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January 26, 2007  RSS feed


Mayor's School 'Reforms' Raise Unions' Hackles; Faces Tenure Battle; CSA Wants Details Of 'Empowerment'
City unions' reactions ranged from lukewarm to furious last week as they sorted through Mayor Bloomberg's proposals in his Jan. 17 State of the City address to revamp the education system and spend less on pensions. The Mayor's plan to make Teacher tenure more difficult to obtain set off a firestorm within the United Federation of Teachers. Schools Chancellor Joel I. More...
P.D. Holds Hostage Its PAPD Applicants;
Firemen Not Restricted
By REUVEN BLAU

Through an odd twist, city cops have been blocked from transferring to the higher-paying Port Authority Police Department due to the NYPD's strict policy limiting the release of their personnel files, while their counterparts in the FDNY have had no such problems. More...

Whistleblower Aid Bill Gains Steam;
Constitutional Right?
By GINGER ADAMS OTIS

A new bill that seeks to buttress the rights and protections afforded to Federal employees acting as whistleblowers against government fraud and mismanagement is garnering broad bipartisan support in Congress. The legislation, known officially as the Federal Employee Protection Disclosure Act, was introduced earlier this month by U.S. Sens. More...

Rule NYPD Can Withhold Officer Files From PA; Has Effect of Blocking Transfers to Gain Higher Pay
By REUVEN BLAU

A State Appellate Division panel has reversed a lower-court decision ordering the NYPD to release the personnel records of 35 of its officers seeking to transfer to the Port Authority Police Department. More...


Unions Mobilize Against War;
Will Join Washington Rally
By MEREDITH KOLODNER

President Bush's troop escalation, the anti-war sentiment of the new Democratic Congress and the rising cost of the war are motivating thousands of union members to board buses bound for an anti-war protest Jan. 27 in Washington, D.C. The rally is aimed at pressing Congress to end the war and will feature a labor contingent and a pre-rally feeder march made up of unions from around the country. More...


 Editorial
• FREE THE NYPD HOSTAGES
Under ordinary circumstances, the Fire Department would not be more likely than the NYPD to be a source of future Port Authority police officers. The fact that it is stems from a desperate - and wrongheaded - attempt by the Police Department to limit the exodus of cops to other jurisdictions where salaries are significantly better. More...
• SANIT UNION'S WORTHY IDEA
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 Editor's "Razzle Dazzle" Column
• article has image Razzle Dazzle: Master of All But the Unions
Amid the impressive list of accomplishments Mayor Bloomberg ticked off during his Jan. 17 State of the City address, and the ambitious goals he set for the coming year, there was a not-so-curious paradox. More...
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 Letters to the Editor
• Letters to the Editor: DC 37 Not Acting Like a Union
To the Editor:
As District Council 37 delegates meet to choose a new Executive Director, we should keep in mind the difference between a real union and a patronage operation designed to protect incumbents. A real union seeks full membership of all workers. It does not consign some to second-class "agency fee-payer" status in order to strip them of voting rights. More...
• REUTER'S CONFLICT
• LEARN FROM SHOOTING
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 Professionals' Column
• article has image Current Pension Topics: No HHC Surrender Charges
I have received a lot of questions concerning "Surrender Charges" from participants in the Health and Hospitals Corporation 403(b) Program [HHC 403(b) Program] administered by Prudential Financial. I am pleased to inform all of you that there are no Surrender Charges. So when you transfer/roll over your account balance to another custodian, Prudential Financial will not charge you for doing so. More...
• article has image YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY
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 Civil Service Exam Stories
• STATE HOSPITAL AIDE FILING CLOSES FEB. 5
Starting Pay Is $34,742; Need Work Experience; Secure Care Treatment Aide Positions Are Also Available
The state Department of Civil Service is accepting applications until Feb. 5 for an exam leading to Security Hospital Treatment Assistants jobs. The starting pay for SHTAs is $34,742. Individuals assigned to work in the five boroughs or in Nassau, Suffolk, Rockland, or Westchester counties will receive a $1,200 annual downstate adjustment. The written test is set for March 10, 2007. More...
• Will Fill Jobs: CITY CERTIFICATIONS
• Car Equipment Supervisor List Is Established
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