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September 1, 2006
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Unions: Pension Fund Shortfall An Urban Myth; Skewer City Figures That Triggered Times Stories
By REUVEN BLAU
City union leaders last week ripped published reports stating that the city's pension funds face a potential shortfall of up to $49 billion based on long-term conservative, risk-free investment calculations. More...
Demand Testing, Clean-Up: Urge Feds to Deal With WTC Toxins
By GINGER ADAMS OTIS

Elected officials, labor leaders and public heath advocates urged the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency last week to make a full disclosure about the health risks associated with World Trade Center contamination and to institute a proper testing and clean-up program for lower Manhattan as the fif More...

To Avert Glitches: Council Pushes For Vote Machine Tests
By REUVEN BLAU

As the Sept. 12 primary nears, the City Council has unanimously passed a resolution urging the city Board of Elections to conduct public tests of the new voting systems that are under consideration for the fall 2007 elections. More...


State's Top City Mediator Steps Into PBA Talks; Seeks to Broker Deal To Avert Wage Arbitration
By REUVEN BLAU

The Public Employment Relations Board has appointed a mediator to help revive stalled contract talks between the Patrolmen's Benevolent Association and the Office of Labor Relations. More...


Firefighter and Lieutenant Die After Bronx Fire
By GINGER ADAMS OTIS

A 25-year-old Probationary Firefighter and a veteran Lieutenant died from injuries suffered while battling a three-alarm blaze in The Bronx Aug. 27. More...


Offers 9.42% Raise: DC 37 Pact Gets Strong Approval
By RICHARD STEIER

District Council 37's members have overwhelmingly ratified a new contract that provides 9.42 percent in raises over 32 months, offers a major infusion of cash to the union's welfare fund, and permits them to live in six nearby counties outside the five boroughs. More...


 Editorial
•PENSIONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION
Imagine the implications for the New York Yankees if Major League Baseball at the end of this year announced that it was instituting a hard salary cap under which no team could have a player payroll exceeding $100 million. More...
•BRING DEMOCRACY TO '372'
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 Editor's "Razzle Dazzle" Column
•Razzle Dazzle: SUNLIGHT CLOUDS RUDY IMAGE
Rudy Giuliani is given his due for his performance on the morning of Sept. 11 by Wayne Barrett and Dan Collins in their new book, "Grand Illusion": "Dodging debris, walking calmly uptown through air so filled with dust and ash that people could not see the pavement at their feet, he was the father f More...
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 Letters to the Editor
•Letters to the Editor: Faso's Anti-Worker Proposal
It's amazing how out of touch some public officials can be. John Faso claims (Aug. 18 issue) "generous" public employee pensions should be replaced by 401(k)s. More...
•MEDICARE D NO HELP
•FALSE ISSUE IN FDNY
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 Professionals' Column
•Current Pension Topics: Taking Out Taxes in Texas
Q.: When I retire I will be moving to Texas, which has no state tax. Will I have to pay New York State/City taxes when I start to withdraw my 457(b) dollars? More...
•YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY
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 Civil Service Exam Stories
•COURT SYSTEM OFFERS LAW LIBRARY POSITIONS
Need Clerks At $34G; 'Para' Job Pays $38G; Filing to End Sept. 8 For Exams; $1,300 Downstate Bonus
Filing is open until Sept. 8 for exams leading to Law Library Clerk and Law Library Assistant jobs, the Office of Court Administration said. More...
•Will Fill Jobs: CITY CERTIFICATIONS
•PLUMBER EXAM
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