The State Employee, 1936 January

STATE EMPLOYEE

OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF THE ASSOCIATION OF STATE CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYEES OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK

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Editor, Cuartes A. Brixv, JR.
Business Manager, Joseru D, Locuwer

OFFICERS
Curartes A. Brivo, Jr., President foun T. DrGrarr, Counsel
Cuarves L. Canpartt, Vice-President << ~ ym rs A, Connoy, Secretary
Frank O. Bauer, Treasurer joskvn D, Locuner, Business Secretary

VOL. 5. JANUARY, 1936 NO. 1.

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The 12,000 members of this As-
sociation thrilled with pride and
pleasure on Monday evening, Jan-
vary 13, 1936, when they heard
Governor Herbert H. Lehman's
progressive budget message recom-
mending that the twelve-hour day
be banished from New York State
civil service. The Governor re-
ferred to the action, as doing “sim-
ple justice to the men and women
in institutions who render humani-
tarian and exacting service but who
are compelled to work unconscion-
able long hours.” Simple justice!
How many times has this Associa-
tion through the press, the radio,
petitions, letters, wires, public
meetings, and, through THE
STATE EMPLOYEE and the As-
sociation publications which pre-
ceded it, used these words to de-

scribe the situation. The Governor
recognized the real facts and acted
in his usually earnest way.

‘We are proud to record here
some of the important activities of
the Association leading up to the
Governor’s recommendation of
Monday. In December, 1930, the
leaders of the Association having
discovered that selfish groups
seemed intent upon delaying and
blocking efforts of State workers
to abolish the long day in the inter-
est of better service and more fa-
vorable ‘living conditions, decided
upon a campaign to enlist public
support for and the adoption of a
maximum eight-hour day. In an
Association bulletin of that date
the following pledge appeared:

“This Association, pledged to
unselfish efforts on behalf of the

ht Hour Day Victory

maintenance and promotion of ef-
ficiency in public service, believes
that the abolition of the twelve-
hour day would be a good invest-
ment and in the best interests of
the State service and good citi-
zenship. It urges upon leaders of

State Government the value of

such a policy and asks all citi-

zens to lend consideration and
support.”

It must not be understood that
efforts to abolish the long day
lad not been made prior to that
time. Various attempts had been
made by the Association. The fact
that Illinois had adopted an eight-
hour day in its institutions in 1915
had long before lent hope that New
York State would move more
promptly to favorable attention to

Continued on Page 6

Summary of Legislation Pending

The following is a complete list
of bills thus far introduced in both
houses of the Legislature which af-
fect State employees and are of in-
terest to them. In future issues of
this magazine this list will be con-
tinued so that if such issues are
kept for reference a complete rec-
ord will be had. Record of Legis-
lative action on these bills will also
be printed.

SENATE

Int. 23, Print 23—Senator Desmond
—Amends section 112, Correction
Law, to limit guards and uni-
formed employees in State pris-
ons and reformatories to eight-
hour day and six-day week. Re-
ferred to Penal Institutions Com-
mittee,

Int. 25, Print 25—Senator Desmond

—Amends sections 2, 220, adds
new 220-e, Labor Law, no state
employee work more than 48
hours per week or 6 days per
week, including employees on
public works. Referred to La-
bor Committee.

Int. 26, Print 26—Senator Desmond
—Amends secs. 2, 160, 220, La-
bor Law, to apply 8-hour day to
all State employees. Referred to
Labor Committee.

Int. 47, Print 47—Senator Lee—
Adds new Art. 3-a, Railroad Law,
section 111 of the bill provides
that officers and employees en-
gaged in grade crossing elimina-
tions are transferred without ex-
aminations to the Dept. of Pub-
lic Works subject to the power of
the head of the Dept. to abolish

unnecessary offices and positions
or to transfer employees from one
position to another, or to change
the title of the position, Re-
ferred to Public Service Commit
tee. Same as A. 57.

Int. 57, Print 57—Senator Wicks—
Amends Sec. 11, adds new Art.
12, State Charities Law, repeals
Chap. 798, Laws of 1931. Sec.
239 provides that no persons em-
ployed during the emergency pe-
riod shall be subject to provisions
of civil service law. Sec. 251 pro-
vides for transfer of employees of
T.E.R.A. without examinations;
positions be exempt for 4 months,
after which shall be filled from
civil service eligible lists. Re-
ferred to Relief and Welfare

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January

Pending Legislation
Continued from Page 3
Committee. Same as A. 61.

Int. 89, Print 89—Senator Berg—
Adds new Sec, 21-c, Civil Service
Law, giving disabled veterans
and nurses preference in reten-
tion of positions abolished
through lack of appropriation or
work. Referred to Civil Service
Committee. Same as A, 157,

Int. 90, Print 90—Senator Hanley—
Amends Subd. 4, Sec. 220, Labor
Law, providing State hospital
stationary firemen, other em-
ployees in State institutions, en-
gineers, electricians and elevator~
men in public buildings division
during annual legislative session
shall not work more than 48
hours per week or 6 days per
week. Referred to Labor Com-
mittee. Same as A. 33,

Int, 92, Print 92—Senator Kelly—
Amends subd. 4, Sec. 220, Labor
Law, providing same as above
bill of Senator Hanley. Labor
Committee,

Int. 114, Print 114—Senator Garrity
—Amends Sec. 112, Correction
Law, limiting guards and other
uniformed employees in State
prisons and reformatories to 48
hours’ work per week, 6 day
week. One day rest in week. Re-
ferred to Penal Institutions Com-
mittee. Same as A. 91, 165,

Int. 135, Print 135—Senator Nunan
—Adds new sec. 168, Labor Law,
providing no state hospital nurse
or other employee work more
than 8 hours per day and 8 con-
secutive hours in 24 shall consti-
tute day’s work, Referred to La-
bor Committee. Same as A. 115.

Int. 137, Print 137—Senator Cough-
lin—Amends See. 6, Art. 5, Con-
stitution, authorizing legislature
to provide that any civil service
promotion shall be one graded
highest. Referred to Judiciary
Committee. Same as A. 127.

Int. 194, Print 197—Senator Feld—
Amends Sec. 3l-a, Civil Service
Law by providing eligibility term
for reinstatement of persons on
preferred lists shall be eight, in-
stead of four years from date per-
son was separated from service.
Referred to Civil Service Com-
mittee.

Int. 213, Print 216—Senator N. A.
O’Brien—Adds new sec. 9-a,
Civil Service Law, prohibiting a

public officer or employee from
performing service of motion pic-
ture operator or stage hand in
connection with performance
given by or for inmates of any
state institution unless civil serv-
ice employees are by occupation
or vocation motion picture oper-
ators or stage hands. Referred
to Civil Service Committee.

Int. 215, Print 218—Senator N. A.
O’Brien—Adds new sec. 9-a Civil
Service Law, making it unlawful
for any band or orchestra com-
posed principally of civil service
employees to play at any function
not directly connected with pub-
lic department or bureau. Re-
ferred to Civil Service Commit-
tee. (Same as A. 134.)

IN ASSEMBLY

Int. 33, Print 33—Mr. Ostertag—
Amends Subd. 4, Sec. 220, Labor
Law, providing state hospital sta~
tionary firemen and all other em-
ployees as well as engineers, elec-
tricians and elevatormen in pub-
lic bldgs. division during legisla-
tive session not required to work
more than 48 hours a week or 6
days a week. Referred to Labor
Committee. Same as S. 90.

