The Council 82 Review , Vol. 19, no. 10, 1982 December

OL. 19 NO. 10

Local Presidents Hear Request to
Join the Correctional Association,
Plan for Use of Union Computer

Local presidents were urged at at re-
cent meeting at Council 82 headquat-
ters in Albany to join the American
Gonection Association, so that the
union would have its opinion in-
cluded in formulating the proposals
and positions of the organization,

Those members who are in the De
partment of Correctional Services will
meet in advance of next year's AGA
conference in Syracuse, to "review and
formulate positions concerning our
interest as conection officers and tax

according to Richard Bischent,
chairman of the Conrection Policy
Committee

Heasserted that all of the 13 propos:
* aly submitted at the AGA’S most recent
were skanted toward in

one proposal con:

employers or their needs.”

Bischert
"The theme of these proposals was
ultra-tiberal in conceptand, should the
AGA pas an those proposals to the
state legislature, we will have tom
every effort to lobby against them,"
said Bischert

In other business conducted at the
presidents’ meeting, attended by repre
sentatives of 28 locals, John Burke,
council executive director, noted that
the council's computer system could
be “on tine within to or three
Hi, but that, ultimately, it will
depen! on installation ofthe interna
tional union’s system, into which the
counvil system will be tie
Other issues discussed during the
meeting included the delays in hol
ing grievance hearings, a complaint
registered by Rosalie Samuels, Bedford
Hills local president, Burke said that
the union nevds more staff representa
tivesand that ith
there would be additional: stall to

a month or two,

takes for the union.
s. including

shorten the time
to respond to probl
sievanee

The introduction of the new thiee=
tier adj
at Auburn
concern to members there,
to James Morrissey, local president
Burke asked to be kept informed of the
procedure and the problems atising
fromit,sothat the council will beable
to respond, if needed

iment committee procedures
H

Also included inthe discussion

were

NEW TRAINEES. They are covered
tunder the contract for all but the
disciplinary clause

= ATTICA PAYCHECKS. There have
been instances of the administra
tion's having held up paychecks un:
til the date listed on thecheck, Burke
will check on the problem with the
department and contect it

THE REVIEW, Burke noted that

Bischert will be working within he
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Trustees Can't Sit on Board: Pres. McEntee

AFSCME International President
Gerald W. McEntee has informed
Council 82 that the trustees may not sit
with the executive board, whether or
not they have a vote,

Proposed changes tothe Council 82
constitution were approved by the in
ternational, with the exception of the
last sentence of Article 7, Section IC),

which reads: “The trustees may sit on
the executive board with voice, hut
without vote.”

Inaleuterto John Burke, Council 82
cexecutivedinector, McEnteesaid, "Since
the trustees audit the expenditures by
the executive board, it would not ap:
propriate for them to also pauticipate
in the deliberations of that bexly

NOTICE

‘At the urging of Counci 82,
theopen transfer period for Group
Health Incorporated (GHI) health
insurance has been extended to
Jan. 81, 1988.

‘The extension provides each
member in the state unit with the
needed time to evaluate and
choose the option which meet his
(or her personal medical and fi-
nancial needs.

Union Wins Job Grievance

male conection
is put oma shift at Coxsackie
Facility in-place of a
woman officer who wanted thejob ane
had more seniority
In September, 1980, woman officer
bid jobon the 3-11
tion 10 a less senior
dliective that held tha
fiver of the sume sex mast be assigned
to the shower area of a housing unit
The union position, which Er
or, piel
that the state violated the contract,
since the purpose ofa
vision of inmates is to maintain order
not to inspect the boxes of inmates
Privacy of the inmates, it was held,

conection of

officer's super

maintained by the partitions and
appropriately
did not interfere with the basic super

curtains, whic

visory functions of the correction
officers.

Lawson said that the state violated
Article 3.1 of the contract when it
the job to the woman

ihe state must award

one month from

officer, and
thejob othe
the date of the awa

Coughlin
Will Assign Supervisor
to Search, Inspect COs,
Except for Body Searches

Commissioner ‘Thomas A. Cough-
lin HI said at a labor-management
statewide meeting that he will not as-

Conrectional Services,

During a lengthy meeting with

during which a wide varity of topics
‘was discussed, the commissioner std
that supervisors woul be assigned to
search or inypect only ia body search
is requited

Coughlin
The union's position is that union
conection officers should not be
seatching other conection officers’
personal belongings, and that super
visors should be assigned to do the
work.

Other topies of discussion during
the statewide meeting included:

=TWO-HOUR CALL
union noted that several f
including Fishkill, Downstate
Arthur Kill are enforcing the twor
hour call-in requirement, with loss
of pay and counseling for members
Coughlin. said that, whenever an

onable decision hay been
ould be brought to the
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COUNCIL 82 REVIEW

Director’s Corner

By John Burke
Executive Director

Update on Court Cases

This month, I would like to bring everyone up to date on several impor
tant legal cases that are sill pening in various courts,

The most important one would be the lieutenants’ court ease, which is
known as the Henneberg, MeClay et al.v. State and Kirkland etal. As you all
know, this is civil rig)
challenging the constitutionality of the Hiewtenants’ exami

1s case, commenced by Sgt. Kirkland and others,

We first advised the district judge of our desire to intervene in the ease in

the first half of June and, 1 believe, everyone kioows thatthe juddgedid not act

pon our request, and, despite ou objections the State of New York and the

plaintiffsentered imtoa stipulation lor the settlement of theaction, At no time

dll this office or ou attorney's office ever agtee to the settlement ot any
compromise of the action.

