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Deadline Nears
For Vacation
Exchange Plan

ALBANY — The Civil Ser-
vice Employees Assn. has
reminded all state employees
covered by the new 2-year
labor contracts for the four
major state bargaining units that
the deadline for participating in
one of the important new bene-
fits negotiated into the contracts,
the vacation credit exchange
provision, is July 1.

A CSEA spokesman reminded
that under terms of the new con-
tracts, state employees who wish
to exchange from one to five
days of accrued vacation for
cash each year must file a spe-
clal form with management to
that effect prior to July 1 of
each year. “Because of the
lengthy negotiations, legal situa-
tions and ratification vote, the
deadline for first-year participa-
tion is fast approaching and we
want to alert employees who do
want to exchange vacation days
for cash this year to that fact,”
the union spokesman said.

Special election forms are
available from employee relations
offices of state departments and
agencies or from any CSEA re-
gional office. Using the form, an
employee elects to exchange from
one up to five days of accrued
vacation days for cash. The va-
cation days exchanged will be
paid in a separate check on a pay
day in early December each year,
coming during the holiday season
when generally people most need
the extra cash.

‘The union spokesman remind-
ed that while filing must take
place prior to July 1 in order to
participate, conversely an elec-
tion of days selected cannot be
changed after July 1 either.

In other important changes
and improvements negotiated
into the new contracts, per diem
allowances have been increased,
up to $38 for the five boroughs
of New York and Nassau, Suf-
folk, Westchester and Rockland
Counties, and up to $30 else-

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Byrne Win In N.J.
Could Provide Key
To Balloting Here

New York City is not New
Jersey. However, the primary
results there last week may

provide some insights and
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(See story on Page 2.)

CIVIL SERVICE LEADER GOLD MEDALS
The annual Civil Service Leader Gold Medals for exemplary
public service were awarded recently to city, state and federal
employees, Lt. Gov. Mary Anne Krupsak made the presenta-
tions. From left are Jose Irizarry, a narcotic parole officer in
the Office of Drug Abuse Services; Marguerite Saunders, de-
puty commissioner for treatment and rehabilitation of Drug
Abuse Services, who accompanied Mr. Irizarry; Sandra Bird
of the Federal Trade Commission regional office; Ms. Krupsak,
and Samuel Stempler, of the New York City Alr Resources
Department of the Environmental Protection Administration.

Pilgrim Psychiatric
Layoff Plan Opposed
At Coalition Rally

WEST BRENTWOOD—Al!most 300 chanting, foot-stomp-
ing employees at Pilgrim Psychiatric Center at a mass rally
Friday cheered as a coalition of forces vowed to stop state
plans to reduce the Pilgrim staff by 341,

Long Island Region president
of the Civil Service Employees
Assn., Irving Flaumenbaum,
brought the crowd to its feet
when he vowed: “We will do
away with the Governor before
he does away with us.”

Assemblyman Paul Harenberg
(D-West Islip) later declared
that he would lead a move to
block consideration of Gov. Hugh
Carey's proposed reorganization
of the Department of Mental Hy-
giene, the so-called deinstitu-
tionalization bill, if the lay-off
Plan is not abandoned.

‘The crisis hit hardest at Pil-
grim, where 431 layoffs were

CSEA Knocks Shift Changes
For SUNY Buffalo Cleaners

CHEEKTOWAGA—Expressing concern for the safety of about 100 cleaners at the
three State University of New York at Buffalo campuses scheduled to work on the third
shift beginning June 7, the president of the union representing the workers accused UB
president Robert L. Ketter of a “cavalier and callous attitude” in failing to meet with the

union to discuss the change.

Robert C. Smith, president of
UB Local 602 of the Civil Service
Employees Assn., also sdid that
the union has filed a grievance
over the UB proposal, and at-
torneys for CSEA are preparing
legal moves to prevent imple-
mentation of the third-shift
cleaning schedule.

Currently, the cleaners work
on the second, or 4 p.m.-12 a.m.
shift, although three workers
are being moved to the new shift
from the day 8 am. to 4 pm.
shift.

Citing recent examples of the
hazards facing the workers, Mr.
Smith said he wrote Dr. Ketter
on May 3 requesting a meeting,
but his request was ignored in
the reply of May 20.

Just recently, one cleaning
woman was injured on the job
and lay unconscious for an un-
determined period of time be-
cause there was no one else in
the building. Mr. Smith said,
“while another woman, also
working alone, was scared out of
her wits by a man dressed only
in underwear,”

He said the change to the
third shift would increase the
dangers because there would be
more situations where there
would be no one else in the
buildings.

“In fact that’s why the ad-
ministration is making the
change,” Mr, Smith continued
“They claim that effictency will
be Improved because the build-

ings are completely empty of ac-
tivities.”

“It's too much of a risk and
too disruptive of people's lives
for little possible improvement,”
he said as he pointed out that
from 70 percent to 85 percent of
the space to be cleaned is now

vacant during the second shift
“when most of the cleaning is
done.”

He said that a union survey of
building space used after 6 p.m.
disclosed that Ridge Lea space is
85 percent unused, Main Street

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Proposed as part of a statewide
reduction of 740 jobs in the De-
partment of Mental Hygiene by
next March 31. Because of the
concentration of proposed reduc-
tions at Pilgrim, the move would
necessitate widespread layoffs
there.

‘The threat brought together
the CSEA and the Federation of
Parents Organizations of the
State Mental Institutions, two
groups which have clashed re-
peatedly in recent years. The
Federation co-sponsored the rally
with the Pilgrim CSEA Local.

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A New Column

A new column appears on
Page 11 of this week's Leader.

“Go To Health,” written by
state Civil Service Department
official William R. Williford,
will give tips on the best
ways to stay healthy, enjoy
longevity and be productive,

Mr. Williford, a health and
alcohol consultant with the
state Division of Alcoholism,
will of course discuss, among
other things, alcoholism in
subsequent columns. He also
directs the state's Employee
Health Maintenance program.

Abbatiello Takes Over Nassau
After Flaumenbaum Decades

GARDEN CITY—For the first time in more than two decades, Nassau County Local

830 Civil Service Employees Assn, will have a president other than Irving Flaumenbaum,
who did not run for re-election.

In a tight race to succeed Mr. Flaumenbaum, Nicholas Abbatiello,

votes than Doris A. Kasner for
president of the 19,000-member
local, when the ballots were
counted on June 1

“It was @ tough fight, but I
think that in the end people de-
cided that I had more experi-
ence in the labor field, But I
realize that I have to be a presi-
dent for Ms. Kasner’s supporters
as well as my own, and I will
devote every effort to closing the
ranks and moving ahead into a
new era in Nassau,” Mr. Ab-
batiello said.

However, after the election,
Bill Gibbons, Ms. Kasner's cam-
Palgn manager, met with the
CSEA Nassau County elections
committee and filed a “protest
in general.” The committee ask~

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regional activities, is at left.

Nicholas Abbatiello, right, reviews
his election as president of the Nassau Local, beating Doris Kamer,
whe also looks on, by 325 votes, Irving Flaumenbaum, who retired
after more than 2@ years as Nassau head to devote more time to

received 325 more,

June 17, 1977

CIVIL SERVICE LEADER, Friday.

Nassau Expects To Hire
2500 With CETA $

MINEOLA—A $50 million fed-
eral grant for 2,500 temporary

Varacchi Wins
A Seventh Term

STONY BROOK—AI Varacchi
has been re-elected to his seventh
term as president of the Stony
Brook Local 614 of the Civil
Service Employees Assn.

Other elected were Thomas
Gomez, first vice-president; Ed
Zurl, second vice-president; Sue
Juliano, corresponding secretary;
Donna Persing, recording secre-
tary; Estelle Grimmell, financial
secretary; Helen Fox, treasurer,
Libby Lorio and Mildred Just,
delegates,

Also elected as unit represen-
tatives were Charle Sclafani,
chairman, for Operational; Harry
Cupolow, chairman, and Richard
Bickerton, secretary, for Profes-
sional, Scientific and Technical;
Betty Tackas, chairman, and
Nina Sclafani, secretary, for Ad-
ministrative, and Thomas Spec-
tor, chairman, and Rosemary
Gorman, secretary, for Custodial.

Public jobs in Nassau County is
expected to be in effect soon, says
Nassau County Executive Ralph
Caso.

Comprehensive Employment
Training Act (CETA) funds will
be used to hire the personnel for
county, village and town job slots
and in local non-profit agencies.
Only persons who have been out
of work for 15 or more weeks are
eligible. The new employees must
not displace or replace any
people currently employed, ac-
cording to the federal guidelines.

Charles Bertolami, the coun-
ty's commissioner of employment
and training, says $49.5 million
of the federal funds were allo-
cated under Title 6 of the federal
statute. He did not say where
the rest of the funds originated,
however,

Nassau County already has
1,100 CETA employees on the
job who were hired last year.
The extra funds will enable the
county to continue employing
the original group of workers
and to add the additional 2,500,
said Mr. Bertolami.

Federal
Job Calendar

Detailed announcements and a

plications 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 61st Street, Ja Queens.

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

federal agencies throughout the country.
Agriculture
Title Salary Grade Exam No.
Food Inspector ... GS-5 CH-6-05
Engineering And Scientific
Engineering, Physical Sciences and
Related Professions GS-5 to 15 424
Meteorological Technician GS-6, 7,9 NY-8-43
Life Sciences GS-5 to 7 421
General
Correction Officer GS-4 al
Freight Rate Specialists GS.7, 9 WA-6-13
Mi GS-9 to 12 NY-5-13
Ser GS-13-15 408
Technical Assistant GSA, 5 NY-5-07
Stenography And Typing
Secretaries, Options |, II, Ill m GS-5, 6 NY-5-04
Medical
Autopsy Assistant GS-3 or 4
Careers In The GS-6 to 9
Dental Hygi ntal Lab Technician .. GS-5, 7
Medical Machine Technician GS-5, 6
Medical Radiology Technician GS-5, 6
Medical Technician GS-5, 6,7
Medical Technologist GS-5 to II
Nurses GS-5 to 12
Physician's Assistant GS-5, 7
Veterinarian Trainee GS-5, 7
Military
Air Reserve Technician (Administrative
Clerical/ Technical) GS-5 to 12

Social And Education

Social Worker and Correctional TreatmentGS-9 to 12 426
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Psychologist GS-11, 12 WA913

Professional Careers for Librarians GS-7 to 12 422

THE BIG TENTH

TOPIC House (Treatment Of People In Crisis), the drug-free residential unit of Nassau County De-
partment of Drug and Alcohol Addiction, at Mitchel Field, recently celebrated its 10th anniversary. Cut-
ting cake are, left to right, Raymond J. Condren, de partment deputy commissioner; James Taylor Jones,
TOPIC House director; Russell Service, deputy county executive; Clyde Collins, department coordinator.

