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“This budget will support our current educators and attract new educators by continuing the process of fixing Tiers 5 and 6 in the pension system,” continued Person.

The Tier 6 pension system has become an impediment to recruiting and retaining public-sector workers throughout our state [“Say no to Tier 6 pension reform,” Editorial, April 3].

For Equal Pay Day—the day in 2024 a woman needs to work until to catch up to what a man made in 2023—AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler issued the following statement: 

Against the majestic backdrop of the Million Dollar Staircase, more than 500 Committee of 100 activists made their voices heard at a spirited noontime Fix Tier Six rally at the New York state Capitol.

FARMINGVILLE, NY — Brookhaven lawmakers recently approved a measure requiring all workers to have an Occupational Safety and Health Administration level 30 certification at construction projects over 35,000 square feet, as well as a safety supervisor on site.

The announcement was a breakthrough for the two sides, which have been at odds since Workers United first organized baristas at a Starbucks store in Buffalo, New York, in late 2021.