Takeover From City Saves 1,500 Jobs
By RICHARD STEIER
As this newspaper went to press June 16, state legislators were giving final approval to the transfer of the city's Off-Track Betting Corporation to the state, in what is likely to be the beginning of the consolidation of the six regional OTB systems.
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Among Bylaw Changes
By ARI PAUL
Transport Workers Union Local 100 members are voting this month to ratify several changes to the union bylaws, including moving the 2009 election from December to June, creating a fourth leadership position, and putting tighter restrictions on officers doing fund-raising on the job. More...
By MIA GOLDBERG
Correction Officers Benevolent Association President Norman Seabrook met with Labor Relations Commissioner James F. Hanley June 5 to re-open contract negotiations after an arbitration panel last month awarded Police Officers higher pay raises than were given to other uniformed employees for the sa... More...
By MICHELLE FRIEDMAN
A Custodial Secretary was arrested for allegedly embezzling $60,000 from the Department of Education, Special Commissioner of Investigation for the school system Richard J. Condon announced. Karen Nowaski allegedly stole the money from Grover Cleveland High School in Queens with the help of John ... More...
By ARI PAUL
A report last month by the U.S. Transportation Security Administration showed that 21 percent of its airport screeners left the agency last year, prompting one union leader to blame the attrition on a pay-for-performance system. More...
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Court Clerk Contract Would Raise Pay By 13% Over 4 Years