A mid-career NYC HS Teacher:

This proposal is fucked. This is insane. Mulgrew wants to take our health plan, totally deregulate it, and hand huge chunks of it over to the worst actor (United Healthcare) in the entire industry.

 I read through that FAQ with a very qualified expert (who is not in a position to put their name out publicly).  They are of the same opinion.  Very, VERy bad idea.

The self-insured plan would not be subject to regulation from NY State Insurance Commissioner (Department of Financial Services). Nor would it be subject to Federal ERISA rules.

The alarm bells need to be ringing.  We are sleep walking into a huge set up.

NY State DFS is one of the most powerful regulators in the country (next to California).  We should most definitely not remove our plan from their oversight.
If you have a vote, you need to vote no.  Start making some noise on this.  I am telling you  it is time to wake up and get LOUD!

I don’t know what else to say to motivate people.  People are sleepwalking like confused robots into very bad situation.

Like lambs to the slaughter. 

 

UFT Retiree, ABC candidate for Ex Bd. :

I am a  retiree and I was lied to about my healthcare. I will never again believe what Unity has to sell me. This is the “little boy who cried WOLF” syndrome.  The way I see this we should all be voting NO on proposed city healthcare until we are given the contract and adequate time to read/digest it. I certainly could not approve of something that I have not read/researched.... 

HS teacher: Happy school year 2025-26! Our members are already expressing concern about United  health care's terrible record when it comes to pre-authorizations and denial  of claims.
Is this something we need to be concerned about ? 

 

HEALTHCARE REFERENDUM ORGANIZING ZOOM 

We can convince 10 percent of UFTers to sign our petition so we can get a full membership vote on significant changes to our healthcare if everyone climbs on board the petition express.

 

But aren’t they legally required to provide coverage like gender-affirming care in NY State?

Legally, yes. However, one of the loopholes United Healthcare has is that under the new plan, it will be self-funded, which means you cannot appeal externally to New York State if you are denied coverage, which is an important tool for many members of our communities who are denied care. This doesn’t just apply for gender-affirming care, but cancer treatments and other life-saving treatments as well. If you wish to receive care outside of the Downstate 13, you are essentially at the mercy of United’s system. Union leaders will respond that Emblem is administering parts of the plan.

 

The have to follow the law they don’t have to cover any explicitly NYS health mandates

Per Marianne they could follow idahos state regulations on coverage if they choose to.

This is a major issue. The oversight is very loosely goosey on self funded plans

Especially for left leaning states healthcare mandates
This self funding is the primary reason to vote NO

Yes absolutely

Yes the STRIKE HOT (MORE) post simply mentioned it’s self funded. Unless that’s explained how that works and why it could easily collapse the system, most will NOT have any clue what that means.

I’ve spoken to a lot of cl and delegate teachers in Staten Island who have staff who want this because they live in NJ and emblem was garbage there for years. So this is an improvement to them.

Selling point 1 is that they claim there are 50% less preauthorizations. This conflates preauthorizations with denials. They are not the same … and no matter who has more or less preauthorizations… United healthcare’s percentage is still 1 out 3. Even if I drive in less traffic every day, follow all traffic rules and don’t putz around in strip mall parking lots … if my accident rate is still 1 out of 3 … it’s still a fkn nightmare 

 

Selling point 2 … they say “medical claims” will be handled by Emblem’s new downtstate 13 plan. First we don’t know it to be true since we don’t have a contract to analyze. Emblem’s plan never handled hospital care before. And is medical claims same as hospital claims? 

 

Nj, ct, and everyone else is ruled by united

 

United is covering outside the downstate 13

Hospital is health and hospital then tier 2 is a crapshoot 

 

The Cons of Self-Funded Insurance Plans: A Comprehensive List

Cost Uncertainty and Budgeting

One of the biggest disadvantages of self-funded insurance plans is cost uncertainty.

Variable Costs and Unpredictable Expenses

Unlike fully-insured plans with fixed premiums, self-funded plans have variable costs. This means the amount you pay depends on the actual medical claims of your employees. One month, you might pay very little, but the next month, you could face multiple high-cost claims. This unpredictability can make it hard to plan and budget for healthcare expenses.

“In a self-funded plan, budgeting becomes extremely important,” says Les Perlson, a veteran in the health insurance industry. “You need to anticipate the number and amount of claims you may receive.”

