District Council 37 and the Bloomberg administration Oct. 30 agreed to a new wage contract that provides two 4-percent raises and an extra tenth of a percent in special compensation under a two-year deal. The accord is similar to the Teamsters Local 237 pact agreed on in September. More...
Governor Paterson Oct. 28 warned New Yorkers once again of an increasingly bleak economic outlook for the state, saying that with a projected $12.5-billion deficit next year, both government layoffs and the union-supported millionaire's tax are back "on the table. More...
The Correction Officers' Benevolent Association has reached a tentative contract agreement with the city granting an 11.5-percent hike in salary under a two-year deal, but starting pay will not increase until after the contract expires. More...
City University of New York Chancellor Matthew Goldstein is receiving a pay raise of $55,000 over a two-year period, a 14-percent increase that brings his salary to $450,000 a year. More...
As this newspaper went to press Nov. 3, Mayor Bloomberg signed into law an amendment to the Term Limits Law permitting him to seek a third term, and a coalition of elected officials — two of whom are seeking to succeed him — prepared to challenge the change in court. More...
Has the Department of Parks and Recreation of 2008 cleaned up its racial record when it came to promoting employees prior to the Bloomberg administration? Its management said this month it is making serious headway. More...
Dets. David Binder and Joseph Delre and Police Officer Daniel Donaldson were reunited Oct. 30 with a man whose life they saved in February by shocking him back to life using a defibrillator. "Nine times out of 10 a police officer helps someone and you never see them again," said Detective Binder said during the awards ceremony for first-responders. More...
Pattern bargaining giveth, and pattern bargaining taketh away. That has become clear with the Bloomberg administration's continued agreement to provide reasonable raises to municipal unions, most recently the Correction Officers Benevolent Association and District Council 37, More...
As the presidential campaign neared the finish line, John McCain increasingly resembled the prosecutor in "And Justice for All," the one who Al Pacino told jurors "forgot something absolutely essential to the proceeding. He forgot his case ... I don't know, I don't see it, do you? More...
To the Editor: I applaud the leadership of NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly in honoring and respecting the memories of his officers who died as a result of illnesses they developed due to their heroic work at the World Trade Center site post-9/11. I wish the leadership of the FDNY had the same style and courage. More...
In 1981 the Variable Annuity investment menu of the Teachers' Retirement System of the City of New York was in its 13th year and still had the original two investment choices: A fixed-interest account and an equities account (Variable A). More...
Thousands of Hirings Expected by NYPD; No Fee to Apply; Ongoing Exams Given; Need 60 College Credits Or Military Service
The NYPD is looking to hire thousands of Police Officers at a starting salary of $40,360, with maximum pay currently $73,546 after 5-1/2 years on the job. Applications are accepted continuously, and there is no filing fee. For those who file on or before Jan. 15, 2009, exams will be held Feb. 20, 21, and 26 and March 1 at various locations. More...
AFT Head Tells Congress: Invest in Schools, Health; Cites Need to Create Jobs