Trio Wins Leader Awards

MANHATTAN—A woman
who fights for consumer
rights, an electrical engineer
who likes it quiet and a nar-
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success in difficult areas are
the newest winners of Civil Ser-
vice Leader gold medals.

The 1977 medals go to city,
state and federal workers who
go beyond the call of duty. Lt.
Gov, Mary Anne Krupsak made
the presentations to the trio at
ceremonies at the Governor's of-
fices in Manhattan.

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Probation Head Answers CSEA Questions

(Continued from last week)

The following is another
installment of an interview
with Thomas J. Callanan,
acting director of the divi-
sion of probation, conducted
recently by Nels Carlson, co-

ordinator of the statewide
probation committee of the
Civil Service Emgloyees Assn.

What about the possibility of
a loss of benefits occurring as a
result of going from county em-
ployment to state employment?

© CSEA calendar °

Information for the Calendar may be submitted directly
to THE LEADER. It should include the date, time, place,
address and city for the function. The address is: Civil

Service Leader, 233 Broadway, New York, N, Y.

10007.

Attn.: CSEA Calendar,
JUNE
17—Broome County unit installation dinner-dance: 6 p.m., St. John's
Memorial Center, St, John’s Parkway, Johnson City.

17-18—Western Region VI meeting: Holiday Inn, Grand Island.
17-19—Capital Region IV meeting and workshop: Sagamore, Lake

George

19-21—County Division Workshop

Granit Hotel, Kerhonkson,

2l—Hudson River Psychiatric Center Local 410 regular meeting:
8 p,m., Cheney Conference Room, Poughkeepsie.
21—Ballots for statewide officers and State Executive Committee due

back: 6 p.m. deadline

21—New York Metropolitan Retirees Local 910 meeting

I pm. 2

World Trade Center, room 5890, Manhattan.
21—Buffalo Niagara Frontier Retirees Local 903 installation of of-

ficers: 1:30 p.m.
Lenox, 140 North St
22—Rochester

preceded by dutch-treat luncheon, Hotel
Buffalo.

Retirees Local annual

meeting and installation of

officers: 1:30 p.m., Monroe County Cooperative Extension Assn,

22—Statewide constitution and by-laws committee meeting

10:30

a.m,, Albany Quality Inn, Albany.
23—Long Island Region | executive council meeting: 7:30 p.m.,
Region office, 740 Broadway, Amityville, LI.

24—Marcy Psychiatric Center Local general meeting, dinner-dar

7:30 p.m., Rose Lawn, Main Street, New York Mills.

24—Hudson
officers dinner

River Psychiatric Center
Holiday Inn, Fishkill

Local 410 installation of

25—Willard Psychiatric Center Local 428 installation dinner-dance:

7 p.m

ing Hearth, Lackawanna,

Seneca Falls Country Club, S
25—Buffalo Local 003 installation dinner-dance: 7 p.m

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THOMAS J. CALLANAN

Some of our members have heard
a rumor about that.

There will be no downgrading
of either salaries or benefits as
a result of the change to state
employment. Pensions, I know,
are one area that everybody is

concerned about, and they won't
be downgraded at all.

And salaries?

‘That's one area where most
employees will benefit from a

major upgrading. The starting
salary for state-employed proba-
tion officers today is $15,415—a
lot higher than the county rates.
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Buffalo Cleaner Shifts

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campus 70 percent, “while, ex-
cept for Millard Fillmore Col-
lege and some graduate classes,
Amherst campus is mostly un-
dergraduate and, therefore, a
daytime use facility.”

In addition to the fears over
safety conditions for the work-
ers, Mr. Smith also said there
would be disruptions of family
life or resignations.

“These are not the highest paid
workers, and some of them must
work second jobs. Some do not

have cars and cannot get to or
from the Amherst or Ridge Lea
campuses when Metro buses don't
run,” he explained, “Some will
have to fall back on welfare.”

He said that he is aware of
at least 15 people leaving,” either
through resignations or early re-
tirement, “unless the adminis-
tration changes its mind,”

“The possible improvements
are insignificant compared to the
severe impact on people's lives,”
Mr, Smith concluded, “but it is
always the little guy who pays.”

Selling Public Worker Image
Topic Of Region IV Workshop

ALBANY—The Capital Region of the Civil Service Employees Assn. will hold a week-
end workshop on public relations/communications at the Sagamore Hotel, Bolton Landing,

June 17, 18 and 19, 1977.

The weekend will begin with dinner on Friday evening, to be followed by a regional

business meeting chaired by re-
gional president Joseph McDer-
mott. Socal activities, includ-
ing the screening of a first-run
movie at the hotel's private
theater, a night club hour and
a chinese buffet at midnight will
follow.

On Saturday, the education
program will begin with Roger
Cole, acting director of CSEA
public relations, speaking on
“Writing for the Local Member-
ship" and “The Five W's of
Correct News Writing,” (Who.

Fight Pilgrim Layoff Plan

(Continued from Page 1)

The cutbacks would cripple
patient care at Pilgrim, it was
asserted by Max Schneier, pres-
ident of the Federation, who
shared the microphone with
CSEA officials and representa-
lives of the Pilgrim Board of
Visitors and Suffolk County.

Mr. Schneier said the Federa-
tion would sue in the Federal
Courts, as the group had done
successfully at Willowbrook State
Hospital, if the cutbacks are car-
ried out.

Betty Duffy, president of the

Pilgrim CSEA Local, declared
that CSEA lobbying with legis-
lators would block the plan. “The
legislators are out to cut the fat
out of 44 Holland Ave. (DMH
headquarters) and put it back
to care of patients,” she declared.

Several speakers noted that
Pilgrim would face almost cer-
tain loss of accreditation if the
Plan were carried out. Pilgrim
regained its accreditation only
last year after the Legislature
voted an additional $13 million
to bring the staff-to-patient ra-
tio up to one-to-one.

Buffalo Niagara Retirees
Install Officers June 21

BUFFALO—The Buffalo Niagara Frontier Retirees Local
903 of the Civil Service Employees Assn. will hold its in-
stallation of officers on Tuesday, June 21 at the Hotel

Lenox, 140 North St., Buffalo.

The business meeting will be
preceded by a dutch-treat lunch-
eon, Business will then start at
1:30 p.m., followed by the pro-
gram of the day, Thomas Gil-
martin, retiree coordinator for
the CSEA will install the of-
ficers, who will serve for the next

Jewish Workers
Meeting Planned

MANHATTAN — The Jewish
State Employees Assn. has a
meeting scheduled for June 22,
5:30 p.m,, in room 5890, 2 World
Trade Center, New York.

two years.

‘The following people have been
elected to office: president, Mary
D. Gormley; first vice-president,
Charles W, Ernst; secretary, Ger-
trude Grass, and treasurer, Louis
4. Braun.

After the installation cere-
mony, Mr, Gilmartin will address
the group on the pending legis-
lative lobbying goals and the
importance of each member's
active participation in helping
to achieve these goals,

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“We say that not only must
there be no layoffs, but we need
more help in these hospitals,”
Mr. Flaumenbaum asserted.

John Iafrate, director of Pil-
grim, who did not attend, said
Jater that the cutback plan was
an idea of the budget division
and had not been officially
adopted. He said he was hopeful
that the Pilgrim cutback would
not be adopted.

William McGowan, statewide
executive vice-president of the
CSEA, also appeared at the rally,
He vowed that "CSEA does not
intend to back down one inch.”

Re-elect FeracaHead
Of Kingston Schools

KINGSTON-—Joseph Feraca
Sr. has been re-elected president
of the Kingston Consolidated
Schools unit 8953 of the Civil
Service Employees Assn, John
Dugan was elected vice-president.

Other officers include Jane
Jameson, secretary, and Geral-
dine Baily, treasurer. All were
elected for two-year terms,

Chosen for board of director
positions were Donald Tubby,
Charles Marable and Ron Carl-
son, Pred Calo, Vincent Crantz,
Art Anderson and Mary Van
Kleck won delegate spots.

New York Blood Program.
Leader on to @ non-member,

What, When, Where and Why?)

Dan Campbell, public relations
associate of the Capital Region
of CSEA, will then discuss news-
letters — layout, budget and
schedule.

Regional president McDermott
expressed the following opinion
concerning the unique weekend:

The weekend participants will
be assigned various story topics
to be developed into articles of
between 50 and 250 words by
4 p.m. Saturday afternoon. The
stories will then be typed and
the first Capital Region CSEA
newsletter will be produced for
distribution to the workshop par-
ticipants Sunday morning.

An informal banquet will fea-
ture Arvis Chalmers, the Knick~
erbocker's Albany Columnist and
Channel *Six's Political Analyst.
Sunday morning, a roundtable
pane) discussion with audience
participation will be held be-
tween 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. Par-
ticipants will include Glen
Withiam, local radio news direc-
tor, Dan Campbell, Roger Cole,
Kenneth Schept of the Leader,

Vacation Plan

(Continued from Page 1)
where in New York State. Addi-
tionally, CSEA negotiated out-
of-state per-diem allowance in-
creases to $37 and the incidental
allowance was increased to $2.

