Retirees Chapter 4

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A union voice can help address burnout among health care workers nationwide

The COVID-19 pandemic arrived at a time when our nation’s health care workers were already experiencing burnout.

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Graduation cap on top of money. Photo credit: Getty Images

AFSCME Members, Family Members Awarded 2022 Union Plus Scholarships

Congratulations are in order for the 27 AFSCME Union Plus Scholarship winners. They are:

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What the 2022 legislative session means for members

Council 4 members and the political staff achieved significant gains during the Connecticut General Assembly's most recent legislative session, which ended May 4.

Support Pandemic Hazard Pay for Essential Workers

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, essential workers put their health and well-being on the line. Contact your legislators and Gov. Lamont and urge them to support pandemic hazard pay in the upcoming special session.

Tell Gov. Lamont to Ensure Safe & Successful Schools

Help us make a difference in 2021 by adding your name to our petition urging Gov. Ned Lamont to take action to protect our school communities during COVID-19.

National AFSCME News

Academy Museum workers seek management’s voluntary recognition for their union
Academy Museum of Motion Pictures staff have a simple request for their employer – recognize our union voluntarily. — Jun 28
Already a seasoned fighter for workers, McEntee scholarship winner is just getting started
Congratulations are in order for our 2022 Gerald McEntee scholarship winner, WFSE’s Caiti Hall. — Jun 27
Overturning Roe v. Wade strips away ‘a foundational freedom.’
AFSCME President Lee Saunders: Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade is “an attack on individual humanity, autonomy and personal liberty.” — Jun 24
Saunders, labor leaders and lawmakers push Biden for student debt relief
AFSCME President Lee Saunders called on President Joe Biden to “go big” on student debt relief. — Jun 23
Never Quit winner is California social services worker who helped solve a kidnapping
Diana Corral, an employment eligibility specialist with the Orange County, California, Social Services Agency, and president of AFSCME Local 2076 (Council 36), is a winner of our union’s Never Quit Service Award. — Jun 22

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