The Ravitch Commission Report recommendations on closing the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's budget gap without huge fare increases and service cuts drew mixed reactions from two of the unions that could be affected most by the proposals. More...
Members of District Council 37 Local 371 gathered outside the Administration for Children's Services Headquarters Dec. 3 to protest the impending loss of 390 Child Welfare Specialist jobs as ACS transfers the work to private agencies. More...
The Fire Department Dec. 4 announced suspension of night tours for five fire units, including ending all permanent fire-response presence at Governor's Island, in an effort to reduce the department's budget by saving on overtime. More...
At the end of the 2006-2007 school year, art and music programs were eliminated at M.S. 53 in Far Rockaway, Queens, and 26-year veteran Teacher Mandi Raines was informed that she would become part of the Absent Teacher Reserve, the growing pool of salaried, tenured educators without a permanent job, often due to school closings or the reduction of programs. More...
Governor Paterson has directed Attorney General Andrew Cuomo to evaluate a possible legal challenge to broaden the list of candidates for Chief Judge of New York State after he called it "disturbing, quite frankly" that he was given an all-male group to replace the state's first female top justice. More...
Upon learning of the fatal stabbing of New York City Transit Bus Operator Edwin Thomas Dec. 1, Mayor Bloomberg asserted in a statement that the brutal attack on the driver was "so shocking in part because it has become so rare in our city. More...
New York City Transit workers paid their last respects Dec. 8 at the Queens funeral of a Bus Operator who was stabbed to death last week by a fare-evading passenger, the first such incident since 1981. Edwin Thomas, a 46-year-old single father of a teenage son and daughter, was killed Dec. More...
Governor Paterson has created a tempest by objecting to the state Commission on Judicial Nomination's not including a single female candidate among the seven it put forward to succeed Judith Kaye as the state's Chief Judge. More...
Those who play a role in the court system have a phrase — the printable acronym is p.o.s. — to describe criminal cases where either the offense or the victim is deemed sufficiently unimportant to treat them too diligently. More...
To the Editor: Because he wants to restore to Transport Workers Union Local 100 the substantial role it enjoyed historically in the governance of the TWU International, and because he believes that the leadership of the union must reflect the diversity of the membership, and because he knows that amity is always better than enmity, More...
Social Security is a vital program that touches the lives of almost everyone in the country. Test your knowledge by answering the following questions. Check your accuracy by visiting our Web site using the links provided. 1. If you are an average wage earner, how much of your pre-retirement earnings will Social Security replace? More...
Starting Pay $32,338; Need College Degree And Must Pass Test; Steady, Swift Hiring to Do Counseling, Probes And Client Assistance
The city is hiring Caseworkers on a rolling basis to fill positions in Adult Protective Services, the Department of Citywide Administrative Services announced. Tests will be held throughout the month at DCAS's Computerized Testing Center on Lafayette Street. The application fee is $35. Starting salary is $32,338 a year. There is no residency requirement. More...
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