Under the increased amounts,
per-diem allowances are now $3
for breakfast in all areas of the
state, $1.65 for lunch in all areas,
and $9.35 for dinner in the New
York City area and $8.35 else-
where. Lodging allowances are
now $22 in the New York City
area and $17 in other areas of
the state, while the $2 incidental
allowance applies to all areas of
the state.

These negotiated increases are
retroactive to April 1, and em-
ployees affected must submit to
thelr department or agency @
separate retroactive voucher
prior to September 1 in order to
be provided with the retroactive
makeup.

Deborah Cassidy, new Leader
correspondent and other media
representatives,

Abbatiello
Nassau Win

(Continued from Page 1)
ed Mr. Gibbons for a bill of spe-
clfics, which he promised to
produce at @ latter date.

Mr. Abbatiello, an active
member of the CSEA for more
than 20 years, is second vice-
president of Local 830. He ts
an executive officer of the Nas-
sau County Local as well as the
Long Island Region board of di-
rectors and has served for two
terms as a delegate.

Mr. Flaumenbaum is running
as an incumbent for regional
president to “concentrate more
of my efforts in political action
and regional affairs.”

Other officers elected in the
balloting were: Ralph J. Natale,
first vice-president; Edward R,
Logan, second vice-president;
Alex Bozza, third vice-president;
Anthony Giannetti, fourth vice-
president, Ruth A. Braverman,
fifth vice-president.

Other Local officers elected
were: Mary Calfapietra, record-
ing secretary; Sam J. Piscitelli,
treasurer; Alice Heaphy, corre-
sponding secretary; William R.
Dixon, financial secretary; Dud-
ley FP. Kinsley, sergeant-at-arms,
and for representative on the
statewide County Executive Com-
mittee, Irving Flaumenbaum and
Ralph J. Natale.

In addition, 20 delegates were
elected. The balloting was super-
vised by the Honest Ballot Assn.
Tn addition to the protest, four
positions will be recounted be-
cause of the close vote—corre-
sponding secretary and three
delegate positions, And one dele-
gate has filed a protest for the
misspelling of his name on the
ballot.

A total of 5,966 ballots were re-
ceived, but 2 were unsigned and
22 were mutilated. Thus the final
vote tally was 5,823,

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THEY LISTENED

THEY TALKED

It was like Library Day at the Colonie Hill in Hauppague recently, Hundreds of Nassau and Suffolk County Mbrarians, picture at left, jammed into meeting room to hear
panelists, right, speak on subjects concerning their profession. Panelists are, left to right, Grace Gamblin, a Smithtown librarian and president of the Long Island Civil Ser-
fee Employees Assn. (CSEA) library committee; Sylvia Eisen, Long Beach library director; and Ed Cleary, CSEA Long Island region field supervisor. It was the second an-

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mual Nassau-Suffolk Library Institute.

Social Service Jobs Set

Senior and associate social ser- are available in the state Social
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State Job Calendar

Assistant Clinical Physician $25,161 20-413
Associate Actuary i $18,369 20-520
Supervising Actuary $26,516 20-822
Principal Actuary ping A $22,694 20-521
Associate Actuary (Casualty) $18,369 20-416
Supervising og + mn ) $26,516 20-418
Senior Actuary (L $14,142 20-519
Clinical Physician | $27,974 20-414
Clinical Physician I! $31,055 20-415
Compensation Examining Physician | $27.942 20-420
Dental Hygienist $8523 20-107

$10,714 20-124
Seating Dietitian $12,760 20-167
Electroencephalograph Technician $7,616 20-308
Food Service Worker $ 5.827 20-352
Hearing Reporter $11,337 20-211
Histology Technician $8,051 20-170
Hospital Nursing Services Consultant $16,538 20-112
Industrial Foreman $10.714 20.558
Institution Pharmacist $12,670 20-129
Legal Careers $11,164 20-113
Licensed Practical Nurse $ 8,051 20-106
Maintenance Man (Mechanic)

(Except for Aven $7,616 Various
Medical Spe: $27,942 20-407
Public Libr $10,155 & Up 20-339
Medical Specialist Il $33,704 20.408
Mental Hygiene Therapy Aide Trainee $ 7.204 20-394
Mental Hygiene Therapy Aide (TBS) $7.16 20-394
Motor Equipment Mechanic

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Nurse | $10,118 20-584
Nurse Il $11,337 20-585
Nurse Il (Psychiatric) $11,337 20-586
Nurse Il chabilitstion $11,337 20-587
Nutrition Services Consultant $31,404 20.139
Principal Actuary (Casualty) $22,694 20-417
Principal Actuary {Life) $22,694 20-52!
Physical Therapist $11,337 20-177
Psychiatrist | $27,942 20-390
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Senior Actuary (Life) $14,142 20.519
Senior Medical Records Librarian $11,337 20.348
Senior Physical Therapist $12,760 20-138
Senior Sanitary Engineer $17,429 20-123
Asst. Sanitary Engineer $14,142 20-122

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application form when completed to the State Department of Gi
Service, State Office Building Campus, Albany, New York 12226.
New York 14202.

Additional information on required ing experience and
application forms may be obtained by mail or in person at the State
Department of Civil Service: State Office Building Campus, Albany
12226. Applicants can file in person only at Two World Trade Center,
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Rochester and New York City
offices, the state Civil Service
Department announced.

Candidates must hold a bach-
elor’s degree and have three
years organizational planning,
management and analyzing ex-
perience. Appointments will be
based on experience, training
and an oral exam. Senior spe-
cialists earn $13,404 a year and
senior specialists, $17,429. Ap-
pointees from New York City,
and Rockland, Westchester and
Monroe Counties will earn $200
more. The filing deadline is
duly 5.

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abatement bureau. Fellow work-
ers say his work has increased
the bureau's prestige.

His efforts included helping
develop practical hardware that
reduces noise caused by pile driv-
ers. Many of his recommenda-
tions on nolse abatement are
under study by the city council
and are expected to be incor-
porated into the city's noise
abatement laws.

Ode To A Career Ladder

The following poem was writ-
ten by Wray Goetz a Civil Serv-
ice Employees Assn. member who
works in food service at Pilgrim
Psychiatric Center. In a letter
detailing the needs of the food
service workers, Ms. Goetz wrote,
“Allow me to let them know
that someone does care...”
Just to have a compliment come
our way

After we have had a disastrous
day

Instead of being criticized for a
task left behind

Because of severe shortages, and
lack of time.

Who are we? No one it seems
No recognition .. .

No “career ladder” in our dreams,
How sad we are to see other
employees climb

While we sit idle, through 20
years state time.

A dormant grade 4, for the rest
of our lives

Police Training Tech.

ALBANY—A senior training
techniclan-police eligible list, re-
sulting from open competitive ex-
‘am 24-441, was established April
1M by the State Civil Service De-
partment. The list contains 103

names. “ee

But yet we are there for emerg-
encies that arise.

Our majority are hard working
people . . . it's true!

But not according to the state's
point of view.

More and more tasks have been
added to our chores,

And yet few new employees come
through the doors.

We are weary and tired, and our
morale is low,

And our “lack of interest” is
starting to show!

“Won't someone please .
our plea ? ? ?

Give us a goal that we can reach
and see!

It would make the labor easier
to bear,

‘If there was a “Career Ladder”
waiting there.

Co-workers could work side by
aide,

And compliment our department
as a matter of pride.

Please help us .. . and hear our
plea

Give us some Pride and Dignity.

. hear

Jose Irizarry, the state worker
honored, is known for success-
fully tackling some of the tough-
est narcotics rehabilitation cases
in the agency. Spanish-speaking,
many of Mr. Irizarry's clients are
East Harlem residents who speak
little or no English. Co-workers
say he often takes on additional
responsibilities. He has been with
the state Drug Abuse and Control
Commission for 7, years.

‘The winners were picked from
nominations made by each gov-
ernment agency to a committee
made up of city, state and fed-
eral agency personnel officials.

“The Civil Service Leader,”
said Lt. Gov. Krupsak, “is to be
commended for providing the
leadership and the opportunity
for well-deserved recognition of
the outstanding public service
contributions of these three civil
servants. Their service is an ex-
ample of the diligent, dedicated
and efficient work product rend-
ered by our public servants. I
congratulate each recipient and
the Civil Service Leader.”

Donohue Re-elected

CENTRAL ISLIP—Danny Don-
ohue has been re-elected as pres-
ident of the Central Islip Psy-
ghiatric Center Local of the
Civil Service Employees Assn

The voting on May 5 also
elected:

Lynn Judge, first vice-presi-
dent; Sal Russo, second vice-
president; Mary Ansbach, secre-
tary; Margaret Spinks, treasurer,
and Jack Eagan, Jim Forsyth,
Harry Brechtel, John Neuburger
and Alice Pope, delegates.

SHORT TAKES

CALL FOR HELP

Persons seeking mental] health, mental retardation, alcoholism
or drug abuse problems assistance may now call the County Informa-
tion Center which will refer the caller to the proper agency, West-
chester County Executive Alfred B, DelBello announced. The tele-
phone number is (914) 682-2900 and all calls will be kept confidential,

said Mr. DelBello.

NEW POST FOR HENNESSY

A 46-year-old career state employee is the new state transporta-

tion commissioner-designate. William C. Hennessy, a Democrat who
rose through engineering ranks in the department during the Re-
publican administrations of Nelson Rockefeller and Malcolm Wilson,
fs awaiting state senate confirmation to his appointment to the
$47,800-a-year post. He succeeds Raymond T. Schuler who resigned
to become president of Associated Industries, an Albany-based lobby-
ing group. Mr. Hennessy, a state Transportation Department em-
ployee for 30 years, came to Albany in 1957 when appointed assist-
ant to the chief engineer of the agency, then called the Depart-
ment of Public Works.

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- Change In Nassau

T is election time in the Civil Service Employees Assn.,
the state’s largest union for public employees.

Maybe in a month, after the returns have been counted
and winners declared, we may have something to say about
a few of the losers. Some of the early returns from locals
around the state have provided some upsets, as previously
noted here. A number of influential CSEA leaders have lost
their local presidencies; challenges have been filed in many
cases, so it is possible, but unlikely, that a few of these
elections may be rerun.