We filed 200
appeared before Judge Gries o
fulsand that the test itself was tk
that, under such cincumstances, the State af New York hi
right to modify the eligible fist in any way

ity in opposition to the proposed settlement and we
sions to argue that the
Jul, jobstclated est.

no power and no

thee different a
settlement

Eanlyin Novem nuded! down a court order in whieh he
approved the settlement, finding itt be reasonabl

tion entered to it by uy, to be without me

udge Gries
id ining all oppor

Within two days, we filed a notice of appeal for a stay of enforcement of
his onder. As we expected, he denied our application and we applied 10 the
U.S. Count of Appeals fora stay, That court granted ow motion tothe extent
ofvuling that all appoinaments nant to Friestyotder giving prete

ay
We will be arguing the appeal sometime in January or eatly Febru,

In January, 1982, the st ination for conection

captains, Usually eligible lis avontlsor less, ut in thie,

i

__December

Council 82 Grows—Three Locals Added |

AFSCME. Connei §2 hay gin by several hundred members daring the

past 18 months and, wecently, three new loc

‘AMP GABRIELS CORRECTIONAL
dent; Robert Lessard, viee president Do
Landry, neasaner; Hoke Root, Texld Stic
vate members, nel John Hattield, Cha
rusters

WATERTOWN CORRECTIONAL

usa LaPien, secvetary: 8

members, and Steve Carpenter, Tom Pike,

LONG ISLAND CORRECTIONAL

president; Wilbur Wright, vice ptevitemt; Abra

fora, andl Marion Addison, trustees, and Re

Coughli

aly have joined, including:

1. FACILIFY Leo Vann, presi
rughas Boger, secretatys, Edward
ean James Marzotte, executive

nel Chuck Hugaboom,

FACILITY=AI Woodland, previ:
dy Allen,
U Eaward Lewis, executive board
andl Bernard Sweeney, users
FACILITY=Elerece ‘Thomas,
Andews, viee president
Russell Pits,
1 Philip Craw.
shert Whisnant, shop stewane

1 Curtis Abral

Won't Assign Prison Supervisors

for Routine Employee Searches, Inspections

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attention of the labor relations

REDEPLOYMENT. Phereae rede
ployment problems at Wallkill a
Mount McGregor. Joe

the deps
fice sid that he will visit both
facilities

PACKAGE ROOMS. Theveis legis-
lation proposed to clase package

ronmts, but the Department of Cot
rectional Services iy opposed to
‘losing them, The Department hay
agreed to revise the package room,

list, with consultation with Council

no:

NEW TRAINEES, They can bid 0
jobs alter six months. ‘They will be
trained at theacalemy with revolver

ul rifle, amd they: will be given
timely” evaluation reports;

SAFETY AND SECURITY, ‘The

rondack has no taining reli offi
McGregor.
Department spokesmen said thatthe
proble
redeployment;

cers, nor does Mou

will be resolved through

u's Labor 1e =WORKERSCOMPENSATION. Coun

cil 82 wants a amandatory, third
opinion if thereare discrepancies
tavern employee's personal phy.
sian and the doctor retained by the
state for such purposes, Coughlin
said that a member of the depart
ment personnel unit will review all
cases which may requite a third
opinions
ACADEMY MEALS FOR TRAIN-
EES. The union had requested that
ant provide metly for
trainees while they are atthe
epartment std no, it

OSSINING. Facility olficialy have

rs
Civil . andi a fuad been two dil
jes and the other for all other

svt been allsng payment of me
th fice whivate wor

v
contact district attorneys through
‘out the sate, asking that they prose=
ates Found to be in posse
Sian of weape
conirabauud,

1 posession of

used so that m
upward tht hey receive final scone higher dan the see of white

Hist and seeking a det
ea exam ay administered and

onder ditecting the test without

any adjust of esos. Tha cid xo aplicaion wa

te (appoint persons from U

der were entered providing th al
This case is Bushey and Bell Department of ‘cil

vn be
Service

In the matter of Council 82 v, Hurley, Joa Carter had decided that

Ise hiay been made that
ly stuggest_conseciatve

te found guilty

1 he will confer

with the president of the New York
State Distict Attorneys Association;
STRAINING RELIEFS. Convection
officers ate not receiving the re
quired 32 hours of training, the
commissioner was told, Gamp Adi-

voluntary overtime, Cassa sate
that the problem will be corrected,
andl officers will receive the mel
allowance

HAVE YOU
ATTENDED
A
LOCAL MEETING
LATELY?

inmates may visits. He hayalso decided
that inmates may be routinely strip searched in many other circumstances
The juelge has distinguished between a strip fisk which iy the procedure ay
you kon, to remove all
his clothing and permits as

e'smaked body. A sip

ble cause for doing v0.

nda strip search, which simply eq

i
h of the clothing and an observation of the

In Council 82, State (Time Abuse Control Unit) vations state
have implemented or are implementing time abuse contol proved
f :

‘ The
Department of Mental Hygiene, Office of Mental Retard (Develop

investigating it now.

Weare in feteral court seeking to enjo
Serviees from shifting scheduled pays da

vin the Department of Comtectional
avs of conection officers who sire

military reservists or members ofthe National Guard, in the case designated
Council 82, Harvey v. DOCS (Military leave}, Our attorneys have recently
received answery to interrogatories served onthe state, which answers are
incomplete, Our attorneys are working on this and, ay soon as anything
develops, we will notify the Jeadership, who, inv turn, will advise their
anembers.

Drought by the union in the case of Council 82,

still inthe

process of implementing theit plans

written

‘stablishing their plans, In addition, our attorneys have requested informa

fi
plans.

State (Strip Frisk of Guards). "The action also secks monetary relief for those
1 A

, The} 5
soont as the decision is received, our attorneys will look at it and advise us
accordingly.

‘Many times, our staff is asked about current action
information will answer eve

pending. hope this
one's inqquities.

COUNCIL 82 REVIEW

Union Wins Appellate Court Case Involving
Strike Fines, About 300 Members Benefit

“The New York State Court of Ap,
pealy ruled ca
fe may not conectityown compa

ly this month that the

tional errors byextending adeadline to
the 1979 saike
om gystem,

penalize participants
she po

New York's Taylor Law prohibits
strikes by public workers, and the law
was used to fine members of Council
82 locals who were determined to have
ten om strike for 16 dayy im Atl
179

Every striker, according to the Tay
Tor Law, is subject toa fineof twodays
pray for every day on strike

The State of New Vork exacted th
penalty—ay well ay penalties

il 2—fromevery striker, but by
Jaw, the state was to have deducted the
money from paychecks within 90days,

An audit by the State Department of
Avital Contol sowed that thet
penalties hud not een deducted Irom
the paychecks of ahout S00 of the
workers who hud been on stike, The
state area semectally 9 deduct the
Hines, alter the 90 ays

The writer of the unanimous Court
‘of Appeals decision, Judge Sol Wachit
ler, said that, even though the stikeyy
might have violated the no.

