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| 2005
May - August |
| Aug. 29 |
Pat Lynch is quoted in the Poughkeepsie
Journal in a story about the PBA civil suit attempting to
recover for the widow of John Scarangella the $15,000 awarded
his killer in a judgment he obtained against the state Dept.
of Correction: "The cold-blooded murder of a police officer
deprives a family of a husband, father and frequently the family¹s
primary breadwinner. Seeking financial restitution from cop
killers is morally just and legally appropriate. The New York
City Patrolmen¹s Benevolent Association will seek legal
judgments from cop killers whenever possible to offer financial
relief to the families of murdered police officers." |
| Aug. 26 |
On New
York 1, Pat Lynch says shootings up while staffing levels
are down (story and video). |
| Aug. 16 |
Pat Lynch is quoted in an article in The
Chief-Leader about Governor Pataki¹s veto of the cancer
bill: "The city drastically overestimated the cost of the
program." |
| Aug. 11 |
Pat Lynch is quoted in a New
York Times article about the problems with cutting NYPD
recruits starting salary to only $25,100: "They asked for
it, they got it and now they have to deal with it." |
| Aug. 10 |
Pat Lynch¹s photo accompanies an item
in Lisa Colangelo¹s Civil Service column in the Daily
News giving the dates when PBA members should expect to
see their raises and retroactive payments. |
| Aug. 7 |
John Puglissi is quoted in a Daily News
article about a PBA civil suit attempting to recover for the
widow of John Scarangella the $15,000 awarded his killer in
a judgment he obtained against the state Dept. of Correction:
³We are doing everything in our power to see that this
worthless cop-killer gets punished to the maximum extent possible.² |
| Aug. 4 |
Officer James McNaughton killed in Iraq:
Newsday,
Daily News,
New York Times,
New York Sun,
New York Post,
New York 1,
WABC ,
WNBC,
WCBS |
| July |
| Jul. 25 |
Pat Lynch is featured (with photo) in the
Profiles in Labor series by Lisa Colangelo of the Daily
News under the headline, "PBA prez fights for reform,
respect." |
| Jul. 14 |
New
York Sun also covers recruitment issues |
| Jul. 13 |
Daily
News: Kelly now raps lower start cop pay. At the NYPD graduation,
Pat Lynch warns that low salary will worsen the recruiting and
retention problem on NY1
and UPN 9
News. |
| Jul. 12 |
Pat Lynch interviewed on NBC
(video) regarding the recruiting crisis and deployment of
trainees. |
| Jul. 5 |
Pat Lynch's photo and quotes accompany the
Chief-Leader's extensive
coverage of the PERB contract award. |
| Jul. 3 |
Pat Lynch appears on CBS's
"Sunday Edition with Marcia Kramer" to discuss the
PERB award and its impact (video). |
| June |
| Jun. 29 |
Pat Lynch is quoted in the New
York Times, Daily
News, New York
Post, Newsday,
the Staten Island Advance, the New
York Sun and other newspapers, commenting on the PBA¹s
PERB arbitration contract award: "While this 10.25 percent
award raise over two years significantly exceeds the pattern
that the mayor wanted us to accept, it¹s only a step in
the right direction for us to complete our goal of being the
best paid police department in the country." The Times
continued: "Mr. Lynch criticized the lower starting pay
for rookies, saying it would aggravate the city¹s trouble
in recruiting officers." The story was also covered on
radio and TV: WINS
(story), New York
1 (story and video), WCBS
(story and video), WNBC
(story and video), WABC
(story and video), Fox-5
(video), WB-11
(video). Pat Lynch appears on NY1's "The
Road To City Hall" with Dominick Carter to discuss
the PERB award and its impact. Ch.
4 interviews the PERB chairman regarding his award (video). |
| June 28 |
PBA General Counsel Michael Murray is quoted
in an article in the Chief-Leader about the state's highest
court agreeing to hear the case in the PBA¹s legal attempt
to preserve the 48-hour rule: "We always believed we had
strong arguments. We think this is ultimately the court we need
to be in front of to prevail." |
| Jun. 23 |
The New York
Times runs the PBA¹s full-page ad urging salary increases
for New York City police officers. |
| Jun. 20 |
Pat Lynch is quoted in the New
York Post in a story about three sergeants testifying to
the fact of NYPD ticket quotas at a PBA grievance hearing: "The
evidence presented under oath in this arbitration proves once
again what police officers have long lived with: There are established
quotas, and if you don¹t meet them, you will be punished."
Lynch is also quoted in a Daily
News article about the violent video game whose goal is
to kill police: "It¹s outrageous that a company like
this would try to desensitize our children." The game is
likely to produce "cowards that will hide behind a gun,"
he added. Lynch appears on WCBS-TV¹s 11 p.m. newscast,
commenting on the PBA¹s newspaper ad campaign urging that
police officers be paid fairly. Pat Lynch talks on WCBS,
Fox-5, and
UPN9 about
the trouble caused by illegal summons and arrest quotas in the
75 Pct. |
| Jun. 19 |
On Fox-5
and WB11,
Pat Lynch joins Senator Chuck Schumer in voicing opposition
to a violent video game where the goal is to kill police. |
| Jun. 16 |
Pat Lynch is quoted in a New
York Times article about Gov. Pataki¹s signing of a
bill to increase pension payments to city employees who worked
at Ground Zero: "The measure shows that we will never forget
the heroes of 9/11." The story was also covered in the
Daily News. |
| Jun. 15 |
Pat Lynch is the featured guest on NY
1¹s Road to City Hall, (video) discussing the lack
of a contract and the impending PERB settlement. He described
the city¹s performance in the negotiations as "disgraceful.
