The Council 82 Enforcer , Vol. 21, no. 11, 1984 October

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Jack Burke's Column, Page 2 Bases
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( VOL. 21

NO. 11 )( Official Publication of Council 82, AFSCME, AFL-clO )(OCTOBER

1984)

Convention Molds Solidarity

Council 82 solidarity.

That was the overwhelming theme and accom-
plishment of our union's annual convention Sept
11-14in Liverpool. anyone had any doubt going
into the convention, It was swept away by exat
ple, logic, leadership and good fellowship during
the democratic proceedings. Itwas clear when we
convened. Everyone knew it was going to be Un-
on Solidarity. ft would be US Against the Chi
lengers, and we would prevail

While all of he usual business was transacted
newofficers elected, awards presented and plans
outlined—the overriding concern of leaders and
delegates was the challenge for representation by
a quintet of malcontents known as TUFCO.

Executive Director John W. Burke flayed
tufco scoring point after point, and counter
tutco jibberish with fact alter fact (tor details,
see Burke's column on Pa
Page 6). He was quick to point out the
contradiction between tulco’s claim
more democratic union and their own constitu:
tion which in black and white denies an election
until the last month of 1988! Meanwhile, a self
annointed dictatorship would call all the shots.

President Richard J. Bischert, presiding over all
official business of the convention, made it clear
tothe delegates that they were the key to beating
back the challenge. "Beware of the new union
which is challenging you, not just us up here (on
the dais). You go back to your locals and do your
homework and we will meet this challenge.” He
ticked off the accomplishments of the Council
uring his fist year in office Acontract let on th
Metropolitan (New York City) Hospital AIDS fac
ity oisolateall state nmates with the syndrome in
one facility, our eight-day operation of a booth at
the State Fair, the new "This is Council 82" color
brochure: the deterred pay arbitration victory: the
QWL defensive driving course; QWL accom
plishments at large, the $10,000 death benetit
free to all members: the dime Bank IRA program:
expanded headquarters offices: installation of a
computer system: the Retirees Chapter organiz:
ing campaign and inaugural convention and
dinner; baseball shirts benetitting the PAC; the
{$650 scholarship award for a member's child in
each local

Keynote speaker Dennis Ray Martin, founder of
the American Association of Correctional Otic-
(Continued on Page 9)

CME International President

John W. Burke (right), executive director of Council 82. welcomes A
Gerald W. McEntee (lelt) to the annual convention. At right center is Treasurer Thomas inglee: lett center,
Associate Director Hollis V. Chase; far left, Bryan Huckeba. sergeant-at-arms and vice president of

Clinton Local 1272. Complete text of McEntec s speech will be found on Page 10

James Tulley (left center). president of the Albany Police Officers Union Local 2841, presents an official
‘APD jogging suit to Executive Director John W. Burke for his efforts in successfully preventing the layott
of 18 Aibany police officers and finalizing their substantially improved contract. Cheering section is led
by President Richard J. Bischert (lett) and C82 Vice President James T. Mann, head of the Attica Local

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COUNCIL 82 ENFORCER

C82 Record Is Proven; Theirs a Pipedream

I want to address a couple of associations and a charitable trust in this
ue, charity tly what called

y general of New York State as a

association or charity that disavows labor organized be a real UNION?
‘A few months ago, this same board of directors was in the insurance-
selling business, Then the vacation business.
Mr. DeFaico from the VIP had sent a letter saying they were going to sue
Inever g y

A few months after being a benevolent association, they formed their
present organization, another association. One would presume that they are
fond

ton that he requested numerous times that they give him @ copy of their
Constitution and by-laws and their financial status. To this date, that person
has not been given either one. Are they trying to conceal something? You
jecide.
‘According to the tufco union association constitution that we received
from PERG, it states that they have a six-man board of directors and five
members who elected themselves as the board of directors. One question |

Director’s Corner

By John W. Burke

Executive Director

FALLS, HY, 12639
SETH 0658

Dee, 17, 1980
We, Patrick Walsh

is:
where are they getting their finances from?

for negotiations with the State of New York which were referred to by our
“dream sheet" i

the state. The cost of tufco proposals was $325 million and that included no
salary increase. In contrast, we sought input for negotiations from all of our
members and have compiled realistic proposals for negotiations.

