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State Employees' Reopener, Recruitment and Retention Agreement Approved by Appropriations Committee

State Employees' Reopener, Recruitment and Retention Agreement Approved by Appropriations Committee

Agreement will continue efforts to protect and expand our communitie

Council 4 Executive Board Elections

The regular election of AFSCME Council 4 Executive Board members took place on April 6, 2024 at our union headquarters in New Britain, CT.

The results are as follows:

Council 4 Education Scholarships

COUNCIL 4 EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIPS

To recognize the extraordinary efforts of our members and to foster unionism, Council 4 is offering continuing education assistance in th

911 dispatchers keep saving lives, despite staffing shortages

 

911 dispatchers keep saving lives, despite staffing shortages

Rashawne Haynes. Photo by Anna Dang.

AFSCME launches ‘I AM Story’ podcast

On the 55th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., AFSCME releases the “I AM Story” podcast, which describes the working conditions faced by AFSCME sanitation workers in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1968 – the year of their historic strike – and connects that seminal event to today’s struggle for economic and racial justice. The podcast also spotlights the ties between the labor and civil rights movements.

9 to 5’s Ellen Cassedy joins AFSCME in celebrating Women’s History Month

9 to 5’s joins AFSCME in celebrating Women’s History Month

Ellen Cassedy

On Equal Pay Day, what can you do to bridge the gender wage gap?

Education Scholarships

COUNCIL 4 EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIPS

To recognize the extraordinary efforts of our members and to foster unionism, Council 4 is offering continuing education assistance in the form of a $2,000 per year scholarship for up to four years (max $8,000) to dependents of Council 4 members and retirees. 

Each year, the Council 4 Scholarship Committee selects two students to award a $2,000 scholarship paid to the school of the winners.  Winners are eligible for up to four consecutive years by doing a brief presentation to the executive board.

Neutral Arbitrator Rules in Favor of State Employees in Pandemic Pay Arbitration

After months of negotiations, and an arbitration hearing, we have now learned that the neutral arbitrator, Susan Meredith, has awarded the State Employees Bargaining Agent Coalition (SEBAC) our last best offer for both the “Lower-Risk” and “Higher-Risk” employees at issue.

AFSCME launches ‘Staff the Front Lines’ initiative

Understaffing of state and local government jobs has hit crisis levels.

2023 Workers’ Memorial Day Scholarship Essay Contest

Each year during Workers’ Memorial Day ceremonies on April 28, workers, legislators, members of organized labor unions, worker advocates and others gather to honor the memory of those workers who have lost their lives because of workplace injuries or illnesses. The ceremonies highlight the sacrifices made by these workers and of the families left behind and inspire us all to work harder on behalf of the welfare of all workers.