The Regressives | When Unions Sell Out Their Members
New York City’s guaranteed medical coverage for every active and retired city worker has served as a major selling point over the past 57 years for people who would otherwise choose jobs with higher wages and lower stress. In a city where over 70,000 retirees survive on pensions of less than $1,500 a month, retired or disabled workers have relied upon the city’s promise to cover 100% of their medical expenses through Medicare and Medicare supplemental insurance.
But in 2021, then-Mayor Bill de Blasio made a pact with public sector unions to switch retirees from their public Medicare…
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