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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 13, 2006 Contact: Gregory Floyd 212-924-2000 City Council Grants Civil Service Status to School Safety Agents New York City — Teamsters Local 237 officials, including Secretary-Treasurer Gregory Floyd and Political and Legislative Director Patricia Stryker, along with several School Safety Agents, joined Council Member Joseph Addabbo Jr. and other members of the New York City Council on the steps of City Hall today to announce that the union's approximately 4,000 School Safety Agents have been granted civil service status, and their title reclassified from non-competitive to competitive. "This change has been long overdue," said Local 237 Secretary-Treasurer Floyd. "The union is grateful to Councilmember Addabbo Jr. and the City Council for understanding the need to reclassify School Safety Agents from the former non-competitive title of School Guards, and to Commissioner Martha Hirst, of the Department of Citywide Administrative Service, for working expeditiously on this issue." Floyd called the reclassification "a major morale booster" for the men and women who provide security in city public schools and are frequently exposed to dangerous and violent conditions that often result in serious injuries during the course of performing their official duties. The change, Floyd said, not only provides additional protective rights when they are injured, it also professionalizes School Safety Agents by recognizing their role as law enforcement officers who must undergo rigorous training similar to their "cousins" in the competitive class -- police officers and special officers. "School safety agents are our thin red line of protection from the culture of the streets," said Addabbo, adding "It gives me great pleasure to know I had a role in the Local 237 effort, led by President Carl Haynes." As a result of the reclassification, the first competitive class of school safety agents candidates, scheduled for February 2007, will be tested for appointment to the competitive class in a manner that factors in education and experience. The civil service merit and fitness examination administered by the City of New York provides an established, proven process that could be applied for appointment as a school safety agent. It is used to establish eligibility and priority for appointments to other similar positions, such as police officers and special officers. Teamsters Local 237 represents more than 23,000 municipal employees, and is the largest Teamsters local in the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. |
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