Mision of the Taylor Lat th

tions the Legistature bay seen
impone with respect ta the collection
the penalty

Alvo benetiting fom the devision
were some members of the Pubic Ein
ployees Fedevation and the Civil Ser
view Finployees Association, (SEX

ME. Local 1000,

9 po .
local raining setson for stewards, conduced by Robert Slater, exaculv board

‘Others, standing,

local
trom let, ld ‘one Hewtng, Wllam fmison, and Harlé Dum, steward
Mi

Sealed rom hee

9: Wiliam Carson, steward; Slattery; Gerald Wiliam
‘and Henry Negron, stewards, and Fecha.

Local Presidents Are Requested to Join
Correctional Assn., Hear Union Computer Plan

(Continued from Page 1)
council, collecting information and
stories for The Review, the official
Council 82 He ex:
plained that many: members and
Feadlers are not awwane of the day
dlay operation. ad tha

of interest 10

Tressed and resolved without the
Siioiving about them, Burke asked
‘mice aga, Tor stories attic les, a
letters from the lo

publication,

DEFERRED PAY. Ron Wood, Hud-
son Contectional Facility president,
wanted to know if the members
would receive a check stub whieh
shows the deferred pay (lag pity)
Burke pointed out that the council is
trying to obtain a receipt forthe pay
that members have had withbed

“Itisourbelie,” said Bischert, "ha
the better the membership is informedt
fof the council's activities, the more
understanding they will be toward
their union. ‘This union iy only as
strong and as viable as you, the

member, are. You alo share a re-

sponsibility.”

Locals mn attendance atthe necting

Downstate 499, Wallkill 613
Hudson 738, Adirondack 86, Attia
1011, Woodbourne 1151

Bedford

Meadow 1279, Osining 113, Auburn
H1A7, Watertown 151K, Salety Ollicers
1790, Division of Employment 1798
Capital Police 1870, Sergeants 1871
Forest Rangers 1872, Conservation OF-
ficery 1878, Artur Kill 2398, Building
G ania Mi td Pei
Center 2695, Mid-Orange 2982, ancl
M. Meg 3

Lowa absent from the meeting i
cluded; Albion 928, Coxsackie 1261,
Long sland 1653, Campus Secutity
1792, Youth Camps 1876, Eegecomb-
Fulton-Lincoln 1996, Queenan
2197, ‘Taconic 2718, Bayview 282
Canal New York Poche Cen
29685, and Otisville 2967,

From the President

By James Sipe
Council 82 President

Health Insurance, New Members
on Executive Board Top Agenda

saya two by now aware, there have been sone very d
us ealth insanance progtam, Weave ine ludedtall tech
this month ediion ol" The Review

Phereare still some unanyweted questionyabout thenew bereits.
\

a r that
then answered, so there will be less confusion:

Our locals ate holding health inguwance meetings to infor dheit
bership of the changes in benelts. Representatives trom the different insur
‘ance companies ate planning to attend these meetings to anywer amy qm
tions you may have

1s important to know that the state hay agreed 0 extend the open
enrollment period through the month of January, 1983. Weare not advising
sw but rather, we are advising everyone to ook at all

the health insurance plans andl decide which plan best suits them

Werhave haela restructuring of theexecutive board of Council 82. We had
four additions to the boa, due to the increase of our membership. Wedded
Rich Peller from the park police, Bob Insaco from the sheriff’ group, andl
Willted Flecha and Raymond Tietter from corrections,

into office at our most
ratukations to our four new beard me rhe

Y
Dev, Wand 17. Com
Inthe process of restructuring our executive bs
responsible for eliminating the three trustees from sittin
Change in the constitution hay tobe approved bythe internat

ont Washington for Presid

we were inditectly
he

When we sent our ¢ a
proval, our whole constitution was reviewed, and the follow

deleted from Atticle7, Section Ie} of our constitutions"... The tustees may
sit an the execttive board with voice, but without vote..."

Vhere are lots of rumors going atound that we at Council
responsible for thischange, We were only responsible for yending the const:
tution to Washington, ‘The rest of the responsibility fies solely with the
international

Weat Counc
having the wusices ston the baad did not create conte, We have not een
siccessful so far, and we have no reason to believe that we wil be
Leadership at the local level would be well-advised to be extremely
cael about sending your constitution to theintemational for veview or for
approval of revisions, If your constitution hats a provision that allows your
trustees to sit on your executive board, it will be disapproved

Till next month, [ would like to wish everyone much joy in the New Year

Council Seeking to Stop Appointment of
Permanent Captains, Pending Litigation

The union hay been secking are

The date for acourtappearance isto
‘seffont

staining onder prohibiting the
ointment ofany permanent cap
pending the outcome of lawsuit over
the examination for conection cap:
9. The state hay aged not tm
permanent appointinents now,
‘out court action is continuing
On the ques
cover the state's lie
ion #2 is

jonof the legal fight
wnant ¢

Council 82 hay fought a military
wvance through the first three
; ai iso wating fora date

De set inthe Ge of the uni
tosprohibit the sate homexercising its
policy o changing the reg

ular days off of Council 82

srengns |

"Being ! sound mind, tam
akg twin me


COUNCIL 82 REVIEW

OPINION

Kirkland’s “Reaganomics” Lesson:
Incentives for Rich = Tax Breaks,
Incentives for Poor = More Taxes

Following isian excerpt from a press conference given in carly December
by AFL-CI ame Kirkland,
the creation of jobs:

EPORTER: Ine, in just the last couple of weeks, (President Reagan)

referred to anything other than highway repairs, make-work ancl over=

g jobless benefits. Ed Meese said that, “when unemployment benelits

‘end, most people find work very quickly.” Gan you speak tothe philosophy
implicit in these statements?

