Press
We are an active group, here are some of the latest pieces from the media.
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Work Bites
NYC Retirees Stand Strong with Ousted DC37 Retirees
03/07/2024
NY Times
More Retiree Health Plans Move Away From Traditional Medicare
3/10/2023
The Chief
Labor Leaders
Less Than Truthful
09/13/2023
Nearly three dozen former city labor officials are disputing current union leaders’ contention that pending City Council legislation that would keep municipal retirees’ existing health benefits is illegal.
NY Daily News Opinion
by Gary Altman
08/20/2023
We want to thank Gary Altman for sharing the history of the City Council. A legacy of Peter Vallone and Mary Pinkett who BOTH championed protections of the Retirees over DECADES, because they knew the Council WAS their protection.
When they say history repeats itself, so you better be looking, they weren't kidding.
Work-Bites
NYCRETIREES Go To Washington
07/27/2023
D.C. Welcomes NYC Retirees as Heroes in the Fight to Save Medicare
WestViewNews
Medicare DisAdvantage For City Government Retirees
07/22/2023
Medical insurance issues are now making NYC Government retirees sick!
Work-Bites
Laor Day Parade Showdown!
09/11/2023
Work-Bites
Keeping a Close Tally
09/08/2023
Work-Bites
It’s Really a Betrayal!
08/29/2023
NYC Labor Day Parade Showdown: Retirees Challenge Union Leaders on Medicare Advantage Push
35 Retired Union Leaders Defend NYC Bill to Protect Medicare
NYC Mayor Touts Civil Service Jobs While Retirees Are Left on the Sidewalk…
Amsterdam News
Councilman Barron
7/13/2023
Barron, city retirees temporarily win big in legal battle over Medicare coverage
RPEA
Applauds Court Ruling
07/14/2023
RPEA - Retired Public Employees Association applauds our Win!
AARP
Applauds Court Ruling
07/07/2023
AARP NY Applauds Court Ruling Blocking Cuts to NYC Retirees’ Health Benefits Days Before Crucial Deadline
The Labor Network
Breaking News
07/07/2023
NY Daily News
Judge Blocks Adams
07/07/2023
Gothamist
Judge Blocks Medicare Advantage
07/07/2023
BREAKING NEWS - Labor This Week with Marianne Pizzitola
Judge temporarily blocks Mayor Adams from switching NYC retirees to Medicare Advantage
Judge blocks Medicare Advantage switch for 250K NYC retirees, days before crucial deadline
NY 1
Inside City Hall
06/29/2023
NY Daily News
Labor Boss Threatens!
06/22/2023
CRAIN'S
Sue City Hall
05/31/2023
Marianne Pizzitola & Jake Gardener on NY1 Interview with Errol Lewis
NYC labor boss threatens to pull endorsements for Council members
Municipal retirees sue city over Medicare Advantage switch
NYC Retirees Sue
City Hall
05/31/2023
A group of retired city workers are suing Mayor Adams in a bid to block his administration’s latest attempt to shift them into a privatized version of Medicare
Co-Pay Appellate Decision
05/26/2023
Labor Press
‘Rally'
04/13/2023
Retirees secure another Appellate Victory - On Co-Pays
Despite resistance, municipal retirees continue to push Council to halt healthcare shift
The Brian Lehrer Show
‘Marianne's Interview'
03/23/2023
Our own Wonder Woman on the Brian Lehrer Show on WNYC radio
The NY Daily News
‘Mayor Kills MA Option'
03/23/2023
Mayor Adams kills Medicare Advantage option that’d let NYC retirees stay on traditional coverage: ‘We do not intend to offer this’
The City
‘Teachers Buck Mulgrew'
03/21/2023
Teachers Buck Mulgrew, Petition for Referendum Vote On Medicare Advantage
The NY Daily News
‘Loophole?'
03/21/2023
NYC retirees opposed to Medicare Advantage eye loophole that could let
them keep traditional coverage
The Chief
‘Investigate Medicare
Contract'
03/14/2023
A Letter to the Brad Lander, City Comptroller
CRAIN'S
‘The MLC Votes'
03/13/2023
Article in Crain's re: the MLC Vote.
