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WHAT HE CAN
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Nassau County Local OKs pact :
MINEOLA — Members of Nassau County * increased longevity payments;
CSEA Local 830 ratified a two-year _ * a compensatory day for every two pints
agreement retroactive to Jan. 1 which of blood a member donates in a calendar
includes salary increases of 5.5 percent and year;
5.75 percent The contract effects 14,000 * an added holiday;
members. *L, oup to study VDT guidelines an
“T urged the membership to ratify,” said AIDS policy; * ae
Local 830 President Jerome Donahue. “It’s a _—* health insurance buybacks of up to @
good contract.” . $2,000 per year;
_ Even with the increases in health ¢ * guaranteed four hours of overtime; and
insurance costs, the local was successful in * increases in sanitarium emergency
negotiating that the county continue to pay rates, pediatric triage rates, social
employees’ premiums in full. _ service employees rates and psychiatric
e Other highlights of the pact include: ward personnel rates.
Convention * improvements in the dental and optical That team included CSEA Collective
plans; Bargaining Specialist Rigo Predonzan,
* higher differential pay; Donahue, Rita Wallace, Ralph Spagnolo,
* child care leave of up to two years, Steve Goldberg, Jean Wichmann, Nancy
including leave entitlements; Hernandez, Jack Geraghty, Pat Finno, Alice
* more meal money; Grody and CSEA attorneys Dick Gaba and
* increased uniform allowance; Lou Stober.
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by 5 p.m. on April 11.
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2 THE PUBLIC SECTOR
CSEA statewide Treasurer Mary Sullivan
leads the chanting.
ALBANY — “We're the family of New York” chanted hundreds of angry
e CSEA members representing thousands of mental hygiene workers from across
the state. The crowd converged on the steps of the state Capitol for a recent rally
to express outrage over understaffing in state mental health and mental
retardation facilities.
Joined by CSEA’s statewide officers and a score of state legislators including
Senate Mental Health Chairperson Nicholas Spano and Assembly Mental yet
Chairperson Elizabeth Connelly, the CSEA crowd made it clear they will no |
accept policies that put the mentally ill on the street and turn care of the retar! od
over to inferior private providers.
“The state of New York should hang its head i in shame for creating these
e conditions,” said CSEA President William McGowan.
Last January, CSEA’s report, Working in Fear, showed that mental hygiene
employees lost an incredible 160,000 workdays due to on-the-job injuries in 1986.
The report was prompted by the brutal murder of Rockland Psychiatric Center —
therapy aide Clara Taylor who was left alone on a ward of 24 pane last
summer. A patient has been charged in her killing. :
“Clara Taylor died because the state didn’t want to pay someone overtime,”
McGowan told the crowd. “I don’t know how the people who made that decision
can sleep at night.”
But McGowan also noted that, unbelievably, there has been no change in —
@ staffing patterns since Taylor’s death. :
McGowan vowed CSEA will repeat these concerns over and over again until the
governor and his mental hygiene commissioners ‘‘get the message.’
And on this blustery spring day in Ay, CSEA members made sure they
were heard where it counts.
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April 4, 1988
CSEA calls for
OBS wm JUSTIC
By Lilly Gioia
CSEA Communications Associate
NEW YORK — Chanting ‘I am somebody, I am somebody,”
workers from all over New York City massed at City Hall Park
recently to kick off the AFL-CIO-endorsed ‘Jobs With Justice”
campaign in the metro area, and CSEA members were in the
forefront.
AFSCME President Gerald McEntee and CSEA Region IT
President George Boncoraglio were among labor leaders on hand
hailing the nationwide ‘(Jobs With Justice” goals, which include
employment security, a decent standard of living and the right to
organize on the job.
Braced against the biting March winds, workers gathered to
hear politicians, labor leaders and retiree leaders condemn the loss
of job security in America. McEntee and other speakers, including
state Assembly Labor Committee Chairman Frank Barbaro and
City Council President Andrew Stein, fiercely attacked Mayor
Edward Koch for withholding urgently needed pay increases and
health benefits for home health care workers.
Through the 1980s, attacks on the rights of workers, both public
and private, have pushed working people to the wall, McEntee said.
The mood among workers is, ‘‘enough is enough.
JOBS wie JUSTICE pueoc:
(Ul Be Mere...
... Supporting our right to a decent standard of living
and when necessary walking the picket line with my
union brothers and sisters.
... supporting the right of workers to organize and
bargain collectively.
... fighting for employment security and against efforts
by management to close offices or factories in the name
of competition.
... voting for candidates who support workers’ rights.
..! organizing the unorganized.
... mobilizing the organized to preserve the rights that
our parents and §randparents have already won.
During the next year, I'LL BE THERE at least five times
for someone else’s fight, as well as my own. If enough of
us are there, we'll all start winning.
Signature
Name (please print)
Union/Organization
Home Street Address
Phone (day and evening)
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CSEA SPEAKS OUT during the “Jobs With Justice’ demonstration at New
York City Hall recently. Region I President George Boncoraglio holds one
end of the CSEA banner.
“Jobs With Justice’ is the American labor movement’s
campaign to fight back,”’ McEntee said.
Denis Tobin, president of New York City Department of Labor
CSEA Local 350, agreed.
It is time ‘‘all New York City unions show their solidarity and
join the ‘Jobs with Justice’ campaign,”’ Tobin said. ‘“Too many
decent-paying jobs are being destroyed and replaced by low-paid
temporary workers with no benefits. That’s why I’m proud that
CSEA is involved with the demonstration and others planned for the
coming months.” :
The key to the success of ‘‘Jobs with Justice”’ is its blue and
white pledge card. Thousands of workers across the country have
already signed and pledged to join in at least five “Jobs With
Justice” events in the coming year.
The campaign has mobilized community, religious and labor
groups around local issues in Florida, South Dakota, Maine,
Connecticut, New Mexico, Iowa, Tennesee, New Jersey, Texas and
New York.
According to CSEA’s Boncoraglio, “Jobs With Justice” is an
important and on-going program with new activities springing up
across the country every day.
“Jobs With Justice’ is a vehicle to build a stronger labor
movement and to support specific labor struggles,” he said. “‘It will
help us unite behind candidates in 1988 who are responsive to
workers’ rights.”’
“You don’t have to be a union member to believe in this cause
or sign the pledge card,” said Region II First Vice President Denise
Berkley. ‘“‘Anyone who cares about the values and issues of working
people is welcome to join.”
CSEA members who sign the pledge card should return it to
Metro Region II Headquarters, c/o Jobs With Justice, 11 Broadway,
15th floor, New York, N.Y. 10004. They will then be notified by
phone of the date, time and location of the next “Jobs With Justice”
action.
SPEAKING AT THE “JOB: i f
is AFSCME President Gerald McEntee. To his left is City Council President
Andrew Stein.
April'4, 1988
ae
OCA Files Charge
Against CSEA
‘The Oftice of Court Administration
has filed a charge of improper prac:
tice with the Public Employment Re-
Jations Board charging the Civil
Service Employees Association acted
in bad faith by refusing to negotiate
with the state at a pre-acheduled ne-
gotiating 8 jon last week In
Schenectady.
The charge stems from a dispute
that arose over a guarantee of the
attendance of Vincent F. Martus-
clello, president of a CSEA local and
a senior appellate court clerk in
Brooklyn, at a negotiating session
last Thursday and at all future
sessions,
Basis for Charge
According to Howard Rubenstein,
director of OCA'’s Employee Rela-
tions Unit, CSEA representatives re-
fused to negotiate because Mr
Martusclello, one of three members
of an important court unit in Brook-
lyn's Appellate Term of Supreme
Court could not be granted leave
from his assignment to attend the
session, and the state was unable to
guarantee that leave could be grant-
ed to him 1 times in the future,
Mr. Rubenstein sald that the three---
person unit to which Mr. Martus-
cello is assigned, currently lacks one
person, who is in a hospital, and It
can not function without at least two
persons present. Therefore, Mr, Mar-
tusciello's absence from work would
interfere with the operational needs
of the Appellate Term.
