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CommuniqueSeptember/October 2010

Local 1180, Communications Workers of America, AFL-CIO

A union is a way of doing something together you cant do alone. Utah Phillips (1935-2008)

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S e ptember /OctOber 102 cOmmun ique

Official Publication

New York Administrative Employees L ocal 1180

Communications Workers of America, AFL-CIO

6 Harrison Street, 4th Fl., New York, NY 10013-2898

http://www.cwa1180.org

Telephone: 212-226-6565

Security Benefits: 212-966-5353Retiree Benefits: 212-966-5353

Claim Forms Hotline: 212-925-1091

Retiree Division: 212-226-5800

Tape Messa ge: 212-226-1180

For out-of-town retirees:

Retiree Division: 800 -801-2882

Retiree Benefits: 888-966-5353

Executive Board

Arthur Cheliotes,President

Linda Jenkins, 1st Vice President

William F. Henning, Jr., 2nd Vice President

Gloria Middleton,Secretary-Treasurer

Gwen Richardson,Recording Secretary

Members-at-large

Gerald Brown, Charles Garcia, Alan Goldblatt,

Michael Lamb, Harlan Reid, Georgina Strickland,

Lenora Smith, Clarona Williams, Hazel Worley

Gary Schoichet,Editor

Margarita Aguilar,DesignPrinted by Content Critical

800 Central Blvd., Carlstadt, N.J. 07072

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2010 Candidates EndorsementWrkplac LitracyPrgra

The Education Committee is

accepting registrations or the

Fall 2010/Spring 2011 Workplace

Literacy Program. For details,

www.cwa1180.organd click onTraining.

Cancr srvivrsting

Beginning in September a cancer

survivors group will meet at Local

1180 on a monthly basis. The

rst meeting will be on Monday,

September 27 at 6 PM in the

3rd foor conerence room. The

meeting will be led by Tonya

Mackey, Mary Alston, and Arte

Pearson who were eatured in the

March/April Communique cover

article Cancer. Illness. Baldness.

Sel image. The meeting is open

to all cancer survivors. President

Arthur Cheliotes, a cancer

survivor, will attend the meeting.

A NOTE ABOUT THEWEBSITE

We promised you a tour o

Local 1180s new website

but because it is still being

tweaked and improved we

are waiting or the November/

December issue.

Anthony Weiner, 9th C.D., Queens and Brooklyn, at a press conference in supportof Books and Rattles members.

Jerrold Nadler, 8th C.D., Manhattanand Brooklyn.

Aravella Simotas in 36th A.D., Queens.

Garyschoichet

Gustavo Rivera (center and inset), 33rd S.D., Bronx, is looking to unseat Pedro Espada who really

needs to be unseated for the health of New York State.

photos:Garyschoichet

Garyschoichet

Velmanette Montgomery, 18th S.D,

Brooklyn.


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your fellow members?

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By Chude Mondlane

Sara FastHuman Rights First

Program Associate

What brought you to Human

Rights First?

i ave bee w hma rs

Fs sce md ocbe 2009.

Befe a i wked a a cmm-

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ada. We e Pam Asscae

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What made you run for Shop

Steward?

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rs Fs was a sp.

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was eeded. te wma w ad

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becm sp sewad by defal.

How old are you? Where are you

from?

27. i was b Bkly,

Massacses ad w lve

Bkly, new Yk.

Is your interest in organizations

that deal with social issues some-

thing your parents instilled in

you?

My paes ae defely vey

plcal. My fae dve a c-

cee ck f 30 yeas ad was a

teamse. My mm was a speec

pals pblc scls ad amembe f e eaces ad

a deleae. Se was vlved

cac eas ad we

i was cac

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e. Se ave me dace

w deal w my fsa. i

leaed ee ae sme csas

wee y ae ea f

eaces, cal mes, ma

s emplyees.

