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Ira Johnson.
(Opinion) After reading the article from one of my mayoral opponents, Marcus Paca, although I respect him I must disagree with him on several points concerning the health and data breach within the city of New Haven.
Mr. Paca states that the most important thing we know is that the city of New Haven took six months to notify the victims of the breach that their information was compromised as well as the press. Federal guidelines and best practice require a 60-day notice period for both injured parties and the media.
Part of this statement is true and can be confirmed. We know it took almost six months to inform the media, or maybe the media had the information but did not release the information until the investigation was completed. [Editor’s note: The Independent published an article last Aug. 10 based on initial limited information that was available.]
I understand the importance of the union, but I am confused. The young lady who was arrested for transferring information to her device, I understand that she was fired during her probation period of employment. If she was fired and was not part of the union, why was the union steward instructed to accompany this fired employee back into her former workplace? If to be part of the union, you must pay dues, seeing that Ms. Jackson, the fired employee, was not a union member — what made them protect her? Bottom line, it has nothing to do with the city or the union. What matters is that the city residents were put at risk, and the city did not protect them.
The city has made several statements of being bullied, by the union, which I fully disagree with if this statement is true. Why does the city depend on Yale University to bail them out every time they get in trouble? On a personal note, being a mayoral candidate, I chose to focus on getting support from the residents instead of other politicians, because it is a known fact that if you look for support from them then you will owe them a favor, and the only ones I will owe is the residents alone.
By the city and Mr. Paca looking for support from a political perspective, it gets to a point of who will you favor— the union, politician, or the residents?
Ira Johnson, like Marcus Paca, is seeking the Democratic Party’s nomination for mayor.
Mr. Ira Johnson.. As a Mayoral candidate you are welcome to add your opinion to this matter of identity theft. However, you opinion statements ask more questions than they answer. It is difficult to ascertain just what your position is on this matter. You say "Marcus Paca, although I respect him I must disagree with him on several points concerning the health and data breach within the city of New Haven.
But you did not disagree with him on several points, you only seem to disagree with Paca on the time line and even then, it is not a disagree because Paca claims the city took six months to reveal the problem, while you say federal guidelines provide only "60 days to report injury to parties". I don't see the disagreement; I see the city's blatant disregard for citizen's rights and federal policy.
Nowhere in the article have you cited the city administration for culpability. In fact your opinion asks four important questions but they are directed at any one. I strongly suggest to proof read your statements for content and intent before you release it.