
By RICHARD STEIER
Patrolmen's Benevolent Association President Patrick J. Lynch and one of his union's attorneys heavily based their case for a pattern-breaking contract arbitration award on the claim that Police Officers' jobs are more intellectually demanding than other uniformed positions like Firefighter, Correct...
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Book Details 'Big Squeeze'

By ARI PAUL
The 21st Century hasn't been kind to Americans who work for a living, according to a new book by New York Times labor reporter Steven Greenhouse. In "The Big Squeeze: Tough Times for the American Worker," Mr. More...
Victory for All Federal Staff

By ARI PAUL
The U.S. Supreme Court May 27 ruled in favor of a U.S. Postal Service worker's right to pursue a lawsuit claiming that her employer retaliated against her when she filed an age-discrimination complaint. Myrna Gomez-Perez, a 45-year-old USPS employee in Puerto Rico, claimed that she faced retaliat... More...
Reduces Liability, Stretches Payback

By MIA GOLDBERG
Both houses of the State Legislature have approved a measure that would relieve the financial burden on city employees who were called up to active military duty in Iraq or Afghanistan. More...