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March 7, 2008
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City Pays $12M to Parks Staff in Bias Case; Minority Employees Cited Past Efforts Favoring Whites
By ARI PAUL
The Bloomberg administration announced Feb. 26 that it will pay $12 million in compensatory damages and back pay to current and former Department of Parks and Recreation workers who claimed in a Federal class action lawsuit that they suffered racial discrimination. More...
Council: New Staff Live Here 2 Years;
Residency Proposal
By RICHARD STEIER

City Council Speaker Christine Quinn told District Council 37 officials Feb. 27 that she was prepared to pass a bill that would ease residency standards for incumbent union members but require new city employees to serve for two years before they could live outside the five boroughs. More...

Cop Exits Up 11%; Pay Prime Factor;
Highest Rate Since '02
By REUVEN BLAU

The number of police officers who leave within their first five years on the job has jumped from 890 in 2006 to 990 last year, an 11-percent increase, THE CHIEF-LEADER has learned. The latest figure marked the largest exodus of officers resigning before working the required time for a pension to ... More...


Governor Signs 55/25 Pension Bill for UFT; Must Contribute 1.85% More of Salary To Qualify
By RICHARD STEIER

Governor Spitzer Feb. 27 signed into law a bill that improves city Teachers' pension rights by allowing them to collect full benefits at age 55 if they have 25 years of service. Those hired subsequent to the bill's signing will need to reach 57 with 25 years' service to qualify for a full pension... More...


Why Shots Can Be Contagious;
Key Element in Bell Case
By REUVEN BLAU

With the trial of three Detectives charged in the fatal shooting of Sean Bell under way, police experts and former law-enforcement officials last week stressed that cops are forced to make split-second decisions in response to potentially deadly threats, which often leads to high shot counts. More...


190 HA Layoffs By Mid-April Due to Deficit
By ARI PAUL

The Housing Authority announced Feb. 29 that it will lay off nearly 200 workers to balance its budget. More...


 Editorial
•Toussaint's Election Maneuver
Transport Workers Union Local 100 President Roger Toussaint last week persuaded his executive board to approve a resolution that would move forward the union's 2009 election by several months. The board also ratified his proposal to create a new position of administrative vice president. More...
•Stern's Anti-Merit Regime
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 Editor's "Razzle Dazzle" Column
•Razzle Dazzle: Settlement a Stern Judgment
Henry Stern had the good and bad fortune to serve his apprenticeship in the Parks Department shortly after the departure of Robert Moses, the great and terrible giant of municipal government from the mid-1920s through the mid-60s. More...
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 Letters to the Editor
•Letters to the Editor: Strategy Needed for DC 37
To the Editor: In the past weeks I have been talking to a large number of union members about what is the best course of action to secure a better contract between District Council 37 and the City of New York. Many believe that we should stand firm and weather the economic downturn, allowing our... More...
•Taylor Law's Flaw
•TWU Dues Obligation
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 Professionals' Column
•Your Social Security
You may be able to receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI), even if you have other income. SSI is a Federal program that provides monthly payments to people who have little or no income and who don't own many things. SSI is for elderly people, as well as blind or disabled people of any age, in... More...
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 Civil Service Exam Stories
•TRANSIT STATION AGENT FILING ABOUT TO BEGIN
Child Protective, Stock Worker And EMS Jobs; Apply March 5-25; 150 Annual 'Station' Job Openings
Filing is scheduled to open March 5 for an exam leading to Station Agent jobs at New York City Transit. Starting pay for the position is $17.65 an hour. Filing also begins on that date for eight other hiring exams and five promotion tests. The last day to apply is March 25. More...
•City Certifications;
•Correction Officer Roster Out;
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