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Union
Workers Have Better Health Care and Pensions
CSEA Unit 9200 members working for Westchester County
departments and the Community College have
medical care
and hospitalization coverage for themselves and family/partner
members. In addition, family dental and vision benefits are provided
to the Unit 9200 union member and family/partner members. These benefits have been negotiated
into the current contract with no payroll deduction to the union member. Everyone
pays doctor and prescription co-pays when utilized.
Current Salary Chart per
the Collective Bargaining Agreement.
This chart is in effect until a new Agreement is settled.
Adobe Acrobat pdf format
Click
here for the current Salary Scale
Current Retiree
Information and Costs for 2008
This document is prepared by the
County of Westchester and is published here for convenience.
This is dated Nov 2007 and includes information concerning 2008
costs.
Exam Fees:
Current CSEA
Westchester County employees
who take Promotional Exams shall pay only $15.00. For
each $15.00 fee, current CSEA employees may take a maximum of two
promotional exams on the same test date. This is per our
current union contract, page 38.
The customary $25.00 fee still applies
for each Open Competitive exam. Be certain
to pay the reduced fee. The County HR office might not inform
you when applying for an exam!
Health
Coverage Notice: When
obtaining medical services, please be certain that ALL doctors,
physician's assistants, anesthesiologists, testing laboratories, and
all other aspects of the medical services you receive are
participants of your current health provider plan, be it POMCO or
one of the other providers. If that is not insisted, some
non-participating medical expenses will not be covered by your
plan.
The
Health Benefits Committee is now active
2008
Tuition Reimbursement Summary
Reimbursement was Mailed Out May 30,
2008
Union
Scholarships Page
Good and Plentie Band: The
band offers a 10% discount to any CSEA Unit 9200 member who engages
them for their special event.
They provided the great music for
our Unit 9200 Holiday party. (see our Photos page)
Westchester
Community College Free Courses:
Per our contract, printed page 27, CSEA
members may
take credit courses at Westchester Community College (WCC) free of
charge.
Student must pay all fees such as
Admission, FSA, Cultural Art, Equipment, Change of Schedule, Lab,
Application, and Assessment Test fees. Books Are Not Free.
Get a Tuition Waiver Form by visiting the CSEA Union Office at 112
E. Post Rd, White Plains, with your County ID card in person.
Some large work locations have Shop Stewards who have a limited
supply of Tuition Waiver Forms that must be signed in person by the CSEA member.
Waiver Forms cannot be mailed out to the CSEA member.
Spring Semester Waivers are
available after November 1 each year for WCC courses.
Summer Semester Waivers are available after April 1 each year for WCC courses
Fall Semester Waivers are
available after July 1 each year for WCC courses
Add your
email to our mailing list to stay informed
Click the moving headline on the csea9200.com
Home page
Working Advantage
Discounts: Create
your free account by registering on this site and use the
CSEA Company Member ID of 744387769
to obtain discounts on movie tickets, ski resorts, theme parks,
Broadway theatre, and online shopping retailers:
http://www.workingadvantage.com/
AFSCME
Advantage discounts to union members
2007
Tuition Reimbursement Summary
Reimbursement was Mailed Out June
28, 2007
Jun
27, 2007 Charging Too Much For Co-Pays for Drug Benefits is
Costly to Employers
Feb
21, 2007 Some Employers Are Offering Free Drugs
Sick Leave NY Times Article of Dec 26, 2006
Only half of workers in the USA have paid sick time.
Sept 2006: Breast Cancer Screening Law in
Effect
CSEA Valuable
Insurance Program: Add an extra layer of
protection to your health, lives, and families by obtaining additional
insurance through Pearl Carroll and Assoc. These plans are
underwritten by some of the most respected insurance companies in the
business and premium payments are easily made using payroll
deduction.
Contact Pearl Carroll at 1 (877) 847-2732
or click here to see the www.CSEAinsurance.com
website.
CSEA Legal Services
Program: The CSEA
Legal Services Program provides our union members and families with opportunities
for quality legal representation in numerous non-employment related
areas. All
program attorneys have agreed to provide services at substantially
discounted pre-published fees. Fees vary across NY state, depending on
the geographic area of the attorney. These services would cost
more without the benefit of the CSEA Legal Services Program
discount. Information is available on the www.CSEAlocal1000.org
website or by calling 1(800) 342-4146
and following the prompts for the Legal Services
Program.