Their demands included up to an additional 64 days or three additional
months of paid leave time in excess of the present leave benefits in our
contract. , they

security unit
f

jor
amateur dreams?

contract that Fitzpatrick and Morrissey signed with the Town of Catskill to
represent management to negotiate against our union brothers and sisters
CME. i

gold pieces by which they were paid for their Judas’ act.
You have, by now, received a special edition of the Council newspaper
con their constitution with our constitution. Whereas all of you are
intelligent people, compare the two of them, Which one looks lk

' ly
they strongly feel that they want a union for correction officers only. This is

y
when | was a local president and very inexperienced in the mechanics of
unionism and benefits received when affiliated with other unions that would

time in the Department of Corrections (27 years) than the tufco association

‘not only in this UNION but in other UNIONS than they have combined.
When I look back over the years to about 1958, knowing what the union

Ithas
taken well organized UNION such as Counel 50, Council 62 and AFSCME

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Dear Siz;

Ge august 26 1980, 6 Aatterf introduction was ea to you, asking
that we be conadared for any wpeonng comaltant work, On Be $0, 1980,
Florence Pielar called and Sndicated the anlage ig
negotiator, She requested that we pr poual
Seaise barra Foren, “ite abe secptels pe ll Gcak the fatter
for noatations, vm vue vith the
nthe viliags te neng of oot

on salaries for the bargaining unit,
ittenny for Leal ave on sonzect ngage

exit serve as nozoiatre for the Village of Catal anti a fia)
Agreement ts 1 prepare, revs

‘Our feu te $2, 500,00, paid in inatalinente of §300,00 down and the balance
patd at the conclusion of ‘eqotiations,

negetlatios ogure mdiation, fat fd or arbitration n ation
4900.06 att we feqirel je ek ng uae ly to ate
‘this'negotiation process a zoo
Sieslona or need farther elarifeation, plause fea cake

hf BE

Dennd'd, ievoatrick
[ntpere

knew and have known ever since that they were not going to represent just
Carrection officers, and Infact had no intent to represent jus! correction
office

International y. We
i ything that we got. A now, the state

ings around the state and have told our members that tufco would be a union

does not thing because they want peopl

would
funds, no offices, no staff,

have been lied to by tufco. Their constitution says that they may ‘expel a
member for a felony conviction. We INION do not expel members
because they may be unfortunate enough to be convicted of a felony. We

IONS

y tor though they are ng:
carry on our present daily work load, let alone go into negotiations with the

that the International Union has and that the AFL-CIO has. As you will see
throughout this issue, by reading the various reports and speeches of such
people as International resident pone legislative reports, both Council
‘and International report reports from Rowley, Forrest and O'Donnell,
legal reports from Counc 82, and mre, we are involved in numerous en-
deavors for the welfare of our members. Some of these endeavors we are
involved in are at the local level, the state level and the national level.

that have been in existence for many years.
cle Nf;
the chief steward is the chief union representative at the local level. He is also
the primary spokesman for the local. What happened to the local president?

their constitution, Article 14b,

much? Article 149 of ber who
may have had the misfortune of being off the payroll or hasn't paid dues for
Whatever reason, which upon being reinstated to the association shall pay &
‘new initiation fee and in addition thereto a readmission fee to be set by the

Aunion has
€82 is both of these. The state respects a strong and credible union. Any

trying to make money on a member's misfortune?

October

COUNCIL 82 ENFORCER

Here’s What C82 Has Done for You Lately!

‘The membership of Council 82 has increased this past year by 1,265
Correction officers and 219 law enforcement employees. A dying Union does
Not increase its membership. We are doing something right!

Briefly,
to its credit this ye
* Correction trainees were upgraded again to starting salary of $150 Osa

Alter six months it's $15,900, and becomes full grade 14 after one year

No

other union can say that!

* We now provide membership packets explaining union benefits, con-
tract, insurance, etc., to all new Council members.

®
ing session during the past year.
* Advancements of money to correction offficer trainees while at the

From the President
4 By Richard J. Bischert
» < ‘Counsell 82 President

++ Passage of the NACC Bill. More than five years of work finally came
together by our lobbying efforts, thanks to all of the PAC committees’
participation.

Correctional Services and the Governor's Office of Employee Relations.
* Training Seminars for new union officials have been conducted by

fall

+ Legal handbook for correction officers approved by the Quality of ot
Working L
tated upon complet

leaders y needs and
this Council. ASK THEM!

QWL has funded Countiss projects throughout the state that have im-
proved our working condi

i
needs. The job will never be done, but each year we continue to improve our
services.

* study by Arthur
f the Council

* Professor Peter

of the Canadian prisons, Adirondack, Coxsackie and Eastern facilities and is
‘now in Mississippi. The final report is due this fal.

* r Law

Empl
being Scie is our present grievance procedure. We are grterng intoa

membership loan program, labor/management seminars, pre-retirement
counseling i

training of new union leaders and pre-training of our negotiating committee
before we sit down with the state in contract negotiations.

‘As you can see, | firmly believe we, Council 82, WILL WIN ANY CHAL-
LENGE.
with it. Look at our track record! Look at theirs! DREAMS AND WISHES FADE
‘AWAY WITH THE LIGHT OF DAY. REMEMBER WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT
TO CONTINUE IN THE REALITY OF LIFE.

