District Council 37's executive board has voted - without prior notice - to raise the salaries of Executive Director Lillian Roberts and Treasurer Maf Misbah Uddin retroactively to reflect the wage increases granted to the union's in-house staff. The raises, back-dated to 2004, puts Ms. Roberts's current salary at $274,300 and Mr. More...
The Patrolmen's Benevolent Association April 28 became the second uniformed union to file an improper labor practice charge against the recent Firefighter contract agreement. The PBA contends that the Uniformed Firefighters' Association reopener clause violates state bargaining rules that prohibit "me-too" provisions. As a result, PBA President Patrick J. More...
The Parks Department is considering privatizing 80 fulltime Lifeguard and pool maintenance positions at its newly designed Olympic-sized pool in Flushing Meadow Park, Queens, which is scheduled to open in October. "We are really right now just taking in the different proposals," said Parks spokeswoman Abigail Lootens. "We are considering all our options. More...
The U.S. Department of Justice intends to sue the Fire Department for allegedly discriminating against black and Latino candidates in its hiring process, based on an investigation that examined two previous Firefighter tests and their results. More...
The Spitzer administration has earmarked $33 million to renovate three long-abandoned church buildings in Crown Heights to create a new Court Officer training center, which will include a 40-room dormitory, a new command center, and a 600-seat auditorium. More...
Three years ago, in one of the lower moments of her lowdown re-election campaign, District Council 37 Executive Director Lillian Roberts issued a campaign flyer hammering political rival Mark Rosenthal, then the union's treasurer, with the message, "While Rosenthal goes to the bank, poor single mothers pay the price. More...
There was a stunned quality to some of the news stories last week about President Bush standing by U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales despite his bumbling performance before the Senate Judiciary Committee when testifying about the firing of eight U.S. Attorneys. More...
Queens District Attorney Richard Brown is to be commended for pushing legislation to allow Assistant District Attorneys (ADAs) in the outer boroughs to reside outside New York City. As you pointed out in your April 27 editorial, it is unfair to allow Manhattan ADAs to live anywhere, while outer-borough ADAs must live in the city. More...
Q.: I am a Police Lieutenant with 22 years in the Department. I do not contribute to the city's 457 Plan, however, I do contribute to the Police Pension Fund. More...
Have Hundreds Of Vacancies In City and Upstate; Typing Skills Needed But No Education, Work Minimums
The state Department of Civil Service is accepting applications for an exam leading to entry-level Keyboard Specialist I jobs. The starting salary is $24,414. Appointees assigned to work in the five boroughs or in Nassau, Suffolk, Rockland, or Westchester counties will receive an additional $1,302 annual downstate adjustment. More...
CSA Head: Bonuses Paid Out on Merit;