Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association President Patrick J. Lynch has issued literature in which he ripped the Detectives’ Endowment Association’s decision to agree to a four-year contract and the bargaining tactics of many of his police union colleagues. More...
Rescue workers who were injured, became sick or died during or after the 2001 attack on the World Trade Center site are being urged by the city to file a claim for funds available under the 9/11 Heroes Stamp Act.
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The United Federation of Teachers approved a “no-contract, no-work” resolution to pressure the city into a new contract by the end of the UFT’s current deal on Oct. 12, 2007 during a recent delegates meeting. More...
Transport Workers’ Union Local 100 filed contract demands Feb. 23 with the Public Employment Relations Board, and at the same time presented papers opposing the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s request for binding arbitration. More...
Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly told the City Council Feb. 21 that despite a sharp increase in child-abuse reports since the death of Nixzmary Brown was reported Jan. 11, “close working relationships” between the Police Department and Administration for Children’s Services workers have allowed More...
A bill introduced by State Sen. David Paterson that would require police officers to shoot to wound suspects, rather than kill them, is a misguided initiative that shows no understanding of the circumstances in which cops may have to resort to deadly force. More...
It takes a special kind of chutzpah to reach contract terms that put the rest of your uniformed union colleagues at a disadvantage, then lash out at them when their way of dealing with the problem is not to your liking. More...
To the Editor: A letter by former District Council 37 Local 768 Treasurer Willie Crump in your Feb. 3 issue was titled, “The High Cost of Democracy.” A better title may have been, “The High Cost of Corruption.” More...
Q.: I just finished doing my brother’s tax return. He sold off his Roth IRA for less than it cost him. The difference is about $290. Where can I get information about where to show this loss on his tax return? More...
Cheliotes Stuck for $75G: Union Head’s Race A Costly Education