When did you realize that most

people did not grow up aroundthese issues?

i k adally, b i k was

ad e Bs/ge elec

a i was spsed by a l f alk

ab wk famles, wk

class, y kw, s e kd f

plcal emly a s sed

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pay s bee f e wk flk

Ameca. i was scl a

Get more young peopleinvolved

union proud

Sarah Faust was excited that HRF was a union shop.

Whn thy wr talking wrking

failis in Arica thy wr talkingabt failis lik in.

What would you

have liked to do if

you didnt work for

the city?Arye SivionHealth and

Hospitals Corp.,

PAA

First I need to win

the lottery. My

goal would be to

open a gay nursing

home or I would

like to be a real estate broker.

My experience/service on my

co-op board has shown me how

important it is to have knowledge.

I know I could be successul

making presentations and selling

apartments. Another option would

be to be a New York City Council

member. I am capable o being

a leader and negotiating and

reaching agreements.

Michelle Hall-MangumHRA-CASA,

PAA

Track coach. I ran

track or August

Martin H.S. andloved to run. I

enjoyed winning,

pushing mysel, the wind

hitting my ace, the sense o

accomplishment. I also might like

to be a baker. I love baking, love

eeding my neighbors and co-

workers. Actually, both coaching

and baking make people happy as

well as making me happy.

Lisa LloydHealth &

Hospitals Corp.,PAA

An advocate.

Help people get

stu they deserve

instead o getting

stuck in a loop.

I you dont know, you dont

become successul. Id like to

help push the agenda. Id like to

help others to know how to get

things accomplished, or example

jobs or young people. Things

are not organized. For example

my daughter cant get work even

though she has working papers.

Regina McGrann is the Roving Reporter.

roving reporter Asks . .

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United Food

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Workers member

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asking consumers

not to buy Motts

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5S e ptember /OctOber 10

A cnvrsatin with Cnzals TrnrIt never should have happened

They say I won. I was raped by HHC. Three years

o my lie. I was glad to be out, but I was screwed.

Royally. Like in Macys windows with red curtains.

Ive been working most o my adult lie. I was glad to

be home. My mom was sick prior to my being ired.

My being ired let me give my mom those things she

needed and gave me the opportunity to reconnect

with her beore she passed away. That doesnt mean

I liked being ired.

It caused a change in our liestyle, adding budgetary

restraints. We had to reinance our home to consoli-

date our bills because beore we had two salaries. My

unemployment ran out three weeks beore my hear-

ing. I got the whole pie, but it should never have hap-

pened. It was total nonsense.

All o the testimony those people made were lies.

They make a habit o lying to ruin the reputations o

outstanding workers. I never had anything but out-standing evaluations and no history o discipline. My

managerial style diers rom most. I ran my depart-

ment as per their policies and procedures, not on my

personal eelings. Thats the way I was trained. My

unit was elite. We boosted morale; there was no ab-

senteeism, no lateness.

In the new era o administrative staing they have

no idea o what the policies and procedures o HHC

are and so they make up their own. HHC brings them

in and drops them behind a desk and they have no

idea o how to run their acilities and departments.

Renaissance is a cesspool because these people

took to terminating employees and reducing morale.

From 1989 when Renaissance was standing room

only, its now like standing in the middle o the MojaveDesert. The patients have let because o the lack

o quality services. As the administrations changed

more and more patients leave because the quality ocare is no longer there.

When it came to Renaissance I was the person. My

boss was outside o our building and getting calls

rom Renaissance administrators that I should do

things outside o policy. I wouldnt do that. I think they

were targeting Coordinating Managers. I this had

happened beore the union I would not be going back.

This craziness started right ater they ound out I was

going to be the 1180 shop steward. I was on leave

rom my certiied permanent competitive position; the

title was mine. They should have sent me back to my

previous title and then I could have grieved to get my

CM title back.

I know there is going to be retaliation when I go back.

As soon as they attempt it there is going to be trouble.GS

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Conzales Turner is still waiting to return to her job.

