As the Patrolmen's Benevolent Association contract arbitration process plods along, the union plans to cite a past deviation from pattern bargaining to solve a nursing shortage to try to convince arbitrators to dramatically redefine how cops are compensated. More...
District Council's executive board cleaned house again last week by removing most political rivals from boards that oversee the union's benefit funds. More...
District Council 37 revealed last week that the number of members facing eviction from their homes is on the rise, even though they are receiving more housing assistance from the city. DC 37's legal services division counseled 1,852 members in 2005 and 2,187 last year whose landlords were trying to evict them. More...
Detectives' Endowment Association President Michael J. Palladino March 16 said he was "disappointed" a Queens grand jury voted to indict three detectives involved in the fatal shooting of Sean Bell last November. "Policing this city at times is a very difficult and dangerous job," Mr. More...
Thousands of friends, family members, and colleagues gathered this past weekend to say their final goodbyes to the two unarmed Auxiliary Police Officers who were fatally shot March 14 by an assailant they had attempted to apprehend after he killed a man working in a restaurant in Greenwich Village. More...
It is not surprising that a Queens grand jury has handed up indictments against three of the five police officers involved in the fatal shooting of Sean Bell last November outside a Jamaica strip club that they were monitoring for illegal activities. More...
District Council 37 Executive Director Lillian Roberts last week displayed her talents for political infighting and avenging past slights when her recently-gained control of the union's executive board allowed her to bounce antagonists who had been trustees of its $250 million welfare fund. More...
Rudy Giuliani is not a hero. I am an active Battalion Chief who searched the rubble of the World Trade Center for nine months. I saw the bodies and what was left of them. I'll never forget the horrors of 9/11. No one will speak for me as a spokesman. Never forgive and never forget, not even when a politician needs to roll you out to help him recover from bad press. More...
Reminder: Are you sorry you did not contribute more to your 457(b)/401(k) account for 2006? The door remains open. You still have an opportunity to contribute to a pre-tax account for 2006. How? Just open up a New York City Employee Individual Retirement Account (NYCE IRA) with the Deferred Compensation Plan of the City of New York. More...
Starting Pay Is $57G; Rises To $98G At 5 Yrs.; 400 Hirings Expected; Need H.S. Diploma For Appointment
The Suffolk County Police Department is accepting applications for an exam leading to up to 400 Police Officer jobs. Applications must be submitted by April 11. The written test is set for June 9. The starting salary is $57,811. The maximum pay is $97,958 after five years on the job. More...
Governor Signs Bill Overhauling Workers' Comp