Hosted by Marianne Pizzitola · Marianne Pizzitola, representing the largest retiree organization in the country, organizes and protect the healthcare of retired labor.
We discuss Labor unions and healthcare issues in NYC and nationwide.
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Marianne Pizzitola, representing the largest retiree organization in the country, organizes and protect the healthcare of retired labor.
White Plains NY AutoZone Organizes with UAW Local 259 - in a Historic Win
Listen to these leaders talk about this historic win organizing the first store in Amazon history since the 1992 attempt by the Teamsters.
Then listen to Joe Maniscalco from Work-Bites.com (https://www.work-bites.com/) discuss NYCHA residents angry that the Mayor is trying to privatize the Elliot/Chelsea/Fulton Houses, and that the Mayor’s Office hasn’t responded to his press requests.
#UnionStrong #UnionProud #CollectiveAction #Labor #Autozone
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21 Sept 2026
9/11 Isn’t a Bumper Sticker Slogan. Survivors & Responders Suffer Under WTC Health Program Operated by MCA Sedgwick (Owned by the Carlyle Group)
And the Labor News this week with Joe Maniscalco of Work-Bites. Read the stories here. (https://www.work-bites.com/) The interview with Ann Marie is the first half of the audio, and the labor news with Joe, the last half.
https://www.work-bites.com/ (https://www.work-bites.com/)
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27 Aug 2026
Listen to Harriet
LISTEN TO HARRIET: When a $15 Co-Pay Means Choosing Between Food and Rent
Harriet Burdock spent her career serving New Yorkers at the New York Public Library’s Central Research Facility.
She retired in 2001.
Today, her pension doesn’t cover her rent.
That fact alone makes balancing a monthly budget extraordinarily difficult. Then add the $15 medical co-pays.
Harriet needs to see doctors frequently. One $15 charge may not sound like much. But when appointments accumulate, so do the co-pays.
For someone whose pension already doesn’t cover her rent, those dollars matter.
For Harriet, it can mean choosing between EATING and paying the RENT.
She eats cereal far more often than she would like because it is what she can afford. Cooking regular meals costs more. Going out to a restaurant is simply beyond her budget.
Harriet doesn’t want to go hungry.
She doesn’t want to lose her home.
And after a career spent serving the people of New York City, she shouldn’t have to fear either.
This is why we keep asking people to listen to NYC retirees.
Behind every policy decision, every negotiation and every dollar on a spreadsheet is a real person trying to make ends meet.
Listen to Harriet.
No retiree should have to choose between food, housing and healthcare.
Bill 1008 MUST be passed.
#ListenToHarriet #NYCRetirees #PassBill1008 #RetireeHealthcare #zohranMamdani Zohran Mamdani (https://substack.com/profile/1081077-zohran-mamdani)
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