eVvie
Cuomo Wins the
Democratic Line
for Govornor
with Labor Aid
Lieutenant Governor Mario
‘Cuomo, the labor-supported can-
didate in the Democratic primary
lection in September, stunned
the pollsters by coming from be-
hind and defeating New York
City Mayor Ed Koch.
‘Cuomo, who was endorsed by
Council 82 and many other un-
ions in New York, including
most other AFSCME affiliates,
will face Republican Lewis Lehr-
‘man in the general election in
November.
‘Thellieutenant governor, when
spring, trailed Koch by 35 per-
cent, causing most pundits and
pollsters to write him off as hav-
ing any hope of taking the nomi
nation in the voting booths. He
hhad been rejected by the Demo-
cratic Party regulars in conven-
‘As he continued to pick up la-
bor support throughout thecam-
paign, more and more unions
endorsed his candidacy, and more
‘and more union members knocked
‘on doors and phoned tens of
thousands of Democrats, urging
them to get out to vote on Sept.
25, and to convince their friends
and relatives to do the same.
“Itworked, and we're looking
to work with Governor Mario
‘Cuomo after the general election
in November,” said John Burke,
Council 88 executive director,
Fired Workers to
Get Back Pay,
Plus 20% Interest
When worke
activity, they now will receive back
pay, plus 20 percent, when the Ni
tional Labor Relations Board awards
back pay.
are fired for union
This is a 12 percent increase, andl
follows the recently-adopted board
policy of computing interest on back
pay, based on the average prime lend-
ing rate in the preceding year. The In-
teal Revenue Service uses the same
formula, At least there is one benefit
from high interes rates,
Official Publication of Council 82. AFSCME- AFL-CIO)
14th
14th Convention Taps Four New V.P.s, Raises Dues
Delegates to the Huh Coun
cil 82 convention approved amend
ments to the constitution which pro:
nd for an
vided for a dues increase
executive board hy four members, tot
total of 26 members,
Meeting from Sept, 1-3 at Loews
Westbury Hotel in Toronto, the dele
gates voted, effective Oct, 1, 1982, 10
increase the dues of the state security
services unit employees to $8.68 per
member, pet bi-weekly pay period.
Aver that, according tthe
ment approved by the dele
dues for the state security unit em
ployees "shall he increased yearly, effec
tive April 1, 1985, by the sam
rate that is negotiated for ¢
ces salary incr hestateseeuity
services unit
The current dues rate iy $6.69 per
bi-weekly pay period, and the per
capita tax per month is $7.35 for the
council. When the dues ine
goes
Council 82 Preparing to Fight
Use of Time Abuse “Guidelines” by
Department of Correctional Services
Council 82 attorneys are preparing
Litigation in opposition to the recently-
issued Department of Correctional
Serv
leave the recent dep:
+ directive concerning military
ant release of
“Time Abuse Control Guidelines.”
The “abuse’ of sick leave and other
Teave has been alleged from 1
time by the Stateof New York, through
the Governor's Olficeof Employee Re-
lations, and the result as been the i
1
suance of the “guidelines,” a 28-page
docum
The department already hay been
served with the papets on the question
of military leave, according to John
Burke, Council 82 executive director,
who noted that the time abuse ease is
expected tobe in the courts in the
future
"We have for the past two to three
month been conducting research com:
piling information, date, and stati
ties, pertaining to the m
and the time abuse lit
Burke, "Vn
before you can get them tothe courts,
He added, addressing the concerns
of the union members, "You can rest
assured we are looking out for your
best interest
~ OTHER”.
CONVENTION
PHOTOS, STORY
ON
INSIDE PAGES .”
into effect, the per-c x to the
council will rise to $10.56 per member,
per month,
John Burke, Council
rector, told the delegates that the d
increase i vital because of ever-in
ing costs of operat
Among the items that have i
greatly in cost, Burke said, weue: legal
executive di-
services, costs of utilities such as elec
nd telephone, stlary increases for
and the cast of the proposed
‘each operation:
The amendment on the structure of
the executive hoard added two vice
presidents from corrections, giving
from the sheriff's departments, giving
that group a total of two.