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was adly ced. A yea afe

e ACorn vdes wee eleased,

oKeefe was aesed f ee

e ffce f Lsaa Sea May

Lade a aemp ampe

w e pes. he eceved ee

yeas pba.

te am f me Fx (news)

spe aack ACorn ad e

am f me MSnBC spe

defed ACorn swed a e

dffeece, says Leves. Fx

(news) ad e repblcas ad

qalms ab wa ey dd sad.

oce sells self ppls fev,

e lbeal meda always caves .

tey sed all e les w a

fed messae ad alk ps

ad e e e meda dd d

e mewk, aees Bea

Lews. tey dd d e ves-

a, ad ey we al, ad e

plcas we al.te dw w ACorn a,

psed by csevaves f s l,

became less aes, b

becase became e. Fa fm

became a csa maa

epeaed by e meda, plcas,

ad pds fm b sdes f e

plcal specm.

Demcas ae less dscpled

ad less . We cesaed

aacks cme fm e , ad

fd ppla appval, Demcas

lay dw, says Leves. ACorns

eaes defedes ad fedsbecame sppes f e aack.

tey became aplss f e

w.

Truth vs. ScandalACORNs

mission versus hidden agendas

Al e lcp f e -

w a-ACorn campa wee

ese exps apes ceaed by c-

sevave acvss ps as de-

cve jalss, ACorn as bee a

wpp by f e f yeas.

te clams f ve fad bea

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In 2003, President George W. Bush stood on the deck of the aircraft carrier, USS

Abraham Lincoln, a huge banner behind him with the words MISSION ACCOM-PLISHED in two-foot high white letters on a field of red, white and blue. He was

supposedly referring to the end of the conventional war in Iraq. But, more likely

he was referring to the assault on democracy that started in modern times with

the Reagan administration, reached its peak with the Bush presidency, helped

by the Supreme Court, and now we are in the time of Obama and we shall see.

Communique is beginning a new feature that will explore the assault on our

democracy. The first article is the story of the attack on and demise of the Asso-

ciation of Community Organizations for Reform Nowbetter known as ACORN.

Mission Accomplished:Th assalt n dACORN: The community organization that worked too well

Bertha Lewis

Garyschoichet


7/12

cOmmun ique 7S e ptember /OctOber 10

azas massve ve es-

a dves, paclaly

a fezed pc d elec

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f delbeae ve fad sw

saes nevada ad Mss, ad

bewee 2004 ad 2006, e same

accsas wee made seveal

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te a-ACorn campa

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cessma ad ca f e

Cmmee oves ad

gveme refm, Dayl issa

(CA-49). hs w cessally

azed eps pblsed

bewee e smme f 2009 ad

ealy 2010 fla- accsed ACorn fbe a cmal eepse se

defad e Ameca peple.

The Deund ACORN Act

i Sepembe 2009, Sea Mke

Jas (r-nE) ppsed w

meases a wld ed ACorns

ecep f fedeal fds f s

ad aspa, ad fm e

Depame f e ie. te fs

mease passed e Seae ve w

a 83-7 majy. te secd mea-

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awad cacs, as,

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ACorns fd seam, b p-

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ACorn, fc a facal lepsy

e aza. te blls sle, lsed e fs sec f h.r.

3571, cld be ay me clea:

ts Ac may be ced as

e Defd ACorn Ac.

ACorn was eaed

as e caay e

w cal me,

says Lews. Was a

ccdece a a cm-

my aze was

eleced pesde, ad

e e decded

ake dw e c-

ys laes cmmyaza?

i was a ccdece

ad e; i

ocbe 2010, Pesde obama

sed h.r. 3571 law.

Illegal Bill o Attainder

ACorn pmply sed e ued

Saes gveme f e passae

f h.r. 3571, c as a c-

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s a ac f e leslae decla

a pes p f pess ly

f sme cme ad ps emw beef f a al.

