CSEA Legislative Director Joshua Terry, second from left, delivers testimony on behalf of our union to the Joint Legislative Public Hearing on Workforce Development. The testimony focused on proposals to improve recruitment and retention of public employees, including reforms to the Civil Service system and fixes to Tier 6. CSEA is advocating for more frequent civil service exams, the removal of prohibitive exam fees and better promotion of public sector opportunities across the state. Our union also supports building upon last year’s changes to Tier 6 to make the pension serve as a recruitment and retention tool for employees. As this edition was going to press, state legislators and the governor were still working to finalize the New York State Budget. To learn more, visit CSEA’s website at cseany.org.