Work-Bites
Marianne Dismisses
Arbitrator's Filing
12/20/2022
Work-Bites
Marianne Dismisses
Arbitrator's Filing
12/20/2022
Work-Bites
‘Bamboozled’
01/15/2023
Retirees to NYC Council Members: Do Not Be ‘Bamboozled’ By Medicare Advantage
Amsterdam News
"Shouldn't Cut Retirees Health Care"
01/12/2023
City and Municipal Labor Committee shouldn’t cut retirees’ health care
The Jewish Voice
"Strong Pushback"
01/10/2023
Retired NYC Employees Offer Strong Pushback on Health Care Issue at City Hall
Work-Bites
FDNY Retirees...
01/11/2023
‘It’s A Disgrace What The City Is Doing To Us’
The Chief
Retiree's' Medicare Fight Has Council Ally!
12/28/2022
Work-Bites
Marianne Dismisses
Arbitrator's Filing
12/20/2022
Vows to press the fight against Medicare Advantage
Gale Brewer is first to publicly address issue in detail
The Chief
‘Retirees Sold Out!
03/14/2023
A Letter to the Editor
The City
‘Losing Patience’
01/27/2023
City Workers Losing Patience With Slow Crawl to Union Contracts
Work-Bites
‘A Tremendous Victory’
01/20/2023
NYC Council Members refuse to change code safeguarding retiree healthcare.
Work-Bites
Marianne Dismisses
Arbitrator's Filing
12/20/2022
Work-Bites
Marianne Dismisses
Arbitrator's Filing
12/20/2022
Work-Bites
‘Bamboozled’
01/15/2023
Retirees to NYC Council Members: Do Not Be ‘Bamboozled’ By Medicare Advantage
Amsterdam News
"Shouldn't Cut Retirees Health Care"
01/12/2023
City and Municipal Labor Committee shouldn’t cut retirees’ health care
The Jewish Voice
"Strong Pushback"
01/10/2023
Retired NYC Employees Offer Strong Pushback on Health Care Issue at City Hall
Work-Bites
FDNY Retirees...
01/11/2023
‘It’s A Disgrace What The City Is Doing To Us’
The Chief
Retiree's' Medicare Fight Has Council Ally!
12/28/2022
Work-Bites
Marianne Dismisses
Arbitrator's Filing
12/20/2022
Vows to press the fight against Medicare Advantage
Gale Brewer is first to publicly address issue in detail
Work-Bites
Marianne Dismisses
Arbitrator's Filing
12/20/2022
Work-Bites
Marianne Dismisses
Arbitrator's Filing
12/20/2022
Work-Bites
‘Bamboozled’
01/15/2023
Retirees to NYC Council Members: Do Not Be ‘Bamboozled’ By Medicare Advantage
Amsterdam News
"Shouldn't Cut Retirees Health Care"
01/12/2023
City and Municipal Labor Committee shouldn’t cut retirees’ health care
The Jewish Voice
"Strong Pushback"
01/10/2023
Retired NYC Employees Offer Strong Pushback on Health Care Issue at City Hall
Work-Bites
FDNY Retirees...
01/11/2023
‘It’s A Disgrace What The City Is Doing To Us’
The Chief
Retiree's' Medicare Fight Has Council Ally!
12/28/2022
Work-Bites
Marianne Dismisses
Arbitrator's Filing
12/20/2022
Vows to press the fight against Medicare Advantage
Gale Brewer is first to publicly address issue in detail
Daily News
NYC Wins Key Ruling
12/15/2022
Adams’ administration won a key ruling Thursday in its efforts to move thousands of retired NYC municipal workers into a highly controversial privatized Medicare Advantage plan
Unions are supposed to protect retired labor. Sadly, those days are over
The Chief
Appeals Court
Backs Retirees
11/22/2022
Council support for administration's plan uncertain
NY Focus
NYC Has 25 Days
to Settle Retiree's Switch
12/15/2022
Daily News
NYC Wins Key Ruling
12/15/2022
Adams’ administration won a key ruling Thursday in its efforts to move thousands of retired NYC municipal workers into a highly controversial privatized Medicare Advantage plan
The Chief
Appeals Court
Backs Retirees
11/22/2022
Council support for administration's plan uncertain
NY Focus
NYC Has 25 Days
to Settle Retiree's Switch
12/15/2022
Unions are supposed to protect retired labor. Sadly, those days are over
NY Daily News
NYC Loses Appeal in
Court Battle
11/22/2022
Mayor Adams’ administration suffered another setback Tuesday in its effort to shift retired city workers into a privatized Medicare plan
Crain's
City Must Pay!
