Wall Street greed and double-dealing sparked much of the nation’s recent near-financial collapse, yet many in the chattering classes instead are attacking public employees for this rolling recession.

We are saddened by the death of of Robert Upson, who helped organize our NP-4 Corrections Bargaining Unit and then served our members for 26 years as a Council 4 representative.

AFSCME members just won a huge victory in Congress that will save tens of thousands of our jobs and the public services we provide.

The Teamsters union and the Cirigliano family of Newington have established funds to honor the memory of workers who died in the tragic shooting at Hartford Distributors. 

Delegates to AFSCME's 39th International Convention pay tribute to former Secretary-Treasurer William Lucy, a giant of the labor and civil rights movements.

Our members in New Haven are fighting the DeStefano administration's efforts to destroy good jobs in the community.

Members of AFSCME Local 1378 sponsored a successful book drive to boost summer reading and literacy program in New London.

Our union members ushered in the Memorial Day 2010 weekend May 29 with Council 4's annual Veterans Picnic at the Connecticut Veterans Home and Hospital in Rocky Hill.

State correctional officers applaud lawmakers for passing a bill that regulates inmate access to staff personnel records under FOIA statutes.

The state's controversial rest stop deal with the Carlyle Group is the Rell administration's latest failure to implement contracting standards created by law.

Congratulations to Laura Johnson, who has been awarded an AFSCME Family Scholarship. Laura is the daughter of Maria Johnson of Local 2267.

Biologist Becky McClain, who blew the whistle on Pfizer Inc. for exposing workers to a dangerous virus, headlined Council 4's annual Worker Memorial Day on April 28.

Council 4's annual Workers  Memorial Day remembrance will feature Becky McClain, who took on pharmaceutical giant Pfizer for exposing its workers to dangerous viruses and other biohazards.

Thanks to his perseverance and a strong union, AFSCME Local 681's Tyrone Douglas is back at work for the City of  West Haven.

Our members at the Hamden Public Library say National Library Week is a good time to remember the important role libraries play in our communities.

Griswold residents apokw out at a public meeting and successfully turned back efforts to slash services provided by the members of our town hall bargaining unit.

Union members in Middletown, including AFSCME Local 466, have partnered to create the Kleen Energy Family Fundraiser on April 17, with all proceeds to benefit the families of the workers who lost their lives in the tragic blast. 

The 7th annual Council 4 Picnic for Veterans takes place Saturday, May 29, 2010 at the State Veterans Home in Rocky Hill, CT.

Wall Street has treated Main Street as a giant ATM—gambling with the economy and coming back with their hands out for help. People are fighting back.

Council 4 members help achieve passage of the U.S. Senate bill that that provides $26 billion for public services and jobs.

Council 4 and the AFL-CIO joined with legislators to call for new federal investments in public services and to release a report showing how Connecticut would benefit.

Our hearts go out to the workers and families affected by the fatal explosion at the Kleen Energy Plant in Middletown.

Our members who work for the Stamford Housing Authority are fighting layoffs and service cuts. And the residents stand behind them.

Employees of the Manchester Housing Authority said "Union, Yes!" when they voted to join Council 4.

Council 4 members like those from AFSCME Local 184 (Metropolitan District Commission) are mobilizing to support earthquake relief efforts in Haiti.

Paraprofessionals and security officers at Woodstock Academy voted unanimously to join Council 4.

Our union members in the Vernon Department of Public Workers excelled in statewide and regional snow plow safety competitions.

Enough is enough! Please join us for a rally to protest Gov. Rell's latest proposed ervice cuts on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009 at 11 a.m. outside the State Capitol.

Our members who work in state prisons say the governor's proposal to close Webster Correctional Institution in Cheshire is a public safety risk.

ENFIELD — Correctional employees are organizing a raffle next month to benefit one of their brethren, a former correctional officer who was stricken with brain cancer earlier this year.

