PEP March 2001: Table of Contents.

Table of Contents

		News
		Arbitrator to hear facts in civilianization case Audit gives benefit fund clean bill of health Black history, by its giants and victims Boycott list helps union workers win battles SNAFU: City marshalls evict Food Stamp office City mourns EMS officer and School Crossing Guard City plan: Good news and bad Community librarian Court says state school aid formula cheats city kids DC 37 locals organize three new titles Don’t buy these products Editorial: A time for mourning, a time for reflection Hearing set for March 7 on Code of Ethics procedures How Local 1320 snatched back the contract How Local 420 saved 200 jobs at Brooklyn Central Laundry Join your AFSCME brothers and sisters in Albany Labor fighting uphill battle in organizing Labor war erupts at WBAI radio station Letters Library Technical Assistants win automatic pay increments Links in the chain: labor and civil rights Local 1407 sets up e-mail hot line Local 1505 sweeps Parks “witch hunt” Local 372 chapter leaders are elected as trustees of BERS Local 420 saves job, restores reputation Local presidents testify on state budget Mayor calls for 400 more Crossing Guards Medicaid enrollment: a job for public workers MLC health benefits agreement: What it means for members Money on the table in contract talks New LIFE law: “It’s not amnesty, but it helps” Nursing home staffing on the critical list, says union PEOPLE seeks record participation Privatization: Meeting the challenge in 2001 Q & A: Your questions answered about new benefits package State of Washington mulls bill of rights for temporary workers State plan: Cut school and urban aid Tattoos needle bosses at Illinois nuke plants Tax tips for retired Annuity Fund participants Top scientists confirm need for OSHA standard Union fights to save ergonomics rule Union knocks out overtime mess in EMS Union nixes finance forms for hundreds Union offers members a crash course in lobbying Unions push for electoral reforms US