CSEA News - 2008

Our Voice!

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December 2008 CSEA News

  • Honoring Members for their Service
  • One Union, One Voice
  • A New Beginning
  • Fairfield Paras Raise their Profile
  • Council 400 Retiree Holiday Luncheons
  • Looking Forward
  • Solving the Crisis without Sacrificing Services
  • Speaking Out Against Cuts to Public Services
  • Social Activities
  • Council 400 Retiree Chapter Meetings & Events
  • Classified Advertising
  • Deaths Reported
  • P-4 Council Holiday Party

 November 2008 CSEA News

  • Growing Our Retiree Council
  • I Voted Today...Have You?
  • Getting Out the Vote for Working Families
  • An Addition to Our State Health Plan
  • Council 400 Retiree Chapter Meetings & Events
  • Passing the Torch
  • Our Choices for the November 4 Ballot
  • UPDATE – Our OJE Agreement to Reform the DOT
  • Retirement Security for Our Education Administrators
  • Benefiting from Our Partnership with SEIU
  • Social Activities
  • Council 400 Retiree Holiday Luncheons
  • Offering a Health Plan to Child Care Providers

 October 2008 CSEA News

  • Retirees Getting Political about Change
  • Responding to Rising Energy Costs with Efficiency
  • Labor Day 2008: Standing Up for Our Rights
  • Council 400 Retiree Chapter Meetings & Events
  • Taking Back Labor Day from the Special Interests
  • URGENT -- Delegates to the CSEA Convention
  • Council 400's "Lifetime Achievement" Award
  • Our Rights at Risk - Vote NO on the Con-Con
  • More Scholarships for Our Families
  • "Get Out The Vote" Today for a Better Tomorrow
  • Social Activities
  • Theresa Andreasen (1952 – 2008)
  • Ernestine "Ernie" Colson (1942 – 2008)
  • Adopting Our Quality Services Initiative


 September 2008 CSEA News

  • Protecting Retirees' Healthcare
  • Speaking Out for Livable Wages
  • Our Voice in Delivering Quality Services
  • Council 400 Retiree Chapter Meetings & Events
  • Fall in Love with Old Cape Cod
  • Power of a Postcard
  • A New Contract for Woodbury Town Employees
  • Inspectors Council Prepares for the Road Ahead
  • Engage, Don't Attack Public Employees
  • Honors for P-4 Council Members' Quality Services
  • Professional Development for Paraeducators
  • Social Activities
  • Electing Leadership for Our CSC Council
  • Mobilizing Ridgefield Schools' Food Service Workers
  • Congratulations, P-3B Council Leaders


 August 2008 CSEA News

  • Working for a Secure Retirement
  • Expanding Our McCusker Scholarships for 2008
  • Leading for Quality Services
  • Our Choices for the Primaries
  • Our Retirees Annual Outing
  • Change is Inevitable
  • Civil Rights Ruling Vindicates Efforts to Reform CJTS
  • Pressure Moves Governor to Act on Telecommuting
  • Announcing Our 2008 Convention
  • Members Recognized for Innovative Services
  • Rowland Redux
  • Chapter 425's Welcome Back Picnic
  • P-4 Council Members Elect New Leadership
  • Social Activities
  • Moving Officials to Recognize Our Military Service
  • Kicking Out a Little Family Pride
  • Retirees Elect Leaders & Prepare for the Next 2 Years
  • Classified Advertising
  • Council 400 is Growing this Fall, Ya'All!
  • State Division Contract Surveys Online


 July 2008 CSEA News

  • A Win for Out-of-State Retirees
  • Calling on the Governor To End Costly Appeals
  • P-4 Council Summer Picnic
  • Our Retirees Annual Outing
  • Our Actions…in Brief
  • Our President's Desk - Connecting the SEIU Convention to Local Issues
  • In Our Communities
  • Council 400 LAC: In Action - Supreme Court is Silencing Our Rights to Redress
  • Our Benefits
  • Social Activities
  • Russell T. Harrington (1925 – 2008)
  • Sam Goldberger (1942 – 2008)


 June 2008 CSEA News

  • Our LAC - Report-Back on the General Assembly's 2008 Session
  • Our Retirement Security - Still Fighting for Recognition of Military Service
  • Council 400 Retiree Chapter Meetings & Events
  • Our Actions...in Brief
  • Our Benefits
  • Justice For All
  • Medical-Device Makers Are Immune from Lawsuits
  • Social Activities


 May 2008 CSEA News

  • Making Our Voices Heard - Building Power for Paraeducators
  • Healthcare Change Agents - Moving "Pooling" Forward!
  • Council 400 Retiree Chapter Meetings & Events
  • Our Actions...in Brief
  • Working for Justice OR "Just Us"
  • Skyrocketing Healthcare Costs and Dangerous Drugs
  • Our Benefits
  • Annual Audit Report
  • State Health Care Plans Open Enrollment
  • Social Activities
  • Council 400 Retiree Summer Luncheons


 April 2008 CSEA News

  • Raising Our Profile - Joe Courtney "Walks A Day In My 'Para' Shoes"
  • Healthcare Reform - Our Message to Lawmakers - "Pooling" Works!
  • Council 400 Retiree Chapter Meetings & Events
  • Our Actions…in Brief 
  • It Doesn't Get Any Better Than This
  • Another Win for Supervising Judicial Marshals
  • Our Benefits
  • New Long Term Care Healthcare Options
  • Social Activities


 March 2008 CSEA News

  • Voices for Reform - Leadership, Not the Status Quo, for the DOT
  • Taking a Stand - Lawmakers Must Invest In Prison Work Force
  • Council 400 Retiree Chapter Meetings & Events
  • Our Actions...in Brief
  • Got a Great Idea? It Could Win You $5,000
  • Good News vs. Bad News
  • Our Benefits
  • In Our Communities
  • Social Activities
  • Classified Advertising 


 February 2008 CSEA News

  • Voices for Reform: Missed Opportunities at the DOT
  • Leading for Quality: A Public Solution for Criminal Justice Communications
  • Council 400 Retiree Chapter Meetings & Events
  • Our Actions…in Brief
  • Bonuses Cry Out for Implementing Clean-Contracting Law
  • Healthcare in Crisis: Employer-Provided Insurance
  • Our Benefits
  • Social Activities
  • In Our Communities


  January 2008 

  • Living Labor History - Reforming Criminal Justice
  • Our President's Desk - The State of Our Union
  • LAC - Our 2008 Session Agenda
  • Council 400 Retiree Chapter Meetings & Events
  • Council 400 LAC - Congress: Cut Drug Costs Now!
  • Our Actions…in Brief 
  • Deaths Reported
  • Our Benefits