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New York City retirees protest attempts by Adams administration and unions to slash health benefits
WORLD SOCIALIST WEB SITE By Tim Avery Published: Oct 21, 2022 The new plan saves the city over $600 million by shifting costs onto...
Oct 21, 2022


Retirees accuse NYC of lying to judge in battle over health benefits
NEW YORK POST By Susan Edelman and Rich Calder Published: June 18, 2022 City lawyers lied to a state judge in a “shameful” bid to cheat...
Jun 18, 2022


Retirees save $200 a month in court case
Queens Chronicle By Naeisha Rose Published: March 10, 2022 Justice Lyle Frank of state Supreme Court in Manhattan ruled last week that...
Mar 10, 2022


Retired NYC Workers Celebrate Medicare Coverage Switch Court Win
THE CITY By Sam Mellins Published: March 03, 2022 A years-long fight over a planned cost-cutting change to retired city employees’ health...
Mar 3, 2022


Retired City Workers Voice Opposition to New City Health Plan in Chaotic Public Hearing
New York Focus By Sam Mellins Published: Nov 11, 2021 Over 50 retired city workers testified in opposition to New York City’s plan to...
Nov 11, 2021


Judge blocks New York City from kicking retirees off health insurance
The River Dale Press . By ERIC HARVEY Published: Sep 27, 2021 A judge has ordered a stop to the plan to kick a quarter-million retirees...
Sep 26, 2021


Retired NYC employees sue to block new ‘inferior’ Medicare coverage
New York Post By Julia Marsh and Carl Campanile Published: Sep 27, 2021 A group of nearly 4,000 former public servants, including...
Sep 26, 2021


NYC retirees sue Adams administration for $55M… over $15 health-care copays
NEW YORK POST By Carl Campanile and Priscilla DeGregory Published: Nov 29, 2020 Retired New York City government workers — who enjoy...
Nov 29, 2020


City Workers Losing Patience With Slow Crawl to Union Contracts
THE CITY By Claudia Irizarry Aponte Published: Jan 27, 2020 Most city employees are now working under expired labor contracts that lapsed...
Jan 27, 2020
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