The law enforcement group consists
of
crs, forest rangers, university police,
environmental conservation offie-
park police, correction lieutenants,
and sec rity officers
Elected to the executive board dur-
ing the convention to fill the newly:
created positions were Raymond Teit-
ter of Downstate Correctional Facility
(Continued on Page 5)
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| Director's Corner
By John Burke
Executive Director
To All Employees in Work Force,
Union Pledges Equal, Fair Exam
Wis now, and hi
employee inthe 9
compete ina
pi Hietatennans, sae the
Webvlievethe Dey
State of New Voth a
The conmil al:
believers that tae iv iatals win aay he mnevedd to the
in Haat Kase suit nad te protect theit
ines tang th li
We are vigorously prying litigation co delend the merit sostem lon
potion, Th setts all the nemo atl, Bis
aqpreated at pre-tial
Phere ate some gmp
innlivi ane attempting 1 have theit
cn tne intervene i this tigation len thet em sellin en
We will inform you ftom timeta time asuathe
Balanced Budget Amendment
Threatens Nation: McEntee
Thebalanced budlged amenduient tsa
er Thi
nuevos to this nation than
any foreign}
happen te this «nants il
uagitie whats going to
le depression, We can't
comme an the appeta
1 pasos ethan kiss
wan hiyy yea j
As strongly ay Fnow how, Fnge ee h anid every anembier of this union,
to get into the Fight right nav be
inne iy Hunating out
—
HW. Mc Enter, APSCME
Fhnerationsal president, August, 19K
COUNCIL 82 REVIEW
August-September
Prison Industries Around The United States
Expand To More Than Just License Plates
tHiere that the inmates will work on
park benches
used at the world’s fait in Knwysille
ivi, the Stat
Lal
producedetergentsand to reps
Seat iy ses
Vinginia intend
pe
GATHERED FOR THE SIGNING—Members at ime new Local 2012, Broome County
lta ck
Cant
Natale From he et ston
iceman: Donald Mul Wepre: Gary TRampse, secretary: Wil Hanan,
‘Wallikas, local president;
New Broome County Sheriff's Dept. Unit
Wins 17 Percent Pay Hike Over Two Years
Kind of contact if we had vemtained an
independent,” the local president as
ened
Phe local
included: Nicholas Pinnto, Council 82
stall epreventative, Wallikiy, Kenneth:
Billo, Fl Rusinyki, Ganny Thompson,
Willian Henatin, and Donald ult
ining committe
ug Wo Richa Wallikts, esi
tHe newly all intel local the
sive Ju 1
Inv audition, Wallihas suid the ae
Sit ein wil be pi ae to the
om 30 cents
per
1 pee hu
Wallikas said that the new comnact
could not have heew negotiated with
out “the expertise and hacking af
Conmeil 82 snd AFSCME
We could never have gotten this
‘August-September
Adirondack Man Rescued By
Rangers After plain Over Falls
“" From the President
By James Sipe
Council 82 President
COUNCIL 82 REVIEW
Coats betigae
est Rangers
Hoan bakinyvevived dhe call
pan, July 1B
Dues Increase Approved by
Convention Vital to Union
By now. most al vou
se LeLatke Falls has
s. sil Ranger Das
‘
ly aware of the impending dues increase
T would ike to tabe this opporta
ahilia
hin
taken out by plane
The Department of Environmental
A tull-umeon
O'Donnell
noeaye Hat ability though use af the added
Kentucky Ordered To Revise
Prison Rules To Give Women
Equal Privileges, Programs
he must teviveits
Hew is a possibility that the state
will appeal sof Johnstone's
mn for the Kew
tucky Department of Convection std,
UNION SERVICE AWARD WINNER-Darid Sith, presnt ol he ately oflcers
forhis
alanteg ervee'to AFSEME Counc 82 The amar The Thomas F Holand
Memorial Leadership Award, will be given each year to the member who has given
‘outstanding leadership and service to the union.
|
| LOOK FOR
THE UNION LABEL
FOR GOODS AND
SERVICES
suit, the 120 women argued in federal
COUNCIL 82 REVIEW
‘August-September
Attica Back to Normal After Brawl
Ami Contectional Facility was re
turning to a normal routine hy ani
September, after a bray! that resulted
in a "lock-own” for four days in the
first werk of the month.