There is one local presidency, however, that switched
hands this month voluntarily.

After two decades as leader of the CSEA’s Nassau County
Local 830, Irving Flaumenbaum has stepped aside, and
Nicholas Abbatiello has moved into the position.

We say “stepped aside,” because Mr. Flaumenbaum still
retains his seat as the County representative on the CSEA
Board of Directors and is also the odds-on favorite to be
re-elected to a fourth term as president of the union’s Long
Island Region I and a fifth term as a statewide vice-
president.

It is common knowledge, though, that Mr, Flaumen-
baum took great pride in the growth of the Nassau Local
during the miny terms of his leadership.

Nassau Local represents nearly 10 percent of the total
CSEA membership now, but it wasn't always so.

When Mr. Flaumenbaum took over the chapter presi-
dency some 20 years ago, the membership was approximately
1,500 persons. Today it fluctuates in the vicinity of 20,000.

\ In 1972, Mr. Flaumenbaum ran for statewide CSEA presi-
dent, but lost. When the results were analyzed, it was dis-
covered that he did not do as well in Nassau County as it
might have been presumed he would do. It can't be proved,
of course, but many people believe that Nassau members
voted against him for statewide president, because they did
not want to lose him as local president.

Mr, Flaumenbaum is a big man—and that can be in-
terpreted in terms of physical size as well as his expansive
personality, He is without doubt one of the giants of CSEA’s
history.

His opponent in the current election for Long Island
Region president, Frank Seminara, as stated in the May 27
issue of The Leader, has said that he is not running against
anything, but to symbolize the democratic processes of CSEA
that makes it the best among unions.

Mr. Seminara could win that election, but Mr. Flaumen-
baum will still be a legend in Nassau County. (M.0.B.)

(Continued from Page 1)

clues as to what may happen in
the Democratic primary here in
September. In some respects, the
situation that confronted Gov.
Brendan Byrne parallels the sit-
uation that confronts Mayor Ab-
raham Beame.

Byrne's victory confounded
both the pollsters and the pun-
dits in the press who pronounced
Byrne politically dead even be-
fore the polls opened. Beame
does not show up quite as badly
in the polls, but clearly a ma-
jority of voters react negatively
in their estimation of the qual-
ity of Beame's performance.

Advantages Of Incumbency

Byrne's primary win under-
scored once again the advantages
of incumbency in a primary elec-
tion, where the voter turnout is
invariably small. In New Jersey
only about 25 percent of those
eligigle turned up at the polls.
Tt ts not likely to be significantly
higher here.

Essentially what the incumbent
has going for him are two things:
the ability to dominate the press
and to mobilize the full resources
of the patronage system in his
behalf.

For example, Byrne completely
took over the press and radio
and television news when he did
nothing more than sign into law
the bill approved by the State
Legislature legalizing casino
gambling in Atlantic City, a law
he was bound to approve since
the voters had approved a con-
stitutional amendment to permit
casino gambling.

Similarly, Mayor Beame was
able to capture the news media
by simply inviting to City Hall
the “human fly” who sealed the
World Trade Center.

Such activities are cynically
and typically described by the
Press and the politicians as me-
dia events, but despite the cyni-
cism, they do rate press cover-
age.

Another parallel in the two
situations is that Byrne ran in a
field of nine candidates. Mayor
Beame will run against at least
six opponents, and possibly
seven if Rep. Mario Biaggi drops
the other shoe and decides to
make the race. From the point
of view of the incumbent, a large
field of competitors is advan-
tageous, since it results in di-
viding the opposition.

Like Byrne, who was the prime
target of all of his opponents
largely because he fought so

Civil Service
Law & You

By RICHARD GABA

Mr. Gaba is a member of the New York Bar and Chairman
of the Nassau County Bar Association Labor Law Committee.

Medics In Court

In a decision dated Oct. 14, 1976, the State Supreme
Court in New York County granted the application of the
Committee of Interns and Residents (CIR) and directed the
State Labor Relations Board (SLRB) to reconsider the CIR
complaints of unfair labor practices against various non-
profit New York City hospitals, The respondents in that case
had argued that the National Labor Relations Board’s
(NLRB) determination that CIR members were not “em-
ployees” under the National Labor Relations Act had pre-
empted a SLRB determination that petitioners were “em-
ployees” under the State Labor Relations Act.

Special Term, in reliance principally upon a NLRB de-
cision in the Kansas City General Hospital case to the effect
that a hospital is not an employer within the meaning of
the National Labor Relations Act, concluded that the NLRB
had not pre-empted the jurisdiction over CIR members.
Special Term decided that since the NLRB rule that the
hospitals were not employers under the federal act, the 1974
amendments to that statute did not divest he SLRB of
jurisdiction, Later, however, the NLRB revised its decision
in the Kansas City case and specifically held that it was
the intention of the NLRB to pre-empt jurisdiction over
residents, interns and fellows. The court, therefore, now
holds that the NLRB finding is binding upon the court,
which resulted in a dismissal of the CIR petition.

. . .

THE COURT SPECIFICALLY pointed out that in the
NLRB decision, the board stated it was its intention to find
federal pre-emption of the health care field and to preclude
states from exercising their power to regulate in that area.
The 1974 health care amendments to the National Labor
Relations Act simply made a determination that residents,
interns and fellows were not supervisors within the meaning
of the National Labor Relations Act but left the question
as to whether they were employees for resolution by the
NLRB in future cases. The petitioner further argued before
Special Term that in spite of a finding of federal pre-emp-
tion by the NLRB, that question may be independently de-
termined by Special Term. The court disagreed, however,
and stated that the law was to the contrary.

It has been held in prior cases that the appropriate
forum in which to test the NLRB’s pre-emption is not a
state court. Finally, the CIR argued that as a matter of
constitutional law; the NLRB could not make a final and
binding determination of what is ultimately a constitutional
matter, and that the CIR had a right to obtain jurisdictional
review. The court did not dispute that contention; however,
it pointed out that such review lies in the federal court
system, not the state courts, Petitioner's motion, therefore,
to reargue was denied, and the court adhered in all respects
to its earlier decision of Jan. 6, in which it reversed its Oct,
14, 1976, decision, Committee of Interns and Residents v,
New York State Labor Relations Board, 391 N.¥S.2d 503,

e
By PAMELA CRAIG

Department of Probation, Brooklyn

OPINIONS
Karen Kramer, investigating parole officer:

Michelle Kane, probation officer: “Will you sup~

port some kind of incentive,
such as higher pay or promo-
tional advances for getting ex-
tra educational training in the
field? All educational leaves of
absence are granted by individ-
ual department heads. I would
hope it would be a mayoral
decision. A lot of people end
up leaving the job, after ob-
taining higher learning skills,
because they are not rewarded

with a higher salary. This undermines the im-
portance of gaining extra training and education.”

Clapde Booker, supervising probation officer: “A

ride through any part of New
York's boroughs today, we find
devastated, debilitated hous-
ing, neighborhoods without ade-
quate fire protection, police
protection drastically reduced,
the schools unsafe and under-
utilized and nothing is being
done about the restoration of
labor. As a social worker, I see
how important it is for the fu-
ture of the city, to restore man-

power. Today, most of the defendants use this
lack of jobs as a copout, This works against any
form of rehabilitation.”

Morris Frey, supervising probation officer: “How

would you as a mayoral candi-
date be more responsive than
the current mayor to the com-
munity? Will you tell the in-
dividual communities where
their tax dollars are being
spent, specifically in the areas
of social services? Each com-
munity in the city has dif-
ferent needs and the commu-
nity is aware of the particular
differences. It 1s about time

they knew exactly what is being done for them

What would you like to ask the con.enders in the New York City mayoral
race, if you could speak to them?

“Rather than spending public

fice system in New York City
so that al) the separate enti-
ties involved can benefit? Un-
ti] the criminal justice system
is straightened out, the purpose

for its very existence is negated. Today, there
are many areas that are acceptable.”

Wallace Cheatham, probation officer: ‘Instead

them this yeat?

of calling for more beit-tight-
ening and economic sacrifice
from city workers, what belt-
tightening and economic sac-
rifices are you prepared to im-
pose upon yourself, your ad-
ministrative appointees and
managerial employees? What do
you plan to do about the raise
they rectived last year and
what do you plan to do with
the proposed raise requested for

‘These positions should be subject

to the same wage reductions imposed by the city
on the lower city positions.”

Maxine Abramowitz, probation officer; “Speaking

out of very narrow self-interest,
I would like to ask the candi-
dates whether they plan to
support the continuation of
rent control. As a ctly em-
ployee, I know that my salary
4s not going to increase enough
in the next 5 to 10 years in
order to pay the substantial
increases decontrol would bring
about. There are many work-
ing adults and senior citizens,

those on fixed pensions, who will be forced to

through the services of the city. They have the

right to know if they are being neglected in order
to subsidize other neighborhoods, specifically ones

that pay little tax.”

leave the city the day rent control is discontinued.”

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

The Contract

Editor, The Leader:

In the May 13 issue, you
printed a letter from Donald H.
Wollett, director of the Office of
Employee Relations, to CSEA
president Theodore C. Wenal, in
which a comparative illustration
of salary changes with and with-
out promotion under the tenta-
tive oontract agreement was
given, I find this illustration to
be totally erroneous in that two
different beginning salaries were
used, thus inflating the final
gross pay figure by some $752 for

the promoted employee and er-

the more nearly correct $393.

