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ULY 1989
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Bev" was a kind, warm and caring individual. He will be greatly missed
Page 2 COUNCIL 82 ENFORCER
July 1989
Reflections on the Past 25 Years
In the early 1960s, there were no unions for employees in public service.
Employees were “as directed” by their supervisor. Many times, supervisors
were selective in the assignments. It an employee was a “friend” he usually
received preferred work assignments, The standards for a correction officer
(known as a guard in those days) were vastly different than today. Most came
with military experience behind them. This proved to be beneficial within a
paramiiany rganzaon Empoyee irchased their own uniforms and were
Longhair and
beards were not alowed.
Employees usually received their work assignment at the start of the shift
and yo
take by your supervisor. We had no piddingot jobs and nosenioniy. Everyone
did what they were told, even the inmates.
The warden of,
interterence of central office. Everyone respected authority and the chain of
command. Employees were able to make discretionary decisions on a daily
basis, not ike today where no one makes a decision without full support of the
chain of command. The system worked well in many ways.
‘The key was “respect,” an elusive term we had in the “old days” meaning a
nigh regard for others.” It was a eng action and altitude toward others.
years we lostit. Judging ythe ae ions and attitudes of most it isnot present
today. Reflecting back, it disappeared during the "Progressive ‘70s when
liberalized changes came about through society as a whole
In the late 60s, a collective bargaining law was passed in New York State
with the establishemnt of the Taylor Law and the creation of PERB in 1968,
PERB established the bargaining units in New York, Hence. Council 50 was
1
lenged by security employees who requested an election which was held by
PERB. From the results of that election, Council 82 was formed for Security &
Law Enforcement Employees, The unit's makeup was again decided by PERB
and remains intact today,
I had been a member of the Correction Oficers Association (COA) in the
mid"60s, but
to 12 shift under the first negotiated agreement with the State of New York. It
didn’t take tong to eliminate many of the old practices. Seniority, job bidding.
union rights, employ toname
Director’s Corner
By Richard J. Bischert
Executive Director
action programs, and most recently, the hostage insurance program. We have
also joined the State AFL-CIO and AFSCME in their legal assistance program,
Union credit cards, retiree chapters and the AFSCME PEOPLE program. All of
these are for union members only, a good reason to join the union. We have
b
in the future
In the 1985 negotiations, | became the chief negotiator and finalized the
'85-'8B agreement, a task that was thrust upon me because of very difficult
circumstances. The results of that contract came out well with no modifica~
tions in members’ benefits and no givebacks.
In June 1985, | was hired by the Executive Board as the new executive
director. Behind that, the board elected then Correction Policy Chairman Joe
July 1989
COUNCIL 82 ENFORCER
C82 Members Scarce at Death Penalty Rally
‘On June 12, 1989, a pro-death penalty rally was held on the steps of the
Capitol in Albany. This rally was organized by Sen, Dale Volker and Assem:
blyman Vincent Graber and enlisted the support of law enforcement groups
across the state. C82, AFSCME, AFL-CIO. participated in the rally that in-
cluded speeches by Sen. Ralph Marino, majority leader: Sen, Volker, Assem-
blyman Graber, NYC PBA President Paul Caruso, yours truly, survivor-
fathers—of
Roberts Machate Sr. and many others. The number of supporters atthe rally
was estimated between 500 and 750
Throughout the rally the ory of “One More Vote” was heard. This signified
the one necessary vote in the State Assembly to override Gov. Cuomo’s
constant veto of the death penalty after it passed both the
From the President
f By Joseph P. Puma
Council 82 President
Senate and Assembly. Standing on the steps of the Capitol with such distin-
guished people was important, but the truth of the death penalty issue was
truly felt when the survivors and victims spoke on why they felt the death
penalty should be passed.
I brought me back to May 16, 1861, when one of our own, CO Donna
Payant, was beaten, mutilat
Lemuel Smith. Itreminded meat he harsh reality of this death penalty issue,
and the point that, to a CO, this was not a political issue at all, but rather a
in New York State.
