Rockland) and Robert Connor
(D-L, Rockland-Orange).

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871 Labers Melinds Albany

a 931 Edelcin M Rocheser
872 Jostin Dawn M Voorhees!

932 Leama Marie E Utica ..

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845 Snyder Mary EB Red Hook .......76.5 835 Berkowicx IH
846 Mucei Jack J Bronx ..., 6 Allen Adele V
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910 Marcia Marcella Albany 940 Merritt Cyathia
77:3 911 Kesb Dorks P Varburs 941 Podolic Daniel
10 ‘942 Keamer May Brockiya
77, 943 Fusco Beatrice Newburgh
77 944 Green Kenoeth R Scipio
77 885 Albany 945 Suslak Harold Jamaica
e wai 836 Jamaica 946 Adolph Marie L Amorie
77 887 Albany 947 Palmioto Linda Wavervilet
77: 888 Kowalski Sandra Amserdam 948 Wanning Stephen Troy
x 889 Forys Surane C Buffalo 9
830 Seaman Ellen R Lindents 890 Nolan Exher E Menaods Dolores
‘831 Sciser Charles Scotia ........ 8971 Cannell Mary G Bauffisio
892 Moravan Beuy E Vestal
893 Roylance B J Albany
894 Werner Mets J latip
895 Pickop Evelyn M Buffalo
866 Spinelli Joann Albany 896 Beumgariner J O Elmire
837 Tobish Goldie Brooklyn 867 Maksymik Diane Watervliet ..76.3 897 Douglem F A Schenectady
838 Veroase W A Troy ........ 868 Kellermann Roth Rochester ...76.5 898 Fusco Helen Latham ...........
839 Kirker Mary A Albany 869 Krill Carol L Troy 76.5 899 Washington P R Brook Th 999 Dorn Elaine F Albany ...
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CIVIL SERVICE LEADER, Friday, October 8, 1976

Suffolk Opens
Two Job Slots

HAUPPAUGE — The Suf-
folk County Civil Service De-
partment has opened filing
until Oct, 22 for environmen-
tal physicist (Exam No. 16-326),
which pays $732 bi-weekly and
community organization special-
ist (16-329), which pays $555 bi-
weekly,

Salaries vary somewhat by
Jurisdiction. The last filing date
is Oct. 22

For further information and
application forms contact the de-
partment at H, Lee Dennison
Executive Office Building, Veter-
an’s Memorial Highway, Haup-
pauge, N.Y. 11787. The telephone
number Is (516) 979-2266.

MIMEOS ADDRESSERS,
STENOTYPES:
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end rent. 1,000 others.

Low-Low Prices

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“LULU” PLEDGE

Senate Minority Leader Manfred Ohrenstein (D-Manhattan)
recently pledged that he will make a fight when the Senate re-
convenes next January for the creation of an independent com-
mission on legislator salaries and allowances that would probe the
“julu” situation and would recommend which of the “lulus”.
shorthand for expenses paid to legislators “in lieu of expenses’
should be abolished, Speaking at a recent news conference, Mr.
Ohrenstein said he was pleased that some “lulus” had been abolished
but observed that the reform in this matter “still has a long way
to go.” The Democratic leader said that there are still some legisla-
tors who are, in his words, “not deserving” of the extra compensa-
tion, He declined to identify such legislators, however. “Lulus" are
intended to compensate legislators in leadership or committee head
posts for expenses that they incur because of their positions, The
practice of issuing “lulus” has in recent months come under fire
by a number of groups and individual legislators and has been the
object of several lawsuits intended to spike the practice.

SUNY OWES .. .?