KIRKLAND: Well, hiy facts are wrong, and that, in itsell, is not a
particular novelty. Since July of 1981, five million people have exhausted
{heir unemployment benelity beyond the standard 26 weeks without finding
work; one million people have exhausted the extended and supplemental
benefits They are not outa sak berate den wan won ey ne

wl ind a ig of hundkeds or
thousands of people etn or thane jobs, wauting those jobs, staying in
hi

In Korea, Where Strikes Are Illegal,
Negotiations Can be Dangerous to Jobs
of Union Leaders and Activists

By MAUD AND DAVID EASTER

Workers in the Northeast are well

ne al night to try and get a shot at thove jobs
there ofthe deste of people to wotk? The administration's ‘Thanksgiving
turkey, of course, isin keeping with what has been their philosophy and
approach to economic issues ftom the beginning: incentives when you're
dealing with the rich means cutting theit taxes; incentives when you're
dealing with the poor means taxing them. There may be some peculiar loge
tothat, but itescapes me, But that’s the doctrine that seemstoheentorced. You
tse the catrot for the rich and the stick for the poor
TER: How much restlessness is there out in the country among
the people whoare out of jobsand among those who fear they’ IL be out of jobs?
KIRKLAND: Well, of couse, they ate deeply concerned, as they have
‘every right to be, Think they sil have faith in a democratic society; they still
have faith that their elected representatives will respond to the nevds of the

aware o when a
company pulls up stakes and runs

toa new location that offers tax
breaks and lower wages.

Many workers in the Third World
countries to which U.S, multinational
companies have gone a
to realize that these conporations have
no commitment to their economies
cither, South Korea provides a good!
ample,
In order to make investment attrac-
tv, the South Korean ro nment

pervisory jobs, to organizean alternate
union, Most workers in the company
are women, On July 15, male workers
locked women inside the factory con
pound and began heating them, Five
igthee pregnant work=

ul the police were present
and did nothing.

Soon after this incident, Control
Data announced it was ‘closing the
plant and moving production to Tai
wan, giving no advance notice. The
company claimed that technological

people of this country and to their problems. How long they'll
faith depends upon the response of the politicians and the elected wil
‘And that's what we are addressing,

Now, in order rococo the people in power in this country
that ple are in trouble,

dines iit Kesriosinthestetstbxing movement, Toul tere th

think we havea domocratic society that is supposed to be responsive. think
our people have continued to have faith in it, And that’s what we're
addressing,

Hall else fails and people come to the conclusion that the only way they

‘can get people's attention is to create turmoil in the streets, then T guess,

pethaps, we have to go out and organize some turmoil in the strets, if that’s

what it takes to convince people. 1 would regtet that, I don't think it's

necessary think we have a soiety tha’ structed respond to the real
dit’sa great test tha

that works,

Juma toe John Bure ‘Thomas Ingoe
Prosient Executive Orctor Traaturer

Vice-President

Executive Board
Robert insalaco
Wiliam Poole

cme ‘Serhan icy Ch Crave
teat sate Ta

5 Daw
Haar oer GEO 5 chad Patter

Vol. 19,No. 10

Witte Fecha

Bernard Smith Rotman

‘Council 82 Review December 1982

tte labor movement. Sikes ae na
allowed. Collective bargaining is se-
verely restricted. Ian impasse is
reached, government mediators, who
rarely side with labor, must be brought
in,

‘Chun Doo Hwan, South Korea's pres:
wer ina military coup in
and
18. One of his first
ismantle an al-

ened labor movement. N
banned, restricting

nizing to the local workplace

a ia

advances made the factory outmoded

The workers than realized the com
pany had no commitment to them or
the South Korean economy. Instead of
resolving labor differences and up-
grading technology in the pk
trol Data ran away once again in
search of greater profit

‘A growing number of South Korea
workers ate becoming. increasingly
skeptical about the long-termeffects of
nvestment by multinational corpor-
tions in their country. If such invest-
m eves USS. government back-

paign,” in which hundreds of demo-
cratically elected union leaders were
jailed, sent to re-education camps, or
Cined under pressure from the govern-
ment

One company that cooperated with
this“ purification campaign

tro! Data an American corpotaton which
had opened a plant in South Korea
in 1967, to manufacture parts for com:
pputets.Lronically=Control Data has a
reputation in the U.S. as a company
With a strong social conscience. ‘The
company acquiesced 10 government

ules, who prevent
them rom o ganizing, of, if they must
work under the constant threat that
without concessions the company will
move on, would their future be better
protected by more self-reliant de-
velopment?

These South Korean workers would
like to work in solidarity with union
members in the U.S. They need sup-
port for thei ifort ntheright

can only gaia Inthe tone run, if they
have strong unions. American workers
ill benefit if working conditions im-

ship at ther plant.

Last spring, during wage

tions, Control Data management fired
six acting union leaders. 1 illegal in
South Korea to fite union leaders dur
ing wage negotiations. Outraged work-
eb prolongs inthe com-
pany cafeteria, Management turned on
air conditioning equipment to frees
{ng levels in an attempt to drive them
out,

Management then encouraged the
workers, who ate mainly in su-

p K rea
US. corporations might be more in-
clined to stay put, Only multina-
tionals gain if they are allowed to pit
workers in one country against those
in another

(Maud and David Easter lived in
the Far East forabout three years,
and made several trips to South
Korea to speak with workers and
their union leaders during that
time. David Easter recently spoke
before the Capital District La-
bor/ Religion Coalition.)

