Who Spreads Misinformation to UFT?
UFT’s Unity Caucus states dissidents are spreading misinformation. I guess I am a dissident, now that I have decided retiree positive aspects need to not be cut. Leadership’s conclusion to stimulate cuts by pitting in-service customers from retirees goes towards everything a union should really stand for.
Management now cries everyone who will not follow the get together line is a liar. This, of course, is their normal MO. And make no slip-up, it is really argumentum advert hominem, the follow of insulting your opponent rather than participating in honest discourse. It truly is sensible fallacy. That is what you go to when you do not, in actuality, have an true argument.
Retirees have been thrust into the battle of their life, seeking to retain the well being treatment they’ve acquired and liked for a long time. Michael Mulgrew and the MLC want to exchange it with a Medicare Advantage plan to help you save the city income.
It is really an odd place, for the reason that the metropolis is meant to be our adversary when we negotiate. Mulgrew sides with the city. He and his tiny military of UFT employees and would-be workers, the Unity Caucus, are now producing us, the membership, his adversaries. They connect with us names. They ridicule us. They demand we prevent battling to maintain our legal rights.
This is not what union is for. (If you happen to be curious about what union is for, and what 1 can do, examine this ebook.)
They assert they are battling for preference. On the other hand, the option they suggest retirees facial area, as they get by on described pensions, is the alternative of spending 5K per few, per yr if they want to retain the treatment the metropolis has available for a long time. Or else, they will be saddled with inferior treatment that will price tag them, at the pretty the very least, time acquiring procedures that CVS/ Aetna does not truly feel like paying for. They will not have obtain to almost the number of medical practitioners that get standard Medicare, and if they reside any place but NY or Florida, they will not be served nicely at all.
But let us discuss about who actually spreads misinformation. This will come from my notes on the UFT Delegate Assembly Oct 12, 2018:
Mulgrew—Health care negotiated with all unions. Carried out six months back. MLC
assumed one thing undesirable could happen with health care since of DC. We
wanted to lock in a deal. No supplemental copays, but manufactured a change for
all unions. We attempted to get prepare in much better put. Was proactive
approach. Has been out for six months. Was clever point to lock down our
wellness treatment with no sizeable price ships to union membership. Many others
pay back 3200 out of pocket. We are only employees who can get options with no
rates connected. If UFT users get most cancers they can go to Memorial
Sloan Kettering—this is with HIP, also Hospital of Specific Medical procedures. Go
go through it prior to you tie it to this agreement.
Let’s examine that. UFT President Michael Mulgrew explained to us there were being no supplemental copays. Shortly thereafter, it value us $150 to go to an ER, up from 50. It cost us $50 to go to an Urgent Treatment. I you should not recall what is was in advance of, but that is a hike. We just discovered that Professional Health and fitness Urgent Care will run $100. And if you want to go for an MRI anyplace but RadNet, it will expense you $100.
Usually are not people further copays?
And pardon me, but just isn’t 5K a year to retain the health care you require in your most vulnerable years a considerable price tag? Is just not it especially sizeable to users who retired with lessen salaries, like UFT paraprofessionals and DC37 workers?
Who is really spreading misinformation? Here is what Unity Caucus tweeted:
We know now that actual misinformation originated from Mulgrew, the range just one Massive Kahoona of the Unity Caucus. Let us appear at their other accusation–spreading worry. The actuality is UFT President Michael Mulgrew sent us an e-mail stating that if we did not concede to the mayor’s demand to demean health treatment for retirees, he would impose a high quality on overall health treatment for in-assistance workforce. Let us set aside the reality that the mayor does not have the proper to do this unilaterally, and is sure to negotiate. Mulgrew’s threat is a classic appeal to fear, extra reasonable fallacy.
It seems Mulgrew’s Unity Caucus, apart from indulging in a variety of and sundry sensible fallacies, wishes to undertaking its very own shortcomings on individuals of us who combat to defend member rights.
As for the “order,” Jonathan has crystal clear proof, in Scheinman’s possess words, on why it is not, in truth, any these types of thing.
It’s completely disgraceful that the President of our Union fights tooth and nail to diminish our health and fitness care. And the fact is, by attempting to slap a 5K penalty on any retiree few who needs to retain regular Medicare, he is in truth imposing a pretty considerable premium. He is lessening our compensation, 1 way or yet another, via overall health treatment costs, just like Scott Walker and every other tinhorn anti-union politician did.
The UFT requires leadership that will combat for us, not the mayor, not the NYC treasury, and absolutely not CVS/Aetna.