Although these are only close
approximations based on the fig-
ures given in your article, the
point is clear: the Civil Service
Leader has once again chosen
to betray its public trust in mis~
leading its readers by printing
only what it is given to print by
Dr. Wenal’s crew in an attempt
to railroad @ positive ratification
vote from the membership. I
hope no employee presently in
line for promotion has been mis-

LETTERS POLICY

Letters to the Editor should be less than 200 words.
The Leader reserves the right to extract or condense
pertinent sections of letters that exceed the maximum
length. Meaning or intent of a letter is never changed.
Extensive letters that cannot be edited to a reasonable
length are not used unless their viewpoint is so unique
that, in The Leader's judgment, an exception should
be made. All letters must be signed and bear the
writer's address and telephone number, Names will be

withheld upon request,

led by your unfortunate and ir-
responsible reporting and that
ratification of the tentative
agreement is resolutely defeated
by all units of state government,
Charles Ferris

Fultonville

ED's NOTE: Why is it that some
People hear only what they
want to hear, see only what
they want to see and read
only what they want to read
into a news story? The CSEA

or for the state, You
don't have to agree with every-
thing you read.

RETIREMENT
NEWS & FACTS

By A. L. PETERS

Approvals, Disapprovals

Nine hundred and ninety ap-
plications for retirement were
considered by the New York City
Retirement Board at its June

was ordered for 10 uniformed
sanitation men and 15 others.
Accidental disability retirement
was denied for three sanitation-
men and 12 others.

Loans amounting to $2,807,120
were made to 2,120 members and
excess contributions of $418,050
were made to 161 members. Dis-
ability retirement for 100 mem-
bers was approved, 17 of them
for accidental disability. Reor-
ganization of the group life in-
surance fund was approved with
appropriation of $23,700,000 for
the fiscal year ending June 30,
1976 to implement the reserves
and the transfers of $22,000,000
from the contingent reserve fund
to the group life insurance plan
fund; $23,795,200 from the group
life plan reserve fund to the
contingent reserve fund in ac-
cordance with rules 102 and 104.

eee

How does the new tax law af-
fect retirees?

‘There are a few changes.
There is an extension of a $35
credit for extra age and blind-
ness exemptions which did not
qualify under the old law. Now
persons 65 and older will get a
$70 credit. If they are also blind,
they will get a $105 credit.

The new law allows you to
choose between the retirement
income credit as it was before,
or the credit as it is in the new
act. However, this applies only
to 1976 taxes. Of course, you
have filed at this time; but if
the new law gives you a better
break you can file an amended
return on form 1040X.

‘There are also some changes in
the sick pay exclusion law. This
exclusion is eliminated after Jan.
1 but remains in effect for your
1976 income, The old law al-
lowed sick pay up to $100 a week

year until 1961. The effect of this
is to exempt $120,000 of an es-
tate in 1977, $134,000 in 1978,
$147,000 in 1979, $162,000 in
1980, and $175,625 thereafter.

lowed to pass to your spouse
without tax. In addition, you can
give your spouse up to $100,000
in Hfetime gifts. There is no
deduction in the tax on the next
$100,000. But gifts to a spouse
above $200,000 get # 50 percent
deduction.

Another element that makes
the tax filing easier is the as-
sumption that a spouse has a
half interest in the value of
everything in a joint account.
Under the old rule, the fractional
interest in a plece of property
had to be established in joint
ownership. If you own property
which you want to divide dif-
ferently, you must establish a
qualified joint interest in a def-
inite and different way. The old
means of establishing a life in-
terest in property is no longer
valid. Each time the property is
transferred, there will be a new
tax. However, grandchildren
may receive $250,000 per “child
of the decedent.” This is a com-
plicated area and requires a law-
yer for interpretation.

‘The law has for a long time
limited gifts made “in contem-
Plation of death.” To avoid in-
terpretation difficulties, the new
law assumes that gifts made
within three years prior to death
fare part of the estate.

One other element in the new
law establishes the base for cap-
ital gains on stocks as of Dec.
31, 1976. This eliminates the
need to figure out what a stock
cost when the original owner
purchased it.

Don't Repeat This!

(Continued from Page 6)
as the campaign gets under way.
This will depend upon whether
any one of the entries somehow
emerges from the pack to gal-
vanize a substantial proportion of
enrolled Democrats.

No doubt the Beame forces en-

joy a sense of satisfaction in
view of the results in New Jer-
sey. The realities are, however,
that while many politicians en-
joy dreaming about parallels,
every situation differs in subtle
respects from every other situa-
ton.
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Grievances, Layoffs, CETA,

By KENNETH SCHEPT
How to file and pursue a griev-
ance; an explanation of retreat-
ing and bumping procedures, and

4 discussion of the CETA pro-
gram were the main topics cov-
ered at the Southern Region
County Workshop of the Civil

Joseph Feraca made several points during the discussions of bumping
and retreating Saturday morning, in order to clarify situations which
have occurred with layoffs and hiring at the Kingston School unit
of CSEA, where he is president.

discussion of problems with CETA,
three congressional representatives
enforcement of CETA regulations
substituted for other purposes by
Marie, ls in the rear.

the
saying that he had just seen
in an

so that CET.
the program sponsors, His wife,

Service Employees Assn., held re-

cently at the Camelot Inn,
Poughkeepsie.
GRIEVANCES

According to John Mauro, re-
gional first vice president and
chairman of the workshop, the
“scope and purpose of the griev-
ance procedure" was chosen as
a topic because “it is an im-
portant matter for the member-
ship to be educated about. It is
important that people know what
constitutes an offense and how
to go about filing the grievance.”

Tom Mahr, regional attorney,
presented an overview of the
grievance situation during the

Saturday morning meeting. He
was followed by field representa-
tive Tom Quimby who addressed
some of the specific problems
that members may face

with

John Mauro, first vice-president
of the Southern Region, was
chairman of the weekend work-
shop. The subject of grievances
was chosen as a topic for the
meetings, he said, so that the
membership could get a better
idea of what constitutes a viola~
tion requiring a grievance, and
what steps to follow in filing.

bumping, and CETA.

Meeting Topics...

grievances. The most important
things to remember, he said,
“are to be timely with grievances,
and to keep records.”

Mr. Quimby conducted an ex-
ercise to aid shop stewards or
grievance chairmen in writing
effective grievances. He circu-
lated a page containing seven
common complaints which an
employee may wish to file a
grievance about. Members at the
meeting then discussed how they
would question the complaining
worker to elicit the information
necessary for a detailed griev-
ance.

For example, a worker might
complain, “my supervisor is un-
fair.” The first logical question
is, “What is he doing?” One
might ask, “How is what he is
doing to you different than his
treatment of others?" If the
supervisor is tough on everyone,
there may not be a case for a
grievance; just a disagreeable
Personality to work with.

Another common complaint ts
“The job I'm doing ts worth
more than I'm being paid." Does
this person have a legitimate
grievance? Perhaps, if he is do-
ing out of title work.

RETREATING AND BUMPING

Joseph Abbey, of the CSEA
research department, led the
workshop section on retreating
and bumping. He began by ex-
Plaining the difference between
displacing, bumping and retreat-
ing, and by defining exactly what
it means to be on a preferred
list.

Section 80 of the Civil Service
Law governs state competitive
employees during staff reduc-
tions, Mr. Abbey said. Non-com-
petitive and labor class-employ-
ees are not covered by the law.
Blind workers are at the top of
seniority lists when it comes to
layoffs, followed by veterans.
Seniority is established within
the lay-off unit.

Displacement is horizontal. For
example, if the staff reduction
affects a unit of stenographers,
then the least senior member of
that lay-off unit is the first to
be displaced.

Bumping involves promotional
series. The displaced stenograph-

Members of the Southern Region County Division assemble in one of the meeting
Inn, Poughkeepsie, where business sessions were held all day Saturday on

er has the right to bump the
least senior person in the next
lower title.

If there is no one to bump,
that stenographer may retreat,
returning to the item he last
held, although it is perhaps not
in direct line with the position
from which he has been laid off

The bumped person then goes
on a preferred list in order of
seniority. Non-competitive class
workers are covered only through
negotiated contract, and their
protection is not included in
Civil Service Law.

CETA

The meeting about CETA was
also led by Mr. Abbey. It de-
veloped into an open, at times
heated, discussion as various
members related their experience,
often their frustration, in work-
ing with the CETA program.

Mr. Abbey began the proceed-
ing with an explanation of what
CETA 1s about. He said that
CETA workers can not work in
Positions where there have been
layoffs; they can not take the
place of laid-off employees. For
example, Mr, Abbey said, if an
employee is laid off in a county
and there are CETA workers
somewhere in that county, then
the county as a whole, not just
the department where the layoff
took place, should become the
lay-off unit.

The CSEA is on record as fav-
oring CETA, CETA workers are
entitled to union membership.
The CSEA position is that CETA
language should be explicit

Jurgen Wekerle, of the New-
burgh Probation Local, said that
in his area CETA functions well
because he and others have taken
the time to monitor abuses of
the CETA system

Ray Cassidy, president of the
Westchester County Local, said
that he had just come from
meetings with several congres-
sional representatives, where he
expressed his view that CETA
was not being run well. He sald
that the problem was in en-
forcement of the federal CETA
laws,

Statewide CSEA president
(Continued on Page 9)

grievances,
Jurgen Wekerle, of the Newburgh Prebation Department expressed
deep concern for the problem of CETA. The program was functioning

well in his area, he said, because of prompt reporting of violations.
“CETA ts here today; the best we can do is make it work under

their rules and regulations,” he said.

Barbara Meyers, Ulster County

secretary-treasurer and Barbara

Swartzmiller, Ulster County Infirmary president, listen intently dur-
ing one of Saturday afternoon's meetings.

Hi
j

Wallace Haven of Dutchess
County follows the comments of
Thomas Mahar, regional attor-
ney, and Thomas Quimby, field
representative, who spoke on the
seope and purpose of the griev-

(Continued from Page 8)
Theodore C. Wenal agreed with
Mr. Cassidy, saying, “One of
my arguments for CSEA becom-
ing national is this so that
there could be a headquarters and
legal staff in Washington. So we
can have input.”

BARGAINING TRENDS

At a Saturday night banquet
‘Tia Schneider Denenberg, of the
American Arbitration Assn., de-
livered a speech pointing out
new approaches to contract ne-
gotiations, Her basic point was
that since money for raises has
been so limited by the economy,
workers could do well in negotia-
tions if they made broad de-
mands regarding working condt-
tions as well as salary, The em-
ployer may be more responsive
to inereasing benefits or correct-
ing a work situation than to in-
creasing salary. Ms, Denenberg's
remarks appeared in full in last
week's Leader.

