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January 12, 2007
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Say PBA Could Have Arbitrator Forced Upon It; Failure to Participate In Choice Leaves City Making Call
By REUVEN BLAU
The Bloomberg administration's selection to chair the arbitration panel handling the Patrolmen's Benevolent Association contract could be automatically chosen if the union continues to question the process, sources said last week. The two sides had been due to meet Dec. More...
On Aid, Class Size: School Unions Give Spitzer High Marks
By MEREDITH KOLODNER

Governor Spitzer said much of what city education unions wanted to hear in his Jan. 3 State of the State speech. Now they are hoping his words will be followed by swift action. Several long-time union priorities, such as smaller classes and universal pre-kindergarten, were among the new Governor's... More...

See Contract Edge: Uniformed Coalition Being Considered
By REUVEN BLAU

A group of uniformed unions Jan. 4 met to discuss creating a coalition to negotiate a new wage contract, which could set a uniformed wage pattern for the current round of bargaining, THE CHIEF-LEADER has learned. More...


Make Residency Stall an Issue In DC 37 Vote; Ensley Says Roberts Failed to Mobilize Council Support
By REUVEN BLAU

As District Council 37's residency bill languishes in the City Council, the issue has become a union election issue, with Executive Director Lillian Roberts's challenger, Charles Ensley, charging that it is just another example of her failed leadership. More...


Kelly Calls in Outside Firm: Review NYPD Gun Training
By REUVEN BLAU

In response to the police shooting in Queens that killed Sean Bell and injured two of his friends six weeks ago, Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly Jan. 4 announced that the department had hired an independent firm with expertise in police practices to review the NYPD's firearms training and tact... More...


Supreme Court: No Justice In Judicial Salaries
By REUVEN BLAU

U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John G. Roberts in his year-end report strongly urged Congress to increase pay for Federal judges, calling the current situation a "constitutional crisis." In an eight-page report dedicated entirely to the pay issue, Mr. Roberts noted that the 679 full-time U.S. More...


 Editorial
•HEROISM, SPECIAL AND ROUTINE
In jumping into the path of a train to save the life of a young man who had fallen onto the tracks following a seizure, Wesley Autrey last week established himself as a genuine hero. Trying to explain why he had risked his life to aid a stranger, Mr. Autrey said that to do otherwise would have sub... More...
•ATTRITION BARGAINING'S PITFALLS
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 Editor's "Razzle Dazzle" Column
•Razzle Dazzle: What Rudy Couldn't Afford
To figure out Rudy Giuliani's reaction when the Daily News published excerpts of his purloined campaign briefing book last week, it's logical to fall back on his favorite movie, "The Godfather," and the lines uttered by John Marley as the movie producer Jack Woltz in explaining why he won't give a... More...
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 Letters to the Editor
•Letters to the Editor: Fort's Failures at Tech Guild
To the Editor: I am responding to your article entitled, "DDC Bought Fort" (Jan. 5 issue). Now that the Tech Guild, Local 375 of District Council 37, is in the final stages of our local-wide elections, the run-off, which is between our incumbent president, Claude Fort, and his opponent, the Guild... More...
•SPECIAL TREATMENT
•DEAR MR. PRESIDENT
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 Professionals' Column
•Current Pension Topics: Make IRA Contributions ASAP
If funding an IRA (traditional or Roth) is in your plans for 2007, you should contribute to it as soon as possible even though the last day for funding it is April 15, 2008. By contributing to it in January 2007, you will be adding 15 months to the period that it enjoys tax-deferred growth. More...
•YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY
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 Civil Service Exam Stories
•CARPENTER, MECHANIC JOBS OPEN WITH CITY File by Jan. 23 for Both Tests; Need Experience; Carpenter Pay $39.25 Hourly; Mechanics Start At $27.30
The Department of Citywide Administrative Services is accepting applications for exams leading to Carpenter and Auto Mechanic jobs. Applications must be submitted by Jan. 23. The starting pay for Carpenter is $39.25 an hour. The multiple-choice test is set for April 28. More...
•Will Fill Jobs: CITY CERTIFICATIONS
•From January Test: Research Assistant List Issued
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