NYS
Retirement System has
free consultations Mondays at the:
Clarence D. Rappleyea Bldg. (silver office building)
123 Main Street, 1st floor, White Plains, NY
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Consultations
are by appointment only.
You do not need an appointment to drop off forms, pick up information
or have something notarized.
To
schedule an appointment, contact our Call Center toll free at:
1-866-805-0990
The
Main office: New York State and Local Retirement System
110 State Street Albany, NY 12244-0001
Retirement
System News Page
Their
"Contact Us" page on the web
Tips
on Planning For Retirement
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CSEA Local 860 Scholarship Winners
for 2006
$1,000 for
Freshman Year Winners:
Phylicia Gilzene:
Daughter of Alicia Johns, DSS
Michael Tarnow: Son of Igor
Tarnopolsky, Labs
Terra Thompson: Daughter of Paul
Thompson, IT
Grace Ann
Aloisi Scholarship Winner:
($1,000 per year for 4 years): Samatha Wilkinson
Daughter of: Rudolph Wilkinson, DPW
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Click picture for larger version.
Among the winners of scholarships presented by
Westchester Local 860 was Samantha Wilkinson, winner of the four-year
Grace Ann Aloisi Scholarship. Pictured (left to right): Local 860
President Jack McPhillips, Grace Ann Aloisi, Samantha Wilkinson,
mother Colleen Wilkinson (member of the Westchester Medical Center
Unit 9201) and father Rudolph Wilkinson (member of the Westchester
County Unit 9200).
ATT
(formerly Cingular)
Wireless Union AFSCME Discount
10% off each monthly bill. Must obtain from an
ATT store in person. Click link for details. Note to current
AT&T (formerly Cingular) customers: you will need to renew your
contract to be eligible for the discount. However, if you've signed up
for the 5% union discount previously, you will automatically
receive the 10% discount. All program
plans for new and existing customers require a new two-year contract.
This offer cannot be combined with any other discounts. The 10% union
discount is not available for extra lines on family plans or on iPhone
plans.
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Problems with POMCO or MEDCO? We
want to know about any changes, denials, increased costs, or problems
our CSEA members have encountered with either POMCO for Health Plan,
Dental, or Vision coverage or MEDCO for Prescription Plan coverage. Please send a
brief written summary to the Unit 9200 union office, include copies of
documentation. Also, include a written declaration that your
CSEA Union representative may indeed be allowed to discuss your case
and to receive responses on your behalf from both POMCO and from the
County's Health Benefit office people.
Aug
3, 2005 County Policy to All Departments Regarding Abuse of Sick Time
Leave and Excessive Lateness. All
CSEA members should become aware of this policy statement by reading
it themselves. Click
the link above for the pdf file for printing.
Outdoor
Work Safety Information from OSHA
A
Thru Z Home Inspection, Inc
for both buyers and sellers of
homes.
Two daughters of UNIT 9200 members each received
$1,000 scholarships at a presentation ceremony at the CSEA Local 860
offices on Monday, June 6, 2005:
Congratulations to Sarah Greenbaum, daughter of Beatrice Greenbaum of the Dept of
Information Technology
Congratulations to Francesca Santa, daughter of Gina
Pelliccio of the Westchester Community College
Healthy New York Promotes
access to quality health care by providing comprehensive health
insurance to those citizens who need it most. The program creates
standardized health insurance benefit packages that are offered by all
health maintenance organizations (HMOs) in New York State. These
packages are made more affordable through N Y State sponsorship, so
that more uninsured small employers and uninsured employed individuals
are able to purchase health insurance coverage. The web site is www.healthyny.com
Military.com
Web page Connecting
you to all the benefits of service.
Prescription
Plan: Savings Using the Mail Order / Prescription Co-Pay Info
Totally
Free Glucose Meter and Test Strips for POMCO Participants
Precautions
When Working Outdoors During Very Hot Weather
University
of Phoenix Online
Courses
are online via the internet. The University of Phoenix Online has
become the
largest accredited University in the nation. Established in 1976, with
255,000 enrolled students, 10,000 in NY state. Each online class is
limited to 15 students. You can achieve your bachelor's or master's
degree in the most efficient way possible. Course cost is eligible for
Westchester County Tuition Reimbursement.
Contact: Walter Recher (914) 584-1094 walter.recher@phoenix.edu
 Updated
2/1/07: Discounts on your current
Nextel Communications phone bill: Nextel will give
a 10%
discount on your monthly Nextel phone bill for government employees if you call
Nextel at 1-800-639-6111. Speak to Customer Care and give them ID
code of GLL_NY_ZZZ and say you work for Westchester County.
