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November 17, 2006
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UFT's Winner: 7% Pact Comes 11 Months Early; $750 Cash Payment, $1,000 Longevity Among Benefits
By RICHARD STEIER
The United Federation of Teachers was able to negotiate last week's two-year, 19-day contract providing members with 7-percent raises, a $750 cash payment and a $1,000 longevity differential for those with five years on the job even while it was publicly bargaining as part of a coalition of more tha More...
D.C. Shift Also Helps: Spitzer Win: Better Climate for Unions
By RICHARD STEIER

Even as most public-employee unions celebrated the Democratic sweeps in Albany and Washington Nov. 7, the head of the state's labor movement cautioned that there were limits to how much workers would benefit from the new regimes. More...

Federal Report: IRS Farm-Out A Sure Loser; Fees to Private Firms Will Devour Profits From Collections
By GINGER ADAMS OTIS

An Internal Revenue Service plan to send delinquent tax cases to private companies for debt collection has raised concern in the U.S. Government Accountability Office. More...


Jockey for Ballot Move-Up: For WFP, a Race Within Race
By REUVEN BLAU

For Working Families Party Deputy Director Bill Lipton, the highlight of Election Day Nov. 7 came when a woman randomly approached him as he was moving boxes of campaign flyers into a waiting van. More...


EMS Grows In Brooklyn With New Battalion
By GINGER ADAMS OTIS

The Fire Department Nov. 8 unveiled a new Emergency Medical Service station built to service the Carroll Gardens section of Brooklyn. More...


Foe Had Invalid Petitions: Toussaint Preserves Top Spot on Ballot
By GINGER ADAMS OTIS

The disqualification of nearly 2,000 petition signatures amassed by a rival slate led Roger Toussaint's One Union slate to win the race for the first line on voting ballots that are being sent to members of Transport Workers' Union Local 100 this week. More...


 Editorial
•LABOR'S WINS, AND ONE LOSER
Last week's election results were generally good ones for public employees and their unions. The victories that gave Democrats majorities in both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives - which were aided by heavy spending and getout the-vote efforts on behalf of party candidates by organized l More...
•IRS'S FAULTY FARM-OUT MATH
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 Editor's "Razzle Dazzle" Column
•Razzle Dazzle: Another Brick in PBA Wall
Mayor Bloomberg's surprise contract deal with the United Federation of Teachers figures to increase the pressure on Patrolmen's Benevolent Association Patrick J. Lynch to return to bargaining rather than wait for an arbitration award that won't arrive before next summer. More...
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 Letters to the Editor
•Letters to the Editor: Aided TWU Rivals' Spinning
To the Editor: "Barry Roberts claims more support than he really has." This is the proper headline for last week's Chief article on the TWU Local 100 petitioning. Here are the facts, as well as some questions for The Chief. More...
•MAN FOR ALL SEASONS
•ROBERTS NOT THE ONE
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 Professionals' Column
•Current Pension Topics: The Value of City Worker IRA
Q.: I would like to contribute to the new New York City Employee Individual More...
•YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY
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 Civil Service Exam Stories
•CITY FIRE DISPATCHER FILING UNTIL NOV. 21
Starting Salary $30G; Related Work Required; Project Manager, Space Analyst Jobs Also Available
The Department of Citywide Administrative Services is accepting applications until Nov. 21 for an exam leading to Fire Alarm Dispatcher jobs. More...
•Will Fill Jobs: CITY CERTIFICATIONS
•From January Test: Research Assistant List Issued
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