Unions representing police, fire and emergency medical call-takers and dispatchers last week lambasted portions of the city's $1.5-billion plan to overhaul the 911 system and questioned whether it would actually improve public safety.
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Union's Appeal Denied
By REUVEN BLAU
After nearly a year of legal wrangling, the arbitration process for the Patrolmen's Benevolent Association contract has finally moved forward with the selection of a panel chairman. Veteran arbitrator Susan T. Mackenzie was named July 9 to chair the three-member panel that will decide the PBA contract. Ms. More...
By MEREDITH KOLODNER
Department of Education officials announced last week that they would spend $106 million of the $700 million in new state funding to hire 1,300 more Teachers, but union leaders and education advocates say the money may do little to reduce class size next year. More...
By ARI PAUL
Governor Spitzer July 3 signed into law a bill establishing a track safety task force for city subways to avoid tragedies like the deaths of two Track Workers in less than a week back in April. More...
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