Nextel phone plans opened after March 31, 2006 qualify for 15%
discounts.
Health
Article re Favorite Foods For Losing Weight
Exam Fees:
Current CSEA
Westchester County employees who take Promotional Exams
shall pay only $15.00. For each $15.00 fee, current CSEA
employees may take a maximum of two promotional exams on the same
test date. This is per our current CSEA union contract, page
38.
The customary $25.00 fee still applies for each Open Competitive
exam. Be certain to pay the reduced fee. The County HR
office might not inform you when applying for an exam!
Health Coverage Notice:
When obtaining medical services, please be
certain that ALL doctors, physician's assistants, anesthesiologists,
testing laboratories, and all other aspects of the medical services
you receive are participants of your current health provider plan, be
it POMCO or one of the other providers. If that is not insisted,
some non-participating medical expenses will not be covered by your
plan.
Sept
10 News: Fewer
jobs in USA have health plans
Deferred Compensation Plan:
In brief, by
enrolling in the Hartford Def Comp Plan, a percentage of each paycheck
is deferred (not considered current income) and is therefore not taxed
now. The deferred amount is invested among several Mutual
Investment Funds (you decide) or a fixed interest rate plan administered
by Hartford Life Insurance Co. Full control and account
information is available to participants via the internet or by toll
free phone call. To enroll,
just complete an agreement form to
set aside, from your current paycheck, the amount you wish to
contribute, and decide how you want to invest your contributions.
See
their web pages
Call Hartford at 1-888-804-2621 to enroll
2007
Tuition Reimbursement Summary
2006
Tuition Reimbursement Info (2005 Expenses)
2005
Tuition
Reimbursement Information for 2004 Expenses:
For school year 2004, the Tuition
Reimbursement checks for all County CSEA members and other County
department workers were mailed June 3, 2005. Approved tuition
expenses were reimbursed at 81.2%. The higher reimbursement
percentage that ALL County and College employees will receive is due
to the current CSEA Unit 9200 contract that increased tuition
reimbursement paid by the County by $50,000.
By the time the
review and checking of all applications is done, the reimbursement is
normally paid in June. Tuition
Reimbursement checks for Westchester Community College employees were processed and mailed as part of the June 16, 2005 WCC payroll cycle.
WCC checks were processed in the separate WCC payroll system at
the same 81.2% level.
-The application filing deadline was Jan 10, 2005. An employee has to be on payroll when the
reimbursement checks are issued to get the reimbursement. Eligible
courses must end by 12/31/04 and be at least 20 classroom hours in
length. All applicants must achieve a grade of C (2.0 GPA on a 4.0
scale) for any courses. For school year 2004 expenses (paid in 2005 using
2005 County funds) the total to be reimbursed to all CSEA applicants will be
$350,000 (up by $50,000 from previous years). Any reimbursement
above $5,250 is taxable per Federal law H.R. 1836.
-The Joint Westchester
County/Union
Tuition Reimbursement Committee reviews and approves tuition cost
applications. The committee
is composed of members of the County administration, CSEA Unit 9200
members, and members of other unions.
2004
Tuition
Reimbursement Summary Page
Reimbursements for 2003 tuition expenses were mailed June 7, 2004.
For school year 2003, approximately
$444,500 of tuition expense was approved for CSEA members.
Dividing the $300,000 available for reimbursement by the $444,500
approved sum produced a 67.5% reimbursement rate.
For school year 2002, the total approved amount for CSEA members was
approx. $462,000; divided into the $300,000 produced a reimbursement
rate of approx. 65%.
Shop
Union Made web site
UnionPlus.org
website. Scholarships,
benefits and discounts for union members.
Computers, autos, etc.
Fordham
University offers a 25% discount grant
to County and Municipal
employees for the College of Liberal Studies. Click above or
call (914) 332-8309
Employer’s
Duty to Provide Information to the Union in a Disciplinary
Proceeding
How to Manage an Unmanageable Boss
Training
and Education Benefits available to County employees.
(This link is to the County HR page with a recap of
various programs and participating colleges).
Do
you have a NYS Retirement System Loan and being called to active duty
in the military? See this notice from the NYS Comptroller.
CSEA
Layoff Information Booklet (very
large 700,000 Byte file)
Civil
Service Rules re Bumping
Why
not tell others about your CSEA 9200 union website? Click here for a
printable pdf color notice for posting at your worksite.
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