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THE CHIEF-LEADER welcomes letters from its readers for publication. To the Editor: If someone misrepresents facts that can be easily checked, why would you believe anything they say? In his recent letter to The Chief, TWU Local 100 Secretary-Treasurer Ed Watt claims that transit workers got the same raises as other city workers. Not so. More ... To the Editor: Though I have recently criticized Roger Toussaint on other issues, he did get us at TWU Local 100 a really great contract—all the more so considering the current economic situation. More ... To the Editor: New transit workers who still have the right to vote for Local 100 officers should not be fooled by the recent statements and letters to The Chief- Leader by Roger Toussaint and Ed Watt. More ... To the Editor: Political commentator Curtis Sliwa reached a new low among critics of the MTA/TWU Local 100 arbitration agreement when he called New York City Transit workers "goldbricks." Not content with just one insult, Sliwa went completely off the rails on the "Political Rundown" segment of NY 1's "The Road to City Hall" on Aug. More ... To the Editor: In September, Local 237 members will vote to elect their union officers. I ask all members, especially my brother and sister Caretakers in the New York City Housing Authority, to vote for Greg Floyd and his slate. More ... To the Editor: My name is Lainie Kitt and I am president of the Housing Assistant Chapter at the New York City Housing Authority, Teamsters Local 237. I have worked for NYCHA for 23 years and in that time I have seen no interest in the need of our members becoming educated. When I asked, "Why don't we have an education benefit for the membership? More ... To the Editor: With respect to the New Haven firefighter promotional exam, the only real issue is if the exam was relevant to the duties of the job. And the only discrimination ought to be against those who lacked the pertinent knowledge to pass it. More ... |
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