ELECTIONS

Walter Funk, Jr., and Raymond Celentano of the East Hudson Parkway Local 051 confer with James
Lennon, president of Southern Region III regarding matters to be discussed at the weekend workshop.

‘Theodore C. Wenzl, president of
the CSEA, spoke at the opening
session of the workshop, Friday
night, and returned Saturday.

... Southern County Workshop

during the period of statewide
CSEA elections, various candi-
dates visited the meetings during
the weekend to meet the mem-
bership and explain their views.
Candidates who visited included
Joseph Lazarony, who is run-
ning for the position of executive
vice-president of CSEA against
A, Victor Costa and Thomas Mc-
Donough; and two candidates
for the union's presidency, Ken-
neth Cadieux, and Theodore C.
Wenzl, the incumbent. William
McGowan is the third person in
that race.

Ellis Adams, president of the
Dutchess County Local of CSEA,
stressed that “No county people
are running for paid public po-
sitions.” He said, “We should
try as much as we can to get
our own elected to statewide of-
fice.” Voting is the key, he said,
to seeing that the seven coun-
tes comprising Region MI are

Ellis Adams, president of the Dutchess County Local, talked about
the need to have county people elected to the CSEA statewide offices
so that the views and needs of county members have strong rep-
resentation.

Joseph Abbey, of the CSEA research staff, Albany, explained the
difference between bumping, retreating and displacement when jobs
are affected by layoffs, He also conducted the discussion of CETA,
concluding that the problem is that, “There is no authority behind

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The Civil Service Employees Assn,
is throwing its full support be-
hind a move by Nassau and Suf-
folk County officials to cure
alcoholic employee problem.
CSEA was well represented at
recent meeting at Melville spon-
sored by the two counties. Above,
CSEA members and officials
James Corbin, Edwin Cleary and
Kenneth Cadieux, a candidate
for union president in the cur-
rent eletcion, listen to panel dis-
cussion. At far right is Ruth
Kempf, Woman and man in mid-
die are unidentified. In picture
to right, actress Mercedes Mo-
Cambridge, left, shares joke with
Dr. Sheila Blume, of Central
Islip Psychiatric Center, and
Irving Flaumenbaum, president
of CSEA Long Island Region.
Ms. McCambridge moderated
panel on which several CSEA
leaders participated. Officials
claim new program rehabilitates
between 40 to 70 percent of work-
ers seeking ald under program.

Praise Troy,
Oneida CS.

Commissions

Victor 8. Bahou, president of
the State Civil Service Commis-
sion, has commended the Troy
Municipal Civil Service Commis-
sion for continuing excellence

The commendation is con-
tained in a letter from Commis-
sioner Bahou, on behalf of the
full State Civil Service Commis-
sion, to Paul D. Mahoney, Troy's
Civil Service Commission chair-
man.

‘The letter accompanied the
evaluation report of a Civil Ser-
vice Department management
survey which the Commission
recently reviewed and approved.
Commissioner Bahou noted that
it was the second consecutive
time that an evaluation report by
the management survey section
has rated the operations of the
Troy commission as excellent,

Mr. Bahou also commended
the Oneida Civil Service Com-
mission for the same reasons.

Cancel Layoffs

CENTRAL ISLIP—A plan to
lay off 16 employees at the
Downstate Distribution Center at
Central Islip Paychiatric Center
has been cancelled after nego-
tiations by the Civil Service Em~-
ployees Assn. Danny Donohue,

MELVILLE—The Civil Ser-
vice Employees Assn.’s Long
Island Region is participat-
ing in a new bi-county gov-
ernment program to rescue trou-
bied employees whose job careers
are threatened by alcoholism.”

Under state order, both Nassau
and Suffolk Counties started al-
choliam counseling programs sev-
‘eral years ago. But the Nassau
and Suffolk CSEA locals with-
held full support and partici-
pation until the local govern-
ments promised and guaranteed
full confidentiality and job se-
curity to participating employees.

To show CSEA support, Irving
Flaumenbaum, president of the
Long Island Region, and James
Corbin, president of Suffolk Lo-
cal 52, appeared on a May 19
conference panel jointly spon-
sored by the two counties to
kick off services for both gov-
ernment and private industry on
Long Island. Mercedes McCam-
bridge, the actress, was modera-
tor at the conference,

In Nassau County the program
is the Employees Counseling
Service and is conducted by the
Department of Drug and Alcho-
hol Addiction. In Suffolk, the
Employees Assistance Program is
conducted by the County Health

Department.

Using the motto, “An employee
is a valuable asset. It is more
expensive to fire an employee
than to rehabilitate him,” the
Program is aimed at employees
whose personal problems are be-
ginning to show on the job and
to threaten their future.

County programs have in-
structed supervisors to spot the
alcoholic worker, “We train them
to diagnose job performance, not
human behaviour,” says Kevin
Murray, director of the Suffolk
program.

‘The treatment {s confidential
and does not carry a threat to
job security, Saving the job is
the motivating factor for the
employer, says Mr. Murray. The
programs have a broad range of
professional counseling services.

Officials in both counties
claim a rehabilitation rate of
from 40 to 70 percent. Psycholo-
gical and family counseling solu-
tions are recommended for most
alcoholic employees but the bal-
ance may be referred to*private
institutions at county expense.
Brunswick House, a Long Is-
land hospital specializing in psy-
chological and alcoholic disease
is fully covered by civil service
medical benefits.

GO TO HEALTH

By WILLIAM R. WILLIFORD

Mr. Williford is a health and alcohol consultant with the State
Division of Alcoholism and directs the State Employee Health

Maintenance Program.

‘The following recipe has been tested and approved by millions
of gasping and overweight Americans:
Combine the following ingredients daily:

e
six plus ounces of alcohol

20-40 cigarettes (vary according to taste)

one cup saturated animal fat
one pound of carbohydrates (refined sugar ts best)
plenty of salt (the more the better)

© top off with a few diet and/or sleeping pills
Mix well in one average middle-aged adult. Allow to ferment
for 10 to 15 years and be sure not to exercise while fermentation

is in process. Body is “done in

back to the touch.

when center no longer springs

Hoping that you have not been done in by the preceding
recipe, let us explore what else you can do to collect that life
insurance policy earlier than expected,

Overeat—be sure to get prosperous looking and plump (for even
10 percent overweight after age 35 may reduce one's life expect-

ancy by five years)

Never Exercise—use your car to visit the neighbors across the
street. Better yet, decide to run a mile when the most strenuous
exercise you have for the past two years has been a brisk walk

to the refrigerator.

Drive Yourself hard and don't take time for recreation or vaca-
tion. Live stressfully, push, drive, fight all day and most of all

don’t trust anybody.

And never get involved, interested, and enthused about new
projects and ideas, Don’t help others, think only of yourself.

Remember it is not that important to play, talk and relax
together as a family. And why listen to your kids when you can
preach to them? Communication and respect between family mem-

bers isn’t really that important

fe it?

And always take yourself very seriously, Never admit your own
faults and weaknesses, You'll be sure to have many close friends.

Seriously, communicable diseases do not rank as the leading

killers in our society today. In their place, we are faced with new
antagonists: diseases caused by aging, by our sedentary way of
life, by nutritional excesses and dietary fads, by urbanization, by
cigarette smoking and by overconsumption of alcohol.

Many of our current causes of disease and death reflect our
life-style which is the unique pattern of our daily life. Unfortunately,
millions of Americans never think about their health until frighten-
ing signs or symptoms propel them to seek emergency treatment.

‘The health education movement that ts growing in this country
4s attempting to do something about our lack of concern for good
health practices, The theme of this movement is prevention, The
end result?—a population of people engaged in healthy behavior, not
because they fear dying, but because they respect and enjoy living,

For an interesting lifestyle self-evaluation brochure write:
Operation Lifestyle, Information Directorate, Health and Welfare

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ISN'T THAT
ENOUGH?

The Strength of CSEA is in UNITY. The Unity of a//
public employees covered in CSEA's bargaining units.

The goal of those who would destroy the rights and
benefits for which you've worked so hard is to divide
and conquer. They would like to see department
against department, office against office and unit
against unit

While CSEA is the most powerful public employee
union in the country today, there is much more to
be done to give public employees a fair shake. And
the only way we will all succeed is with unity.

That's why it's so important for you to make every
effort to sign up non-members in CSEA. We must
show them that their future is on the line, too. CSEA
needs their ‘ideas, their participation, and their votes
EVERY ONE COUNTS!

During our membership drive, for each new member
you sign up in CSEA, you'll get a $5 Cash Award.
The Cash Award rules are easy.

1. You must be a member in good standing.

2. The new member you sign up must be on the
payroll for a minimum of four (4) biweekly pay
periods or equivalent.

New members must work in a governmental unit
represented by CSEA.

. There is no /imit to the number of new members
you can sign up. Of course, you'll get the $5
Cash Award for each one.

See your Chapter or Unit president for special sign-up
cards.

We've come a long way — but there's a long way still
to go. United as one, we'll get there!

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LEADER, Friday, June 17, 1977

CSEA CONVENTION

Insurance Committee Report

The standing insurance committee report
was presented by chairman James Corbin,
of Suffolk County Local 852, at the CSEA
spring convention at the Concord Hotel
in March, Other committee members
are Mary Converse, Evelyn Glenn, Carl
Garrand, Carl Behr, Patricia Crandall,
Hugh Crapser, Joseph Aiello and Paul
Satz.

CSEA DISABILITY
INSURANCE PROGRAM

The New York Insurance Department
approved last year's rate increase for
the Accident and Health plan on a tem-
porary basis. They want The Travelers
this fall to bring its premiums into ac-
cordance with their new guidelines con-

cerning disability relationships.

