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Real Retirement Security for All

Dan Malloy Talks to Council 400 Members

Dan Malloy Answers Council 400 Members' Retirement Questions at Our Union Hall

July 28, 2010

The economic crisis -- and the Wall Street excesses and corporate abuses that drove it -- is the real threat to retirement security for all working families, and gutting public pensions will do nothing to resolve it.

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Our Council 400

Anna Burger with Council 400 Leaders

SEIU Secretary-Treasurer Anna Burger with Retiree Leaders in Connecticut in 2006

Council 400 leaders have developed a "work plan" incorporating SEIU's Retiree Advocacy Council (RAC) guidelines in order to build greater power for our members in 2010.

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State Health Plan - 2009 - 2010

Tom Grodecki at SEBAC Agreement Vote

Tom Grodecki Readies the SEBAC Agreement Vote for SJM Council Members

A list of prescriptions and the pharmacy co-pays negotiated for active and future retired State workers as part of the SEBAC cost-savings agreement is available.

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Retiree Organizing Drive

Donna Linkkila at C400 Membership Mtg

Donna Linkkila Reviews Plans for House Visits to Recruit New Members

Last year's drive has been extended into 2009, and we are again awarding our top "member organizers" three prizes for recruiting the most new retirees to Council 400:

  • Grand Prize: $1,000.00;
  • First Prize: $500.00; and
  • Second Prize: $250.00

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Long Term Care

Council 400 LAC LTC Messengers at the Ca

Long-Term Care Messengers at the Capitol

Our Council 400 members have been organizing for greater strength in the face of rising costs of long-term care (LTC) insurance and the state's worsening economic climate.

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Our Council 400 Chapters

Aldo Sicuso And even if you have retired and are receiving a pension, but have chosen to continue to work, you can also join. Many of our Council 400 members hold retiree membership in more than one union and organization. All are welcome to join!

Aldo SicusoPresident, Council 400 Chapter 418/4Cs

Council 400 chapters are located throughout the states of Connecticut and Florida, and any retiree member or affiliate can join the chapter of their choice. Our Council 400 members retired from State service in various bargaining units, as well as employees not covered under collective bargaining, state legislators, and former Constitutional officers.

We have also recently opened membership eligibility to any public service retiree, and their spouses or domestic/civil union partners. We are a powerful political force, and growing stronger!


Our Council 400 Monthly Meetings

Cathy Toscano Even though many of us are no longer living in Connecticut, we still need to be kept informed of what's happening with our union and our health plan. After all, it’s up for renegotiation in 2017!
Cathy ToscanoPresident, Council 400 Chapter 431

Council 400 chapters meet regularly to discuss issues important to retired public service workers and often to hear a speaker on relevant subjects. Our Connecticut chapters meet monthly from September through May, and our Florida chapters meet at least once annually, and Chapter meeting details are printed in all but the July and August editions of our monthly newspaper, the CSEA News.

Our Council delegates meet the third Thursday of the month at 10:00 A.M. at our CSEA/SEIU Local 2001 Hall in Hartford. Join us to learn how we are working to build power for retired public service workers!
 

Upcoming Retiree Events