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April 6, 2007
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Court Deals City Key Setback In PBA Arbitration; Rules Union Never Gave Up Right To Pick Chairman
By REUVEN BLAU
An Albany County Supreme Court Justice has ruled that only the Public Employment Relations Board can adjudicate the Patrolmen's Benevolent Association's protest concerning the selection of an arbitration chair assigned to handle the union's contract. More...
COBA: UFA Pact Shouldn't Bind Us;
Files Improper Practice
By RICHARD STEIER

The Correction Officers' Benevolent Association March 29 provided a new gambit in the tense maneuvering for advantage between the uniformed unions and the Bloomberg administration by filing an improper labor practice charge concerning the recent Firefighter contract agreement. More...

Local 237 Pact: 7% Over 2 Years;
Conforms to City Pattern
By MEREDITH KOLODNER

Teamsters Local 237 reached a tentative deal last week that would give 8,300 security officers and other civilian members of the union a 7-percent raise over two years and increase the city's payments to the union's welfare fund. The contract covers the period from Sept. 23, 2006 through Sept. 12,... More...


Design On-Line System to Apply For City Jobs; Will Evaluate Hopefuls' Backgrounds, Cut Processing Time
By REUVEN BLAU

The Department of Citywide Administrative Services plans to launch its on-line job application system in the next few months, which will allow individuals to apply and pay filing fees via the agency's Web site. More...


ACS Puts Layoffs on Hold;
After Blistering by Union, Council
By MEREDITH KOLODNER

The Administration for Children's Services backed away from its initial wave of layoffs in foster care one day after a raucous City Council hearing where Commissioner John B. Mattingly was raked over the coals for trying to reorganize the system without negotiating with the union. More...


Protective Vests Approved For Auxiliary Cops
By REUVEN BLAU

In a move prompted by the recent murder of two unarmed volunteer cops, Mayor Bloomberg announced March 27 that the city's 4,400 Auxiliary Police Officers will soon be provided bulletproof vests. More...


 Editorial
•ANYONE WANT A PBA CONTRACT?
After an Albany Supreme Court Justice denied the Bloomberg administration's bid to have its choice to chair a contract arbitration panel imposed on the Patrolmen's Benevolent Association, city officials filed a motion to gain an expedited appeal of the ruling. More...
•GIULIANI'S FUNNY MEMORY
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 Editor's "Razzle Dazzle" Column
•Razzle Dazzle: The Accidental Subversives
A New York Times story March 25 about the lengths to which the NYPD spied on groups planning to protest at the 2004 Republican National Convention here - including organizations with no history of violent activities - prompted blistering editorial condemnation of the paper last week from the city... More...
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 Letters to the Editor
•Letters to the Editor: FDNY Retaliation Condoned
To the Editor: This letter is in response to the recent decision reached in the reinstatement of Brian Colella as an FDNY Electrician (March 30 issue). The question that should be raised is why hasn't the Fire Department sought disciplinary charges against Building Maintenance Division Superviso... More...
•CUNY CONTRACT BLUES
•FLOUTING CIVIL SERVICE
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 Professionals' Column
•Current Pension Topics: Roll Over While Withdrawing
Q.: I am 56 and about to retire. I will be rolling over my final pension "loan" distribution in the amount of $56,000 to my 457(b) with a current balance of about $151,000. More...
•YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY
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 Civil Service Exam Stories
•SUFFOLK POLICE FILING WILL CLOSE ON APRIL 11
Starting Pay Is $57G; Rises To $98G At 5 Yrs.; 400 Hirings Expected; Need H.S. Diploma For Appointment
Filing is set to close April 11 for an exam leading to up to 400 Suffolk County Police Officer jobs. The written test is set for June 9. The starting salary is $57,811. The maximum pay is $97,958 after five years on the job. More...
•Will Fill Jobs: CITY CERTIFICATIONS
•From April 2006 Exam: Track Worker Roster Issued
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