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Letters to the Editor July 18, 2008  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.



Misinformation on '375' Vote
      To the Editor: I would like to correct the misinformation presented to your readers last week. The American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees did not find anyone guilty of interfering with Chapter 37 of Local 375 elections, including President Claude Fort.
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Release-Time Brouhaha
      To the Editor: Behrouz Fathi (July 11 issue) claims that every elected president of Chapter 2 of Civil Service Technical Guild Local 375 was given full-time release to perform union work since 1994. That statement is patently false.
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Prayer Accommodation
      To the Editor: I am writing in reference to the letter of Mel Levy published in the June 27 issue of The Chief about the Local 375-Chapter 2 office operations. Mr. Levy mentioned that "I am told that the chapter office is mostly closed, except for religious services. This is not the way a union office should operate." I am deeply shocked and surprised by this statement.
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TWU Needs Activism
      To the Editor: As a member of Transport Workers Union Local 100, for the past few years I have sat by and watched this noble union fall into despair. We have senior so-called leaders fight amongst themselves at the expense of the members and the future of this union, all in the name of their own egos and power hunger.
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Bad Rap for '372' Leader
      To the Editor: I feel compelled to write this to set the record straight regarding the Local 372 elections held on June 11. I sincerely believe that the articles regarding Local 372 have been strictly one-sided and everyone should know that what is stated to them is not necessarily the truth.
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A Philosophy to Kill For
      After a brief rant of economic jabberwocky, i.e. the "pernicious" Keynesian economic policies of the left versus the (enlightened?) laissez-faire capitalism of the right, Joseph M. Kearney talks about what's really dear to his heart - killing people who would stand in the way of his world view (July 11 letter).
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