Int. 67, Print 67, Mr. M. B. Stewart
—Amends Sec. 112, Correction
Law, to limit hours of guards and
other uniformed employees in
State prisons, reformatories and
hospitals for criminal insane to
48 hours for 6 days, one day of
week a day of rest. Referred to
Penal Institutions Committee.
Same as S, 43.

Int. 91, Print 91—Mr. Lavery—
Amends Sec. 112, Correction
Law, to limit hours of work of
guards and uniformed employees
in state prisons and reformatories
to 48 hours for 6 days, one day of
week be a day of rest. Referred
to Penal Institutions Committee.
Same as S. 114; A. 165.

Int. 115, Print 115—Mr. Fitzpatrick
—Adds new sec. 168, Labor Law,
providing no state hospital nurse
or other employee shall be al-
lowed to work more than 8 hours
a day and 8 consecutive hours in
any 24, Referred to Labor Com-
mittee. Same as S. 135.

Int. 121, Print 121—Mr. Austin—
Adds new sec. 14-b, Civil Service
Law, extending for not less than
eleven nor more than four years
after expiration of eligibility

terms, certain eligible lists of
candidates for appointment as
special deputy clerks, assistant
deputy clerks and library clerks,
supreme court, Ist Dept. Ree-
ferred to Civil Service Commit-
tee.

Int. 122, Print 122—Mr. Austin—
Adds new Sec. 22, Civil Service
Law, relative to removals, to
hearings and court review. Re-
ferred to Civil Service Commit-
tee.

Int. 127, Print 127—Miss Byrne—
Amends Sec. 6, Art. 5, Constitu-
tion, authorizing legislature to
provide thet any civil service pro-
motion shall be of one graded
highest. Referred to Civil Service
Committee. Same as S. 137.

Int. 134, Print 134—Mr. McCaffrey
—Adds new sec. 9-a, Civil Service
Law, making it unlawful for any
band or orchestra composed prin-
cipally of civil service employees
to play at any function not di-
recty connected with public de-
partment or bureau. Referred to
Civil Service Committee.

Int, 152, Print 152, Mr, Breitbart—
Adds new sec. 73, Civil Rights
Law, prohibiting civil service or
school examinations or tests of
fitness for license or permit on
the Sabbath or other religious
holy days, with certain excep-
tion. Referred to Judiciary Com-
mittee.

Int. 157, Print 157—Mr. Mercier—
Adds new sec. 21-c, Civil Service
Law, giving disabled war veter
ans and nurses preference in re-
tention in positions abolished or
reduced through lack of appropri.
ation or work. Referred to Civil
Service Committee. Same as S.
89.

Int. 165, Print 165—Mr, Ostertag—
Amends sec, 112, Correction Law,
requiring commissioner to appor-
tion guards and other uniformed
employees and fix hours of duty
so as not to exceed 48 hours for
6 days, one day of week a day of
rest. Referred to Penal Institu-
tions Committee. Same as S. 114;
A. 91.

Int. 171, Print 172—Mr, Bernhardt
—Amends Sec, 31, Civil Service
Law, providing person holding
position subject to qualifying ex-
aminations, as well as in com-
petitive class, and who has been

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January

THE STATE EMPLOYEE

The Annual Dinner—February 27th

Association’s big “Get Together”
of the year, the annual dinner to
the Governor, Lieutenant Governor,
department heads and members,
will take place Thursday night,
February 27, at the De Witt Clin-
ton Hotel, in Albany.

Announcement of the big date
hhas just been made by Hazel A.
Ford, chairman of the Association’s
Social Committee, after consulta-
tion with Governor Lehman.

Everything indicates that this
year’s dinner event will surpass, in
program features, any other social
activity during the history of the
organization.

All of the dining, dancing and en-
tertainment facilities of the De
Witt, including music by Bobby
Meeker's famous dance band, have
Deen reserved for the use of our As-
sociation and guests.

A stunt show to be staged after
the eats, promises to outshine the
famous annual gag dinners of the
Albany Legislative Correspondents’
Association.

Mrs. Ford has enlisted the serv-
ices of some of the best known
newspapermen in the State service
to arrange the stunt show—a group
of bon-ton press agents who com-
bine the acumen of old P. T. Bar
tuum and the good taste of Emily
Post. They will see to it that pub-
lic officials who are put on the grid-
die for the night are just deliciously
broiled and not burnt up—at least
the scars will not be permanent.

At the head of the show commit-
tee is Thomas C. Stowell of the
Health Department's publicity staff,
a veteran of the stage and screen
who is almost as well known in
theatrical circles as “Uncle Tom's
Cabin.” He will be assisted in con-
cocting laugh hits. about the per-
sons and activities of dignified pub-
lic figures by:

Allan Reagan, Director of the
State Publicity Bureau, Department
of Conservation, who is revealing
to the world just now that New
York State has everything but
wants more;

John L, (Jack) Halpin, secretary
to the Conservation Commissioner
and an authority on bobsled, ski, and
stocking runs— Clarence H. Knapp,

head of publications in the Depart-
ment of State, who writes pieces for
the New Yorker and other giggily
magazines;

Walter T. Brown, argus factotum
of the Executive Chamber, who
knows all and sees all—perhaps
he'll tell some; Howard E. Silber-
stein, publications editor of the De-
fartment of Taxation and Finance,
who has It, Which and Such—and
makes you think of the clegance of
a whole embassy staff at Washing-
ton;

John F. (Jack) Tremain, secre-
tary of the State Commission of
Correction, who for years has been
meeting all the very worst people
o1 the State without ever getting
2 spot of mud on his escutcheon;

Frederick (Freddie) Hollowell,
secretary to the State Comptroller
and spokesman for the Department
of Audit and Control, seat of ali
power and authority in State mat-
ters; Foster Potter, who keeps the
publicity mill churning in the De-
partment of Agriculture and Mar-
kets, even though he never saw a
churn, and

Last but not least—yowser, not
least folks, Charles H. (Charlie)
McTigue, Secretary to the State
Tax Commission, who used to
write pieces for the newspapers and
now makes edicts on “What the
Well-dressed Man Will Wear” for
Harper's Bazaar, with daily per-
sonal exemplifications.

These fine old exponents of bunk
and bombast are surrounding their
plans with an air of mystery as
thick as the combined beards of all
the cabinet members in the Balkan
raountains.

One cannot ascertain, if one tries,
just what character the stunt show
will take—whether it will be in the
form of refined humor or low com-
edy, vaudeville, circus, pageantry,
dramatics, musical comedy, motion
pictures, television, what not.

The old sages of the newspaper
and publicity world promise only
cne thing—that the show will be
funny, somewhat subtle, they say,
but awfully funny if you keep your
eye on the stage and watch the ac-
tors closely.

The stunt men are having secret
conclaves in all sorts of out-of-the-

way places—not all of them on
Capitol hill—and they glower at
one if one tries to break in on their
meetings.

A reporter for “State Employee”
was glowered at the other night for
speaking to a member of the sub-
committee on wigs and toupees, of
the full stunt show committee,
which was having a meeting at
State and Pearl Streets.

Mrs. Ford’s committee is arrang-
ing the speaking and stunt program
so that a large part of the night
may be devoted to dancing, to the
music of Bobby Mecker and his
boys, who make up one of the most
popular orchestras in the country.

The chief speaker of the evening
of course will be Governor Leh-
man, who has always been a whole-
hearted supporter of our Associa-
tion and on many occasions has evi-
denced his deep interest in Civil
Service matters generally.

