Wednesday, January 04, 2023

COUNCIL MEMBER SHAHANA HANIF OPPOSES MULGREWCARE AT CITY COUNCIL


Council Member Shahana Hanif opposes the bill to change Administrative Code 12-126 with an impassioned speech at the City Council. This lupus survivor's story is truly inspiring. She calls privatized healthcare for city retirees "an abject failure."

You can watch her on Twitter or below.


Council Member Shahana Hanif

@CMShahanaHanif

Over the last year, I have heard from thousands of City retirees asking me to protect their hard-earned healthcare. Today, I voiced my firm opposition to any changes to admin code 12-126 and the privatization of the healthcare for our City's retirees. My full remarks




Meanwhile, UFT President Michael Mulgrew continues to lead the push to privatize retiree healthcare starting by attempting to lobby and asking us to lobby to get the Council to change 12-126. We are hearing rumors that there are those in Unity who have had enough.

6 comments:

John Q. Teacher said...

Let me get this straight: Even top members of Unity are having second thoughts about Mulgrew's plan to change healthcare. So, why are they not speaking out? I know the answer. They want to keep those cushy, paid, double pension jobs that they hold as members of the Unity Caucus.

Bronx ATR said...

All of this has to be coming from Weingarten, nothing else makes any sense.

John Q. Teacher said...

Actually, all this has to do is with Mulgrew's political aspirations. Maybe will head the AFT or run for public office somewhere. He thinks of himself as the "grand savior" who can help cities and taxpayers save money. (Even if it is on the backs of his own friggin' retirees.

Former Teacher said...

Who decided that those jobs at the union come with a double pension?

James Eterno said...

That goes back to AL Shanker's time with the double pensions I do believe.

smc said...

People with jobs at the union get double pensions? What does that even mean? That's the code that should be changed to save the city money.