Oct. 12 12:15 PM - Marianne and MulgrewCare Truck at Two Must Show Healthcare Rallies Wednesday - City Council and Delegate Assembly -Turnout numbers count

If you are a retiree, tomorrow is the day for you to show up and be counted at one or both events.

 

The city council will be voting soon on the future of your health care. Tomorrow  12:15, press conference around 1 at City Hall, followed at 3:30 a few blocks away at 52 Broadway where we show numbers to Mulgrew and crew. Keep the pressure on both the politicians and UFT leadership.

 

For working UFT members, this is the first delegate assembly of the year. Show Mulgrew you won't accept healthcare cuts.

 

Reports are coming in on new deductibles and co-pays. If we are silent it will only get worse.

Norm

Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022

I posted yesterday about the two rallies coming up on Wednesday:

Rally Wednesday Oct. 12 Protest Changes in NYC Admin Code as NYC Firefighters Union Push New York City Council to Stop Messing with Retirees’ Healthcare

We hear the big screen truck will be joining us with Mulgrew videos following us downtown on Broadway. We have sound and speakers -  and Marianne Pizzitola will speak at both rallies - a bunch of UFT war horses met with her on zoom last week to fill her in on how the UFT operates. Her videos below are a sample.

Here is a new leaflet focused on the DA.

Here is the posting by The NYC Organization of Public Service Retirees

NYC Employee & Retiree Benefits at risk

 

Dear Current Employees (those on the job!) and Retirees,   We want you to know that the Municipal Labor Council has agreed with the City to sell off our protections and health benefits by trying to legislate a change to Administrative Code 12-126, the law that guarantees our healthcare and that we won our case on.  If you think your union might be one of the ones not telling you the truth, you should read our brief fact sheet linked below and then head to our website and FaceBook page.  We have a team of lawyers and generations of retirees, former union leaders, and commissioners, and attorneys, and deputies, behind us.  Learn the truth behind the message you are hearing.     We are asking everyone who cherishes the healthcare benefits they earned to come to City Hall and let the City Council hear and see you!   Urge them NOT TO CHANGE Administrative Code 12-126 and protect us from those urging changes to a law that has protected us since 1967.    We then will head down the block to UFT HQ and tell Michael Mulgrew of the UFT to keep his hands off our benefits and stop selling them for his own wages!     We want full transparency in the accounting of the Health Insurance Stabilization Fund and the Retiree Health Benefit Trust!  The time is now to stop using funds that were meant to protect us as slush funds.    PLEASE COME OUT on Wednesday, October 12th, 12:15 pm at City Hall before we head to UFT HQ at 3:30.   See the attached flyer for detailed instructions.   IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT WE HAVE A STRONG SHOWING SO THE COUNCIL KNOWS WE MEAN BUSINESS!    LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING YOU THERE!  Here is the RALLY INFO FLYER    AND THE ISSUE FACT SHEET We are also including our most recent videos on our YouTube Channel   Debunking more UFT misinformation.  It never ends. The Friday Night Q&A More UFT misinformation The Unions are being lied to by the MLC

Active Unions need to listen! Mulgrew doesn't want you to hear this!  This change of law will affect ALL EMPLOYEES too!! Active workers!  more helpful info!    *************************** Your friends, and retirees in SOLIDARITY... The NYC Organization of Public Service Retirees   **************  Donations are Needed!  It is fall, copays, inflation, etc, but we need to keep donations coming in to fund our October litigation! TO DONATE TO THE LEGAL FUND Donation Instructions to Support Our Class Action Suit Against the City To Protect Our Retiree Healthcare: We worked decades for our benefits! Let’s make sure the City and the MLC don’t take them away! A suggested $25 Donation* will help start the fight to keep our current benefits. Give more if you can, and/or often!  If you cannot meet the minimum suggested donation, we appreciate whatever you can give towards this fight for our benefits.  We also added the option to make your donation recurring (monthly) as was requested.  The fundraiser group is incorporated as a Non-Profit. ALL proceeds go to fund the organization and its legal challenge. Volunteer retirees are running this effort.  Our 501C3 is pending. TO DONATE, HERE ARE 4 SIMPLE WAYS! 1.Zelle using email NYCOrgofpublicserviceretirees@gmail.com 2. Make your check out to: NYC Organization of Public Service Retirees PO Box 941 Venice, FL 34284 (our treasurer lives in FL) 3. Or click on this Paypal link: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=Q4VWJEYVJ9HTW&Z3&fbclid=IwAR0pEOc51x9xhc-CBb8vqAIkX97Bgg1Z02f1r9gQh9S3dOsVmAdob5jBbw8 4.  We Now Accept Donations via VENMO VENMO is a Phone App or can be used on a PC or Tablet You can download and install the Phone App from the Android Play Store or Apple App Store. There may be fees involved using this method. Our ID is: @NYCRetirees If you are on this list, it is because you subscribed to hear what we are doing as an organization that represents all NYC Municipal workers in protecting their Health benefits in retirement.   Currently, we have a FACEBOOK page located here:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/888622578669131 If you are not on FACEBOOK, we will be updating you here. And Check our website for FAQ www.nycretirees.org Thank you for signing up for our newsletter and pass this to a friend to sign up too!

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