A Look at A Ass'n of C Officers

pilot project in four correction facilities this fail, utilizing
‘concept to reshre problems at the local level

+ Agency experimental funding of college programs monies were ex-
hausted and we expanded programs with Quality of Working Life funds. This
past year the requests by members to improve themselves through a college
‘education has been overwhelming

*
ment fund, tax free, for as little as $10 a payday.

Mich. Itwasthe

bership. The AACO
contracting out of prisons.

Dennis Ray Martin spoke to our convention delegates last week and was

y
ing the convention.

*
a savings for our
+ $10,000 death benefit for all card-carrying members; on and off the job
coverage. More than five claims have been filed with no dues increase.
+ Council 82 Retiree Chapter. Our retirees will now have a method to
dar of their probl atively with ful

% Council 82 PAC committees are fully functioning at most facilities

AACO for ‘and request all
New York i in. The
‘AACO can be tt

all correction

0d it,
time, Join your brothers to improve your image!

The AACO will be holding their third annual convention in the New York
city area next year and | hope we can turn out a large number of correction

by our people.
* Council 82 baseball shirts. Buy one! The small profit is going into the
\C fund.

‘Over 100

officer pery quality

and awards. Four New York State correction officers have been awarded
Certificates of recognition by the ACO.

University Police, Clinton, Arthur Kill and Collins are off and running. The

endorsement process was a long, thorough process. In late July, Council 62
Executive Director John Burke sent a letter to every local president and PAC

‘One thing that | mone “ great deal of pride in is that | have never lied to
anyone, which i they have
deceived our member | im thinking that by signin thi uteo cards they
would be getting a union for correction officers only. When in fact, their

dollar. We at Council 82 ha
stand on our record. On
Coxsackie, There were

loyalty to our members, not to the dollar. We
Pt. 25, 1984, the tufco ass'n, held a meeting at

1y Sheriffs Union is in between. The best part is that we're out

tions on all the good work!

by October31.

uunanit

August,

Of the other t
tors. That left four people possibly interested in tufco. | believe that is a true
i ave.

1, 1983, at

dratted,
this bill passed.

Y y active,
while others are just getting off their feet. Downstate, Ossining and Auburn
silt tit The

Governor

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Page 4 COUNCIL 82 ENFORCER October COUNCIL 82 ENFORCER Page 5

Richard Hendrick, vice president of the Albany Po:
lice Officers Union, makes a motion on the conven:
tion floor at the Syracuse Sheraton Inn, which is
actually in Liverpool in Onondaga County

if

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asi
powey

mosey CATER

Executive Director John W. zeroing in on the
From left: James T. Mann, C82 vice president and Attica Local president; Richard Lesniak, C82 secretary and
president of the Safety Officers Local; Richard J. Bischert, president of C82, and speaker Burke.

Council 82 — Convention ’84

Metropolitan area leaders tending to business are. trom left: Norman Elam, Arthur Kill; Nat Grinnage, Arthur
Kill Local president: Beverly Moses, Bayview CF Local president: George Floyd, security guards Local
president. In general session, below. are (trom lett) Marilyn Cooper, vice president of Downstate Local 399:
Sherene Williams, Sing Sing Local: Lloyd “Sonny” Brottman. Arthur Kill PAC chairman.

be . ‘ yi
Shirley Sadier Reeder, AFSCME right, led a lively seminar on shop stewardship for local leaders including Green Haven Correctional Facility Local 152 was Presented by Vice President Robert Ercole (left) and
Curtis Abraham (left) and Robert Whisnant, Long Island CF Local vice president and steward respectively. President Warren McMillan, Raising hand is Terry Badman, president of Great Meadow Local 1279.


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COUNCIL 82 ENFORCER

October

Text of John W. Burke’s Address

;ope with the St York. I say that is bull—~. | have been fighting

1 1984 wasa

igh yt year, Some of
services, and the addition of staff representatives, Larry Germano, Bob Zeller,

the state every day for five years and | know we need across-the-board
strength. The state would eat tufco for breakfast
We take on the state continuously. Example: Brentwood . . . We have it

George Ottovian Frank Benedetto, and Pe
meeting with the hierarchy of the international, President Gerald W.
Neente fom King, and their attorneys,

Thursday.
with the international union, have embarked on a PR cmapaign of image
building through the media, radio, TV and newspapers. The international is

to prevent the closing of Brentwood. We have been successful in obtaining
temporary restraining orders in both courts.
We are battling the Prisoner's Legal Service in the State Legislature, the
courts and other areas,
1m optimistic that we will either win the court battle on military leave or
ttle before going to court. In the past year, Council 82 has fought more

muscle to the State of New York.

