Say Tougher Physical Test Needed; Will Also Revise Medical, Job Specs
The Department of Correction plans to hire a contractor to revise the pre-employment medical guidelines, the physical test and the minimum qualifications used by the department to evaluate candidates for Correction Officer jobs at a time when union officials say standards are too low, THE CHIEF-LEADER has learned.
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Suing to Regain Jobs
By TOMMY HALLISSEY
Close to midnight on Valentine's Day 2006, a doorbell's ring awoke Det. Roxann Hayes from a heavy sleep. She was startled to find three Internal Affairs Bureau officers at her door. Her first thought was that something had happened to her husband, who at the time was also an NYPD Detective. These men, however, were there for her. More...
Says He Met All Requirements
By ARI PAUL
For Robert Woods, being stationed for two years in Iraq with the U.S. Army was "pretty much hell." The Staten Island resident described being shot at daily and witnessing decomposing corpses in the desert heat. "You almost get used to it," he said. "That's the sad part. More...
Tech Guild Leader Sues Foes Over False Charge