The fight rupted inna
CeBlock’sexercie yard, and resulted in
injuries to ‘hice inmates ive other
inmates were placed in segregated con:
finement after the altercation,
Allof the institution's 2,140 inmates
were locked in their cells through the
Labor Day weekend, and through the
dlay following the weekend,
By the next day, Wedneslay, all of
the inmates, except thowe in C-Block,
‘were allowed out of thet cells to g0 10
work assignments, exercise yards, and
the mess hall
Academy Annex Staff, Trainees
Donate 75 Pints Of Blood
In what was described as an “over:
whelming response’ toa request from
the Greater New York Blood Bank, 7
conection officer trainees and stall
members from the Department of Cot
tection Series ning seadeny
satellite unit at Harriman don
Heal othe Haan Valley Chae
cater this summer
The drive was organized by Cortee=
tion Officer Terence Revella,counselor-
instructor, who was assisted by Susan
rewsneck,a staff member. Iwas held
at Harriman Gollege, and was coord
nated by Joyce Dolan, field representa
tive forthe Hudson Valley Chapter,
A satellite to the main department
training academy in Albany, the Ua
riman unit hay 15 conection officer:
counselors, three sergeants, one li
tenant three seeretaries,andan enroll
ment of about 180 trainees for the
six-week course
SHORT
CONSIDER THE SOURCE—He
SHOTS |
ought to know
Herbert Melnick, president of Mondern Man: Inc.,afirm special
izing in helping non
might just have a tole
jom firms stay that way,
s admitted that unions
Labor unions perform a function in society,” he said, "Without them,
there is no watchdog, Companies could—and might—
their employees
roughshod! over
WE'RE GOING TO THE DOGS—Fort Lauderdale, Fla,, as started
spraying its garbage to keep away the hungry people who were rifling
through it for food,
Now, Gaol G
has started a company to produce “Juice Treat,
Mrs, Graham is eyeing the $5.5
county,
former Madison Avenue advertising executive,
bottled drink for dogs.
Billion market for pet food in this
How many people in this country would rather spend $100 year to buy
“Juicee ‘Treat for their dogs than pay $100 extra in taxes to provide food
stamps for the unemployed?
Mrs. Graham probably will find out there are plenty
LET THEM EAT GRAB—When the mother of
to Preside
ren in suburban
WHAT'S A COP?
rst, would ike to personally thank the author ofthis article for graciously
giving me permission to rept bahia TThe article was originally written by
Deputy Inspector (retired) Conrad S. Jensen, New York City Police Department,
sre tee arena nspiraton wal wh read i
“The title, “What Is Cop?," could justas easily have been: What Is A Gorrec-
tion Officer, University Policeman, Capital Policeman, Security Officers, or, for
that matter, any one of the units that make up this, our union? As you read this
reprinted article, think about how it relates to you
mae man ele ie ie he of Teco nal ly
i tersehing Howey ee mtb
ae found everswhere—on land, on these, the ai, om horses. cars and sometines in
your ha spo he fart tha youcanct fd one when yusantone, they areasualy ther when it
founts most The beat way to get ane to pick up the phone
Reagan to protest cutbacks in
funds to educate disabled children, the White House sent her wo glossy
photographs of the Reag
crabmeat casserole,
DO YOU LOOK FORIT
shows that only 18 percent of union men
they shop.
