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2023 Holiday Toy Drive

Council 4 is holding its annual Toy Drive and will be collecting new, unused, unwrapped toys and gift cards through December 9, 202

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Council 4 Paraeducators 'the backbone of classrooms' win awards for teaching excellence

Paraeducators are invaluable to the well-being and academic success of their students.

Local 1303-402 Danbury Housing Authority workers (L-R): Kathiria Alba, President; Smirna Sha, Alice Palanzo, Esther Reyes, Pia Cole, Maria DeSousa, Merari Matos.

The path to justice for Danbury Housing Authority Workers: Steve Curran’s Legacy

After a protracted fight over four years, Danbury Housing Authority workers (AFSCME Local 1303-402) have made progress in their fight for justice.

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Council 4 Corrections members stand strong in wave of staff assaults, call for legislative action

This past summer, Council 4 members working in our state’s correctional facilities endured a series of weekly consecutive staff assaults by inmates that left multiple members critically injur

National AFSCME News

Labor and civil rights leaders’ memoir called ‘a valuable addition’ to U.S. history
Climbing the Rough Side of the Mountain” is a memoir about the labor and civil rights movements. — Dec 5
Illinois members take the wheel on solving school bus driver shortage
Learn how an Illinois local solved the problem of school bus driver shortages. — Dec 4
AFSCME-backed bill would help child care providers with food costs
Bills in Congress would help ease food costs for child care providers. — Nov 29
Tacoma Art Museum workers unionize after a yearlong struggle
A yearlong struggle ends in smiles as workers form a union at Tacoma Art Museum. — Nov 28
The union difference: Arlington County and Alexandria city workers secure first contracts
Two Virginia jurisdictions have negotiated historic first contracts. — Nov 27

Fighting For The Rights And Freedoms Of Connecticut Workers