DC 37: Cuts Discriminate, Will Have Greatest Impact In Poor Neighborhoods
More than 500 School Aides were laid off by the Department of Education Nov. 13, although they could regain their employment, with back pay, if a court decision goes their way next week.
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By ARI PAUL
The Fire Department will end a pilot program for Emergency Medical Service responders in Brooklyn that allows them to work 12-hour shifts that reduce the number of tours they’re assigned in a month because of a spike in sick leave among members based in the borough. More...
DOE, NYPD, ‘237’ Object
By DAVID SIMS
City Council Members clashed with the union representing School Safety Agents at a hearing Nov. 10, joining civil liberties advocates in criticizing the “criminalization of discipline” and lack of transparency from the Police Department, while Teamsters Local 237 President Gregory Floyd protested that his members were being unfairly targeted. More...
By ARI PAUL
New York City Transit this year has disciplined or terminated 170 Bus Operators for using cell phones while driving, a 60-percent increase from last year, the agency said Nov. 9, five days after a driver who had previously been suspended for cell phone use hit and killed a pedestrian on the West Side of Manhattan. More...
Concerned About Exhaustion
By TOMMY HALLISSEY
The Detectives Endowment Association plans to survey members about changing certain swing shifts, which leave them with just seven nighttime hours off between tours after a Brooklyn Detective died in a car accident after drinking in between shifts in September. More...
Paterson’s Budget-Cut Call Goes Unreturned in Albany