Let me tell you about Council 82. We have 11 full-time professional staff
representatives. We have 12 paid administrative staff service for our
members. In 15 years since 1969 we have worked and argued together, but
continued to build for the good of the members, We have such services as
negotiations, grievance hearings, Labor/Management meetings, legislation
We deal with the executive chamber, the courts and even the Congress of the
United States. We have expert lobbyists who work tirelessly on behalf of our

going in at this point.
Question: where were the challengers? They were quiet as mice. Marion
Dantzler, one of the tufco board of directors, works at Brentwood. Yet they
have done nothing, We are committed to winning the Brentwood legal action.
We havehad a two-y litigation in installing a teargas-dispensing system in

Comstock ‘Where was tufco on that? What did they do on that? Not a damn

Where was the Zero Gang during the strike? One of the Zero Gang,
correction policy chairman at the time, went to Las Vegas two days before the
strike and came back three or four days after the strike had started. Is that

leadership? | think not. Yet, he is saying "Give me a chance.”
4 rhs negotiating experience two of them negotiated a contract for Cat-

oy ‘nanagement They are turncoat, Do they have a commitment to the
‘working people? No. But they do have a commitment to the almighty dollar.
local. As aresult, Ask
the Auburn delegation; they are here.

They have five members. Those fve elected themselves as the board of
directors.
one from Brentwood. They are as oneal aivethemachancetotake on the
State of New York and 20 million people and $40 billion dollars. What they

members.

‘our records on it. This is not a promise; It is here. The Council has staff
storey representing our members in arbitrations and court cases for the
y, Forrest and O'Don-
nell In addition, we uilze law firms in New York City, Bulla, Syracuse,
Binghamton and elsewher

Example: During the '79 strike, dozens and dozens of members were
arrested. We retained attorneys to represent them. Not one of our members
went to jail... not one,

Tufco has attorneys . . . two—one tax lawyer and one divorce lawyer.
They are telling you “Give us a ct
protect people at the members’ expense? What do they thin
Their clase! galinuts you italigence Council 82 has a network of local
unions. In response to tut heir structure? See what their structure
is; how democratic. The Execuve Board of Diecors having he fnl say on
‘everything. That is supposed to be democracy?

of modifying our

82 got it recalled! That is political clout. Could tufco do that? Hell, no. How

many bills did tufco have introduced or get passed through the legislature

last year? None.

the governor from laying off 50 Forest Rangers. Union clout is preventing the
City of Albany and Mayor Thomas Whalen from laying off 18 police officers.

Staffing in the prisons: In the last two or three years, because of pressure

As

the system expands, we demand that they are fully staffed.
In the Lemuel Smith case, what did tufco do? Nothing. | wrote letters to

really want is a you to the cleaners.

In negotiations, everything is up for grabs. Th
backs, workers compensation, etc. Council 82 has never given back a single
benefit and we ar not about to start. It you want to protect seniority, job
bidding, with Co Wehavea
record to stand on. Council 82 is a democratic union, a democracy structured
after unions that have existed for generations. They elect their own local
delegates and officers. We have a detailed constitution. We publicize our
finances.
them is protected. We have a fair dues structure. | found out last Friday why
tufco kept their constitution such a secret. The fact of the matter is, they

are demands for, give-

be a union for corrections only. The petition to PERB asked for the same

y
1, 1983, also provided for ti
1 82'

people. Our members
25 memb t

‘every group in our unit. Every executive board member receives financial
reports tufco's six-member board includes its only five members; both the
same: one president, one secretary-treasurer, four VPs. They run the union.
7

They were the original members. They elected themselves. They have locked
themselves in until December 1988. The Council 82 constitution can be
‘amended by any member, any executive board member, any local officer. The

final say. Is that democracy? Or is that dictatorship? You decide

Also in their constitution they have applied to be a charity. A gawdam
charity. We are a labor union and we are @ proud union. Council 82 sent out a
questionnaire to everyone in the bargaining unit asking their input for the

to spp to the U.S. Supreme Court. We set up statewide demonstrations. |
ed Dick Rowley to assist them inthe appeal. | have talked with Sen.
9

th We
hhave been lobbying for the death penalty for the last three years. What's
tufco done on the death penalty? One demonstration at the Capitol. A

They dreamed up wild demands. Completely out of touch with reality, and in
some cases even ille

Let me tell you more things that are in tufco's constitution. It does not
specify how delegates are elected. Chiet stewards have more authority than
bout

that? The board

ere, The legislature had racssed ‘and everyone had gone home and the
governor ‘was in California attending the Democratic National Convention.