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gdma & hwz, PC, e f

e law fms wk ACorns

appeal, es e sfcace

addess s case. Few ad bee

wll sad p e s ad

blles e , se sad.

Cessma Jeld nadle

(D-nY), e cama f e

Jdcay Sbcmmee e

Cs, Cvl rs, ad Cvl

Lbees was e f e vey few

a dd sad p. he deced

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ACorn fm ecev

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ad ase ly e fd

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ce s peas. Eve

na ges, e jde

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By Gary Schoichet

With ACORN down, the Working Families

Party is in the sights and next in line in the

right wing shooting gallery. What makes

the WFP so dangerous?

The WFP suggested that beore public ser-

vices and workers salaries, beneits, and

pensions are slashed that the wealthy might

pay a higher percentage o their salaries and

perks in taxes. Then the WPF became the

champion o paid sick leave or workers in

New York and are vocierous in their support

o rent regulations and the end o vacancy

decontrol o rent stabilized apartments.

In Staten Island, Republican political hacks

led by aide and hitman or ormer mayor

Rudy Giuliani, Randy Mastro, is leading

the charge, claiming that the WFP gave,

through its or-proit arm, Data and Field

Services, newly elected city councilmemberDebi Rose a substantial discount on the

swed a e pwe ele a cl-

labaes ea ad ssa e

ld cys demcacy,

says Leves. i e ACorn case,

se flks eaed e eads a

way i ad eve see befe.

Final Elimination

te esy w wc e c-

sevave cllecve we f ACorn

was a classc example f by ay

meas ecessay. ts mea a

cvesal vde fae, w

be cecked f accacy, wld a

ad be eped as fac. ts mea

qes e valdy f effs

e peple ve ad ave a eal

vce e dec e ve-

me was ead. ts mea eda-

e ad ed e esces a

wee pvded peple e vee

f ls e mes ad e pe.ts mea a e vces advca-

f bee edca wld be

sleced. ts mea a e vces

demad accablyfm

baks p e vemewld

als be sleced.

ACorn always beleved dec

ac. We p all e lcals ee

fm a aal aza. We

azed se w waed ake

ac. We aced a fed mae

w a veall pla ad saey

effec cae f p peple s

cy, says Lews. o sccesseswee m. ove fy yeas,

ACorn calleed e vey pllas

f pwe. We wee calle e

empe, ad e empe sck back.

if y ca ake dw e laes

cmmy aza e c-

y, y ca ake dw aye.

work it perormed in her campaign. Makes

good tabloid reading and FOX network

watching, but like the smears on ACORN,

was unsubstantiated and untrue.

Meanwhile, the U.S. attorneys oice inManhattan is investigating the inancial

workings o the WFP and its interconnected-

ness with Data and Field Services and has

subpoenaed its i-

nancial records and

those o the candi-

dates it worked or.

Working Families Party co-ounder Bob

Master says you know how well youre

doing by the enemies you make. He lists

the Business Council, the New York City

Partnership, Unschackled (billionaire Tom

Golisanos organization, Golisano, who let

Bualo rather than pay an increase in his

income taxes), Mayor Michael Bloomberg,

The New York Post and the Daily News,and on and on.

According to Dan Levitan, the communica-

tions director o the WFP, For the elite in

the inance and real estate [industries]

we have become the symbol o the bloated

public sector and the anti-business en-

vironment that believes in spending too

much money on services or poor people.

They want to move the state in a more

socially conserva-

tive direction.

They cant beat

us on the issues

or at the ballot box so they bloody us up.

They make us toxic so Democrats distance

themselves rom us. They also cause the

WFP to use its resources on deending it-

sel rather than on working the issues.

Part o the problem is that the right is driv-

ing the conversation and the mainstream

media reports without act checking. The

more oten the media repeats it the moretrue it becomes.

