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Salute to Civil Service Organization Month
August 29, 2008
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PBA, City Reach 4-Year, 20-Percent Pact; 4% Annual Hikes, Key Benefit Gains
By TOMMY HALLISSEY
Patrolmen's Benevolent Association President Patrick J. Lynch and Mayor Bloomberg Aug. 21 broke a string of three consecutive contracts decided in arbitration when they reached a four-year deal that if ratified would provide 20-percent in salary and fringe benefit increases for Police Officers. More...
State Troopers Agree To 13% Raise Over Four-Year Contract
By TOMMY HALLISSEY

Governor Paterson Aug. 17 reached a contract agreement with the State Troopers Police Benevolent Association granting a 13-percent raise across four years. The contract, which spans from April 1, 2007 to March 31, 2011, includes across-the-board salary increases of 3 percent for the first three y... More...

Takes Effect Next July: Governor Enacts Ban On Mandatory OT for Nurses
By TOMMY HALLISSEY

Governor Paterson has signed a bill into law to ban mandatory overtime for nurses in hospitals and other health-care facilities statewide. Mr. Paterson proclaimed the measure as a way to significantly decrease the risk of serious, preventable medical errors committed by fatigued and overworked nu... More...


Radio Snafus, Wrong Info Cited in 'Deutsche' Deaths; FDNY Report Hit by UFA
By ARI PAUL

A failure to follow radio protocol and misinformation phoned into emergency dispatchers were among the contributing factors in the deaths of Firefighters Joseph Graffagnino and Robert Beddia at last year's Deutsche Bank building fire, according to a Fire Department report issued Aug. 21. More...


Conductor Battles Illness, 'Transit' Bid to Fire Him; Claims He's Owed $12G
By ARI PAUL

The trouble for James Mitchell, a New York City Transit Conductor on the J line, started with an on-the-job trip to the bathroom in 1999. After being overcome with the sudden need to use the bathroom, Mr. Mitchell held his train for several minutes and went to a crew quarters in a subway station.... More...


Wardens' Union Head Rips Frisking of Rikers Officers; Claims Contract Violation
By TOMMY HALLISSEY

The Department of Correction plans to continue to randomly pat-frisk jail officers despite protests from several unions after uniformed staff were frisked and asked to remove their shoes at Rikers Island Aug. 16. More...


 Editorial
•Pragmatism Got PBA Deal
The sky was a clear blue and the sun shone brightly last Thursday afternoon, confounding everyone who believed it would be a wintry day in August when the Patrolmen's Benevolent Association and the Bloomberg administration reached a negotiated contract settlement. More...
•DC 37 Demeans Itself
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 Editor's "Razzle Dazzle" Column
•Persuade, Not Electrify: What Obama Has to Do
Four years ago, Barack Obama, an Illinois State Senator running for a U.S. Senate seat, gave a keynote address at the Democratic Convention that was so powerful that it became his first step on the road to the White House. On Thursday night, Mr. More...
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 Letters to the Editor
•TWU's Loss of Democracy
To the Editor: Once again a letter to the editor from a TWU Local 100 Stations Division member, Paul Piazza (Aug. 15 issue) brings hope that one day Local 100 will regain its character and true democracy. Piazza's letter, "TWU's Strange Priorities," states the true state of affairs in Local 100... More...
•The Seats of Discontent
•FDNY Can't Pass Buck
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 Professionals' Column
•Current Pension Topics: New Laws on Accidental Death Benefit and OTB
The following items recently became New York State law: Chapter 76 of the Laws of 2008 increases the special accidental death benefit payable under Section 208-f of the NYS General Municipal Law by 3 percent. More...
•YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY
•Know Your Rights: Discrimination Claim Based On Spouse's Race
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 Civil Service Exam Stories
•TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT AGENT JOBS AVAILABLE
Starting Salary $27G; Must File By Sept. 23 And Pass Written Test; Need H.S. Diploma Before Dec. 13 Plus Driver's License to Be Hired
Filing is open for an exam leading to Traffic Enforcement Agent jobs in the Police Department, the Department of Citywide Administrative Services announced. The starting salary is $27,013. The multiple-choice test is scheduled for Dec. 13. Applications must be submitted by Sept. 23. More...
•CITY CERTIFICATIONS
•ROUNDUP OF EXAMS LEADING TO JOBS
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