A gallup poll for the ¢
‘form leter on voluntatism, and a recipe for
her of Commerce
srscheck for the union label when
+. They he
He'sthe one
{the day sundening why he ever took such crummy” job
€n 71 copa wha couldn bl fie na ephone Bth In a ie
‘about so high mee
eportersandwhovduai fans. urea
didn't se nuttin
When hesenesastommons.he'va monster fhe lets you go,he'se doll. To ite Rds he'seithera
Jriend ora ogeyman, depending on how the parents fel about i. He works ‘around the clock, split
Hey
Fm of les go fishing” That's the dey he works 20 hours.
sho, wasvery. very
was hort. When cop 8 good. he's getting paid fort! When eal ietareand
When
nan i-onty a hid, anybody coulda’ erm tha.
he drivevabigcarshe'sachelerca litle, who's he hddng? His ctedat goo: thas isvery help
because hiv salary. Capri Tots of Buss most of them belong to other people
A cop sees more misery, Blondshed, trouble and sunrises than the average person. Like the
James Sipe
Presigent
James Mann
Vice-President
Bernard Smith
Kevin Casey
John Burke
Exocutive Director
‘Thomas inglee
Treasurer
Trustees ohn Evans
Ronald Russell Secretary
Robert Ontermeler
Joveph Pure
Executive Board
Robert Insalaco
Wiliam Poole
Roland Martin
Lyon Day Sr
climate, but his
‘outlook on ie remain about the seme; mol a blank, but hoping fra betes world
‘Copslike
leer wren. They have union, Bu they can't abe, They mist empath courteous and alive
A your service
ma taxpayer, I pay your salary.
awhile in
tall kindness to an older person, he feels the warm hand clasp, los into grateful eyes and hears,
Thank you and Gd bless you, son
Once again, in ending, I would like o extend my profound thanks to Conrad
Jensen for allowing me to reprint this article, I would like to thank God for
allowing me the opportunity to have met his author and, st but certainly not
sett
Sioa Pagans
Leander Meal
sper Boy EBS 8 Perse eter
vate ana as
7 Richard Bischert
Vol 19, No.7
‘Council 82 Review Aug - Sept. 1982
lovin ime tobe one of you
Tom Inglee, Council 82 treasurer
Albany Police Department local
COUNCIL 82
WAITING
McEntes, left, and.
nition ball,
¥, Toronto,
AFSCME’s Top Officers Urge The
Delegates To Learn, and To Act
The two op officersof AFSCME In-
cd the delegates to the
1 Council 82 convention
that they must hecome more politi-
cally astute, aware of the issues, ine
volsed in politica « all
levels of government, and willing to
depart from businesseassustal ways of
Jooking at the nation and the world,
President Gerald W. Mekntee re
ation frome the
‘more than 200 persons who filled the
convention hall at Lowes Westhuty
Hotel in Toronto in early September
He told the delegates that 10 him,
ting among the members of Council
2 way Tike “coming home,” then he
explained that he had worked closely
with members of the council when
AFSCME in Pennsylvania was just be
ginning 10 organize the corrections
workers
Aequest for help rom thealready-
seasoned unionists in Council 8 in
New York State, said Meine, brought
immediate help ftom staffers like As
sociale Director Hollis. Chase, who
crisscrossed the state with McEntee
and they eventually brought the Key-
stone State correction officers into the
union.
He warned of the cuts in many pto-
grams on the federal level and how
they would, eventually, allect the lives
feveryone, particularly those whore
not among the wealthy, He urged an
ion members to participate in the po
litical process,especially through caste
ing their votes in this fall's elections
for the candidates friendly to workers
and theit unions.