WFP is nxt

And yt anthr victi

Never letting up on its attack, Shirley

Sherrod, a black woman and U.S.

Department o Agriculture oicial was vili-

ied by Andrew Breitbart, a conservative

blogger, as being a racist, accused o only

being willing to help black people. He used

an edited video [Breitbart also used edited

tapes in the attack on ACORN] taken out

o context, the Department o Agriculture

ired her, and then the ull version o the

tape was produced, and Sherrod was not a

racist but a race heroine who helped blacks

and whites alike. Department o Agriculture

Secretary Tom Vilsack, at the urging o the

White House that had supported the iring,

rescinded the iring and said, shes been

put through hell and I should have and

could have done a better job.

This was an example o right wing mediapower that backired. Mostly it doesnt.

cracy


8/12


I seems a we ae wac e

ed f pblc edca s

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vces ey ave bee sccessfl

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cae scls, cac pblc

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scls e selec e sdes,

pblc scls ave say wc

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race t te tp awads fedeal

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Daily News pblsed a

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expesve, w mc f e bde

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all adds p a e eadace f

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waes f se w sll ave jbs

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make pblc sec wkes pay

me f eal beefs. tey

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w, ey say, wll leave e Cy

f cme axes ae ased, b

w ave de s well aks

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f idaapls. tee e pva-

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cses, swmm pls, ad bs

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ca expec less fm m

new Yk. he s, fac, e cy

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smls f new Yk Cys e-

bds. o waes, beefs,

ad pess elp pay maes

ad es; we asse e jbs f

sads f dcs, dess, ad

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pblc sevces ey aleady p-

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b Ah Ch ach@cwa1180.

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middl class in nighborhoods

throghot Nw York.

W ar crating inqity,

winnrs and losrs, and laving

childrn bhind.

cleaes, ad lades. Ad yes,

we pay e same dam axes as

eveye else ad a fa e pe-

ceae f cme a ms

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te wae ceases we eae

plws mey back new Yks

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pmes sky facal ambl

ad veseas ves. tax Wall

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maaes e e mey pay

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Underserving and underfunding education

NYCs latst iddl class sqz


9/12

S e ptember /OctOber 10 9cOmmun ique

By Dan Cunningham

s e mee wll ead

$1,000,000,000. Yes, Cy

tme wll be a bll dlla

baby befe ls cacs

kep clve w new Ykes

ax dllas. May Lcal 1180 mem-

bes aleady se Cy tme clck

e aval ad depae mes

ad ecd abseces. F se

ye famla, Cy tme eqes

emplyees se ad scaes

cmpes ecd me ad ae-dace. te web-based sysem e

efaces w e Cys Payll

Maaeme Sysem pcess pay

ad leave asacs. Cceved

1998 d e gla adm-

sa, e cac f e

pjec, Scece Applcas

ieaal Cpa (SAiC),pmsed Cy tme wld be flly

mplemeed fve yeas a a cs

f $68 mll.

$650 million overbudget

te pce a f Cy tme as

aleady eaced $722 mll, w

ly ab e-d f e Cy

payll -le w Cy tme. B

despe be seve yeas ve-

de ad $650 mll ve bde,

May Blmbe appaely -

eds dmp ae $100 mll

f axpaye mey e cf-

fes f Cy cacs cme s

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May as aleady dbbed e

Cy tme pjec a dsase. tsbll dlla baby wll be a ee-

ae 2011. W kws w mc

me me ad axpaye dllas

wll ake b s bled

y may.

Bkly Cy Ccl membe

Lea James says Cy tme sld

be s dw. tey sld be

sped a mey we ey

ae cls se cees, day cae

cees, ad lay ff cy wk-

es. is a cmplee ad dsass

fale. Eve e may admed

as mc. tees a cac

place. te Cy ca cacel mdseam w be expsed

a laws. Cmplle J L

sads w me pps

ay ew Cy tme cacs.

