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May 25, 2007
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It's Back to the Arbitration Board for PBA, City; PERB Official Rejects Union's Claim of Panelists' Bias
BREAKING NEWS
By REUVEN BLAU and RICHARD STEIER
The Public Employment Relations Board's Director of Conciliation May 22 rejected the Patrolmen's Benevolent Association complaint concerning the list of potential arbitrators and ordered the union and the Bloomberg administration to begin the process of choosing one to help settle their contract dis... More...
UFT to Pursue 28,000 Home Day-Care Staff; Spitzer Order Gives CSEA Chance To Rep 25,000
By MEREDITH KOLODNER

In what would be the largest unionization of public sector workers since the 1960s, the United Federation of Teachers last week filed for an election to represent 28,000 home day-care providers. The providers take care of children of low-income families who received city sub... More...

Next Police Class Coming Up Short;
About Half Planned Number
By REUVEN BLAU

Police Department personnel officials have projected that the NYPD will only have 700 to 800 candidates available to fill the Police Officer class scheduled to begin training this summer, THE CHIEF-LEADER has learned. More...


Ruling Due on PBA Arbitrator Challenge;
City Sought Default
By REUVEN BLAU

The Public Employment Relations Board's Director of Conciliation was said to have ruled on a protest filed by the Patrolmen's Benevolent Association challenging the list of arbitrators submitted as candidates to decide its contract as this paper went to press May 21. More...


Push to Merge City's Smallest Pension Fund; Possible Annuity Loss, '372' Beef Prompt DC 37 Opposition
By MEREDITH KOLODNER

The Bloomberg administration's push to fold the smallest city workers' pension system into two larger ones is running into opposition from District Council 37, which represents many of the 21,000 affected workers. More...


Richman Staff Fighting Move;
Resist Hunter, DOE:
By MEREDITH KOLODNER

Teachers and Principals at the Julia Richman Education Complex got a political boost last week when the Reverend Al Sharpton led their march aimed at stopping the Department of Education from demolishing the building. More...


 Editorial
•NYPD RECRUITING WOES DEEPEN
It was no great shock when the NYPD revealed last week that it is unlikely to appoint more than 800 qualified recruits - well short of the target of 1,500 or more - to the Police Academy in July. More...
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 Editor's "Razzle Dazzle" Column
•Razzle Dazzle: PBA/City War: No Winners
"I'm screwed again by the PBA is the best way I can put it," Lieutenants' Benevolent Association President Tony Garvey said a couple of days after a ruling in the Patrolmen's Benevolent Association arbitration case threatened to undercut his last contract while delaying his ... More...
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 Letters to the Editor
•Letters to the Editor: TWU Pressing Safety Issues
To the Editor:
Transport Workers Union Local 100 is in mourning for two dead members. We have 12,000 living workers moving about the tracks for whom we need better, more meaningful protection. The readers of The Chief have sadly been shown some of our destructive internal infighting (May 1... More...
•TRACK SAFETY POLITICS
•CRITICS' HYPOCRISY
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 Professionals' Column
•Current Pension Topics: 403(b) Taxable in New Jersey
Q.: My wife and I are residents of New Jersey and have been contributing to a 403(b) for years. I work for the Health and Hospitals Corporation, while my wife works for the Department of Education. More...
•YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY
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 Civil Service Exam Stories
•NASSAU POLICE FILING OPEN THROUGH JUNE 8
Starting Pay Is $34G; Rises To $92G at 8 Years; 500 Hirings Expected; Need H.S. Diploma For Appointment
Filing is currently open for an exam leading to more than 500 Nassau County Police Officer jobs. The starting salary is $34,000. The maximum pay is $91,737 after seven years on the job. Applications must be submitted by June 8. More...
•Will Fill Jobs: CITY CERTIFICATIONS
•2,102 Eligibles: Sanitation Enforcement List
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