Exhibit I contains the proposed changes
in the premiums which The Travelers
has submitted to the Insurance Depart-
ment in order to satisfy the Department's
new guidelines. It should be noted that
we are not proposing an overall premium
increase at this time but, rather, a re-
distribution of premiums which more
equitably reflects the actual experience
of the case. In other words, the bottom-
ine premium received by the Travelers
will not change because of this revision.
In Exhibit I, you will see that approxi-
mately 61% percent of the policyholders
will get a rate decrease, while 384 per-
cent will get an increase.

Exhibit TIT shows the maximum ratio
of female to male rates which the New
York Insurance Department considers ap-
propriate. It also shows the ratio of
female rates to male rates in our cur-
rent and proposed schedules. Note that
the current ratios are at some points
below the New York guidelines; at other
points they are above. Even though they
may be generally within the guidelines
on an overall basis, they must be changed
to conform with the ten-year age groups
that New York specifies. The rates con-
tained in our proposed premium schedule
reflect the actual experience of the
CSEA Disability Program. You will see
that they are also within the New York
guidelines,

Finally, in Exhibit IV, you will see
the maximum possible impact on individ-
ual premiums. Policyholders under age
30, shown at the top of the Exhibit, will
have the largest premium decrease. Those
over age 59, shown at the bottom, have
the largest premium increase. The effect
on most people will be somewhere be-
tween these two.

While this change is now being made
because of the Insurance Department's
requirements, we expect it will also put
our premiums on a more equitable basis
and will make the program more at-
tractive to potential CSEA members at
the younger ages.

A. Vietor Costa, left, CSEA director (Labor) and candidate for executive vice-president,
listens as Transportation representative candidate William Lawrence, center, seeks

NOTICE

This note is added to this material by
the Insurance Committee of CSEA. The
purpose is to caution that the pre-
mium rates contained in this attach-
ment have not been approved by the
State Insurance Department as of
March 1, 1977, This report had to be
printed and sent to chapters and
delegates as soon as possible. Informa-
tion will be given at the Delegate
Meeting as to whether or not these
rates have been acted upon by the
Insurance Department by the Dele-
gate Meeting date.

EXHIBIT I

Adjustments to the Accident
and Health Premiums

to become effective November, 1977
% Rate Change

Males Females
Under 30 —16.1 38.0
30-39 —16.1 13.1
40-49 — 82 — 45
50-59 $29.8 +158
Over 59 $54.0 $15.8
EXHIBIT I
% People
Males Females
Under 30 16 102
30-39 10.0 a1 Sos
40-49 120 12.6
50-59 124 16.8 f 185
Over 59 46 41
EXHIBIT Il
Ratio of Female Rates to Male Rates
Maximum
Permitted In the In the
by the ‘Current Proposed
Atained N.Y. Ins, Premium Premium
Ages Department Schedule Schedule
Under 30 1.25 16 Lit
30-39 1.95 16 1,63
40-49 17 4 1.46
50-59 136 14 125
Over 59 iu 14 1,05
EXHIBIT IV
Biweekly Rates
$200 Monthly Indemnity
Pius Hospital Indemnity
Under 30
Current Revised
Plan 1 Male $2.62 $2.35
Female 448 2.79
Plan 2 Male $4.48 $3.15
Female 7.06 4.38
Over 59
Plan 1 Male $3.48 $5.34
Female 4.93 6.7
Plan 2 Male $5.54 $8.50
Female 1.81 887

views of Columbia County State Transportation Local 511 president John Funk.

Nellie Davis, chairman of statewide
CSEA retirees committee, presents report
of union's Retiree Division to the full
delegate body. One of the CSEA’s most
respected ieaders, Ms. Davis has, in pre-
vious years, served as president of the
Southern Conference II, Hudson River
Psychiatric Center Local 410 and Dutch-
ess-Putnam Retirees Local 909.

REPORTS, PHOTOS

CSEA director Gerald Purcell (Executive)
has a few words to contribute to debate
on CSEA constitution and by-laws
amendments under consideration by dele-
gates. In background, assistant sergeant-
at-arms John Vallee, of Rensselaer Local
842, tends microphone that was used by
speakers from Capital Region IV.
(Leader photos by Ted Kaplan)

(Continue from previous edition)

THE CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS
POLICY—SUPPLEMENTAL ACCIDENTAL DEATH, DISMEMBERMENT
AND LOSS OF SIGHT BENEFIT RIDER NYD—FORM A-3462
REVISED BIWEEKLY PREMIUMS

Age Nearest Birthday

under 30
MALES
with Office and
Clerical Duties Only
Principal Sum
$10,000 $.36 $36
$20,000 88 88

with other than
Office and Clerical
Duties Only

Principal Sum
$10,000

FEMALES
with Office and Clerical
Duties Only

Principal Sum
$10,000 $21 $.29
$20,000 40 mm

with other than
Office and Clerical
Duties Only

Principal Sum
$10,000

$.57 $.57

$30 $43

30-39

40-49 50-59 over 59
$.39 $55 $65
96 135 1.61
$87 $1.04

$.32 $38 $38
718 “ a
$AT $.57 $.57

THE CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION ACCIDENT AND §ICKNESS
POLICY—POLICY SEN—FORM A-1990
REVISED BIWEEKLY PREMIUMS

PRINCIPAL SUM PLANI PLAN 2
$1,000.00 Regular Occupational Coverage
with Monthly Coverage Plus Regular Coverage
Indemnity Males: Females Males Females
$75 $1.88 $1.99 $3.15 $3.21
100 aT 2.63 401 423

Policies for insureds engaged in Office
or Clerical work exclusively will cover
sickness and injuries sustained both on
and off the job at PLAN 1 premiums,
Policies for all other insureds will cover
sickness and non-occupational injuries
(injuries sustained while off the job) at
PLAN 1 premiums but additional cover-
age for occupational injuries (injuries
sustained while on the job) will be in-
cluded if PLAN 2 premiums are paid.
Policies issued to employees engaged in

other than Office or Clerical work ex~
clusively will be issued under PLAN 1
unless coverage for occupational injuries
4s requested in the application.

The SEN Policy is issued to Members
age 60 and over.

The waiting periods are 0 days for
accident and 7 days for sickness. The
benefit periods are 2 years for non-
occupational injuries, 1 year for occupa-
tional injuries (if covered) and 6 months
for sickness.
SUFFOLK PACT MADE OFFICIAL
On hand for signing of Suffolk County-Civil Service Employees Assn.’s Local 852 unprecedented
four-year contract are, from left standing, union officials Edward Valder, first vice-president; Frank
Randall, white collar negotiating committee chairman; James Corbin, president; Robert Saltzstein, the

CSEA regional field representative. John V. N. Klein, county executive, is seated.

Order New Hearing For Ex-Aide

The failure of two psy-
chiatrists to agree on wheth-
er a former State Depart-
ment of Labor employee had
sufficiently recovered from var-
ous emotional problems has won
that employee a new opportunity
to regain her job.

A Manhattan Supreme Court
judge has ordered the depart-

ment to grant a new hearing to
Barbara L. Brothers, who had
been discharged under Civil Ser-
vice Law for being absent from
her job for more than a year
because of psychiatric problems.

Judge Martin B. Stecher ruled
that because there had been con-
Micting findings by the two psy-
chiatrists over whether Ms.

Rising Labor Costs

Big Govt.

ALBANY — A survey taken
by Secretary of State Mario
M. Cuomo's office indicates
that rising labor costs is the
most pressing problem among
local government units in New

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list, the result of an exam earlier
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York State.

‘The survey, comprising a four-
Page questionnaire sent to more
than 2,000 local officials, was de-
signed to assist Cuomo's Bureau
of Management Services in de-
veloping technical assistance pro-
grams for the governmental
units.

About a third of the officials,
representing @ cross-section of
the 930 towns, 57 counties, 61
cities and 557 villages in the
state outside New York City, re-
turned questionnaires.

Financial matters in general
were of unanimous concern to
the respondents but labor costs
was singled out by the largest
across-the-board number of offi-
clals, 12.4 percent, On the county
level, 21.9 percent of the respon-
dents designated social services
as @ pressing problem, Among
city officials, 14.1 percent picked
enforcement of the Taylor Law
(barring strikes by public em-
ployees) as a key issue, Labor
costs received the highest per-
centage at the town and village
levels, 12,3 and 13.4 percent re-
spectively.

Brothers had sufficiently recov-
ered to return to work, the Labor
Department was required to of-
fer some “rationalization or basis
for distinction" in deciding that
she was not entitled to have her
old job back.

Judge Stecher issued his deci-
sion after the former employee
sued to overturn the depart-
ment’s refusal to rehire her. Ms.
Brothers relied upon a psychiat-
rie evaluation from one doctor
who found her recovered and
able to perform her duties again.
But a second psychiatrist said
she “was not sufficiently recov-
ered to return to her position on
& permanent basis.”

What the court said violated
the employee's job rights was
the failure of this psychiatrist to
inform the department that an-
other psychiatrist had reached
a completely opposite conclusion.

“Where there is a rational
basis for the determination of
an administrative body, the court
may not substitute its judgment
for that determination,” Judge
Stecher said. “Where, however,
as here, the administrative body's
own experts are in disagreement,
it may not arbitrarily choose one
and not the other without any,
much less any adequate, ration-
alization or basis for distinction
between those opinions.”

What may also prove helpful
to the former employee at the
new court-ordered hearing are
two additional medical reports
favorable to her, One is from
her own psychiatrist, who said
she “is well able to perform the
duties of her position creditably.”
The second is from a depart-
mental doctor—not a psychiatrist
who also found her-able to re-
game work.

Suffolk Union Members
Getting Free Legal Aid

HAUPPAUGE — The Suf-
folk County CSEA Welfare
Fund this week announced
the addition of a free legal
service program.

James Corbin, Welfare Fund
chairman and Suffolk CSEA
chapter president, sald it was
understood to be the first pre-
paid legal plan for the Long Is-
land area and the first for CSEA.

The plan represents the third
4@mprovement in welfare benefits
for Suffolk County employees
since thte fund was established
Jan. 1, 1976, say union leaders.

