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What’s at stake if New York holds a const
Our Pensions
The state constitution states that our pension benefits “can’t be diminished.” If a convention is held, our pension protections could go away.
Worker Protections
The state constitution also protects minimum wage rates, as well as
the 40-hour workweek/eight-hour workday.
Civil Service Protections
Our state civil service system is guided by ‘merit and fitness,’ protecting against political patronage. These protections are jeopardized under a convention.
Environmental
Protection
“Forever Wild” protections for the Adirondacks and Catskills could be lost to corporate development.
Organizing Unions
Our right to form unions could be at risk.
Collective Bargaining
The state constitution also protects our collective bargaining rights. Right-to-Work has gained power
in many states largely because
they lacked the constitutional protections that New York has.
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October 2017
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On Nov. 7, New York will decide whether approve a constituti convention.
CSEA is working wit Yorkers Against Corr to educate voters on convention is a bad i
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