We should take a lead on the situation and address how Unity works to divide its members. Active vs Retirees. IG post from Chapter leader regarding DA that retiree delegates don’t care, it doesn’t concern them. He needs to be removed immediately. Your post and others will be the catalyst to make our active union brothers and sisters understand Mulgrew’s Unity hold on the UFT. Retirees have been fighting with Mulgrew over our healthcare too. We literally have and will keep our battle in the courts as active workers are retirees in training. Visit our site and pass along.
NYC ORGANIZATION OF PUBLIC SERVICE RETIREES. nycretirees.org
This can be the point where we take back our union!
We should take a lead on the situation and address how Unity works to divide its members. Active vs Retirees. IG post from Chapter leader regarding DA that retiree delegates don’t care, it doesn’t concern them. He needs to be removed immediately. Your post and others will be the catalyst to make our active union brothers and sisters understand Mulgrew’s Unity hold on the UFT. Retirees have been fighting with Mulgrew over our healthcare too. We literally have and will keep our battle in the courts as active workers are retirees in training. Visit our site and pass along.
NYC ORGANIZATION OF PUBLIC SERVICE RETIREES. nycretirees.org
This can be the point where we take back our union!
Why wasn’t the UFT actuary at the Health Care Committee meetings and most importantly the DA meeting?
Delegates could have asked:
1. What is the fee structure for the Emblem which is administering this self-funded plan?
Is it a percentage of loss costs i.e. aggregate claims?
Is it a set fee per claim?
2. Does Emblem receive a percentage of health care cost savings (what the industry calls “repricing”) ? If so, what is it?
3. What is the assumption for medical trend i.e. medical inflation?
How will medical inflation adjust the reimbursement rates to providers? If medical inflation goes up, will the provider rates go up accordingly.
4. Is the MLC commitment to save 600 million dollars annually in effect?
If so, how will the plan realize that cost savings with health care inflation?
The Health Care Committees and the DA had a responsibility to ask those questions.
If Leadership refused to have the UFT actuary answer those basic, fundamental questions the responsible vote would have been: No on the plan.
Whenever there is secrecy or a rush you know you are getting Screwed !