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June 27, 2008  RSS feed


Press for Budget Restoration
A dozen members of the City Council joined Patrolmen's Benevolent Association President Patrick J. Lynch June 19 in demanding the restoration of $16 million in funding to next year's budget to hire 1,000 new Police Officers. Police Commissioner Raymond W. More...
Medal Day Ceremony

Two auxiliary police officers who were murdered while tracking a crazed gunman in Greenwich Village and a rookie officer who was fatally shot after stopping a car bearing the wrong license plate were among the four winners of the NYPD's highest award during the department's annual Medal Day Ceremony June 16. More...

A bill extending disability benefits to more 9/11 first-responders and recovery workers has become law, Governor Paterson announced June 20, enacting a recommendation of the bi-partisan September 11th Worker Protection Task force. More...

Cite Angry Confrontation

Signal Maintainer Kevin Hernandez was about to start his regular tour the morning of June 18 at the Dyckman St. station on the 1 line in the Inwood section of Manhattan when he and two of his fellow union members got a visit from six Transport Workers Union Local 100 reps. More...


The Uniformed Firefighters Association cried foul last week after the Fire Department issued an order barring department members who are witnesses in an investigation from consulting with union reps or attorneys before speaking to chief officers. More...


The Professional Staff Congress June 20 announced a tentative contract agreement with the City University of New York. The union declined to detail the financial terms; it is expected they will be available for next week's issue. More...


A supervisor for a subcontractor working for both the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey pleaded guilty June 18 to failing to pay prevailing wages to workers. More...


Last month, a bill permitting civilian employees to retire at age 55 with 25 years service was shelved by the State Assembly after it was revealed by the New York Times that legislators had relied for a cost estimate solely on a fiscal note prepared by a union actuary. More...
"The thing I don't understand," one veteran of the Albany-City Hall wars said June 17, "was what happened in negotiations and why Paterson was so angry. More...
To the Editor: I would like to bring to your attention the following frauds that were and still are being perpetrated against the Tech Guild members of Local 375 and others. More...
The City of New York offers its employees two major pre-tax retirement investment plans. One is the Tax-Deferred Annuity/403(b) Plan (TDA) run by the Teachers' Retirement System, which is available only to members of the TRS. More...
Starting Pay $35G Or Higher; Go To $68G After 5 Yrs.; Written Tests This Week And Nov. 1; College Or Military Needed
The city is seeking to hire thousands of qualified candidates for Correction Officer jobs. Applicants have the option of taking a walk-in computerized test that will be given daily until June 30, or taking the next written exam on Nov. 1, for which applications must be received by Aug. 15. There is a $30 filing fee and residency requirements apply. More...

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