Everything indicates that the at-
tendance will test the capacity of
the De Witt. Get your reservations
in carly. Tickets (two bucks a
throw) are now available, through
Mrs. Ford and her associates on the
Social Committee:

May Fitzgerald of Correction

Lewis S. Armento of Public

Works
Beulah Bailey of Taxation and
Finance

Nina Foran of Civil Service

Margaret Duncan of Taxation

and Finance

Grace E. Keck, State Health

Laboratory
W. D. Bauer of Public Works

Bowling League

The standing of the Association
State Civil Service Employees
Bowling League, composed of State
employees in Albany follows:

Team Standing

WwW. L. Pet.
Comptrollers . 27 8& 822
Grade Cross. Engrs. 33 12 .733
Tax - 29 16 .644
Civil Service 23 22 «4511

Health—Public Serv. 22 23 .477

Architects 21 24 «467
LAW, wreone 9 33 .214
Public Works . 9 33 .214
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THE STATE EMPLOYEE

January

8 Hour Day Victory

Continued on Page 3

hours of work in institutions.
In 1931, the Association declared
in its official publication:

“Because every enlightened

thought relative to labor as ex-
pressed during many years, con-
demns the exploitation of labor
through exactment of overlong
hours of service, the Association
urges, with confidence of ap-
proval, action to provide that
State workers in all lines of ac-
tivity shall not be required to
work beyond a maximum of eight
hours each day and that all may
be accorded one day of rest in
seven.”

In the same year, President Mc-
Donough, Counsel J. Stanley Car-
ter, and the Legislative Committee,
prepared an amendment to the La-
bor Law which was introduced by
Senator Thomas C. Desmond, of
Newburgh. Senator Desmond was
the first to go the full way in ask-
ing that the State declare by law
that the twelve-hour day be abol-
ished for State employees.

Senator Desmond carried the
shorter day message in many pub-
lic appeals. On March 1, 1933, with
W. F. McDonough, President of
the Association, he addressed a
large public meeting held under the
auspices of this Association at
Chancellor's Hall in Albany. This
was the first public meeting in the
Capital City at which the policy of
the State in maintaining a twelve-
hour day was fully portrayed and
condemned. It had an important
effect upon the public and the leg-
islative mind. Countless citizens
were uninformed as to the labor
policy of the State in regard to
hours of work in State institutions
and the Association expended thou-
sands of dollars in correctly in-
forming and enlisting the aid of
citizens.

Bills were introduced in 1931,
1932, 1933 and 1934 but failed of
passage. Despite heroic efforts of
different legislators during those
years, selfish, short-sighted inter-
ests, always opposed to social prog-
ress if it meant expenditures for
which they might be taxed, were
successful in preventing favorable
consideration of these sound social
measures.

In 1934, watchful attention to the
situation by Association leaders
seeming to indicate that the maxi-
mum eight-hour day bills would
again die in Legislative Commit-
tees, President McDonough, Coun-
sel Charles J. Tobin, and the Leg-
islative Committee of the Associa-
tion, drafted a resolution calling for
a Legislative survey of hours of
work and working conditions in
State institutions, and through the
cooperation of Senator Michael J.
Kernan and Assemblyman Harold
Ostertag the resolution was adopt-
ed by the Senate and Assembly and
a survey made following the 1934
session of the Legislature. This
was a non-partisan survey as the
Assembly was Republican and the
Senate Democratic.

Assemblyman Ostertag promptly
introduced a measure in the 1935
Assembly to establish a maximum
eight-hour day for all workers in
prisons, hospitals and other insti-
tutions. In the preparation of the
bill consultation was had with the
Legislative Committee of the Asso~
ciation and its counsel, John T. De
Graff. Assemblyman Ostertag gave
great impetus to the movement.

The Legislative Committee re-
ported to the 1935 Legislature, and
as a result of this study, and the
recommendations strongly urging
the abolition of the long day and
better working conditions gener-
ally in institutions, the Legislature
of 1935 passed bills sponsored by
Assemblyman Hugh A. Lavery and
Assemblyman James A. Burke, the
first covering employees of prisons
and the second employees of hos-
pitals and other institutions. This
Association had from the begin-
ning insisted that the twelve-hour
day was unjust to employees in
whatever institution or group they
were employed and that all should
be given the shorter day. It fa-
vored no group above another.
Governor Lehman and others who
had been consistently for a maxi-
mum eight-hour day but who were
unable to find the money to put the
policy in effect, likewise insisted
that all employees should get con-
sideration when the time came to
do away with the twelve-hour day.

Governor Lehman in a message
written on May 6, 1935, deploring
his inability to sign the Burke or
Lavery bills because of the finan-
cial condition of the State and the

fact that the Legislature had not
appropriated the money for the ad-
ditional help required, stated:

“I have no hesitation in saying
that just as soon as possible the
hours of State employees in such
institutions should be reduced.
Nothing, however, would be
gained by the enactment of these
bills at the present time; they
would go in effect only on July
1, 1936. If next year the finances
of the State permit a change in
the hours of working conditions
of guards, hospital attendants and
other employees, I shall be only
too glad to recommend it.”

With faith in Governor Lehman
borne of its experience in dealings
with him over many years, and a
knowledge of his splendid attention
to upholding civil service princi-
fles, to preservation of the pension
system, to restoration of salaries,
and countless other enlightened,
progressive and humanitarian ac-
tions marking him as an outstand-
ing statesman of his time, this
Association predicted in THE
STATE EMPLOYEE of April,
1935:

“One does not have to be a
seer to know that the twelve-hour
day is doomed in this State and
that within the year 1936. Your
Association predicts this without
reservations.

“Employees of the State of
New York, wherever you may be
employed, you have a call that is
distinct and clear, to organized
effort to bring about the abolition
of the long day in institutional
work—a martial call to assert
yourselves as citizens who resent
unfair discrimination in labor
policies regardless of where such
policies. prevail, Begin now to call
again upon Church leaders, lead-
ers of the press, political leaders,
social leaders, fraternal leaders,
and all citizens, to the end that
they may uphold the hands of the
Governor of this State and that
he may establish the maximum
eight-hour day by executive plan-
ning at the latest by July 1, 1936.
Your Association stands today as
always the leader in this fight for
fair play for institutional work-
ers; it calls upon you to help it
extend its efforts along this way.”
On October 17, 1935, thanks to

the fine work of many employees in
Continued on Page 12
January

THE STATE EMPLOYEE

Group Insurance Plan

Do You Realize the Opportun-
ity Your Association Has Made
Possible for You to Provide a
Steady Income When You Are
Disabled Through Accident or
Sickness?

Inquiries but not applications are
continually coming into Headquar-
ters. If you are interested in Group
Insurance send your application in
before February 15th. That is ab-
solutely the dead line. If there have
not been enough applications re-
ceived by that time to make it pos-
sible to go on, the whole thing will
be dropped, and all money received
so far will be returned.

The high points of Group Insur-
ance are:

1, Every employed member of
the Association, regardless of sex,
age, physical condition or past
history, is eligible.

2. As long as the Master Pol-
icy is in force, the coverage is
non-cancellable, and may not be
modified. An individual may re-
ceive indemnity any number of
times and still be eligible for ben-
efits according to the policy,
without fear of being disbarred
from further indemnity, so long
as he retains his membership in
the Association,

3. No medical examination is
necessary. The sickness protec-

tion features are extremely broad;
it is unnecessary that disability
have its inception after the date
of execution of a policy. Every
disability is covered regardless oi
nature or date of inception.

4, Every member, male or fe-
male, pays the same rate.

5. Insurance provided by this
plan is against sickness or dis-
ease which causes total loss of
time and against loss of life, limb,
limbs, sight or time resulting
from accidental injury sustained
while the insurance is in force.