The international wont for federal aid to the State of New York; that's

final say on paying bills.
Union dues and other fees and assessments and per capita tax may be
adjusted without amending the constitution by the board of directors. The

Ison of wages, working conditions, analyzing th budget and always
managing to show us hidden state funds to cur advantage. What kind of
resources do the so-called challengers have to accomplish that? None. We
negotiations. We also
C10. 9,

of New York State. The board of directors has the power to dissolve locals.
Elections are by plurality vote; no run off

On August 15, 1984, | sent aletter to OER requesting that we start negotia~
tions on Oct. 22, 1984. OER’s response was that they will not open negotiations:

‘as they don't want to be affiliated with any real union.
In upcoming state negotiations, we will take on the state with 20 million

the help we can get. The challengers tell you they are getting an outside
negotiator thinking an outside mouthpiece can deal and cope with the vat

until Y your contract.

to give them a chance at your pockets,

New York and show them that Council 82 is united, ready to go forward and

Yor

fightfor pay

ship, our staf, lobbyist,

union and the AFL-CIO for assistance. They in turn call on officials at every

level of 9
82 and our affiliates have political clout. What do the challengers have?
Nothi

unity, a message of determination, a message of solidarity.

1am proud to be a member of Council 82. | am proud to be its executive
director am proud to be able to serve you and all our union brothers and
t us take this opportunity to leave this convention united. We will

The Zero Gang eli 9°
‘and a group of 15—without any other affiliates or outs stance

York with our realistic demands.

October

COUNCIL 82 ENFORCER

John Be trol

and local

president; Nita Blauberg, village trustee.

“THE TUFCO BUSTERS ' Is Carl Stacker's tit
staunch supporter of Council 82. He is Upstate re regional vice president of Local 1700,

ident; Sgt. Harry Sacco, local

si
crotary-treasurer; (sated) Nicholas Pinto, C82 staff negotiator; Frederick Kane, patrolman and president of Local 2790; Jack Sencebaugh, village

4 Mid-Hudson Facilities Make ‘Fair’ Showing

Four Mid-Hudson Valley correctional facilities

County Falr In Rhinebeck. Correction Otficer
Vincent Freni, coordinator of facility participa-
tion, sald more than 10,000 people visited the
Fishkill, Camp Beacon, Downstate and Green
Haven exhibit.

‘The exhibit consisted of photographs taken at

ich facility, a display of confiscated contraband,
ind a VCR that took fairgoers on a “mini” tour of
ach facility.

This year's theme, “Corrections is Everybody's

Business,” emphasized public awareness of the
Valley
area.

‘An acrylic painting of a correctional officer,
done by Green Haven artist Jack Lashway, was
‘set up at the entrance of the exhibit tent to attract
visitors. Once inside they were greeted by Ofti-
cee Freni, T. ‘and E. Dakin from Green

Haven, and Ofiers © Davis, T. Hurley, and J.
Giiseman from Fishkill Correctional Facility.

‘The special feature of this year’s exhibit gave

ets an oppertuty to have hk chidran the
Gerornted tee for ientication
Acer Fen aui about 1.15 youngse snd th
prints taken during the six-day fair. Parente were
given the only set of prints

Areal treat for kids (and adults, oo) was when
trainer CO William Lcchroop put Kelly, a K-9 Unit
German shepard, through his paces and gave a
drug detection demonstration. On Aug. 22, Gov.
Mario Cuomo highlighted Correctional Services!
fair activities when he made an appearance in the
‘agricultural area and visited the exhibit.


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COUNCIL 82 ENFORCER October

C82 Tackles Toughest Cases—Rowley

Richard R. Rowley’s address, excerpted, at the Council
82 Convention.

were revealed, he would personally examine tham | fo be sure that they were
relevant to the case and that privacy was pro!
‘A-couple of years ago DOCS had a policy that they Could strip risk any

Ca
dates should have background and experience in social work, or in alcohol/
Pt

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win. Let me tell you that those people are either displaying ignorance or they
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fights for employees. Tufco has never fought for employees, but | understand
they are saying to all of you, "Give us a chance." Well, if you give them a

we brought an action in the U.S. District to totally outlaw that
type of treatment. We succeeded in obtaining an order directing that there
Should be no random strip frisks, that body cavity searches could only be
Conducted if a search warrant had previously been obtained from a Court
Where the management had a reasonable ground to believe that an employee
was carrying contraband, then a strip search (not a body cavity search) could
be made. Other employees in correctional facilities represented by other
ut n

be submitted by Oct. Director of
& Personnel, CSEA Headquarters, 3 Elk St, Albany, N.Y, 12207. The position
is part of a joint labor/management project with negotiated monies. Salary
range is $23,948 to $28,402.

