PEF VP provides tips for fellow unions
One of PEF’s international unions, the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), turned to PEF Vice President and Statewide Political Action Committee Chair Randi DiAntonio for tips on mobilizing members and lobbying effectively as part of AFT’s Public Employees program and policy council meeting in New York City this month. Click here to read the story from AFT.
Clarion call to Fix Tier 6
President Spence took the podium in front of 15,000 union members from all over New York at the March 8 rally to Fix Tier 6 at the MVP Arena in Albany, calling for pension reform to give state workers the dignity and respect they deserve in retirement. He was joined by more than 500 PEF members from Long Island to Buffalo. See some of the news coverage below:
- More than 15,000 gather in Albany in support of changes to Tier 6 (ABC News10-Albany)
- Gov. Hochul, union leaders rally in support of changes to Tier 6 of public pension plan (Spectrum News)
- Thousands rally at MVP Arena, urging lawmakers to fix New York’s Tier 6 pensions (CBS 6-Albany)
- Union leaders push for Tier 6 pension reforms (Newschannel 13-Albany)
- Lawmakers Urged To Change Pension Plans of 780,000 Americans (Newsweek)
- Public employees push to sweeten retirement (WXXI-AM in Rochester hosted a discussion with union leaders including PEF Vice President Randi DiAntonio.)
- Labor rally pushes to fix Tier 6 (Finger Lakes 1)