The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-22

on the integrity and fair dealing of the committee"
 MT. McCusker asserted that the association has studied the facts of the case and finds the Advisory Personnel committee justified:
 The statement for the association by MT. McCusker follows:
 we, the Connecticut State Ein- ployes Association, representing large proportion of the state enl- ployes wish to record at this time our appreciation of the fairness o1 the Advisory Personnel Committee in it's treatment of the State em- ployes in cases where these employees have appealed.
 The average state worker knows that when he feels he has received unfair treatment, he may appeal to this committee with the knowledge that all the facts will be consid- cred and after a fair, impartial sympathetic hearing, @ fair decision will be rendered.
 The average employe who wishes to render good service to his em- ployer, the State, appreciates this and the average State employe who does not occupy the highest positions in the service is the back bone of the service. These en1- ployes want to see the State get | dollars worth for every dollar ex- pended.
 Employees of this type called their Superiors' attention to the state of affairs existing in the Branford area which led to the suspension and dismissal of the Carstens. III 1888, they first complained to Com missioner Cox, but no action was taken by the commissioner, and the conditions continued to exist. Sev- eral more complaints were made be. fore finally an investigation wa. made and action was taken. These employees did 8 service to the state by exposing the misuse of state labol and equipment by the Carstens.
 We have acquainted ourselves witt, the facts in the cases of the Car sten brothers, and we wish to gc on record as approving the action of the Advisory Personnel Commit tee.
 Recent unfair publicity meant tc throw a doubt on the integrity and fair dealing of the committee ape peared in the press. It was intim- ated that one member, MT. Toohey who was appointed to represent the employees Che Is not, by the way one of our members) was influenced in his decision by the fact that the charges were presented by his su- perior, Commissioner Upman. We are satisfied that this is not so, be- cause only a few months ago when a case against a highway employe was presented by Commissioner Up- man, MT. Toohey voted to reverse the commissioners action and re- stored the man to his position whicf he still occupies.
 Since the legislature revised the setup of the Advisory Personne Committee, and allowed employt representation on the board, wt have found that the employees whe were dismissed by their appointing authority and appealed such disn1is. sal to the Advisory Personnel Com. mittee had a. fair and iInpartia hearing, and the majority of these employees were restored to their posi- tiorS.
 We, the Connecticut State Em- ployes Association, the largest or. ganization of state employees, fee that the average state employe ha! more protection from unfair treat. ment with the present employe rep resentation on the board than evel before and can assure all employei of the state sympathetic considera' tior. of tlleir individual cases before this committee"
 BERNARD H. McCUSKER, Business Representative.