Convention Molds (Continued from Page 1)

other:

ers, of Burke, Bischert, Vice President James

tence a ae tufco did n T. Mann and Correction Policy Chairman Joseph Puma. He said Council 82
you wnat 9 i besutteriva, believe m with its attorneys all alone fighting the battle. has set a standard for correction officers’ unions across the country.
We win some of our cases and we lose some... but losing cases is an We have been representing the Council in an action brought by two
labor/~

gement battle is & continuous process and Gounel 82 is expert att
Because Counc 82 is expert at it, the Council does not hesitate, when the

it youncil 82
ut of the case, but in the meantime the action goes on for hand of

, imes
they arenot. inaddltion, Council 82and our office never hesitate otake ip the

ig doing
found an employee who is too guilty to defend. Unfortunately, sometimes

of one of the tutco leaders who was then president of the Auburn local to

process grievances for these officers, Jack Burke urged him to process the

grievances and toa him what would happen if he dian Nevertheless, the
bi

You all now about Lemuel Smith and you all ‘noe about the terrible

f rr ya andtorits
many accomplishments for other law enforcement Personnel. After citin
long list of our achievements, involving clout from the international, telow
unions and our committees, he asked, “Could TUFCO do that? Hell nol”
(McEntee's complete text, Page 3.)

Steve Fantauzzo, AFSCME International New York area director, noted
that in 1984, AFSCME became the largest union in the AFL-CIO, both in the
fe said, "1985

toe gr 1 ha Yt
Ebert viet

arch 26,1988

eponse fron you wo that

Quan

Fraternity,

This was AFSCME's opinion of the Catskill Judas episode

leniency and that ful, decision of our Court of Appeals setting aside his conviction. Well, you all is the time to fight . .. any and every individual or: group that chalenges this
know how important it is that the case should be appealed to the ‘Supreme
ship. Court of the United States. Where was tufco? They found out that Council 82 of TUFCO, The
but
Council 82 has nee done tha, and of all the unions we have represented, "Und the Capito! The stands ready to fight this disease,
been

Council 82 hi ‘most willing to undertake the most difflcult
cases on behal of the mombentie. {tis interesting thinking back over the

n and ly 9

until i's completely eradicated. Once we have disposed of TUFCO in over-

very eager to have the Council protect them when they were charged with
Contempt of court during the 1979 strike. | remember walking into the court-

arian that had to put up the money in the first instance to finance the
local appeal to the Supreme Court. Well, it worked. William E. Stanton, the

jail, and | did just that. Apparently they have very short memories. | also

torin the L . wrote’

whelming fashion, we will have accomplished two goals. First, we will have rid
Butal

That
we are fully prepared to back our discussions with action.”

Richard R. Rowley, att

sity of proceeding with the appeal of the Court of Ropes decision in the

tobea leader above-captioned matter with expediency. In my opinion without your assist-
out onthe picket lin. As a Marine officer | had always been taught thatthe te me y \ger period of
leader fellowwas OY wy Burke"

leading from some hotel in Las Ve
In early 1982, Council 82 directed our firm to file with the State Labor
Department a demand that the state repair the fixed teargas systems in a

and an appeal, the commissioner of labor finally issued an order directing
Corrections to repair the systems. in the meantime, we were also seeking to
have new gas systems installed in a number of other facilities. This isa fight

Now my friends that's not the work of a passive union, and that's not the
work of a bunch of losers. That's the work of a union with clout, a union that
cares and a union that's effective.

tional Facility K
any kind of a chance to require the state to keep it open. | told him it was an
Nevertheless, Council

of money. That kind of battle is hardly the kind of fight that a passive union

wag
In 1983, Corrections started to switch officers’ RDOs to coincide with
(After

‘year's court action,) trial

ly coming to

settoment. Once ‘gsi, ths is @ long battle against a stubborn adversary,
Certainly not the kind oft ‘vate that is undertaken by €@ passive union.

operates and how hard it fights for the members. Over three years ago, an
Incident occurred at a Downstate correctional facility involving an inmate
named Jackson. Claims were made that some correction officers had used

82.said, "go ahead. Do your best. Try tomake them keep itopen." We starteda
lawsuit in hor ‘and in June the New York State Supreme Courtsustice issued

to dismiss, andthe same judge denied their mation The ‘sale has now ob-

successful in getting that court to he

9!
to the installation of fixed teargas sytems (text of speech, Page 8)

Other speakers were Hollis V. Chase, associate director; Christopher
Gardner, legal council; Thomas Inglee, treasurer; and Kathy McCormack,
legislative assistant director.

{i Pe the
trustee; Doug DiGerlando, president of Otisville Local 2967, and Lawrence
Johnson, president of the Environmental Conservation Police Officers Local
1873, were elected for a first term on the executive board of directors.