AFSCME, Secretary-Tre
liam Lucy reminded! the dele
many oftheir “clients.” hove whoend
Up in the prisons or some other part of
the criminal justice system, ate thowe
who have been cut off from
the opportunities that the society
offers many ofits citizens
Speaking during the first afternoon
session, Lucy asserted that this view is
not a “bleeding heart” view of the
problems at all, but a realistic look at
how the economie system under Rea
‘ganomicsis treating the most vulnera-
ble in the society—the poor, the
young. the handicapped, and the
elderly
Under Reaganomics, thedivredited
cousin of an earlier Republican eco
nomic program called “trickle-down,”
the working poor and the poor ate the
‘ones hardest hit by she redaction or
cimination of social prog
In some communities, he pointed
‘out thedepression already hasarived—
unemployment stands at the 15-20
cent level, and the few industries have
Mle
Withoutany govemmental programs
taking up theslack, he pointed out, the
people who remain are left without
hope for work to support themselves
sand their families. A sharp inetease in
‘rime is not too surprising in places
where people feel that they have been
abandoned by business and govern
ment
Two New V.P.s, Dues
Increase Part of
14th Convention Acts
(Continued from Page 1)
and Wilfred Flecha of Ossinit
Cor.
rectional Facility, both from correc:
Erie County
Union Locals Can Get AFSCME Experts,
Local Reporters Together Through
Union’s New “Labor News Network”
A system that will bring AFSCME
labor, political, public policy, and
economic experts directly to the televi-
sion ane! radio reporters around the
nation has been installed in the wns
ion’s Washington headquarters and
used by hundreds o
‘ment, AFSCME still can have one ofits
expertsinterviewed by telephone while
the session is being videotaped. Then,
the videotape is sent by Express Mail to
the station which ean use the
the day following the interview:
and thousands f radio stationsalready
The so-called
wi th ARSCME expersin W jashington
The unique dio “actu:
ality" system, AFSCME's “labor news
network,” is among only a handful of
nilar systems in use throughout the
country, and isa firstfora labor union
Using its link, via satellite transmis:
sion, AFSCME can respond to the
smallest television and radio stations
which have the
lite transmissions, to provide a vit
new perspective 10 stories alfecting
listeners an viewers in the smal
lest comm:
With its inhouse teevisi nto
ARS
aay from mang eleision and radio
correspondents. For those stations which
do not have the now-familiar “micto-
wave dish” antenna and related equip:
wer sessions, with corresponulents free
to ask any question, The resultn
transmission or tape is sent 10 the
tion unedited
The key to AFSCME's labor news
jon—with a local
con:
tained in interviews with AFSCME
experts has been overlooked or is not
available locally
Any local television or radio repor-
ters who may be interested in a direct
interview via satellite with an AFSCME
officer or staff member may be di-
rected to: AFSCME Public Affairs De-
partment, 1625 L. St. N.W., Washing-
D.C. 20086. ‘The department's
telephone number is 202-452-4918.
Campbell Soup Company Boycott Started
Because of Role in Child Field Labor,
Low Pay and Commercialism In Schools
“Thousands of school children across
the United States are turned into un
witting shills for the Campbell soup
company, after they are pep-talked by
their educators into selling theit par-
‘ents on the purchase of extra cans of
Campbells, so that they can bring the
labels to school.
The schools give the labels 10 the
company, which, in turn, “gives” the
al, sports,andother
‘equipment, itemsthatare usually con
sidered modest in value
For example, one parent has com-
plained that a $129 piece of autlio-
visual equipment that her child's
school received did not seem a just ex-
change for 23,500 cans of soup.
Campbell gets most of the tomatoes
for its soup stock from the fields of
northern Ohio, where they are picked
partly by machines and partly by mi-
grant workers who livein shacks, swal-
low pesticides, do back-breaking work,
deputy sheriff, and Richard Peffer,
park police.
In other convention action, the
delegates amended the council consti
tution to provide that the executive di-
rector’s sakary of $40,000 per year will
hereafter be “tied tothe percentage in-
crease” that the union gains for its
state contract members during the
normal course of negotiations,
Register
And Vote
IN
NOVEMBER
who die young.
