Welcome to AFSCME Clerical Local 318. 

Local 318 is one of eight statewide locals who represent over 6,000 clerical employees working in the State of Connecticut Administrative Clerical Bargaining Unit (NP-3). Local 318 represents approximately 780 of these members in the towns of Wethersfield, Middletown, Haddam, and Rocky Hill.

Our members work at the The Department of Mental Health & Addiction Services, DPS State Police Hdqtrs, Department of Correction Central Office, Department of Children and Families (DCF), Department of Labor, Department of Social Services (DSS), The Lottery, Middlesex Community College, The State Library, Department of Education, and Motor Vehicles (DMV).

Council 4's Next Wave Committee is looking for young union members to help us build a bigger, stronger labor movement.

Statement of AFSCME President Gerald W. McEntee after Pres. Obama’s State of the Union address Read more >>>

Council 4 welcomes Governor Malloy's proposal to stabilize the state pension fund.

More than 50 years ago, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. called the American Dream "a dream yet unfulfilled." Our AFSCME union says it's time to pull together to find real solutions to our nation's problems.

Calling him "the only choice for the 99%," AFSCME announced Dec. 6 their endorsement of President Barack Obama for reelection in 2012.

The process that will empower front-line state workers to improve their worklives is up and running. We'll be looking for your ideas.

The Occupy Wall Street movement has struck a chord across our country. Movements are springing up all over, including Connecticut, as working people express their anger at the top 1% who continue to prosper while the rest of us struggle to make ends meet.

AFSCME Corrections United recognized Local 391's Michael Whitehead as its national correctional officer of the year.

Hundreds of people thronged to the State Capitol Feb. 23 for our solidarity rally in support of Wisconsin workers fighting Gov. Scott Walker's attack on the middle class.

Click here for list of Local 318 officers & trustees

The 4-Word is Council 4's bi-monthly newsletter that reaches 40,000 active and retired union members and covers a variety of working families' issues. Check out December 2011 issue.

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.

The 4-Word is the official membership publication of Council 4, reaching nearly 40,000 active and retired members.