State Comptroller Arthur Levitt has alleged that the Research
Foundation of the State University of New York owes the stae $47
million, The Foundation denies the debt and refuses to pay. Mr.
Levitt, in a report, says that the Foundation, which administers
private and federal grants for research projects at various SUNY
facilities, has made questionable expenditures, failed to invest money
properly and had bad bookkeeping and fiscal administrative proced-
ures, During the 1974-75 fiscal year, grants extended to the Founda-
tion were in excess of $71 million. After distribution of cash among
individual research projects, the Foundation charges for overhead
and administrative costs. Mr. Levitt argues that this overhead
should not properly revert to the Foundation but to the state. In
addition, the Comptroller said, some of the funds were used to buy
memberships inp rivate clubs, concert tickets, decorations for offices
and for other unauthorized expenses. “In many cases,” the Comp-
troller’s audit report said, “expenditures did not conform with the
purpose for which the funds of programs were expended.”

cages

REAL LOG HOMES
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Open Daily
in Lake Placid
Over 50 homes sold

Sond tor we brochure. oF enclowe $:0%
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Examinations

HAUPPAUGE — The Suf-
folk County Civil Service
Department has announced

Suffolk Sets

Realtors
Nov. 6 open competitive ex-
Builders-Appraisers aminations for airport security
159 Main St. guard (Exam Ne 16-327), which
Box (D) pays $8,000 an for computer

programmer (16-328), which pays
$10,858, Applications must be
filed by Oct. 13.

Lake Placid, NY 12946
Tel: 518-523-2488

REAL ESTATE VALUES

Publisher's. Notice:

All real estate advertised in this news-

Pansy, i* ,wblest to the Federal Fair
owning Ach of 1868 Which maken, b

itadoa, or discrimination based On

Do
color, ‘religion, sex,

of aational origin,

For more information, contact
the Department at H, Lee Den-
nison Executive Office Building,
Veteran's Memorial Highway,
Hauppauge, N.Y. 11787. The tele-
phone number is (516) 979-2266.

m to make any such prefer.
gnce, limit ‘of discrimination.”

The sawgeget ‘ill sot bnowingly, a
« advertising for real estate which
*vlolation “of ihe’ lnw. Our readers

This Winter a Month in
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

the in ths newspaper fe avaliable vo
an equal ‘oppertuacy’ bas

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N. Y. State
Restaurant and Bar for Sale Orange Co.,

N.Y. | he. to G.W. Br. Recently re.
modied—unique decor, 2od and 3rd

floors _vacat Phone 714-294-9338
1AM. wo 6 P.M.
Houses Wanted
WILLING w under

purchase houses
$25,000 in need of repair. From West:
hampton t Montauk. No Brokers.
Mail replies to: WALTER THOMP.
SON, 256 Brendwar, New York, BLY.

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Box “AT,” Stony Brook, NY 11790
516-751-1270 212-895-2197

Business For Sale - N.Y. State
CENTRAL NEW YORK

CITY RESTAURANT & Bar, Owner's 3
bedroom apartment, plus 5 rental
ie, sroming 150

nities

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Norwich, New York 13815. 607-334

Norwich-Oxtord Road,
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1775 Broad:

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YOUR MOVE
TO FLORIDA

Compare, ous cou Dee 4,000 Ihe 0
sco Pereesbure, trom "S

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Write
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and STORAGE CO., INC.

Tel (813) 822-4241
OEPT. C, BOX 10217
ST, PETERSBURG, FLORIDA, 39733

BUY U.S. BONDS

way Substance of Certifi

cate’ of ied Partnership filed ia the

FLORIDA MOBILEHOME New York County Clerk's Office on June

50th, 1976 Business: Own and operate

LIVING IS EASIER feal property, General Partners: Albert

Your choice of 3 areas: Pompano Beach Alpert & Sons Lud, 349 Be | ;
5. Mla, Sebasion ia Iedion River aod Joha Mee In

country & Venice Gulf Coan. VY, Limived
All homes, backed with Gull \ yeor cash contribution
warranty for your protection. Geve profiss: Stewart K. Alpert
Mecager's Highland Mobile Home n Drive, Yonkers, N.Y
4689 N. Dixie Hwy, Pom- #, 500 Ridgeland Ter
Beach, Fla. 33064, | (305)
FLORIDA
retura of coatribution, Addi
FROM | 1 10 Acres limited partners may be admit

No ma Nested pare
8 pluce w live seal
inexpensively. Easy terms
(212) 866-5122. oF waite
Box 437,

Call owner
P & B Kanchenes, P.O.