Lace Walke, w s f

Demcac Pay Dsc Leade

e 55 Assembly Dsc

Bwsvlle, kws wa pams

lke Cy tme cs ma ems.

te cy wkes be lad ff

my dsc ae msly wme, sle

mes e cme famles.

W cmes ey lse e

apames mes ad e be-cme depede scal sevces,

sa a dwll spal a s s

descve. te may es pvae

cmpaes sead f eves

e sck f cmpee cy wkes

w cs s mc less.

Boondoggle or Taxpayers; Boon or

consultants

Mc f e ced f fs b-

e Cy tme bdle

pblc ae es Daly news

clmss, ms ably Ja

gzales. te Daly news cmme-

aes lad bae excessve sped,effcecy, ad e czy ela-

sps bewee cacs ad cy

ffcals a ave maked s pj-ec fm b. te news acles

sed l e fllw:

lMoney Pit: new Yk Cy pays

230 cslas $400,000 (

aveae) pe yea f Cy tme

wk. Fy f ese ea ve

$500,000 pe yea. Eleve ea ve

600,000 pe yea. Sme f ese

cslas ave wked a ese

aes f ealy a decade.

lGravy Train: oe SAiC maae

made $524,000 2009 f s wk

Cy tme. he as bee e

pjec f 10 yeas. SAiCs pjec

maae f Cy tme caed

$653,554 f s sevces 2009.

l Scanning or Scamming: i s

clm daed Decembe 18, 2009,

Ja gzalez ped e fllw-

qe fm a fme Cy tme

csla: i made ve $120,000

e ms ad pbably dd

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f e me we bwsed e iee

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was keep bll f e s y

swed p, e wk y dd.

te pece es say a e

fme csla q dss.

lCrony Time: A cmpay called

Spe was ed vesee Cy

tmes ma cac (SAiC.)

Spe as me a 12 cac-

s vesee Cy tme l a

leas 2012. All welve make ve

$300,000 aally. Jel Bdy, a

fme Spe emplyee, wasapped by May Blmbe

2004 be new Yk Cys Pay-

ll Dec. i s le as Payll

Dec, Bdy spevsed s f-

me Spe c-wkes wk

Cy tme. Bdy eve lsed

s fme vlveme w Spe-

s ffcal bapy e

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ve new Yk Cys payll ae-

cy, e mmedaely Spe

b Mcell gldse e

Cy tme pjec. gldse, a f-

me bsess pae f Bdys,

makes $490,000 pe yea as ead f

a qaly cl eam vesee

Cy tme. Bdy lef e Cy afe

e scadal f Cy tme became

pblc. gea jb Bdy.

Cy Cmplle J L as

pleded sp Cy tme. i a

lee May Blmbe e

we, i s clea fm e fds

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f esls sw a s pjec

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s sped spee ad p ese

fds bee se.i wll ake waeve seps

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i am cfde a my evew f

offce f Payll Admsas

ves f Spe ad e fll

cpea f y ffce wll elp

s ese a s ype f blaed

sped des epea self.

James added, i eally aes

me a e [Blmbe] s lay

ff lw cme wkes, msly

wme, e cslas, sme

f wm make $600,000 a yea.

tee s mey we e was .

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that h [Blbrg]

is laying ff lw

inc wrkrs,

stly wn, t

hir cnsltants,

s f wh ak

$600,000 a yar.

LeTITIA JAmeS

Comptroller John Liu thanking Local

1180 members after his election.

City Ti tr jstkps n rnning

I ad vr $120,000 in ight nths and

prbably did ral wrk fr nly tw wks.

mst f th ti w brwsd th Intrnt

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kp billing fr th hrs y shwd p,

nt th wrk y did.