In the awards ceremony atthe annual banquet, Joseph Puma was pre-
sented with the Holland Award signityin
year. ure was given an award and a jogging suit by James Tutfey, president
of the Albany Police Officers Union, in recognition of his gaining a new
no-layott,

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Madson Falli, N.Y, 12839

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How
will it come out? Who knows? It's a tough case. But | do know one thing for
Certain: our instructions are to go the route. Win it or take it to the highest
available court. Leave no stone unturned. There are employees from all the
ater unions affected by the Brentwood closing, but when | was in court in

ney me there. Council 8 was there alone putting up the fight. | also
yybody You'l

being questioned under ‘ath, Charges or excessive force were made
ter al itrati feath atavor-

able court ruling won Council 82, iy state ran up the white tag and

Mask
you to make Up Your own mind who's passive and who fights
And

me of th
and it on of vn me ofthat country song inet goes something like this:

officers everywhere.

‘cal 2841, Steve Pageau, .
tive, was the young Watertown Local
their behalf. Dennis Martin, who traveled from Michigan at his own expense, j Tuuusvamy oyna Vance — TT)
or Cura eae tam
canta eh thas yn tf

be UAB OOGOTS 0. so

Dennis Fitzpatrick
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fell over two years, everyoneot money to the Lord wi he gives you his address.” Well, they want you to give Execuie Director
thls: not one of ploy your money to co but they ive you their address. And one thing that | Alchard Blchert Jamas Ma jolie Chase Thomas Inglee Richard Lasniak
lost one day from work. ts in—and | know yi President Vice President Associate Director Treasurer ‘Secretary
You are all familar with Prisoners Lega Senet andthe unr eccs not tot that cee if they ever should ge in, they get rich while they Executive Board
maltreatment tear, or they t im, how to be a union at your expense and while you ‘Charles Cambareri John Ippolito. Robert Patterson
officers. What y nyo your expe x day Cunningham Lawrence Johnaon Rlchard Patter
S e. , Philip Knight ph Pura
ffi t the recent defamatory by PLS. Ronald Edwards Chester LaDuke ‘Timothy Rounds
it " Jack Emmett, Roland Martin. Dutty Seefelat
During the Y Suggest that you ask you them ‘re Finca ober MeCarny Robe Vowper Legislative Column (Continued from Pa;
and see where else they can see any of their friends and neighbors who've Nathaniel Grinnage Dennis Middaugh Robert Zeller
article. The two: ats if their Abanam andron
tad to reduce the amount of Workers! Camperston fev. Counel 8 have a job at all onal Russel Pd property recap
didn't cavein. |'m proud to be counted for Council 82, the real union, the union with Peter Kilian
pay. Council 82 didn't. But the state, as if by magic, placed the Security experience, havea Trustees Under the provisions 0 ofthe bill, wartime veterans will be eligible tor a
0-year
Somnath Security Supervisors Unit on the lag pay. Council 82 fled a een i value of the veteran’s primary residence. Veterans who served in a combat
respect to the lag pay. Once again, Council 82 Is standing firm for the a message of unity and solidarity to tel the dete wren ie Security Services G) roe we cnaible for an eddiional 10 percent exemption for the same 10
membership. it i years,
in another case, PLS att tried to obtai  rec- to ag Vol. 21,No. 11 1064

, Council 82 will goto the bargaining
"More tor

rds, ;
the accessibility of the officers’ records and required that before any records

members.

CChartes R Booth


Page 10

COUNCIL 82 ENFORCER

October

AFSCME, C82 Have the Arsenal — McEntee

| Remarks by Gerald W. McEntee, AFSCME International president, pre-
pared for Council 82's annual convention in Liverpool, N. Y., Sept. 13,
10984,

Pe pe
the members’ job insurance policy. The per cap pays for services to those
members, for services a council can't provide on its own.

Pp you today,
ME. For one th ;

19 ¥ \
material as the duties of local treasurers, training for local leadership, griev-
te

jard networks. You're getting those

trated in the criminal justice system.

edge of active trade unionism. From what | can see, this council of yours is

leading the way where it really counts: in bargaining, in organizing, and in

political action of behalf of the members.

Let me tell you why I think that, and I'l start with collective bargaining,

Despite the major recession this country just went through, and despite
to states and cities, you

gives them

the

workshops ‘82 wanted them and asked for them.

for collective bargaining backup, but you've gotten a whole series of tailor-

made wage and benefit comparisons and budget analysis for cities, counties
In short, when your barg th

solid factual support for their positions.

the issue of job stress in the criminal justice system. We've sponsored studies
and got them out to the press and public agencies, testified before Congress

d
peop
‘one of the best wage and benefit packages in the country. Your current
contract is so good that other councils with COs are using it as a model
More than that, across this country the average ratio of inmates to COsis
‘something like 5.8 to 1. But not here. In New York you've helped cut that
cutitto2.9to 1, 00d for COs andit’s go

{for corrections.

