6 Predictions on Healthcare
Most UFT members are aware that major changes are coming to our healthcare. The MLC and Michael Mulgrew requested proposals from insurance companies that would cost the City less money. Essentially, healthcare cuts for all City workers. The reason Mulgrew and the MLC are looking to save the City mon
Judge Frank Grants TRO for Retiree Healthcare Switch
Today, Judge Lyle Frank granted a TRO which will temporarily halt the City and the MLC from switching all retirees from GHI SeniorCare to a for-profit Aetna Medicare Advantage Plan. While the case, initiated by the NYC Organization of Public Service Retirees, is far from over, this is a very good om
Will there be a contract this year? UFT’s latest communication suggests not.
On Monday, the 500-member negotiating committee will meet. That highly anticipated event, the culmination of a year of negotiations, will be followed immediately by the final UFT executive board meeting of the 2022-2023 school year. The very next afternoon, the June Delegate Assembly will be held. B
Mulgrew: the Comptroller is worried about MAP. Why aren’t you?
Today, Comptroller Brad Lander declined to register the Aetna MAP plan for New York City municipal retirees, citing not just pending litigation, but also concerns over the ethics of reverting to Medicare Advantage in the first place. Specifically, he noted “the broader Medicare Advantage trends ar
UFT Loses Big on Budget
This week, UFT educators lost big on budget. We lost particularly big in the City, but we lost big in the State as well. In New York City, Mayor Adams doubled down on cutting school budgets. He framed his arguments around ‘enrollment declines,’ but then directed cuts in places that had nothing t
Why is Mulgrew Exaggerating the cost of going to CityMD?
Last week at the DA, Mulgrew claimed that CityMD costs were so high that he was glad to hike our copays up to $100. In fact, he’d prefer if our copays were $400. That implies a pretty substantial amount of cost. He threw some numbers out there — like $680 for a COVID test — [&helli
UFT Members Deserve to Vote on Healthcare Changes
The cochairs of NAC ask that you please sign the petition to give UFT members a right to vote on healthcare changes, as reported in The City today. Some Faqs on why we need this vote are noted below (written in collaboration with other UFC-affiliated writers of the petition). UFT MEMBERS FOR PREMIUM
It now costs $100 for UFT to use an Urgent Care. A few months ago it was $50. UFT, it’s time to start paying attention.
Prepping for the New Action meeting Thursday, March 9 at 5:30 PM, so just a quick note. A few months ago, Mulgrew announced that some urgent care copays would now double from 50 to 100 bucks. Most of us were annoyed, but we didn’t really notice, because leadership assured us that this wasnR