What CSEA Is Working On
Learn about important legislation on which our union is actively lobbying.
Fix Tier 6
Take action today! It’s time to Fix Tier 6!
The state’s pension system is meant to serve as a recruitment and retention tool. Since the creation of Tier 6, it no longer does.
Under Tier 6, people have less incentive to take a public-sector job, and public workers are less likely to stay with that job.
CSEA helped achieve positive changes to Tier 6 two years ago through members’ phone calls, emails and meetings with state legislators. Now, it’s time to build on these changes and continue fighting to make Tier 6 a fair pension plan for workers.
Visit the Fix Tier 6 page today to email your legislators, and download and share our call to action flyer. Let’s flood legislators’ inboxes and let them know that CSEA members demand improvements to Tier 6!
2024-25 New York State Budget
2024 Proposed Budget Summary
On January 16, Gov. Kathy Hochul released her 2024-25 Executive Budget. CSEA’s legislative staff has reviewed the governor’s budget proposal and provided a detailed summary of the proposed budget’s impact on CSEA.
Read more
Read CSEA’s FY 24-25 budget proposal testimony to the Joint Labor & Workforce Development Committee
Pending State Legislation
The following bills have passed both houses of the state legislature and are awaiting action by the Governor:
Our union’s successes
The following successes are due to the activism of CSEA members
2023 New York State Budget
The governor and legislature agreed on a final budget on May 2. CSEA was able to secure numerous wins, including new policies and programs to help increase hiring in state and local governments.