I-court pre
in bargaining for city and county police, for Forest Rangers, for all kinds of

‘and good sense and economic justice into that crazy quilt,
8 far in order for
id and the staffs
of the six new corrections facilities that opened earlier this year.

y
oO

has ever seen.

of the figures the other day ly up against at least 19
‘other unions—most of them with little or no business in the public sector.

Fe
in Ohio? The telephone workers union. The plumbers union. It's crazy. The
plumbers union is fine ... for plumbers!

Jack f the
You've
players

that seems t
than the New York State lottery.
‘And that brings us to Albany and the string of winners you've run in the
State Capitol.

More realistic entry requirements for COs ... rescuing those retirement

x y
those 1,500 members who had been with the old Narcotics Addition Control
Commission,

and think

‘what that means in the lives of those people and their families,

There were the Tier Ill reforms—and we're going to reform that some
more—but it didn't even stop there.

You stopped the City of Albany from forcing new police officers to be

IP p
jobs there is. And when

ne ot at
you're trying to talk turkey with management.

‘There's the whole spectrum of national issues and national legislation to
be dealt with, Just a few that come to mind include lobbying for more federal
dollars for prison construction and CO training, establishing federal protec-
tions for public pension systems, fighting the so-called balance-the-budget

nation.

One fight that Council 82 and AFSCME are making together right now is
against the national administration's determination to sell the entire public
sector to the highest bidder.

In the last four years, because the White House has pushed privatization
morning, noon, and night, AFSCME councils and locals have had to fight
‘contracting out from coast to coast.

tate
—even police and fire services.

institutions for the retarded, public libra

‘And now they want to take over the prisons, and they've already started.
We're not talking little outfits. We're talking big corporations, companies like
RCA. They all smell profits in penology, and we all know how they're going to
get those profits

First, like in the hospital takeovers, they'll concentrate on all the easier
cases. They'll hire untrained people on the cheap. They'll bust or bar any
union, and they'l tell veteran CO professionals to go to hell,

{And so we're fighting contracting out, fighting politicians like New York's
Senator ] ike
you run a Ramada Inn.

The American Correctional Association was all set to endorse prison
contracting, but working together we got ACA to back off. AFSCME and
‘Council 82 had the power to do that,

Could tufco do that? Hell no!

Now | could go on like this, but the point is clear: officers or city police or
Forest Rangers or deputies are part of AFSCME. They've got clout they
Couldn't get any other way.

For one thing, they've got the biggest union in the AFL-CIO by their side,
‘and that counts.

residents

Remember e
Shi

Personnel ... Won that bill that won't
environmental conservation laws.
Thi and It
tells me that the leadership of Council 82 has a clear idea of what trade
last

of union leadership is to protect the members.

That's why they join the union. That's why they pay dues. And, by God,
that's why AFSCME makes sure they get the protection as workers that they
have earned and richly deserve.

But apparently not everyone agrees that a union exists to protect its
members.

From time to time some litle group of people get the idea that a union

of fraternal lodge that pushes cheap and usually worthless insurance.

with us?

Carpenters, Plumbers, Sheetmetal Workers. The full power of thestate fed
here in New York.

Now how in hell does tufco think it can get this kind of clout? What
are those people smoking? But since tufco wants to play, I'l tell you this

arsenal, We
hastogo..
not going

y
this affair
and right down to the local level if that’s necessary. This ynion is

‘One more point while I'm up here. Sometimes you hear some grumbling
‘about CO vs.cop, about how one might get more than the other. Thisis the sort
of tune we've heard out of tufco. I's a lousy tune and it's the wrong tune.
AFSCME, the union we all belong to, is the best in the nation. | didn't make it
that way. You didn't make it that way. The members make It that way. Allthat

international unions,
‘name to go with the
y, it’s kind of sad. It reminds me of watching the Macy's parade on

ind you can bet your wallet that there's usually a fancy
Hort.

unity.

Downatthe
‘ahospital
You'reall

Thanksgiving
‘and you know that the only thing that keeps them all up there is hot air.

y quality spe
public workers, You all want decent pay. You all want decent benefits. You all
want reasonable conditions on the job. You all want and need protection

FSCME'

thi tle parade is called tufco, although I've heard some against y Above all,
call it the gang of five. It's not very clear what they want, but what they're beings. You
offering is pie in the sky ... and the pie is stale. But, by God, it you don’
a y They _Andthe best , within
p of 100,000 local urcouncils With unity

‘seem to think the trade union mor
ititwere,

‘mon: none of them would have any power.

nothing can stop us.
Good luck and God speed.