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August 1, 2008  RSS feed


TWU Leader: Transit Workers Should Be Shielded From Cuts; Cites Added Productivity, Tells MTA to Focus On Trimming Management
Fare hikes and union givebacks are still unnecessary, Transport Workers Union Local 100 President Roger Toussaint told the Metropolitan Transportation Authority July 23 as the agency proposed a budget plan that includes both measures in an effort to reduce its deficit. More...
Brooklyn DA Focuses On Transit Worker Assaults; Toussaint: A Daily Occurrence
By ARI PAUL

The rate of assaults against transit workers is unacceptably high for Transport Workers Union Local 100 President Roger Toussaint, and he is hoping that a new bureau of the Brooklyn District Attorney's Office devoted to his members can help. More...

Sergeants Deemed Executives, Ineligible for Added Overtime; Federal Court Ruling
By TOMMY HALLISSEY

A Federal jury July 18 ruled that NYPD Sergeants were not entitled to extra overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act because they are executives, the city Law Department announced last week. The Sergeants sought additional overtime under the FLSA beyond what the collective-bargaining agreement of the Sergeants Benevolent Association allowed. More...

NYPD Captains Get 3.5% Increase In Maximum Salary
By TOMMY HALLISSEY

The Captains Endowment Association board July 23 voted unanimously to approve a reopener deal with the city that grants 3.5 percent in raises for its members at maximum salary to match other recent union awards. More...


TEAs Hope Felony Charge Deters Assaultive Motorists; Tougher Penalty Takes Effect
By TOMMY HALLISSEY

Three years ago, Traffic Enforcement Agent T. Graham knew, just by looking at his eyes, that an enraged driver was going to hit him, but he could not get out of the way fast enough. The car plowed into him, and as a result, he needed knee surgery. The incident never caused Mr. Graham to hesitate about returning to work. "I'm a diehard," he said. "I love what I do. More...


Judge Rules Workers Entitled to Paid Leave To Get Mammograms
By TOMMY HALLISSEY

A Dutchess County Supreme Court Justice has ordered the Wappingers Central School District to restore sick leave to three Civil Service Employees Association members whom the district forced to use sick time for breast-cancer screenings. More...


Mourn Fireman Who Died Trying to Save Son From Drowning
By ARI PAUL

The Fire Department confirmed July 24 that a Firefighter had died trying to rescue his son who was swimming in Lake Tahoe in Nevada. While on vacation with his family, Martin Simmons of Ladder Company 111 in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn dove into the lake July 21 because his son, Kevin, was having trouble staying afloat. More...


 Editorial
• All the Governor's Men
In the wake of the State Ethics Commission's report citing four top aides to ex-Governor Spitzer for ethics violations during the Troopergate fiasco, there have been charges — most notably by former state lobbying watchdog David Grandeau — of a whitewash because Mr. Spitzer himself was not charged. More...
• Good and Bad Assault News
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 Editor's "Razzle Dazzle" Column
• article has image About That Lost $142G: Summer at Saratoga
Journalistic convention would require that I begin this epic about last summer at Saratoga with the sad tale of how two horses' necks cost me at least $142,000. More...
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 Letters to the Editor
• Toussaint is Out of Control
To the Editor: Roger Toussaint's latest scapegoating of The Chief is just a ploy to hide his improper and corrupt bylaw amendments, and is indicative of a dictator refusing to obey the rules. Will Transport Workers Union International, which has the last word in the matter, approve the amendments, which violate its own constitution and Local 100's bylaws? More...
• Letters Aren't Letters
• Roger's Reign of Error
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 Professionals' Column
• article has image Current Pension Topics: TRS Roth Plan: Don't Wait on 'Any Day Now'
Q.: I have contacted the Teachers' Retirement System of the City of New York over and over, asking them when, and if they would offer a Roth 403(b). Way back when, they told me they were waiting to see if it would be permitted. Then they told me they were working on it. More...
• article has image YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY
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 Civil Service Exam Stories
• THOUSANDS OF POLICE OFFICER JOBS OFFERED
Start at $35,881; Go To $65,382 After 5-1/2 Years on Force; Exam Given on Weekdays; Need 60 College Credits With a C Average
The NYPD is looking to hire thousands of Police Officers at the new starting salary of $35,881, rising to a maximum of $65,382 after 5-1/2 years. Applications are accepted continuously, and there is no filing fee. For those who file on or before Sept. 15, exams will be held Oct. 17, 18, 23 and 26 at various locations. More...
• CITY CERTIFICATIONS
• ROUNDUP OF EXAMS LEADING TO JOBS
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