GHI OFFERS NEW
1983 OPTION

Program Stresses Payment in
Full and Low Premiums

Crown Health Hneonpeed (GUID hay introduced its new 1988 Option

Si are advised that they should be aware of this

when chong ti healt in plan, (The Stat wl

permit employers to change their health-insurance companies at any time
before January 1, 1988)

The 1943 Option differs primanily from the earlier GH Option in that
allowances average two and half times higher than the earlier Type € Phan,
Bencfits include Olficeannd Home Visits, tn-Hoypital Medical (

Care, Surgery, Anesthesia, Specialist Consultations, Preventive

atric Care, and Ambulance Service, toname justa lew, Prescription Drugsare
covered with a $1.00 per prescription co-payment feature

Ahight

improved 19880}
Participating Providers are used. Atone time, GHL Panteipating Doctors may
not But under the itymuch
higher payments—Partcipants in general medical practice an sso in the
specialties are readily available,

One of the features that many members witl find appealing i the veka
tively low amount that they are asked by the State to contribute, The
premium contribution is, despite the Plan's broad benefits, the lowest of any
five-choice-oF-dloctor plan, Choosing the GHI Option will cost a Council
82/AFSCME member the following:

Individual ......eeseeeseee sere $0.00
Family.

Gut
few things that have not only gone down in price, but—for the individual —
costs a member nothing,

Co

Administrative Changes in the
New York State Health Insurance Program
Effective January 1, 1983

1. The State will change the rate of contribution it previously paid for

cewide Individual coverage from 100% to 90%. This will result in a contri-
ution of 108 of the cost for Statewide Individual coverage for all ative State
‘employees enrolled in the Program and enrolled State employers who rete
‘onorafter January 1, 1988. Since the Individual rate is included in the Family

increased cost. The cost for enrollees with GH or HMO coverage will also

For answers te any
questions, phone the GM
Office nearest you

A Very Important Notice!
Major Changes Within
NYS Governmental Employees’ Health Insurance Program

CHANGES IN BLUE CROSS COVERAGE

+ Increased coverage for alternatives to hospitalization:

+ The Home Health Gare deductible, co-payment ant restrictions on
‘number of visits have been removed, Benefit days for hoy n may be
converted on a 3:1 ratio: e4, 8 home health cate visits eval one general
hospital day

+ ‘The Skilled Nursing Facility co-payment and 100 day limit has been
removed. Benefit days for hospitalization may be converted on a2: ratios...
2 skilled nursing facility days equal one general hospital day

* .

CHANGES IN METROPOLITAN MEDICAL-SURGICAL/
MAJOR MEDICAL COVERAGE

# The Annual Deductible is increased from $75 to $100, The maximum
annual family deductible is ine ‘d from $225 to $300,

* The Annual Benefit Limit is increased from $25,000 to $100,000 and
the Lifetime Maximum is increased (rom $250,000 to $1,000,000.

+ Guent limitations on out-patient treatment by psychologists oF psy-
chiatists ate removed and benefits are expanded to include meatment by
Certified Psychiatric Social Workers.

+ Alcoholismand or Substance Abuse Treatment isincreased 107 weeks
and q
annual basis

+ Maternity Benefits now include coverage for the services of a certified
nnurse-midwile,

4 Newborn Well-Baby Care payment is increased to $75,

+ Specified surgical procedures (breast biopsy, bronchoscopy, colono-
scopy, cystoscopy, diagnostic D&C, diagnostic laparoscopy, excision of skin
Ie gon b

tory surgical ce thi will be reimbursed at 100%
asonable and customary charge (URC).
such surgery is performed on an in-patient basis, reimbursement for the
physician's charges will beat 50% of URC unless hospitalization is medically
necessary

+ Second Surgical Opinion is now mandatory for specified procedures
taract removal, deviated. septum, hysterectomy, knee

i

r the sameas the amount

optional coverage

plies to State employees on Audit and C
trol payrolls and Department of Labor Manpower Service payrolls and

surgery, Ifa second opinion is not obtained, hospital and
surgical charges will be teimbursed at 50 ot
CHANGES IN GHI MEDICAL SURGICAL/
EXTENDED BENEFITS COVERAGE
+ Anew GH Option is offered featuring a higher payment schedule, to
Added 7

after January 1, 1988,

2 New emplosees entering State service will be subject to a 28etay
waiting period before coverage will he effective. State Participating Employ-
ers such ay Authorities, Day Cate Cen and Revarh Foundations may

plement this policy
wil be notified by thet employer as tothe wt date of their health
insurance coverage.

3. Eligibility for coverage bayed on an annual salary rate of $2,000 or
more has been climinated. To be eligible for enrollment, a person must be

periods (six months or more in the cave of employees hited on a seasonal
basis, and in addition the employee:

A. works at east all-time on a regularly scheduled basis, or
1) iva paid elected offical, or
2) isa paid member of a public legislative body.

Wi i

in the Program, they will no longer be eligible for dual family coverage. Both
for Individual
coverage and one fo Family coverage, Both, however, may not enrol for
Family coverage. Enrollment records should be reviewed and

action taken to el dual Family enrollments

chiropractic
care unl a $1 co-pay Prescription Drug Plan,

+N
nurse-midwile,

DIAGNOSTIC TESTS AND X-RAYS

+ Inpati purp
nostic will not b
will 80% of the normal hospital ch ess hospital
tion is medically necessary. Charges fr tests and X-rays will be paid in full if
performed in the outpatient department of a hospital

NEW PROGRAMS,
# Promoting a Healthier Lilestyle
4 Self care for minor illness or injury
+ Selective Screening and Early Disease Detection

COSTS AND ELIGIBILITY
+ The State rate of contribution for Statewide Individual coverage is
changed from 100% to 96%, resulting in an employee contribution of 10%.
+ New employees entering State service are subject to a 28-Day Waiting
Period before coverage is effective

More detailed information is available through your Personnel Office.