Mr. Rubenstein said that “as is re-
quired under the current CSEA con-
tract, the Appellate Term has made
its best efforts to accommodate Mr.
Martusciello and the CSEA. In fact,
Mr. Martusciello has been granted
leave to attend two prior negotiating
sessions this year. However, given
the size of the workload in the Appel-
late Term and the unpredictability of
the staffing situation in Mr. Martus-
clello’s unit, it is impossible to guar-
antee that he can be granted leave
for every future session.”
CSEA protests
slanted story
EDITOR’S NOTE: An article in the March Administration’s refusal to allow CSEA
22 edition of the New York Law Journal has _ negotiating team member Vincent
drawn the fire of CSEA statewide President Martusciello to attend contract talks. In
William L. McGowan. The newspaper, under _ order to set the record straight, McGowan
headlines which read “OCA files charges immediately sent out the following “Letter
against CSEA,” gave a one-sided account of _to the Editor.’’ It is printed in its entirety
a dispute created by the Office of Court here.
To The Editor:
| must take exception to your recent coverage of a dispute between the Civil Service
Employees Association and the Office of Court Administration.
Allow me to set the record straight. The Improper Practice OCA filed against the union was
strictly in retaliation for an IP we previously filed.
The CSEA IP charge accused the court system of “bad faith bargaining” that is “inherently
destructive of the employees’ Taylor Law rights.” Specifically, we protested OCA’s sudden refusal
on March | 5th to allow Local 010 President Vincent Martusciello leave time to participate in
contract negotiations scheduled for March 16 through 18.
OCA had sufficient notice of Mr. Martusciello’s schedule. Its contention that the illness of a
co-worker precluded his absence belies the fact that under similar previous circumstances he was
granted leave time. Indeed, one must question supervisory practices that are apparently unable to
cope with the absence of two out of 3,600 employees.
OCA’s action is a naked attempt to influence contract negotiations. No employee organization
can permit an employer to dictate the makeup of its negotiating team.
We have a duty and an obligation to make sure all our membership is represented at the
bargaining table. Denying Mr. Martusciello’s leave time, in effect, denies representation to the 700
OCA employees of his Local.
It is, finally, gratifying to hear OCA contend that the absence of one court clerk brings the
whole judicial system to a grinding halt. It is a contention we won't ignore at the bargaining
table.
William L. McGowan
William L. McGowan
Albany
SURROUNDED BY THREE-TON channel buoys, members of District
Three Central Barge Canal CSEA Local 503 take a break after sandblasting
the giant markers. Crew members of the Ward’s Island derrick boat, are,
from left; Capt. Pete Parker, marine engineer Ron Saleski, Dennis Ganley,
James Richardson, Desmond Dixie and Pete Porter. The next step for the
buoys is a coat of special marine paint. Then they will be taken to their
channel locations for the final rite of spring: opening day of the 524-mile
New York state waterway.
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THE PUBLIC SECTOR 5
( Joe Cannone: A different drummer
By Sheryl Carlin
CSEA Communications Associate
SMITHTOWN — By day he wears a blue
workshirt and works as a heavy equipment
operator.
But by night he dons his black tuxedo and
works as a drummer in an eight-piece band
YONKERS — More than 800 Yonkers
School District employees participated in
a CSEA-sponsored Education Day
program recently.
CSEA Unit President Ray Moniz said
the turnout showed a great deal of
interest on the part of school district
employees in the many workshops CSEA
offered during the program.
“A majority of the employees, for
instance, signed up for the workshop on
child abuse, which shows me they care
about children,’’ Moniz said.
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called ‘‘Naked Truth.”
It all began, Joe Cannone says, when his
father, a drummer in the Army, ‘‘showed
me a rap tap on the drum.” Cannone was 12
years old at the time, and he’s been hooked
on drums ever since.
“T started taking lessons right after that
JOE CANNONE, above, a heavy
equipment operator by day, and Joe
Cannone, left, a drummer by night.
CSEA education program attracts
800 school employees in Yonkers
“A lot of employees do the job of two
people. They don’t do it for the money,
they do it out of devotion,” he said.
Several information booths were staffed
and workshops were offered on such
subjects as civil service regulations,
communications skills, health benefits,
time management, job advancement,
preparing for civil service examinations,
retirement planning, stress management,
recognizing signs of child abuse, family
financial management, Social Security
and tax reform.
and I got my first drum set when I was 15,”
he recalls.
Cannone, now 32, has been a member of
the Smithtown CSEA Unit of Suffolk County
Local 852 for 11 years. And he’s been a
member of ‘Naked Truth”’ since 1974, the
year after the group was formed.
Music’s a busy second career for Cannone.
The band performs at about 125 weddings,
parties and bar mitzvahs each year. The
band also rehearses faithfully each week.
“Tt takes up a lot of my time because I
have a professional attitude about our
music,”’ he admits, “‘but it’s still a hobby to
me and I love it.”
Cannone, who earned a degree in music
performance at Suffolk Community College,
says the band’s music is diverse, from big
band and swing sound to top 40 and some
rock and roll. They have a road crew to set
up and break down the sound system and a
12-foot box van to transport the equipment.
“Understanding”’ is the way Cannone
describes his wife, whom he married last
June. ‘She’s not demanding. We met while I
was involved in the band and she knows it
takes a lot of my time. She also know that
whatever I make is for both of us.”’
He says he personally enjoys the music of
such bands and performers as Kansas,
Steely Dan, Robert Palmer, the Police and
Whitesnake.
“To be honest with you, Michael Jackson
and Madonna do nothing for me.”
Cannone promises to give a substantial
discount to any CSEA members who book
“Naked Truth.”’ You can call Joe Cannone
at (516) 732-2101 for details.
RAY MONIZ
April 4, 1988
‘SUMMERSCAPE. A SiN
Right now is the time to start planning that special vacation for
you and your family this summer. And for an unusual, affordable
vacation and learning experience, you should consider
SUMMERSCAPE.
SUMMERSCAPE is a unique and inexpensive vacation and
education program offered this summer exclusively for CSEA
members or retirees and their families.
SUMMERSCAPE will operate from July
State University of New York (SUNY) college campuses, Interested
members or retirees may select the campus of their choice and :
reserve inexpensive accommodations on campus from a single night
to a week.
The program will be conducted at SUNY at Buffalo, SUNY at
( SUNY AT BUFFALO |
A new light-rail rapid transit subway puts
recently invigorated downtown Buffalo just 15
minutes away from the campus. Niagara Falls
is a featured attraction within easy driving
distance. Toronto, one of the most exciting
cities in Canada, is a 90-minute drive.
COURSES
Arts and crafts programs will be offered
with instructions in pottery, jewelry, weaving,
photography, stained glass, paper making, air
brush, silk screen and calligraphy.
(Participants will be charged an average of $5
for supplies and instructions).
COST OF ACCOMMODATIONS
A single room is $22 per person, per night or
$90 per person, per week.
A double room is $16.50 per person, per night
or $82.50 per per person, per week.
Children under 12 in same room will be $3.50
per night.
Triple and four person rooms also available.
Linens are provided at no additional cost.
Lounges equipped with TV.
MEALS
Meals are available at campus dining
facilities and range from $2.50 for breakfast to
$7 for dinner.
FACILITIES/ATTRACTIONS
Facilities include basketball, tennis and
raquetball courts, swimming pool, gym, weight
room and track.
