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For The Record: Court Recording Monitor Devoted To Helping Others

Before the invention of the printing press, spanning the millennia from ancient Egypt until the Middle Ages, the taking of dictation and keeping of judicial and historical records was the honored and skilled occupation performed by scribes. Over the years the profession developed into today’s public servant known as the court recording monitor.

The evolution of the profession is not lost on Sabrina Agbede. Working as a Judicial Branch court monitor for the past 22 years, she is a self-proclaimed “present-day scribe.”

Women's Committee: 9 to 5 Movie Screening

The Council 4 Women's Committee will hold an online screening of the documentary "9 to 5: Story of A Movement" in honor of Women's History Month.In the 1970’s, secretaries fed up with workplace abuse created themovement 9to5 , which later inspired the popular movie and song.Their goals were simple—better pay, more advancementopportunities, and an end to sexual harassment. Hear the stories oftheir fight that changed the American workplace forever.

Recovery For All Action - Danbury

Members of Council 4-affiliated local unions are invited to join our allies in the Recovery for All coalition to demand a state budget that puts peoples’ needs first. This demonstration is being organized by teachers, students, parents, and community members, adn labor organizations in response to Governor Ned Lamont’s fiscal proposals, which fell short in fully funding vital public services. 

Click here for event flyer.

Council 4 Civil Rights Committee Feeds Families In Spirit of Solidarity & Compassion


The Civil Rights Committee of AFSCME Council 4 understands the history of combining civil rights, labor and taking care of community. In that spirit, Black, Indigenous and union leaders of color who work in municipal and state public services have been gathering carload after carload of groceries to feed those in need in New Britain, home to their local union hall.

Recovery for All Action-Danbury- *RESCHEDULED Mar. 24

This event has been rescheduled for Wednesday, March 24th 

Members of Council 4-affiliated local unions are invited to join our allies in the Recovery for All coalition to demand a state budget that puts peoples’ needs first. This demonstration is being organized in response to Governor Ned Lamont’s fiscal proposals, which fell short in fully funding vital public services. 

Click here for event flyer.

Union Coalition Vaccine Facts Webinar

Council 4 union members are invited to participate in this free webinar with an elected leader and health professional about the COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) vaccine.

Educators and school related personnel are invited to join at 5:30 PM for a discussion of the school-based administration plan that began in early March.

Municipal and state employees are invited to join at 6:00 PM for a discussion of the age-bracketed administration plan simultaneously implemented for all other Connecticut residents and workers. 

Resisting "More Calls for Austerity, Year After Year"

Labor activists earlier this year began collaborating with community organizations to help fellow residents recover from the economic fall-out of the COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) pandemic. That led to the formation of a new coalition, "Recovery for All," initially focused on securing a state budget in the General Assembly's 2021 legislative session that puts people first.

Council 4 AFSCME is a partner in these efforts, and is mobilizing members to move lawmakers and the governor to "do better."

The coalition's broader goals include:

AFSCME Is Getting Vaccinated!

Council 4 Statement on Vaccine Rollout Changes

Council 4 Executive Director Jody Barr issued this statement in response to Gov. Lamont's Feb. 22 announcement regarding changes to the State's vaccine rollout plans.

Yesterday, the Governor announced that Connecticut's COVID-19 vaccine rollout will focus on age groups and educational personnel, a change that eliminates priority status for many essential workers.

Council 4 Special Delegates Assembly Meeting

A Special Council 4 Delegate Assembly meeting has been scheduled for for discussion and possible action to endorse candidates in a municipal election.

The meeting will take place via zoom at 7:00pm. 

Special Delegates meetings require no quorum.

If you are a Council 4 Delegate, please e-mail Megan Batchelder at [email protected] to receive the meeting registration link.

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