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The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once said, “Let us realize the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.” The heinous murder of George Floyd by a police officer sworn to uphold the law . . . more

6/19/20

Lawrence teachers protested not having a new in contract at a Board of Education meeting in November.

Lawrence School District unions seek fair new deals

The Lawrence Board of Education agreed to a new contract in principal with the Educational Secretaries Association as the trustees approved the memorandum of agreement with the union on Feb. 12. The ESA had ratified the agreement three days earlier. Lawrence School District more

By Jeff Bessen | 3/8/18

Lawrence School District to appeal PERB decision

Lawrence School District is appealing a Public Employees Relations Board decision that it must “cease and desist” immediately its addition of a sixth teaching period for teachers in the middle school and high school. more

By Jeff Bessen | 9/14/16

Brandon Nasierowski, a United Public Service Employees labor relations representative, read his statement at the Oct. 29 village meeting.

Lawrence contract talks go public

Thursday’s Village of Lawrence meeting took less than 90 minutes gavel to gavel, but it packed in several issues as a standing-room-only crowd spilled into the Village Hall waiting area outside the board room. more

By Jeff Bessen | 10/30/15

The Lawrence Teachers Association continues to seek a new contract, four years after the last one. High School special Education teacher Peter Hurley and LTA President Lori Skonberg showed off their union T-shirts.

LTA, district have not talked in 8 months

In the more than four years since the most recent contract between the Lawrence Teachers Association and the school district expired, the two sides have had a half dozen discussions and two mediation hearings. According to the LTA, “everything is still on the table,” but the district has not altered its original proposal, so nothing has been settled. more

By Jeff Bessen | 10/21/15

Labor Day and the American Dream

The American Dream isn’t as mystical as people may think. It’s a simple concept: If you’re willing to work hard . . . more

9/2/15

After being cited for violations by New York’s Public Employee Safety and Health Bureau in response to a Woodmere house fire, where Joseph Sanford Jr., at left, was hurt then subsequently died from those injuries, the Inwood Fire Department has implemented a corrective action plan.

Inwood firefighters violated state rules

After the Inwood Fire Department was cited by the New York State Labor Department Public Employee and Health Bureau last month for violating federal safety and training standards during a fire call last December, Chief Gaetano “Guy” Marino said that corrective actions have been implemented. more

By Jeff Bessen | 8/12/15

A report issued by New York's Public Employee Safety and Health Bureau said that the Inwood Fire Department violated state rules in response to a house fire where Joseph Sanford Jr., above, was hurt then subsequently died from those injuries.

Inwood firefighters violated state rules

Based on a New York State Labor Department Public Employee and Health Bureau report, the Inwood Fire Department violated federal safety and training standards when it permitted one of its volunteer firefighters to enter a Woodmere house that was on fire on Dec. 19 without an assigned partner, according to Newsday. more

By Jeff Bessen | 8/8/15

Welcome to Long Island, home of the six-figure pension

In the Feb. 3 issue of Newsday, the front-page story headlined the Long Islanders who topped New York state’s six-figure pension list. more

2/14/13

Binding arbitration leads to higher taxes

We all know the high price we pay for living in Nassau County. There’s always a lot of talk about the blame game, but did you ever think that one person could singlehandedly drive up our taxes? more

1/24/13

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