Local attractions include botanical and
zoological gardens, amusement parks, theater
and concerts, museums, Niagara Falls and
Buffalo Bison professional baseball.
FOR INFORMATION AND RESERVATION
FORMS, CONTACT:
Office of Housing/Residence Life
479 Red Jacket Quad
Buffalo, N.Y. 14261
(716) 636-2171
Send the coupon below to the campus you are interested in vi
SUMMERSCAPE.
NAME
I’m interested in visiting your campus this summer as a participant in the
SUMMERSCAPE Program. Please send me information regarding reservations, seminars,
campus activities and local attractions. (PLEASE PRINT)
Plattsburgh and SUNY Maritime College.
Each campus offers comfortable, affordable accomodations, the
use of campus dining and many other facilities, educational courses
and seminars for participants at modest fees and nearby points of
interest.
SUMMERSCAPE is sponsored by the joint CSEA/State
Labor/Management Committees in cooperation with SUNY.
16 to Aug. 6 at three
Following are details about each campus, including courses to
be offered, cost of accommodations, area points of interest and
name and address of person to send the coupon, printed at bottom
of this page, for information, including reservation forms.
The completed coupon should be sent to the appropriate person
SUNY AT
PLATTSBURGH
Located in the Lake Champlain/Adirondack
Region near the Vermont and Canadian
borders.
COURSES
Courses will be offered on History of the
Adirondacks, Space Exploration, Nutrition and
Well-Being, Financing a Child’s Education and
Aerobics. (Except for the one-hour aerobics
course, courses are two hours and will cost
$5).
COST OF ACCOMMODATIONS
Single rooms are $28 per person, per night or
$75 per person, per week.
Double rooms are $21 per person, per night
or $55 per person, per week.
Children six years and over accepted.
Children under 12 must occupy a room with
their parents. Linens are provided at no cost. -
MEALS
Meals are available at campus dining
facilities and range from $2.75 for breakfast to
$4.75 for dinner.
FACILITIES/LOCAL ATTRACTIONS
Campus facilities available include
gymnasium, handball and racquetball courts
and bowling lanes.
Nearby attractions include Lake Champlain
beaches, ferry trips to Vermont, boat tours of
Lake Champlain, La Ronde Amusement Park
in Montreal, Lake Placid Olympic sites tours,
Ausable Chasm, fishing, SUNY Plattsburgh
summer theatre.
FOR INFORMATION AND RESERVATION
FORMS, CONTACT
Kate Chilton
106 Hawkins Hall
Plattsburgh, N.Y. 12901
(518) 564-2050
iting through SUNY
April 4, 1988
(
at the campus at which you wish to stay.
(1% request a brochure describing )
the SUMMERSCAPE program in
general, call or write:
NYS/CSEA Labor Management Committees
1 Commerce Plaza
Suite 1930
Albany, N.Y. 12260
c (318) 41-3417
( SUNY MARITIME
COLLEGE
Located on Long Island Sound, 15 minutes
from beaches, only 45 minutes from Atlantic
Ocean beaches, and a 30-minute bus ride to
Manhattan.
COURSES
Courses to be offered include The Story of
Navigation, Personal Finance, Introduction to
Personal Computers, Nutrition and Health and
The World Today ( the story of various nations
of the world as told by their representatives in
the United Nations). Athletic instruction will
also be available in swimming, tennis and
racquetball.
Each course is one to two hours and will
cost less than $10.
COST OF ACCOMMODATIONS
Single rooms are $25 per night per person
and double rooms are $17 per person per night.
Linens are provided at no cost.
MEALS
Meals are available at campus dining
facilities for $3.50 for breakfast, $4.20 for lunch
and $4.85 for dinner.
FACILITIES/LOCAL ATTRACTIONS
Training ship Empire State, Fort Schuyler
Maritime Museum, R.J. Reynolds
Planetarium, Yankees and Mets baseball,
South Street Seaport, Broadway shows, Bronx
Zoo, Bronx Botanical Gardens, golf courses
and Northwind Maritime Museum are nearby.
FOR INFORMATION AND RESERVATION
FORMS, CONTACT
Richard Bizar
Vice President for Administration
Fort Schuyler
Bronx, New York 10465
S ws
(212) 409-7200
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SYRACUSE — More than 150 CSEA
officers and special guests turned out for a
recent three-program workshop.
The full-day workshop included sessions
conducted by statewide and regional
legislative and political action committees
and safety and health committees. It also
included a segment on issues of special
significance to women CSEA members.
Speakers during the political action
program included Joyce Dimitri, director of
CSEA Political Action Committee (PAC)
operations; CSEA Lobbyist Damaris
‘Demi’? McGuire; Region V PAC
Chairperson Dorothy Penner-Breen; and
Regional PAC Coordinator Dwight Evans.
Those attending the safety and health
session heard Mike Messina of the Central
New York Council of Occupational Safety
and Health and James Valenti, project
director for the United Steelworkers.
Chris Carletta, Region V Women’s
Committee chairperson, presented a two-
part program that included a film on
respect in the workplace.
The keynote luncheon address was
delivered by U.S. Rep. Sherwood Boehlert of
Utica. Describing himself as a moderate,
the Republican stressed the need for raising
the minimum wage, day care legislation for
working parents and an adequate family
leave program. ,
Region V President James J. Moore also
introduced Syracuse Mayor Tom Young and
Onondaga County Executive Nicholas Pirro.
A WARM WELCOME — U.S. Rep. Sherwood Boehlert is greeted at the
Region V Workshop, along with other participants. They are, from left,
Syracuse Mayor Tom Young, CSEA Lobbyist Demi McGuire, Region V PAC
Chairperson Dorothy Penner-Breen, Boehlert, Region V President James
Moore and Onondaga County Executive Nicholas Pirro.
BETTY HEWITT, Jordan-Elbridge School Unit
president, receives an award from Onondaga
County Local 834 President Dale King for her
leadership and courage while suffering
suspension and management pressure during
negotiations.
AT THE RECENT Region V Workshop are region Women’s Committee
members, from left: Alberta Bardoscini, Syracuse State Employees Local
013; Committee Chairperson Chris Carletta, Rome Developmental Center
Local 422; Margaret Bunn, Willard Psychiatric Center Local 428; and
Regional First Vice President Doris Herrig, committee adviser.
Park Commission employee has been
commended by state lawmakers for
saving the life of a three-year-old child
last summer.
State Assemblyman
William Larkin
recently presented a
legislative resolution to
CSEA Local 105.
Adams, a park maintenance worker,
heard screams coming from Lake
Minnewaska one day last summer.
THE PUBLIC SECTOR
ELLENVILLE — A Palisades Interstate
“All I saw was a
foot coming out of the
“All I saw was a foot coming out of the
water,” he recalled.
Rescue earns member honors
The foot belonged to three-year-old
Donna Pierce of Brooklyn, who had fallen
into the water, Adams
dove off a 25-foot
cliff into the 60-foot
deep water and pulled
the frightened child
Tim Adams, a member water.” from the lake and put
of Palisades Interstate her into the arms of
Park Commission —Rescuer Tim Adams _ jer parents.
In addition to his legislative
commendation, Adams received the New
York Valor Award in December from the
park commission.
A HERO — Tim Adams, left, receives a
legislative commendation from Assemblyman
William Larkin for saving the life of a three-
year-old last summer.
April 4, 1988
Should your employer have the right
JANET GESHEIDLE ae
Dutchess County ROBERT SELLE
Education Local 867 South Beach
Region III _ Psychiatric Center
“No, you’re entitled Local 413
to privacy and if the Region II TOM FINGER
end result of your work “No! I don’t think SUNY Buffalo
is good quality, there’s it’s constitutional. They Local 602
no reason to invade have no right to and I Region VI
your privacy. If your don’t think it’s fair. I “No. Everyone has
work is not up to par wouldn’t want that to the right to privacy,
there are other ways to happen to me.” and employers should
investigate the not eavesdrop on
circumstances.” private conversations.”
