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. This means 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.

How You Can Help:

Click here to email your State legislators today and tell them: FIX TIER 6!

Why Act Now?

The New York State Legislature is currently negotiating the budget (due April 1), and this is the only time we can make changes to pension contributions until next year. 

Eliminating contribution bands so everyone pays 3% provides immediate financial relief for current Tier 6 workers and helps future workers too!