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April 18, 2008
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The Off-Track Betting Corporation has begun formally notifying its nearly 1,500 employees that they will be laid off beginning June 16 unless the state takes action to stem its pending financial losses. Those workers received further disquieting news when OTB President Raymond V. More...
Not the First Time

During an emotional Transport Workers Union Local 100 meeting in 2006, a member approached union President Roger Toussaint, and explained that the opposition Rail and Bus slate - which would later be defeated in that December's election - was reacting to what he called "your dictatorship." In an... More...

State Boosts School Aid

As part of last week's state budget deal, Albany legislators approved a bill that prevents the Bloomberg administration from tying decisions on Teacher tenure to student scores on statewide exams. More...


United Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten announced April 11 that she will seek the presidency of her national union, even as she vowed to remain in her present job. It is widely believed that Ms. More...


Union Shares Riders' Concerns

In the parlance of some young urban professionals, "riding the G train" denotes a sense of being down on one's luck, as if the idea of commuting on the only subway line that doesn't enter Manhattan is a mark of second-class citizenship. More...


Closing arguments in the trial of three Detectives accused in the 2006 killing of Sean Bell outside a Queens nightclub were delivered April 14 by their lawyers and the Queens District Attorney's Office. Supreme Court Justice Arthur J. Cooperman, who heard the case without a jury at the Detectives... More...


As expected, the state's top judge, Judith Kaye, brought suit against top state officials the day after they approved a budget that failed to provide a raise for judges for the 10th straight year. More...
Is Roger Toussaint a racist? Contrary to the claim of Thomas Creegan, the Transport Workers Union Local 100 official who was outraged when Mr. Toussaint accused him of racial mockery during a meeting last month, more than likely the union president is not. More...
To the Editor: In your April 11 editorial titled "Another Brick in City's Wall" regarding the recent Detective Investigators Association arbitration, you speak of the "sobering ramifications for the unions representing several thousand Emergency Medical Service workers. More...
There are eight public-sector retirement systems in this state. Five are sponsored/administered by the City of New York and three are run by the State. These retirement income schemes are of the Defined Benefit type. More...
Start at $67G; Written Exam Set June 14; Require Westchester Residency Up To Time of Hiring
The Yonkers Fire Department is accepting applications for an examination leading to Firefighter jobs, according to the Yonkers Municipal Civil Service Commission. Applications must be submitted by May 3. The written examination will be held June 14. The starting salary is $67,291. More...

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