Budgeting Challenges

Planning for healthcare costs year over year can be stressful. Self-funded plans require careful budgeting based on employee demographics such as age, region, and the number of dependents. It’s crucial to have sufficient reserves and risk mitigation strategies like stop-loss insurance to manage potential financial risks.

  These are just a few issues on self-funding. Read more: https://npabenefits.com/disadvantages-of-self-funded-insurance-plans/

           

Bennett Fischer and RTC banner

A new feature in these bleak times - 

Jokes of the day:

 

 

I had walked uptown with one of my faves over the years, great CL for years, Yelena S., who worked with our ICE-UFT crew since 2005, who was just fired by the Mulgrew crowd.

 

 

 

Yelena has worked as a part-timer for the union for over a decade back to before she retired and always ran with us against Unity, including as elementary VP. But until she ran with ABC they did not seem to have a problem with her. By the way, Yelena wanted to run with both ABC and ARISE but an RA's and ARISE steering committee member forced her to choose and she chose ABC because she felt they had a better chance to win with Amy running. She was right. We clearly had a better chance. For months I had proposed that we run some joint candidates but that same person told people the reason we wanted joint was because we could not fill our slate (ABC got 560 candidates, ARISE 490). 

 

That was what he kept selling the ARISE people - at one point saying ABC was only 7 people and would have to come back to ARISE. When people ask why ABC and ARISE did not work together, look no further.

 

Yelena and I had a great talk as we walked and found our views dovetailed on the type of group we feel ABC could be -- more open to all types of views even those we may not agree with. One of her daughters owns a book store in Brooklyn and I have to post the name as my memory is a bit faulty.

 

 

           

ABC supporters and acquaintances purged. Unity purge continues with more firings of those who ran with ABC or were seen as being too friendly. We learned of 2 more firings over the past few days, one was a Unity Caucus member and one was one of the few people who always ran with the oppo who kept a part-time job at the UFT despite that but apparently running with ABC was too much.

Friday, Sept. 5, 2025

I'm taking the 8 AM ferry tomorrow morning into the city for the Labor Day parade. The UFT contingent takes off around 11 and I will march with them and circle back to march with the NYC Retirees at 1:30. The Retiree UFT Chapter will be focused on fighting fascism. I don't agree that should be the focus because it is so much virtue signaling. As one CL said: Trump must be trembling. 

Also marching will be a contingent of supporters of Ashley Rzonca, fired district rep from District 30 and I will march with them as I think the fight against fascism starts with Mulgrew and his Unity gang.

I see that revolt as the first potential super serious break in Unity control in its 60-year history of control. At a recent meeting where battling Trump fascism was discussed - watch the signs at the parade- I pointed out that when one political entity controls the largest union local in the nation for 60 years - and in the recent election where Unity got 54% of the vote but gets 100% of the officers, Exec Bd and AFT/NYSUT Delegates - well I call that fascism. 

On Thursday, 20 people gathered at UFT HQ to make "Fight Fascism" signs for Saturday's Labor Day march while they will march with the Unity Caucus Fascists who lead our union. These are the same people who attack Marianne Pizzitola for being an authoritarian. Speaking of which,  

I did attend the Happy 65th Birthday event at City Hall on Tuesday with Marianne's NYC Retirees to promote law 1096, opposed by our own union leaders who are more focused on saving the city money than saving our healthcare.  

Arthur Goldstein covered the event on Sep 02, 2025: At City Hall, We Stand for Medicare, Later, Unity holds a meeting praising themselves

The event supporting 1096 was very light hearted and fun. it was good to see some of my Retiree Advocates colleagues there with the RTC banner. 

Afterwards I went to lunch with an academic doing research on the UFT. I may earn a citation when the best-selling book comes out one day. And think of the movie rights. Who will play Mulgrew and Randi?

I've had some interesting conversations with some people associated with the ARISE caucus crowd, consisting of MORE, NAC and RA. 

Some conversations with others connected to ARISE have not gone as well. There's a strong sense of self-righteousness based on their supposed willingness to take on controversial political issues - but not necessarily the Israel issue - unless it was with a front group. Some attack ABC for not taking on Trump as a way to attract Trump supporters in the election. ABC put out a survey before the election on issues of most concern and the Trump issue was nowhere to be found. My response is if you really want to fight Trump elect a more militant union leadership that will fight the Taylor Law penalties instead of hiding behind them and work with other unions to build enough power to close down the nation. Even Trump supporters, when faced with the kinds of attacks on their jobs, may see the light.

