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May 18, 2007  RSS feed


Rule NYPD Can Boost Number Of Cops' Tours; Thwart PBA Bid For More Days Off; All Ranks Affected
<!-- Page Number: 2--> In a major blow to the city's police unions, an Administrative Law Judge has ruled that extending officers' tours beyond eight hours is a prohibited subject of collective bargaining and violates state law, a decision that could require cops to work more tours. More...
UFA Pact Okay To Spark Other Talks;
UFOA, Sanit Ready
By RICHARD STEIER

<!-- Page Number: 8--> The ratification of the Uniformed Firefighters' Association contract May 10 has prompted other uniformed unions to restart their stalled contract talks with the city, even as their leaders say they want deals that deviate from some of the pact's key terms. More...

PBA Gives Lynch, Slate 4 More Years;
'Fighting Unjust Mayor'
By REUVEN BLAU

<!-- Page Number: 15--> Despite protracted contract negotiations with the city that have yet to produce a wage deal, Patrolmen's Benevolent Association President Patrick J. Lynch and the top officers on his slate were unopposed for new four-year terms. More...

Urge Mail Ballot For Local 372 Officer Elections; 2% Turnout in Past 2 Contests Spurs Petition Drive
By MEREDITH KOLODNER

<!-- Page Number: 18--> About 2,000 members of Local 372 of District Council 37 have signed a petition in favor of mail-in ballots for all union officer elections. The 27,000-member local has for the past two elections required members to travel to DC 37 headquarters to vote, with balloting limited to a four-hour period. More...


Day-Care Staff: City Stalling;
Protest Delay on Contract
By MEREDITH KOLODNER

<!-- Page Number: 21--> Several dozen District Council 1707 day-care workers marched around the outskirts of City Hall last week to convince Mayor Bloomberg to "quit stalling" and settle their contract. The protest came the day after DC 1707's May 7 bargaining session that left union leaders frustrated when the city failed to produce an offer for the third meeting in a row. More...


 Editorial
• PBA BLINDSIDED ON HOURS
<!-- Page Number: 72--> In a cautionary tale about being careful what you wish for, the Patrolmen's Benevolent Association followed its contract arbitration down a dark alley and found trouble lurking on the issue of cops' working hours. More...
• BRING DEMOCRACY TO '372'
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 Editor's "Razzle Dazzle" Column
• article has image Razzle Dazzle: Toussaint: Seize the Moment
<!-- Page Number: 75--> The title of the lecture Roger Toussaint was supposed to give May 8 was, "A Healthy Workforce in a Healthy Economy in a Healthy Environment in a Healthy City." So of course what he spoke about was politics. Mr. Toussaint is one of those rare labor leaders who views his job through a wider prism than his next wage contract and his next election. More...
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 Letters to the Editor
• Letters to the Editor: TWU Politics Hampers Safety
<!-- Page Number: 88--> To the Editor: I knew and worked with Track Workers Danny Boggs and Marvin Franklin. Their premature, utterly unnecessary deaths anger me more than words can express. From September 1991 through December 2000, I served as an elected vice-chair of Local 100's Track Division Safety Committee, most of that time with sole responsibility for the night tour. More...
• KALIKOW'S FAILINGS
• BOLSTER SAFETY RULES
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 Professionals' Column
• article has image Current Pension Topics: Roth IRA: NYCE Price Right
<!-- Page Number: 84--> Q.: You have told us that the investment funds offered by the Deferred Compensation Plan of the City of New York are among the lowest-cost in the industry and have strongly advised us to contribute as much as we can. More...
• article has image YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY
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 Civil Service Exam Stories
• ADDICTION COUNSELOR JOBS NOW AVAILABLE
Starting Pay Is $38G; Filing To Close May 22; Exams Also Set For Signal Maintainer, Cement Mason
<!-- Page Number: 99--> Filing is open for an evaluation leading to Addiction Counselor jobs with the city's Health and Hospitals Corporation. Applications must be submitted by May 22. The starting salary is $38,541. There is no written or practical exam. Candidates will be rated based on their education and work experience. More...
• Will Fill Jobs: CITY CERTIFICATIONS
• 2,102 Eligibles: Sanitation Enforcement List
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