We are rank-and-file NYC municipal retirees who say NO to the city's attempts to force us into a privatized Medicare Advantage plan.
Joined January 2022
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4 years ago, the city tried to take away the high-quality health benefits- traditional Medicare with a supplemental plan promised to municipal retirees. They said NO and organized, fought in court, took to the streets and, won. Watch this story youtube.com/shorts/jI8pHkA8Y…
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Cross-union Retirees Organizing Comm retweeted
RALLY & MARCH for Medicaid & Medicare on their 60th Anniversary & demand that Governor Hochul & NY State lawmakers call a special session to #PassNYHealth NOW to protect New Yorkers from cuts to care.
SIGN UP / INFO: bit.ly/60in2025
Wed July 30 @ 5:30pm
NYC Foley Square
ALT Color poster for the NYC rally & march for the 60th Anniversary of Medicaid & Medicare with bold title in dark brown at the top, just above a photo of a large crowd in the street, holding rally signs & a huge banner stretching across the street that says Hands off Medicare & Medicaid. The demands, link & QR code to rsvp, date & time July 30 5:30pm are below that in chocolate colored boxes. The logos of 20 cosponsoring organizations are at the bottom.
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March to #StopTheCuts!
Fight back against $2 trillion in cuts to Medicaid, food assistance, and other vital programs proposed by cruel politicians to fund tax cuts for billionaires!
🗓️Saturday, March 15
⏰11 AM
📍Foley Square
Join us!
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ARISE UFT
@AriseUft
Launch Event
Friday 1/31
Labor Notes HQ
55 Washington Street, Brooklyn
Register here: bit.ly/AriseUFT
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Cross-union Retirees Organizing Comm retweeted
18 Dec 2024
Battling New York City retirees are leading the charge to save Medicare from privatization--and they just won another huge victory. @FDNYchic @CrossRetirees @educatorsofnyc @PNHPNYMetro @wendellpotter @stucknation #MedicareDisAdvantage #UnionStrong work-bites.com/view-all/monu…
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Cross-union Retirees Organizing Comm retweeted
16 Dec 2024
NOW: “Let Her In!”#NYCRetirees demand @NycRetirees President Marianne Pizzitola be allowed entry to a meeting with @DC37nyc leaders and members of the @NYCCouncil discussing the future of retiree healthcare @FDNYchic @CrossRetirees
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CROC was proud to be a part of this amazing day of action to save Medicare for NYC Municipal Retirees! @RetireeAdvocUFT #NoMedicareAdvantage
Monday we rallied & marched with NY retirees to #ReclaimMedicare from profitized Medicare disAdvantage schemes that siphon dollars away from care & into the pockets of insurance corp CEO's & shareholders. #PassNYHealth #MedicareForAll!
youtube.com/watch?v=e1QbKoZ6…
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Cross-union Retirees Organizing Comm retweeted
Wednesday in the Bronx!
Meet the NYS Senate sponsor of the #NYHealthAct, Sen. Rivera, & learn about this life-saving bill to provide universal healthcare for all who live or work full time in NY!
#PassNYHealth
1 Oct 2024
The NY Health Act would guarantee healthcare to every New Yorker and create a single-payer system that puts patients before profits by taking private health insurance out of the equation. Join me on 10/2 at 12PM at @mybronxhouse for a discussion on how we #PassNYHealth
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Cross-union Retirees Organizing Comm retweeted
27 Sep 2024
Join us at our NYC rally and march for retirees!
On Monday, September 30, starting at 11 AM, we’re rallying to demand Mayor Eric Adams stop his ongoing efforts to force retirees onto privatized, for-profit Medicare (dis)Advantage plans.
We need numbers at the demonstration. Please RSVP and join us! #ReclaimMedicare #MedicareDisadvantage
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
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We recently learned that @LBUFT LeRoy Barr is on the board of the Medicare Rights Center. This group warns people about MAPs Please, let @UFT Mulgrew about this.
1 Aug 2024
Leroy, please talk to @UFTUnity Mike & let him know about the harm MA plans can do to his Retires, his so-called Daytime Army!
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Cross-union Retirees Organizing Comm retweeted
27 Jul 2024
“It's so easy to sit back&wait for the courts or the state to do something.But we elected these city officials to actually work for us!” @CrossRetirees @FDNYchic @NYCCouncil @InnaVernikov #MedicareDisAdvantage #Retirees work-bites.com/view-all/qpxi…
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Cross-union Retirees Organizing Comm retweeted
23 Jul 2024
July is Medicare’s Birthday month!
We can think of no better way to honor #Medicare than to push ahead in the fight to #ReclaimMedicare from the private insurance companies that run Medicare (Dis)Advantage, a program that leaves patients without the care they need.
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CROC had a Celebration in honor of Medicare's 59th Birthday .youtu.be/vN9zVCszCgY @BeaHero @CMShahanaHanif @Bobby4Brooklyn
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Join us @CrossRetirees at Grand Army Plaza Farmer's Market in Brooklyn this Sat -10 to 12 noon to honor Medicare's Birthday & learn about the profit-driven dangers of Medicare Advantage.
#ReclaimMedicare & demand expanded & improved #MedicareForAll!
Sign the petition!
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Cross-union Retirees Organizing Comm retweeted
8 Jun 2024
Jonathan and myself and all the other officers, exbd members and delegates on the @RetireeAdvocUFT slate will fight like hell to keep our current healthcare -#NoMedicareAdvantage and increase democracy in our @UFT union. Vote RA slate today.
If you haven't voted (UFT Retired Teachers) - vote!
#UnitedFederationofTeachers #UFTRTC #RTC
@TeacherArthurG @RetireeAdvocUFT @FDNYchic @MOREcaucusUFT @GloriaBrandman
jd2718.org/2024/06/07/uft-re…
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UFT Retirees: important info to read. All other municipal retirees: Share with family & friends who ARE UFT retirees!
11 May 2024
Ballots in the mail - Ed Notes Online: Monday, May 13, 8PM - Zoom With Retiree - Rally t... ednotesonline.blogspot.com/2…
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All UFT Retirees and supporters: Register for the Retiree Advocate Zoom Town Hall Party on May 13th at 8pm at: tinyurl.com/ratownhall
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Share with active UFT members about important the upcoming NYC TRS election
6 May 2024
****Breaking news **** Moments ago, Mulgrew attests to UFT exec board that @UFT has indeed lodged a formal complaint about @NYCSchools proposed plan to conduct the upcoming NYC TRS election based on the plan being in violation to admin code 13-507.
Reportedly, the DOE spoke with UFT and @ben4trs campaign today saying it still intends to run the election. They are still forging ahead with their election process knowing that their plan is in violation of law, @JumaaneWilliams @NewYorkStateAG ?
More details here about the controversy: thewire.educators.nyc/p/call…
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Cross-union Retirees Organizing Comm retweeted
6 May 2024
UFT Retirees - Protect your healthcare by voting Retiree Advocate in the RTC election. Ballots being sent out this week! newaction.org/do-you-have-a-…
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Vote the Retiree Advocate Slate when ballots come in May. RA has been leading the fight against municipal retirees being thrown into an inferior Medicare Advantage Plan without their consent.
1 May 2024
UFT Retirees Get rid of Unity Chapter leader Mulgrew (disguised as Tom
Murphy), and their crew. Vote for Retiree Advocate! Bennett Fischer- Chapter Leader, Gloria Brandman(Me!) - Secretary & our team of experienced union activists. We’ll fight against Medicare Dis-Advantage
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