ANoNYmouS CoNSuLTANT

Garyschoichet


10/12


sion on June 10, 2010 at 1PM to discuss a proposed

settlement.

lCustomer Information Representative: We are still

awaiting a decision.

l Assistant Director, Hospitals and Associate

Director, Hospitals: I spoke to our attorney, Amy

Young, who will be filing the petition. She will speak

with Gwen Richardson about someone to do an affi-

davit to file with the petition. She would also like usto identify people who had their title changed from

Coordinating Manager to Assistant Director or

Associate Director.

PErB

l The first conference meeting on the

petition for the Administrative Manager

title in the Department of Education was

held on May 27, 2010.

l Naomi Drake, the Director of Labor

Relations at the Transit Authority, told Gloria

Middleton that if we get signed cards from the AMs

they would give us recognition as long as we dropped

the PERB case. Our attorney, Amy Young, advised

that she has an information request out to the Transit

Authority regarding their administrative levels, which

are different from the City. She thinks that what

we want to do must be determined by whether the

Admin. Mgrs. actually share a community of interest

and are low enough on the totem pole so that they are

not managerial. She said that some will be confiden-tial as well a nd that we need to get that together.

Cvl Sevce Cmmee

lThe Officers proposed establishing a Civil Service

Committee. The attached is a draft statement of goals

and objectives.

EDuCAtion CoMMittEE

lDCAS has opened filing for the open competitive

exam for Legal Coordinator, #0129. The filing period

is from June 2 thru June 22, 2010. The exam is an

Education and Experience exam. We are conducting

prep classes for our members in the title on June 7,

14, and 21 from 10 AM to 12 PM. We have 28 me mbers

in this title in Corrections 18 are provisional.

lThe next meeting of the Book Club is Thursday,

June 24, 2010. The book selection is Brown Girl

Brownstone by Paule Marshall.

lReport accepted.

June 9, 2010

Call to order: 6:15 pm

Present: Arthur Cheliotes, Linda Jenkins, Bill

Henning, Gloria Middleton, Gwen Richardson,

Gerald Brown, Charles Garcia, Alan Goldblatt,

Michael Lamb, Harlan Reid, Lenora Smith, Gina

Strickland, Clarona Williams, Hazel O. Worley.

Guests: Ed Ott, Bob Master, Venus Williams, Gary

Schoichet, Nadya Stevens

The minutes of the previous meeting were read, cor-

rected, and adopted.

Bob Master spoke about the legal issues that the

Working Families Party is facing. Much of their rev-

enue is being used to defend themselves against a

charge that is not valid. He asked t hat we contribute

$25,000 to help replenish WFPs treasury.

Presidents Report:

l Arthur reported on the Democratic State

Convention. On Andrew Cuomos agenda is a wage

freeze for public workers. Cuomos speech could

only be perceived as an attack on public workers.

lArthur met with Chris Shelton about the proposed

CWA Convention changes. CWA is hemorrhaging

money. There has to be changes to save money.

l

EFCA is dead.lArthur met with Councilman Sanders on May

27, 2010 to discuss the DCAS proposal to eliminate

provisionals.

lOn June 15, 2010 Arthur gave testimony before the

City Council on the DCAS proposal.

lThe MLC Steering Committee authorized a demon-

stration on the budget cuts to be held June 16, 2010.

Several of our members will be interviewed about

the impact of the budget cuts, and those interviews

will be shown on the jumbo -tron.

lWe met with the Admin. JOS in preparation for

arbitration.They were asked to locate certain docu-

ments that may help our case. Our attorney will meet

with the arbitrator and the Citys attorney on June 28,

2010 to go over OCB rules.

lMeetings have been scheduled at Harlem and

Lincoln Hospitals to mobilize our members for politi-

cians we will support.

lThe CWA National Convention opens on July 25 in

Washington, DC.lReport accepted.

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l Care-Manager-RN: We have a mediation ses-

exeCutive BoArd meeting minutes 2nd Vice Presidents Report:Bill reported on bargaining:

lHuman Rights First: Settled, 4 year deal.

lSustainable South Bronx: Bargaining continues.

