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Salute to Civil Service Organization Month
July 25, 2008
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Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly July 16 restored a Brooklyn Detective to full duty following union outcry over a modified-duty assignment after he failed a Breathalyzer test compelled by his off-duty shooting of an armed man. More...

New York City Transit Station Agent Paul Waldon has seen a lot of strange things in his 23 years as a Transport Workers Union Local 100 member, but for him, the recent referendum allowing President Roger Toussaint to move next year's election from December to June while leaving ballots uncounted f... More...

United Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten July 14 was elected without opposition as president of the American Federation of Teachers at the national union's convention in Chicago, where she sharply criticized President Bush's education programs as "a blunt instrument for attacking, ... More...


District Council 37 Executive Director Lillian Roberts reacted angrily July 15 when Mayor Bloomberg's chief negotiator said he would not offer her the same wage terms that have been agreed to by several uniformed unions, according to several union officials who were present. More...


A state appeals court July 10 reduced a State Division of Human Rights award to a Correction Officer who it concluded was sexually harassed at work because she is a lesbian. The appellate court reduced Alicia S. Humig's award from $850,000 to $200,000. More...


City Council Civil Service and Labor Committee Chairman Joseph P. Addabbo has plans to reform the Taylor Law - if Queens voters send him to Albany in November. Councilman Addabbo, a Democrat who will be term-limited out of the Council next year, announced July 12 that he is running for State Sen... More...


A group of subway station workers July 16 distributed flyers outside New York City Transit's headquarters celebrating the installation of temporary air-conditioning for Cleaners at the West 4th St. station in Manhattan, but calling for management to tackle the issue of heat in the stations systemw... More...


At the end of a dizzying 72-hour period in which Det. Ivan Davison morphed from a "loaded" cop with his job on the line to a hero officer whose drinking was celebrated by the same newspaper that hung that tag on him, Police Commissioner Ray Kelly pronounced as a success the program that gives Brea... More...
Roger Toussaint seems determined to prove that Neil Young's line about rock stars - ''It's better to burn out than to fade away" - doesn't apply to union leaders. He came to office as president of Transport Workers Union Local 100 in 2000 pledging to engage his members and once again make them ... More...
To the Editor: The Chief has consistently recognized the need for Transport Workers Union Local 100 members to pay their dues regardless of whether they support the current set of officers or not. More...
I just took a call from a retired reader receiving a disability pension for the past 18 years. In 1990, the Medical Board certified the disability to be the result of an on-the-job accident. More...
Start at $26G With Location Bonus For Jobs in Area of City; Filing Ends Aug. 18 With Exam on Sept. 20; Need Experience or Credits The New York State Thruway Authority and the State Departments of Transportation and Environmental Conservation are seeking Engineering Technicians at various loc... More...

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