11/22/2022
City must pay entire cost of municipal retirees’ supplemental health plans: ruling
STAT
Replace the Failure of Medicare Advantage
11/15/2022
Article by Steve Cohen: Replace the failure of Medicare Advantage with ‘Medicare Part F’
Work-Bites
Paging Harry, Henry & Michael
10/13/2022
“I’m a lady — I would love to sit across the table from the three of them and start to negotiate some of this sh*t out,” Marianne Pizzitola
The City
Adams Issues Ultimatum!
11/01/2022
City Council must enable budget-cutting new health insurance options for retirees, warns Eric Adams’ chief labor negotiator — or City Hall will eliminate existing insurance plans.
The city’s Office of Labor Relations said it will have to enroll retired city workers in the Medicare Advantage health plan and get rid of other plan options if the City Council does not change the administrative code to make way for the privatized plan.
Hey, NYC, What’s the Price of a Promise?
09/24/2022
Opinion piece by
Marianne Pizzitola. Should tens of thousands of senior citizens and disabled first responders be subjected to insurance companies determining their fate as opposed to medical professionals who know them?
The Chief
City Council to Have a Say in Medicare Standoff
09/14/2022
City Council will have key say on Medicare plan
New York Focus
Medicare Standoff
08/10/2022
Threatens cuts to Current City Workers' Benefits
ELEVANCE Stock Falls
07/20/2022
Elevance Health Inc. shares plunged the most in two years as its medical costs failed to decrease in line with rival UnitedHealth Group Inc., which reported sunnier results last week.
NYC Lies to the Judge
06/18/2022
Retirees accuse NYC of lying to judge in battle over health benefits
Retirees Denied Care
04/28/2022
The threat of Med Plan Protest causes UFT Union Boss to abruptly cancel the event!
Federal Report Findings
04/28/2022
Medicare Advantage Plans Often Deny Needed Care, Federal Report Finds
The Chief
Letter to the Editor
04/20/2022
Letter to the Editor of the Chief - "Keep Traditional Medicare City Workers Deserve No Less - Joseph Cambell"
The City’s Plan Thwarted
04/08/2022
The City’s plan to move 250,000 retired municipal workers from Medicare to an inferior, privately run plan has been thwarted for now.
UFT Cancels Event
03/31/2022
The threat of Med Plan Protest causes UFT Union Boss to abruptly cancel the event!
Statement from Comptroller Brad Lander on Medicare Advantage Plan Contract
A Message to Adams
03/28/2022
More than 64K NYC retirees have rejected controversial Medicare plan favored by Mayor Adams
Comptroller Won't Sign
MAPP
03/30/2022
Queens Chronical
Retirees Save $200
03/11/2022
More than 64K NYC retirees have rejected controversial Medicare plan favored by Mayor Adams
Our Own Gene Iannuzzi
03/10/2022
Voice of the People: A plan to save money by sacrificing our health!
Brad Says No!
03/08/2022
Comptroller Lander comes out against Mayor Adams’ new NYC retiree Medicare plan after court order.
Opinion: Steve Cohen
03/05/2022
Opinion piece from our Attorney, Steve Cohen:
Build a better health plan, Mayor
Statement from RPEA
03/04/2022
Labor Press
UFT Backs Off
03/04/2022
Statement from RPEA Executive Director Edward Farrell, Following Decision to Strike Down NYC’s Plan to Pull a Bait-And-Switch on Retirees
Judge Blocks City’s Bid to Slap Monthly Penalty on Retirees Opting Out of Medicare Advantage; UFT Backs Off on Supporting Switch
We Won, We Won!
