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June 8, 2007
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NYPD Cops at Greater Risk of Heart Disease; DEA Program Finding More Damage than In General Public
By REUVEN BLAU
Initial results from a unique heart-scan testing system have shown that Detectives and other NYPD officers have exhibited increased signs of coronary artery disease at a younger age than the general population. More...
UFT: New Testing To Limit Learning;
DOE: A Vital Gauge
By MEREDITH KOLODNER

United Federation of Teachers officials last week blasted a new regimen of standardized testing that will be required in every school this fall. They criticized the Department of Education's plan as an impediment to teaching that will increase time spent on test preparation. More...

Local 100 Has the Withheld Dues Blues
50% Aren't Paying
By ARI PAUL

Automatic dues check-off for transit workers temporarily ended on June 1, and half of the union's members have yet to sign up to pay dues on their own. Transport Workers Union Local 100 did not have an updated tally of members who pledged to pay dues last week, but its projected figures showed th... More...


College Waiver Urged So TEAs Can Be Cops; School Agents Would Also Be Covered, Says Legislator
By REUVEN BLAU

State Sen. Eric Adams has renewed his call for the NYPD to drop its college-credit requirement for individuals working in the city's peace officer titles as a way to help boost its dwindling ranks of Police Officers. Mr. More...


Nurses Focus on Environment;
Clean-Up Key to Public Health
By MEREDITH KOLODNER

The New York State Nurses' Association launched a task force last week that is aimed at reversing the environmental degradation that the union argues is the most important threat to public health in this country. Alongside dozens of other state and national nurses' organizations, NYSNA hopes to p... More...


Local 237 Cuts Retiree Benefits For Under-65s
By MEREDITH KOLODNER

Prescription drug and death benefits for Teamsters Local 237 retirees will be scaled back beginning in July due to rising health-care costs. Only non-Medicare eligible retirees will be hit by the advent of a $100 deductible for prescription drugs and co-pays that will rise from $5 to $15 for gene... More...


 Editorial
•RETIREES SHOW '372' THE WAY
The leadership of the District Council 37 Retirees' Association, dismayed that only 2 percent of its 25,000 members voted in its 2004 officers' election, decided that if it couldn't bring enough members to the voting booths, it should bring the voting booths to the members. More...
•REJECTING A RACIST BULLY
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 Editor's "Razzle Dazzle" Column
•Razzle Dazzle: Rudy Running and Ducking
When Ed Koch was Mayor, he had what he called a Same-Door Rule. It didn't matter if the crowd he was addressing turned angry and unruly to the point where his security detail worried about trouble, he said - whatever door he had entered the building by was the one he would exit through. More...
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 Letters to the Editor
•Letters to the Editor: Don't Give in on Track Safety
To the Editor:
For a few hours after reading TWU Local 100 President Roger Toussaint's letter in the May 25 Chief, I felt reassured that he was leading a comprehensive, whole-hearted effort to upgrade track safety. More...
•Who's Spinning Who?
•TWU TO MISS BAILEY
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 Professionals' Column
•Current Pension Topics: 'No-Brainer' Raises a Question
The proposal to dissolve the city Board of Education Retirement System (BERS) in favor of having its assets and liabilities transferred to either the City Teachers' Retirement System (TRS for pedagogical employees) or the New York City Employees Retirement System (NYCERS for non-pedagogues) is a n... More...
•YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY
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 Civil Service Exam Stories
•CITY PARAMEDIC/EMT FILING TO START JUNE 6
EMTs Begin At $31G; June 26 Filing Deadline; Paramedic Job Pays $37G; Requires Certification
The Department of Citywide Administrative Services will begin accepting applications June 6 for evaluations leading to Emergency Medical Technician jobs and Paramedic positions. Filing is set to close June 26. There are no written tests. Candidates for the positions will be graded based on their ... More...
•Will Fill Jobs: CITY CERTIFICATIONS
•In the Public Service: ROUNDUP OF EXAMS LEADING TO JOBS
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