Who: We are the Cross-Union Retiree Organizing Committee (CROC) composed of retirees from NYC's municipal labor unions. We oppose the City's move to save money by endangering the healthcare coverage of vulnerable seniors.
I'm heading back into the city for this well-thought out event that includes reps from many municipal unions. I'm not the grim reaper and I'm not laying down because I won't get up so I am handing out leaflets. COME ON DOWN!!!
BTW - here is opt out link: https://nyc-ma-plus.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Media Advisory: Municipal Worker Retirees Plan Protest To Halt Healthcare Changes
What: NYC municipal union retirees will stage a "Die-In" at City Hall Park to protest the life-threatening danger faced by 250,000 retirees as the City prepares to switch their traditional Medicare coverage to a privately managed Medicare Advantage plan beginning Jan. 1, 2022. At a mock "Medicare DisAdvantage Clinic" overseen by the Grim Reaper, participants will enact the potentially fatal consequences of restricting healthcare for seniors.
The protest comes on the heels of a lawsuit filed by Aetna charging the City and its Office of Labor Relations of bid-rigging in awarding the health coverage contract.
When: Friday, September 24, 2021, rain or shine
Time: 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p. m.
Where: The Broadway side of City Hall Park (between Murray & Park Sts.)
Who: We are the Cross-Union Retiree Organizing Committee (CROC) composed of retirees from NYC's municipal labor unions. We oppose the City's move to save money by endangering the healthcare coverage of vulnerable seniors.
Press Contacts:
Sarah Shapiro, spokesperson for CROC (sarahmorah@gmail.com)
Len Rodberg, expert on Medicare issues (lrodberg@gmail.com)
“Die-In” Action
When: Friday, September 24, 2021
Time: Participants arrive at 3:15pm for a rehearsal. The action takes place from 4:00pm-5:00pm.
Where: on Broadway next to City Hall Park between Murray Street and Park Place
The point of the “Die-In” is to publicize the inadequacies of the NYC Medicare Advantage switch-over by Mayor de Blasio and to pressure the new mayor to scrap the plan .
There will be a Medicare Dis-Advantage health clinic on the Broadway side of City Hall between Murray Street and Park Place. Some participants will play sick patients waiting in two patient feeder lines to be examined by other participants dressed up as doctors and nurses. These mock doctors and nurses will theatrically examine three or four patients for 30 seconds. Then the patients will be determined ineligible for treatment. To communicate this, the doctors and nurse will hold up “No Authorization” signs. Patients will then walk over to the death mat and die in whatever way they like for 30 seconds while a drum rolls and the Grim Reaper approaches. Patients can get back in line to be examined and die multiple times. Protesters with signs will stand on the sidelines. We cannot block the sidewalk! A picket march down Broadway and through City Hall Park will take place once there is a large enough crowd of protesters. We are hopeful that a few politicians will attend, and if they do, we will pause the action for a few minutes in order for them to speak. We expect some press to be there too.
I watched video of the rally. Did not look like too many people showed up. A few NYFD dudes did.
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