6. The cost is less than one-
half of individual policy rates.

It is now up to interested mem-
bers of the Association to unite be-
hind this plan. Use the application
for insurance printed on another
page of this issue. No payment of
premium is necessary at this time.
You send your application in and
payment will be forthcoming only
when the necessary number of ap-
plications for insurance are received
to put the plan into effect.

Additional applications may be
obtained at Room 156, State Capi-
tol, Albany.

Use Insurance Application
Page 15

PREMIUM SCHEDULE FOR OFFICE WORKERS
Monthly Salary Prin. Sum, Monthly Ind. Annual Semi-Ann. Quarterly

Acc. and Sick.
$150 or over $1000 $100 $27.80 $14.10 $7.15
135 to 150 1000 90 25.20 12.80 6.50
120 to 135 1000 80 22.55 11.45 5.80
105 to 120 1000 70 19.95 10.15 5.15
90 to 105 1000 60 17.30 8.80 4.50
75 to 90 1000 50 14.65 7.45 3.80
75 to 90 500 50 13.90 7.05 3.60
60 to 75 500 40 11.30 5.75 2.96

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about a

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Particularly THE cocktails
served in the cozy environ-
ment of the new, enlarged

WlEZZANINE
ILOUNGE

The setting makes cocktails
doubly appealing. Soft lights,
sweet music, intimate table
groupings. And the hors
d'oeuvres are most tempting.

So phone a friend or two to
meet you here today. For this
is the rendezvous every after-
noon from 4 to 7,

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DE WITT CLINTON

a Knott hotel

$150 or more $1000 $100

135 to 150 1000 90
120 to 135 1000 80
105 to 120 1000 70
90 to 105 1000 60
75 to 90 1000 50
75 to 90 500 50
60 to 75 500 40

PREMIUM SCHEDULE FOR NON-OFFICE WORKERS

Monthly Salary Prin. Sum. Monthly Ind. Annual Semi-Ann, Quarterly
Acc. and Sick.

$38.00 $19.20 $9.70
34.30 17.30 8.75
30.65 15.50 7.80
26.95 13.60 6.90
23.30 11.75 5.95
19.60 9.90 5.00
19.00 9.60 485

15.30 7.70 3.90

Phone 3-0566

LOUIS J. BERBEN
Dispensing Optician
Oculists’ Prescriptions Filled

36 MAIDEN LANE
ALBANY, N. Y.

3 Doors Below No. Pearl St.

THE STATE EMPLOYEE

January

Editorial Page

8 Hour Day Facts

The recommendations by Gov-
ernor Lehman in his annual budget
message read in part:

“I have recommended an ap-
propriation of two and a half
million dollars for the employ-
ment of additional ward attend-
ants, guards, nurses and other
employees rendering similar serv-
ices having to do with the im-
mediate care of inmates, patients,
and other wards of the State.

“It is my strong desire that
prior to July 1, 1937, we will have
attained, generally speaking, an
eight-hour day or the substantial
equivalent thereof, for the groups
of employees to which I have al-
luded and will have accomplished
the change from the present un-
fortunate working conditions
without that loss and waste which
would accompany hurried and
precipitate action.”

This Association finds no equivo-
cation in this message. It sees in
these words no_hairsplitting, no
pettiness, no quibbling. The state-
ment says very plainly that em-
ployees in State institutions are to
be placed on an eight-hour day
basis; that the transition from a
longer day as now in effect to the
eight-hour day will be begun on
July 1, 1936; that to provide funds
to begin the change the Governor
has set up in his budget for use as
of July 1, 1936, the sum of $2,500,-
000. This Association understands
this statement of Executive policy
to mean that every employee who is
now working more than eight
hours per day in every State insti-
tution—Department of Correction,
Department of Mental Hygiene,
Department of Social Welfare,
Department of Health—employees
in every State institution where in-
mates, patients or other wards of
any kind are ministered to by the
State, will be placed upon an eight-
hour day by July 1, 1937, and that
as many of these groups as the ap-
propriation of two and one-half
million dollars recommended by the
Governor will care for on an eight-
hour day basis will be so employed
by July 1, 1936, or as soon there-

after within the fiscal year begin-
ning July 1, 1936, as is possible.

Understanding full well that pol-
icies of government go oft awry
because of inefficient or unsympa-
thetic administrative action, the As-
sociation urged upon the Governor
immediately following the cight-
hour day recommendation the need
for Executive direction to adminis-
trative heads to assure that the fair
and honest eight-hour day policy,
entirely free of petty or unfriendly
manipulation, be established com-
pletely and generously at the ear-
liest possible moment. To this re-
quest the Governor replied as fol-
lows:

“It is my very sincere and
strong desire that the reforms I
have recommended be put into
effect and administered both with
intelligence and understanding to
the end that they may become ef-
fective as fully and at as early a
date as is possible.”

There could never be an eight-
hour day without the money to hire
the necessary help and, also, in
some cases to supply living accom-
modations for the workers. The
Legislature cannot make available
any money for this purpose without
the approval of the Governor. Any
bill passed by the Legislature pro-
viding for an eight-hour day must
provide the money to establish it
and then gain Executive approval
of the outlay or it would be use-
less. Under the Constitution, ap-
propriations for State government
are supposed to originate with the
Governor in orderly annual budget-
ing. That the eight-hour day
should be provided for in regular
budget making, which Governor
Lehman has seen fit to do in part
this year, is clearly understood as
the right procedure by all who
know about State government.

The two political parties in the
Legislature were plainly favorable
to an eight-hour day even last year.
Both Assembly and Senate voted
unanimously for the eight-hour
day. There was apparently nothing
political about their action. The
bills of last year carried no appro-
priations. The matter of appropri-
ations was left entirely to the Gov-

ernor. The bills this year as now
introduced carry no appropriations.
Assemblyman Ostertag who has
done so much both as a member of
the Legislative Committee of 1934
appointed to study hours of work
and as a member of the Assembly
introducing a bill to assure work-
ers a maximum eight-hour day,
makes his bill provide for an eight-
hour day effective as of July 1,
1937, waiting upon executive bud-
geting for the fiscal year beginning
at that date. The Assembly legis-
lative program with reference to
hours of work in State institutions
carried in our weekly bulletin re-
cently, urged the legal reform as
of July 1, 1937. It will thus be seen
that Legislative thought was all for
waiting upon the Governor to pro-
vide the money in his budget, and
that the Legislature last year asked
unanimously to begin the plan on
July 1, 1936, as the Governor now
provides.

This Association believed and
still believes that the eight-hour

‘day in New York State service has

been overlong delayed. The State
could well have afforded it back in
1920 and since that time, But that
is water over the dam. This Asso-
ciation was not in favor of wait-
ing until July 1, 1937. As noted
on another page of this issue of
THE STATE EMPLOYEE, it
predicted unreservedly last April
that the plan would be begun with-
in the year 1936. Its alert and for-
ward looking officers and commit-
tees understood full well that pub-
lic opinion would support the Gov-
ernor in providing the necessary
funds to begin this wholly honest
and just reform in State govern-
ment.

The bond issue voted last fall
will be helpful in providing funds
for needed buildings at institutions.
This factor is important, and doubt-
less the Governor had it in mind
when providing for personnel.

