The Bloomberg administration last week said that it is opposed to giving city-dwellers five points’ credit on job exams as part of its contract deal to relax the residency requirement for District Council 37’s members — a stance that could jeopardize the residency break. More...
As the final week of voting for Transport Workers’ Union Local 100 comes to a close, results from two local elections show the incumbent One Union slate engaged in a depot-by-depot battle with main challenger Rail and Bus United, with each side winning one race. More...
The union representing Sanitation Supervisors used a favorable court decision — which ordered the city to pay its members millions of dollars extra because it failed to assign managers to supervise cleaning crews in violation of the group’s contract — to finance a significant portion of its just-announced tentative wage accord. More...
A candidate who barely lost his bid for the presidency of Health Service Employees Local 768 of District Council 37 dropped his lawsuit to overturn the result after it was transferred to Federal jurisdiction, saying he feared that U.S. Labor Secretary Elaine Chao would use the case to hurt the interests of unions. More...
For veteran Police Officer Edgar Louis-Juste, the rescue of his career started with a loud thud — the sound of someone being hit by a car. On patrol last March, he ran toward the noise on East 72nd St. and 2nd Ave., where he saw a nanny — whose legs had just been smashed by a truck — holding a choking baby in her arms. More...
When the Bloomberg administration and District Council 37 agreed on a wage contract in July whose provisions included the easing of residency requirements, it was assumed that this significant change would sail into effect soon after the deal was ratified. More...
The Transport Workers’ Union Local 100 election will be concluded this Friday with one irony that, given the two leading contenders’ own inconsistencies, seems fitting: the undecided union contract that has driven the bitter contest is likely to be issued shortly after the final ballots are cast. More...
To the Editor: Thanks to Richard Steier for an excellent article on the Bell shooting (Dec. 8 column), but I think he’s a little harsh on Times columnist Bob Herbert, who breathes some life into the “Gray Lady.” Sure, Herbert makes some rather large assumptions, but in such emotionally charged cases, if journalists wait until all the facts are crystal-clear (months? years? More...
Q.: I have stopped contributing to the HHC 403(b) Plan (Health and Hospitals Corporation). I also just began contributing to the Deferred Compensation 457(b) Plan. More...
The city is currently accepting applications for an exam leading to Police Officer jobs, the Department of Citywide Administrative Services said. Forms must be submitted by Jan. 15, 2007. The written exam is scheduled to be held Feb. 24, 2007. Alternative test dates are also planned for Feb. 23 and March 1 and 4. More...
Terminal Leave Break for Cops, Fire is Vetoed