Become a CSEA Retiree Member
Learn how being a CSEA Retiree member can benefit you, and how to prepare for retirement. When you leave the job, remember to join a CSEA retiree local.
Top reasons to be a CSEA Retiree member
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- Protect your pension and health care benefits. CSEA’s lobbyists coupled with the union’s 250,000 members, give you political clout with the New York State Legislature.
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- Clout with Congress via the AFSCME Retiree Program. AFSCME’s 1.2 million members nationwide guarantees your voice will be heard on Capitol Hill.
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- Informative publications, including the CSEA Retiree News, which is published quarterly; AFSCME’s Public Employee and Prime Time retiree bulletin.
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- Regular meetings and social events sponsored by CSEA retiree locals throughout New York and Florida.
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- Access to low-cost insurance programs available through Pearl Insurance. Maintain CSEA Security Life Insurance, Hospital Income Insurance and CSEA Personal Lines, which includes automobile/homeowners/renters coverage.
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- Nationwide discount vision plan for members and their families.
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- Access to CSEA/AFSCME discount buying programs.
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- CSEA-sponsored dental insurances available through Pearl Insurance.
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- CSEA Legal Services Program with discount rates.
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- Affiliation with AFSCME, the nation’s leading union.
Plus, CSEA retiree member dues are only $36 a year, the best senior discount you’re going to get!
Thinking about retiring? Here’s how to prepare!
It’s never too early to start preparing for retirement. The New York State and Local Retirement System (NYSLRS) recommends requesting a retirement estimate about 18 months before your anticipated retirement date. A request for an estimate does not commit you to retire on a certain date, but will assist your retirement planning. For additional details on Form RS 6030, including how to request one and what to do with it when you do receive it, consult your CSEA Retirement Guide.
How It Works
The Retirement System will provide you with estimated amounts payable under the various options. This is done through a Request for Estimate (RS 6030) form, which is available from your employer, from the NYSLRS’s headquarters in Albany, or from the retirement system’s traveling Information Representatives. A request for an estimate does not commit you to retire on a certain date, but will assist your retirement planning.
You will find information to help you schedule a recommended consultation with a NYSLRS information representative, including a listing of meeting hours and locations around the state where you can ask specific questions about your benefits and get information on your individual circumstances.
Learn more about the New York State and Local Retirement System!
If you are a member of the New York State and Local Retirement System, learn more below about the system, register for Retirement Online, and become familiar with your pension benefits, death benefits, pension beneficiary information, pension payment options and survivor’s benefits.
Retiree Locals
When you retire from your job, stay involved in our union through a CSEA Retiree Local! Our union’s retiree locals in New York and Florida hold regular membership meetings at which you can get the latest information on a wide range of issues important to you. Retiree local meetings also give you an opportunity to spend time with friends and former co-workers.
Find Your Retiree Local
Scroll to the first letter of the county in which you live. Click on the arrow to the right side of the box noting the dropdown and look for the county in which you live to find your CSEA retiree local and how to reach local officers.
Albany
Capital District Retirees Local 999
To reach local officers, call the Capital Region office at 518-782-4400 or 800-874-7344.
Allegany
Steuben, Allegany and Yates Counties Retirees Local 907
To reach local officers, call the Western Region office at 716-691-6555 or 866-568-7734.
Bronx
New York Metropolitan Retirees Local 910
To reach local officers, call the Metropolitan Region office at 212-406-2156.
Broome
Broome, Chenango, Delaware and Otsego County Retirees Local 902
To reach local officers, call the Central Region office at 315-433-0050 or 800-559-7975.
Cattaraugus
Buffalo-Niagara Frontier Retirees Local 903
To reach local officers, call the Western Region office at 716-691-6555 or 866-568-7734.
Cayuga
Syracuse Area Retirees Local 913
To reach local officers, call the Central Region office at 315-433-0050 or 800-559-7975.
Chautauqua
Buffalo-Niagara Frontier Retirees Local 903
To reach local officers, call the Western Region office at 716-691-6555 or 866-568-7734.
Chemung
Ithaca Area Retirees Local 905
To reach local officers, call the Central Region office at 315-433-0050 or 800-559-7975.
Chenango
Broome, Chenango, Delaware and Otsego County Retirees Local 902
To reach local officers, call the Central Region office at 315-433-0050 or 800-559-7975.
