Page 8 - Retiree News Spring 2020

Get CONNECTED to our union!
The My CSEA smartphone app, available
for Apple and Android devices, keeps you connected to our union and provides important information about your representation and benefits. It’s all just a touch away!
• Show your digital membership card to vote in union elections or on your contract, or to take advantage of member-only discounts;
• Look up union events happening in your local or unit;
• Receive notifications from our union;
• Look up your union officers and how to contact them;
• Find money-saving benefits available to you and your family;
• Know your legal rights as a union member;
• Update your contact information on the go;
• Take our weekly trivia quiz.
Update your contact, beneficiary information
Now more than ever, it’s important for our union to be able to communicate. Please help us make sure we have your most current information. Update us by emailing infoupdate@cseainc.org (please include your full name), or by logging into or creating your online member account at https://cseany.org/register. Once logged in, select “MY CSEA ACCOUNT” in the application dropdown box. You will need your CSEA Member ID Number, which can look up on the home page of our website at https://cseany.org.
It’s also important to keep your beneficiary information updated:
• Pension: New York State & Local Retirement System.
website: https://www.osc.state.ny.us/retire/ Toll-free: 1-866-805-0990.
• Health Insurance Providers: NYSHIP: 1-800-833-4344. All others: check your card for number
• Employee Benefit Fund: Members with vision and dental contractual benefits. Website: cseaebf.com; Phone: 1-800-323-2732
• Pearl Insurance: 877-847-2732
“My ‘smartphone’ got smarter when I installed the My CSEA app! I can both talk with one of my [local] members and open my Presidents’ Toolkit to immediately answer their questions about membership status, upcoming events or any other concerns they might have. I love it!”
—Bernie Giambra, President, Rochester Area Retirees Local 912
Download the app for your smartphone today and
GET CONNECTED!
Find it on the Apple & Android App Stores (search for My CSEA), or visit
https://cseany.org/myCSEAapp
for direct download links.
https://cseany.org/myCSEAapp
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Published by CSEA
143 Washington Ave., Albany, N.Y. 12210
(518) 257-1000
(800) 342-4146 cseany.org
Mary E. Sullivan, President
CSEA
Local 1000 AFSCME AFL-CIO
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