At the Labor Day parade, RTC will focus on fighting fascism. Here is a section of their leaflet:

Fundamentally, there is a sense they don't run to win but to make their political points. Instead of member-driven based on working with others to address the major issues of concern - like the threats to their jobs and working conditions from charter schools -- or threats to their healthcare -- they often focus on supporting other unions (not a bad thing) while ignoring political struggles closer to home -- like the rally for 1096 or the D. 30 revolt or the Mulgrew purges.

One of the most egregious purges was David Kazansky who originally was pushed out of his Teacher Retirement position but given a specially created AFT job out of 52 Broadway but was fired from that job in June and is going back to the classroom. 

Unity Punishes Competence: And promotes mediocrity, directly hurting rank and file

UFT Unity has priorities. Alas, their ostensible job, serving the members, is not among them. If it were, why would they be getting rid of David Kazansky? Kazansky is a pension trustee, and a very effective advocate. I know this firsthand, because when I’ve had questions, he’s listened, done research, and come back with accurate answers. This placed him in stark contrast with multiple UFT Unity employees who’ve stated whatever passed through their minds that moment and hoped for the best.

Kazansky has been snatched up by AFT. Evidently someone there recognizes his ability and wishes to put it to use. So our loss is their gain. Why wasn’t Kazansky put up for re-election?

That’s pretty simple, actually. There are several UFT reps from District 11 in the Bronx. There’s Kazansky, headed for AFT, Amy Arundell, now sorting paper clips over at 52, maybe, and Paul Egan, now (gasp!) actually working in a classroom as a teacher. My gosh, what a sorry fate! (Not even sent to do nothing over at HQ,)

David recently wrote about his situation on substack: 

Back To Where It All Began: 

It's time for me to get a few things off my chest about my forced departure from the UFT and reflect on my decades of proud union service.

The President of the UFT decided that the hundreds of thousands of in-service UFT members and retirees would be better off without me around. That my contributions as a full-time union rep for nearly 2 decades – longer if you count my PM staff work – amount to nothing as long as it satisfies Michael Mulgrew’s deep and dark emotional need to hurt those who do not conform to his definition of unquestioning devotion and fealty...

Opposition to arbitrary and capricious behavior, policy, and leadership is what led me and many others to union work. I find it terribly unfortunate that you are expected to abandon those principles once you are part of the UFT corporation.

 I haven't written much about the healthcare changes though I did say a few words about the support given by some RTC reps on the Mulgrew appointed healthcare committee. More to come. Here is a snippet of opposition the RTC people don't seem to have while the ABC chats blew up with comments. 

 And some pics from the City Hall event.

           

Moskowitz urged families to attend an all-hands-on-deck “Rally and March for Excellence” on Sept. 18. Classroom instruction will be canceled so students, staff and families can march across the Brooklyn Bridge. Moskowitz also asked parents to “contact their elected officials five times.” The email, which described powerful “anti-charter forces,” did not mention Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani by name. But Mamdani is the only major mayoral candidate running in November who has been critical of charters. -- Elizabeth Kim 

Want to fight fascism? Organize a protest to this rally.

Bulletin: Adams says he's running - until a better offer comes along.
 

Thursday, Sept. 4 - 

Happy Back to School (I don't mean that as I was never truly happy to end my 2 months of freedom for the regimentation of school - though I was happy to see (some of) my colleagues and (most of) the children.

When I see current and former educators attack Mamdani, I imagine they have forgotten the charter wars of a decade ago when Cuomo backed Eva and forced our school system to pay the rent for charter schools and other attacks on public schools and our union which responded with a campaign against Cuomo that backed him off. 

In March 2014 I wrote: 

The Wave - The Lies Eva Moskowitz Tells: More Destructive Than Global Warming

Eva has around 50 non-union schools. You may hate Mulgrew and Unity but they are better than no union at all. Despite the DOE chaos, many charter school teachers would prefer working in union backed schools.

Then there is the breaking and shocking news that Adams can be bought. I've been telling people who claim his ego won't let him drop out that he is just waiting for billionaires to come up with enough money to buy him off. I don't think Curtis Sliwa, who I actually like personally and even to some extent politically, will kill is credibility by dropping out. 