I realized then that New York City Police Officers Eddie Byrne and Robert
Machate Jr., and NYS Correction Officers Donna Payant and Claude Cromie,
Since that time,
field staff to insure
our ofice stat in order to develop and institute new programs and new
initiatives: and we have purchased our own building on Colvin Avenue in
Albany. Council 82 is now operating as a business with many appropriate
administrative procedures in place. We have survived several organizational
challenges, the loss of dues check-olf, and an operational budget that was in
thered, Attimes
done. The results are th sieved.
the respect of other unions, state management and, most importantly, the
membership itsel.
The 1986-91 contract negotiations did not conclude as well as | would
have ed ut unde the crcumstances wth the state's position on several
issu well, without any givebacks. Givebacks are costly even
just
‘and the boss finally became accountable for his actions. Labor/management
committees were formed, but adversarial positions continued. No real com-
mitment was made by the employer to discuss problems with the union.
By 1976, many in to form their
but, 1978and the Council 82 C was
changed giving correction officers a larger number of representatives on the
Executive Board. Council 82, a8 an organization, had finally come of age.
{At the same time, the frustrations within the prison system had peaked,
committee and what a learning experience|| had. As local president, | thought
| had a pretty good understanding of the issues, but | soon found out that
things were different across the state. Employees had had enough. While the
‘employer was demanding givebacks that no one could accept, a strike vote
‘was being taken. Result: The 1979 strike which lasted 16 days.
Almost all members of Council 82, with the exception of a few scabs,
supported the job action. The strike did not change the tentative agreement
that much, but what it did do was show the employer the employees had had
enough and our concerns had to be responded to,
though you may gain in the short term, the loss of previous benefits would
always be a negative, Look at some of the other public employee union
contracts. What was really achieved by their givebacks? Once a public em-
ployee organization succumbs to givebacks, it increases the pressure by the
employer for other unions to follow suit
My view of Council 82 today is very different. We have achieved the elusive
term “respect.” It was a long time in coming. Itis very fragile and must be
maintained, We are a credible organization, thanks to all of our supportive
membership and local leadership. This was again proven during the budget
crisis. Everyone of you did your part to avert layoffs. A good job well done! it
has been a pleasurable experience for me over the past 10 years to have
worked with so many dedicated men and women, strongly supporting their
union. Your dedication as members and leaders has led to the gains we have
made together. The “U" in union truly does stand for “unity.”
Finally, last month | mentioned having signed my retirement papers as @
Thi
with the state, and then to retire. isa good! reting to be able to say “they can
take this job and shove it.”
| have also achieved many of my personal goals for this organization. |
have made a difference and that is a good feeling. Our organization is “re-
spected of our membership. We have
commissioner, Thomas A. Coughlin Il, labor/management meetings had a
developed new capable leadership for the future who can expand upon past
with new ideas for future achievements,
new meaning. We even saw Minutes were
taken and distributed. Items agreed to at the table were enforced at the facili
ties. A complete change came about by the employer.
Inthe 1982 negotiations, many new programs were incorporated into the
contact Major gains wore mace in salaries (32 percent) and benefits for our
member: roundot
ff thi
ind mytelin a unique situation. | have the opportunity, as executive
my own, whenit
fenathet sh with the knowledge tat avery capable replacement, who | as
bershi
seat” and coninve forward wih the Counc destiny
to the Council Executive Board, in July, will be the
tions, we subzeeded in correcting some of the primary and more frustrating
issues facing correction officers.
In 1983, | was elected president of Council 62. My main objective and
Board approved a union-sponsored scholarship program for our members.
which is stil intact today. Yearly, we give a $650 scholarship to each local
union from the Council's share of dues. My intent has always been to align
‘members more toward the Union and, by doing so, show that a
bing ot President Josoph P. Puma as the nex! executive director. Joe has
been like a son to me in many ways. From his days as a local president at
Coxsackie in 1981 to his replacing me as correction policy chairman in 1983
and later his replacing me as Council President in 1985, he and | have always
worked very closely with one another. Another first in Council 82. He will also
leave his mark as the executive director of Council 82.
To answer the inevitable question, no | am not going to work for the
ect ‘AFSCME. todo
all of those things that have been set aside for the past several years. | will
can enjoy certain privileges unavailable anywhere else.
