rewrite this - Gov. Kathy Hochul is weighing a possible deal with a top union to allow public workers from teachers to nurses hired after 2012 to retire at 55 — part of a proposal that would cost taxpayers a whopping $1.5 billion, sources said. The re

Governor Kathy Hochul is considering a potential agreement with a major union that would enable public employees, including teachers and nurses hired after 2012, to retire at 55. This initiative comes with a staggering price tag of approximately $1.5 billion for taxpayers, according to sources. Currently, workers affiliated with the New York AFL-CIO who were employed in the last 14 years are eligible to retire at age 62. This proposed deal includes significant enhancements to pension benefits for unionized public employees, exceeding one billion dollars.