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COUNCIL 82 REVIEW

December

HEALTH INSURANCE SETTLEMENT — HEALTH INSURANCE SETTLEMENT

Benefit Changes in the
New York State Health Insurance Program

Effective January 1, 1983
. ‘The current GHI Optio cia the Comprehensive Benefit Pack
Elfective January 1,

featuring a higher payment prea 00 cea prescription drug
program will replace the existing GHI Option and CBP rider. GHI will mail

ip Auihat time,
may obtain additional distribution
to other employees of your agency,

2 The annual Major Medical deductible will be i
Statewide Plan from $75 to $100. ‘The val:
will be increased from $225 to $800. The
ually on January 1, 1984 and
medical care component of the Consumer Price Index. ‘The maximum in:
crease in the deductible each year shall not exceed $10 per person or $30 per
Family

3. The St
Af

ly deductible
al decile wil be adjusted
yy 1, 1945 based! on changes in the

ewide Plan Major Medical annual benefit limit will be ine

{rom $250,000 to $1,000,000,
4. The newborn well-baby care payment of the Statewide Plan will be
increase from $50 to $75,
5. ‘The maximum duration of coverage while confined in an Approved
Facility for the treatment of Alcoholism and/or Substance Abuse will be
Asinacalenul

are not available

Breast Biopsy

Bronchoscopy
Colonowcopy Gastroscopy
Cystoncopy Myringotomy
Diagnostic D&C Vasectomy

12, In addition to these changes in benefits, the Employee Insurance
Section will soon implement the following cost-saving measures

A. A Wellness Program promoting awareness and control of the risks

‘we encounter in our daily lifestyle such as smoking, weight control,

stress reduction, and exercise programs,

toencourage the use of generic drugs and bulk purchase
ince drugs.

B.A progr
of mainte

Program Changes Effective Jan. 1, 1983

jony between the state and the public em

As expected, recent negot
ployee Ite in revisions
Opvions avilable hnough the State Health Insurance Program. ‘These
nsist of incieayed benefit Levey and the inclusion of features in-
ended to contain health insurance costs

rule

changes ¢

Enclosed isa description of changes in the rules and benefits which will

ity will be
ar year, ‘The

year and out-patient services rendered by the staf of suc : 7
incest rom wen ements ‘hin eaten in
maxim week rod of confinement has ben inate

6A. Thel r

Jamary 1, 198, 1

‘other available communication media,

A supplement to the Health Insurance for You And Your Dependents
hooklets is cunently being printed, During the week of November 29 your

will be considered the same
benefits under the Statewide PI
rendered by certified psychiatric so

nny other illness. Outpatient psychiatric
n will be expanded to include treatment
al workers,

B, Benefits for in-patient admission for mental and nervous conditions
will be restricted to only those cases where, in the opinion of a licensed
physician, admission is required forthe protection of the patient or others or
inspatient basis.

s Program will th
‘Statewide Plan for the following elective surgical procedures:

Bunionectomy Hysterectomy
Cataract Removal Knee Surgery
Deviated Septum Repair Prostatectomy

I
in a maximum payment of 50% of all usual, reasonable, and customary

8. Currently, a Statewide Plan or GHI Option enrollee is entitled to 865
benefit days of in-patient hospital care for cach spell of illness, Effective
January |, 1983, these 365 benefits days may also be utilized for home health
‘are and/or cate in a skilled nursing facility as an alternative to in-hospital
care. The purpose of this change is to provide incentives for enrollees to
receive medical cate in other than a hospital setting

tw all enrolled eps Since employees must have this information
best mects thei

the spleen immediatly upon veep. Nev books wl be disibuted

coy in 198

with

representatives available vo provide | information and or answer

i
juny queationson he new ulead benefits Achaea date lations

rl to you on November 16,

Among the significant changes elfective January 1, 1985, isa subs
improvement of the GHI Option designed to provide coverage that is

plan, p a

Statewide PI
GH Comprehensive Henett Package (Option 5). Elective January 1 1985,
all enrollees in the GHL CBP Option will be automatically transferred tothe
improved GHL Option, In February 1983 a computer generated SEX transac
tion will be processed to change the enrollment records for GHL CBP enrol
lees, Deductions for coverage ellective
GL rate forall enrollees in the current Options
Option will continue to be code as Option 2

1, 1985, will reflect the mew
and 5. The improved GHL

n Transfer Period.
thange his or
her current or equested option due 10 these changes in benefits oF program

Ag stated in our October 25 memorandum, the 1982 Op
h

A. Home Health Care— rules,
Th beimproved by a P January They will
be sent under separate cover as soon as possible
spell of illness at a 8:1 ratio; i. 3 visits equal I benefit day. —_—_——_
B, Skilled Nursing Faciities—
‘The benefit for skilled nursing facilities will be improved by climina- Dec. 1982
tion of the i i Mr James Spe
i ‘of benefit days sed on thenumbero resident
requirement. Themumbe of bei cay wil beast number a Freda seca
in Ave.
nursing fac iy days equal | benefit day. ‘New York 12206
9. Dear Jim
improved by adding coverage for use of licensed birthing centers and by ew sh New York St
adding coverage for maternity care for services of a certified nurse-midwie nce Rr ul ido ht ae a he GH

10. To encourage use of pre-admission testing, diagnostic X-rays and
will
gnostic laboratory and X-ray tests are performed on an
ssary that the tests be performed
al, reasonable, and customary charges

paid-in-full, If di

Plan. By doing so, they will receive beter health insurance for less mi
sounds 190 good o be true, let me prove it

Gi tina 3 Opin ay Sa

thousands

thebewtie
The bieweekly premium eo
‘only $0.37. The State, of on
Twould verym
this opportunity that members hae. To make ¢hiva Tite easier, U have enclosed