03/03/2022
Medicare Advantage Plans Often Deny Needed Care, Federal Report Finds
New York Focus
Celebrate Good TImes
03/03/2022
Retired NYC Workers Celebrate Medicare Switch Court Win
As printed in City Limits 12/17/2021. Medicare Advantage is a Disadvantage
City Limits
Advantage/Disadvantage
02/24/2022
MAPP Lays an Egg
02/23/2022
A jerry-rigged Medicare Advantage plan has yet to begin. But the show has been in previews, the word has gotten around, and the audience is heading for the exits.
45,000 Opt-Out
02/15/2022
City Hall reports: More than 45,000 retired municipal workers have opted to keep their current Medicare coverage.
RPEA: Edward Farrell, Executive Director "The decision by Mayor Adams to support moving all retirees and their beneficiaries out of traditional Medicare is a breach of contract with people..."
Bait-n-Switch, Indeed
02/20/2022
Feds Sue Anthem
02/13/2022
Retirees accuse NYC of lying to judge in battle over health benefits
Push Back Against Mayor
02/09/2022
NYC retirees could be denied ‘medically necessary care’ under Medicare Advantage plan
Good Plan on Paper?
02/09/2022
Medicare Advantage Plans Often Deny Needed Care, Federal Report Finds
Salvaging MAPP
02/07/2022
Medicare Advantage Plans Often Deny Needed Care, Federal Report Finds
Comptroller Brad Lander’s office pledged Thursday to “carefully” scrutinize the controversial Medicare plan...
Medicare Advantage Plans Often Deny Needed Care, Federal Report Finds
Labor Press
Bait n Switch to Best?
02/08/2022
Comptroller Scrutinizing
02/03/2022
Wonder Woman Radio
01/28/2022
Linda's interview with Greenburgh Town Supervisor Paul Feiner on WVOX Radio
The Tough Truth
01/26/2022
The tough truth about NYC’s Medicare Advantage plan.
Nespoli's the 'Rump'
01/21/2022
Union boss trashes ‘rump’ retirees anxious over less robust Medicare plan.
Mayor Adams
01/04/2022
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Retirees renewed calls to Mayor Adams to block-health plan switch
First Responder Widows
01/02/2022
Retiree Widows call for Mayor Adams to block health plan switch
Queens Chronical
Debacle!
12/18/2021
New York City and its retirees are still at a stalemate over the proposed Medicare Advantage Plan, which was originally supposed to go into effect for the new year
New York Focus
The Judge Rules
12/14/2021
Retired city employees will be able to opt out of their newly-privatized health insurance until June 30, the judge ruled
New York Focus
NYC MIS-Information
12/09/2021
Hundreds of thousands of retired New York City employees received incorrect information from Mayor Bill de Blasio’s administration regarding a key provision of a new health plan
Paper Shortage, Huh?
12/08/2021
Hundreds of thousands of retired New York City employees received incorrect information from Mayor Bill de Blasio’s administration regarding a key provision of a new health plan
Decision on Adams
12/07/2021
Retiree health plan decision on Adams' plate
Blocked!
11/30/2021
De Blasio blocked from rolling out controversial NYC retiree health plan this year, leaving issue up to Mayor-elect Adams
New York Focus
Retirees Fght Back
11/11/2021
Retired City Workers Voice Opposition to New City Health Plan in Chaotic Public Hearing
Judge Blocks NYC!
10/21/2021
Judge Temporarily Stops New York City’s Plan To Change Retiree Health Benefits
Health Care Storm
10/21/2021
Cellphones and email accounts belonging to New York City municipal retirees from Long Island to Florida are flooded these days with messages of concern.
New York Focus
Brace Yourself
10/19/2021
Retired City Workers Brace for Shift to Privatized Health Care
Screw-Up
10/19/2021
Don’t sacrifice vital NYC savings while fixing de Blasio’s Medicare Advantage screw-ups
Retirees Unite!
10/14/2021
Courtroom Hurdles
04/28/2022
City's plan to privatize insurance for 250,000 retired workers hits courtroom hurdles
Irate Retirees Inundate CBS2 With Emails After New York City Changes Health Benefits For 250,000 Workers
Sue Baby
09/27/2021
Retired NYC employees sue to block
new ‘inferior’ Medicare coverage
The New York City Unions whose Backdoor Deal Sold Out Retirees, Helped Insurance Industry