FDNY, NYPD Protest Outside TV Studios

City firefighters and police officers are airing their contract complaints in front of a national audience Tuesday, protesting outside the street-side studios of several morning TV shows.

Members of the fire and police unions have been following Mayor Michael Bloomberg recently, and along with teachers they have held what they call informational picketing sessions about their contract dispute with the city. They have also threatened to protest during the Republican National Convention later this month.

The unions, which are working without a contract, want a new deal with higher pay and benefits. But the mayor says the city doesn