Many of the pickersare children, be-
tween the ages of 10 to 15, and they are
hard at work in the fields alongside
their parents, largely because of the
failure of the U.S. Labor Department
to enforce child-labor laws.
m Labor Organizing Com
in Ohio has set its sights on
Campbell'sexploitative behavior, both
in the fields and in the schools, Simul-
taneously, it has organized some 4,000
tomato harvesters and has mounted a
nationwide boycott against Campbell,
In Indiana, where the Council of
Churches has been working on the
boycott, many schools have dropped
the Campbell program, There are ac-
tive boycott programsat work in many
parts of the U.S, including groups
which support the boycott in New
York State
For furtl he boy-
colt, interested persons may contact
Marl te Larsen, Farm Labor Organiz-
ing Committee, 714 1/2 South St. Clair
., Toledo, Ohio 43609.
COUNCIL OFFICERS—Counel 62 ee
seve Director John Bute,
counell President James Sipe, “Inewe
convention| clean th dure
Ing the September convention.
=
wor ae
COUNCIL 82 REVIEW
August-September
Suspected Killer of Conservation
Officers Hunted a Year, Caught
_ COUNCIL 62 REVIEW
1 took law enforcement officials 15
Elms’ body was found in a helices:
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let, of
Police local Erle County Sheriff's Department, chat during a
recaas
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‘AFSCME/New York Legislative Coordinator Ed Draves reports on the progress of
leglalative and poiltical action.
SN
AFSCME Present Gerald W. McEniee Counc 2 Secrtary Job Ev
makes a point during his speech to the notes on convention proceedings
dele
AND LAW ENFORCEMENT,
£5 COUNCIL 82 7
‘AFSCME ‘Walker and James 8; ter, walt to con
duet thas wekahon a lca oie, the PEOPLE table of Elen Shaughnesy,
AFSCME/New York .
gavin, president of Coney land
Micha Rowley, Counc a2 store,
Mogan le makes a point from the legal
reports to members on
Convention delegates gather outside the meeting hall.
months to capture 32-year-old rec
sive trapper who i changed with kil:
Jing two conservation officers in Kaho,
ter search afew daysafter the shooting,
which occurred on Jan.5, 1981, Pogue's
bualy has not been found,
Labor showed its support of the Na~
0 tional Football League Players Asso-
nea the Nevada sate ine, in January Ciation insite appa the team i
1981 Last pring, Dallay way wounded ona cen We
Authoritescomtendahar Glade Lae Saye maneatatata aller hoe ington in ate Seper| i
fayette Dally way approartedl bs the Gt yy fal and the wil started in Thomas Donahue, secretary-treas- 5
two fice a is camp in wete MA a vier of the AFLCCIO, enuomeed thax H
region of Idaho, because he was sus- the federation is solidly behind the $
Dect of taking bolts iegalls for ayy Caney, lao ish and game NFLPA strike. He also read a eter b
their pels director, declared that the shootings from AFL-CIO Pretident Lane Rirk- §
he two ollicers, William Pogue, clearly show the danges involved land, who said, "We will doall in our i
50, and Conley Elis, ‘4, itis charged wwking asa conservation office, Ot ge 4 power tohelp the players reach a just, Pos,
were shot after an argument began, warden, He ayserted that it is one thle Gntccorctonae a ad i >.
then, they were both shot in the head, a the more dangerous joby in the local, was elected to a trustee post dur- ispute. po
“execttion-style.” county ing the convention in Toronto. William Wynn, president of the
‘United Food «nd Commercial Workers;
y ne . . . John Sweeney, prevdentolthe Service
FreeTrade”isaMyth, Unionized Workers More Productive txts incraion! Usion aa
Says AFL-CIO Unit Howard Samuel, president of the In-
(Continued fom Page 8) dual Union Dion of AFL-10,
NEW VORK (LABELETTER) also pledged the support of iheir
The maritime unions affiliated with plants before and after the union existed (all else held constant ‘unions to the striking players.