The Executive Board also approved the $10,000 death benefit for union
members which, to date, has provided more than 100 families with assistance
after the loss of a loved one. This program has been extremely well received.
probably st
with an eye on enjoying those golden years. One thing | have learned from
others is that money isn't the answer to a person’s happiness, It can't be
bought. It’s a state of mind that I wish to explore
Inmy tO years: '
Council 82 paths for unio
bership programs. We have had legal phone programs, irsurance programs,
financial programs, defensive driving programs, vacation packages, political
of people. | will you. | thank each one of
you for the opportunity you have given me. | wish all of you the very
best—Salute.
blood
would be given was a prison term ... nothing more. A totally meaningless
sentence to someone already serving Cuomo’s favorite cop-out, “life without
parole.” And | wondered why were only 500 to 750 supporters present. Why
were only 80 or s0 Council 82 members present? It bothers meto think that out
of the 23,000 0r
Albany Police Bagpipe Band which provided some touching music during the
rally. Again, your efforts wer appreciated and let's hope they were not in vain,
deal with cold blooded murderers,
Those who signed in for the rally: Tim Rounds, Brian Huckeba, Richard
Pelkey, Kathy McCormack, L. Sonny Brottmen, Gus Charos, Mike Schwartz,
Chuck Booth, Andy Sementini, Larry Weiss, Mike Didio, Brian Burrell, Kevin
Gero, Tom Lynch, Bill Madden, Frank Gagliardi, Richard Kozlowski, Robert
Walton, Norman Channing, Nathaniel Grinnage, Joseph P. Puma, Bob Cronin.
Joe Powers, Bob Doll, John Ham, Richard Stevens, Daniel J. Kane, David Herr,
Fred Bergenson, Janet Wein, Bill Scahall, James T. Mann, Mark Corlucci. Bill
Stronahar, Owen C. McKenzie, Jim McKellar, Ronald Remsen, Roland F.
Martin, John J. Beachy, Glen Williams, James Stevens, Mike Venne, Lyndon
Johnson, Steve Oliver, Mike Semonco, Russ Haley Jr., William White, Dave
Vaughn, Terry Delucca, Jim Tuffey, Willy Murphy, Rich Sleasman, Liam Doo-
ley, Joseph Smith, Rich Wallikas, Charles
Pitchford, James P. Tedeschi, Jef! Sampica, Ernie Benevento, King B.
Th know that our
ingly pro-death penalty. | have been questioned daily on whatis the status of
the death penalty bill, This is indeed our issue and we have never been any
closer. Yet we can only muster up 80 members.
If the override is not successful, | am sure that we will hear, “What did
Well, ‘What did you
of bill?’
ur souls and recall the memories of C82 members Donna Payant and Claude
Cromie. The people named below need not search, for they made the effort to
attend the rally. As president of Council 82, | thank them for this effort. If for
some reason | do not have your name listed, and you did attend, | apologize
Special thanks to Capital District locals including Capital Police Local
1870, Albany Police Department Local 2841, Security Services Assistants
(Building Guards) Local 2458, for their attendance. A particular thanks for the
McLaughlin, Donald F. Quinlivan, Albert Bomysoad, John
T Keenan Ill, Steve Glanville and Jeftrey G. Wray.
Terrific Deal for Families: counci 82 has arr ranged a
a
‘pclal deal for all res in good standing fr the 1988 seu
‘Albany and the
Mid-Hudson Valley. The dicount omounts fo 3 per cent savings
$10.95 child tickets for $7.95. The ickels must be obllned through ‘he
and specity the number of tickets you want, and Council 82 will send
them out promptly.
fent Joseph P. Puma (at microphone) addresses the crowd rallying in support of the death penalty. Council 82 officers a
Pr
banner (at right) on the steps of the Capitol in Albany.
ee
Page 4 COUNCIL 82 ENFORCER
Fire and Safety Officer (CO) Joe Latin
Drill Instructor COs at Shock Camp Monterey include (trom lett) Roger Lynch, Joe
‘Seymour and Tom Carey.
ti
Camp Monterey. Fromlett: CO Sandy Standish, Sgt. Ken Schwab, Wood, CO Bill Grenier,
who is Local 3566 treasurer. In photo at right, Grenier enters the combined fire and
safety-identitication ottice.
ot Direct P
Henry Garvin mount the stand for graduation ceremonies at the shock incarceration camp,
July 1989 COUNCIL 82 ENFORCER Page S
Shock Camp Monterey
Story and Photos by CO Joe Latin
dit wouldn't work. Employee's at Monterey Shock made
Coolidge, Moriah
Training Coordinator Tom Carey (center) welcoming two new COs, Frank
Tucker (ett
alright, Sgt. Jim Sarvis (left), CO Sandy Standish and CO Rich Wood areon
duly covering the gymnasium.