90 dissolution. No limiced
Dariner has right t bring action for

Valley Stream, N.Y partition.

11580,

Federal
Job Calendar

Detailed announcements and applications may be obtained by
visiting the federal job information center of the U.S. Civil Service
Commission, New York City Region, at 26 Federal Plaza, Manhattan;
271 Cadman Plaza East, Brooklyn; 590 Grand Concourse, Bronx; or
90-04 IbIst Street, Jamaica, Queens.

Applications for the following positions will be accepted until
further notice, unless a closing date is specified. Jobs are in various

federal agencies throughout the country.
Agriculture
Title Salary Grade Exam No.
Food Inspector .ssssssssens GS-5 CH-6.05
Warehouse Examiner mene GS-5, 7 CH-0-02
Engineering And Scientific
Engineering, ical Sciences and
Related ete, GS-5 to 15 424
M ological Technician GS-6, 7, 9 NY-8-43
Life Sciences i GS-5 to 7 42)
General
Correction Officer GS-5 431
Freight Rate Specialists so GS-7, WA-4-13
Mid-Level Positions co GS-9 to 12 NY-5-13
Senior Level Positions ..GS-13-15 408
Technical Assistant .GS4, 5 NY-5-07
shaded tac And Typing
Stenographer 118
Secretaries, Daren i, tt NY-5-04
Typist ‘ E NY-1-18
“Medical
Autopsy Assistant ovens S38 OF 4 NY-5-10
Careers In Thera; GS-4 to? WA-8-03
Dental Hygieni: "Sental Lab Technician. GS-5, 7 NY-5-09
cee Practical Nurse GS-3, 4,5 NY-5-06
| Machine Technician GS-5, 6 NY-3-02
Me cal Radiology Technician GS-5, 6 NY-0.25
Medical Technician GS-5, 6,7 NY-3-01
Medical Technologist GS-5 to II NY-6-03
Nurses GS-5 to 12 49
Physician's Assistant GS-5, 7 428
Veterinarian Trainee GS-5, 7 'WA-0-07
Military
Air Reserve Technician (Administrative
Clerical/Technical) .GS-5 to 12 AT-0-59
Social And Education
Social Worker and Correctional Treatment GS-9 to 12 426
‘ialist i
GS-9 to 12 WA-9-13
GS-7 to 12 422

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‘The State Civil Service Depart-
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open competitive positions, rang-
ing in salary from $10,714 to
$17,429, including computer pro-
grammer.

There ts a $200 added salary
differential for the New York
City area.

The computer jobs require as
Mttle as one year's experience
or college training and pay
$10,714.

Five of the jobs, including com-
puter programmer, have Nov. 6
written examinations. These
titles, which close for filing Oct.
4, are social services program spe-
clalist (exam 24-438), which pays

$13,404; senior training techni-
cian (polloe), (exam 24-442)
which also pays $13,404; highway
safety technical training super-
visor (exam 24-439), which pays
$14,880; and associate training
technician (police), which pays
$17,429.

One job, laboratory equipment
designer (exam 27-609) closes
Oct. 12 and is based on a rating
of training and experience. Four
years’ experience as a machin-
ist, electrician or in electronics
is required.

For computer programmer (ex-
am 24-444) applicants need elth-
er one year’s computer program-
ming experience, or an associate

degree in electronic data pro-
cessing; or a bachelor's or mast-
er’s degree in computer science;
or 24 credit hours in computer
science-related courses, including
® minimum of 12 hours in pro-
gramming.