Recent polls show Cuomo would win in a head to head with Mamdani, which I believe would happen -- some liberals in my own circle of contacts tell me they would back Cuomo -- the anti-Mamdani hysterical propaganda does penetrate. Last week I had to explain to family liberals that he is not taking over all the groceries in NYC - like in seizing the means of production - but setting up 5 groceries in food desert areas of each borough where there are no supermarkets.

As for childcare, he is offering a plan to extend the pre-k to pre-pre-k and beyond. I expect it can work fairly quickly by going for a gradual plan to include 2 year olds and using free space in public schools. Kicking charters out would help. How will he pay for it all? 2% tax on those making a million dollars a year. All those in that category, raise your hands. Seeing no one, I wonder at the hostility by those who don't make that much money over the poor plight of millionaires. 

Someone asked me about Hochul not supporting any of his proposals and I pointed out that she is running for governor against a more liberal primary opponent and she will have to show some support on the affordability question in both the primary and general against that awful Trumpie Elise Stefanik who will get enormous national support. Hochul will not win - unless Mamdani mobilizes his people for her. 

Remember you history buffs that Abe Lincoln abandoned the Whigs* to help start the then radical new Republican Party (c. 1854) that took a hard stance against slavery. But even as a member of DSA I still don't see them as a replacement party for the Dems. That is soon to evolve.

Anyway, yesterday's Brian Lehrer show went into all this in detail with Elizabeth Kim. I urge you to listen to that segment.

I will end with this: Your choice is Cuomo the monster or Mamdani -- swallow and do the right thing. 

Here is the Elizabeth Kim article which covers a lot of that historical ground.

Facing the prospect of a new mayor opposed to expanding charter schools, the prominent leader of New York City’s leading charter network has sent out an SOS to supporters. “There are currently serious threats to the educational excellence your child deserves,” wrote Eva Moskowitz, the CEO of Success Academy, in an email obtained by Gothamist. “We need 100% of parents to get on the bus with us.” Moskowitz urged families to attend an all-hands-on-deck “Rally and March for Excellence” on Sept. 18. Classroom instruction will be canceled so students, staff and families can march across the Brooklyn Bridge. Moskowitz also asked parents to “contact their elected officials five times.” The email, which described powerful “anti-charter forces,” did not mention Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani by name. But Mamdani is the only major mayoral candidate running in November who has been critical of charters.  While Mamdani’s education platform has mostly centered on universal child care, he said in a candidate questionnaire he opposes the co-location of charters in buildings with traditional public schools. Such a move would present obstacles to new charter schools, which avoid the city’s cutthroat real estate market by opening in underutilized city-owned school buildings.  Mamdani has also said he would review charter school funding as mayor. The assemblymember from Queens has been endorsed by the city’s teachers union, which is a fierce adversary of the charter movement. The union has argued that charter schools rob resources from public school students. Teachers at the schools are not typically unionized.

 The brewing debate and rally evoke the intense clashes between Moskowitz and former Mayor Bill de Blasio, who also opposed the expansion of charters inside traditional public schools. 

“It’s a good question to ask what’s the motivation because this issue has been relatively quiet,” de Blasio said. 

He said he believed the city had “moved on” from heated debates about charters taking over public schools that characterized his early mayoralty — and that there were “good” charter schools worthy of City Hall’s support. 

But Mamdani’s main rival Andrew Cuomo has shown interest in reviving that debate. The former governor recently released an education plan that would shut down underperforming public schools and potentially replace them with charters. Former Mayor Michael Bloomberg and hedge fund billionaire Daniel Loeb were among the prominent charter supporters who donated to Cuomo’s primary campaign.

Mayor Eric Adams, meanwhile, received backing from a pro-charter PAC in 2021. In January, he signed a bill into law giving charter schools public funding for security guards. 

The rally comes at a precarious moment for the charter sector. Charter schools, which are publicly funded and privately run, serve 15% of city students but have seen slower growth in enrollment since the pandemic, according to the New York City Charter School Center. Albany lawmakers have shown little interest in raising a statewide cap that would allow new schools to open. 
 
Declining federal funding means charters must also fight for a piece of a smaller education pie.

The charter school debate fits into Mamdani’s democratic socialist platform. Charters have served as a proxy war between pro-business interests who support free-market competition and left-leaning Democrats who are skeptical of privately run schools funded by billionaires. 