The Association is pledged to
the elimination from the Labor
Law of those provisions which fail
to accord to State workers the
same rights which it demands for
private workers. It is wholly in

Continued on Page 13

January

THE STATE EMPLOYEE

9

Important Recognition

The Civil Service Department as
one of the eighteen departments of
New York State Government, is
equal in importance to any Depart-
ment of State Government. It is
essential that all civil officers and
employees appreciate this fact. For
many years it has not been ade-
quately financed to perform the vi-
tal functions imposed upon it by
the Constitution and the laws and
needs of the State. Likewise, it is
a very obvious fact that its Com-
missioners, three in number, are
not compensated as they should be
in view of the services which they
perform, These Commissioners, if
pay for their services was based
upon the importance of their work
and its value to the people of the
State, would each receive salaries
equal to if not in excess of the
highest paid to members of any
commission or to any department
head in State service, or to any
judge or justice in the State serv-
ice. The Civil Service Commission-
ers are serving willingly and well,
at what are moderate honorariums
compared with the compensation
received by many public officials.
They are in fact giving to their
State a great deal of time and
splendid effort, with a public spirit-
edness unexcelled in State or Na-
tion.

We trust that the day may come
and very soon (and this Associa-
tion shall urge it as a matter of
equity and fairness), when these
public servants may be properly
compensated, or at least be paid
salaries equal to those paid to com-
missioners or others in similarly re-
sponsible positions in other branch-
es of State government,

It is pleasing to note that Gov-
ernor Lehman has taken cogni-
zance of the need for upbuilding
the Civil Service Department. His
budget recommendations for the
coming fiscal year contain an in-
creased allowance for that Depart-
ment. While it is not a large
amount, and there is every reason
to give thought to greatly increas-
ing the personnel and maintenance
allowances for this Department in
order that it may function com-
pletely and efficiently, it is a step
in the right direction and a timely
recognition of civil service needs.

N. Y. City Chapter
By ROBERT AXEL,
Chairman of Publicity

At the annual meeting of the As-
sociation of State Civil Service em-
ployees held in Albany on October
1, 1935, a resolution was presented
by Mr. Edward A. Selle, President
of the N. Y. City Chapter, petition-
ing the Governor and State Legis-
lature to give consideration to a
general salary increase for State
civil service employees commensur-
ate with the rise in the cost of liv-
ing. The resolution received unan-
imous approval at this meeting.
The preliminary work relating to
the presentation of this proposal
was delegated to the N. Y. City
Chapter.

At recent meetings of the Legis-
lative Committee of the Chapter
leld in the State Office Building,
New York City, further considet
ation was given to the resolution
passed by the Association, with
particular reference to salary in-
creases of State employees coming
under the civil service classification.
A summary of the current State
budget as it affects the thousands of
civil service employees in the State
is at present being tabulated by the
following members of the Legisla-
tive Committee:

Earl Kelley, Chairman, Dept. of
Taxation and Finance,

John Ferguson, Dept. of Taxa-
tion and Finance.

William Hildebrandt, Dept. of
Taxation and Finance,

William Hopkins, Dept. of Law,
Elizabeth Lewis, Dept. of Educa-
tion,

Milton Schwartz, Dept. of Insur-
ance.

The Committee, in behalf of the
Association, is considering various
plans for adjusting salaries of em-
ployees whose earnings fall in the
lower brackets. On the basis of its
findings and recommendations, the
Committee will draft a bill to be
presented at the present session of
the State Legislature. All members
of the Association and others in-
terested in the Merit System
should support this much-needed,
progressive measure.

Pending Legislation
Continued from Page 4

separated from service through
abolition or consolidation of of-
fices shall be placed on preferred
list for reinstatement;
ing “skilled mechani
competitive class, to include elec-
trical workers, elevator construc-
tion, etc. Referred to Civil Ser
ice Committee.

Int. 172, Print 173—Mr. Bernhardt
—Amends Sec. 61, Civil Service
Law, by providing should bene-
ficiary of a retirement allowance
under subd. 3 work for labor or
profit, amount earned therefor
shall be deducted from such al-
lowance each month while work
lasts. Referred to Civil Service
Committee.

Int. 173, Print 174—Mr. Bernhardt
—Adds new Sec. 29-2, Civil Serv-
ice Law, providing a person
whose spouse holds a civil serv-
ice position, shall not be appoint-
ed to any position, Referred to
Civil Service Committee.

Int. 317, Print 318—Mr. McDer-
mott—Amends Subd. 4, Sec. 220,
Labor Law, by providing that
stationary firemen in State hospi-
tals, employees in State institu-
tions, except mechanics, and en-
gineers, electricions, elevatormen
in Public Buildings, division of
public works dept., shall not be
permitted to work more than 48
hours a week or six days in any
one week, Referred to Labor
Committee. (Same as S. 92.)

Int, 332, Print 333—Mr. Justice—
—Adds new sec. 168, Labor Law,
providing no State hospital nurse
or other employee shall be al-
lowed to work more than eight
hours a day and eight consecutive
hours in any 24 shall constitute a
legal day’s work. Referred to La-
bor Committee. (Same as S.
135; A. 115.)

Int . 365—Mr. Ostertag—Amends
subd. 14, sec. 50, Civil Service
Law, so as to include in definition
of “Final average salary” for re-
tirement purposes, average an-
nual compensation of a member
for state service during any ten
consecutive years of such service
as he may select. Referred to
Civil Service Committee.
10 THE STATE EMPLOYEE

January

Civil Service Appointments

‘The following is a list of appointments to positions in the State service, made
since the publication of the December issue:

Position

Department
.. State Insurance Fund,
‘tate Insurance Fund,
‘State Insurance Fund,

Name
Nathan Slutsky.
Arthur D. Plotnick

N.Y.
N.Y:
NY.
N.Y:
Nex.
N.Y.

Aaaaaa

IU Mortgage Commission,
+++eSt. Institute, Farmingdale
State Prison, Attica
‘State Institute, Nayanoch
21:State School, Warwick
‘eacher of Soe. Sciences. :!State Reformatory, Elmira
‘Teacher of Illiterate and
Backward Adults.

Angelo BP. Poreari
Beatrice Wintle.

«State Reformatory, Elmira
Eimira

IuiState Reformatory,
‘State Insurance
“State Insurance
State Insurance Fund,
Insurance Fund, N.¥.C.
Insurance Fund, N.Y.C.
Insurance Fund, N.¥.C.
Insurance Fund, N-Y.C.
Insurance Fund, NYC.
‘State Insurance Fu
JPilgrim St. Hosp., nStentwood
Oneonta Hospital,’ Oneonta
State Insurance Fund, N.Y.C.
Labor, N.¥.C.

Junior Cleric,
Junior Clerk.

Henry J. VanDeusen
Charies L, Ghiazza.
Lemuel ‘Herendeen

Edith 'T. Wield
William L. Mensei,
Julius Umansky,
R. W. Stewart

David Roth.......
James K. Wardwell

‘Medical Record Libr'n.

+-Investigator..

“Min, Wage Investigator

Industrial Relations
Investigator. «Labor, N.¥.C.

Junior Clerk. Labor, N.Y.

SIMI Control Investigator. Agriculture, Albany

‘Milk Control Investigator.. Agriculture, Albany

Milk Control Investigator. Agriculture, Albany

Milk Control Investigator. . Agriculture, Albany.

Bessie B. ‘Tibbitts Supt. of 'T, B. Nurses.....Qneonta Hospital, Oneonta

Mrs. Beatrice I. Auringer. Attmdant-Telephone Opr- Syracuse Psychopathic,

Hospital, Syracuse
Helen Behr.. Asst. Typist & Tel, Opr... Oneonta Hospital, Oneonta
Thomas B. Rooney. Teacher of Com. . Elmira Reformatory, Elmira
Paul T, Klink. Auburn Prison, anbuen,
Michael P. Bergin. ‘Auburn Prison, Aul
Stenographer, Rochester St, Hosp., Rochester
Investigator... Yabor, NYC.
Investigator.

