rich 1.0 Action Network https://actionnetwork.org <link href='https://actionnetwork.org/css/style-embed-v3.css' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' /><script src='https://actionnetwork.org/widgets/v6/form/dc-37-tier-6-calls-to-legislative-leaders-campaign?format=js&source=widget'></script><div id='can-form-area-dc-37-tier-6-calls-to-legislative-leaders-campaign' style='width: 100%'><!-- this div is the target for our HTML insertion --></div> AFSCME District Council 37 https://actionnetwork.org/groups/afscme-district-council-37 https://can2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/forms/photos/000/790/513/normal/Tier_6_Campaign.png Let's get started: We're calling Senate Finance Chair Liz Krueger, Assembly Ways & Means Chair Gary Pretlow and Gov. Hochul to say: Fix Tier 6! Fill out the form on this page to receive an automated callback. You'll hear a short script and then be connected to the elected official's office to deliver our message. The script is right here as well: "Hello, my name is [Your Name], and I'm a proud member of DC 37’s Local [Local Number]. I’m calling to urge [Senator Krueger, Assemblyman Pretlow, or Gov. Hochul] to help workers by fixing Tier 6 in the final budget. We need to lower the pension contribution rate to 3 percent for all workers. Over 75,000 DC 37 members are in Tier 6. Right now, Tier 6 workers' pay is between 3 and 6 percent of our salaries for our entire careers. Lowering the rate to 3 percent would put money back into our pockets now, when we need it most. I’m asking [Senator Krueger, Assemblyman Pretlow, or Gov. Hochul] to stand with workers and include lowering Tier 6 contribution rates to 3 percent in the final state budget. Thank you for your time." What is Tier 6 and why do we need to fix it? Tier 6 is the pension plan for New York State and City public employees who joined public service on or after April 1, 2012. Tier 6 workers pay higher contribution rates than other workers. We pay a sliding scale of 3-6% of our salaries into the pension system for our entire careers. When our salary increases, so do our contributions, meaning we lose out on much-needed cost of living increases. What can we do to fix Tier 6? District Council 37, AFSCME, CSEA and other New York unions are calling for an equitable approach to the pension system: set the employee contribution rate at 3% for all public workers in Tier 6. Doing so will raise workers’ take-home pay immediately and make public service a more attractive, affordable career choice for those entering the workforce. Why act now? The New York State Legislature is currently negotiating the budget and this is the only time we can make changes to pension contributions until next year. We're calling Senate Finance Chair Liz Krueger and Assembly Ways & Means Chair Gary Pretlow's offices because they are important leaders in the budget process. Gov. Hochul has the final say in the State budget. Eliminating contribution bands so everyone pays 3% provides immediate financial relief for current Tier 6 workers and helps future workers too! VODEB59F28163CA8D266EA90E21C596221 https://actionnetwork.org/forms/dc-37-tier-6-calls-to-legislative-leaders-campaign