The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is set to enact deep service cuts- including layoffs- and a 23-percent fare hike March 25 unless state officials reach consensus on a bailout plan, after resistance from outer-borough State Senators last week blocked a Ravitch Commission recommendation to institute East and Harlem River bridge tolls. More...
Uniformed Firefighters Association President Steve Cassidy March 20 warned that if Fire Department budget cuts are enacted it will cost Mayor Bloomberg the support of the largest FDNY union. Standing with other department union leaders at City Hall before a preliminary budget hearing, Mr. More...
The U.S. Department of Justice has concluded that the City Council's alteration of the Term Limits Law without a referendum did not violate the Voting Rights Act, as a class action lawsuit has alleged. More...
Fifteen-hundred United Federation of Teachers members descended on Albany March 17 to lobby their lawmakers about the direction of Federal stimulus money and a progressive income tax on the wealthy, More...
Doctors at Metropolitan Hospital in Manhattan have ratified a new threeyear contract with the Health and Hospitals Corporation that provides three 3-percent wage increases over three years. More...
A man named John McMullen once explained selling his share of the New York Yankees by saying that there was "nothing more limited than being a limited partner" of George Steinbrenner's. By the same token, it appears that nothing defines the word "acting" like being acting president of a union run by Roger Toussaint. More...
Bill Thompson's perception problem was obvious when the City Comptroller walked into his conference room March 17 to address reporters about the Justice Department's decision to permit the revised Term Limits Law to stand. It was a quiet day for City Hall reporters More...
Q.: I have a DRO (Domestic Relations Order) on file with the retirement system. As you know, I can only receive my portion of my ex-spouse's pension when my ex-spouse retires. More...
Jobs Here Pay $34G Plus Location Bonus; No Written Exam Need 4 Years' Experience, Less With Specified Education Courses
The state Department of Civil Service has an ongoing need for Motor Equipment Mechanics in the Department of Transportation and other agencies throughout the state, particularly downstate and in Monroe County. Starting salary is $33,977. Applications are being accepted continuously; exams are given periodically. More...
Shuns Toussaint's 'Arbiter' Role Local 100 Challenger Puts Emphasis on Fighting Back