Members of AFSCME Local 749 are organizing efforts to keep open the Norwalk Courthouse that Governor Rell wants to close.

On the heels of a national report questioning the Red Cross's commitment to donor safety, the Connecticut Blood Services Region lays off 19 front-line blood collection workers.

Check out the inimitable Stephen Colbert and his satiric take on a prison privatization proposal in Arizona. It's called "The Green Mile," and it sends a strong message about the absurdity of privatizing public services.

Hartford school custodial and maintenance workers say staff shortages and a lack of cleaning supplies compromise the health of students and staff.

Calling for real health care reform with a public option, Council 4 members join AFSCME nurses in the "House Calls for Health Care" program.

A new report raises concerns about donor safety and the security of the nation’s blood supply at the American Red Cross, the country’s largest supplier of blood and blood products.

Council 4 Staff Representative Nick D'Andrea retired Oct. 1 after a 40-year career in the Connecticut labor movement, including the last 25 at our union. Nick is seen here with legendary farmworkers union president Cesar Chavez at a 1973 rally in Waterbury.

Council 4 union and health care activists protested at Aetna's headquarters in Hartford. Our message: We're sick of Big Insurance trying to scuttle reform.

President Barack Obama had a strong, inspiring message for delegates to the 2009 AFL-CIO Convention in Pittsburgh: We’re going to make this country work again. Catch the video here.

Today young workers are less likely to have health care or economic security than they were 10 years ago, and one-third live in their parents’ home, according to a new national survey released by the AFL-CIO.

There were no shout-downs or death panel hysterics as the Council 4 Retirees held their own town hall-style meeting with Congressman Chris Murphy (D-5th).

Our members from AFSCME Local 3145 recently rallied to protest the anti-worker, anti-donor practices of the American Red Cross-CT Blood Services Region. Our blood collection workers say the company is putting profits ahead of safety.

Members of AFSCME Local 1303-028 (South Windsor Department of Public Works) are among the many public service workers we represent who are fighting to protect servics in our cities and towns.

Connecticut is on the brink of major health care reform if Governor Rell signs two pieces of landmark legislation: Sustinet and the Connecticut Health Care Partnership.  Please call Governor Rell at 800-406-1527 and urge her to sign the CT Healthcare Partnership and SustiNet bills!

Council 4 members joined with state legislators to protest Gov. Rell's proposal to close the New Britain branch of the Department of Motor Vehicles.

Residents of the CT Veterans Home in Rocky Hill christened a newly renovated baseball field made possible by the annual Council 4 Veterans Picnic.

The unions in the State Employees Bargaining Agent Coalition (SEBAC) are back up on the air with another message to the Governor and lawmakers that they need to act. Otherwise, we could face the same economic crisis again in two years.

Visit InThisTogetherCT.org to learn more about the campaign for a fair budget and a livable state with great public services.

"2009 has been a year of firsts for me. I witnessed the inauguration of our first African-American President and I attended the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists (CBTU) convention in my first term as a newly elected member of CBTU’s International Executive Council."   These are the reflections of Council 4 Field Representative Kathy Jackson after returning from the recent CBTU Convention in Atlanta.

Learn more about how our members from AFSCME Local 3145 are standing up against the anti-worker, anti-donor practices of the American Red Cross.

Our members from Local 3145 at the American Red Cross-Connecticut Services Region are standing up for blood safety and their own livelihoods as they attempt to negotiate a new contract with their employer.

Marsha Tulloch of Council 4 Local 269 speaks at the Better Choices for CT Rally. "Good services and fair taxes are the only choice for Connecticut," Tulloch told a cheering crowd outside the State Capitol.

Grass roots action paid off for state correctional employees represented by Council 4 as the NP-4 Corrections arbitration award became an enforceable contract on Feb. 13, 2009.

Although our state workers' cost-savings agreement provides two years of job security while saving more than $700 million for taxpayers, services the public needs more than ever are still at risk.