Thursday, December 30, 2021

Dershowitz



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Claude Solnik
Long Island Business News
2150 Smithtown Ave.
Ronkonkoma, NY 11779-7348 

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Stop scratching on holidays
Published: June 1, 2012



Off Track Betting in New York State has been racing into a crisis called shrinking revenue. Some people have spitballed a solution: Don’t close on holidays.
New York State Racing Law bars racing on Christmas, Easter and Palm Sunday, and the state has ruled OTBs can’t handle action on those days, even though they could easily broadcast races from out of state.
“You should be able to bet whenever you want,” said Jackson Leeds, a Nassau OTB employee who makes an occasional bet. He added some irrefutable logic: “How is the business going to make money if you’re not open to take people’s bets?”
Elias Tsekerides, president of the Federation of Hellenic Societies of Greater New York, said OTB is open on Greek Orthodox Easter and Palm Sunday.
“I don’t want discrimination,” Tsekerides said. “They close for the Catholics, but open for the Greek Orthodox? It’s either open for all or not open.”
OTB officials have said they lose millions by closing on Palm Sunday alone, with tracks such as Gulfstream, Santa Anita, Turf Paradise and Hawthorne running.
One option: OTBs could just stay open and face the consequences. New York City OTB did just that back in 2003. The handle was about $1.5 million – and OTB was fined $5,000.
Easy money.

Wednesday, December 29, 2021

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Claude Solnik
Long Island Business News
2150 Smithtown Ave.
Ronkonkoma, NY 11779-7348 

Home > LI Confidential > Stop scratching on holidays

Stop scratching on holidays
Published: June 1, 2012



Off Track Betting in New York State has been racing into a crisis called shrinking revenue. Some people have spitballed a solution: Don’t close on holidays.
New York State Racing Law bars racing on Christmas, Easter and Palm Sunday, and the state has ruled OTBs can’t handle action on those days, even though they could easily broadcast races from out of state.
“You should be able to bet whenever you want,” said Jackson Leeds, a Nassau OTB employee who makes an occasional bet. He added some irrefutable logic: “How is the business going to make money if you’re not open to take people’s bets?”
Elias Tsekerides, president of the Federation of Hellenic Societies of Greater New York, said OTB is open on Greek Orthodox Easter and Palm Sunday.
“I don’t want discrimination,” Tsekerides said. “They close for the Catholics, but open for the Greek Orthodox? It’s either open for all or not open.”
OTB officials have said they lose millions by closing on Palm Sunday alone, with tracks such as Gulfstream, Santa Anita, Turf Paradise and Hawthorne running.
One option: OTBs could just stay open and face the consequences. New York City OTB did just that back in 2003. The handle was about $1.5 million – and OTB was fined $5,000.
Easy money.


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Claude Solnik
Long Island Business News
2150 Smithtown Ave.
Ronkonkoma, NY 11779-7348 

Home > LI Confidential > Stop scratching on holidays

Stop scratching on holidays
Published: June 1, 2012



Off Track Betting in New York State has been racing into a crisis called shrinking revenue. Some people have spitballed a solution: Don’t close on holidays.
New York State Racing Law bars racing on Christmas, Easter and Palm Sunday, and the state has ruled OTBs can’t handle action on those days, even though they could easily broadcast races from out of state.
“You should be able to bet whenever you want,” said Jackson Leeds, a Nassau OTB employee who makes an occasional bet. He added some irrefutable logic: “How is the business going to make money if you’re not open to take people’s bets?”
Elias Tsekerides, president of the Federation of Hellenic Societies of Greater New York, said OTB is open on Greek Orthodox Easter and Palm Sunday.
“I don’t want discrimination,” Tsekerides said. “They close for the Catholics, but open for the Greek Orthodox? It’s either open for all or not open.”
OTB officials have said they lose millions by closing on Palm Sunday alone, with tracks such as Gulfstream, Santa Anita, Turf Paradise and Hawthorne running.
One option: OTBs could just stay open and face the consequences. New York City OTB did just that back in 2003. The handle was about $1.5 million – and OTB was fined $5,000.
Easy money.


Sunday, December 26, 2021

John Marzulli

 Announces civil rights investigation by the FBI for violation of the rights of all bettors and taxpayers by Nassau OTB whose despite having for many years famous no show and low show minds either or the payroll or as consultants on the payroll shutout FBI agents et sl from betting the Malibu States Race 11 at Santa Anita today Sunday December 26.

Marzulli tells the Press and the hoi polloi that Jerry Bossert and those that read his columns will receive justice from the feds and the Nassau OTB gang have made one bad bet after another for too long


2 hours ago — The $1 million yearling has turned into a 3-for-3 colt, crushing six supposed rivals by 11 1/2 lengths in the Grade 1, $300,000 Malibu ...


Dear Joseph G Cairo

 This is a request pursuant to the Freedom of Information Law, NY Pub Off Law Sec 84 etc for certified copies of;


1 the communication sent by a lawyer on behalf of

my coworker Nassau OTB cashier James Moutsatsos regarding Teamsters Local 707 asserting its ability to collect back union Dues from James who has since ceased membership in Teamsters Local 707;

2 communications between Nassau OTB and Teamsters Local 707 regarding the Union’s desire to collect back dues from Nassau OTB employees as reported in the NY Post.