the AFL-C10's Union Label & Service could thereforeauribute the increased productivity directly to unionism, ven though some of th rand
Trades Depart ane beefing up =). Franz found that unionization increased productivity by 15 percent file members of SEIU work in difficult,
thei t ign te expt A tree in the wooden household furniture industry (Senior Honors Thesis, low-paying jobs, Sweeney
trade nh by many American Harvard University, March, 1976) “Workers who produce the wealth de-
" —Professor Steve Allen of North Ci te University, compared the serve shelt fale Waco Ol Wale
In a letter published by the New The NFLPA members today:entich
York Tittes, National Marithwe Un: and found that unionized workery were 29-38 percent more productive ‘out mover eqs ey iy
on President Shannon Wall and Sea {Centr to Protrt Workers Rights 1979) right of labor to bargain."
rets President Frank Drorakatacked
Gene Upshaw, NFLPA president,.
the newspaper's editorial opposing “Some union critics claim that the studies reflect the fact that unions:
bulk cargo preferences for U.S. ships. organize more productive workers, but all measurable ile between the
The two union leaders reacted i in thes 1
strongly to charges of "sheer, shames intensity, regional location, age, and educ nealeen Inthis way, their
Ian eect levied by he validity cam wot be challenged on the bass that the union shops had more
fluential newspaper against proposals productive workers,
to have American fag ships, manned “How do unions help productivity? ‘ition,
by Ame n seamen, Carr} tir share
breccia ar —Lnionsredue costs to the firm by decreasing turnover, The cox of Ml ele obs or thei incomes.
' searching, hiring, and training new workers decreases with unionism, He said, “The AFL-CIO is the back:
Youraklction othe mythology
‘free trade’ continues to fly in the face —Unions improve the morale of workers by giving them a collective hove of opr Kathi bale. May
of our Kansas City players learned
of the economic dilemma our country voice in the conditions of their employment, ‘sacrifice ve.
confronts inthe eal world” they de Unions foster greater canyon between workers. Since workers walked the picket line in Kansas City.
cian “Virwally every nation witha in serieedne Tt week with
maritime fet legitimately linked to seorkes without er of ling thi jo fra ining renee ofthe neato) ies
theeconomy asserts the right wresere among workers with a union contract Gariment Wotkers ‘Unioh) wha hive
cargo for its own ships, tL , j , j \ veel been on strike for 10 weeks.“
‘Only recently, Mexico announced ciently. The into of wu i shoek 0 “You have shown uthow tobotduct |
& goal of carrying 40 percent of the rationalize their procedures and, thus, produce more efficiently. A ‘ourselves, in, negotiations. aid
expont/import trade under the Mex c anese management recently declared that 70 per: wrike, and. we won't let you,
an flag. cent of the blame for poor productivity is attributable to poor
The AFL-CIO maritime unions are management,
supporting congressional proposals to «Thee studiecome bom profewors ehoseobje lemicere
reser #0 percent share ofall Duk it andere methodology ate highs rope We, perhaps cate Americans Prefer
cargo Importsand exports for an he isolated instances of unions breeding inefficiency, hut we can point to
shige Tevoutenet neonates ecard uneven poduanay Use * Made Goods,
the Por Development Bl
That infomation shows: ‘The union ds it beter=and- more Survey Shows
The legislation isopponed by major gicenr
industries which finance the powerful eal wide majority ya
“flag-of-convenience” lobby, ‘These Aveta prefer i S.-made clothing
ti-national corporations operate toimports, and that they areconcerned
481 U.S.-owned “flag-of-convenience” that foreign apparel is jeopardizing
vessels. American jobs.
“Bree rade here an prowctonism he survey Involved telephone .
throughout the rest of the world is a terviews with 1,350 consumers from ie <
one-way street that is draining Amer- across the nation, and was directed by 3
ica,” Drozak and Wall warned ti
"There is a solid industry opinion
that reserving share ofthe coal export
trade for U.S. ships will not price the
U.S, out of this market
ATTEND
LOCAL MEETINGS
Whoever requested Fight of he Burbiabee’ wil
have ths on hs consoence for He
Economics.
