FDNY Firefighters, officers and union officials have spent the last several weekends voluntarily field-testing a new type of bunker gear that could radically upgrade the level of protection afforded first-responders at structural fires and hazardous material incidents.
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By HOWARD MEGDAL
The American Federation of Teachers has asked U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings to revise guidelines to the No Child Left Behind Act stipulating that the law's provisions could override union contracts. More...
By REUVEN BLAU
The Rochester Police Department has a message for New York's Finest: we want you. More...
By REUVEN BLAU
Governor Pataki has signed legislation creating a 15-member task force charged with increasing minority representation among state employees as many current workers retire within the next few years. More...
A story in the Sept. 22 edition of this newspaper omitted a response from the City University of New York to charges by the Professional Staff Congress that it had violated the union's contract by making deals with individual Professors to teach and develop online courses. The article improperly sai More...
The Society of Professional Investigators will hold its next general meeting Oct. 19 at 6 p.m. at Forlini's Restaurant, 93 Baxter St., in lower Manhattan. For further information, call (516) 781-5100. More...
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