SHIOLZMACHER JOHN PAUL KAY WALTON
Nassau County Albany County St. Lawrence County
e Local 830 Local 801 Local 845 Region V
Region I Region IV “Being a welfare
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“No, I don’t think it’s
right to eavesdrop on
anyone, anytime.”
“No. I don’t think it’s
fair for management to
eavesdrop or listen in
on the conversations of
their workers at the
worksite. The
conversations are
private, and they
should remain that
way.”
examiner, it’s a
different situation.
Sometimes I do share
case consultations with
my supervisor to get as
much pertinent
information as
possible.”
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Most committed to Dukakis
r
Many CSEA members who go to the polls to vote in New York state’s
nate primary election on April 19 will find the names of CSEA members
eir ballots.
®
Twenty CSEA members are seeking to become elected delegates to the
Democratic national convention. CSEA activists have qualified to appear on
Democratic ballots in 16 of the state’s 34 congressional districts. Most CSEA
activists are running as candidates committed to Massachusetts Gov. Michael
Dukakis. Two members are running as uncommitted delegates; Kathryn Schnei
in the 2nd District, Dorothy Goetz in the 3rd District. Barbara Epstein in the 4t!
District is a candidate committed to Sen. Albert Gore. An additional CSEA mei
qualified to appear as a delegate candidate committed to Rep. Richard Gephar:
who has since formally dropped out of the primary.
CSEA has NOT endorsed any candidates in the state primary election. "ge
urges members to freely vote for the candidate and delegates of their choice.
The sample ballots on this page list those Dukakis slates containing CSEA
members as delegate candidates. The names of CSEA members are tinted with
color here to make it more convenient to locate their position on the ballot. This|
color tinting is for identification in this issue of The Public Sector only and will yt
appear on actual ballots on April 19.
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Dukakis Pearsall | Curtin Newcomer | M. Castro Giampletro
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DELEGATES TO NATIONAL CONVENTION ALTERNATE DELEGATES
(4th Congressional District)
1C 2C 3C 4c 5C 6C 14C 15C
Michael S Stephen M. | Patricia John Jeanne Elaine Barbara | Kevin
Dukakis Lebowitz Sullivan Ruggiero Angiulo Horowitz Amster Langberg
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| DEnocearic Michael S. Harriet D. | John F. | Daniel F. |Beatrice | Joy G. Isobel M.
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| DEMOCRATIC] Michael S. Harold L. | Paul D. Karen B, | Joseph E. Elizabeth F.) Patricia M. Helen S.
Dukakis Joyce Tonko Johnson McDermott |Momrow King Isabella Apostle
DELEGATES TO NATIONAL CONVENTION ALTERNATE DELEGATES
(24th Congressional District)
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[DEMOCRATIC] Michael S. Richard R. | Romeo J. | Virginia Margaret E.| Keith A. Edward J.
Dukakis Juckett Naples O'Brien Drewecki | Lawrence LaPiante
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(25th Congressional District)
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| DEMOCRATIC] Michael S. William H. | Patricia G. | Kim K. Fred R. Kathryn Ann E.
Dukakis Schebaum | Crandall Muller Miller King Bonker
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(26th Congressional District)
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| DEMOCRATIC] Michael S. James J. Joanne Elizabeth M.| Penelope D. |Elwood John. Robert A.
Dukakis St. Germain} Hannon Lennon Clute Lyndaker | Bouchard
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(27th Congressional District) iF
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1C 2C 3C 4C 5C 6C 14C 15C .
Michael S. Mary M._ | Dale E. Doris John W. Michael | Thomas L. | Amelia
Dukakis Salibrici King Chertow Young O'Brien Warzecha | Nigro
Lawless Oppedisano
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(28th Congressional District)
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Michael S. Maurice D.|Theron J. | Stuart W. | Esther M. | Ann G. James P. | Deborah F.
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- Convention @
June 19-24
Los Angeles
AEE
Ballots will be in the mail by April 8 for the election of
CSEA delegates to the 1988 AFSCME Convention scheduled
June 19-24 in Los Angeles.
CSEA will be sending 215 delegates to the AFSCME
Convention. Delegates will be elected on a regional basis
with each CSEA Region electing a specific number of
delegates based on membership strength.
Ballots must be marked in accordance with
instructions printed on the reverse side of the ballot.
Ballots must be returned by noon, May 2. Ballots returned
later will not be counted.
Ballots may be cast for individual candidates, an
entire slate of candidates or combinations of both. But the
total votes cast cannot exceed the number of delegates
assigned for that particular region. Voting for more than
the allowed number of delegates will void the entire ballot.
Members may, however, vote for less than the region’s
designated delegates total. No write ins will be allowed
when casting ballots.
Ballots should be placed inside the ‘‘secret ballot
envelope” provided, sealed and then the “‘secret ballot
envelope” should be placed in the enclosed self-addressed,
postage-paid return envelope for mailing. Voters must sign
the outside of the return envelope and write their Social
Security number where indicated.
Social Security numbers are required to validate voter
eligibility.
Candidates will, as usual, be afforded an opportunity
to observe all aspects of the election process. Contact
Marcel Gardner at CSEA Headquarters for details. Toll-
free telephone number is 1-800-342-4146, or (518) 434-0191.
Ballots will be counted Monday, May 2, at the Teletheatre,
711 Central Ave., Albany.
Results will be published in The Public Sector.
Samples of the ballots by regions are printed on pages 12-17 in
this issue of The Public Sector. These are sample ballots and
cannot be used for actual voting. Voting will be by official ballots
only. The names and spellings as they appear on these sample
ballots are as requested by the individual candidate.