Carrie L. Allgood
John Coggeshall

State Insurance Fund, N.¥.C.

State Insurance Fund, N.Y.C.

State Vocational Institution,
W. Coxsackie

«Sing Sing Prison, Ossining
State Vocational Institution,

Sylvia Finklestein....
Joseph Sherry..

Martin Ryan...
Carl M. Costello.

Joseph Malone...
Arnold R. Kaplan.
John P. “O'Boyle.
Oliver A. Tweddy..:

Gladys Rabinowitz.
Isidore Satran.

etcane Commission, N.C.
“Mortgage Commission, N.Y.C.
Woodbourne Institution,
Woodbourne
. State Insurance Fund,
State Insurance Fund,

Junior Messenger.
+-Stenographer.....

Tunlor Clerk...
unior Clerk.

Helen Sulsky Junior Clerk... State Insurance Fund,
a, ager. anior Clerk. State Insurance Fund,
Anna Shaj aS es State Insurance Fund,

George L. Siicotsky.
Bloney Biepel..

min, Levine.
Sol orn ian.
Clive A. Wra: :
Leo itablnowitz.........-Tumlor Clete.
Henry A. Bergossi....../. Junior Clerk....
Miriam Hager Berson:...:Junior Clerk.
Abraham Schechter...

State Insurance Fund,
State Insurance Fund,
Insurance Fund,
Insurance Fund,
Insurance Fund,
‘State Insurance Fund,
Insurance Fund,
Insurance Fund,
e Insurance Fund,
Insurance
Insurance
Insurance
Insurance
Insurance
Insurance
Insurance
Insurance
Insurance
Insurance
Insurance
Insurance
Insurance

Joseph Allison
Milton Prince. :

Robert Garfield,

Harry Frankel ‘unior Clerk; Insurance Ba
Max ‘Schnitzer. - +«Tunior Clerk: Insurance iy,
Bliot Jacobsen... Insurance Ye
Isaiah Myer. Insurance x.
Charles Kaplan... Insurance ZA
Matthew Ginsburg. Insurance pied
Milton Horowitz. Insurance XC
Malcolm Pitkin. Insurance EG.
Howard R. Hovey Insurance EN

Use Milk

By PETER G. TEN EYCK
Commissioner of Agriculture
and Markets

Milk—oldest of human foods—
can be brought into the diet in
many ways so that the few who do
not favor it as a beverage can ob-
tain its healthful benefits through
combination with other foods.

How this can be done is told in.
an attractive 32 page recipe book—
“100 Ways to Get More Milk in
Your Meals"—recently issued by
the Milk Publicity Bureau of the:
Department of Agriculture and
Markets, which is in charge of New
York State’s campaign to increase
fluid milk consumption.

The recipes, all using milk in
some quantity, were selected by
culinary experts and tell how to
prepare soups and chowders, vege-
tables, meat, fowl and fish dishes,
egg and cheese delicacies, sauces,
breads, cereals, beverages and des-
serts.

In its introduction the booklet
says:

“Bread may be the staff of life,
but milk is certainly the fountain
of youth! Milk is rich in vitamins,
minerals, carbohydrates and pro-
teins—the elements that preserve
the characteristics of youth. A nec-
essary part of every diet, child’s or
adult's.

“And milk is one of the least ex-
pensive foods. In these days of
budgeted incomes, it is a godsend
for milk provides maximum health
at minimum cost.

“Since adult palates demand va-
riety in food, the trick is to use
more milk in cooking. And, once
you get the knack, it is surprising
kow casy it is to devise apyetiz-
ing dishes, infinite in variety—the
new things a homemaker is always
looking for. Without their reaiz-
ing it, your family’s milk need can
be adequately provided. You can
thus be sure that both children and
adults get the nutritive elements
they need so badly—and at little
cost.”

uperfluous
ALALTRE

Permanently Removed

SARAH WHITE

January THE STATE EMPLOYEE

ll

Why Mil

gives you a lovely
smooth skin

‘When a man sees a soft,
clear complexion, of
course he gets romantic!

If your skin is not as clear and silky as you'd like it to be,
here’s one of the simplest (and least expensive) beauty treat- agin
ments in the world, Simply drink milk...cool, fresh milk!... Lose weight scientifically,
: ag this pleasant way that keeps
at least one glass a day. It sounds a little too easy, doesn’t it? eh Write for the
But here’s the point: Jon becll Hollywood i
here ‘Point: booklet all Hollywood is rav-
Milk is the richest source of calcium of all foods. And calcium — ingover:**The Milky Way.”

REDUCE WITH MILK—

is usually the first thing the famous skin specialists and derma- Diets of the Movie Stars.
tologists prescribe. You get a calcium treatment for your skin Send a post card with
with every glass of milk you drink. your name and ad-

dress: Bureau of Milk

Publicity, Albany.
THE STATE

OF NEW YORK

Try this delicious way of clearing your complexion.
Look what milk does for a baby’s skin! Make milk
your daily luncheon beverage. A few cents a day for
a precious calcium treatment... for milk is today’s out-
standing example of a real economy food.

CLEAR UP YOUR COMPLEXION WITH MILK

12

THE STATE EMPLOYEE

January

8 Hour Day Victory
Continued from Page 6
institutions, petitions prepared by
the Association, containing the
names of over 4000 workers and
petitions signed by over 400 busi-
ness men, asking for the banning
of the twelve-hour day, were pre-
sented by President Brind to Gov-

ernor Lehman,

Governor Lehman has not dis-
appointed. With characteristic cour-
age he has provided in his budget
for the fiscal year beginning July
1, 1936, the sum of $2,500,000 to be
used in the establishment of the
maximum eight-hour day policy in
State institutional employment. In
a letter to Chairman W. F. McDon-
ough, of the Association’s Legisla-
tive Committee, acknowledging
congratulations upon the recom-
mendation for abolition of the long
day, Governor Lehman stated on
January 15, 1936:

“It was a source of very great
satisfaction to me to be able to
make the recommendations con-
tained in my budget. I need not
assure you, I am certain, that it
is my very sincere and strong de-
sire that the reforms I have rec-
ommended be put into effect and
administered both with intelli-
gence and understanding to the
end that they may become effec-
tive as fully and at as early a
date as is possible.”

Thus the battle of the Associa-
tion to have inaugurated a just re-
form in the hours of employment
of State workers, is won. To Wil-
liam F. McDonough, President of
the Association of State Civil Serv-
ice Employees from 1929 to 1934,
who led the fight almost single
handed for several years’ to Miss
Beulah Bailey, President of the As-
sociation in 1935 and Vice-Presi-
dent during the five previous years,
and to Charles A. Brind, Jr., the
present President, great credit is
due for securing public, legislative
and executive support of the plan.
Officers and members of the Asso-
ciation of Mental Hygiene Depart-
ment employees were constantly
zetive both in their own Association
and through this Association in
working for the eight-hour day.
‘The State Federation of Labor en-
dorsed the bills presented by the
Association. The press was ex-
ceedingly helpful and many indi-

viduals and groups lent valuable
aid. To the twelve thousand loyal
State civil service workers who are
members of the Association goes
the real honor of having inspired
and supported the officers and com-
mittees and made possible the in-
tensive and successful campaign to
further elevate State service and
improve State employment condi-
tions. In the final analysis, it was
organization and the power which
comes from working together that
won this battle as it has won all
other battles since the World be-
gan. It is only another highly sig-
nificant lesson to State employees
that to improve their working con-
ditions they must work through
their single, state-wide, all-State-
employee Association. State civil
service employees must know that
they are only just beginning to reap
the fruits of intelligent cooperative
action. For years they allowed
themselves to be lost in divided and
ineffective effort. Twelve thousand
strong is only a beginning. But
it is a good beginning and it has
brought good results.

