Patrolmen's Benevolent Association of the City of New York
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The Patrolmen's Benevolent Association of the City of New York is the largest labor union representing police officer
s of the New York City Police Department
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Several representatives of the Association sit on the board of the New York City Police Pension Fund. http://www.nyc.gov/html/nycppf/html/boardoftrust.html
in Lower Manhattan. Scores more were exposed to toxins—produced by the collapse of the Twin Towers—in the course of their work-shifts during the Rescue and recovery effort after the September 11, 2001 attacks
at Ground Zero.
Surviving first responders and their advocates are asserting that their illnesses have resulted from exposure to toxins at Ground Zero. The Patrolmen's Benevolent Association of the City of New York (PBA) filed a lawsuit to secure benefits for Officer Christopher Hynes, 36. (In March 2004 he was diagnosed as having sarcoidosis. However, the NYPD has refused to bestow line-of-duty injury status to him. Hynes had worked for 111 hours at Ground Zero and its vicinity. He claims that he was never given a proper respirator for his work at Ground Zero. He has had difficulty in paying medical bills because of the denial of line-of-duty status.) The PBA noted that firefighters, by contrast, have been given line-of-duty status for their injuries.
(mayoralty, 1994–2001) were marked by years of labor disputes. The PBA urged members to resist the mayor's incentive pay initiative in 1998. Additionally, in a five-year contract, officers were subject to a two-year freeze on salaries before seeing salaries increased 13 percent during the last years of the Giuliani tenure.
During November, 2007, in anticipation of the 2008 presidential election, PBA president Patrick Lynch criticized the relationship between mayor Giuliani and the NYPD. He said that the union would not endorse Giuliani. He criticized the mayor on pay issues, saying, "The inability to keep veteran cops on the job or to recruit adequate numbers of new ones can be traced directly back to the Giuliani mayoralty." He added, "While the city was rolling in money, the Giuliani administration cried future poverty and stuck New York police officers with three and half years without a pay raise." Lynch further asserted that "Rudy Giuliani has no real credentials as a terrorism fighter."
In 2011, the PBA tried to defend itself in protests against the prosecution of corrupt officers.
Police officer
A police officer is a warranted employee of a police force...
s of the New York City Police Department
New York City Police Department
The New York City Police Department , established in 1845, is currently the largest municipal police force in the United States, with primary responsibilities in law enforcement and investigation within the five boroughs of New York City...
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Several representatives of the Association sit on the board of the New York City Police Pension Fund. http://www.nyc.gov/html/nycppf/html/boardoftrust.html
Rescue and recovery work at the World Trade Center
Many officers perished at the Twin Towers during the September 11, 2001 attacksSeptember 11, 2001 attacks
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in Lower Manhattan. Scores more were exposed to toxins—produced by the collapse of the Twin Towers—in the course of their work-shifts during the Rescue and recovery effort after the September 11, 2001 attacks
Rescue and recovery effort after the September 11, 2001 attacks
The rescue and recovery effort after the September 11 attacks comprised the local, state and federal agency reaction to the September 11 attacks. The unprecedented events of that day elicited the largest response of local emergency and rescue personnel to assist in the evacuation of the two towers...
at Ground Zero.
Surviving first responders and their advocates are asserting that their illnesses have resulted from exposure to toxins at Ground Zero. The Patrolmen's Benevolent Association of the City of New York (PBA) filed a lawsuit to secure benefits for Officer Christopher Hynes, 36. (In March 2004 he was diagnosed as having sarcoidosis. However, the NYPD has refused to bestow line-of-duty injury status to him. Hynes had worked for 111 hours at Ground Zero and its vicinity. He claims that he was never given a proper respirator for his work at Ground Zero. He has had difficulty in paying medical bills because of the denial of line-of-duty status.) The PBA noted that firefighters, by contrast, have been given line-of-duty status for their injuries.
Relations with mayor Giuliani
PBA relations with mayor Rudy GiulianiRudy Giuliani
Rudolph William Louis "Rudy" Giuliani KBE is an American lawyer, businessman, and politician from New York. He served as Mayor of New York City from 1994 to 2001....
(mayoralty, 1994–2001) were marked by years of labor disputes. The PBA urged members to resist the mayor's incentive pay initiative in 1998. Additionally, in a five-year contract, officers were subject to a two-year freeze on salaries before seeing salaries increased 13 percent during the last years of the Giuliani tenure.
During November, 2007, in anticipation of the 2008 presidential election, PBA president Patrick Lynch criticized the relationship between mayor Giuliani and the NYPD. He said that the union would not endorse Giuliani. He criticized the mayor on pay issues, saying, "The inability to keep veteran cops on the job or to recruit adequate numbers of new ones can be traced directly back to the Giuliani mayoralty." He added, "While the city was rolling in money, the Giuliani administration cried future poverty and stuck New York police officers with three and half years without a pay raise." Lynch further asserted that "Rudy Giuliani has no real credentials as a terrorism fighter."
In 2011, the PBA tried to defend itself in protests against the prosecution of corrupt officers.
See also
- Health effects arising from the September 11, 2001 attacksHealth effects arising from the September 11, 2001 attacksThere has been growing concern over the health effects arising from the September 11 attacks in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan. Within seconds of the collapse of the World Trade Center, building materials, electronic equipment, and furniture were pulverized and spread over the area.In...
- Rescue and recovery effort after the September 11, 2001 attacksRescue and recovery effort after the September 11, 2001 attacksThe rescue and recovery effort after the September 11 attacks comprised the local, state and federal agency reaction to the September 11 attacks. The unprecedented events of that day elicited the largest response of local emergency and rescue personnel to assist in the evacuation of the two towers...