Clinton
Adirondack Area Retirees Local 916
To reach local officers, call the Capital Region office at 518-782-4400 or 800-874-7344.
Columbia
Capital District Retirees Local 999
To reach local officers, call the Capital Region office at 518-782-4400 or 800-874-7344.
Cortland
Ithaca Area Retirees Local 905
To reach local officers, call the Central Region office at 315-433-0050 or 800-559-7975.
Delaware
Broome, Chenango, Delaware and Otsego County Retirees Local 902
To reach local officers, call the Central Region office at 315-433-0050 or 800-559-7975.
Dutchess
Dutchess-Putnam Retirees Local 909
To reach local officers, call the Southern Region office at 845-831-1000 or 800-757-2732 (CSEA).
Erie
Buffalo-Niagara Frontier Retirees Local 903
To reach local officers, call the Western Region office at 716-691-6555 or 866-568-7734.
Essex
Adirondack Area Retirees Local 916
To reach local officers, call the Capital Region office at 518-782-4400 or 800-874-7344.
Franklin
Adirondack Area Retirees Local 916
To reach local officers, call the Capital Region office at 518-782-4400 or 800-874-7344.
Fulton
Fulton-Montgomery Counties Retirees Local 925
To reach local officers, call the Capital Region office at 518-782-4400 or 800-874-7344.
Genesee
Rochester Area Retirees Local 912
To reach local officers, call the Western Region office at 716-691-6555 or 866-568-7734.
Greene
Capital District Retirees Local 999
To reach local officers, call the Capital Region office at 518-782-4400 or 800-874-7344.
Hamilton
Capital District Retirees Local 999
To reach local officers, call the Capital Region office at 518-782-4400 or 800-874-7344.
Herkimer
Oneida-Madison-Herkimer Tri-County Retirees Local 914
To reach local officers, call the Central Region office at 315-433-0050 or 800-559-7975.
Jefferson
Jefferson-Lewis Counties Retirees Local 915
To reach local officers, call the Central Region office at 315-433-0050 or 800-559-7975.
Kings
New York Metropolitan Retirees Local 910
To reach local officers, call the Metropolitan Region office at 212-406-2156.
Lewis
Jefferson-Lewis Counties Retirees Local 915
To reach local officers, call the Central Region office at 315-433-0050 or 800-559-7975.
Livingston
Livingston-Wyoming Retirees Local 922
To reach local officers, call the Western Region office at 716-691-6555 or 866-568-7734.
Madison
Oneida-Madison-Herkimer Tri-County Retirees Local 914
To reach local officers, call the Central Region office at 315-433-0050 or 800-559-7975.
Monroe
Rochester Area Retirees Local 912
To reach local officers, call the Western Region office at 716-691-6555 or 866-568-7734.
Montgomery
Fulton-Montgomery Counties Retirees Local 925
To reach local officers, call the Capital Region office at 518-782-4400 or 800-874-7344.
Nassau
Nassau Area Retirees Local 919
To reach local officers, call the Long Island Region office at 631-462-0030.
New York
New York Metropolitan Retirees Local 910
To reach local officers, call the Metropolitan Region office at 212-406-2156.
Niagara
Buffalo-Niagara Frontier Retirees Local 903
To reach local officers, call the Western Region office at 716-691-6555 or 866-568-7734.
Oneida
Oneida-Madison-Herkimer Tri-County Retirees Local 914
To reach local officers, call the Central Region office at 315-433-0050 or 800-559-7975.
Onondaga
Syracuse Area Retirees Local 913
To reach local officers, call the Central Region office at 315-433-0050 or 800-559-7975.
Ontario
Rochester Area Retirees Local 912
To reach local officers, call the Western Region office at 716-691-6555 or 866-568-7734.
Orange
Orange-Ulster-Sullivan Retirees Local 917
To reach local officers, call the Southern Region office at 845-831-1000 or 800-757-2732 (CSEA).
Orleans
Rochester Area Retirees Local 912
To reach local officers, call the Western Region office at 716-691-6555 or 866-568-7734.
Oswego
Syracuse Area Retirees Local 913
To reach local officers, call the Central Region office at 315-433-0050 or 800-559-7975.
Otsego
Broome, Chenango, Delaware and Otsego County Retirees Local 902
To reach local officers, call the Central Region office at 315-433-0050 or 800-559-7975.
