Beth Fertig

Beth Fertig appears in the following:

Toussaint Vows to Fight Millions in Fines

Tuesday, April 18, 2006

The president of the Transport Workers Union is vowing to fight a judge's decision to fine the union $2.5 million for last year's illegal strike. 

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Transport Union Back in Court Over Fines

Monday, April 10, 2006

The MTA is seeking to suspend the union's membership dues following December's 3-day strike.

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Mayor Calls Borough Park Residents Inappropriate After Riot

Wednesday, April 05, 2006

Mayor Bloomberg says residents of Borough Park acted inappropriately by rioting after the arrest of an Orthodox Jewish man. 

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Program Aims to Cut Diabetes by Improving Kids' Eating Habits

Tuesday, April 04, 2006

Health officials estimate that about one in eight adults in New York City has diabetes. 

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LIRR Link to Grand Central Terminal Raises Questions

Monday, March 20, 2006

The federal government is on the verge of giving New York initial funding to connect the Long Island Rail Road from Queens directly to Midtown.

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Arbitration May Be Inevitable for MTA and TWU

Friday, March 17, 2006

The MTA and the Transport Workers Union appear to be heading toward binding arbitration.

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Report Finds Ethics Problems with Tutoring Enrolment

Wednesday, March 08, 2006

Tutoring is big business. Providers can get up to $2,000 per student for working with schools that receive federal money under the No Child Left Behind Law.

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Rikers Island Inmates Complete Writing Project

Saturday, March 04, 2006

With 11,000 inmates waiting weeks or months for their court appearances, the facility also has to provide its younger residents with a school.

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MTA Way Behind on Security Upgrade

Thursday, March 02, 2006

A new report finds the MTA is far behind its self-imposed deadlines for upgrading security after the 9/11 attacks.

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MTA Defends Subterranean Transit Hub

Tuesday, February 28, 2006

The MTA is defending its plans to build a new transit hub fifteen stories below Midtown. 

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TWU Petitions for Second Vote

Tuesday, February 28, 2006

Petitions are circulating within the Transport Workers Union requesting a second vote on the contract that was rejected last month by only seven votes.

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Charter School Advocates Start Lobbying Albany

Thursday, February 16, 2006

Supporters claim charter schools are strong alternative to regular public schools, and they’re seeking to convince state lawmakers to allow more of them. 

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Campaign for Fiscal Equity: FAQs

Tuesday, February 14, 2006

Here are answers to frequently asked questions about the Campaign for Fiscal Equity lawsuit.

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MTA, Union Moving Slowly on Contract

Friday, February 10, 2006

The Transport Workers Union and the MTA seem no closer to a deal than they were when the union rejected its contract last month by 7 votes. 

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Gov Gives City Power to Double Charter Schools

Wednesday, February 08, 2006

Governor Pataki wants to give the city schools chancellor the power to create up to 50 more charter schools.

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Half-Hour Plus, Added to School Day for Thousands

Monday, February 06, 2006

The school day will get a little bit longer for more than 300,000 New York City public school children today.

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Subway Conductors More Likely to Vote 'No'

Thursday, February 02, 2006

The contract was rejected last month by only 7 votes. About 70 percent of subway conductors and train operators voted no.

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TWU Meeting Erupts in Shouting Match

Wednesday, February 01, 2006

Opposing forces inside the Transport Workers Union erupted into a raucous shouting match last night.

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TWU Planning Next Step in Arbitration Battle

Tuesday, January 31, 2006

The executive board the Transport Workers Union will hold its first meeting today since members rejected their contract with the MTA by only seven votes.

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To Arbitrate or Not to Arbitrate: That is the Question

Friday, January 27, 2006

Now that transit workers have rejected their contract with the MTA, the two sides are waiting to find out if they’ll go back to the table OR have an outside party settle their dispute. 

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