CO Mike Connelly is president
of Council 82's new Shock Lo-
cal 3566. Here he covers gym.
CO George Wright
‘Superintendent Ron Moscicki’s open door policy for
all employees paid of! in high morale
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Drill Instructor CO Phil Simiele CO Bill Foimsbee on physical training CO Harold Bates at physical training
Sgt. Dan West covering parade ground
COUNCIL 82 ENFORCER July 1989
Queensboro
ueensboro Correctional Facility hugs the East River in teeming Long Island City at the
westernmost boundary of Queens County. Unlike our bucolic distant neighbors
at Groveland and Camp Gabriels. it boasts of no natural beauty. Its neighbors are the
Midtown Tunnel, Queensboro Bridge and 8QE (Brooklyn-Queens Expressway}
But the Van Dam Street facility is filling a most pressing need, housing 910 inmates who
are in the work release program. Most of these people are short-termers with an excellent
chance of becoming productive citizens. A small percentage bounce back into the system, but
mast win te status of never-relurn “graduates of the best—albeit the most overcrowded-
correctional departiment in the US
porvising these inmates. many of whom also have programs and classes, are 164
s, 12 sergeants and seven lieutenants. Local 2197 President Elton McCabe says there
are occasional problems because of stubborness and lack of direction from some superio s,
but "by and large. the morale is pretty good and the jail runs well.” Other union officials are
Barbara DeYounge. vice president; Catherine Good, secretary; Salvatore Esposito, treasurer,
Joseph Adams, chief steward; Curtis Burse, Sam Danforth and Tyrone Powell, executive
board; James Simon, trustee
The facility began life as a factory, then was renovated for a drug rehabilitation center in on on the Queensboro CF senlory lst.
the 1960s. In 1976, it became a state prison. About a year ago it joined Fulton and Edgecombe
‘as a major work release detention facility. Another set of photos will be found on Page 8
President Elton McCabe with Superintendent Kenneth W. Durham
CO Catherine Good is Local 2197 secretary
£0 Lous
RKh
Procesing otic
steward
yin the arsenal, is ob! CO Miriam Espino
on dul
at housing control pogy
10 Joseph Adams,
Sot Franting John o
CO John M. Eley his desk
in the state shop
co Srivesier Lawrence CO Odell Turner CO Theophilus Clements CO Clarence Culbreth CO Floyd Thompson Lt. William A. Campbell (right) is thiain seniority. He was presented
in chart office checking the board in program corridor checks in new arrivals arsenal relief a plaque by the Local for his cooperative leadership.
COUNCIL 82 ENFORCER _July 1989
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CO James Youngblood
ID officer
CO Glenn Washington
Local 2197 treasurer
Sgt. Melvon L. Edmond
processing sergeant
CO Herbert Goode
Lt, Haywood Sutton
checking ID photos
chart officer
fa
CO Carlos Rodriguez
message from the boss
CO Jonathan Brogdan
cchecks the in-out board
CO Henry Conyers
checking in new inmates
"7.
CO Tyrone Powell
front arsenal
co tera Jackson
processing officer
Sarah Atkinson
head nurse
CO Leslie Phipps
processing officer
CO Edward Licorish
Deputy E:
transportation officer
es
security chief
July 1989
COUNCIL 82 ENFORCER
Ron Russell Praised for Seminar
Chuck:
On April 19, | attended a union steward seminar at the Thruway House in
Albany. In all honesty, my primary reason for attending this seminar was to
Letters to the Editor §&
Groveland Needs, Deserves Activity Center
Chuck :
Correctional Facility, the Employee Activity Center was taken back by the
introduce one of Mt. McGregor’s new stewards
the seminar, and to Steve Pageau, our associate director. As the seminar
progressed, | found myself getting as involved as the rest of those who at-
tended the seminar. Even with 13%: years experience as union fil, I still
picked up of tion that | can apply
ts a union representative
It was very encouraging to watch and listen how everyone became very in-
tion and diligent work of Ron Russell. Certainly anyone who can standin front
inmate camp.
