Wouldn't Involve Member Co-Pays; City Worried State Will Siphon Aid
The Municipal Labor Committee Feb. 27 presented potential healthcare changes it said could save the city $160 million, but the group's leader said Labor Relations Commissioner James F. Hanley seemed cool to the proposal.
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Press on Budget Needs
By DAVID SIMS
United Federation of Teachers members led a union delegation that leafleted the public across the city Feb. 24 in preparation for a rally this Thursday outside City Hall demanding a "fair budget" for city workers and proper distribution of money from the Federal stimulus package. More...
Urges Program's Expansion
By DAVID SIMS
District Council 37 Executive Director Lillian Roberts told a City Council committee Feb. 25 that Job Training Participants should be retained by the city in higher numbers rather than using privately-contracted employees who cost more money. More...
Introduced on L Line
By ARI PAUL
New York City Transit began running fully automated trains on the L line Feb. 24, raising union fears that the computerized system will endanger Maintenance of Way work crews and passengers who fall onto the tracks. More...
Won't Seek Re-Election
By ARI PAUL
Robert M. Morgenthau, the 89- year-old Manhattan District Attorney known for pioneering work in prosecuting white-collar crime who has held the office since 1975, announced Feb. 27 that he will not seek re-election to a ninth full term. More...
By TOMMY HALLISSEY
A Brooklyn judge Feb. 25 sentenced the gunman who fatally shot Police Officer Russel Timoshenko two years ago to life in prison. More...
Lieutenants Back Gioia For Public Advocate