Comments on: As layoffs loom, school aides union takes to the airwaves

By: Michael M.

Michael M. — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 01:23:16 +0000

Jawara,
Thank you for your testimonial.

I’m sure if Bloomberg and Klein read it… they wouldn’t do a damn thing differently.

Which is why THEY must go, not you and hundreds of your peers.

By: Jawara Johnson

Jawara Johnson — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 00:35:08 +0000

I think this suitation is sad and needs to be addressed right away
I m a SuperViser School Aide At Aspiration Diploma Plus HS and I m
like the Dean of my school i help keep it running my school kids are from
real bad neighborhoods and i also live in the neighborhood to i help alot of my kids stay away
from drugs ,Guns, violence and men who try to rape young woman
i give advice and help our children of tomorrow to find success and im important to our students and this layoff is killing me because i have a mortgage to pay and a mother who needs my help and the mayor do not have this problem and im an educated young man but i love kids and i do not like that is happening

By: Michael M.

Michael M. — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:54:26 +0000

That’s AWFUL!

(GS: no knock on the current quote, but please put the above up in “Chalk It Up.”)

By: Roberto

Roberto — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:17:12 +0000

I’m actually a school aide at bronxwood prepatory academy high school in the Bronx. It’s a new school and we were only running it with three school aides. I recently recived a letter saying I’ll get a pink slip tomorrow ( October 2nd 2009) I’m only 20 years old with a 2 year old daughter, this positon has helped me get my daughter health protection. It was a shock when I got a letter and hopefully they can resolve this

By: Whistleblower66

Whistleblower66 — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 03:51:31 +0000

Request for Investigation and Information

To Whom It May Concern:

Attached is a list obtained off the open government web site. It lists a total of $175 million dollars in contracts going to a single vendor *************.

It is our understanding that these contracts were not placed out for bid.

It is also our understanding that **********has had issues in the past regarding misappropriation and overcharging for services resulting in several False Claims Act actions against the ************.

How can NYS manage quality or price of services or products if they are not putting contracts out for bid or at least doing an independent price and quality comparison.

Therefore,

INVESTIGATIONS DEPARTMENT:

From the investigations department we would like an investigation into all of the attached no bid contracts.

1. Why they were issued as no bids
2. Whether there were price and quality controls
3. Whether ************ met Federal expectations in subcontracting
4. Whether other contractors were allowed in the marketplace — or they have been precluded.

FOIL DEPARTMENT

From the FOIL department we request a list of all contracts and procurements (not limited to the ones attached) — to include i.e. interagency and those procurements covered under memoradum of agreements or understanding or any other kind of arrangement or agreement whether delineated by the word “contract” or otherwise whereby there is an exchange of goods or services for money — reimbursed in whole or in part by Federal monies that has not been placed out for bid.

Please provide the following documents containing the following information

1. The vendor’s name,
2. The contract or agreement /understanding number if there is one
3. The amount of the contract,
4. Description of services,
5. The amount of Federal reimbursement, and
6. The state exemption that allowed the state to procure said goods and services without a bid, price or quality comparison.
7. State department that is paying for the goods and services

Please provide an email receipt of this correspondence and a tracking FOIL number.

Sincerely,

By: pissedoffteacher

pissedoffteacher — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 22:38:37 +0000

DC 37 is and always will be the worst union in the city. It is appalling that they let this situation go on for so long without protecting their members. Also, the pay scale for school aides is below the poverty level. The union needs to address this issue as well.