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Mayor Bloomberg explicitly linked his ability to continue a 7-percent reduction in the property tax rate to the pending Patrolmen's Benevolent Association arbitration during a May 1 press conference unveiling his $59-billion proposed city budget. More...
Local 237 Takes Initiative

A rally organized by Teamsters Local 237 to protest the Bush administration's lack of funding for public housing drew several thousand people to City Hall Park May 1, where they called on the Federal Government to provide increased aid. More...

Council Joins Unions

City Council Members Bill de Blasio and Robert Jackson announced April 30 that they had 45 co-sponsors for a resolution calling on Mayor Bloomberg to restore almost $540 million in proposed cuts to the city schools budget. More...


Mourn CO Murdered on Street

Correction Officer Kenneth Duncan worked for 10 years at the Manhattan Detention Center, a place where the threat of violence was ever-present. Sadly, that violence found him on the street where he lived early on the morning of April 22, when he was shot and killed outside of his East Flatbush hom... More...


Protests Low Salaries, Stalled Talks

Professional Staff Congress members walked out of an April 28 City University of New York Board of Trustees meeting to dramatize their push for a new contract with higher wages for university faculty. The most recent PSC-CUNY contract expired last Sept. 19. More...


Modified Bill Can't Bridge Gap

The Police Department April 29 told a City Council committee that it had made changes to an administration-backed bill that would regulate air monitoring to address the concerns of labor and community groups, but activists and several lawmakers continue to oppose it. More...


If it's true that those who have been divorced five or six times are the biggest believers in marriage, Schools Chancellor Joel Klein must be the most ardent advocate of the collective-bargaining process. As often as it gives him reason for regret, he just doesn't seem to get enough of it. More...
On more than one occasion, facts have been hostile witnesses in the Reverend Al Sharpton's life. His response to the verdict in the Sean Bell case showed this is one of them. Immediately after Queens Supreme Court Justice Arthur Cooperman April 25 acquitted the three Detectives charged in the fat... More...
To the Editor: Every New York City union member and anyone interested in quality municipal services and fair treatment of workers should be outraged by the disclosure that HIP/Emblemhealth is proposing to give its CEO, Anthony Watson, a $20-million windfall on top of his $4.79-million a year sal... More...
Q.: I was wondering why you are not a fan of variable annuities. I have a variable annuity from my old company in the form of a 403(b). You are correct when you say that the fees are expensive. I calculate about 1. More...
Cop Filing to Close May 15; Written Exam Set June 14; CO Test Aug. 2; Expect Thousands of Hirings For Both Titles The city is looking to hire thousands of Police Officers and Correction Officers, with filing for the next police exam scheduled to close May 15. More...

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