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Mary E. Sullivan, President
FALL 2022 The Leader in You: CSEA Retiree delegates meet ALBANY — CSEA Retiree Executive
CSEA members by video, touted
Committee members and delegates
union members’ dedication to
recently gathered in person for the
essential services during her own
Retiree Delegates Meeting (RDM),
career as an elected official.
at which they conducted important
“Throughout your career, you
union business and discussed
dedicated your time, energy and
other issues concerning retirees.
your lives to making our state a
While the RDM is normally held
better place to live,” said Hochul.
biennially, the COVID-19 pandemic
“On behalf of 20 million New
forced the cancellation of the 2020
Yorkers, thank you for dedicating
meeting.
your careers to public service and
for remaining involved with your
“It’s a great pleasure to be
here in person,” said CSEA
union even after you retired. We
From left to right, Retiree Executive Committee (REC) Secretary Joan Retiree Executive Committee
owe you a tremendous debt of
Bender, REC Vice Chair Kathy Zabinski, State Comptroller Thomas gratitude.”
Chair Bernadette Giambra while
DiNapoli and REC Chair Bernadette Giambra. (Photo by Andrew Hill.) For welcoming attendees. “For
Hochul vowed to continue
more Retiree Delegates Meeting photos, see pages 4-5.
everything that’s going on in
standing with working people and
retirees.
our lives and all the trials and
retain retiree members, including
Treasurer Rutha Bush was named tribulations, meeting in person is
“We will continue to do
the best ways to reach working
the Retiree PEOPLE Recruiter of the phenomenal. It’s been four long
everything I can to make sure that
members to join shortly before
Year for 2019-2020, while Suffolk you and your fellow brothers and
years.”
they retire and urging retiree
Area Retirees Local 920 President Like working CSEA members,
sisters in labor are protected and
members to get more involved in
Millie Lucas was named the Retiree prioritized,” said Hochul. “Here
CSEA Retiree members had
our union.
PEOPLE Recruiter of the Year for
in New York, when it comes to
made adjustments to continue
CSEA Director of Member
2020-2021.
conducting union business while
organized labor, we’re just getting
Engagement Adam Acquario noted
The Suffolk Area Retirees Local started.”
the pandemic’s social distancing
that retirees have been successful
was honored for recruiting the protocols prevented traditional
State Comptroller Thomas
in recruiting hundreds of new
highest number of new PEOPLE meetings.
DiNapoli spoke at the meeting,
members this year.
members among locals in 2019- giving retirees an update on
CSEA President Mary E. Sullivan
“We have never gone into
2020, while the Nassau Area praised meeting attendees for their
the state pension system and
employed CSEA locals to recruit
Retirees Local was recognized efforts, and urged retirees to get
reaffirming his support for working
for the same achievement for
new members like we have
people and retirees.
involved with our union.
2020-2021.
recently,” said Acquario. “This
“You are a very vibrant part
“Thank you to each of you for
Other programs included an energy is palpable and working.”
the service you put in, whether
of our union,” said Sullivan. “The
update on CSEA’s many member- Attendees also discussed the
you worked for the state or local
drive-through information days,
only benefits, legal issues involving importance of getting involved in
and the other activities that
government,” said DiNapoli. “Let’s
CSEA Retirees, an overview of the supporting candidates who stand
remember that you were the ones
retirees can get involved in are
New York State Department of
with working people and retirees.
who kept New York moving with
boundless. I encourage you to do
the Aging’s many resources and Our union also honored
that. Don’t sit home and wait for
your decades of public work and I
detecting and avoiding scams that Capital District Retirees Local
really appreciate that.”
something to happen; get out there
frequently target older Americans. 999 President Jack Rohl with
and make it happen yourselves
Also playing a major role at the
the Donald Webster Mission
because you can do it!”
Retiree Delegates Meeting were
Achievement Award (see page 6).
— Janice Gavin discussions on how to recruit and
Gov. Kathy Hochul, addressing
Suffolk Area Retirees Local 920