 

EXCLUSIVE

Teamsters union hounds delinquent members for back dues

A Teamsters union is picking a fight with an unlikely enemy — its own members.

In an extraordinary move, Teamsters Local 707 has sent delinquency collection notices to off-track-betting workers and other members it says are in arrears for union dues totaling hundreds or even thousands of dollars a pop. 

The targeted members were on maternity leave, medical or disability leave or furlough during the coronavirus pandemic. While union dues are automatically deducted from worker paychecks, that is not the case when members are off the payroll. 

If the members don’t cough up what is owed, Teamsters 707 warned that it will instruct the Nassau County OTB and other employers to double the union dues taken from the workers’ salaries until they’re paid up.

“Are [union officials] acting like a debt collector? I think it’s worse. It’s more like extortion,” said OTB cashier Rosie Schwab, an employee since 1998 who was told by the Teamsters that she owed $1,452.50.

Teamsters Local 707 Secretary Treasurer John Zirpoli wrote in a letter to the OTB workers, “A review of our records indicates you are delinquent in your dues payments to Teamsters Local 707. 

“It is the members responsibility to continue to pay union dues when out on either compensation, disability, FMLA, LOA or furlough because you are still considered an active member member who will be returning to work without loss of seniority at some point in time, according to Article XVIII Section 6A of the International Constitution,” he said. 

A letter to one worker said, “As of this date, the amount of union dues/fees owed to bring your account up to date is $1,545.50. 

“This amount will pay you through the month of November, 2021. Please remit a check or money order payable to Local Union 707 to cover the back union dues/fees owed. If your dues/fees are not paid your employer will be instructed to deduct double dues/fees until your account becomes current.”

Schwab raged, “I don’t think anyone making the amount of money we make should have to pay this debt to the union. 

“Absolutely not. It’s unthinkable,” she said.

Schwab spent time on workers’ compensation after getting injured in a fall.

Susan Oddo, an OTB branch manager in Valley Stream, LI, who has worked for OTB since 1997, pays about $80 a month in union dues. She got a letter that says she owes more than $800 to Teams Local 707.

“I’ve never heard of this before. The Teamsters leadership is trying to strong-arm members. Kevin McCaffrey is trying to strong arm us,” Oddo said, referring to the union president, who is also a Suffolk County legislator.

“It’s horrible what they’re trying to do to us. I don’t think it’s fair. I don’t think it’s right. It’s ridiculous.”

The aggressive debt comes a tough time for Teamsters 707. Its membership has plummeted 21 percent from 2,249 members in 2015 to 1,759 members last year, according to records filed with the US Labor Department.

Teamsters Local 707 represents freight drivers, ambulance drivers and Off Track Betting employees in New York City, Long Island and the Hudson Valley. 

Local 707 is part of Teamsters Joint Council 16, which represents 120,000 workers in downstate New York and in Puerto Rico, including in the city Sanitation DepartmentNYCHA and public schools. The International Brotherhood of Teamsters has 1.4 million members nationwide.

One labor expert said the move smacks of desperation — and could be illegal.

“Nassau OTB should not, under any circumstances, make anyone pay the Teamsters against their will. The First Amendment protects all public employees, including OTB workers, from being forced to pay a union,” said Ken Girardin, a research director at the Connecticut-based Yankee Institute.

“This is why government should never be acting as a union’s bag man.”

Even veteran union lawyer Arthur Schwartz said Teamsters 707’s aggressive delinquency goes too far.

“Is it smart? No. That’s extremely heavy-handed,” said Arthur Schwartz, a lawyer for Transport Workers Union Local 100 and other unions.

TWU Local 100 temporarily lost its right to automatic dues collection from transit workers they represent after going on anillegal strike in 2005. Only about half of its members were paying dues voluntarily at one point, he said. Non-paying members were barred from voting in elections.

Schwartz said the rate of dues-paying gradually jumped to 93 percent, as transit workers voluntarily agreed to catch up by increasing their dues collections after payroll deductions were restored.

Teamsters 707 President McCaffrey defended the notices sent to delinquent members.

“I don’t agree with the criticism. We’re just following the Teamsters International union constitution. We have an obligation to make an effort to collect from members who are in arrears,” McCaffrey said.

He also said it’s not fair for the overwhelming majority of union members who are current on dues payments to let delinquent members off the hook from paying up, when they keep seniority and benefits when they go off the payroll on disability, medical or family leave.

“There’s not a lot of sympathy from dues-paying members for those who don’t pay,” McCaffrey said.

He said the union is offering a compromise of having delinquent members on suspension pay $250 to “start from scratch” and rejoin the union and settle the debt.

“”It’s a fair compromise,” said McCaffrey, who urged delinquent members to call the union and settle up instead of complaining to the press.


Sincerely yours,

Jackson Leeds

December 27, 2021

cc: Nassau OTB employees

      Carle Campanile