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Slate 1 (46 candidates)
|
O
“Regional Slate”
:O)Danny Donohue
2LJJerome P. Donahue
30Gloria Moran
«(Nancy Hernandez
s(JCarol Guardiano
sL)Dorothy Goetz
7LBarbara Allen
eLJWilliam Maccaro
eLJMichael Curtin
1LJAl Henneborn
nUTony Bentivegna
y2LJPat Hahn
wLJJoe LaValle
1OPaul D’Aleo
isL)Hank Jenny
1s_]Tom Byrne
1LJeanne Angiulo
1eL]Ted Matthews
1eLJAnthony Ruggiero
2oL]Nick LaMorte
aCNick Avella
22L)Marilyn Mahler
2LJLucy Jackson
z(JMarie Ardell
sLJEd Zurl
2eLJJoseph Sheridan
27LJRalph Spagnolo
2LJRita Wallace
zLStephen Goldberg
aL Jean Wichmann
aL Eugene Cammarato
3eL]John Aloisio
aLJRoosevelt Jackson
sx Robert Campbell
asL]Dina Chrils
asL]Patrick Finno
a7JRobert Ford
asL]Thomas Gargiulo
sLJJack Geraghty
«LlAlice Groody
«(Frank Jaronezyk
«LJ James Martino
«LJPaul Nehrich
aC)Vivian Landstrom
«James LaRock
«s(JCatherine Green
Region |
O
«7C)Beth Luttinger
«sJBarbara Harrington
«(William Stanley
soLJLouis Dramis
s1_]Mary Calfapietra
seLJJay Cartman
ss_]Phyllis Condon
ssCJArthur Schneider
ss_JRichard Bedell
seL]William Morris
s7C]Kathy DiBari
ssL]John Shepherd
seLJAnnette Hunt
VOTE FOR NO MORE THAN 46 CANDIDATES
Slate 2 (14 candidates)
eo JAnn McCann
«:(JMarie Fallon
eeLJMike Turner
eaL]Kenneth Zwerling
esL]Dorothy Garage
es_]Tony Hernandez
eeL]Tim Courtney
s7JJames Moran ®
esL]Dorothy Boxley
eeJRobert Vorel
7oL]Ben Gumin
nOAileen Ronayne
zL]Marge Higgins
x31 Bud Dieckman
zL Frances Moglia
7s_]James Madison
wLJElizabeth Puttre
7ORichard J. Pankowski ®
zal ]Geraldine Esposito
7eLJPhil Santella
eol]Kathy Griesbeck
s:JJean Kendrick
eeLlJames Donion
esLiRolland A. Anderson
eaL}Joseph Harbison
asLJoseph Ciavarelli
as(JPaulette Barbera
e7L_)Eugene Haynes e
esl] Bob Tarsitano
as(_]Dolores Gabay
sol] Bessie Lo Balbo
:(]Gene Townsend
eLlAJ. Wade
a]William H. Oram
«(Robert Williams
os]Mike Stekardis
s(]Mani Chaterpaul
“Long Island Coalition
for Union Awareness"
sy Edwin Urbat
wL]Pat Doyle
soL]Marie A. Ciavarelli e
wool] Frank M. Laudonio
1] Walter Doroski
wel]Joe Boland
wosL] Paul Berniak
1« John Anderson
1s_]Edgar August
1(] Donald Mallon
1o7L}Tom Shepard
1 Clark Nungesser
1s] Betty Puntarich @
nol JCharles Montalbano
iO) Frank Celentano
April 4,1988 @
</ in the public service
June 19-24
- Convention @ 565 anceies
Slate 1 (19 candidates)
| “Leadership Slate”
e (1 ,GGeorge Boncoraglio
2LDenise Berkley
aLDenis Tobin
aL Tony Bailous
sC)Harriet Hart
eCSharon Katz
7QOVincent Martusciello
sLJGeorge Austin
eLJBob Nurse
soLJMickey Cruz
e »CMohamed Hussain
LJessie Jones
13LJPeter Antico
«u(JRobert Keeler
Willie Terry
eLJPriscilla Bullock
wCJohn Jackson
wL]Jean Jenkins
1sL)Roy Seabrook
late 2 (10 candidates)
“The Membership Slate’’
O 2LlJimmy Gripper
aiCiJeri McMillan-Cherry
z2OErnest Richardson
2sL]Brenda Nichols
aUShirley Baron
zsL]Yvon Destine
zeL]James White
e »OKim Carter
2e]Felix D. Rodriguez
zoLJRobert Gripper
Region Il
Slate 3 (3 candidates)
“Rank and File Slate"’
(Coe! Schwartz
siLJMary Greenman
| seL)Julia Stanley
asLICharles Perry
VOTE FOR NO MORE THAN
19 CANDIDATES
Members’ generosity
* is overwhelming
EAST MEADOW — CSEA members at
Nassau County Medical Center (NCMC)
showed support and caring when a
member’s home was destroyed by fire
recently.
Grace Benfari, a hospital aide at NCMC
received cash, pots and pans, china, a
@ toaster, a television set, blankets, clothing
and a coffee maker.
Benfari wrote to CSEA Unit President
Jack Geraghty, ‘“‘The membership
contributed substantially to our cause. They
embraced us with their kindness and love.
Without their help, we could never have
been able to resume our lives as normally
as possible after a major disaster. To all of
the members, we are eternally grateful for
@ your kindness.”
The Benfari’s Elmont home was destroyed
last month. None of the family members
were hurt. The family is currently living in
a trailer on their lot and plan to rebuild
their house.
Phillip Benfari, Grace’s husband, said he
has called the hotlines of the Nassau County
executive and the town supervisor to
praise the kindness of the NCMC staff.
@
April 4, 1988
Rockland targets
language barrier
NEW CITY — Rockland County
CSEA Unit President Vicki Burton has
been appointed to serve on a count
committee to develop a jobrelated”
course on English as a second
language. It will be offered to county :
employees at the county’s health
complex in Pomona.
The appointment was announced
recently by the Rockland County
Executive John Grant.
Grant noted that approximately 150
county employees would benefit from
the planned course.
A report prepared by the county’s
Affirmative Action coordinator
suggests that the majority of those 150
are in the housekeeping, kitchen,
laundry and other aide positions.
Also serving on the committee are
Dr. Thomas Clark, president of
Rockland Community College and
Affirmative Action Coordinator Luis del
Pilar.
“T want to congratulate County
Executive Grant for his initiative in this
area,” said Burton. ‘“‘CSEA officials in
Rockland as well as the state have been
strong supporters of similar
programs.
“I know many members will be
looking forward to the opportunity to
participate in this program. CSEA’s
involvement from the start will ensure
that the program will meet our
members’ needs.”
attend the signing.
WARWICK CONTRACT — A three-year contract has been signed that will provide 200
Warwick Valley School district employees represented by CSEA with pay hikes of 24 percent
over the life of the agreement. Shown at contract signing are, from left seated, Terry
Sinsabough, CSEA Unit President Naomi Kaplan, Acting Schools Superintendent Dr. Norman
Schwartz and CSEA Field Representative Jim Farina. Standing are Mary McConville, Business
Administrator Mary Lou Donnelly and CSEA negotiating team members John Gorzynski and
Rick Daubert. Team members Virginia Carr, Regina Foley and Dave Cooper were unable to ey,
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- Convention @
June 19-24
Los Angeles
Slate 1 (38 candidates)
"Unity Slate — Region III’"
O
,OPat Mascioli
2LJack Cassidy
s(Rose Marcinkowski
«QJohn Lowery
sL)Madeline Gallagher
eLIClaire Rubenstein ©
7QJeff Howarth
s(JSean Egan
eLNorma Condon
roL]Diane Lucchesi
1(Raymond O'Connor,
122Helen Zocco :
130 Thomas LeJeune
u(Glenda Davis
ssSGrace Ann Aloisi
wLJFlo Kimmel
vOlrena Kobbe
reLJLee Pound
sLJGeorge Ballard
2LJEdward Carafa
21Car! Mathison
zU Irene Amaral
aCGary Eldridge
z(Paul Shutowich
esLJAlex Hogg
2sC)Marie Lewis
27XJNaomi Kaplan
zeCJHenry Walters
2L]Tony Blasie
2oC)Martin Sherow
a (JMaryjane MacNair
seLAlice May ;
s»CBea Kee
«(Pat Nealon
3sC)Michael Torres
seCQAndrea Christensen
a7. Dave Score
seLJRossie Smith
a
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Region Ill
Slate 2 (3 candidates) ————_, Slate 4 (25 candidates)
“Westchester Schools Slate’
a(William (Bill) Hughes
«(Vincent Bonelli
«QJohn Catoe
«Carol Peets
asC]Marge Harrison
«(Raymond Moniz
Slate 3 (10 candidates)
“School, County, City,
State Unity Slate”’
asCJFrancis J. DeLauri
«wCBarbara J. Hogan
a/QSabina Shapiro
«Sally Bauer
«Steve Bardin
soL]Marianna Nelson
s:\Doug Jefferies
szL)Vincent Panetta
ssLJColleen Manning
ssCMichael Moravsky
VOTE FOR NO MORE THAN 38 CANDIDATES
“Membership Slate-
Region Iii"
ssLJerry Barbour
seCJLillie Benson
srLDorothy Bernacki
seLJJoanne Castaldo
soLJBill Cerrato
eoLJRon Chomiw
e:LTony Dipillo
e2LJWillie Fielder
es_JRonnye Futrell
«(Ted Giordano
esL)Betty Green
eeL)Mary Grosso
e7ZEmil lorio
eaLlJacolyn Levin
ooLJeff Main
7CEunice Phillips
nOPeter Piazza
nOBill Pratley
mUElizabeth Raymonde
xORich Saluga
7sLIBill Stallings
zsJHelen Thomas
7O)Mary Williams
zeCJRoger Williams
mw LJTobey Zuckerman
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Slate 5 (4 candidates)
| “Alternate Slate"’
oO soL]George Kelley
eQElizabeth Kearney
e2LCecile Ayres
esC)Mary M. Moore
e«OVicki Burton
esL)Peggy Maas
ee(]Douglas Mayette
Mamaroneck
makes gains
MAMARONECK — A three-year contract for
65 village of Mamaroneck employees will result
in wage increases of six percent retroactive to
June 1, 1987; 7 percent effective June 1 of this
year and 7 percent in 1989.