Credit Union Growth

During 1935, thirteen Credit
Unions were established among
State employee groups throughout
the State, principally due to the
work of the Credit Union Commit-
tee of this Association, under the
leadership of Lewis S. Armento,
Chairman of that Committee. The
Credit Unions organized are as fol-
lows:

1. N. Y. State Albany Employees
F. C. U.; 2. N. Y. State Centre
Street F. C. U; 3. Buffalo State
Hospital Employees F. C. U.; 4.
N. Y. State Rochester Employees
; 5. Brooklyn State Tax
es F. C. U.; 6. Buffalo
State Employees F. C. U.; 7. N. ¥.
State Dept. Public Works District
8 Employees F. C. U.; 8. Gowanda
State Hospital Employees F. C. U.;
9, Wallkill Prison Employees F. C.
U; 10. Attica State Prison Em-
ployees F. C. U.; 11. N. Y. State
Vocational Institute Employees
(W. Coxsackie) F. C. U.; 12. Mat-
teawan State Hospital Employees
F. C. U.; 13. Hudson River State
Hospital Employees F. C. U.

This Association stands ready to
cooperate with these groups at any
time and in any way possible,

Albany Credit Union

The N. Y. S. Albany Employees
F. C. U, at their Annual Meeting
held at the State Office Building,
January 20, 1936, expressed their
gratitude for the excellent services
that the Association of State Civil
Service Employees has rendered in
developing the credit union move-
iment in the State of New York and
particularly in the State Oftce
Building, in Albany, N. Y. At this
meeting the members voted that ail
stockholders be paid a 6 per cent
dividend on their shares.

Officers for this year were ele~ted
as follows: President, Lewis S.
Armento; Vice President, Charles
Messina; Treasurer, Edward J. Ra-
mer, and Secretary, Leonard F, Re-
qua, Jr, The Board of Directors
are Henry A, Cohen, Douglas M.
Lasher and Mary Prior,

The Credit Committee consists
of Thomas Halpin, Chairman, Mau-
rice Reiner, Secretary, William Ma-
her, Charles Messina and John J.
Kelly.

The Supervisory Committee is
composed of Charles H. Mullens,

Joseph E. Sheary and Major Frank
S. Harris.

CENTRAL

DAIRY

January

THE STATE EMPLOYEE

13

Second Chance

For several weeks last fall, after
the classes in the educational
courses sponsored by your Asso-
ciation had started, we received
many expressions of regret from
interested would-be registrants who
just had not gotten around to mak-
ing inquiry and enrolling in proper
time to begin the work. Much dis-
appointment, too, was shown that
certain courses had been dropped
due to insufficient registration, and
it appeared that if all these inter-
ested people had only made known
their intention of taking the course
most of the classes dropped would
have developed.

To those disappointed ones,
therefore, opportunity again pre-
sents itself. The second term’s
work is about to begin. While this
is a continuation of the study of the
first term, in the classes listed be-
low it is perfectly possible for stu-
dents entering now to follow the
discussion intelligently and to ad-
ventage. Therefore if you wish to
become better informed on these
subjects come to the meeting at the
time and place listed, prepared to
pay the $5 fee required for the sec-
cond term.

INTERIOR DECORATING —
Monday, Feb. 3, at 7:30 p. m.

STATISTICS—Wednesday, at 5:00
p.m.

CREATIVE WRITING — Wed-
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Eight Hour Day Facts

Continued from Page 8

the interest of labor welfare gen-
erally that the eight-hour day be
established by law. A bill accom-
plishing this as of July 1, 1937, is
already in the Legislature. Before
that date another executive budget
will be prepared and it can include
the funds above the present two
and one-half million which will
abolish the long day completely
and with regard to every position.
In the meantime, when practically
everyone but this Association had
given up doing anything in 1936,
the Governor’s very substantial
recommendation of $2,500,000 will.
kave brought happiness and a
brighter outlook to thousands of
State workers as of July 1, 1936,
and the way will be open to assure
the shorter day to all workers by
July 1, 1937. Nothing whatever is
therefore lost by conforming to
present legislative bills calling for
establishment of the eight-hour day
by law as of July 1, 1937.

This Association feels that the
establishment of the eight-hour day
by statute will make certain that
future executives or administrators
who may not be friendly to human-
itarian ideals shall not be allowed
to revert to unjust and discredited
working conditions. What is needed
at this time is that wholly possi-
ble spirit of cheerful cooperation
between administrative officers and
employees which will place humane
consideration of employees and ef-
ficient carrying out of the work be-
fore all else. Administrative offi-
cers and the lowest paid employee
are alike public servants. Both
will be guilty of disloyalty to the
State if they do not meet the situ-
ation fairly.

It must be understood by em-
ployees that the Legislature must
approve of the Governor's recom-
mendation of the $2,500,000 for
eight-hour day action, before this
money will become available. While
there is every indication at this
time that this feature of the bud-
get will be approved unanimously,
each State employee should imme-
diately contact his Assemblyman
and Senator and let them know in
no uncertain way that they favor
this appropriation. Partisan poli-
tics or confusing statements by so~-

called workers’ organizations, must
not be permitted to interfere with
or wreck this mighty advance to-
ward better things for institution
employees.

It is well for institution em-
ployees to keep in close and con-
stant touch with the Association
to the end that there may be the
best possible cooperation on the
part of employees in working out
the problem of changing from the
long day to the eight-hour day plan,
Certainly there will be no diminu-
tion of the splendid service which
employees have always rendered in
taking care of the inmates, patients
and wards of the State entrusted to
their care. Employees of New
York State institutions have built
up for themselves during many
years of faithful service much of
which was poorly paid for so far
as dollars and cents go, and a great
deal of which was over-exacting as
to hours of work with consequent
social denials of many kinds, a rep-
utation for remarkably efficient and
valuable public service. It is un-
fortunate that at least a part of
these will doubtless have to con-
tinue on the long hour plan. None
know better than institution em-
ployees themselves that their insti-
tutions dealing as they do with hu-
man beings, their hopes, their little
measures of happiness, their sor-
rows and their woes, are not fac-
tories where only lifeless machines
and cold commodities form the
considerations, Practically every
branch of institutional service is
particularly sensitive from the hu-
man touch standpoint to reorgan-
izations of personnel. For this rea-
son, if for no other, the sacrifices
necessary for the period until every
employee shall be on an eight-hour
day as visioned by the Governor's
message, will be cheerfully borne
by the State’s caretakers of its
wards. These workers have not
been mislead in the past by groups
intent upon creating dissatisfac-
tion for selfish purposes, or by
cheerless fault finding inspired by
thwarted ambitions or unhallowed
purposes. The eight-hour day is at
last on the horizon. Let us greet
its certain coming for all with com-
mensurate hopeful joy,

14

THE STATE EMPLOYEE

January

Further Proof

“Why should I join the Associa-
tion of State Civil Service Em-
ployees?”