The city never once sat down at the bargaining table and bargained
realistically with the New York City PBA...We¹re one of
the lowest-paid police departments in the country." Lynch
pointed out that at the start of the PERB process New York City
police officers were ranked 145th in salary out of the 200 big-city
departments and now have slipped even further to 153rd. "That¹s
an embarrassment for the largest and the best police department
in the world." |
| Jun. 14 |
Pat Lynch¹s photo and quotes appear
in an article in Newsday
and his quotes in a story in the New
York Post about the lack of police staffing around a Long
Island City subway station where a woman was recently raped:
"This dramatizes exactly what can happen when you allow
the staffing levels to become so dangerously low." |
| Jun. 13 |
On New
York 1 (video), Pat Lynch joins Assemblywoman Nolan and
TWU VP Ed Watt in calling for increased staffing at scene of
subway rape. |
| Jun. 11 |
The News
and Post cover
the quick action of the PBA concerning the removal of a trustee
accused of impropriety. Lynch said. "Let this serve as
a message that any breach of our membership's trust will result
in swift and sure action." |
| Jun. 8 |
Pat Lynch is quoted in the Daily
News Civil Service column item about more than 360 New York
City police officers joining the FDNY: "It's about salary.
New York City police officers arent¹t getting paid like
professional police officers." The item also mentions the
PBA newspaper ad campaign, and Lynch is quoted: "We want
to remind the public that New York City police officers are
still without a contract. Also news stories cover Officer Patrick
Caprice's release from hospital: WCBS,
WNBC, Fox-5,
New York 1,
UPN9, and
WB11. |
| Jun. 7 |
The first in a three-newspaper run of an
PBA full-page ad appears in
the Chief-Leader: "THE TIME HAS COME TO PAY NYC POLICE
OFFICERS FAIRLY. IF NOT NOW, WHEN?" the ad says in part.
The ad compares the generous contract recently awarded the state
troopers with the unsatisfactory deals New York City police
officers have been stuck with in the past and are being offered
now. |
| Jun. 6 |
The PBA's "TIME HAS COME" advertisement
appears in the Daily News. |
| Jun. 3 |
The PBA's "TIME HAS COME" advertisement
appears in the New York Post. |
| Jun. 2 |
Pat Lynch is seen and heard on New
York 1, commenting on the PBA¹s latest newspaper
ad campaign: "What we're asking is to be paid like other
police professionals. Right here in the city of New York,
Port Authority police officers who are patrolling the same
streets and the same facilities that we do are being paid
$20,000 more to start than a NYC police officer." |
| May
|
| May 31 |
Pat Lynch¹s photo and quotes accompany
a column in the Chief-Leader
analyzing the state trooper¹s 12.5 % raise: "This
certainly puts us on the road to getting paid like police force
professionals, and it also recognizes the value of a safe environment." |
| May 27 |
Pat Lynch is seen and heard on News-4
New York¹s Ralph Penza¹s report on Charles Barron¹s
Joanne Chesimard resolution: "Joanne Chesimard, a cold-blooded
killer...should serve her time for murdering a New Jersey state
trooper...She was a coward then. She ran from her responsibilities.
And she¹s a coward now." |
| May 26 |
The New
York Sun quotes Pat Lynch proposed City Council resolution
to grant Joanne Chesimard amnesty: "It¹s beyond outrageous
that a sitting City Council person should stand on the steps
of City Hall and say that a cold-blooded murderer,somebody who
tried to take down our government and killed a New Jersey state
trooper...should be allowed to walk our streets safely." |
| May 25 |
Pat Lynch is quoted in a Daily
News story about Councilman Charles Barron's plan to introduce
a City Council resolution urging clemency for fugitive cop-killer
Joanne Chesimard: "This is outrageous even by Coucilman
Barron's standards. Joanne Chesimard is a cold-blooded killer
who viciously took the life of a state trooper." |
| May 19 |
Pat Lynch is quoted in an article in the
New York Sun
about the wait for the PERB panel's decision: "Every year
at budget time they start saying there is a huge deficit and
that the city is broke. They always plead poverty. This year
they have a balanced budget and a surplus. The reason they have
that surplus is because people feel safe in the city of New
York because the foot soldiers in the war on crime and terrorism
ñ the police officers ñ make them feel safe." |
| May 16 |
Pat Lynch marks National Police Week by
appearing on WWRL radio with Steve Malzberg, discussing the
PERB arbitration and other matters affecting New York City police
officers. "Throughout this process..." Lynch tells
the radio audience, "the city never once sat down and tried
to work with the PBA to come up with a contract that would work
for the people of the city and would work for our members as
well." |
| May 7 |
Pat Lynch is quoted in a New
York Times story about union reaction to the mayor's announcement
of a $3.3-billion surplus: "The surplus shows that there's
not an inability to pay. There's an unwillingness to pay." |
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