Labor Movement United Like Never Before to Fill MVP Arena in Fight for Pension Justice
**MEDIA ADVISORY FOR MARCH 8 AT 12 P.M.**
Contact: Joe Celestin | press@nysna.org | 518-776-8337
Andrea Penman-Lomeli | press@nysna.org | 347-559-3169
LABOR MOVEMENT UNITED LIKE NEVER BEFORE TO FILL MVP ARENA IN FIGHT FOR PENSION JUSTICE
Albany, N.Y.– On Sunday, March 8, New York’s labor movement will come together on an extraordinary scale for a rally at the MVP Arena in Albany.
More than 10,000 union members from the NYS AFL-CIO, New York State United Teachers, United Federation of Teachers, NYS Public Employees Federation, NYS Professional Fire Fighters Association, New York State Nurses Association, and Civil Service Employees Association will send a clear message to lawmakers in the state Capitol: Fix Tier 6 now and restore fairness to the state’s pension system.
Roughly 780,000 New Yorkers are stuck in Tier 6, forcing them to work longer, contribute more out of every paycheck, and receive dramatically reduced retirement benefits compared to their colleagues in earlier tiers. The blatant inequity is unsustainable. Tier 6 is fueling workforce shortages across education, public safety, healthcare and other essential services by driving young, talented professionals away from public service careers and pushing experienced workers out.
Every worker deserves a dignified retirement. If Tier 6 is not fixed now, New York risks losing its ability to attract and keep the talented public servants our communities depend on.
WHO: Mario Cilento, President, NYS AFL-CIO, Melinda Person, President, NYSUT, Albany Mayor Dorcey Applyrs, NYS Comptroller Tom DiNapoli, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten, PEF President Wayne Spence, NYS Professional Fire Fighters Association President Sam Fresina, Star of ABC’s Abbott Elementary and Vice President of the Los Angeles Local of SAG-AFTRA Lisa Ann Walter, UFT President Michael Mulgrew, and NYSNA Executive Director Pat Kane.
WHEN: Sunday, March 8, RALLY: 12 - 2 p.m.
PRE-RALLY MEDIA AVAILABILITY AND INTERVIEW OPPORTUNITIES WITH LABOR LEADERS: 11 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
WHERE: MVP Arena, 51 S Pearl St, Albany
NYSNA Executive Director Pat Kane, RN, CNOR(e), said: “Having good benefits is essential to recruiting and retaining the skilled nurses and frontline healthcare workers who New Yorkers depend on for their care. The public sector often lags behind the private sector in pay. Without strong pension and other benefits, public sector healthcare workers will continue to leave public service. That’s why it’s time to fix Tier 6!”
RSVP REQUIRED: ALL MEDIA MUST RSVP by 5 p.m. Friday, March 6, to receive credentials, location details and press parking information. A limited number of parking spaces will be reserved for the press on a first-come, first-served basis.
RSVP HERE: https://fs20.formsite.com/76HFO9/zt5diqgtyq/index
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The New York State Nurses Association represents more than 42,000 members in New York State. We are New York’s largest union and professional association for registered nurses. NYSNA is an affiliate of National Nurses United, AFL-CIO, the country's largest and fastest-growing union and professional association of registered nurses, with more than 225,000 members nationwide.