More than 59 percent of the re-
spondents said it was important to buy
American-made clothes, while fewer
than 6 percent considered imports sux
perior in quality
Nearly 60 percent also felt that re
tailers take higher mark-ups on im
ports. Mote than 70 percent further
‘agreed that imports wipe out U.S. jobs,
ist-September
Here Is a Sample Letter for Your
Representative of Senator:
-U , Washington D.C.
| s|Rlouise Z1P: 20515 Senate: 20510
Dear Representative
Dear Senator
Legislative Report
By Ralph Kent
Council 82
Legislative Director
Scores of Bills in Busy Year
‘This was one of our better years in the State Legislature in Albany. We
have to measure our success not with just the number of bills passed, but also
hat ha
‘cdhave ever been created inthe hisioy ofthe United State, Please do ot let
President Reagan and
‘We are told that the problems faced by the two programs can ot be
solved. That} i
conributions to these vital federal programs.
ourability f members
0 r forthe
This bill is very important to Council 82 and its members. We can not expect
to pass every bill we putin or support, but each year we move our billsa little
further in the various committees and on to the governor, where they have
been vetoed or signe
However, we work harder each year on our bills because we have learned
Tittle
‘programs, are iY
older Americans,
Please let me know whether you will oppose all cuts-in either Social
‘Security or Medicare. ‘
L a
Sincerely,
Studies Show That Unionized
American Workers are More
Productive than Non-Union Workers
(Continued on Page 7)
tivity in America, but there are ample studies to show that unions cause
workers to be more productive on the job, according to the Statistical and
Tactical Information Report of the AFL-CIO.
unions decrease productivity because they promote practices such as restric-
ike
tive work rules and
and slowdowns,” the report states.
Ie continues:
and our
active and involved
I wish to take this opportunity to thank one of the former Legislative
Commitice members, Charles “Chuck” Biggins, and wish him and his wife a
rappy lost ber. We will
miss Chuck's expertise, wisdom, and grass roots know-how in the legislative
program. Again, we wish Chuck and his wife the very best
The bills Council 82 presented for the 1982 session were
There were numerous other bills that also were submitted. These are the
major ones.
Some of the bills we fought against are:
sen death peal
1, Wate
2, Spel wie dit forenoon comeretion
A
“In certain pr
rk rh
hole, h p
than impair it. Several impressively documented studies confirm this:
=Professors James Medoff of Harvard University and Charles Brown of
the University of Maryland found that unions increase output in the
manufacturing sector, from 20-25 percent (Journal of Political Econ:
omy, 1978)
‘Kim Clark, a Harvard University Business School professor, carefully
tivity from 6-8 percent (National Bureau of Economic Research, 1979).
Clark's study is especially persuasive, because he analyzed cement
5: Paget ot eon
The following are bills that Council 82 actively supported, and which
were submitted by other groups:
1 Rt ie tt
tent daily or pie a reme, without cient
a tm ata
1 Reisen of $50 000 dept ser emma patos
i
COUNCIL 82 US. Postage
AFSCME—AFL-CIO PAID
63 Colvin Avenue No. 118
‘Albany, New York 12206 Non-Profit Org
Subscri wish
return to COUNCIL 82.
Name
is ‘mi
1 Pal ay tr pote
‘As chairman of the legislative committee, I wish to acknowledge and
thank all of the Council 82 locals and their officers and members for their
support and participation as they are the backbone of our legislative pro-
grams, whether by mailings, phone calls, or lobbying, All of these actions
deserve credit in our accomplishments.
‘The Council 82 director, chair officers, executive board, and staff also
Al
rd
the very important involvement by the AFSCME International representa
tives: Tony Corb director; Ed Draves
and his very capable staff, who have worked very close with myself and all
y 8
82one of
with,
sess Local no. ..
i d knowledge of the bills have proven
“The appearances, pes
thata total team effort, working together, does work tothe benefit of al
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