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September 29, 2006
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Correction VSF Runs Dry; No '07 Payments; Annual Loss of $12G Until 2019 Unless Law is Amended
By REUVEN BLAU
The Variable Supplements Fund for thousands of uniformed correction personnel has officially dried up and payments of up to $12,000 will not be made this year, according to the New York City Employees' Retirement System. More...
May Extend Deadline: Firefighter Filing Coming Up Short
By GINGER ADAMS OTIS

Below-average application numbers for the next Firefighter exam have created the possibility that filing will be extended beyond the Oct. 13 deadline. More...

Loses Leader, Staff Lawyers: Police Corruption Panel Withering
By REUVEN BLAU

The Commission to Combat Police Corruption has pared staff - including its chief operating officer - and is working to determine its authority, signs that the little-known oversight panel may soon be drastically restructured. More...


TWU Concerned About 9/11-Tied Illness in Ranks; 4,000 Members Had Roles in Rescue, Recovery Work
By GINGER ADAMS OTIS

Transport Workers' Union Local 100 is urging its members to sign up for medical monitoring in light of recent studies detailing ongoing respiratory problems among 9/11 first-responders, volunteers, workers and residents. More...


Workers, PA Chair Leery: Fears About Freedom Tower
By REUVEN BLAU

Many state workers said last week that they would refuse to work in the Freedom Tower under a new governmental plan designed to help fill office space in the projected skyscraper with public employees. More...


City Scholarship Program Opens Doors for Staff
By HOWARD MEGDAL

Applications are still being accepted for the Mayor's Graduate Scholarship Program, which has provided financial help to city employees working towards additional college degrees since its founding in 1969. More...


 Editorial
•GOUGING MILITARY VETS
Someone inside the Bloomberg administration has a peculiar sense of the equities when it comes to city employees who took leave from their jobs because they were called to military service in the wake of 9/11. More...
•FIRE FUTURE DWI COPS
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 Editor's "Razzle Dazzle" Column
•Razzle Dazzle: The Horse in Labor's House
In entering a guilty plea Sept. 14 before U.S. Magistrate Judge Ronald L. Ellis, Matthew "Matty the Horse" Ianniello admitted to having "participated in the conduct of the affairs of a racketeering enterprise ... I assisted persons connected to Local 1181 of the Amalgamated Transit Union to receive More...
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 Letters to the Editor
•Letters to the Editor: Rogue Cop Wasn't Railroaded
To the Editor: I'm sure that most people who read Michael J. Gorman's recent letter (Sept. 8 issue) in which he defended William Phillips found it very persuasive, and were convinced that Phillips is indeed deserving of parole, if not an outright pardon. That's because few people remember the ex-p More...
•EMS STILL FEELS 9/11
•HELP ILL FIREFIGHTERS
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 Professionals' Column
•Current Pension Topics: 403(b) Restrictions, Benefits
Q.: I have been with the same company for 20 years. We had a 403(b) when we were non-profit. We now have a 401(k) since we are for-profit. My company said that I may not roll the 403(b) into anything unless I leave the company. Is this true? More...
•YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY
•Know Your Rights: End-of-the-Year Roundup
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 Civil Service Exam Stories
•POLICE AND CORRECTION OFFICER JOBS AVAILABLE
Plan Thousands Of Hirings Off Exams' Lists; Require Some College Or Military Duty For Both Posts
The Department of Citywide Administrative Services is accepting applications for exams leading to Police Officer and Correction Officer positions. More...
•Will Fill Jobs: CITY CERTIFICATIONS
•In the Public Service: ROUNDUP OF EXAMS LEADING TO JOBS
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