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December 30, 2005  RSS feed


Hikes of 3, 4 and 3.5% Likely
Strike Over, TWU Nears Deal
As this newspaper went to press Dec. 23, Transport Workers%27 Union Local 100 and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority were believed to be close to agreement on a new wage contract in the wake of a three-day transit strike that paralyzed the city. More...
Harsh Words for TWU
For Mayor, Blame A One-Way Street
By HOWARD MEGDAL

As his administration dealt with the biggest challenge of his tenure, Mayor Bloomberg showed controlled fury toward the striking Transport Workers%27 Union Local 100 during a press conference on the first day of the walkout. More...

Bill Broadening Sanit Residency Rights Enacted Places San Workers On Same Footing As Cops, Fire
By REUVEN BLAU

Governor Pataki Dec. 21 signed a bill relaxing city residency requirements for veteran Sanitation Workers, expanding the suburban counties in which they can live to include the same areas open to other city uniformed workers. More...

Toussaint Pressured on Both Sides
'80 Leader: TWU Had to Go
By RICHARD STEIER

The man who was the driving force behind the last transit strike more than 25 years ago said last week that he believed Transport Workers%27 Union Local 100 President Roger Toussaint had no choice, from a political standpoint, but to have members walk off the job. More...


New Bias Claim Against FDNY By U.S. EEOC
By GINGER ADAMS OTIS

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Dec. 14 forwarded a second discrimination claim against the Fire Department by black Firefighter applicants to the U.S. Department of Justice. More...


 Editorial
• STRIKE'S SOBERING IMPACT
His language sometimes was intemperate during the three-day transit walkout, but Mayor Bloomberg was correct in declaring last Wednesday, "There are no winners in a strike." More...
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 Editor's "Razzle Dazzle" Column
• article has image STRIKE’S UNSETTLED QUESTIONS
Once you cut through the angry rhetoric and the screaming headlines, answering two questions is the key to understanding the three-day transit walkout: More...
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 Letters to the Editor
• Toussaint Stifles Union Dissent
To the Editor: Freedom of speech is dead at Transport Workers%27 Union Local 100. John Samuelsen was fired from Local 100 staff for publicly voicing an opinion that our union should defer discussions about the sale of our union hall until after the contract fight. If you voice a contrary opinion at More...
• Cheap Hit on Bravest
• Wrong Impression
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 Professionals' Column
• article has image YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY
Social Security and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services are working together to ensure all Medicare beneficiaries know about their opportunity to enroll in a Medicare Prescription Drug Plan. The initial enrollment period for the Prescription Drug Plans runs from Nov. 15 until May 15, 2006. More...
• article has image Current Pension Topics
• article has image Minority Job Progress Stalls
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 Civil Service Exam Stories
• POLICE OFFICER FILING SET TO CLOSE JAN. 13
Starts at $25G, Top Pay $59G; February Test 60 College Credits Or Military Duty Is Required
Filing is open until Jan. 13 for an exam leading to Police Officer jobs, the Department of Citywide Administrative Services said. More...
• CITY CERTIFICATIONS
• 911 Supervisor Proposed Keys Issued For Use
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