ANALYST LIST

ALBANY—A principal environ-
mental program analyst eligible
list, resulting from open com-
petitive exam 27-410, was estab-
lished Sept. 21 by the State Civil
Service Department. The list con-
tains eight names.

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CIVIL SERVICE LEADER, Friday, Getober 8, 1976

It must be a very serious discussion, judging by the looks on the faces of CSEA director (Mental Hygiene,
Region VI) and West Seneca Developmental Center chapter 427 president James Bourkney, chapter dele-
gate Elaine Mootrey and chapter secretary Barbara Biniecki. Behind them Is Cattaraugus chapter 805
president Jean Freeman,

Western Region, At Meeting,
Chooses 14 November Hopefuls

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R-56th District); Jess J, Present,
(R-57th District), and Katherine
A. Tarbell (D-59th District)

The region chose not to make
endorsements in Assembly Dis-
tricts 138, 139, 145 and 147, and
Senate District 60.

Also endorsed was incumbent
State Supreme Court Justice
Prank J. Kronenberg

Ms, Gallagher said the en-
dorsements were based on pro-
files collected on the candidates,
personal contact and observa-
tion by CSEA members, exam-
ination of candidates’ records
while in office, and impressions
received at a CSEA-sponsored
candidates night.

Some candidates, Ms. Galla-
gher said, are slated to receive

financial barking from CSEA
political action funds. Others
would get volunteer help, she
added.

Decisions not to endorse in
certain districts, “usually were
because we didn't have sufficient
material,” the chairman of the
region's political action commit-
tee said.

The issue that stirred the most
controversy at the business ses-
sion was the strike by the Buf-
falo Teachers Federation. After
several intricate maneuverings
that included roll calls and
weighted votes, the detegates
went along with a resolution by
Salvatore Moguvero not to pub-
licly endorse the BTF strike.

Mr. Mogavero, president of the
Erie Educational chapter, said

CSEA field representative Robert Young, left, formerly an active
CSEA member as Erie chapter delegate and CSEA County Executive
Committee vice-chairman, greets region’s newest staff-member,

research assistant Vincent Sicari.

teachers did not support CSEA

work stoppage efforts and did
not deserve CSEA support in
their strike.

Others argued that as public
employees opposed to the Taylor
Law's no-strike clause, teachers
merited CSEA backing.

‘The meeting was conducted by
region president Robert Lattimer,
who told the delegates his 12
months-plus at the helm of the
region “has been an education.”

Mr. Lattimer also said results
of a survey throughout the CSEA
rgarding roles of committees in-
dicated “we are duplicating ef-
fort a waste of money.”

He said he planned to use the
results of the questionnaire to
attempt to streamline CSEA op-
erations.

Roger and Jerry Frieday, both of SUNY at Buffalo chapter 640,
are two of region's most active workers. Ms. Frieday is currently
serving as the regional meeting coordinator.

Among representatives from Buffalo chapter 003 were delegate Ron >

Blaszczykiewicz, left, and third vice-president Richard Szymanski,
shown listening during regional meeting Saturday afternoon,

CSEA director and Chautauqua County chapter 807 president Donald Maloney, left, talks with Erie Edu-
cational Employees chapter 868 delegates Jack Schlenker, Lackawanna unit president; Norman Lemke,
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CIVIL SERVICE LEADER, Friday, October 8, 1976

Economic Warfare?
Try Rockland County

NEW CITY—The Rockland County unit, Civil Service
Employees Assn., has again asked that its contract dispute
with the county be resolved at the bargaining table.

Spokesmen pointed out that it is the logical step, now

that the county claims it never
rejected a fact-finder's report
issued last summer.

Rockland County CSEA unit
president Patsy Spicci, in a let-
ter that was hand-delivered to
Legislature Chairman Bernard
Fallon last week, wrote: “I un-
derstand that the county h
accepted the fact-finder’s report.
including on page five, the rec-

W. Seneca CSEA
Officer Alleges
Petition Fraud

WEST SENECA—The pres-
ident of the West Seneca
unit, Civil Service Em-
ployees Assn., has charged
his name was forged on a nom-
inating petition for a State As-
sembly candidate he opposes.

