Hi ' SHUOlrlW^ Pl ni'NGSV ^SH.iAuia • ' nonan' ' AUVD BHMBi ^^^ ^ ^r^ V • .md •NObN i nci - liEAUER New Mental Hygiene Salary ^Jan America't Largett Weekly for Public Employee* iVol. XXVllIv,No. 41 Tuesday, June. 13, 1967 Price Ten Cents Meeting To Review Progress CSEA Opposes Weakening Of Of State Aides Blood Credit Constitutional Guarantees On Program Reports Good Results Merit, Retirement At Hearings ALBANY — Progress in the initial phase of the State ALBANY—^The Civil Service Employees Assn. last week told a public hearing here Health Plan's new Employee Blood Credit Program was re- that It would . oppose as vigorously as possible any language amending the State viewed at a meeting in New York City by representatives Constitution that might weaken existing provisions with respect to appointments, promo- of the Civil Service Employees Assn., the State Civil Service tions or tenure under the civil service system, or might change the present contractual re- lationship of its members' retire- Employees Assn., the State Civil on behalf of the Civil Service ing to merit and fitness to ba dence that the program will be ment plans and guarantees." Service Department, Blue Cross, Employees Assn. which, as repre- ascertained as far as practic- successful. The Employees Association, and New York's Community Blood sentative of more than 150,000 able, by examination which, as Representatives of the Civil which represents 150,000 workers Council and Blood Center. State and local government work- as far as practicable, shall be Service Department introduced within the State, took the firm ers, is the largest public employee competitive.' Developed through the joint ef- tentative promotional and infor- stand In an appearance before the organization in New York State. "2. Aitlcle 5, Section 7: "After forts of these agencies, and de- mational material for distribution Committee on Labor, Civil Service July 1, 1940, membership In signed to guarantee an adequate among employees and administra- and Public Pensions of the Con- "Any discussion of Civil Serv- any pension or retirement sys- supply of highest quality blood tors to explain the program, to stitutional Convention, which con- ice and the State Constitution tem of the State or of a civil free of charge to subscribers of point up the need for it, and ducted a two-day hearing at the must begin with reference to the division thereof shall be a con- the State Health Plan and their generally to encourage the giving State Capitol. three main articles dealing with dependents, the program was offi- tractual relationship, the bene- of blood. Representing the Employees the subject In the present Con- cially kicked off last Jan. 31, fits of which shall not be CSEA representatives criticized A-Ssoclatlon were Duncan Mac- stitution. when blood-mobiles began actual this material on the grounds that diminished or impaired.' Pherson, chairman of CSEA's spe- "They are: blood collection in a 17-county It was so complicated as to be "3. Article 1, Section 5: "All sal- cial Constitution Covention Com- "1. Article 5, Section 6; 'Appoint- pilot area around New York City. more confusing than helpful, and aries, wages and other com- mittee, Seth Towse, assistant ments and promotions In the New York City blood agency agreed, at the request of the Civil pensation, except pensions, counsel, and Thomas Luposello, civil service of the State and paid to officers and employees officials, evaluating the yield of Service Department, to submit associate program specialist. blood donations from employees suggestions for improving the all of the civil divisions there- of the State and its subdivi- The full text of the Associa- of State agencies and local gov- overall presentation. of, including cities and the sions and agencies shall be tion's statement follows: ernment jurisdictions thus far villages, shall be matitf" "accordrd-- J Continued on Pau 16) According to blood program of- "I am here today gentlemen, solicited against existing statis- ficials, bloodmobile solicitations in tical experiejwe, exmfSSsed confl- (Continued on Pa^e 16) CSETIsks For^lction Salary Committee I Meets June 22 With Leave Credit Protest A meeting of the salary ALBANY—The Civil Service Employees Assn. last week On Geographic Pay Plan i ; committee of the Civil Ser- carried its protest over the arbitrary reduction of leave ALBANY—The Civil Service Employees Assn. pressed the i • vice Employees Assn. will be • held in Albany on June 22. credits of institution office and clerical employees to the State's Budget Director last week for early establishment State Civil Service Commission. of regulations to implement the geographic salary differen- i® Solomon Bendet, committee chairman, reported last The complaint, which earlier tial and shift pay differential program won by CSEA in the ever, their accumulated sick i ;; week. The meeting, for the nad been made to the State Bud- Ic'ave credits were