Welcome to AFSCME Local 610's newly created website.  Click on the green title above to view the rest of President Price's message.

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.

And the winners are:

Cynthia Bernardo, who is a Secretary 1 at Avery Point and Babara Barboza, a Financial Clerk working at Three Rivers Community College. Congratulations to both of you.

Local 610 awards scholarsips to help cover the cost of college textbooks to any member who qualifies. More information and an application can be found under the Book Award section below.

Contact information for all Local 610 Stewards can be accessed by clicking on the green colored title of this section.

Stewards should contact President Price if their work locations are not listed.

MEMBERSHIP MEETING  INFORMATION

The next Local 610 Union Meeting is on Tuesday, February 7, 2012 at 5:30pm in the Multipurpose Room of the Southeastern Mental Health Authority.

This award is made to enable/encourage AFSCME Local 610 members, who pursue higher education, reimbursement for purchases of books required for completion of courses based on the criteria listed in the Scholarship Application.  You can access our application by clicking the green title "Local 610 Book Award" above.

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.

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