Transport Workers Union Local 100 President Roger Toussaint has been given two posts at his international union that at least temporarily will lead him to relinquish many of his duties at the local, with one conspicuous exception being the negotiation of a new contract. More...
If Mayor Bloomberg's proposed budget cuts take hold, the Police Department's headcount will drop to just above 34,000 by 2010 compared to an authorized maximum of 37,838 earlier this year and a high of 41,000 in 2001. The proposed 2009 budget decreases the headcount more than 1,000 officers, to 34,878, by cancelling a scheduled Police Academy class in January. More...
With his hands cuffed behind the back of his brown suit, Lillo Brancato walked into Bronx Supreme Court Nov. 25, the second day of his trial for the murder of an NYPD cop, and lifted his head long enough to see a dozen police officers seated in the courtroom, waiting to hear two of their colleagues testify against him. More...
District Council 37 Social Service Employees Union Local 371 members rallied Nov. 24 outside City Hall to protest the recently announced Housing Authority budget that requires the closing of HA community centers and the loss of 236 jobs, 165 of them within the local. More...
"You have a real brotherhood," Father Louis Jerome told the firefighters packed into Sacred Heart Church in Staten Island Nov. 26 for the funeral of Fire Lieut. Robert J. Ryan Nov. 26. More...
Police Commissioner Ray Kelly presented a paradox during his testimony to a City Council budget hearing last week: he said he was unhappy about a reduction in the uniformed force because "we can do a better job the more officers we have," but he also said an increasing number of cops would be performing civilian duties. More...
Some Transport Workers Union Local 100 officials thought a memo issued by their International President meant they wouldn't have Roger Toussaint to kick them around much longer. The Nov. 19 memo from James C. Little, which came to public light last week, certainly sounded as if Mr. More...
(The following letter, which was written to WABC-TV in response to a story on Track Workers spending work time away from the subways, is published here at the request of its author.) I am writing to you because I feel that the NYC track workers in your investigation are being wrongly portrayed as getting paid to do nothing. More...
ATTENTION: Members of a New Jersey State Administered Retirement System: The New Jersey Department of the Treasury, Division of Pensions and Benefits has implemented a significant change to the pension loan application process. As of Nov. More...
Filing Begins Dec. 3; Starting Salary $27G, Will Hire Hundreds; Need H.S. Diploma to Take Written Test; Must Pass Physical, Drug Checks
Filing is open for an exam leading to Traffic Enforcement Agent jobs in the Police Department, the Department of Citywide Administrative Services announced, with hundreds of jobs expected to be filled. The starting salary is $27,013 based on the previous Notice of Exam. The multiple-choice test has not been scheduled yet. Applications will be accepted starting Dec. 3. More...
New Traffic Agents Worth Their Weight In Added Revenue