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March 30, 2007
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ACS Sharpens Its Ax for 650 Caseworkers; Angry Union Leader Questions Wisdom of Proposal
By MEREDITH KOLODNER
Union leaders were reeling last week after Administration for Children's Services officials unexpectedly announced a system overhaul that will phase out 650 jobs, beginning in the next few months. The change to the city's foster care and preventive services will eliminate the Office of Case Manage... More...
Now Correction Has Recruiting Problems;
121 Grads is Below Target
By REUVEN BLAU

The Correction Department plans to create a Recruitment Unit, which it hopes will generate additional applicants, as slightly more than half of the agency becomes eligible to retire within the next five years. Correction Commissioner Martin F. Horn said last week that the department is already mor... More...

State Unions Ready For Contract Talks;
Deals to End April 1
By REUVEN BLAU

With all the state's public-employee union contracts about to expire, the labor organizations that represent those workers are eager to begin negotiations with the Spitzer administration's newly appointed labor commissioner. "We are just waiting for the Governor to give the go-ahead," remarked Ke... More...


Sue Sanit Over Added Probation For New Hires; Question Justification, Saying Quality Of Recruits is High
By REUVEN BLAU

The Uniformed Sanitationmen's Association March 20 filed a suit seeking to stop the Sanitation Department from extending the probationary period for new hires from one year to 18 months. "I don't think it is fair to anybody new coming on the job," said USA President Harry Nespoli in a phone interv... More...


Honor Those Who Give More;
Sloan Awards for 6 Workers
By REUVEN BLAU

When Joann B. Gull completed her nursing studies at Kings County Hospital 35 years ago, she never contemplated seeking more-lucrative work in the private sector. "I felt I sort of owed something back to the city," she recalled March 20, shortly before being honored along with five other civil serv... More...


Mayor Presses Feds to Assist WTC Personnel
By RICHARD STEIER

Mayor Bloomberg took his quest for additional aid to treat persons suffering the after-effects of 9/11 to Washington, D.C. March 21, asking a Senate hearing to provide at least $150 million in annual Federal aid and re-open the Sept. 11 Victim Compensation Fund. More...


 Editorial
•PRESUMED INNOCENCE LOST
The presumption of innocence that is a cornerstone of our justice system sometimes gets kicked to the curb in a flurry of sensational allegations and the public outrage that follows. There is an uncomfortable tendency to equate allegations with guilt as soon as an official accusation is made. More...
•ACS'S SURPRISE ATTACK
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 Editor's "Razzle Dazzle" Column
•Razzle Dazzle: Bell Cops Consider Climate
Add to the list of ways that the criminal case against the three Detectives indicted in the fatal shooting of Sean Bell differs from the one against the four Police Officers who killed Amadou Diallo the fact that the defense attorneys will not make a change of venue their first objective. More...
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 Letters to the Editor
•Letters to the Editor: 'Second Ave.' Cheats Public
To the Editor:
In January, New York City Transit announced its plans to hire consultants to provide the construction administration services for Phase One of the 2nd Avenue Subway Project. The scope of work and project overview have already been issued and a Request For Proposal (RFP) is in process. May 2007 is t... More...
•BELL CASE NEGLIGENCE
•FIRE TEST IS FAIR
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 Professionals' Column
•Current Pension Topics: Retirement Allowance Pieces
Q.: I am a city cop (Tier 2) and expect to retire upon completion of my 20th year of service. A colleague told me that there are three parts to the retirement allowance. If this is so, would you please tell me what they are? P.S. A.: Part 1. A city-funded pension equal to 3/8 (37.5 percent)... More...
•YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY
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 Civil Service Exam Stories
•CITY PARKS WORKER, LIFEGUARD POSITIONS
245 Permanent Jobs Open; 400 Summer Posts; No Education or Work Experience Needed For Park Title
The Parks Department is looking to hire 245 fulltime City Park Workers and 400 Lifeguards for summer jobs, Commissioner Adrian P. Benepe said. The starting salary for City Park Worker is $26,977. To qualify, candidates must have a driver's license and meet certain medical and physical requirements... More...
•Will Fill Jobs: CITY CERTIFICATIONS
•City is Accepting Applications For Summer Interns
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