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January 11, 2008
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COBA President Opts Not to Aid City vs. PBA; Seabrook Reconsiders Testifying in Wage Arbitration Case
By REUVEN BLAU
The scars left by the contract dispute between the Bloomberg administration and the Patrolmen's Benevolent Association became more evident last week after the leader of the city's Correction Officers union "backed out" of testifying on behalf of the city before the three-member arbitration panel, ... More...
Parking Crackdown Drives Unions Wild;
Call It Counterproductive
By MEREDITH KOLODNER

Some city unions reacted with alarm to Mayor Bloomberg's decision to reduce parking permits for municipal employees by 20 percent, a move that could strip Teachers and Police Officers of their ability to park near their stationhouses and schools during the workday. More...

NTEU Protests Border Patrol Staff Shortages
By ARI PAUL

The union leader representing border patrol agents told a Congressional committee Jan. 3 that the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection must add hundreds of officers to its El Paso location and add thousands nationwide. National Treasury Employees Union President Colleen M. More...


Walk-In Exams For City Jobs Including Police; Center Will Provide Immediate Scores To Candidates
By REUVEN BLAU

The city's testing department has quietly launched a pilot walk-in testing program to allow individuals to take exams leading to civil service jobs at their leisure. For the entire month of January, candidates can take an exam leading to Police Officer jobs at 10 a.m. each weekday at the center, ... More...


'Kindness Chiseled in Stone';
Cops Injured in Bomb Blasts Honored
By REUVEN BLAU

Det. Anthony Senft's life changed forever in 1982 when he was injured while attempting to defuse a bomb near 1 Police Plaza on New Year's Eve. "You don't want anybody to drop anything loud behind you," he said following the NYPD's Dec. More...


State Unions Call Job Cuts Unlikely;
Banking on Spitzer
By REUVEN BLAU

Despite a looming multi-billion dollar state budget deficit, the two largest state-employee unions last week said they were confident that Governor Spitzer would remain committed to doing more work in-house and maintain staffing levels. More...


 Editorial
•A MISGUIDED TICKET BLITZ
A brief battle of the badges erupted when it appeared that Correction Officers Benevolent Association President Norman Seabrook was going to testify this week at the Patrolmen's Benevolent Association arbitration hearings. Mr. Seabrook was due to appear not in support of his PBA counterpart, Pat ... More...
•A HALF-BAKED PARKING SQUEEZE
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 Editor's "Razzle Dazzle" Column
•Razzle Dazzle: There to Defuse Trouble
The Police Department rang in the new year Dec. 31 with a ceremony honoring three officers - two of them members of the Bomb Squad - who were grievously injured 25 years earlier yet stayed active working with other wounded cops. More...
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 Letters to the Editor
•Letters to the Editor: Bigger Issues in Activist's Death
To the Editor: When I read the article in the Dec. 28 issue of The Chief about Veronica Johannesen being killed by her husband I was so shocked that I felt compelled to write a letter. As tragic as Veronica's death is, she is not alone. More...
•FLOYD'S GLASS HOUSE
•TWU'S BALI ROGER
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 Professionals' Column
•Current Pension Topics: TRS 55/25 Contribution Rates
Q.: Under the proposed 55/25 plan for members of the Teachers' Retirement System of the City of New York and the Board of Education Retirement System, what will be the rates of contribution and for how long? A.: A new member will contribute for 25 years as follows: For the first 10 years of ... More...
•YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY
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 Civil Service Exam Stories
•TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT AGENT JOBS AVAILABLE
Start at $27G; Written Exam Set on May 3; Filing Also Now Open For Bus Operator, Health Assistant
Filing is open for an exam leading to Traffic Enforcement Agent jobs in the Police Department, the Department of Citywide Administrative Services said. The starting salary is $27,013. The multiple-choice test is scheduled for Saturday, May 3. Applications must be submitted by Jan. 22. More...
•Maintainer Jobs with Bridge and Tunnels Open Filing Jan. 22
•Walk-In Exams for City Jobs Including Police; Center Will Provide Immediate Scores To Candidates
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