According to CSEA Collective Bargaining
Specialist Donald Partrick, the new agreement
also provides:
* $50 increase in longevity payments
* Double time for snow-related work on
Sundays & holidays
* 20-year retirement plan
* Increase in health insurance coverage for
retirees
In addition, any employee out of work
because of a disability will have 100 percent of
his or her insurance premiums paid for a three-
month period.
Village employees are members of Westchester
County CSEA Local 860.
CONTRACT SIGNED — Village of Mamaroneck CSEA Unit President Jack Yannuzzi
and Village Manager Joe Fraioli sign a three-year contract for 65 village employees,
Seated next to them is Mary Santoro, a member of the negotiating team. Standing are
Unit Treasurer Joan Flynn; team member John Gianunzio; Collective Bargaining
Specialist Don Partrick and team member Lind Anderson. Missing from the picture —
Unit Vice President Robert Germani and Region III Field Representative Wendy Hord.
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April 4, 1988
(1988
</ in the public service
- Convention @
June 19-24
Los Angeles
Slate 1 (39 candidates)
“United Slate”
e 0 ,Quoe MeDermott
2C. Allen Mead
aLJoan Tobin
«0Carmen Bagnoli
sL]Louis Altieri
eCJBetty Lennon
7QJeanne Lyons
s()Doug Persons
eLIMilo Barlow
wl_]Jeanne Kelso
e 1(Georgianna Natale
rCJLester Cole Jr.
wQAnita Walther
«CQ Rose DeSorbo
sJCharles Staats
LJ Thomas Connell
Susan Matan
wl]Frances Jeffress
isJGlennen Woodward
2»CJGrace Vallee
2iCJEllen Fontanelli
e zLITony W. Muscatiello
z2LJShirley Ponkos
2aLJGerald Brewster
2sJRichard Canniff
2L]Delores Farrell
aDElizabeth Habiniak
zsL William Sohl
2aLJRichard Plumadore
sLJNunzio (Nick) Russo
a OSuzanne Waltz
e zOVictor Putman
aLJLeroy Holmes
uLEllen Diange
asClda Barlow
ss_ICorinne B, Daly
a7 William McMahon
asLJJohn Gully
aexLJCindy Egan
Es
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fond
Region IV
«LJMarge Oxbrough
«(Judy Remington
Slate 2 (22 candidates)
“Team IV Better
Services Slate”
«(Barbara A. Stack
«LJohn Francisco
«(Susan Crawford
asLJJune Robak
as_]Thomas Jefferson
«QJohn D. Wakewood
«eLJMarianne Herkenham
«LJDavid Biddle
soL]Kenneth Klemp
siLJCarol Strokes
seLJPeg Buko-Farber
ssLJohn V. Loveday ur.
ssL)Mary Mallgraf
ssNetha DeGroff
seL]Polly Kimmey
s7OGloria J. Rutkey
ss_]Kathy Fitzpatrick
ss_JCatherine E. Wilkie
eoLJMarta Tuthill
es: Louise McGlauflin
eeL]Kathy Wojnarowski
esFran Wilusz
Slate 3 (6 candidates)
| “United A-1 Slate”
ia) eC]George La Plante
esLICheryl Abbott
esJRobyn L. Brown
e7_)Kathleen Hoodack
esL]Karen Jazvinski
«oL]Kevin Kosiba
7»LErnestine Lafayette
VOTE FOR NO MORE THAN 39 CANDIDATES
Improving reading and writing skills
objective of unique literacy program
BRENTWOOD — Dozens of CSEA
members at several state psychiatric and
developmental centers around the state are
participating in a literacy program jointly
sponsored by CSEA and the Governor’s
Office of Employee Relations.
One of those facilities is the Pilgrim
Psychiatric Center, where nearly two dozen
members of CSEA Local 418 are
participating.
@ The program, know as Principal of the
Alphabet Literacy System (PALS), is
geared toward CSEA members whose
reading ability falls below the equivalent of
a sixth-grade level. The program teaches
reading and writing by using IBM
interactive computers.
The course, lasting about 20 weeks, is
designed to develop reading and writing
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April 4, 1988
skills as well as enabling the individual to
become familiar with computers and touch
typing. Sessions are about 90 minutes long,
and members attend on state time under the
program.
Local 418 President Pat Hahn applauded
the program and the cooperation between
CSEA and the state.
“I think this program is very important to
our members. Being literate is a key to
being able to advance in the workplace and
in one’s personal life,” Hahn said.
CSEA Long Island Region President
Danny Donohue called the program ‘“‘a
phenomenal benefit to the members who use
it” and said he hopes similar programs will
be implemented in other facilities on Long
Island soon.
- Social Security and financial planning. Also
Self-help guide
to retirement
planning soon to
be available to
state employees
If you’re age 50 or older, now is the time
to do some serious planning for your
retirement.
Pre-retirement planning is the key to a
successful retirement. Studies show those
who do advance planning reduce their own
anxiety about retirement and increase their
personal satisfaction about being retired.
The key is to start thinking, and doing
something about it well before reaching
actual retirement age. The New York State
Office for the Aging hopes to stimulate the
46,000 state employees who are 50 years of
age or older to think about and begin
planning for their eventual retirement.
A comprehensive workbook for pre-
retirement planning, titled Directions: A
Self-Help Guide, has been developed and will
soon be made available to all state
employees 50 years old or older who are
State employees 50
and older should
watch for posters in
the workplace for
information on how
to obtain workbook
represented by CSEA, PEF, AFSCME
Council 82 and GOER’s Division of
Management/Confidential Affairs.
Directions: A Self-Help Guide is funded by
joint labor/management committees of the
state and the unions.
The workbook is designed to provide
retirement information and resources, help
individuals identify what questions they
must start asking and motivate personal
retirement planning.
The workbook contains information about
state pensions, retiree health insurance,
included is information about leisure time,
housing concerns, health, legal affairs and
work options. The workbook format allows
all retirement information to be kept in one
place.
Each state agency will be responsible for
distribution of the workbook to eligible state
employees 50 years of age or older. The
workbooks will be available this spring, and
posters will go up in the workplaces soon
informing employees of their agency’s
distribution system.
