City leaders promised to enroll 2,000 more children in full-day pre-kindergarten classes this fall, with day-care centers playing a key role, but because of a bureaucratic funding dispute, many of the toddlers have yet to enter a full-day pre-k classroom. More...
The Oct. 1 deadline for 500 layoffs slated at the Housing Authority passed without the axe falling, but HA officials are still promising staff cuts. The personnel reduction could come in the form of attrition or through layoffs to be announced in the future. More...
While the state's Chief Judge, Judith S. Kaye, has repeatedly decried the low pay for judges, she has declined to back a lawsuit recently filed by four jurists charging that the lack of an increase in compensation since 1999 is a violation of their constitutional rights. More...
The NYPD is developing a plan to place high-tech Global Positioning Systems in its patrol vehicles to help improve emergency response times and bolster officer safety during car chases and other emergencies. More...
Lingering hard feelings between the leaders of two of the city's largest uniformed unions surfaced in a letter to Correction Officers Benevolent Association members in which union President Norman Seabrook asserted that he could have obtained a better contract if the Uniformed Firefighters Association hadn't broken away from a uniformed coalition to negotiate its own deal. More...
Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly announced Sept. 25 that the NYPD will no longer require rookie officers to pay for the night-sights on their department-issued guns. More...
As part of his effort to get members to pay their dues while the union is without its right to have them automatically deducted from employee paychecks, Transport Workers Union Local 100 President Roger Toussaint has told the chairs of the union's various divisions to close meetings to those who are in arrears. More...
A month after Transport Workers Union Local 100 could have had its automatic dues check-off rights restored by a judge, the union still hasn't filed a legal petition. While this might seem to be a matter of some urgency, Local 100 President Roger Toussaint's September itinerary seemed to reflect a different priority: so many scores to settle, so little time. More...
Here are more details about the new NYCE Roth IRA. The following information comes from the Deferred Comp Web site at: http://prod2.moneytree.com/nyceira/RothIRA.aspx. The NYCE Roth IRA Withdrawal Rules and Benefits. The Roth IRA is a type of tax-favored retirement account. Unlike the traditional IRA, the contributions themselves are not tax-deductible. More...
Start At $35G And Up in '08; To Hire 1,500; Need College Credits Or Military Duty To Take Test
Filing is open for an exam leading to hundreds of Correction Officer jobs, the Department of Citywide Administrative Services said. The starting salary is currently $26,667, but that pay would go to $27,734 under a just-announced contract agreement, provided it is ratified by members of the Correction Officers Benevolent Association. More...
UFT: Many Schools Still Overcrowded