Letters to the Editor: DC 37 Kept Up With Inflation
To the Editor:
      Your article entitled "Never Shared in Boom: As Wall St. Reels, City Staffers Shrug" in the March 28 issue of The Chief contends that city workers, especially those represented by District Council 37, received wage increases that greatly trailed inflation. The article is riddled with inaccuracies and its conclusion just doesn't hold up.
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Tech Guild Favoritism
      To the Editor: I am responding to your article, "Tech Guild In Turmoil Over Chapter Votes" (March 21 issue). In it, Claude Fort was quoted, "I had to make it clear that we do not get involved in chapter elections; it is the members' decision.
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NYCERS Overspends
      To the Editor: The City of New York is now trying to close a budget deficit. As part of its plan, it is proposing to cut the police and education budgets to close this gap. I am recommending that the city should closely examine the growing cost of investing the assets of the five city retirement systems. In Fiscal Year 2007 that amount was close to $300 million.
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Stick to Civil Service
      To the Editor: Excuse me, but is The Chief a civil service newspaper or an outlet for left-wing, anti-Bush rants? I refer in particular to the letter in the March 28 edition from Michael J. Gorman entitled "Bush's Fantasy Camp" and Mr. Gorman's previous diatribes against our President.
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