- '.......' ^ ‘^‘- mfma»S» ■ ' * # T Text of m^aSidr's SepareMoh of half o W^ekertd lictlo^^^ .ip88-8^ n ^ g e ll^ v ^ fot; the Jonee bc^ /4 rrMM? trima NCAA field / I I MattrhpBtpr Ipralb 30 Cents Police plan Union targets goes ahead despite cuts 950 workers By Andrew Yurkovsky Manchester Herald at hospital The Police Department plans to move forward with a planned reorganization despite cuts By Andrew J. Davis “ We do not think ouremployees recommended by Town Manager Robert B. Weiss to Manchester Herald need or want a union to represent its proposed 1988-89 budget, Deputy Chief Henry them,” the statement read. "O ur "B ud” Minor said today. The United Food and Commer­ wages, benefits and working Weiss made few cuts to the requests of cial Workers Union is trying to conditions are comparable to department heads in arriving at his proposed $64 unionize the 950 non-union em­ those of other hospitals and million General Fund budget, but the requests by ployees of Manchester Memorial industries in the area. The items the Police Department did receive significant cuts, Hospital, though hospital officials that are listed (by the union) are Assistant Town Manager Steven R. Werbner said say a union is not wanted. benefits that Manchester Memor­ ial Hospital has offered to em­ last week. Lisa T. Meucci, business repre­ ployees for 25 years.” Police Chief Robert D. Lannan had sought a 18.5 sentative for the union’s Local 919 The union would like about half percent increase over the 1987-88 police appropria­ in Hartford, said today that union of the non-union employees tojoin tion, but the amount recommended by the manager. efforts are underway for all before asking to be recognized by $4,992,297. represents a 13.8 percent increase. hospital employees other than the hospital as the employees’ Despite the cuts, however. Minor said today thaf- registered nurses. The hospital’s bargaining agent. the department was going ahead with its efforts to 218 registered nurses belong to Meucci said she did not think reorganize the department along the lines recom­ the Federation of, JNurses and the hospital’s evaluation of job mended in a 1986 personnel report. Health Professionals union. Minor added that the main priority of the descriptions and wages for its "What we’re trying to do is department was the patrol division. Weiss recom­ 1,100 hospital employees would organize a union.” Meucci said. mended in his budget that two new officers be added adversely affect union efforts. to that division. "Not just the food workers." The review, which has been Hospital officials last week said underway since last year, is an " I think the manager has supported us in our they were unaware of reports that quest to fulfill our priorities,” Minor said. attempt by the hospital to re­ union efforts were being organ­ establish salaries and job des­ Among other thTngs, the personnel report ized for the 86 food workers at the criptions. spokesmen have said. recommended the creation of the deputy chief hospital. position Minor now fills and the promotion of three 'The hospital’s board of trustees The union Ij seeking to be the officers in the patrol division to sargeant. Those are scheduled to review the bargaining agent for the em­ package Tuesday. changes were carried out two years ago. ployees. Meucci said. In an "No, I don’t think" the evalua­ In his proposed budget Weiss cut a request to hire R«glnaia Pinto/ManchMtaV Harald advertisement to appear in Tues­ tion will hurt union efforts, an additional lieutenant for the patrol division and day’s Manchester Herald, the Meucci said. "It may increase an additional crime prevention officer. The GLAD TO BE BACK — Bowers School Principal Tony Spino was union promises to fight for better salaries to discourage us." proposed lieutenant slot for the patrol division will among the group of Sacred Heart High School students, teachers working conditions, vacations, Increased salaries was one of instead be filled by transferring a lieutenant from job security and sick leave with the administrative division. and chaperones who toured the Soviet Union earlier this month. the recent demands by the pay. among others, for all non­ hospital’s licensed practical Minor said an additional lieutenant is still needed Spino said he was glad to be back in the United States. union employees at the hospital. nurses and nurse’s aides. The and will be sought by the department in the future. The union also would try to group demanded higher salaries He said that since the patrol division is a priority, better salaries, Meucci said. after the registered nurse’s union the lieutenant would be transferred there from The hospital administration approved a new salary structure administration. ‘It’s good to be home/ has not been contacted by the earlier this month. In his proposed budget, Weiss recommended the union, Am y Avery, hospital as^- Based on a 40-hour work week, following staff additions and changes for the Police sistant director of public rela­ the new contract Increases the Department: tions, said today. new starting salary for registered ■ Fill an existing vacancy for a captain in the says visitor to Russia In a prepared statement, which nurses from $22,000 to $27,000, administrative divisiun of the police department Avery read over the telephone, while the maximum salary rose effective Oct 1. 