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Letters to the Editor January 27, 2006  RSS feed

THE CHIEF-LEADER welcomes letters from its readers for publication.
Correspondents must include their names, addresses and
phone numbers. Letters should be submitted with the understanding
that all correspondence is subject to the editorial judgment of this
newspaper. Letters can be e-mailed to: RSTEIER@RCN.COM or
mailed to: Richard Steier, Editor, 277 Broadway, Suite 1506, NY, NY
10007.



City Won’t Pay Cops Fairly
     To the Editor: Richard Steier was correct in writing in his “Razzle Dazzle” column Jan. 20 that the “city’s unwillingness to pay more for a presumably better-qualified officer exposes the hypocrisy of both Rudy Giuliani and Mayor Bloomberg in saying they were willing to reward measurable productivi
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Involve Cops Early
     To the Editor: Why would any reasonable, knowledgeable person depend on the Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) for insuring the safety and welfare of a 7-year-old victim of violent child abuse? This is a relatively impotent agency when it comes to child abuse and neglect, notwithstanding
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Thanks to Rescuers
     To the Editor: I would like to express my gratitude and heartfelt thanks to the NYPD Scuba Team and multiple agencies from New York and New Jersey that were involved in the recovery of the body of Jersey City Police Officer Robert Nguyen from the Hackensack River in the tragic accident on Christmas
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Maligning Firefighters
     To the Editor: Once again Cy Horowitz is telling firefighters to wake up (Jan. 13 letter). I seem to have hurt his feelings in my first letter. Well, too bad. I am tired of having to defend my department for its great role in reducing both fires and fire fatalities.
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Jealousy at Work
     To the Editor: This is in reply to Jeff and Cy (Jan. 13 issue). I joined the FDNY in 1963 when fires were at an all-time high — 153,000+ fires, in addition to regular emergencies. The newspapers called it the war years. But you know what? — I heard the same whining then as there is now from people
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‘Big Lie’ Hits FDNY
     To the Editor: Memo to Cy Horowitz and Jeff Nichols (Jan. 13 letters): Get a life!
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Transit Accountability
     To the Editor: Jim Callaghan’s article on what he reports is the missing connection between City Hall and the TWU (Jan. 13 issue) is correct. Much could be said in a positive vein
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Stand Up for Rights
     To the Editor: I am writing to make one critique of Brandon Ward’s excellent column in the Jan. 6 issue on the TWU negotiations and the need for working people to demand dignity at the workplace.
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Taylor Law Remedy
     To the Editor: As a member of the Professional Staff Congress, a municipal union that has yet to reach an agreement with the City of New York after more than three years without a contract, I was distressed to hear Mayor Bloomberg chastise the TWU.
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‘1407’ Call for ‘Action’
     To the Editor: On Jan. 11, I received a letter from President Maf Misbah Uddin’s Millennium Slate of Local 1407 in District Council 37 attacking the Action Team and the local’s former president. When I approached members of the Action Team and inquired about what’s going on, they explained they hav
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