NY Foundation for Senior Citizens: Bargaining

continues.

lAmnesty International: 3% offered. Not final.

lASPCA: Bargaining continues.

lThe NYS Leadership Council is on a hunger strike

in an effort to bring attention to immigration reform.

Tenants Pac is putting pressure on Senate Democrats

for tenant friendly legislation.

lBill proposed t hat we have CWA take up, as

part of their political agenda, the attack

on programs such as Medicare and

Social Security.

lReport accepted

Secretary/Treasurers Report:

lGloria distributed the Profit and Loss,

and Transaction Detail Reports. The TD

Bank checking account has a balance of

$766,352.56 and the Smith Barney Money Market

account remai ns at $150,133.76.

lOur convention delegate count is 8,133.

l The Minority Caucus registration forms were

distributed.

lWe have a total of $3,100 in the Haiti Relief Fund.

The money will be donated to Doctors Without

Borders. Kingdom Church International made a

donation to Haiti through the Local.

lGloria informed the Board that given the manyand varied responsibilities of her office, she needs an

executive administrative assistant. She asked Board

members to submit resumes, if interested, before she

looks elsewhere.

lReport accepted

Recording Secretarys Report:

lGwen reported that we won an arbitration for

a member who was terminated approximately 3

years ago on trumped up charges. The member was

awarded reinstatement with full back pay, seniority,

and benefits.

lReport accepted

Jerry reported that 12 members of the City Council

have formed the Progressive Council. They will focus

on the budget.

l The Political Action Committee interviewed 5

Senate candidates:

33rd SD Bronx: Gustavo Rivera and Desiree Hunter:

The committee recommends no endorsement, but

will send letters to members in the district so they

can make up their own minds. Both candidates are

good.

32nd SD: Carlos Rivera Jr.: The committee tabled the

vote.

31st SD: Mark Levine and Adriano Espaillot: The com-

mittee recommends endorsement.

The Board endorsed the following candidates:

15th CD: Manhattan, Queens, Bronx : Charles Rangel

12th SD: Queens: Michael Gianaris

31st SD: Manhattan, Bronx: Adriano Espaillot

25th AD: Queens: Rory Lancman

35th AD: Queens: Jeffrion L. Aubry

36th AD: Queens: Aravella Simotas

l Jerry discussed the issues facing the Minority

Caucus.

Clarona reported that the Womens Committee

raised $680 at their Gospel Brunch.

Charles reported on the Domestic Workers Bill of

Rights. Assembly and Senate bills have passed, they

must be reconciled and the Governor must sign.

lA tribute to labor educator, activist, and organizer,

Edward Eddie Gonzalez will be held on June 18,

2010 at 330 W. 42nd Street from 6 PM to 9 PM.

lA retirement celebration for former member and

shop steward, Luis Mojica, will be held on July 16,

2010 at Fleur de Lis, Ridgewood, Queens from 6 PM

to 12 PM.

Alan reported on the site visits he made to ensure

that HRA is in compliance with the law re. Violence

in the Workplace. HRA is creating a manual.

Gina reported that the Caribbean Heritage

Committees May Day Carnival was a success. They

used all of the money they were allotted, spent their

own money, and asked to be reimbursed.

Good and Welfare:

l Jerry reported that former shop steward Deta

Hylton passed away.

We adjourned at 8:50 PM. The next meeting is July

14, 2010

Respectively submitted,

Gwen Richardson Recording Secretary

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Puerto Rican Day Parade

It was a great day to march up 5th

Avenue. Thats why Lourdes Acevedo is

smiling.

upcoming DC dmoPutting Americans Back to Work, Bringing

America Back Together is the theme o an

October 2 demonstration in Washington,

DC brought to you by CWA and other unions,

the NAACP, and immigration, community,

and environmental groups.

Local 1180 has reserved our buses. For

urther inormation and to reserve a seat,

call Gloria Middleton at 212-226-6565.

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