1988 t$.38,764). At the same time, a hospital officials said that there to ^$35,800 from $27,000. The By Andrew J. Davis focusing on the negative ... but it’s was no need to unionize the average LP N salary is about Please turn to page 10 A8Tanchester Herald real.’’ employees. $22,000. Spino described life in the Soviet Tony Spino is glad to be an American. Union as “grim ” It seemed to him that Spino, principal of. Bowers School, nobody in the country smiled often, Revaluation data realized his love for the United States laughed or enjoyed their life very much. after returning from an eight-day visit Life was often characterized by waiting Nicaraguans retreat; to the Soviet Union. Spino chaperoned on long lines for necessities like food and may be too old; his nephew, P. J. Conway, on a tour the toilet paper, and being unable to go from Sacred Heart High School wrestling one place to another without having truce talks to begin team made to the Soviet Union on March papers checked, he said. 2- 10. For example, people without the right TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras state investigates About 80 people associated with the papers were unable to enter the hotels (AP) — President Jose Azcona Waterbury high school made the trip. ■ Ortiega’s foray in the group stayed in, he said. Hoyo said Nicaraguan troops are By Andrew Yurkovsky The trip, the idea of the school’s Honduras recalls Nixon Also, there was that feeling that some retreating from Honduran terri­ Manchester Herald chaplain and wrestling coach the Rev. Soviets did not like Americans, and the tory and the 3,200 U.S. soldiers on tactic in 1970 Philip J. Cascia, was taken as a American style of life. Spino said. He an emergency mission in Hondu­ — Story on page 5 An official from the state Office of Policy and "goodwill” trip between the countries. said the Soviets believe Americans are ras probably won’t be needed Management is to visit the town Assessor’s Office Spino said. rich. much longer. Tuesday to look into the possibility that the town’s “ I didn’t realize the depths and the “ They think we're very, very rich for Some of the American soldiers a bipartisan group of senators. revaluation was carried out improperly, though power to which I would feel in one thing,” Spino said. "In a sense we practiced military maneuvers at "Things are getting back to Assessor J. Richard Vincent contends that the appreciation for this country,” Spino are. compared to them” normal,” Azcona said Sunday, revaluation was done correctly. a Honduran airstrip only 20 miles said. "Because life over there is very, The trip, which cost $1,200perperson, one day after a Honduran air raid Assessments for Manchester’s revaluation, from the Nicaraguan border on very different. ... Always in the back of was paid for through a state grant and Sunday. aimed at driving out about 600 which appear on the Grand List of Oct. 1,1987, were your mind and always in the back of from donations from local businesses. In Nicaragua, the government Sandinistas that officials said based on 1986 market values. Vincent said that the your feelings is again tha'^ vague feeling Each member of the wrestling team had said direct cease-fire talks be­ were leaving Honduras too chief of the municipal division of the 0P M , Donald of unease” to contribute $200 toward the trip, he tween Sandinista and Contra slowly. The government said two W. Zimbowski, had questioned him about the use of That feeling is what makes Spino said. rebel officials would take place as U.S.-made F-5 fighter jets fired the 1986 values during a telephone conversation on happy to be home. He said he never There were some good points to the scheduled today, despite the rockets at the Sandinista troops. Friday. realized the extent of freedom enjoyed trip, Spino said. The Soviets had Honduras said the air raid “ As far as I ’m concerned, it’s the proper way to do fighting along the Nicaragua- by American citizens until he toured the wonderful museums and the wrestling Honduras border. Saturday was eight miles inside it,’’ Vincent said today.