Taylor Law Needs Reform
      To the Editor: For many months there has been an insistent drumbeat in the labor movement that is only getting stronger: the Taylor Law needs to be reformed. The purpose of the law, which was enacted in 1967, is to maintain fairness and stability in the workplace.
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Avella Si, Bloomberg No
      To the Editor: Mayor Michael Bloomberg gave a pretty arrogant response when he was asked if he watched the first Democratic mayoral debate between Tony Avella and Bill Thompson.
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College Not Endorsing
      To the Editor: Recently an individual associated with the National Labor College endorsed certain candidates in the upcoming IBT Local 237 election (Sept. 4 letter). Unfortunately, that endorsement inappropriately included a reference to her association with NLC.
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Not Speaking for Schools
      To the Editor: In the Sept. 4 edition of The Chief, you printed my letter to the editor in which reference was made to my positions at the National Labor College and the Cornell School of Industrial and Labor Relations. Please be advised I was writing in my personal capacity and in no way was writing as a representative of the National Labor College or Cornell, ILR.
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Kennedy Sugarcoated
      To the Editor: Ted Kennedy was as effective a legislator as the U.S. Senate has ever seen. Let's not confuse being a politician with the moral equivalent of being one of the Little Sisters of the Poor, however. Being a "public servant" includes all the perks of power and a grand lifestyle. In your editorial, you sugarcoated what happened in Chappaquiddick 40 years ago.
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