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September 12, 2008
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Mayor Demands Feds Pay Treatment Costs For Post-9/11 Ailing; Report Extensive Need For Mental and Physical Care Due to Work at WTC
By TOMMY HALLISSEY and ARI PAUL
Among the World Trade Center Medical Working Group's recommendations in a report released Sept. 4, one stood out: getting the Federal Government to pay for treatment. Speaking to reporters at City Hall, Mayor Bloomberg said the report outlined the health needs created by 9/11 and its after-effect... More...
U.S. Personnel Office Calls 4-Day, 10-Hour Week Unworkable
By ARI PAUL

The U.S. Office of Personnel Management has objected to the U.S. House of Representatives Majority Leader's call for a new workweek consisting of four 10-hour days for Federal employees. U.S. Rep. Steny Hoyer proposed in a letter to OPM officials last month making the alternative workweek univers... More...

New John Jay Program On Emergency Response; Named for 9/11 Fireman
By ARI PAUL

John Jay College of Criminal Justice President Jeremy Travis believed that his institution was the perfect place for a center on emergency response studies named for a Probationary Firefighter who died on 9/11. More...


Gotbaum Report: Involve Parents More in Schools; But Supports Mayoral Control
By DAVID SIMS

The Commission on School Governance, a body appointed by Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum, Sept. 4 recommended that the state law allowing mayoral control of the city school system be renewed with some revisions, especially focusing on the Department of Education. More...


Guild Brawl Spurs Arrest And Internal Countercharge; Escalates Political Feud
By DAVID SIMS

A dispute during a Civil Service Technical Guild meeting that led to the arrest of a union official for allegedly striking another one and taking his camera has heated up with the bringing of internal union charges against the official who made the complaint. More...


SOLIDARITY IN ALL ITS STRIPES:

The Chief-Leader/Pat Arnow The Labor Day Parade held Sept. 6 by the AFL-CIO New York City Central Labor Council produced a mix of ordinary workers, the state's top elected officials, and, as its grand marshals, members of the Wounded Warriors Project who are veterans of the military conflicts in Ira... More...


 Editorial
•The GOP's Labor Problem
The city labor movement celebrated Labor Day with a parade this past Saturday that came in the wake of the two political parties' conventions, which showed a striking contrast in their attitudes toward those who toil on behalf of ordinary people. More...
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 Editor's "Razzle Dazzle" Column
•Palin Channels Reagan and McCain's Old Self
Two prominent Republicans of the past loomed large as I watched Sarah Palin address her party's convention Sept. 3: Rudy Giuliani and Ronald Reagan. Mr. Giuliani proved to be an ideal act for her to follow. More...
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 Letters to the Editor
•Questions Fort's Motives
To the Editor: At the June 9 Civil Service Technical Guild Chapter 2 meeting, which was attended by Guild President Claude Fort, Behrouz Fathi and George Dames, various issues were raised and discussed by both sides. More...
•Who's Presuming Who?
•No Free Pass for Obama
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 Professionals' Column
•Current Pension Topics: Erroneous Deductions, Employer Contributions
The following information comes from: http://www.trs.nyc.ny.us/htm/set-qpp.htm; the official Web site of the Teachers' Retirement System of the City of New York. More...
•YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY
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 Civil Service Exam Stories
•REVENUE OFFICER JOBS NOW OFFERED WITH IRS
Starting Pay $37-$43G; Posts in 4 Boroughs, White Plains, Upstate; Plan Hundreds of Hirings; Need College Degree Or Relevant Experience
The Internal Revenue Service is hiring qualified Revenue Officers for positions in the greater New York area and upstate. Candidates must apply by Oct. 14. The salary range is $36,822 to $43,117 per year. Hundreds of positions nationwide are expected to be filled in March 2009. More...
•CITY CERTIFICATIONS
•ROUNDUP OF EXAMS LEADING TO JOBS
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