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LISTEN: ‘It’s Incredible’ - Union Leaders have ‘Voted Overwhelmingly Against their Members’ Interests’

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On this episode of the Iron Bill Hohlfeld show labor writer Robert Ovetz talks about the “Stockholm Syndrome” impacting too many labor leaders today where they start to “think about the issues from the perspective of the boss” — and how that sad reality correlates to the fight retired trade unionists in New York City are having trying to save their traditional Medicare benefits from being stripped and privatized.

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LISTEN: NYC Retirees Fighting to Save Medicare Blast City Council Do-nothings

By Bob Hennelly

On this episode of the Stuck Nation Labor Radio Hour, Marianne Pizzitola, head of the NYC Organization of Public Service Retirees and Michelle Keller, head of the NYC Coalition of Labor Union Women connect the legacy of May Day to the ongoing battle to preserve the traditional Medicare benefits municipal retirees were promised as active duty workers.

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Dying to Make a Living: NYC’s Immigrant Workers Demand Dignity and Respect

By Joe Maniscalco

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration recorded the deaths of 20 New York City construction workers in 2015 — the same year a 22-year-old Ecuadorian immigrant named Carlos Moncayo was crushed to death helping to erect what is now Restoration Hardware and the RH Rooftop Restaurant on 9th Avenue in NYC’s Meatpacking District.

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Inside the ‘Grotesque Legal Fiction’ Enslaving Home-Care Workers

By Steve Wishnia

In 1960, when the federal minimum wage was $1 an hour and did not cover workers in nursing homes or construction, the New York State Department of Labor established a regulation that home health-care attendants working 24-hour shifts should only get paid for 13 hours, because they have the other 11 hours off for eating, sleeping, and breaks

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Wall Street Between You and Your Doctor: Former Goldman Sachs Exec Anointed Aetna Boss

By Bob Hennelly

CVS Health has named Brian Kane as the Executive Vice President and President of Aetna, effective September 1. He will report to CVS Health President and CEO Karen S. Lynch. Last month, New York City Mayor Eric Adams signed a contract with Aetna as part of the administration’s campaign to strip 250,000 municipal retirees of their traditional Medicare benefits and push them into a profit-driven Medicare Advantage program.

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NYS Gov. Kathy Hochul Sparks 1199SEIU Revolt After Cutting Healthcare and Banking Billions in Reserves

By Bob Hennelly

 This week a growing coalition of labor, faith-based, and advocacy non-profits that support seniors, the disabled and New York’s low wealth households will be turning up the pressure on Albany to resist what they say are draconian healthcare budget cuts proposed by Gov. Kathleen Hochul.

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NYC City Council Members Debate Guinea Pigs While Retired Heroes Watch Their Medicare Benefits Vanish

By Bob Hennelly

While close to a thousand New York City retired civil servants rallied outside City Hall to protest Mayor Adams’ deal with Aetna’s Medicare Advantage Plan, inside it was business as usual. On April 11, the City Council passed several bills including legislation to ban the commercial sale of Guinea pigs which had evidently proliferated during the pandemic.

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WATCH: First Responders’ Scathing Takedowns of Bigwigs Pushing Medicare Advantage on Retirees

By Joe Maniscalco

Retired FDNY Deputy Chief Richard Alles and 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund activist John Feal were outspoken at this week’s massive rally against efforts to strip New York City municipal retirees of their Traditional Medicare benefits and push them into a profit-driven Medicare Advantage program — tearing into both Mayor Eric Adams and the heads of the Municipal Labor Committee [MLC] for spearheading the drive. Here’s a sample:

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Hey, New York City Council Progressives - You Can Fix This Medicare Advantage Mess!

By Joe Maniscalco

The supposedly most progressive New York City Council to date could choose to advance proposed legislation protecting traditional Medicare benefits for municipal retirees — instead it’s watching ailing senior citizens fighting for what they’ve earned collapse on the streets and being out-lefted by the Republican members in its ranks.

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Nobody’s Fools: NYC Retirees Will Fight Just As Hard As The French to Save Medicare…

By Joe Maniscalco

New York City municipal retirees urging Mayor Eric Adams to revisit the health insurance contract he just signed with Aetna to include an option for traditional Medicare want Hizzoner to know they’re just as “strong and determined” as millions of French people in the streets protesting President Emmanuel Macron’s grossly undemocratic bid to raise France’s retirement age to 62.

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NYC Inks Medicare Advantage Deal; Aims to Cut Off Traditional Medicare for Retirees

By Steve Wishnia

New York City has signed a contract with the Aetna insurance company to provide a private Medicare Advantage health-insurance plan to the about 250,000 retired municipal workers. The deal, announced Mar. 30 by Mayor Eric Adams and Office of Labor Relations Commissioner Renee Campion, means retirees will no longer be able to use traditional Medicare unless they pay for coverage themselves.

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