Jonathan Halabi, veteran educator, unionist and recent retiree, shares an exchange between a retiree and UFT president, Michael Mulgrew, about the decision to force them into a Medicare Advantage plan
Thank you. “You know how he talks”. Yes, we all do. It’s disturbing that he’s paid an awfully high salary and speaks in a manner me that makes one wonder. He’s learned a lot from the lawyers. They say a whole lot, and nothing at the same time. I don’t see a reason to stick with teaching long term, if there are no health care benefits in retirement. At the end of the end of the day teaching is a job, but it feels like we’re losing the battle on every front.
Thank you. “You know how he talks”. Yes, we all do. It’s disturbing that he’s paid an awfully high salary and speaks in a manner me that makes one wonder. He’s learned a lot from the lawyers. They say a whole lot, and nothing at the same time. I don’t see a reason to stick with teaching long term, if there are no health care benefits in retirement. At the end of the end of the day teaching is a job, but it feels like we’re losing the battle on every front.