Edward J. Hummel, a deputy
assessor in the town, said his
signature had been forged on
independent nominating peti-
tions for West Seneca Council-
man John E. Riley, a nominal
Democrat, who has accepted the
Republican-Conservative nomin-
ation in the 148th Assembly Dis-
trict,

Mr, Hummel said he supports
the incumbent in the race,
Democrat-Liberal Assemblyman
Vincent J. Graber. Mr, Graber
has been endorsed by Western
Region VI (Buffalo) of the
CSEA

Mr. Hummel noted he refused
to sign the petition on Sept
13 when two campaign workers
came to his apartment.

that time,” he said,” I
strongly emphasized I would not
sign a petition on Mr. Riley's
behalf.”

Mr. Hummel added two neigh
bors witnessed his refusal to sigt

ommendation that the 1975 pay-
roll be increased for 1976 by 3.5
percent, to be divided up be-
tween increments and other pay-
ments as the parties mutually
determine.”

“I also understand that your
negotiating team informed you of
our position with respect to the
report; That we would accept
and work within the parameters
outlined by the fact-finder, with
payments to be mutually determ-
ined

“In order to facilitate the im-
plementation of the report, I
would suggest that the CSEA ne-
gotiating team meet with your-
self or any persons who would
have the authority to execute an
agreement.”

The 1,800 Rockland County
employees represented by CSEA
have been working without a
contract since Jan, 1

Implementation?

After months of deadlocked
contract talks, a Public Employ-
ment Relations Board fact-find-
er was brought into the dispute
and issued the report mentioned
in Mr. Spicci's letter.

The county legislature, despite
the union's determination to try
to work out a mutually accept-
able way of implementing the
report, has scheduled a legisla-
tive hearing for Oct. 12, at 9
p.m., in the Clarkstown Hall.

After this hearing, the legis-
lature can, by law, impose the
wages and working conditions
county employees must work un-
der for one year. However, the
hearing was intended to be a
last resort. Mr. Spiect has point-
ed out that since both sides have
accepted the fact-finder’s report,
and the only remaining problem
is that of implementing it, the
next step is to go back to the
bargaining table to work out an
agreement

CSEA Wins Amherst Vote

AMHERST Approxim-
ately 120 white-collar work-
ers of the Town of Amherst,
Erie County, are now repre
sented by the Civil Service Em-
ployees Assn. following an elec-
tion recently conducted by the
Public Employment Relations

Board

There was no other organiza-
tion vying for representation
rights but the Amherst workers
voted by a margin of two-to-
one in favor of the CSEA
opposed to having no union rep-
resentation

CSEA field representative Ron Smith, left, and Joseph Dickquist

discuss the maintenance mechanic's grievance
county employees’ seniority rights.

which reaffirmed

Syracuse Worker Regains
Post With A CSEA Assist

SYRACUSE—A significant battle recently was won for

members of the Onondaga County chapter,

Employees Assn.

Civil Service

Joseph Dickquist, a maintenance mechanic at the county

metropolitan water plant and a
county employee for seven years,
was informed that on Jan. 1
there was going to be a reduction
in the county work force and,
as the least senior employee in
his department, he was going to
be laid off.

Mr, Dickquist was told he
would not be able to replace an-
other employee in any other de-
partment. The CSEA then filed
a grievance in his behalf

In 4 third step hearing, an On-
ondaga County grievance board
ppointed by the county execu-
tive ruled in favor of Mr. Dick-
quist, The county, however, re-
fused to accept the board's de-
cision.

