tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8845240845325702264.post3543842764480304761..comments2023-10-15T08:44:46.842-04:00Comments on The People's Republic of Pittsburgh: And Closer Still...Richmond K. Turnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05352144240244956283noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8845240845325702264.post-23038345819497659352011-09-30T05:26:35.009-04:002011-09-30T05:26:35.009-04:00Very effective material, thank you for this post.Very effective material, thank you for this post.posicionamiento web naturalhttp://www.pcwebsite.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8845240845325702264.post-58388584658315335612007-02-23T16:28:00.000-05:002007-02-23T16:28:00.000-05:00I can tell you that the dollars I have tracked sin...I can tell you that the dollars I have tracked since 1998 to date are more likely in excess of $100,000,000 .. that is one HUNDRED MILLION. Some of that money was charged through PennDot and their contractors by a few of these illegal "officer schedulers" for off duty officers who (reported to me personally by top level agents of PennDot and some large contractors)NEVER EVEN SHOWED UP to do the Grant W. Stapletonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02746968113291432208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8845240845325702264.post-2152740014946900152007-02-23T09:22:00.000-05:002007-02-23T09:22:00.000-05:00Hey, the man said that the average wage was $37 pe...Hey, the man said that the <STRONG>average</STRONG> wage was $37 per hour. He didn't say, "just for the Pirates and Steelers". He didn't say "rates that can go as high as $37.50". He described it as the average wage.<BR/><BR/>The mathematical definition of an average is the the sum total (in this case, dollars) divided by the number of units (in this case, hours). And by the city's own Richmond K. Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05352144240244956283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8845240845325702264.post-72160624328802210712007-02-23T08:59:00.000-05:002007-02-23T08:59:00.000-05:00I give kudos to Jeremy for digging in and doing so...I give kudos to Jeremy for digging in and doing some work - he certainly took this further than Rich did. <BR/><BR/>I also think you're being a little hard on Jeremy over the applicable hourly rate, because even though rates might vary from employer to employer, employers like the Pirates and Steelers pay the cops at a rate of time and 1/2, which is the $37/hr. rate quoted by Jeremy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8845240845325702264.post-92178943952017463362007-02-23T02:30:00.000-05:002007-02-23T02:30:00.000-05:00it's ironic that the three biggest volume users of...it's ironic that the three biggest volume users of extra duty officers,the Pirates,the Steelers and Giant Eagle are raking in huge profits while complaining about the increase in the hourly fee for extra duty officers.These three "Pittsburgh Institutions" should voluntarily agree to any program that will help meet their security needs while at the same time help our financially strapped city.StepSmittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07139334681820382879noreply@blogger.com