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April 25, 2008
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Up Pay 13% In 4-Year Pacts Of Court Unions; Local 1070, 5 Others Also Win $1,950 Location Hike
By RICHARD STEIER
As this newspaper went to press April 21, a coalition of court unions was close to finalizing a four-year contract that would provide 13 percent in raises and other benefit gains. More...
A Year Later, Still Track-Safety Issues;
Mark Workers' Deaths
By ARI PAUL

In the year since two Track Workers, Daniel Boggs and Marvin Franklin, were killed in the line of duty last April 24 and April 29, Transport Workers Union Local 100 President Roger Toussaint and New York City Transit President Howard H. Roberts have collaborated to improve safety on the tracks. More...

TWU Dues Holdout Logic is Questioned;
Anger or Money Pinch?
By ARI PAUL

For one New York City Transit Station Agent, the fact that fewer than half of Transport Workers Union Local 100 members have fully paid their dues is a mystery. More...


Report Queens Fire Responses Have Improved; UFOA Still Skeptical Of Dispatch System As It Expands
By ARI PAUL

A pilot program for Fire Department dispatchers is reducing response times by more than half a minute in Queens, the borough where they have been the highest, Fire Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta said April 17. On Feb. More...


Pay Pales in Comparisons: NYPD Tough Sell at Job Fair
By MIA GOLDBERG

At the John Jay College of Criminal Justice Job Fair last week, something didn't fit: the starting salary for city cops compared to their counterparts across the nation. As the result of a 2005 arbitration award that gutted the pay scale for rookies, the entry salary for an NYPD officer is $25,10... More...


Jersey Leanings A Factor in PA Head's Ouster
By RICHARD STEIER

The ouster of Port Authority Executive Director Anthony Shorris by Governor Paterson April 17 was spurred partly by the wide disparity in the number of New Jersey officials he appointed to top posts compared to New Yorkers, according to one veteran government official. More...


 Editorial
•The Council Mess Spreads
Last week will not go down in the annals as a proud one for the City Council. The lack of accountability when it comes to the handling of discretionary funds wandered into the criminal realm when two aides to Brooklyn Councilman Kendall Stewart were indicted for allegedly embezzling $145,000. More...
•NYPD Lost at the Fair
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 Editor's "Razzle Dazzle" Column
•Razzle Dazzle: DEA Head Waits and Hopes
The wait for a verdict in most trials contains two elements of uncertainty: what and when. For the three Detectives charged in the fatal shooting of Sean Bell, "when" was taken out of the equation when Queens Supreme Court Justice Arthur J. More...
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 Letters to the Editor
•Letters to the Editor: The Tip of Quinn's Iceberg
To the Editor: Your April 18 article, "Quinn Takes Steps To Purge Ghosts," was excellent reporting but there is still more to the story. More...
•Case for Billionaires
•Union Plus's Value
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 Professionals' Column
•Current Pension Topics: Getting Rolled on Rollovers
ALERT, ALERT, ALERT! The following story is about a couple with combined pre-tax retirement investment accounts of $600,000. The wife has a 403(b), while the husband has a 457(b). The wife remained employed after celebrating her 59-1/2 birthday. More...
•Your Social Security
•Know Your Rights: No Relief for False Charges
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 Civil Service Exam Stories
•300 LIFEGUARD JOBS AVAILABLE WITH CITY
Beach and Pool Openings; Pays $12.55 Hourly; All Full-Time Jobs; Swimming, Vision Tests Required
The Parks Department continues testing for Lifeguard jobs available at city beaches and pools through the end of May. The city plans to recruit and train 1,200 Lifeguards in time for the summer season, which begins Memorial Day weekend. More...
•Will Fill Jobs CITY CERTIFICATIONS
•School Safety Agent List Out
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