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Letters to the Editor August 1, 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.



Toussaint is Out of Control
      To the Editor: Roger Toussaint's latest scapegoating of The Chief is just a ploy to hide his improper and corrupt bylaw amendments, and is indicative of a dictator refusing to obey the rules. Will Transport Workers Union International, which has the last word in the matter, approve the amendments, which violate its own constitution and Local 100's bylaws?
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Letters Aren't Letters
      To the Editor: I picked up The Chief this week to find that you had taken me to task for questioning your editorial discretion with regard to the Letters to the Editor section of your newspaper. I'd like to respond. Specifically, you questioned a phone call I made to you regarding fact-checking in the letters section.
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Roger's Reign of Error
      To the Editor: On the afternoon of July 21 I received two e-mail bulletins from Transport Workers Union Local 100 criticizing this newspaper's reporting on Roger Toussaint and Ed Watt's failures. Despite claims to the contrary, it was the "Roger and Ed Show" that utterly disregarded the outcomes of Local 100 elections and membership votes.
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TWU Activists Must Unite
      To the Editor: My union blood leaves me no choice but to comment on a letter in the July 18 issue of The Chief. I understand by doing so I will, once again, subject myself to false attacks from those who still believe the deceptions of the Transport Workers Union Local 100 leadership.
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Sewage Workers' Plight
      To the Editor: Some information we would like the public to know: I am one of 875 members, men and women, who handle the raw sewage of 14 million people every day plus the tourists who flock to our great city. The waters around the city haven't been this clean in over 40 years. Just ask anybody who has lived here.
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Beliefs Worth Killing For
      To the Editor: In the July 18 edition of The Chief-Leader, Michael Gorman chose to respond to a partial quote of mine (July 11 letter) to frame his argument, one that was filled with further inaccuracies. I ask only for a chance to rebut those numerous inaccuracies here.
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Cop Violated Oath
      To the Editor: In the reports of the failure to indict New York Police Officer Sean Sawyer over the shooting of Jayson Tirado in a road rage incident last year, there was no mention of the officer's primary responsibility that comes from his oath of office: To protect and save lives. Once he fired the two shots directly at Mr.
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