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Department of Public Works (DPW) workers are often in the background of our bustling communities, but society would not function without these essential workers maintaining our roads and infr

SEBAC 2024 Framework Member Announcement

Core collective bargaining agreement secured to raise wages 2.5% plus steps for all members of coalition bargaining units.

Each year during Worker Memorial Day ceremonies on April 28th, workers, legislators, members of organized labor unions, worker advocates and others gath

In the shoreline town of Stonington, a group of dedicated paraeducators is slowly building a movement for union power. The journey began in March 2022 when members of AFSCME Local 1996 decided to mobilize at Board of Education (BOE) meetings. Their mission: standing up for respect and the needs of their students, while also actively shaping the future of education in their community. 

The Connecticut General Assembly is convening on February 7 for a "short" legislative session that concludes May 8.

Council 4's legislative priorities, informed by discussions with Council 4 leaders and members, reflect a commitment to four main areas:

1. Protecting Collective Bargaining and Workers' Rights

2. Strengthening Public Education At All Levels

3. Supporting Fair Budgets and a Healthy Economy

4. Stopping Corrupt Privatization While Improving Accountability

Council 4's Winter 2024 training schedule has arrived! All trainings are hosted on Zoom EXCEPT for the Treasurers' and Stewards Training. 

When Connecticut public defender attorneys (AFSCME Local 381) discovered in May their state attorney counterparts, the prosecutors, would receive wage increases to boost recruitment efforts in their ranks, they asked, “Why not us?”

Council 4 is holding its annual Toy Drive and will be collecting new, unused, unwrapped toys and gift cards through December 9, 2023.

If you would like to make a monetary contribution, please make your check payable to The America Fund.

Paraeducators are invaluable to the well-being and academic success of their students. They are the backbone of classrooms and critical to the overall functioning of their schools, yet the work they do is often overlooked. Recognizing paraeducators for the skills, compassion, and commitment they bring to students is important in elevating the profession and honoring them for their service. Four Council 4 paraeducators were highlighted this Fall by their school districts for going above and beyond in support of their students.

After a protracted fight over four years, Danbury Housing Authority workers (AFSCME Local 1303-402) have made progress in their fight for justice. With a labor board decision ordering negotiations to implement a proper salary schedule, Danbury Housing Authority workers finally have the opportunity to negotiate equal pay for equal work.

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 injured. This wave is a symptom of a worsening trend in staff assaults, which in Connecticut have almost doubled since the pandemic. This trend coincides with recent policy changes that have limited certain tools and mechanisms at the disposal of correctional staff to ensure the safety of each other and inmates who choose violence against other inmates.