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December 14, 2007
Over the past 20+ years, the CSEA Unit 9200 Emergency Sick Bank has been a vital benefit to our members. Though not all 4,000+ CSEA Unit 9200 members are Sick Bank members, of the 2,900 that are, over the years many have benefited from this benefit. It has proven to be equally as important for extended illnesses or injuries as our health insurance and supplemental insurance.
Many of our members have expressed a desire to build their own personal Sick Leave balance before they donate the minimum required 2 days, so we are extending the deadline date to Friday, January 18, 2008. Please see the contribution schedule on our Sick Bank page of our web.
Over the years, the Sick Leave Bank has averaged no more than 8 members utilizing it at one time. The problem came from never having any “deposits” in the Sick Bank balance since 1993, thus, a problem that was created over 14 years! Westchester County HR was approving days without having any in the bank. Our revised Sick Bank format will eliminate this problem and insure it will not happen again.
CSEA is working diligently to immediately re-establish the Emergency Sick Bank as a benefit to its members. In the future, look for changes in the requirements and how days can be contributed to join the Sick Bank for continued participation, as well as how the days will be dispersed. These changes however must be negotiated into our contract.
If you have not yet donated the required 2 days, please do not wait until the new deadline, but get them in ASAP. You can find the donation form on our website, www.csea9200.com in the Sick Bank page.
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