has authorized the employees to convert an Old Protestant Chapel located on
the Annex side of the facility into an Employee Activity Center, but the capabili-
ties
for the Employee Activity Center would like to propose is to construct anew .
building from the ground up and use it not only as an Employee Activity :
Center, but also as a Training Center. There has been different areas around
this plus
y ps
CS gas, self uses, all to be contained in a proposed new building.
ofaroom
one stray conversation deserves to be applauded. Listening to the responses
from those in attendance, it was a seminar that was without a doubt very
informative and very much appreciated. Thanks Ron, and thank you, Steve.
Fraternally
CO John Brooks, President
Local 3023, Mt. MeGregor Correctional Facility
Thanks COs for Generous Support
Dear Mr. Booth:
Holiday. ke Adult
weight
litting, family picnics, union functions, children’s Christmas parties. and var-
work
week with weekends off, so the possibilities of this working as a two fold
building is very good. Aside from all this the employees of Groveland Correc-
tional Facility have a very high credibility status throughout the years that the
facility has been in operation. I'm sure the Superintendent would verity this
fact. We have a low time abuse record and the highest score in the state for
accreditation standards
Theres a traveling basball team that plays in the Federal Corrections Softball
Tournament in Wiliamsport, Pa., as a representative for the New York State
Center in cooperation with Adirondack Correctional Facility, which provides
toys, clothing and food for area families in need. Under the direction of Gary
Lefebvre, vocational instructor, inmates participating in the prison craft pro-
‘gram repair used bicycles and build wooden toys to be given to local young-
sters at Christmas
(On May 10, Adirondack Correctional Facility held a plant and flower show
and sale to benefit Holiday Helpers. Vocational horticulture instructor Craig
plants to be sold. 1,000 in
six hours. EAP Coordinator Carol Oehibeck, CO Dennis Bushey and Gary
Lefebvre donated their time to working on the sale. On June 16, Adirondack’s
annual g
(150 golfers) raise more than $800 for Holiday Helpers.
100 families
in the Saranac Lake area at the cost of $78 per family for toys, food and
clothing
the Officers and instructors who unselfishly donate their time and tate
throughout the year to insure a joyous Christmas for Saranac Lake's needy.
The generous spirit of the North Country is exemplified in this program which
joins elderly volunteers and prison employees to benefit the community
Sincerely,
back the next year and we hope to start a tournament of this sort ourselves.
This earns the department a great deal of respect that extends nationally as
teams are asked to play from different States
Council 82, CSEA, and PEF, that was expressed to myself by CSEA’s union
|
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presid
together. i
increasing to one of the largest in the State. We are already increasing the i
‘number of Officers and Civilian employees to a comparable ratio of large
prisons, and there is no stopping in sight for the next couple of years as our
area is already being approved for more expansion
With these inereases there is also an increase in stress factors and transient |
personnel, We realize that the Quality of Work Life funds for structures has
been frozen, however, given the extraordinary circumstances and number of
be utilized to build a structure capable of facilitating 400 Officers, and by the
prisons have and well deserve. Originally we saved the Quality of Work Life a
great deal of money by not building a new structure, but this was because
Saranac Lake Adult Center
‘Thanks for Help During Illness’
To all my brother & sister Officers at Groveland
and the Mid-Orange Correctional Facilities
illness. Itis nice to know that your brother & sister officers are there at such a
crisis, | would also like to thank the personnel department for assisting mein
the benefis in which we as NYS correction’s officer's are entitled to under our
contract.
Special thanks go to Henry Robin, Correction Officer of Groveland Correc-
tional Facility, for all the organizing of my past workdays.
Also thank you to the Sergeants who had to prepare the chart as far as swaps.
Also thank you to the Mid-Orange Correctional Facility for the generous
donations that they had collected for me during this time. ! would also like to
thank Tom Tatt of for
which he displayed in a very professional manner. Thank you to Local #2556 of
Groveland for all your help & concern.
Thanks to all of you!
