Retired
Division Officers
Council of Retired Members
Representatives from member local unions in the division elect officers of the Council of Retired Members. You can reach the elected leaders by emailing them below.
Dennis
Cox, President
ABC Federation of Teachers, Retiree Chapter, AFT Local 2317-R
Ann
Killebrew, Northern Vice President
San Francisco Community College District Federation of Teachers,
Retiree Chapter, AFT Local 2121-R
Cecelia
Boskin, Southern Vice President
United Teachers Los Angeles, Retiree Chapter, AFT Local 1021-R
Sandra
Baringer, Secretary Treasurer
University Council-AFT, Retiree Chapter, AFT Local 9999-R
Michael
Nye, At-Large Representative
California Federation of Teachers, AFT Local 8004-R
Council of Retired Members Constitution governs the division.
Council of Retired Members taps a resource: Retirees are “stickin’ to the union”
Download a single-sheet illustrated history of the Council of Retired Members
What retirees have that unions need — knowledge, experience and memories — are concentrated in the Council of Retired Members, the newest division of CFT. Convention delegates in 2014 overwhelmingly voted to add the council to the union’s governance structure so retirees could contribute in the same way as working teachers and classified employees.