Retirees
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The AFSCME Retirees began operation in 1980, and is an expanding national network of retired public sector workers. In the last 20 years, membership has almost tripled, growing from 60,000 to more than 235,000 dues-paying retirees in 39 chapters and 250 local subchapters. |
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 See us in Action Nationwide, AFSCME retiree groups are involved in political and legislative activities affecting critical retirement issues, such as pensions and health care. |
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Join the Retirees During your worklife, you had a strong union – AFSCME. Now, let AFSCME be your retirement union. |
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Plan for Retirement Planning is key to a satisfying retirement. You’ll need information on finances, health care, lifestyle changes and spending time. |
Video: Medicare & Health Insurance Reform
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- "Seniors to Seniors" Coalition Promotes Health Care Reform
AFSCME Retirees is part of a new coalition that's showing seniors why health care reform is good for Medicare and older Americans. A video produced by the coalition is listed third in the viewer above. - Health Insurance Reform: Retirees’ Guide to Myths & Facts (150K PDF)
Understand what health insurance reform will really mean to older Americans by separating truth from fiction. - Countering the Lies about Health Care Reform
The opponents of health care reform are pulling out all the stops to kill the reform that millions of Americans need to improve our health care. - Union Retirees: Big Role in Bringing Change
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and AFSCME President Gerald W. McEntee told delegates to the Alliance for Retired Americans annual legislative conference that any health care reform must include an option for a public plan and must not tax the health benefits that workers and retirees receive through their employers. - Retirees' Stake in the Employee Free Choice Act
Five reasons why you should support the Employee Free Choice Act. - Retirees' Stake in National Health Care Reform
Five reasons why you should join AFSCME's campaign for affordable health care - AFSCME Calls For Social Security Fairness For Public Retirees
Country’s largest public sector union backs legislation to eliminate unfair pension offsets
Retiree Resources
AFSCME has produced a variety of publications that provide information on issues that affect retirees. So whether you’re a retiree member or a working member looking for information for your parents or your own retirement planning, you’ve come to the right place.
Retiree Leaders
If you’re an officer in your retiree chapter or subchapter, you need special information to help you do your job. This is the place to come for guidance on AFSCME rules and regulations, and on ways to assist your retiree members.