Some have said Mamdani is vulnerable when it comes to charters as his opposition to expanding charters conflicts with his stance on improving affordability and social equity. The need for better schools is most pronounced in low-income neighborhoods that are mostly home to students of color.

“The big picture is that there is a demand for charter schools in New York City, particularly among families of color,” said Joseph Viteritti, a Hunter College professor who has written a book on the school choice movement. “Because they tend to be the people who are most dissatisfied with their regular public schools.” 

Mamdani’s campaign criticized charter schools and pledged he would prioritize “fully funding” public schools as mayor in a statement.

“Zohran knows that New York City’s public schools are the foundation of our communities, our economy, and our workforce,” said Dora Pekec, a spokesperson for the campaign. “Yet charter schools siphon resources away from public education, often without real accountability or oversight.” 

A spokesperson for Success Academy confirmed the upcoming rally but declined to make Moskowitz available for an interview.

Moskowitz is leaning on an old message. The email sent out last week was virtually identical to one she crafted for a march in 2013, when de Blasio was the mayoral front-runner. 

“Your child’s education is threatened. Our very existence is threatened. Opponents want to take away our funding and our facilities,” she wrote at the time. “These attacks are a real danger — we cannot stand idly by.”

Jessica Gould contributed reporting. 

 *The party was hostile towards the ideology of "manifest destiny", territorial expansion into Texas and the Southwest, and the Mexican–American War. It disliked presidential power, as exhibited by Andrew Jackson and James K. Polk, and preferred congressional dominance in lawmaking. Members advocated modernization, meritocracy, the rule of law, protections against majority rule, and vigilance against executive tyranny. They favored an economic program known as the American System, which called for a protective tariff, federal subsidies for the construction of infrastructure, and support for a national bank. The party was active in both the Northern and Southern United States and did not take a firm stance on slavery, but Northern Whigs tended to be less supportive than their Democratic counterparts. 

           

The UFT Retired Teacher Chapter is supporting this rally organized by the NYC Organization of Public Service Retirees and we hope you can make it! Spread the word. 

Tuesday September 2nd         

                                             11am at City Hall

It is  Mayor Eric Adams birthday, and guess what?  He turns 65 years old & is now eligible for Medicare!   The time is NOW!!   We have to highlight at this press conference/rally that this is the BEST way to protect our Medicare and earned and vested benefits.  He must tell the Speaker to get this bill to the floor so he can sign it.  It will be held on the STEPS OF CITY HALL. Arrive by 10:15am

Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025

I'm about to head over to the ferry to attend the rally but wanted to get this out. See Marianne Friday night video: 

I laughed out loud (with the mic off) numerous times when I attended an RTC Exec Bd zoom yesterday. Support for the rally by the RTC Exec Bd, loaded with ARISE people who despise Marianne, was a pleasant surprise. The 1096 city council law would protect retirees from evil mayors. (Mamdani won't sign on to that bill even though he indicates he would not put retirees into medicare advantage -he may not have to as Trump and fellow gangsters are going to take care of that.)

Other than support for the rally, I was not a happy camper at the general non-militant response from RTC EB and the Retiree Advocate crew that make up half the EB.  

Holy shit. Some of these people have faced 50 years of Unity deception, manipulation and control and still don't get it. But then again, many of them have been part of New Action which made the dirty deal with Randi over 20 years ago and spent a dozen years finding excuses to stay in that coalition. I call that the New Action (or France's I surrender in WW2) mentality. Some call it a Vichy mentality.

I hung out with a prominent member of MORE last week who told me no one from MORE attended the meeting, so they are off the hook. But RA and NAC are mot. But still watch the Unity hacks praise the loyal ARISE oppo and slam the ABCs for not taking part in a farce.

The very same Unity people who told and sold us that their Medicate Adv plan was better than Medicare. Remember Mulgrew telling us this time and again - it's just a name, they are the same? At the very least, abstain while waiting for full information, a position Marianne seemed to take in her Friday video. (Of course Unity attacked her for that.)

A suggestion that we ask the lawyers Marianne uses to help us figure out what is happening was mocked. "We have UFT lawyers to do that for us. Let's write a letter to Mulgrew asking for UFT lawyers do the job." Yes, it's the "Let's Plead" strategy that's been so successful. 

Meanwhile, the ABC chats have been exploding.

