The organized crime-dominated union representing school bus drivers was placed in trusteeship by its international union Nov. 21 after its president was indicted on extortion and labor racketeering charges and accused of being an associate of the Genovese Crime Family.
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By REUVEN BLAU
After several months of fruitless negotiations, the Captains' Endowment Association has petitioned the Public Employment Relations Board to declare an impasse in its contract talks with the Bloomberg administration. More...
By RICHARD STEIER
Governor-elect Eliot Spitzer said Nov. 20 that he will give the city school system "significant additional funding" beyond the $1.93 billion ordered by the state's highest court earlier that day in its ruling on the Campaign for Fiscal Equity case. More...
By GINGER ADAMS OTIS
A misprint on approximately 2,000 election ballots sent to transit workers in the Train Operators Division required a second round of voting for some members of Transport Workers' Union Local 100. More...
By GINGER ADAMS OTIS
The Fire Department has issued an internal memo informing members that its fleet of Seagrave pumper trucks will be undergoing a simple alteration to prevent rig doors from accidentally popping open due to "inadvertent actions," THE CHIEFLEADER has learned. More...
Unions Protest Remark: Mayor: Excessive Force in Shooting