Out of State
988 Out of State
For more information, call CSEA Headquarters at 800-342-4146, ext. 1220.
Putnam
Dutchess-Putnam Retirees Local 909
To reach local officers, call the Southern Region office at 845-831-1000 or 800-757-2732 (CSEA).
Queens
New York Metropolitan Retirees Local 910
To reach local officers, call the Metropolitan Region office at 212-406-2156.
Rensselaer
Capital District Retirees Local 999
To reach local officers, call the Capital Region office at 518-782-4400 or 800-874-7344.
Richmond
New York Metropolitan Retirees Local 910
To reach local officers, call the Metropolitan Region office at 212-406-2156.
Rockland
Rockland Retirees Local 918
To reach local officers, call the Southern Region office at 845-831-1000 or 800-757-2732 (CSEA).
Saratoga
Capital District Retirees Local 999
To reach local officers, call the Capital Region office at 518-782-4400 or 800-874-7344.
Schenectady
Schenectady County Retirees Local 924
To reach local officers, call the Capital Region office at 518-782-4400 or 800-874-7344.
Schoharie
Capital District Retirees Local 999
To reach local officers, call the Capital Region office at 518-782-4400 or 800-874-7344.
Schuyler
Ithaca Area Retirees Local 905
To reach local officers, call the Central Region office at 315-433-0050 or 800-559-7975.
Seneca
Ithaca Area Retirees Local 905
To reach local officers, call the Central Region office at 315-433-0050 or 800-559-7975.
Steuben
Steuben, Allegany and Yates Counties Retirees Local 907
To reach local officers, call the Western Region office at 716-691-6555 or 866-568-7734.
St. Lawrence
St. Lawrence County Retirees Local 923
To reach local officers, call the Central Region office at 315-433-0050 or 800-559-7975.
Suffolk
Suffolk Area Retirees Local 920
To reach local officers, call the Long Island Region office at 631-462-0030.
Sullivan
Orange-Ulster-Sullivan Retirees Local 917
To reach local officers, call the Southern Region office at 845-831-1000 or 800-757-2732 (CSEA).
Tioga
Ithaca Area Retirees Local 905
To reach local officers, call the Central Region office at 315-433-0050 or 800-559-7975.
Tompkins
Ithaca Area Retirees Local 905
To reach local officers, call the Central Region office at 315-433-0050 or 800-559-7975.
Ulster
Orange-Ulster-Sullivan Retirees Local 917
To reach local officers, call the Southern Region office at 845-831-1000 or 800-757-2732 (CSEA).
Warren
Capital District Retirees Local 999
To reach local officers, call the Capital Region office at 518-782-4400 or 800-874-7344.
Washington
Capital District Retirees Local 999
To reach local officers, call the Capital Region office at 518-782-4400 or 800-874-7344.
Wayne
Rochester Area Retirees Local 912
To reach local officers, call the Western Region office at 716-691-6555 or 866-568-7734.
Westchester
Westchester Retirees Local 921
To reach local officers, call the Southern Region office at 845-831-1000 or 800-757-2732 (CSEA).
Wyoming
Livingston-Wyoming Retirees Local 922
To reach local officers, call the Western Region office at 716-691-6555 or 866-568-7734.
Yates
Steuben, Allegany and Yates Counties Retirees Local 907
To reach local officers, call the Western Region office at 716-691-6555 or 866-568-7734.
West
Florida State Retirees West Local 950
Counties: Charlotte, Collier, DeSoto, Hardee, Hendry, Hernando, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota.
To reach local officers, call CSEA Headquarters at 800-342-4146, ext. 1220.
East
Florida State Retirees East Local 951
Counties: Brevard, Broward, Glades, Highlands, Indian River, Martin, Miami-Dade, Monroe, Okeechobee, Osceola, Palm Beach, St. Lucie.
To reach local officers, call CSEA Headquarters at 800-342-4146, ext. 1220.
North
Florida State Retirees North Local 952
Counties: Alachua, Baker, Bay, Bradford, Calhoun, Citrus, Clay, Columbia, Dixie, Duval, Escambia, Flagler, Franklin, Gadsden, Gilchrist, Gulf, Hamilton, Holmes, Jackson, Jefferson, LaFayette Lake, Leon, Levy Liberty, Madison, Marion, Nassau, Okaloosa, Orange, Putnam, Santa Rosa, Seminole, St. Johns, Sumter, Suwannee, Taylor Union, Volusia, Wakulla, Walton, Washington.
