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January 19, 2007
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Roberts, Ensley Fight for Control: DC 37 Board Key Battleground
By MEREDITH KOLODNER
The contentious race for District Council 37 officers is coming down to the wire, with the battle for control of the union's executive board generating more heat than the race for executive director. The Jan. 23 election, which will be decided by DC 37 delegates, once again pits Local 371 Presiden... More...
Busts Fewer City Staffers: DOI Touts Rise In Corruption Arrests
By RICHARD STEIER

The Department of Investigation over the past five years has increased arrests to record levels even though it last year arrested 19-percent fewer municipal workers than in 2002. More...

Even With New Cop Class, P.D. Short by 1,000; Kelly: Starting Pay Hurts Recruitment And Retention
By REUVEN BLAU

The Bloomberg administration Jan. 10 welcomed 1,148 new Police Officers, but the ceremony was overshadowed by the NYPD's recruitment struggles, which have left the department 1,000 officers short of its hiring goals. "We did not reach the hiring goal that we wanted to reach, but I can assure you t... More...


UFA, FDNY Clash: Fire-Locker War of Words
By GINGER ADAMS OTIS

A battle over firefighters' First Amendment rights has broken out following a recent Fire Department edict meant to eliminate racist, sexist and other offensive material in firehouses. Uniformed Firefighters' Association President Stephen J. Cassidy Jan. More...


Advocate Finds Debt Collection Farmout Woes
By GINGER ADAMS OTIS

In a report issued Jan. 8, the National Taxpayer Advocate urged Congress to halt a controversial program using private debt collectors instead of Federal employees to recoup lost taxes. Advocate Nina E. Olson said the program was prone to abuse and inefficient. More...


Waiting on Spitzer: Lack of PERB Head Stalls PBA Process
By REUVEN BLAU

Governor Spitzer's delay in appointing a new Public Employment Relations Board Chairperson will likely further slow the contract arbitration proceedings between the Patrolmen's Benevolent Association and the Bloomberg administration. PERB's Chairman Michael R. Cuevas left in December after heading... More...


 Editorial
•SCHOOL PRIVATIZING PREMATURE
Schools Chancellor Joel Klein last week denied the report by Daily News columnist Juan Gonzalez that Mayor Bloomberg would make a school privatization initiative a centerpiece of his State of the City address Jan. 17. Pressed by the Chancellor's Advisory Council, which noted the recent hiring as a... More...
•BUSH STALLS WORKER SAFETY
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 Editor's "Razzle Dazzle" Column
•Razzle Dazzle: DC 37: Union As Clubhouse
It could be argued that Charles Ensley's own supporters believe that the odds are worse than 10-1 against his chances of unseating District Council 37 Executive Director Lillian Roberts in the Jan. 23 union election. More...
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 Letters to the Editor
•Letters to the Editor: TWU's Woes Aren't Over
To the Editor:
As a transit worker for over 20 years, I have never seen my union, Transport Workers' Union Local 100, in such a sorry state. In our recent bitter union elections, Roger Toussaint won a "deserved" re-election as president with less than 50 percent of the vote. Not exactly a ringing endorsement for... More...
•FAIR, NOT SPECIAL
•RAISE COPS' TOP PAY
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 Professionals' Column
•Current Pension Topics: End Guaranteed Interest Rate
Q.: I am a Teacher and voluntarily participate in the Teachers' Retirement System's (TRS) 403(b) program. I consider myself well-read on retirement matters. I am very upset and shocked with your answer to G.A. (Current Pension Topics of Jan. 12 issue). More...
•YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY
•Ask the City Ethicist: Rules Governing Volunteering
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 Civil Service Exam Stories
•POLICE CLERICAL AIDE FILING UNTIL JAN. 23
Start at $27,277; April 28 Exam And Typing Test; Equipment Maintainer, Auto Mechanic And Carpenter Jobs
The Department of Citywide Administrative Services is accepting applications until Jan. 23 for an exam leading to Police Administrative Aide positions. Filing is also open for four other hiring exams and six promotion tests. The open competitive jobs are: Carpenter, Auto Mechanic, Electronic Equip... More...
•Will Fill Jobs: CITY CERTIFICATIONS
•Postal Carrier Jobs in B'klyn, S.I., Queens
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