
By REUVEN BLAU
Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly testified March 19 that the NYPD will cut its targeted uniformed headcount by 1,000 officers and implement a civilian hiring freeze to help close the city's projected budget gap. "The 1,000 reduction seemed to be practical because we have not been able to hire...
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By ARI PAUL
The Fire Department acted with anti-union motivation when it excluded a Uniformed Firefighters Association officer from certain department meetings after he and the union's president presented concerns about the department's business dealings in testimony during a City Council hearing, the Board o... More...
Mayor, Governor Preach Reality

By MEREDITH KOLODNER
Thousands of Teachers, administrators and parents rallied in a driving rain March 19, hoping to sway city and state legislators to rescind hundreds of millions of dollars of education cuts, while the new Governor and Mayor Bloomberg held fast to their plans. More...

By MEREDITH KOLODNER
Opposition candidates won two of three Civil Service Technical Guild chapter elections last week, but challenges to the results could be on the way. First-time candidate Harry Donas won a three-way race for president of Chapter 8, one of the local's largest, after a three-month delay that caused ... More...