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Letters to the Editor January 18, 2008
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Letters to the Editor: Whack the Placard-Slackers
To the Editor:
      Mayor Bloomberg's newly announced, if not yet implemented, crackdown on the abuse of parking privileges by municipal workers is welcome news, but is still missing a key point. The placard-owners who park, quasi-legally, at their workplaces are most certainly an annoyance to their neighbors, but w...
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'TIMES' BEING NAÏVE
      To the Editor: (The following letter was written to, but not published by, the New York Times in response to a Jan. 5 editorial.) The New York Times is engaged in Orwellian "Truth Speak" in the editorial "Health Benefits and Retirees" by suggesting that reducing benefits will benefit those w...
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LOCAL 237 RESURGENT
      To the Editor: Eunice Rodriguez has her opinion and is entitled to freely voice her own point of view (Jan. 11 letter). However, her opinion does not change the fact that since my appointment as president of Teamsters Local 237, our members have enjoyed a period of great success.
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SEABROOK OUT OF LINE
      To the Editor: Correction union President Norman Seabrook should not have even considered testifying on the city's behalf against another union (Jan. 11 issue). That's taboo.
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DUES BOYCOTT ASININE
      To the Editor: I am not a Roger Toussaint apologist, nor am I attached to any "wing" of Local 100. I am an independent member of said union. It is ludicrous and asinine when persons such as Gerard Evans (Jan. 11 letter) decide to encourage others not to their union dues.
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MTA PETTINESS LIVES
      To the Editor: The MTA's new-found commitment to treating its employees with respect will be measured by the actions of the MTA's supervisors, not by press releases. So far, they are failing the test.
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WALK, DON'T RUN
      To the Editor: What kind of a game is Mayor Mike Bloomberg playing these days? He denies he's testing the waters for a presidential run, but clearly this extremely ambitious and super-rich man would jump in if he thought he had any chance of pulling out a victory.
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