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December 28, 2007
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Most Teachers Who Qualify Opt For Merit Pay; 14% Vote No, Saying Program's Intent Is Misguided
By MEREDITH KOLODNER
About 86 percent of United Federation of Teachers members in roughly 240 schools voted in favor of a school-wide merit-based bonus program that could net members an average of $3,000 each. At least 55 percent of the entire UFT membership in each school had to approve the pilot program. More...
Kaye Adds Urgency To Pay-Raise Plea
10-Year Judicial Freeze
By REUVEN BLAU

With no end in sight to the gridlock in Albany, State Chief Judge Judith S. Kaye last week once again implored lawmakers to put aside their differences and enact a judicial pay raise. In a rare public appearance, Judge Kaye noted that Dec. 19 marked the official start of the 10th year that the st... More...

Contract Deal Ends Paratransit Strike;
Pay, Health Premiums Rise
By ARI PAUL

Drivers and mechanics for Metropolitan Transportation Authority's Paratransit, which provides transport for the disabled and elderly, ended their 10-day strike and went back to work Dec. 19 after narrowly accepting a contract reached by Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1181 and the four companies i... More...


Underfunding Is Found for City, State Colleges; Unions Say Proposals By State Panel Not Enough
By MEREDITH KOLODNER

City and State University unions last week praised the state Commission on Higher Education's stark description of the state's severely underfunded institutions, but argued that its proposals would not fix the problems detailed in the report. More...


15 Honored as City's Best;
100-Year Assoc. Award Recipients
By REUVEN BLAU

A Police Officer devoted to running youth groups, a dedicated director coordinating health benefits for the poor, and an innovative engineer who has designed jail kitchens and revamped rundown buildings topped this year's list of Hundred-Year Association recipients. More...


Nurses Claim Bias in Denied Pension Break
By MEREDITH KOLODNER

More than 1,000 city Nurses filed gender discrimination complaints against the city Dec. 21 for refusing to make them eligible for early retirement, as it does with other occupations considered to be "physically taxing. More...


 Editorial
•MORE THAN JUST A VICTIM
Veronica Johannesen was a city worker whose activism in her union, District Council 37, seemed to have little to do with political ambition. More...
•A HEAVY LIFT FOR NURSES
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 Editor's "Razzle Dazzle" Column
•Razzle Dazzle: Rudy Talks (In My Dreams)
Rudy Giuliani's ability to hang in as a prime contender for the Republican nomination for President even as embarrassing revelations about his private-sector, personal and mayoral dealings pile up has led some commentators to suggest he is the Teflon Candidate. More...
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 Letters to the Editor
•Letters to the Editor: Reid's DC 37 Sour Grapes
To the Editor: Fitz Reid's letter in the Dec. 7 issue of The Chief was filled with inaccuracies and misstatements for the purpose of discrediting the leadership of Local 768 and District Council 37 and has the appearance of sour grapes. Mr. Reid ran for various offices in the local, the most rec... More...
•SECOND THAT EMOTION
•HONOR HEROIC MOM
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 Professionals' Column
•Current Pension Topics: Deferred Compensation Options
Q.: As you know, the Deferred Compensation Plan offers a pre-tax 401(k) as well as a Roth 401(k). How much can I contribute to each? Which one is better? P.A. A.: With the pre-tax 401(k), you do not pay current income tax on the contribution. The contribution is made with gross or pre-tax ... More...
•YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY
•Know Your Rights: Unauthorized Computer Use
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 Civil Service Exam Stories
•MOTOR VEHICLE REP POSTS OPEN IN CITY
Starting Salary Is $28G; Need H.S. Diploma; Applications Must Be In by Jan. 22 For Feb. 23 Exam
The state Department of Civil Service is accepting applications for an exam leading to Motor Vehicle Representative jobs. Applications must be postmarked by Jan. 22, 2008. The written test is scheduled to be held Feb. 23. The starting salary is $28,733. More...
•Will Fill Jobs: CITY CERTIFICATIONS
•1,285 Eligibles From Nov. 2006 Test: Police Lieutenant Roster Out
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