Fix Tier Six
e entered 2025 riding high from the most significant pension reform victory in 20 years — lowering the Final Average Salary calculation from five to three years for Tiers 5 & 6 members. This major win means our newest colleagues will receive bigger pension checks for life.
But we knew this was just the beginning. Full retirement fairness won’t happen overnight. It will require sustained pressure over multiple years. We’ve done it before with Tier 4 and can do it again.
With no pension legislation proposed in 2025, NYSUT kept lawmakers focused on this critical issue by demonstrating the unwavering strength of our collective voice. Our answer? Monthly rallies across the state, held on the sixth of every month from February through June.
Our members showed up — no matter what.
Through snowstorms and thunderstorms, freezing temperatures and scorching heat, thousands of educators and union allies made their voices heard.
The power of persistence is paying off.
Each rally built momentum, kept retirement fairness in the headlines, and showed lawmakers that this movement isn’t going anywhere. We’re already planning for the fall — check FixTier6.org for opportunities to stand with us.
Because when we stand together, we win together. And we won’t stop until every public servant can retire with dignity.
e entered 2025 riding high from the most significant pension reform victory in 20 years — lowering the Final Average Salary calculation from five to three years for Tiers 5 & 6 members. This major win means our newest colleagues will receive bigger pension checks for life.
But we knew this was just the beginning. Full retirement fairness won’t happen overnight. It will require sustained pressure over multiple years. We’ve done it before with Tier 4 and can do it again.
With no pension legislation proposed in 2025, NYSUT kept lawmakers focused on this critical issue by demonstrating the unwavering strength of our collective voice. Our answer? Monthly rallies across the state, held on the sixth of every month from February through June.
Our members showed up — no matter what.
Through snowstorms and thunderstorms, freezing temperatures and scorching heat, thousands of educators and union allies made their voices heard.
The power of persistence is paying off.
Each rally built momentum, kept retirement fairness in the headlines, and showed lawmakers that this movement isn’t going anywhere. We’re already planning for the fall — check FixTier6.org for opportunities to stand with us.
Because when we stand together, we win together. And we won’t stop until every public servant can retire with dignity.