“This broadens the benefits
provided,” Mr. Corbin said.

‘The new service provides law-
yers for defense against civil
suit, separation, divorce or an-
nulment; adoption; personal
bankruptcy; veterans benefits;
change of name; purchase or
sale of homes or foreclosure ac-
tion, There are provisions for up
to three consultations a year.

The plan also provides for a
reduced fees schedule to be paid
by the member. For example,
adoption consultations will be
free and the maximum fee for
Preparing all documents and ap-
pearing in court for an adoption
proceeding will be $125.

‘The homeowner benefit pro-
vides for free consultation and
@ total fee of $120 on the pur-
chase or sale of a home. Private
attorneys frequently charge 1
Percent, or $400 on a $40,000
home.

Other services are provided
under similarly restricted fees.

Mirkin, Barre, Saltzstein and
Gordon, of Great Neck, Haup-
pauge and Patchogue will repre-
sent union members under the
plan,

Steven Gordon, a partner in
the firm, is chairman of the State
Bar Association subcommittee on
prepaid legal services.

Mr. Corbin said arrangements
were being made to provide sim-
lar services in Riverhead.

‘The welfare fund was estab-
Mshed under the CSEA county
contract. It also provided a high-
er rate of dental coverage than
before. Since its start, the fund
has added a will benefit, mater-
nity coverage, a second improve-
ment of dental coverage and op-
tical and hearing-aid benefits.

Computer Trainee

ALBANY—A computer pro-
grammer trainee eligible list, re-
sulting from open competitive
exam 24-409, was established
March 24 by the State Civil Ser-
vice Department. The lst con-
tains 1,346 names.

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Is The Key

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Corbin said the new benefits
came after the fund acquired
$434,000 iff unexpended premium
money under the former dental
insurance program.

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WHERE TO APPLY
_FOR PUBLIC JOBS_

NEW YORK CITY — Persons
seeking jobs with the City
should file at the Department of
Personnel, 49 Thomas St, New
York 10013, open weekdays be-
tween 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Special

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

By subway, applicants can
reach the filing office via the
IND (Chambers 8t.); BMT (City
Hall); Lexington IRT (Brooklyn
Bridge). For information on
titles, call 566-8700.

Several City agencies do their
own recruiting and hiring, They
include: Board of Education
(teachers only), 65 Court 8t.,
Brooklyn 11201, phone: 596-
8060.

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

STATE — Regional offices of
the State Department of Civil
Service are located at the World
Trade Center, Tower 2 55th
floor, New York 10048 (phone
488-4248: 10 am.-3p..); State
Building Campus, Albany 12239;
Suite 750, 1 W. Genesee 8t.,
Buffalo 14202: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Ap-
plicants may obtain announce-
ments by writing (the Albany of-
fice only) or by applying in per-
son at any of the three.

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

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

FEDERAL — The US. Civil
Service Commission, New York
Region, runs a Job Information
Center at 26 Federal Plaza, New
York 10007. Its hours are 8:30
a.m. to 5 p.m, weekdays only.
Telephone 264-0422,

Federal entrants living upstate
(North of Dutchess County)
should contact the Syracuse Area
Office, 301 Erie Bivd. West,
Syracuse 13202, Toll-free calls
may be made to (800) 522-7407,
Federal titles have no deadline
unless otherwise indicated.

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CIVIL SERVICE LEADER, Friday, June 17, 1977

ALBANY — As the State
Legislature begins its annual
“Rush to Adjournment,” pos-
sibly by June 30, many of the
bills that will eventually become
law have not yet been printed.
But the Civil Service Employees
Assn. can claim several major
successes in legislation it has
backed, and is still pushing hard
for the passages of still other

bills on behalf of its 230,000
members.

“Revisions are expected in
some major pieces of legislation
that we're backing, and we're
still waiting to see some Gov-
ernor's program bills that have
not yet been printed,” said
CSEA’s director of legislation
and political action, Bernard J.
Ryan.

One example is the Agency

Shop Bill, which has passed the
Assembly and, at Leader press-
time, was In Sen. Richard E.
Schermerhorn’s Senate Civil
Service Committee. It is now
possible that the bill will be
amended to put a two-year limit
on its provisions, and that, after
it has been in effect for the
first two years, it would be re-
viewed by the Legislature and
either made permanent or re-

newed for a specific number of
years.

As recently as one month ago,
the Agency Shop bill was con-
sidered to be “dead,” Mr. Ryan
said. “But then, through the ef-
forts of the CSEA and all other
public-employee unions, it has
now come closer than ever to
being a reality.” The bill has
number 85370, and is expected
to be reported out of committee

Pending CSEA Legislation Outline

This weekly Legislative update is provided by Civil Service Employees Assn.'s office of legislation and political action.

A—Assembly; S—Senate; *—bills initiated by the CSEA.

:

CSEA
‘BILL AND SPONSOR ‘SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS STATUS POSITION

A802, Greco* This is the Agency Shop bill; it would require all non-members rep- Passed Assembly, sent to FAVOR
‘$5370, Flynn, multi-sponsored resented by @ union to contribute an amount equivalent to the dues S. Civ. Service Comm,

‘to the recognized certified labor organi
A212, Greco* This bill would provide for final offer ‘as a means of resolv. A. Gov. Employees Com. FAVOR

ing disputes in negotiations
S.11, Anderson, multi-sponsored This bill would allow PERB to enforce the terms of a negotiated agree A. Gov. Employees Com. FAVOR
Aase2, Calogero, multi-spon ment. S, 3rd Rdg.
$.910, Flynn This. would for an increase in the supplemental retirement A. Gov. Employees Com. FAVOR
A.1336, Greco” allowance June 1, 1977, and would apply to more retirees. S. Civil Service Com., 2-7-77 reported

to Senate Finance Committee,

$.1275, Knorr, multi-sponsored This would entitle Veterans of WW Il and Korea Conflict to obtain S. Codes Committee FAVOR
A.1584, De Saivio, multi- retirement credit if they were honorary veterans and resi A. Gov. Operations Com.

dents of N.Y. State at time of entry into service.
$.2434, Schermerhom This would atlow local governments to negotiate disciplinary procedures —S. Civil Service Com. FAVOR
A2928, DelToro* with an employee organization. A 3rd Rag.
AT81A, Landes* This bill amends Section 75 of the Civil Service Law, allowing employees A. 2/14 FAVOR:

who are suspended pending a determi ‘to elect to S. 2/15 Civ. Service Comm.

have a civil hearing deferred pending the conclusion inal action

‘on which charges may be
$.787, Rolison Increase S. Civil Service Com. FAVOR
A1058, Betros services i. Empl Com. =
8.813, B. Smith If the A. Education Comm, FAVOR
1088, Flanagan* pepe programs or services, the Board of Educa. S. Education Comm.
$.2985, Garcia The Bill woul S. Civ. Service Comm. FAVOR
‘4042, Cochrane of Military j. Employees Comm,
$.2901, Flynn This would the current $2,000 survivors’ benefit for employees  S. Civ. Service Com. FAVOR

who retin 1966,
A1412, Field Na committed an improper prac: A. Gov. Employees Comm. FAVOR
$.1131, Nolan tice, i Sen. Serv. Comm,

asaf

to the
2929, DelToro 8 percent interest W. & M. Comm, FAVOR

-
This bit 3/30 Amend. and recom. to Comm. OPPOSE

3/30 Same as above, A3196-A.

z

a 8 E
[ies
hl
i

payment of interest on death

benefits.

43645, Marchiselli an amount
Act that can be earned
$.2580, Schermerhorn This ill allows employees FAVOR
, Meinerney June 30,
before ly
December 31
$.2840, Flynn, multi This bill would FAVOR
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during the closing days of the
session.

Probably the most important
bill right now—to public em-
ployees throughout the state—is
the bill to implement the pay
raise provided in the recently ne-
gotiated contract between the
State and CSEA. It will bring
pay raises totaling at least 14
Percent to some 150,000 state
employees. The legislative lan-
guage is being worked out with
the Governor's Office (the Office
of Employee Relations).

“We assume that the language
of the memorandum of under-
standing will be the foundation
of the bill,” Mr. Ryan said. “The
state workers should receive
their retroactive raises within
one or two pay periods of the
day it passes.”

With the passage of a Supple-
mental Pension bill, the union
will achieve improvements in the
financial situation of retirees.
CSEA lobbyists have been nego-
tiating with legislative leaders,
and are now optimistic that there
will be cost-of-living increases
for those who left public em-
ployment in New York State be-
fore the advent of the improved
pension plans and higher salaries

state and its political subdivi-
sions.

This would be the first step
toward restoring the excellent
state-administered program that
existed before the feds took it
‘over some years ago,” Mr. Ryan
said. The bill has no number yet,
but negotiations are going on
with the leadership of both
houses of the legislature, both
by CSEA and other public-em-
ployee unions.

More than 30 different bills
extending veterans’ benefits have
been filed this session, all aimed
at providing retirement credit
to certain classifications of vet-
erans who have been left out of
previous laws. CSEA is lobbying
in both houses to get a com-
Promise bill passed. The last bill
extending veterans’ benefits af-
fected only veterans of World
War Il, and those veterans in
order to be eligible for the bene-
fits had to have been honorably

before World War II and have
returned to residence in New
York State after the war; and
have resumed public employment
in the state after the war.

— Hennessy —

FARMINGDALE—Art Hennes-
SY, president of the State Uni-
versity at Farmingdale Local of
Civil Service Employees Assn.,
died of a heart attack in Al-
bany May 20.

Hennessy, 41, left a wife and
eight children.

He had been participating in
the tally of ballots on the state
contract settlement at the Thru-
way Hyatt House Motel when he
was stricken.

A Requiem Mass was sung
May 24 at St. John the Evangel-
ist Church in Center Moriches,
where he lived.

He is survived by his widow,
Angelina, and children Debbie 18,
Kathy, 17, Theresa, 16, Ronnie,
15, Angel, 12, Arthur, 10, Karen,

_ 7, and Steven 4.-

So