One of the key failures of the RTC was to change a successful plan to push for a membership vote on healthcare changes to a DA vote - which is a joke considering how Unity has gained even more control despite the 300 RA and supposed 100 MORE delegates.

Here is Arthur's take:

Apparently the RTC members who did attend voted yes for Mulgrew’s proposed healthcare changes.  So there you have it: RA under Unity’s umbrella…

Trump is out there introducing pre-approvals to Medicare, in a clear effort to make it more like Medicare Advantage. This will be introduced in six states next year, New Jersey included, and it’s something we need to fight.

If you’re under 65, or in service, there is a new health plan out there for city workers. Unity, predictably, says it’s the best thing since sliced bread. Someone once pointed out to me there is, in fact, artisan bread. You cut it with a knife, and it’s got a wonderful crust. It’s got great texture, and isn’t full of chemicals to ensure it can sit in a plastic bag for two years without getting stale.

Queens UFT, in a social media post, wrote, “The new plan, like the current GHI CBP plan, allows for the option of tiering in the future to penalize hospitals that price gouge or act in bad faith.” This, to me, raises a red flag. While the current plan may have that option, I can’t recall it being exercised. Last I looked, a hospital visit would set me back 300 bucks on GHI...... Arthur’s substack - 

Fool Me Once, Shame on You...

Fool me half a dozen times, and expect me to fall for it again, and I must be hopeless

Arthur Goldstein

Aug 30, 2025

Medicare Will Require Prior Approval for Certain Procedures

A pilot program in six states will use a tactic employed by private insurers that has been heavily criticized for delaying and denying medical care.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/health/medicare-prior-approval-health-care.html?smid=em-share

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

NYC Public Service Retirees Unveil Giant 65th Birthday Card for NYC Mayor Adams

Group Invites Mayor to Join Their Organization

Asks Mayor to Support City Council Bill to Protect Retiree Health Insurance

NEW YORK, N.Y. – Today, New York City’s public service retirees come together at City Hall to celebrate Mayor Adams 65th trip around the sun with a giant birthday card and special request: support Intro 1096! This City Council bill put forth by Councilmember Christopher Marte, District One, and co-sponsored by Councilmember Robert Holden, District 3, is the key to permanent protection for the healthcare of hundreds of thousands of retired city workers who currently rely on Medicare. As of today, Mayor Adams has become one of us. When he completes his city service he’ll also rely on Medicare.

“The mayor is no longer on the sidelines in this shameful attempt to undermine healthcare for retirees,” said Marianna Pizzitola, President, NYC Organization of Public Service Retirees which represents more than 250,000 city retirees. “His insurance is also in the crosshairs now. He has said he will support us. Now is the time to SHOW us he will support us by backing intro 1096!”

Health insurance for scores of the city’s most senior retirees has become a political pawn in recent years. Unscrupulous union bigwigs and their elected allies have championed a switch to private insurance in the name of alleged cost-savings. Their proposal is a for-profit alternative run by Aetna, deceptively called “Medicare Advantage.” It is anything but. And of course, dollar-for-dollar, it does not save the taxpayer a single penny. “Advantage” does, ironically, diminish the quality of medical coverage and access for the retirees who need it most. Meanwhile, our members, many with pensions of under $26,000, are relying on food pantries for assistance and faced with the choice of deferring medical care.

In recent weeks, Mayor Adams has expressed support for ending this attack on retirees and retaining their well-earned Medicare. We thank him. He now has a vested interest in following through on his words with tangible action. Supporting Intro 1096 is the best course of action.

New York City’s retired workforce showed up for New Yorkers every day for decades. As they grow older, now is not the time to pull the rug out from under them. Join us in championing Intro 1096. Everyone knows someone affected by this. Support your neighbor, your relative, your fifth-grade teacher – along with every firefighter, police officer, and sanitation worker who made a difference serving this city!

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About NYC Organization of Public Service Retirees

In the aftermath of the proposed Medicare bait-and-switch by the prior administration, this organization was formed to give the otherwise silent and unrepresented retirees a voice. Many tens of thousands strong, we have now grown into a force for resistance against any effort to diminish our medical insurance. We proudly stand at the forefront of accountability – speaking truth to power against those who seek to sell out those who have upheld their oath and their promise to serve. 

Media Contacts:

Marianna Pizzitola: 631-793-9715

Robert Ganley 917-841-1812