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Irreconcilable differences

To the editor: Letter writer Michael Gorman (The Chief, Feb. 24) doesn't believe the U.S. has been steadfast in its resolve to support Ukraine against Russia. Actually, the U.S. started this by …

Not such a good deal

To the editor:  Mayor Adams and DC 37 recently reached a tentative agreement for a 65-month contract raising wages 16.21 percent. Sounds good, no? Well, a quick search of the Department of Labor …

Lack of candor on Medicare

To the editor:  Back in November 2020, the city’s Office of Labor Relations issued a public notice soliciting expressions of interest from vendors to provide a Medicare Advantage plan to …

DeSantis’ Florida is no paradise

To the editor: Most political pundits say Ron DeSantis is most likely to succeed Donald Trump as the 2024 GOP standard-bearer.

U.S. must muscle Putin

To the editor: The New York Times’ editorial board recently stated that serious diplomacy between Ukraine and Russia can only take place if Russia accepts that it cannot bring Ukraine to its knees.

Recall

To the editor: Negotiations on a Medicare Advantage contract between the city, the Municipal Labor Committee and Aetna have proceeded under a general cone of silence, except for occasional public …

Treat retirees with justice, dignity

To the editor: I am a retired New York City employee, a widow who lives alone. I am dependent on my pension and Social Security. My husband did not leave me life insurance to inherit and I am 81 years …

The state of the (dis) union

To the editor: Watching the State of the Union reminds us all just how hollow the GOP has become. When South Carolina Congressman Joe Wilson shouted “you lie” during a 2009 speech to Congress by …

Econ 101

To the editor: It is an age old debate: liberal versus conservative economic policies, which better serve the economy? The latest jobs report provides a clear answer.

Domestic concerns

To the editor: New Yorkers have concerns about crime, the migrant crisis, affordable housing and the economy.

Top cop’s responsibility

To the editor: The attorney for Rodney King, John Burris, made an excellent point which I found to be true in my career in the NYPD. That is, with these special, aggressive, crime-fighting units like …

Investigate co-pay charges

To the editor: Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Lyle Frank’s recent ruling that EmblemHealth/GHI‘sco-payment charges to City retirees are probably illegal indicates that state law has been violated.

Out of commission on raises

To the editor:  In reading The Chief's front page story ("Adams' fiscal plan will face labor test, " Jan. 20th) about how much Mayor Eric Adams has budgeted for city workers' raises, I get a …

Keep QI for cops

To the editor: Some state elected officials are advocating for the repeal of all qualified immunity for police officers. Some of the most extreme anti-cop officials and advocates sound like they would like to replace all police officers with unarmed social workers.  

A bluff on health care?

To the editor: Because the City Council refuses to allow Mayor Eric Adams to amend the Administrative Code to implement the Medicare Advantage plan, Adams threatens to use the “nuclear option” to …

Lawmakers' raises were fair

To the editor: Fact check on Larry Penner's letter about legislative salaries: Numerous state employees earn more than $102,500. That's public record at www.seethroughny.net. Per the Department …

Lies and consequences?

To the editor: Jimmy Durante used to close out every show with “Good night, Mrs. Calabash wherever you are.”

‘Harvest of shame’

Since March 2020 the United States has used Trump’s Title 42, a Covid health measure, to expel migrants 2.5 million times.

Compromise on Medicare

To the editor: The proposed changes to retiree health insurance amount to a very complicated issue. But its simplicity lies in the undeniable fact that the cost of health care, like everything else, has risen.

Catch as catch can

To the editor: The use of a genealogy database to identify the suspect in the University of Idaho student murders, Bryan Christopher Kohberger, has shown (again) what an effective forensic tool it is.

Retirees deserve transparency 

To the editor: A proposed amendment to the city’s administrative code debated by a City Council committee Monday would impact health care for city retirees going forward.

Do yourselves justice, Dems

To the editor: Obviously, union leaders need to have the right to criticize the employer of their workers without being sued. The anti-labor judge, Hector LaSalle, Governor Kathy Hochul’s pick for chief judge.

Where's the money hiding?

To the editor: As a retired transit worker, I have memories of bad rulings by bad arbitrators. Now, New York City retirees are experiencing the same from some arbitrator named Martin Scheinman.

Step up on carriage horses

To the editor: Transport Workers Union Local 100 is in the news once again with Tony Utano stepping down as president after only one year on the job. I wish him well.

Keep Medicare as is

To the editor: A bill has been drafted by the Municipal Labor Committee and the Office of Labor Relations to gut Administrative Code 12-126, which protects health benefits for active and retired NYC civil servants.

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