The United Federation of Teachers withdraws its support of New York City's effort to move New York City's retired employees to privately-managed Medicare Advantage health plans
On June 23, 2024,
the United Federation Teachers President, Michael Mulgrew, advised the New York
City Municipal Labor Committee on Sunday that the Federation was withdrawing its support
of the City's Medicare Advantage proposal and from healthcare
negotiations with the Municipal Labor Committee on behalf of its members it represents in the collective bargaining pursuant to Article 14 of the Civil Service Law.
Marianne Pizzitola, President of NYC Organization of
Public Service Retirees, commented that “For three years, an ad-hoc coalition
of retirees ... have been continuously successful – winning 9 victories over
three separate lawsuits", blocking the Committee's efforts to unilaterally impose its proposed Medicare Advantage plan on already retired former employees of the City of New York City.
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