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in the public service
- Convention @
June 19-24
Los Angeles
Oo
Slate 1 (37 candidates)
Region V
“Leadership Slate’’
:QJim Moore (a
20Kathy Collins
sQDolores Herrig |
«Mark Smacher ae
sUDale King
eQDorothy Penner-Breen
7¥Maureen Malone
eQPat Crandall
Slate 2 (7 candidates)
“Alternates Slate"
asL]Tom Ward
soL]Barbara Reeves
«oLJRobert Goeckel
«George Lawson
azLGinger Sheffey
«sLJPatricia Labrozzi
«QD Alice Steckiewicz
eLHelen Hanlon
soLJFrank Perretta
nQlrene Carr
L)Mary Lauzon
130Ron Draper
uCCharles Whitney
1s_JJoan Brower
wLJSharon Connor
Ey
Slate 3 (3 candidates)
“Big Three Slate"
«Rosemary N. Baker
«sLJLouise Smith
a7LJJoe Chiarello
OBruce Nolan
wLJDoris Pratz
wL Frank Zammiello
zL)Dan Spring
21O)Roslie Tallman
zeLJDave Berry
as3L)David Livingstone
z2«CJAnne Cooke
zsL]Mary Sullivan
zsL]Bud Mulchy
2rL]Dale Dusharm
zeL]Linda Fiorentino
Slate 4 (3 candidates)
«lJSandra Delia
«L]Kay Walton
“Upstaters Slate”
soL]Gladys Smith
s:CJEllen Price
seLJEmma J. Gregory
zeLJJack Wood
soORick Galbally
a CJJean Alverson
aeLJMary Hanna
x»OTim Henehan
«CO Bruce Dickinson
ssLRichard Reno
sL]Ken Bailey
s7Linda Crisafulli
SAMPLE BALLOT
ss_JBerton H. Porter
s«CNathan “Nate” Giromini
ss_]Randy Hall
ssL]M. Elizabeth Twing
VOTE FOR NO MORE THAN 37 CANDIDATES
NEWBURGH — The Newburgh City
School District violated the collective
bargaining contract with CSEA when
employees were unilaterally required to
record t!
as well as meal breaks on a newly installed
time clo
According to Region III Field
Represe
employees were required to sign in on an
attendance sheet. But in July 1986, a time
clock was installed, and a memo was issued
ordering all library employees to record not
only their arrival, but their departure and
their lunch breaks as well. CSEA filed an
Improper Practice charge.
Alchough school district officials insisted
that they had not changed any time and
attendance requirements, Administrative
Law Judge David P. Quinn disagreed and
ordered
because
union.
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CSEA wins
uniform rate
GOSHEN — Orange County employees
who received a uniform allowance last year
will share an award of $6,700 thanks to a
recent grievance filed by CSEA.
The 268 Infirmary and Health Department
employees who are covered by the uniform
allowance clause each received $125 in 1987.
On Aug. 21, 1987, county officials and
CSEA signed a new contract, retroactive to @
Jan. 1, 1987, which increased the uniform
allowance to $150 for 1987, $175 in 1988 and
$200 in 1989.
But the county balked at paying the
additional $25 for employees in 1987, if they
had already received their allowance.
“In CSEA’s view the contract required the
full payment provided the employee had
completed a full year of service,” said e
CSEA Attorney Barton Bloom.
Arbitrator Martin Sheinman reasoned that
the intention of the uniform allowance
increase was in recognition of the increased
costs related to wearing the uniform. ‘‘The
parties agreed to improve the allowance
from $125 to $150 in 1987,”’ he noted.
Sheinman pointed out ‘‘the allowance is a
yearly one, reflecting the wearing of a ®
uniform for a year. As such, the allowance
is not divisible and is not subject to part
payment.”
Orange County CSEA Unit President Dave
Score said the winning of the grievance was
a result of union teamwork and the good
memory of infirmary nurse Mary Lempkin
who remembered how the uniform payment
situation was handled in 1981.
Time clock punched out in Newburgh schools
heir time of arrival and departure
ck.
ntative Jim Farina, full-time
the district to rescind the memo
it was never negotiated with the
Shop Steward Joanne Lugo.
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AN ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE ruled the Newburgh School District could not unilaterally
require employees to record arrival, departure and meal break times on a newly installed time clock.
Shop Steward Maria Rubino, right, is shown destroying a time card as a symbol of the union’s
victory. Also pictured are, from left, Region III Field Representative Jim Farina; Newburgh City
School District Unit President Frank DeLauri, who also serves as Orange County Local president, and
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CSEA Collective Bargaining Specialist Don Partrick said
employees have received a 6 percent increase retroactive to
last July 1 and will receive 6 percent this coming July 1 and 6.5
percent in 1989.
The new contract also provides:
* a 20 year retirement plan;
* the CSEA Employee Benefit Fund dental plan;
* increases in longevity pay and bereavement leave;
ty | * bonus pay for “superior” evaluations.
In photo at right, Eastchester School District Unit
President Arlene Bonime signs a three-year contract. To her
left is Vincent Forte, president of the Board of Education.
Standing, from left, are Assistant School Superintendent
Stephen Leiber, unit member Anthony Gizzo, CSEA Collective
Bargaining Specialist Don Partrick and CSEA Field
Representative Glenn Blackman.
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SGRichard Clack zCiJoseph Polito oO Duane H, Wilcox
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2LITerry Kennedy s(_]Margaret Wilson eoL]Pat Chance McNally
zLMary H. Lettieri s/CIMichael McGee «QRuby Mims
2L]David Mayo ssL]Jean Bailey se]Wilma Hasser
2»CWilliam L. McGowan ssLJRichard Ballard sLJGeorge A. Phelps
zsLJRichard Mcintyre ete ee 7
OTerrence Melvin 61 illiam S. Jordan :
*CoElaine Mootry eeCJLorraine Ciavatta Slate 5 (2 candidates)
zsORichard Parker esQWilliam Ferro “The Probation
z= Thomas Patterson «(Sara N. Forgione Alternative Slate”
® »LSara Sievert esCElaine Timm O
OCreaola Shelton eeLJDave Maziarz «Jeane |. Kennedy
seLJRobert Smith erLJoanne M. Lindell | __ =ElJames Volpone
ss3LJLynda Standish-Fritz esLJConrad G. Miles
uLJohn E. Wallenbeck eeL}]Dawn Lukasiewicz
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asLJEdward Williams nO)Marie C. Villari
VOTE FOR NO MORE THAN 36 CANDIDATES
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EASTCHESTER — CSEA-represented school district
employees i in this Westchester County community will receive
pay increases of more than 18 percent over three
years as the result of a recently-ratified contract.
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Security is spread thin
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Compiled by Daniel X. Campbell management or special assignment ones, “So far this spring we had another
CSEA Communications Associate leaving a virtual skeleton force for actual member mugged, and recently a Capital
ALBANY — Security for the tens of patrol work spread over three shifts. Police officer was assaulted as well,” notes
thousands of public employees and the Martin said there may be as few as seven CSA’s Corcoran. He says many incidents
general public who work in or visit the huge _ officers and one sergeant per shift to cover occur simply because scurity is spread so
state government complexes here is being the vast Empire State Plaza complex, the thin.
stretched so thin as to be virtually non- huge State Office Building Campus area, all “It’s getting closer and closer that one of
existent. state parking lots and the many other large my men is going to get seriously hurt or,
CSEA, which represents most of the state office facilities scattered throughout God forbid, get killed,” says Martin in e
thousands of public workers in the Albany the area. That meager force is often further reference to the officer assaulted. In mid-
area, and District Council 82, which reduced by illnesses or other reasons, he March a man suspected of breaking into
represents the Capital Police employees, are said. 2 , cars in an underground state parking area
jointly accusing the state of reducing As few as four officers often comprise the assaulted a security officer and tried to
security to a dangerous level. Both CSEA midnight shift. wrestle-his gun away. The suspect was
and Council 82 are major affiliates of the “How,” challenges CSEA’s Corcoran, apprehended after three civilians came to
American Federation of State, County and ‘can the state tell the news media there are _ help the officer. ‘He (the officer) might
Municipal Employees (AFSCME), AFL-CIO. 72 officers available when less than 10 have been shot to death with his own
“Management has allowed the security percent of that figure is actually on patrol at weapon” if the trio of passersby had not e
force to be cut so thin that it has reached an
unsafe level, yet management continues to
schedule even more cuts,” says an angry
John D. Corcoran Jr., regional director of
CSEA’s Capital Region.
