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PBA’s Criticism Of DEA Pact Spurs Uproar; Lieut., Capt. Unions Join in Questioning Lynch’s Motives By REUVEN BLAU      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 ... Ease Path for EMS: Deadline Near For 9/11 Disability Aid By GINGER ADAMS OTIS      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. More ... ‘No-Work’ Resolution: UFT Pledges Real Contract Deadline By HOWARD MEGDAL      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 ... Local 100: Pact Can Be Reached In Negotiations; Resists MTA’s Push For Arbitration Of Dispute By GINGER ADAMS OTIS      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 ... Differ on NYPD Responsiveness: Kelly, ACS Staffers At Odds By HOWARD MEGDAL      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 ... Sentence Cops’ Killer to Life Without Parole By REUVEN BLAU      The man who fatally shot Detectives Robert L. Parker and Patrick H. Rafferty was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole Feb. 22. More ... Cheliotes Stuck for $75G: Union Head’s Race A Costly Education By GINGER ADAMS OTIS      Arthur Cheliotes, president of Communication Workers of America Local 1180, is struggling to pay $50,000 in legal fees accrued while defending himself against a $147,000 fine levied by the Campaign Finance Board over his 2001 bid for a City Council seat in Queens. More ... Plus ‘Court Deal’ Terms: SCOA Gets Special ‘Senior Differential’ By REUVEN BLAU      The Supreme Court Officers’ Association Feb. 27 reached a tentative contract with the Office of Court Administration that provides 8.25 percent in raises and $1,600 in additional payments, half of which will be rolled into base salary. More ... Sweeney New Asst. Chief: NYPD Promotes 75 Sgts., 40 Lieuts.      Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly named a new Assistant Chief and four Deputy Inspectors among 171 uniformed upgrades and 40 civilian promotions in morning and afternoon ceremonies held at 1 Police Plaza Feb. 24. More ... Scoppetta Names 7 Fire Captains      The Fire Department promoted seven of its members to the rank of Captain Feb. 17, with Fire Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta presiding over the brief ceremony. More ... Prods State to Upgrade: City: Draft Voting Regs ‘Defective’ By GINGER ADAMS OTIS      The head of Mayor Bloomberg’s Election Modernization Task Force sent a letter Feb. 23 to the state Board of Elections describing its draft voting machine regulations as “gravely defective” and in need of substantial revisions. More ... Over Terror Comments: Wrap P.D. Trial Of An In-House Critic By REUVEN BLAU      The NYPD Feb. 24 concluded its internal disciplinary hearing against Capt. Eric Adams, whom it brought charges against for publicly criticizing the department’s handling of a terrorist threat and divulging details of police deployment in the subways. More ... Transit ‘Fish-ing’ Hole: Food for Thought Is Catch of the Day By GINGER ADAMS OTIS      As Transport Workers’ Union Local 100 filed its contract demands Feb. 23 with the Public Employment Relations Board, moving the union one step closer to binding arbitration, a bevy of Bus Operators gathered in a favorite uptown watering hole to blow off some steam. More ... Escaped from Bus: OATH: COs Failed To Secure Inmate By REUVEN BLAU      An Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings judge has recommended suspending two Correction Officers who failed to properly guard an inmate who escaped from a department bus in 2004. More ... Warn Public Of Social Security E-Mail Scam      The U.S. Social Security Administration last week warned of an e-mail scam in which someone is trying to gain access to other people’s Social Security numbers and bank information. More ... TWU Veto a Mistake: Unions Can’t Eat Their Own By BRANDON L. WARD      After 60 hours of the Transport Workers’ Union strike, the point was made: “Respect Us.” Indeed, everyone who is convincible is convinced that the TWU’s leadership is not the two evils of Mayor Bloomberg’s characterization: “thuggish” and “selfish.” More ... 9.4% Wage Increase Proposed: CUNY Reduces Offer to Faculty Union By HOWARD MEGDAL      Out of the ashes of a potential Professional Staff Congress deal with City University of New York management that was torched by the city and the state, a Feb. 16 sitdown produced a new set of proposals that will keep the PSC at the bargaining table. More ... Bill Would Show ACS Protection-Order List By HOWARD MEGDAL      A proposal by Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum that would give child-welfare agencies access to the state’s database of protection orders will be introduced by a state legislator later this month. More ... Post-9/11 Army Pension Credit For Teachers By HOWARD MEGDAL      A new state law allows Teachers called to military service since Sept. 11, 2001 to receive free service credit in the Teachers Retirement System. More ... FOR THE RECORD      He won re-election so convincingly that one of Mayor Bloomberg’s top political aides is trying to build him up as a contender for President, despite Hizzoner’s insistence that he’s not seeking any office beyond the one he now holds. More ... Please click here for our Copyright Notice.