Correction Officer Robert Fitzgerald,
Groveland Correctional Facility
One Way to House Extra Inmates
Letter to the Editor:
ve read a lot about your overcrowding and the gym housing. Why not take a
leat from the temporary bunk sharing used in some other jurisdictions? You
have them sleep in three shifts in regular housing. Run the industries in two
shifts, keep the gyms open, The loss of privacy is compensated by more
programs and less idleness.
—A State (not DOCS) Worker
Wayne Barkley promised we would never lose the original i
Employee Activity Center. As | said previously, with the new increase in the tench
size of the facility and the number of employees, so has the stress factor tora
increased, and a new structure would help alleviate a lot of this stress. 5
\ could go on a long time about the reason, necessity and the professional,
positive attitude of al the employees at Groveland CF, but the bottom line is
at lea to
away from us. surely, combining the building as a Training Center andan
Employee Activity Canter has all good and positive benefits for the NYS
all That between the
contined efforts of the State Department of Corrections, Council 82, CSEA, |
and PEF, the resulting team effort would once again, bring a positive result
Respectfully,
Gary S. Butters, Chairman
Employee Activity Center
‘Outrage’ in Central Park
To the Editor:
tral Park. It
P
freedom to sit, walk, or jog unmolested in its boundaries.
Don't you think thatif this innocent victim had had a firearm to prt seed
with, thi Don’
You think that it isa crime thatthe perpetrators ofthis act are already being
released and back out on the streets? Don't you think that there is something
wrong wit tocontinue?
Itis said, by some, that
surely you will agree that it will cut down on REPEAT OFFENDERS!
—CO Alan Houghtby
Local 1279, Great Meadow CF
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COUNCIL 82 ENFORCER
July 1989
Death Penalty Dominates Session
The debate over the death penalty and Governor Cuomo’s alternative of
life imprisonment without parole have overshadowed the Legislature for
woeks.
als, newspaper and TV ads have appeared across the state. Senator James
Donovan threw a huge wrench into the debate by announcing that he was not
sure if he would vote yes on the Senate's attempt to override the Governor's
veto. Without his vote, the Senate does not have enough votes.
Governor Cuomo is renewing his elforts to get a life without parole bill
passed. Right now. he doesn't have enough votes in the Senate,
Prison Expansion
The Legislature is grappling with an unprecedented increase in the
number of state inmates. Due toa court ruling, the state was forced to take
3,000 state-ready inmates from county jails and place them in the gyms at
medium-security prisons. The state inmate population Is expacted to rise
further due to the increase in drug arrests, Six new state jl will have to be
bultand the shockincarceration program willbe expanded, Next mont, | wl
have the details on the plan the Legislature finally adopts.
Deputy Sheriffs Gain Retirement Benefits
Last year, after years of lobbying, the State Legislature finally allowed
deputy sheifis to gain an early retirement plan. The legislation allows deputy
Legislative Director Kathy McCormack Legislative Chairman Tim Rounds
Four stalwarts of C82 drive for the death penalty address Lobby Day audience.
Memo to Governor Cuomo:
85 per cent of your subjects favor the death pen-
alty. 99.9 per cent of your correction officers
favor the death penalty. Does that suggest any-
thing to you?
sheriffs and county correction officers to retire after twenty-five years of
service, regardless of age. The legislation is done on a county-by-counly basis,
Counties willing to provide the plan must pass home rule legislation. This
legislation was approved for the Albany County Deputy Sheriffs at the end of
last yeat
We are awaiting approval this year for deputy sheriffs and correction
officers in Orleans, Jefferson and St. Lawrence Counties. All have Council 82
charters,
Special thanks goes to Council 82 Staff Representatives Rich Lesniak and
Bob Falzone for their hard work on these measures.
‘Any other deputy sheriffs locals interested in this legislation should con-
tact me,
PEOPLE Program in Full Swing
Dick Pelkey, Council 82 PEOPLE director: Tim Rounds, Council 82legisla-
tive chairman, and | will be traveling around the state this summer to sign up
members for the PEOPLE Program and to take area legislators through our
correctional facilities and work sites. We are currently planning trips to Rome,
Oneida, Marcy, Attica, Wyoming, Wende, Riverview, Clinton and Elmira.
