Initial figures from the latest Police Officer filing show that the department may have a hard time attracting thousands of qualified officers each year with its drastically reduced starting salary. According to the Department of Citywide Administrative Services, more than 20,000 people have applied for the Oct. 29 exam.
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Mourn Sandra Feldman
By GINA SALAMONE
Those who sat across the bargaining table from the late Sandra Feldman, former head of both the city's and the country's Teachers' unions, last week remembered her as a tough negotiator and fighter for the educators she represented. More...
By GINGER ADAMS OTIS
Mayor Bloomberg has joined the growing number of New York labor leaders and elected officials urging the White House to reverse a decision that allows Federal contractors to pay less than prevailing wages in the Gulf Coast region. More...
Allows Regional Network
By GINGER ADAMS OTIS
The Department of Justice Sept. 18 awarded the city $6 million to create a regional command and control radio frequency to link first-responders in all five boroughs and surrounding counties. The new analog frequency will reach to Westchester, Nassau, and parts of Suffolk County in New York, and Bergen, Hudson, Essex and portions of Passaic County in New Jersey. More...
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