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Letters to the Editor August 22, 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.



Resolve TWU Dues Crisis
      To the Editor: We must resolve the dues crisis in TWU Local 100. Since the government took our dues check-off away, our union has been tearing itself apart. As of today, almost half the local's members are in bad standing as a result of failure to pay dues, leaving the ranks divided and the union financially crippled.
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A Union Beyond Repair
      To the Editor: It is time for drastic action to once and for all bring to an end what is an overwhelming lust for power of TWU Local 100 President Roger Toussaint, and the resultant rape of the rights of the union's membership and the strangulation of any meaningful change.
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Brutality Bad for All Cops
      To the Editor: After reading your article, "PBA Leader Defends Cops Charged in Brutality Cases" (Aug. 8 issue), I viewed the YouTube video a second time in an attempt to see the scene in the way PBA President Patrick Lynch described it in your article. Mr.
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'237' Head Doing Right
      To the Editor: In her Aug. 15 letter to The Chief, Eunice Rodriguez accuses Local 237 President Gregory Floyd of playing politics. She misrepresents the facts. Ms. Rodriguez claims that Mr. Floyd is not seeking a sufficient pay increase for School Safety Agents.
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Sewage Staff Unappreciated
      To the Editor: The Sewage Treatment Workers of the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) don't have a catchy slogan such as "The Finest" or "The Bravest," but our contribution to the city's economic and environmental health is every bit as important as theirs.
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The Real Guild Demagogue
      To the Editor: I'm writing in response to Mike Gimbel's continued rhetoric which was published in the Aug. 8 edition under the title, "Guild's Leading Demagogue," to once again clarify his misstated facts. Just review his positions in The Chief's archives, compare them with my fact-filled references, and we will definitively see who the real demagogue is.
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