Posted by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and city labor officials announced a tentative agreement Tuesday to amend health benefits for more than 550,000 current and retired city employees, guaranteeing the city $400 million in savings over the next two fiscal years.
The agreement between the city and the Municipal Labor Committee, which represents about 100 civil service unions in health care policy negotiations, includes compromises by each side and marks the first time that some city employees will be required to make co-payments for emergency-room, inpatient and ambulatory treatment.