converted to rccent session of the Legislature. rf "prescribed forms", as called iij purpose of preparing the get Division, revolves around the "On behalf of our over 100,000 reflect a two and one half hour for in the new laws, with which ft resolutions for next year's recent CSEA victory under which members employed by the State reduction per 40-hour work period. employees are to apply for the i State employee salary In- it.e work week of Institution cleri- CSEA President Joseph F. Feily Following its complaint to the- differentials. crease, will be held at the cal and office workers was reduced said, in a letter to T. Norman from 40 hours to 37 and one half iatate Budget Division pver the Noting that the preparation of k; DeV^ritt Clinton Hotel at Hurd, "we urge haste In the prep- hours. Office and clerical personnel .'•eduction, CSEA was advised that such forms is the responsibility of ; 12:30 p.m. "Work on next aration and promulgation of such in departments and agencies, other (Continued on Page 16) the Division of Classification and ii year's salary Increase," Ben- regulations." than institutions, have had the Compensation, Feily asked that ; det said, "which the State At the same time. Felly called shorter work week for a number Hurd coordinate his work with r employees have coming to upon Hurd to afford the Employees of years. Association an adequate opportuni- that agency, "so that there is no : them this time, must get off further delay on the part of the to a fast start." Later In the When the institution employees ty to review such regulations prior went on the shorter week, how- to their promulgation, so as to prop- Division of Classification and evening on the same day the erly represent CSEA's member- Compensation to prepare the pre- CSEA's Board of Directors ship. scribed forms following your pro- will hold Its regular monthly In addition to the urgent need mulgation of the necessary meeting at the Ambassador RepeatThisi for drafting definitive proced- regulations." Restaurant. CSEA Asks For Burns Succeeding ures, Feily pointed out the absence (Continued on Page 16) "Flexowriter" Title ALBANY — Reclassification of certain typist positions in Democratic Party the State Department of CSEA, McCinnis^^Confer On Motor Vehicles to a new title Unity Demonstrated of "flexowriter", G-6, has been requested by the Civil Service At Recent Dinners Correction Dept. Problems Employees Assn. The appeal, now pending before VERYONE agrees the ALBANY — The Correction Department Committee of the Civil Service Employees the State's Director of Classifica- New York Democratic Assn. last week met with Comissioner Paul McGinnls and other top officials of the De- E tion and Compensation, was filed State Committee's annual partment on a number of matters affecting departmental personnel. on behalf of a group of typists who dinner recently, which fea- Some or the items included in the day-long discussions were: operate programatlc flexowrlters, tured an address by President I. Impteineututioii of New Over- designed by the Department of Johnson, was a huge success. But time Itules out that the present work sched- ment to recommend the maximum Motor Vehicles as "computer peri- although the dinner poured much- The Department advised that a ule varies among Correction facil- possible number of employees to pheral equipment", and described needed funds into the Committee'^ meeting with the Division of the | ities and that the Department be eligible for overtime. The De- ty a member of CSEA's research koffers and served to eiid rumors Budget with respect to the operat-1 hoped to minimize any Inconvenl- partment indicated that they ex- ;.baff—who observed the affected of a rift between Johnson and ing inierpretatlon of the rules ence In any changes in existing pected that its new list of inellg- employees on the job prior to Senator Robert F. Kennedy, th» and regulations governing over- work schedules for employees The' ibles would not be Importantly preparing the appeal-^as "highly glory and testimonial go to Dem- time vvti;i immineut. It was pointed | A^sociuliou rcQuested the Depait-1 iCuntiiiued <iu IS) sophisticated, complex machines." (Continued vn 11) Page Twn CJko^c^VI L SERVICE LEADER Tue8<Iay, June 13, 1967 Watertown City Council OKs Your Public liewEiii^yee Sa^^ Scales Relations IQ Calling For $147,000 Boost By LEO J. MARGOLIN WATERTOWN — The City Council here has voted unanimously to institute a new employee pay plan with the beginning of the 1967-68 fiscal year on July 1—a plan expect- Mr. Margolin Is Professor of Business Administration at ed to become hallmark in many of the State's smaller cities in the years ahead. the Borough of Manhattan Community College and Adjunct Raymond C. Pacific, president of the Jefferson chapter, Civil Service Employees Assn., Professor of Public Administration in New Yorlc University's whose organization had earlier Graduate School of Public Administration.