The window for Mayor Bloomberg to seek a third term was thrust open Oct. 23 when, after a bitterly contested battle, City Council Members voted 29-22 in favor of a bill that would amend the Term Limits Law to give citywide officials and themselves the chance for an additional four years in office. More...
The next President of the United States will inherit a major economic crisis, a related and unhealthy national dependency upon foreign oil, an unresolved situation in Iraq that continues to siphon resources away from our fight against terrorism, and a dispirited public, 90 percent of which believes the country is going in the wrong direction. More...
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn approached the body's chambers Oct. 23 with a confident smile, assured that the bill extending term limits by an additional four years would pass without an amendment putting the measure before voters. After an hour of impassioned debate, the amendment failed with 28 votes against, 22 in favor and one abstention. More...
A state appellate court has ruled a change in NYPD drug-testing should be subject to collective bargaining, unanimously overturning a State Supreme Court decision on the matter. More...
With a new tentative Uniformed Firefighters Association contract that if ratified would grant two 4-percent raises plus an additional 3.5-percent "re-opener" increase, Firefighters are still asking themselves whether they will have to continue working second jobs. More...
The next President of the United States will inherit a major economic crisis, a related and unhealthy national dependency upon foreign oil, an unresolved situation in Iraq that continues to siphon resources away from our fight against terrorism, and a dispirited public, 90 percent of which believes the country is going in the wrong direction. More...
Nearly two years have passed since the Amalgamated Transit Union belatedly and reluctantly imposed a trusteeship at its largest affiliate, Local 1181, which represents school bus drivers and matrons as well as para-transit employees, after a Federal indictment made clear the local's "other" parent was the Genovese Crime Family. More...
To the Editor: The decision by a State Appellate Court denying Transport Workers Union Local 100's right to dues check-off and a strong financial condition takes labor relations in New York State back into the realm of old-fashioned so-called "Right to Work State" injustice. More...
The Teachers' Retirement System of the City of New York administers two retirement plans. The first is the Qualified (Defined Benefit) Pension Plan (QPP) under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC), and the other is the supplemental Tax-Deferred Annuity (Defined Contribution) Plan (TDA) under Section 403(b) of the IRC. More...
Pays $34G to Start; Need Four Years Of Related Experience; No Written Test Required; Downstate Posts Carry $1,264 Differential
The state Department of Civil Service has an ongoing need for Motor Equipment Mechanics in the Department of Transportation and other agencies throughout the state, particularly in Monroe County and downstate. The starting salary is $33,977. Applications are accepted continuously; exams are given periodically. More...
Cop Killed While On National Guard Duty In Afghanistan