With just days remaining before the passage of the New York State budget, it’s important that all PEF members make their voices heard about union priorities! The top of our wish list this year is further reform of Tier 6 of the State pension plan. PEF joins the NYS AFL-CIO, made up of more than 2.5 million workers across the State, in a final push to let lawmakers know it’s time to Fix Tier 6! You can use the links below to send issue-specific emails to your State Senator and Assemblymember. (If you don’t know who represents you, you can use these links to look them up: Senator | Assemblymember.)
In addition, you can dial these numbers to leave voicemail messages urging the governor and your elected officials to Fix Tier 6:
Governor Kathy Hochul: (507) 690-6652
New York State Senate and Assembly: (507) 501-5784
Fix Tier 6 – New York’s pension plan must be improved
Online: https://actionnetwork.org/letters/fix-tier-6-pension-reform
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Stop the transition of SUNY Downstate to Kings County Hospital
Online: https://actionnetwork.org/letters/stop-the-transition-of-suny-downstate/
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Stop fast track closure of state prisons
Online: https://actionnetwork.org/letters/fast-track-closure-of-state-prisons-3
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Let’s clean up toxic work environments
Online: https://actionnetwork.org/letters/end-bullying-at-the-worksite
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Reject increasing healthcare costs for retireesOnline: https://actionnetwork.org/letters/reject-increasing-healthcare-costs-for-retirees
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Together, our collective voices really do make a difference. If you read the PEF “Fund our Future” campaign literature, you will see that many of our ideas were once again incorporated in the budget. Those Fund Our Future materials were provided to the governor and our voices were heard.