I that

n fll from

oyees. I furnishes payment

‘outlined on the otber side ofthis page

fot individuals ing. Fo
esc oh eal prem

list of urge proces wil be paid at 108 a usual, reasonable, and
hos

performed in a hospital on in-patient basis, men for all physicians’

hares will be at only 50% of the usual, reasonable, and customary charges

(Continued in Next Column)

you will be doing. service th
years to come

hey inthe

Fratemally

Stephen J. Wagner
Field Director
SJW/pas

December

COUNCIL 82 REVIEW

HEALTH INSURANCE SETTLEMENT — HEALTH INSURANCE SETTLEMENT

HYGIENE, X-RAYS, EXAMS,

DENTURE REPAIRS AND RELINES — DENTURES—FULL AND PARTIAL

PROCEDURE i on sc
Spectrum Procedure Spectrum Procedure Spectrum
Ll Exam at sv 10.00 Lab Reline-Partial 75.00 Perm Upper Denture 275.00
am (1st pe 10.00 Lab Reline-Full 75.00 Perm Lower Denture 275.00
DENTAL Exam (2nd por yeu) 10.00 50.00 ‘Denture 275.00
Panoran X-Finy 15.00 Chairside Reline-Full 50.00 Immediate Lower Denture 278.00
Full Mouth Series 1500 Ag horpi an th
#A X-Ray (irs film) 1.50 FIRST TO 25.00 Perm Upper Cast Partial 300.00
BENEFITS [pemeehcmee 180 EACH ADDITIONAL 8.00 Per Partial 300.00
( 250410 Replacing Broken Clasp 40.00 Perm Upper Acrylic Partial 180.00
250 Replacing Broken Tooth
laxis 8.00 Perm Lower Acrylic Partial 150.00
Adult—12 & over (GHI) 10.00 By
Adult—14 & over (MET)
1
Prophylaxis ‘clasp 2500 Nat epicing th 0
CChild—under 12 (GHI) 700 Replacing broken tth in 2th 100.00
Child—under 14 wer broken denture 8.00 2th 110.00
Flouride Treatm 5.00 Rey
Sealing 8 Curetage per visit 20.00 Recement Crown 10.00
Recement Bridge 10.00
Oral Surgery Performed By A
ORAL SURGERY PERFORMED BY A RESTORATIONS-AMALGAMS
(GENERAL DENTIST/ORAL SURGEON ‘AND COMPOSITES Ht Ht
on ct Procedure Spectrum Procedure Spectrum
Procedure Spectrum Procedure Spectrum 20.00 9001 20.00
‘Second Consultation ne Routine extraction 15.00
Routine Extraction 15.00 DECID amal t surface 10.00
Ditficult Extraction 35.00 DECIDamal2steMO&D0 2000 Construction (Banding) 200.00 Difficult extraction sa0
Soft Tissue impaction 50 20.00 Roni och a $0.00
Partial Boney impaction 75.00 DECIDamal 3st MOD only 25.00 soeeuo pac 75.00
Full Boney impaction Yeo00 DECIDanalSstcaloer” 25.00 Retainer charge Be cenponey impaction 10000
loutine Root Removal 15.00 PERM mal t surface 10.00 :
Difficult Root Removal 9500 PERMamal2ale O&O 2000 Passive ter gmonine 500 Soles wot sad Re
a Pe bd Maximum No. of months 18 Apico—single procedure 75.00
Inesion® Dam abeenn, 2000. PERM ama Sele sioter” 2800 ‘eat0o perja fo
Retention pin-first pin 1900 Removal aba renum 35.00
Compost one aurace 15.00 Leiiatote ;
Compostetwosurace MD 2500 Excsion for psy nm
Nop Mt. DL bred Incision & drain abcess 20.00
MBL, DBL, MIB, DIB, DIL 26.00,
BRIEF GAMPLE OF SCHEDULED ALLOWANCES
UNDER THE NEW INPROVE
1989 GHI OPTION
POST AND CORE, ENDODONTICS
STAINLESS STEEL CROWNS Surgery and Anesthesia
Wdactomy «......s+
GH GH pen
Procedure teen ee Removal of gall bladder ..
Bost nd Cre anterior {0.00 Root Canal Therapy 1 canal 100.00 Tonsillectomy (under age 12) . 250 60
re Posterior 50.00 py 125.00 990 40
50.00 Root Canal Therapy 3 car 175.00 Fracture of hip or shaft (Open) ......0sssesses000 1,800 400
50.00 Pulpotomy Perm. tth (no ret) 25.00 Generel
Crown Anterior 40.00 Pulpotomy Dec. tth (no ret) 25.00 Otfce and Home Visite Speciatets Prectitoner
Stainless Steel Initial Visit, Comprehensive with
Crown Posterior 40.00 Open and Drain Palliative 10.00 sanoieahicory ADIytiCA OEM ssssseseserses 2
Subsequent : 2% 7
oe 0 Ey
Conlon Examinations (on tele) Ofer ‘Allowance
CROWNS AND PONTICS-BICUSPIDS CROWNS AND PONTICS FOR
‘AND MOLARS: ‘ANTERIOR AND BICUSPID ”
GH GHI HOSPITAL CONSULTATION” II 8
Procedure Spectrum Procedure ___Spectrum arity
For Second Bicuspids-Lower For 6 Anterior Teeth Normal delivery «......
(20, 28) ‘Caesarean section ....
Porcelain Jacket Crown 128.00,
Porcelain Jacket Crown 125.90 Acrylic Venear Crown 175,00 Prescription Drugs
rylic Veneer Crown 175.00 porcelain Veneer Grown 200.00
Porcelain Veneer Crown 200.00 Fit Cast Gold Crown 180.00 germmipin, (The reser ‘drug benefits of some employees are furnished
Full Cast Gold Crown 180.00 porcelain Pontic Part {hrough thei uni
Porcelain Pontic 100.00 rend 100.00
old Pontic uP ‘Allowance
savorerae son OH Pete %
Part of Bridge 100.00 aby ay, per Dey ro
‘st Day and over (no nt per visit,
For Molars (3, 14) fun maximum one visit per day .....+.sesessse08 %
Porcelain Jacket Crown 12500 Diagnostic X-Ray
‘Acrylic Veneer Crown 175.00 Porcelain Jacket Crown 126.00 Pyelography, intravenous
in Veneer Cro 20000 Acrylic Veneer Crown 175.00
Full Cast Gold Crown 150.00 Porcelain Veneer Crown 200.00
Full Cast Gold Crown 180.00
Porcelain Pontic. 100.00
roe were 100.00
ridge
Partot Bdge 100.0 cast Gold Ponte
100.00
For Molars (1,2, 15, 16, 17,
18, 10, 30, 31, 32) For Second Bicuspids—
t2.00 UPPEr(14, 1),
175.00 Pore Crown 128
lain Veneer 200.00 Acrylic Veneer Crown 125.00 tte ent Care
Ful can ois Grown 180.00 Porcelain Veneer Crown ,00 wrdsun Therapy «.. + $75 persession
Porcelain Pontic 100.00 Full Cast Gold Crown 180.00 $2000 annual maximum,
Cast Gold Pontic Porcelain Ponti 100.00 $4,000 litetime maximum
Part of Bridge 100.00 Cast Gold Pontic 100.00 Paychological testing ...ssssssseccsssseeseeee $180


