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October 5, 2007
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Pre-K Boost On Hold As Funds Come Up Light; CSA Asks Council To Press DOE For Increase
By MEREDITH KOLODNER
City leaders promised to enroll 2,000 more children in full-day pre-kindergarten classes this fall, with day-care centers playing a key role, but because of a bureaucratic funding dispute, many of the toddlers have yet to enter a full-day pre-k classroom. More...
Housing Authority Layoffs Delayed But Still Possible;
500 Jobs At Risk
By MEREDITH KOLODNER

The Oct. 1 deadline for 500 layoffs slated at the Housing Authority passed without the axe falling, but HA officials are still promising staff cuts. The personnel reduction could come in the form of attrition or through layoffs to be announced in the future. More...

Chief Judge Refrains From Pay Suit Role;
'Not That Time Yet'
By REUVEN BLAU

While the state's Chief Judge, Judith S. Kaye, has repeatedly decried the low pay for judges, she has declined to back a lawsuit recently filed by four jurists charging that the lack of an increase in compensation since 1999 is a violation of their constitutional rights. More...


NYPD Plans To Install GPS In Patrol Vehicles; Could Speed Dispatch And Aid Officers In Unfamiliar Areas
By REUVEN BLAU

The NYPD is developing a plan to place high-tech Global Positioning Systems in its patrol vehicles to help improve emergency response times and bolster officer safety during car chases and other emergencies. More...


COBA Renews Feud With UFA;
Says Pact Came Up Short
By REUVEN BLAU

Lingering hard feelings between the leaders of two of the city's largest uniformed unions surfaced in a letter to Correction Officers Benevolent Association members in which union President Norman Seabrook asserted that he could have obtained a better contract if the Uniformed Firefighters Associa... More...


NYPD Sees The Light, Will Buy Rookies Sights
By RICHARD STEIER

Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly announced Sept. 25 that the NYPD will no longer require rookie officers to pay for the night-sights on their department-issued guns. More...


 Editorial
•TWU DUES INTRIGUE
As part of his effort to get members to pay their dues while the union is without its right to have them automatically deducted from employee paychecks, Transport Workers Union Local 100 President Roger Toussaint has told the chairs of the union's various divisions to close meetings to those who a... More...
•TIME TO BARGAIN, GOVERNOR
•PLAY IT AGAIN, RUDY
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 Editor's "Razzle Dazzle" Column
•Razzle Dazzle: Roger Down the Rabbit Hole
A month after Transport Workers Union Local 100 could have had its automatic dues check-off rights restored by a judge, the union still hasn't filed a legal petition. While this might seem to be a matter of some urgency, Local 100 President Roger Toussaint's September itinerary seemed to reflect a... More...
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 Letters to the Editor
•Letters to the Editor: Mayor Can Cure NYPD Blues
To the Editor: The NYPD is recruiting for some of the most demanding and respected law-enforcement positions in the nation. More...
•CHEAP SHOT BY LYNCH
•RUDY'S FEMININE SIDE
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 Professionals' Column
•Current Pension Topics: Roth Plan Myths and Realities
Here are more details about the new NYCE Roth IRA. The following information comes from the Deferred Comp Web site at: http://prod2.moneytree.com/nyceira/RothIRA.aspx. The NYCE Roth IRA Withdrawal Rules and Benefits. The Roth IRA is a type of tax-favored retirement account. Unlike the traditio... More...
•YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY
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 Civil Service Exam Stories
•CITY CORRECTION JOBS NOW OPEN FOR FILING
Start At $35G And Up in '08; To Hire 1,500; Need College Credits Or Military Duty To Take Test
Filing is open for an exam leading to hundreds of Correction Officer jobs, the Department of Citywide Administrative Services said. The starting salary is currently $26,667, but that pay would go to $27,734 under a just-announced contract agreement, provided it is ratified by members of the Corre... More...
•Will Fill Jobs: CITY CERTIFICATIONS
•Based on Two Exams: Child Protective Specialist Lists
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