Observed at a recent meeting of the Civil Service Employees Assn.'s Southern Region Il group on
the Department of Mental Hygiene employees’ assistance program are, from left, John Quinn, Gerald
Rooney, region president James J, Lennon, CSEBA director of education Edward Diamond and Felice
Amodio, The session was held at the Southern Region II Fishkill headquarters.

The issue eventually went be-
fore an arbitrator who ruled in
favor of the CSEA case and Mr
Dickquist. The county was ord-
d to reinstate him and to per-
mit him to exercise rights ac-
‘ding to his seniority.

rc

Mr. Dickquist was compen-
sated for earnings lost during th
layoff and all former benefits
w restored, He was repre-

sented by Syracuse Region V at-
torney 1 Boyle and field
representative Ron Smith. Mr
Smith said the case “served no-
tice on the county that layoffs
will be closely watched by the
CSEA and employee rights will
be protected.””

22% Hike .

(Continued from Page 1)
March 1978, the consumer price
index will have risen 868 per-
cent while salary increases and
increments for state employees
have gone up by 64.5 percent dur-
ing the same period.

Gov. Hugh L, Carey, apparently
caught off base by the CSEA’s
public announcement of its de-
mands, was interviewed by an
Albany television station as he
stepped from an aircraft at the
Albany Airport. The Governor
called the demand “unreason-
able” but noted that he had met
with Dr. Wenz] and other CSEA
officials the week before and
said that he, too, felt state
workers had sacrificed greatly. It
was his position that the ad-
ministration will make an effort
to achieve what the Governor
termed “a reasonable increase.”

Dr. Wenal told the press rep-
resentatives the union's propo-
sal represents a cost package of
$397 million, including $330 for
the 22 percent increase; $45 mil-
lion for the $2,400 minimum, and
$22 million in increments. Re-
sponding to a question, Dr, Wenzl
said that while the total figure
may seem large to the admin-
istration, the individual raise
would not seem large to the em-
Ployees themselves.

“Spread over the last two
years, when they got no raise,
and covering the next fiscal year,
it amounts to an average in-
crease of just $800 a year per
worker. That certainly is not very
large.” he said.

Dr, Wenzl noted that the ay-
erage salary for state employees
represented by the CSEA {s about
$10,900; an estimated 90,000
workers fall below that average.

In addition to salary, each
side—CSEA and the state—may
present two additional items in
the current contract for reopen-
ed negotiations.

No determination has been
made as to those items from
CSEA's side, Final consideration
will be given as feeling among
delegates dictates at the CSEA
convention next week at the
Concord Hotel, Kiamesha Lake

Rochester Meeting

ROCHESTER—The Rochester
chapter, Civil Service Employees
Assn., will hold a meeting Tues-
day evening, Oct. 19. The meet-
ing will come to order at 8 pm
at the An

n Legion 40 & 8
Club building, 933 University
Ave., Rochester

CSEA Joins Hands

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ator, insistence on coordinator's
neutrality, review of program’s
effectiveness, assistance in the
implementation of the facility's
training program for supervisors
and designated CSEA represen-
tatives, promoting prevention and
education for employees and as-
sisting in the selecting of diag-
nostic and treatment services.

© Insuring job security,

© Responsibility of the em-
ployee to accept help.

© Evaluating job performance
of the supervisor.

© Applying standard personnel
practices.

© Periodic program evaluation

James Lennon, region presi-
Gent, said “We have a real good

program going. It has the po-
tential of providing prevention
services for our members, reduc-
ing the inereased costs involved
in arbitrations and saving the
Jobs, the dignity and self-esteem
of the employee.”

Other representatives of the
CSEA and the DMH present at
the signing of the agreement
were James Ford, DMH Mid-
Hudson Region director; Edward
C. Diamond, CSEA director of
education; Robert C, Guild,
CSEA collective bargaining spe-
cialist; Plip Amodio, CSEA field
representative; Gerard Rooney,
DMH Regional! occupational pro-
gram consultant, and John C.
Quinn, DMH public employee
specialist