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Hello, this is Pat Lynch, President of the New York City Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association. If a funeral is a measure of who or what a person was in life, then we buried two giants these past weeks. The turnout for the funerals of Detectives Parker and Rafferty were among the largest this city has ever seen. I’m sure the thousands of uniforms that lined the streets gave some solace to the friends and families of these two fallen heroes. I’d like to thank all of our members who were in attendance. You honored the loss of two great men and you did yourself and your uniform proud. Please continue to remember these two great men and their families in your prayers. Arbitration Dates have been set for binding arbitration at PERB. Discovery is scheduled for October 11th and opening briefs are due by October 25th. The actual PERB hearing dates have been tentatively scheduled for November 16, 19, 22 and 30th and for December 3, 7, 9 and 13th. Two additional dates – December 14 and 16 -- have been reserved should they be needed. The arbitrator is expected to render an award sometime after those dates. We will keep you informed of the latest developments as the PERB process moves forward. Bridges and Tunnels Program New York state majority leader Joe Bruno is funding a $2 million dollar pilot program to defray the cost of tolls on MTA bridges and tunnels for police officers. We are meeting with the MTA to develop a protocol for our members to take advantage of this savings and we will inform you as soon as the plan is in place. We are grateful to Senator Bruno for taking the initiative to fund this program as we continue to push to make this pilot program more through legislation in Albany. Thank you for calling the PBA hotline. |
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17, 2004
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