Up to Monday, January 13, 1936,
just a few of the important pro-
posals of the Association which
have been adopted by the State, in-
cluded: Establishment of the State
Retirement System; development of
civil service system and civil serv-
ice protection; addition to the pay-
roll of State employees of many
millions of dollars; restoration of
salaries, 1935; recognition of State
civil service employees as an or-
ganized body. Through the inten-
sive work of the Association over
a period of six long years, another
truly great reform has been recom-
mended by the Governor of the
State for enactment—the abolition
of the twelve-hour day and the es-
tablishment in its place of a maxi-
mum eight-hour day for institution
workers,

It would seem that in the light
of the progressive accomplishments
of the Association, and of the very
great need for day in and day out
organized effort on the part of
State civil service employees that
there would never again be need to
urge membership support of the
Association,

‘What do you think about it? Do
you not need alert and active rep-
resentatives to keep constantly to

Print Last Name Above

Residence .

the fore the needs of State workers
and to place your side of every em-
ployment subject before the Gov-
ernor, the Legislature, the Civil
Service Commission, the State Bud-
get Division, the State Retiremen*
System; and to plead the cause of
civil service throughout the length
and breadth of the State? And if
you do realize that you need these
things, do you not realize that the
way to obtain them is through sup-
port of your own all-State-em-
ployee, State-wide, non-profit co-
operative Association, with its com-
plete organization, including Coun-
sel, Headquarters in the State Capi-
tol, a regular monthly magazine,
daily activity throughout the year,
and a present membership of 12,000.

Your Association needs more
than your membership. It needs
the membership of your fellow
worker and of every State civil
service worker. Only in this way
can it serve fully—only in this way
can workers show true loyalty to
the Association established to serve
them in their employment prob-
lems. Please begin membership en-
rollments today. Send your appli-
cation with dues of one dollar to
cover membership until December
31, 1936, to your local chapter, to
your local representative, or Direct
to Headquarters, Room 156, State
Capitol, Albany, N. Y.

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THE ASSOCIATION OF STATE CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYEES
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Room 156, Srate Caprtot, Arpany, N. Y.

Membership Application...

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$.50 of which is for a year’s subscription to "The State Employee”

Nurses’ Meeting

On January 7th, in the State Of-
fice Building, Albany, a meeting of
‘Trained Nurses from hospitals un-
der the jurisdiction of the Depart-
ment of Mental Hygiene was held.
Those representing the various in-
stitutions attending were: Messrs.
Dave Duncan, Cecil Bybee, Fred
). Wattix and C. C. Colesanti from
Middletown State Hospital. Messrs.
Stephen Guinan and John K, Vree-
land from Willard State Hospital.
Messrs. Edwin Fairbanks and Jo-
seph Carey from Binghamton State
Hospital. Mr. William Jackson and
Miss Margaret A. Simpson from
Marcy State Hospital. Miss Anna
Williams from Utica State Hospital.
Misses Martha Campbell and Jan-
ice Reynolds from Rockland State
Hospital. Miss Margaret Green
and Henry Girouard from Brook-
lyn State Hospital. Miss Dolores
Hefferon, Creedmoor State Hospi-
tal, Miss Liane Haley, St. Lawrence
State Hospital. Messrs. Archie B.
Graham and Willard E. Weiss,
Rochester State Hospital. Misses
Evelyn Christopher, Thelma Pur-
cell, Pauline T. Weil, Mary Clarke,
Kathryn Becker, Marguerite Camp-
bell, Rita Daly and Mrs. Marie
Cannon and Messrs. Albert Balser,
Edward Weaver, from Hudson
River State Hospital.

Miss Rita Daly, of Hudson River
State Hospital, was Chairman of
the Meeting.

Armento Honored

Lewis S. Armento, chairman of
the Credit Union Committee, was
signally honored by the Credit
Union National Association for his
excellent work in promoting the
Credit Union movement among
State Employees and local groups
in Albany. He was made a mem-
ber of the Founders Club. Within
the past ten years only six persons
in the State of New York have re-
ceived that honor. He was elected
secretary of the Credit Union As-
sociation of the State of New York,
a State-wide organization which is
developing a definite educational
program for officers and members
of credit unions.

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January THE STATE EMPLOYEE 15
Civil Service Appointments N. Y. C. Credit Union

Continued from Page 10 With a capital of $10,000 and a

Name Position Department membership of 366, the N. Y. S.
Julius Lieblein Insurance Fund, Centre St. Employees Federal

Isaac Kramer. e Insurance

‘William. Gotlel Insurance d
Eawin A. Insurance Fund, N:Y.C.
Maria G. Jakuy Insurance

Isabel N. e Insurance

Lillian Raines. te Insurance

Joseph G.

Helen Minkoff...

ar C, Sorenson.

Suimuel Burrows.
Vincent J. Sabbatt
Simon Hi.” Goldstein
Maurice Maltinsky

Abraham Bodinger.
‘Harold O. Sohmer.
Joseph Lieberman
Arthur J, Wnright...
‘William Sellar.
Isaae Antopolsky.
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Hospital, Mr. Morris

Insurance Fund,
Insurance Fund,
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Insurance Fund,
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Insurance Fund,
Insurance Fund,
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Insurance Fund,
Insurance Fund,
Insurance Fana,
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‘Sing Sing Prison, Ossinin
Great Meadow Prison, ‘Comstock
Hospital, Mt. Morris
ate Hospital, Wingdale
State Hospital, Wingdale
Park Commission, Red House

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Junior Clerk.
Safety Inspector.
investigator.
nvestigator
unior Cler|
Junior Clerk.
‘Traveling Pa}
Inderwriting Clerk.
Key Punch Operator.
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Ulmont, Winters.
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Stenographer.

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ALBANY PHONE 15-1613

Credit Union launches a new year
of activity and progress.

A 5 per cent dividend was paid
to all shareholders for the year 1935
and a 6 per cent dividend is con-
templated for the year 1936.

The newly elected officials of the
credit union include:

President, Joseph Gruber; Vice
President, Richard Cadbury; Treas-
urer, Sidney G, Rosenberg; Asst.
Treasurer, Arthur Eisenberg, Sec-
retary, Carl Typermass.

Credit Committee incudes James
G. Carlin, Eugene P. Fowler, Wil-
liam Gould, Abraham Levine and
Maurice H. Kahn.

Supervisory Committee consists
of A. Charles Ruocco, Margaret E.
Kennedy, Louis Salzman and Mar-
tha A. Walsh.

Advisory Council comprises Ju-
lius Dreyfuss, Thomas A, Glynn,
Evelyn Halpern, Patrick J. Honan,
Alfred W. Jones, Matthew F. Mc-
Avoy, Mabel N. Parrell, Hugh T.
Reilly, Jr., William Tanner, Wil-
liam R. Weiner.

Application for New York State Civil Service Office Employees Group Insurance

DATE.

Name in Full (Print)

Residence Address...

Place of Business.

Name of Beneficiary (in full) ac ne

City State
Date of Birth...

Month Day

Year

Address of Beneficiary.
My Monthly Salary is

annual
for first semi-annual .......
Cash quarterly

(Ch
Enclosed herewith find. tne Order for $...

Ihave Accident and Health Insurance with the.
Weekly Benefits are §.

my policy expires

Relationship

Premium in advance,

Company.
93.

member of the Association oF State Civm ‘Service Emptoyees or tHe State or New York, understand and agree

t this application is void unless at date the insurance is to become effective I am on duty

d regularly employed.

Frank J. McGarry

51 State Street

Albany, New York

Phone No. 4-2916

Representative Group Dept., Albany Division

75 Fulton Street
New York City

Signature of Member,

ConrinentaL Casuatty CoMPANY

Telephone BEEkman—3-6180
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