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Letters to the Editor: About Those Tech Guild Votes To the Editor: This is in response to your editorial comments entitled "Tech Guild Mocks Democracy" dated March 21, 2008. Local 375, under my leadership, has always conducted democratic, fair and constitutionally correct elections. More ... Fort Hiding Truth To the Editor: We are responding to The Chief article and editorial in the March 21 issue concerning the Tech Guild's chapter elections. Local 375 President Claude Fort's statement denying interference in the chapter elections is far from the truth. More ... Bush's Fantasy Camp To the Editor: In his recent visit to Afghanistan, President George W. Bush said the following: "I must say, I'm a little envious. If I were slightly younger and not employed here, I think it would be a fantastic experience to be on the front lines of helping this young democracy succeed. It mus... More ... Now or Never, Roger To the Editor: The stars are aligning for TWU Local 100 to win a solid contract next year. Roger Toussaint has spent months telling transit workers how wonderful the new Sander/Roberts management team is. Now David Paterson has become Governor. More ... No-Support Services To the Editor: I was Chief Architect of the Fire Department of the City of New York for 18 years and one day I just walked out of my office and retired. It was basically impossible to do my job doing good firestation planning and make the fire station a pleasant home while working since it is ba... More ... Preserve Merit To the Editor: Everywhere you turn, it seems, the civil service merit system is under attack. Now, the city has settled a lawsuit charging that ex-Parks Commissioner Henry Stern had a system within his department that had black supervisors with the same administrative duties earning less than th... More ... Reid's Skewed View To the Editor: Once again Fitz Reid has used The Chief (March 7 Letter) to distort the numerous achievements District Council 37's leadership has made on behalf of the 125,000 members and 50,000 retirees the council represents. It is a shame that as a member of the Local 768 executive board and ... More ... |
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