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February 22, 2008
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The number of applicants for the Police Officer exam scheduled next weekend has plummeted by 20 percent compared to the same time last year. Slightly fewer than 20,000 people have applied for the Feb. 23 exam, down from the roughly 25,000 who filed in 2007. In contrast, 35,039 people applied back... More...
McElroy Retiring

American Federation of Teachers President Edward J. McElroy announced Feb. 12 that he would retire when his term expires in July, making United Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten the clear front-runner should she seek to succeed him. More...

For Ill WTC Workers

The City Council unanimously passed a resolution Feb. 13 urging Congress to approve the James Zadroga Act, which would secure permanent Federal funding for medical monitoring and treatment for workers and residents suffering from 9/11-related illnesses and injuries. More...


City Council Speaker Christine Quinn in her "State of the City" address Feb. 12 proposed expanding bonus pay for Teachers in struggling middle schools to as much as $10,000 and a new affordable housing partnership with the AFL-CIO New York City Central Labor Council. More...


Pressured to Stay Near Capacity

Cheryl Boyd is a palpable presence in the streets of Brownsville. Three days out of every week, the director of the Amboy Street Day Care Center can be found talking with parents in the local library, at Brookdale Hospital and at community board meetings about openings for subsidized child care a... More...


Transport Workers Union Local 100 acknowledged last week that its Child Care Fund had suffered financial set-backs and that the union was working to fix them in addition to clarifying eligibility rules. In a memo posted on the union's Web site the evening of Feb. More...


When this newspaper began asking questions in response to transit workers complaining that they had been delayed or outright denied when they sought reimbursement for day-care expenses, Transport Workers Union Local 100 officials declined comment. More...
Razzle Dazzle
In making the argument that just because the top two officials of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1181 had been organized-crime functionaries didn't mean the rest of the school bus-drivers union should be marked rotten, Tommy Mullins cited Bernie Kerik. More...
To the Editor: I applaud The Chief for keeping the ideal of union democracy alive with informative and insightful news articles relating to Local 100, as Roger Toussaint, president, and now James Little, president of TWU International, race our union to the bottom for their personal benefit. More...
Q.: I am a city retiree, age 56, with $200,000 in my IRA. I understand if I adopt a withdrawal plan based on Substantially Equal Periodic Payments (SEPP), I will not be subject to the 10-percent penalty tax imposed on withdrawals made prior to age 59-1/2. More...
Start at $27G; Written Exam Set on May 3; Can Also Apply For Probation Officer, Bus Operator
Filing is open for an exam leading to Traffic Enforcement Agent jobs in the Police Department, the city's testing department said. The starting salary is $27,013. The multiple-choice test is scheduled for Saturday, May 3. Applications must be submitted by Feb. 26. More...

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