Why UFT members don’t get a vote on Healthcare – Notes on the December DA
There are two stories on the December, 2022 DA. One is the protest outside the DA, where hundreds of retirees and supporters gathered in front of 52 Broadway to protest healthcare givebacks. The other story is what happened in the DA. Mulgrew spoke a lot tonight on the ‘arbitration decision
UFT Healthcare: What will we give back next?
Last week, New York’s public sector stirred anxiously about a supposed arbitration ‘decision‘ that would end traditional Medicare as we know it. Municipal retirees, it was said, should be thrown onto an Aetna-managed Medicare Advantage plan without any option to keep Seniorcare (un
UFT Members Take Note: Medicare Advantage is a Consequence of Backroom Bargaining
Today, Martin Scheinman issued an expected arbitration decision that elaborated what he had already told us he would do several months ago: force retirees onto Medicare Advantage. This time, the privatized Medicare program will be managed by Aetna, who you may remember sued when they didn’t ge
Is Tier 6 ‘good enough?’ And other questions of disproportionate impacts on UFT members. – 12-12-2022 Executive Board Minutes
Introductory Notes: Today’s executive board meeting followed a certain theme of disproportionality. Minutes: All minutes approved. LeRoy Barr: No President’s report – vacancy announced for high school executive board. Nominations at next board. If need be there will be a final executive board
Tier 6 and the Extension of ‘Working Lifetimes’
Today is December 11, 2022. In exactly 28 years, 8 months, and 29 days, I will be able to retire under Tier 6 without penalty. The date will be September 9, 2051. I’ll be 63 years old and will have worked for the DOE and contributed to my pension for about 35 years. I will […]
UFT Leadership’s Dangerous 2018 Giveback has put us all at Risk
In 2018, Michael Mulgrew rushed out a contract with dangerous givebacks, lying to members that there weren’t any. The most dangerous giveback? That somehow, in a time of record healthcare inflation, we would find a way to save $600 million annually on healthcare. The main way Mulgrew sought to
Why is UFT Leadership misleading us about Precedent RE Administrative Code 12-126?
Any UFT member who has tuned into an executive board meeting, DA, town hall, or simply checked their non-DOE email, has heard/seen the propaganda. ‘If we don’t organize to amend City Administrative Code 12-126,’ they say, ‘we will lose both (a) our premium-free healthcare and
Minutes UFT Executive Board of December 5, 2022
Thanks to Mike Shulman for preparing the minutes below. Nick Bacon was unable to attend and take his usual minutes due to illness. President Mulgrew is not present—so no President’s report. Staff Director Leroy Barr is not present—so no Staff Director’s report. The session is chaired by Mich