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The Sergeants Benevolent Association's tentative contract deal with the Bloomberg administration July 10 would give union members raises totaling 24 percent over six years and, with longevity pay included, brings basic pay for veteran supervisors above $100,000. More...

The following charts indicate how salaries would increase under the tentative Sergeants Benevolent Association contract for those who reached the rank beginning April 1, 2006 - when a reduced salary scale took effect - and those who held it prior to that day. More...

Employees to Vote

After two years of waiting, workers at the Research Foundation at the City University of New York Graduate Center will finally find out if they will get a union. The National Labor Relations Board has ruled that, contrary to the Research Foundation's claims, the fact that some of its employees were also graduate students did not take away their right to organize. More...

Heat a Health Threat

Even as praise pours in for Mayor Bloomberg's summer school feeding program, the workers involved say kitchens that can exceed 100 degrees on a hot day are no cause for celebration. The city expects to serve more than 4.4 million lunches and 2 million breakfasts to children under 19 this summer, making it the largest summer meal program in the nation. More...


More than 100,000 city retirees who were enrolled in Medicare Part B last year will receive reimbursements in August totaling more than $1,000 each. The monthly reimbursement rate for 2006 is $88.50 per month, or $1,062 a year. Retirees whose spouses are also eligible will receive more than $2,100. More...


Hope to Derail Campaign

Rosaleen Tallon and former Mayor Rudy Giuliani disagree about why her brother, Sean, didn't make it out of the North Tower of the World Trade Center on 9/11. Mr. Giuliani told the U.S. More...


The rationale driving Rudy Giuliani's campaign for President - that he was the most-compelling leader this nation had on Sept. 11, 2001 - has hit a major pothole in the form of a video released by the International Association of Fire Fighters. More...
A few minutes after the press conference announcing his tentative 74-month contract deal - the longest ever reached by a city police union - Sergeants Benevolent Association President Ed Mullins was asked when he began thinking about going that long. More...
To the Editor:
In a recent letter to The Chief (July 6th issue) the writers, including the president of Civil Service Technical Guild Local 375 of District Council 37, took issue with certain aspects of the New York City Housing Authority's Capital Construction Program. More...
We all know how difficult it is to please everyone when preparing the city and state budgets (annual spending plans). Well, in this era of very low interest rates, it is stunning to realize that the voluntary salary reduction 403(b) Plan, administered by the Teachers' Retirement System of the City of New York, guarantees 8. More...
Start at $34G; Written Exam In September; Need 18 Credits Or Background In Related Field
The state Department of Civil Service is accepting applications for an exam leading to Food Inspector Trainee I jobs. Applications must be postmarked by Aug. 6. The written test is scheduled for Sept. 8. The starting salary is $34,260. More...













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