Fighting For The Rights And Freedoms Of Connecticut Workers
Connect With Us
Sign up to receive email updates about our work and how you can support working people.
Featured News
Thank You to Our Council 4 Delegation
SEBAC Gubernatorial Forum – August 13th
We are proud to celebrate the courage of our Local 724 New London Police members this week!
AFSCME Local 3429 Member Linda Randi Named New Haven Public Schools' Paraeducator of the Year
Upcoming Events
Officer Nominations and Elections Training
This training will be held on Zoom.
Links for virtual training sessions will be emailed to registered participants 48 hours before the program begins.
Review the proper steps and best practices for local nominations and elections.
AFSCME National
-
Workers get paid a lot less in states with anti-union laws, report shows
A new report documents the union difference when it comes to wages, and how worker pay in states hostile to unions is falling even further behind.
-
On the 25th anniversary of 9/11, we honor public service workers who continue to answer the call
That day, AFSCME members didn’t hesitate. Trained to serve their communities no matter what, to answer the call despite the risk to themselves, these brave public service workers were driven by one impulse: to help.
-
First contract for AFSCME members who keep the Chicago History Museum running
AFSCME members who work for the Chicago History Museum voted overwhelmingly to approve their first union contract.
-
Union lawsuit challenges Trump rules that harm federal workers
AFSCME is challenging two rules that would harm federal workers by injecting politics into the merit-based civil service.
-
Americans’ support of labor unions remains sky-high
Seventy-one percent of Americans approve of labor unions, according to a Gallup Poll published this week, matching the recent high from 2022. That’s the highest approval rating since the 1950s. Moreover, nearly half of poll respondents (47%) said they want unions to have more influence than they do today, the highest level of support in the past 25 years. “As our country faces a cost-of-living crisis engineered by an administration that […]
Opportunities and Savings for AFSCME Members
Being an AFSCME member doesn't only give you an advantage at the bargaining table — it also gets you access to discounts and benefits that can help make life a little easier.