Emergency Medical Service workers are entitled to bargain on their own rather than being bound by a contract for primarily civilian employees, the state's highest court ruled last week, upholding laws that granted them uniformed status. More...
The AFL-CIO New York City Central Labor Council delegates will vote June 25 on a new constitution that would transfer more power from the president to the executive board, in the wake of former CLC President Brian M. McLaughlin's indictment on charges including massive embezzlement from the organization. More...
A coalition of labor leaders, elected officials and thousands of Teamsters Local 237 members massed outside City Hall last week to protest 500 job cuts and service reductions at the city's public-housing complexes. More...
About 1,000 members of Local 376 of District Council 37 last week began receiving an average of $90,000 each in back pay and hikes averaging nearly 50 percent in their hourly wage after the union proved its members were being paid far below the prevailing wage. More...
When Police Officer Robert Burns approached a man dressed in army fatigues accused of threatening to kill another person, he didn't expect it would change his life forever. "We went over and we spoke to the home-owner who was threatened," Officer Burns recalled after receiving the Medal for Valor at the NYPD's annual Medal Day ceremony June 12 in front of 1 Police Plaza. More...
A recent officers' election for a District Council 37 local highlighted much that is wrong with the city's largest municipal-employee union. Mark Rosenthal, the three-term incumbent president of Motor Vehicle Operators Local 983, won re-election with nearly 80 percent of the vote. More...
In discussing the impact of last week's Court of Appeals ruling upholding uniformed status for Emergency Medical Service workers, the verb used by Pat Bahnken was revealing. "I think this will enable us to address some significant problems that we're facing," the president of EMS Local 2507 of District Council 37 said. More...
The Chief misses the point not once but twice in the article on track inspections last week. First, and most importantly, the article almost completely ignored the real news about track safety. And second, the article got who is playing politics wrong. More...
The following questions and answers come from the New York City Employees' Retirement System Web site. Question: Do I still have to repay my loan while I am on active military duty? Answer: For the first few years, no. The New York State Patriot Plan of 2003 allows NYCERS to suspend the obligation to repay any loan for our members absent on military duty. More...
EMTs Begin At $27G; Must Pass Training Course; Paramedic Job Pays $37G; Requires Certification
Filing is open until June 26 for evaluations leading to Emergency Medical Technician jobs and Paramedic positions. There are no written tests. Candidates for the positions will be graded based on their education and experience. More...
Measure Ending Forced OT For Nurses Moves