Any local interested in having us visit, please contact me as soon as
possible
Prescription Drug Coverage Information
If you and your family are enrolled in the Empire Plan, and thus receive
prescription drug coverage through the NYS Prescription Drug Program,
information concerning your prescription drug benetits.
Did you recelve your Employee Benefit Card late and thus have to pay for
Prescription drugs out of pocket? If so please read the following announce-
ment, because it may save you money!
The following information is reprinted from a New York State Department
of Civil Service Memo concerning the hold-harmless provision for 1989 pre-
scription claims.
The Division of Employee Benefits announces the establishment of a
hold-harmless provision for enrollees in the NYS Prescription Drug Program
who were required to pay for prescription drugs obtained at a participating
pharmacy because they did not receive the new Employee Benefit Card.
" T Benefit Card
ontime ang, therefore. was required to pay fora prescription ata participating
pharmacy, he or she can now receive payment for the direct reimbursement
claim at billed charges minus the appropriate copayment. Normal, te plan
claims in th harmacist the
average wholesale pice of the drug plus a Presson dispensing fee minus
, this amount is less th
charge paid by the enrollee to the pharmacist
Prescriptions purchased at participating pharmacies between January 1,
1989, and February 28, 1989, quality for this special reimbursement. The
Cut-off date for fling is September 20, 1989.
Enrollees seeking an adjustment to a direct reimbursement claim must
send to PAID Prescriptions:
1. Their written statement indicating that they had to pay for their
Prescription because they did not receive their Employee Benefit Card on
time,
2 Their request for reimbursement at billed charges minus the appro-
priate copayment.
3. Acopy of the PAID claim statement
(Continued on Page 11)
July 1989
COUNCIL 82 ENFORCER
Capital Police Spearhead Food Bank Drive
Local 1870, Capital Police,
ed $2,000 in cash and Pye -Dolly Masson bakery In Albany contributed a matching $2,000 in fod for the Northeast
Regional Food Bank recently. From/left as they
Walker, drives for Milbrook, Sgt. Roland F. Marti, president of Local 1870 and treasurer of Cou
Bank; Officer Brian Burrell, chief steward, Local 1870; Joe Maze, account manager for Millbrook. *
k addresses a lively—some might say heated—
Kathy McCorm
meeting of Local 1780, Satety Otfcers, in Albany recently. (Other
photos at right.)
If you're 65 or over and on a limited income, Eric
~ New York State’s Senior Prescription Plan - may
pay for more than half your prescription costs.
For more information, call Epic 1-800-332-3742 or
write: Epic, PO Box 15018, Albany, NY 12212
E PIC [New York State's Senior Prescription Plan
Jack Shipley and Greg
i182 danet Maluccore olreach coordnatr for Food
‘ood job, well done" to all concerned.
Pete Smith, 1790 secretary President Michael Hickey
HEALTH BEAT Column (Continued from Page 10)
Enrollees who have not filed the direct reimbursement claim, as yet,
should send to PAID Prescriptions:
1. Their written statement indicating that they had to pay for their
y rd
time.
2, Theirrequ
riate copayment
3. Acompleted direct reimbursement claim form.
‘These adjustment requests should be mailed to:
New York State Direct Claim Dept.
PO Box 965
Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
Prescription Benefit Records (PBR)
PAID
New York State employees who receive prescription drugs through the re New
te educate employees shout the beets of he preserpion drug program,
The Enforcer is pu
ublication of Se
ealtonalolices atthe Hollis V. Chase Building, 61 Colvin Ave., Albany, NY 12206. Phone
(518) 489-8424.
hed r.unthly by Council 82. AFSCME, AFL-CIO. It's the otticial
and Law Enforcement Employees Union of New York State, with
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Bugler Gordon Wildrick plays taps at the
May 15 memorial services for CO Donna
Payant. Right., Sgt. Warren McMillan and
Treas. of Local 152 Frank Arizmendi (right).
Green Haven Honors
Seven riflemen fire in salute to the memory of their fallen colleague. At right are
Superintendent Charles Scully and CO Frank Arizmendi.
r
July 1989
Flag Is raised and then lowered to halfstaft
At ett, the Green Haven CF Color Guard stands at attenti
|, murdered by Lemuel Smith May 15, 1981.
ntion.