To reach local officers, call CSEA Headquarters at 800-342-4146, ext. 1220.40
CSEA retiree insurance
Get more protection and security during your retirement years with these insurance, vision and dental programs for CSEA retiree members.
Retiree Insurance Plans
- Provides Retiree members and their spouses with extra money to help cover the later-in-life expenses.
- Benefit can be used for anything – medical costs, credit card bills and other final expenses.
- Available to members under age 80.
- Will Preparation Benefit
The CSEA Sponsored Group Critical Illness Insurance Plan pays lump sum benefits to help with the personal and financial challenges that other health and life insurances do not address in dealing with a serious illness.
It covers cancer, heart attack, stroke, kidney (renal) failure, and any condition requiring a major organ transplant. $75 Wellness Benefit each year and $20,000 coverage for you and your spouse/domestic partner is available Simplified Issue, which means you can enroll with very limited health questions asked. Members under age 70 are eligible.
- Choice 1 from Cigna Dental — use an in-network dentist, no waiting periods or deductibles.
- Choice 2 from MetLife — choose any dentist you want, no deductible for preventive care.
CSEA-Sponsored Group Hospital & Home Care Recovery Insurance is available to both active and retiree members. It helps cover the cost of potential hospital stays and post-recovery needs, and acts as a supplement to any other health insurance you may have.
Plan Details:
For a minimal monthly payment, you will be covered with:
- Up to $1,000 per hospital stay
- Up to $4,000 per year for home care recovery*
Pearl Insurance Group Hospital & Home Care
Accidents can lead to trips to the emergency room and the doctor’s office, which could result in bills and expenses not covered by your medical and disability insurance.
Save money on eye care with this plan from Davis Vision:
- Receive an eye health exam every year ($10 co-payment)
- Receive new frames and lenses every year ($25 co-payment)
- One year eye glass breakage warranty included on plan eyewear at no additional cost
Pearl Insurance Vision Benefit
This program offers retirees an alternative to dental insurance. Retirees can choose from a network of participating dental providers who agree to charge a reduced rate for specific services and treatments as outlined in the Retiree Reduced Fee Dental program booklet.
This is not an insurance program and is only available to CSEA Retiree members. Retiree Members are responsible for payment of the fees to provider based upon the services rendered and the prices listed for that service.
To obtain a copy of the booklet, please contact the CSEA Retiree Division or download here.
Pearl Insurance, Retiree Davis Vision Plan
With this new plan, every 12 months you are eligible to receive: full eye examination, new frames and lenses or new contact lenses, among other great benefits for you and your spouse. Davis Vision offers convenient network locations, making it easy to find a provider in your area. Between their list of preferred doctors and select retail partners, you get the freedom to choose where you receive your eye care.
For more details about the plan, just log on to the Open Enrollment/Discount Plan section at davisvision.com and enter Client Code 4926, or call Pearl Insurance at 1-877-847-2732.
CSEA Vision Care Value Advantage Program
This program allows members and their dependents to receive eye examinations, eye wear and laser vision correction at reduced prices. Members simply call the Davis Vision Care Processing Unit at 1-800-783-3594 (TTY 1-800-523- 2847). The Value Advantage Plan is available nationwide. Members will be supplied with the names and addresses of network providers nearest them
Read the latest editions of the Retiree News
Resources for Retirees
Have a question or need help with your retiree membership or benefits? Here are some resources to get answers and ensure your contact and beneficiary information is up-to-date.
CSEA
For questions about your membership or to keep your contact up-to-date, call us toll-free at (800) 342-4146.
Pensions
Visit the New York State and Local Retirement System website or call toll-free at (866) 805-0990.
Retiree Health Benefits
The CSEA Health Benefits Department can be reached at 518-785-4774 or 1-800-286-5242 (JCHB) or by email at healthbenefits@cseainc.org.
Health Insurance Providers
NYSHIP: Call (800) 833-4344.
All others: check your card for number.
Employee Benefit Fund (EBF)
Members with vision and dental contractual benefits. Visit EBF’s website or call toll-free (800) 323-2732.
Pearl Insurance
For questions on supplemental insurance programs, call (877) 847-2732.
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