COUNCIL 82 REVIEW

December

HEALTH INSURANCE SETTLEMENT

NEW VISION CARE PLAN

The following inform
vided as a genetal description of the
Council 82 Vision Gare Plan. You will
receive additional instructions when

you request at vision care voucher

Participation in the Council 82 Vi
sion’

1 Plan enables you, asa Cou

Cl Zemployee, obtain high quality
eyecare services fttleornocost ftom
any one of the plan's 170 vision cae
providers (panel members). ‘The plan

is designed to provide quality eare by:

admitting only highly qua

=requiting thorough and com:
plete examinations which must in
series of specialized testing
procedures:

requesting
plete an eye history form before
their eye exam

I patients to com

nation;

requiring the optomertrist to
complete all test and to fully e
pla

tiemt’s eyes, vision and eyeglasses

all factors relating to each pa

after service iy provided: and

using a single, highly repute
and competent labor

ul quality control

Council 82 Vision Gare providers
are located throughout the State and
are carefully monitored by

metric expen Stringent
been established for eye testing, testing
equipment, and referrals for other
health problems.

When you use a participating pro-
vider you must first, after receiving
Council 82 Vision Care Pl
make an appointment, Al

ol high quality, stylish frames

models) are available 1 choose
from and yo
cepted as payment in full, Under these
conditions, there isabsolutely no cash,
astic

voucher willbe ac-

‘outlay requited. This includes

tor glass lenses, oversized lenses, bilo
cals,

prescription sunglasses, but does not

include non-prescription sunglasses,
no-line bifocals, or special lens de-
signs. Designer frames or lenses not
included may he obtained! from pattie
puting providers ar a modest adie
tional cos.

If contact lenses are chosen through,
4 participating provider, you will pay

any costover theallowanee for contact
lenses (S18 for the exam and regular

contact lenses; $56 for the exam and

cataract contact lenses).

When you or a dependent chooses 10
recirive services from someone other
thana participating Council 82 Vision
Cae provider, an indemnity paymert
will be made directly to you

to the following schedule

Examination

‘ataract Bifocals
Contact Lenses

Cataract Lenses

To receive this indemnity payment,
your voucher must be presented at the
time services are provided and Pants |
and 2 must be completed by the
provider

Eligibility

All full-time and half-time Council
2 employees are eligible for coverage
under the Council 82 Vision Cate
Plan. ‘The following dependents are
also cligible

(a) sponse

(ine hing stepchild
Jy addopue children)

self-support by reason of 1
physical disability and who became
9

(2) unmarried children through
age 24 who are full-time students
(must be enrolled fora minimum of

12 undergraduate credit or 6 hours,

graduate credit)

another employee

Enrollment

As an cligible employee, you must
cenoll in the Council 82 Vision Cate
vantage of ser
views provided under the plan,

nin order to

Before any benefit can be used, you
snust rake the following steps
1. The Council #2 Vision Care
Enrollment Form must he com
plewd and mailed to Council 82 Vie
sion Care Processing Unit, P.O.
Box 971, Schenectady, New York
12801, ‘This form is submitted only

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Legislative

By Ralph Kent i

Legislative Director

1983 Legislative Projects Include
Improving Lot of Deputies, County COs

January starts the 1983 legislative session and at the same time, it starts
r

Report

equipment, pensi

We will be sending a bulletin to

to meet and work in a concerted effort to improve theit working conditions,
and job protections

all of the deputy sheriffs and county

future

which

thebasieneedsfora
the 1988 session of the state legislate

titles for pension credit

tive pl

for presentation to legisl

First, we'll havea leadership meeting in Albany, to put together plan for
the program which will include binding arbitratio
federally-funded programs that benefit deputies and county COs, and job

AFSCME International staffers and Council 82 will develop the legis
sand the legislature in Albany, an
lobbying days will beset up for members in Albany, while the session ison.

progra P

pensions, states and

bills, and face-to-face mee

sible through the colle

Environmental Conserva

deceased members, whose widow

progr
be mecting and lobbying for specific laws in the home Assembly anal Senate
districts, letter-writing campaigns for rank-and-file members to support our
1 with legislators in the home offices
Phereare many itemsthat ean not be negotiated with
through our efforts in the legislature, we hope to accomplish

ve bargaining process

along, and the work we have done from October through January should
produce some good results for these officers

We'te doing some special work on benefits for the survivors of our
nd families need our assistance to receive
all of the benefits to which they are entitled

agementand,

changes should

bie reported a they occu

2. When vision care services ae
needed, you must obtain a Council
Vision Care Plan Voucher. ‘This
ay be done by (a) calling 1-800-
28-6100 (a toll-free number) or (b)
by completing a “Request for Vie
sion Gare Voucher” form, available
from your personnel office, and

ailing it to the Council 82 Vision
Gate Processing Unit, After eceiv-
ing your request, enrollment and
cligibility will be vevified and a
voucher will be issued tothe eligible
applicant along wit ic
patting practitioners, No appoint-

alist of ps

ments with participating practi-
tions can be made until you have
reccivedl your vo

3. You or your dependent will
Ihave 45 days to use the voucher for
covered benefits and services

Other Information

Although you ate free to use tion:
panel members, the three parts of the

1 82 Vision Care providers an
indemnity payments (for use of non.
pane! members). Youmust use one op:
tion or the other forall thee pat

In order to use either option, you or

your dependent- must-have a valid
‘voucher at the time services ate pre
and
time

vided. ‘The examinatio
frames must be hilled:
ine only one voucher

ul processed for am
cligibleemployee or dependent inany
2-month yetiod

ay
a

ih
Ue
ate
iy fon

s
.

AN