NYC RETIREE ORGANIZATION ADVISES PATIENCE FOR NOW; MARIANNE ON WBAI WITH DANIEL SUNDAY AT 7:00 PM

WBAI has moved Talk out of School to Sunday evenings at 7:00 p.m. One of tonight's guests will be Marianne Pizzitola. Marianne, according to the promo ad, will be taking calls.

The latest email from the New York City Organization of Public Service Retirees is copied in full below. They are advising us to be patient.

The most important paragraph from the email in my opinion:

We have asked you all to NOT call City Council.  We are allowing them to absorb this week quietly, and we will advise you to our strategy next week.   Monday is a holiday, and we will be in meetings on Tuesday.  We will advise you of our next steps soon.   In the meantime, look back on all we accomplished together!   You wanted to be heard, and boy did they hear you!   Things are looking good...  just give us a few days..  Be hopeful!   WE ARE!   

The full email:

Greetings!   The City Council hearing on Monday went very well.  We filled the Council chamber with about 250 retirees, plus we had about 300 people outside chanting, "Let us in!"  Our government liaisons were able to get the retirees into 250 Broadway so they were warm and could hear the hearing.  As people left the chamber, retirees were permitted to come across the street to the chamber to testify. We had retirees testifying until 9 pm!  We were heard.    We were also blessed to have Wendell Potter testify with us.  Wendell, is a nationally known whistleblower in the insurance industry.  Here is his newsletter about the hearing.   The hearing lasted almost 12  hours long.    If you want to hear the full testimony of the day click here.  HEARING VIDEO   We have asked you all to NOT call City Council.  We are allowing them to absorb this week quietly, and we will advise you to our strategy next week.   Monday is a holiday, and we will be in meetings on Tuesday.  We will advise you of our next steps soon.   In the meantime, look back on all we accomplished together!   You wanted to be heard, and boy did they hear you!   Things are looking good...  just give us a few days..  Be hopeful!   WE ARE!    Trust me when we say, doing nothing is the hardest thing we have been asked to do!  We understand... Keep January 19th open, as we will update you as to the call to attend the hearing next week.   ******************************************** Target Dates January 19th @ 1:30pm City Hall: Stated Meeting ( we do NOT KNOW if they will vote on the bill yet)   If you are on Twitter and Instagram, please comment and share our messages. We also created an OPEN FaceBook Page https://www.facebook.com/NYCRetirees And Please send your donations in to continue this fight!  We have THREE lawsuits running concurrently, and if the Mayor eliminates all health plans, we WILL have a 4th!!   The NYC Organization of Public Service Retirees filed a lawsuit to stop the copays in the GHI Senior Care plan that the MLC (the UFT is a majority player in the MLC) and City imposed January 2022.   WE, the retirees filed that suit!

Thank you to all the retirees who came to City Hall and fight Goliath to save our health care!   *************************** Your friends, and retirees in SOLIDARITY... The NYC Organization of Public Service Retirees   **************  Donations are Needed! If the Mayor pulls the "nuclear option" we will have 4 lawsuits going on at the same time!   TO DONATE TO THE LEGAL FUND Donation Instructions to Support Our Class Action Suit Against the City To Protect Our Retiree Healthcare: We worked decades for our benefits! Let’s make sure the City and the MLC don’t take them away! A suggested $25 Donation* will help start the fight to keep our current benefits. *Give more if you can, and/or often!  If you cannot meet the minimum suggested donation, we appreciate whatever you can give towards this fight for our benefits.  We also added the option to make your donation recurring (monthly) as was requested.  The fundraiser group is incorporated as a Non-Profit. ALL proceeds go to fund the organization and its legal challenge. Volunteer retirees are running this effort.  TO DONATE, HERE ARE 4 SIMPLE WAYS! 1.Zelle using email NYCOrgofpublicserviceretirees@gmail.com 2. Make your check out to: NYC Organization of Public Service Retirees PO Box 941 Venice, FL 34284 (our treasurer lives in FL) 3. Or click on this Paypal link: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=Q4VWJEYVJ9HTW&Z3&fbclid=IwAR0pEOc51x9xhc-CBb8vqAIkX97Bgg1Z02f1r9gQh9S3dOsVmAdob5jBbw8 4.  We Now Accept Donations via VENMO VENMO is a Phone App or can be used on a PC or Tablet You can download and install the Phone App from the Android Play Store or Apple App Store. There may be fees involved using this method. Our ID is: @NYCRetirees If you are on this list, it is because you subscribed to hear what we are doing as an organization that represents all NYC Municipal workers in protecting their Health benefits in retirement.   Currently, we have a FACEBOOK page located here:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/888622578669131 If you are not on FACEBOOK, we will be updating you here. And Check our website for FAQ www.nycretirees.org Thank you for signing up for our newsletter and pass this to a friend to sign up too!