And the executive director of Council 82
any time?”
Both CSEA and AFSCME claim the
Capital Police force was more than 100
strong in 1981 but has been reduced to 72
total personnel now because of attrition
without any replacements. CSEA and
come to his aid, Martin believes.
“That incident shows how dangerous it
can be for employees and the public,” says
Corcoran. ‘‘The situation is very serious
when even security officers are being
assaulted. But a more constant danger is
AFSCME say that more surveillance
equipment installed over the recent years is
of help but cannot replace the human
security element.
CSEA says its members as well as the
general public are subject to large numbers
of incidents in and around the government
facilities. Last year CSEA especially
complained about a rash of muggings and
car break-ins near state parking lots.
and the president of Capital Police Local
1870 charge the state is misleading the
public about security at the various
facilities.
Council 82 Executive Director Richard J.
Bischert and Local 1870 President Roland
Martin both claim the state’s recent public
comment that the 72-member security force
is adequate was wrong. Bischert and Martin
note that 35 of the 72 positions are
City plays politics with Mt. Vernon unit
how few officers there are to respond to any
incident.”
CSEA and AFSCME say they plan to work
together in an effort to convince the state to e
increase security in the various government
facilities. Martin, for instance, says he
would like to see an additional two
patrolmen added to each eight-hour shift.
“That would be a good start,’”’ agrees
CSEA’s Corcoran.
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MT. VERNON — Mt. Vernon employees basis and are considered temporary “We were nearly home with a satisfactory
who are members of CSEA have charged employees. package,” said Sousa, ‘‘and now they tell us
city officials with using a lawsuit against the According to state civil service law, an that they’ll wind up negotiations and settle
city as a bargaining chip in contract employee who has worked in a temporary the lawsuit if we pay for part of our health
negotiations. position for six months must be given a insurance which will help to pay for the cost
“We had the makings of a good contract,” permanent appointment. In Mt. Vernon, the of health benefits for the crossing guards.
said Collective Bargaining Specialist Don appointment must be made after just one Then they’ll give them permanent status.
Partrick, ‘‘and now the politicians are month of temporary service, according to “Why should we have to pay for benefits
holding our contract hostage.” the city’s own civil service law. that the city should have given the crossing
CSEA has declared an impasse in Despite these laws, some Mt. Vernon guards years ago?” Sousa asked.
negotiations and has requested a mediator, crossing guards have been working in CSEA Region III President Pat Mascioli
Partrick said. temporary positions for as long as 16 years. said he was ‘tired of the games
The class action lawsuit, filed recently in “We finally became so frustrated that a management is playing,” and he warned
Westchester County Supreme Court, would class action lawsuit was our only option,” “we will use all means to have the public
require the city to give approximately 25 said Paul Sousa, Mt. Vernon CSEA Unit employees of Mt. Vernon respected for the
crossing guards permanent job status which president. services they deliver to the citizens of the
would allow them benefits and Social City officials involved in the collective city.”
Security deductions. The guards, all female bargaining process with the union, have now The 149 employees are members of
employees, are currently paid on a per diem _ thrown a wrench into negotiations. Westchester County Local 860. A
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THE PUBLIC SECTOR April 4, 1988
If you have an item of interest for This, That &
the other thing, bring it to the attention of your
CSEA regional communications associate. Their
phone numbers are listed on page 2.
CLEANING
UP THE
CHEMICALS
AT GENESEB‘€E
A purr-fect hero
CSEA Racing and Wagering Board Local 460
member Louis Tucker is the cat’s meow at
the 400 Broome Street office in Manhattan,
where he works as a supply and mailroom
clerk.
Rescuing five healthy kittens abandoned
in a brown paper bag left in the building’s
dumpster, Tucker and co-workers plied the
newborns with milk until adoptive homes
were arranged for all of them with state
agency employees in the building.
“We were just about to dump heavy boxes
on them, when I saw papers moving,” said
Tucker, who is a composer and musical
arranger when not at his state post.
For his acts of kindness, we nominate him
for the 1988 A-CAT-EMY Award!
Fire destroyed their home
CSEA Downstate
“They lost everything
Correctional Facility
Local 155 member Pat
Libretti and his family
lost all of their posessions
in a recent fire.
but the clothes on their
backs,” added Local 155
President Bob Anderson,
who is spearheading a
drive for clothing,
Case won
by Merrit
CSEA Local 819 Genesee Community
College Unit Shop Steward Karl Merrit has
®@ won removal of a disciplinary letter from
his personnel file — a letter that should
never have been there in the first place!
The letter was written following a CSEA
right-to-know complaint against the college
that was upheld by the state Attorney
General. The situation was covered in depth
in a recent edition of The Public Sector.
The removal of the unjustified letter from
Merrit’s file was part of the settlement.
Libretti was home with
his wife and three cea
children on the night of March 4 when a
neighbor warned them that her apartment
was in flames as a result of careless
blankets and money to
help the family.
Anyone wishing to make a donation should
send it to Libretti’s parents’ home. The
address is:
smoking. i s Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Libretti
“Thank God, we all got out in time,” said 16 Kingston Avenue
Libretti. Poughkeepsie, New York 12603
The Public Sector receives a lot of mail each day and every once ina
while an item slips in that’s worth a chuckle. For example, Editor Roger
Cole recently received a letter addressed to Roger College — from the
State University of all places!
Then there was a letter from a state legislator who carried the idea of
contracting-out to ridiculous lengths, addressing us as The Private
Sector!
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Can’t hide those lion eyes ®3
Toll collector Cindy Teator thought it
was strange that automobiles
approaching the Rip Van Winkle
Bridge were stopping to look up the
hill. The bridge is in CATskill, but
Teator couldn’t believe that drivers
had spotted a real live lion!
Teator called the state police — “They thought I
was kidding!” — who found out the kitty cat
belonged to a local resident who was not at home.
To the rescue, a true hero — the cat-handler
from the nearby Catskill Game Farm, fearlessly
armed with his trusty tranquilizer gun. Ready, aim,
FIRE and bullseye! The giant cat was off to
GRIEVANCE WON — Newburgh Schools custodian Brad
Clausen, left, won $400 in back pay and advanced two
schedules after CSEA filed an out-of-title work grievance for
him. Although classified a cleaner, Clausen was operating
equipment and performing mechanical work, too. Pictured
with him are Unit President Frank DeLauri and CSEA
Region III Field Representative Jim Farina.
dreamland.
But how to get it to the game farm to await the
owner? Teator suggested calling the local
ambulance service to get a stretcher to bring it
back alive.
You can imagine the reaction of the ambulance
personnel when they were told why they were
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called.
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ALBANY — Despite late night,
sometimes nearly around-the-clock
bargaining as the deadline drew
near, CSEA and state negotiators
failed to reach agreement on new
contracts covering 105,000 state
workers as old contracts expired
April 1.
As this issue of The Public Sector
went to press, negotiators continued
to meet long and tiring hours in an
effort to reach a tentative agreement
on new contracts as the deadline
came and went.
Contract talks between CSEA and
the state have been on-going since
late last year. Affected are about . )
105,000 state employees in the
Administrative, Operational and
Institutional Services units and the
Division of Military and Naval
Affairs.
Provisions of the expired contracts
remained in effect while negotiators
worked feverishly to hammer out
new agreements.
NEGOTIATIONS — In above photo, Mary Pat Fox,
chairman of CSEA’s Administrative Services
bargaining team, is deep in concentration. In
center photo above, CSEA chief negotiator Ernest
Rewolinski goes eyeball to eyeball with a state
negotiator across the table. In photo at lower
right, CSEA’s Director of Research William
Blom, in shirt sleeves, confers with CSEA
statewide President William L. McGowan about a
bargaining proposal.
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