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Meet Council 4 President Ron Nelson

Ron Nelson, President of AFSCME Local 749 (State Judicial), was elected as President of Council 4 in April 2024, and was recently reelected as Local 749 President.

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Solidarity and Service: Council 4 honors two union member veterans

This Veterans Day, Council 4 is honoring two members who served in the United States Armed Forces.

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Roberta Price Retires After More Than 4 Decades in CT Labor Movement

Roberta Price officially retired this summer after 36 years as a state employee—including 11 years as President of AFSCME Local 610 (NP-3/State Administrative Clerical)—and an addition

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Take Action to Protect Council 4 Members from Layoffs

Forty-nine of our sisters and brothers from AFSCME Local 269 (CT Dept. of Labor) have been notified to expect layoffs at the end of the year.

National AFSCME News

University of California workers strike to protest what they call bad-faith bargaining
Members of AFSCME Local 3299 who work for the University of California system are on strike, protesting what they call their employer’s bad-faith bargaining. — Nov 20
San Antonio city employees regain their political voice after decades
An AFSCME-backed ballot measure gives San Antonio city employees their voice back. — Nov 19
New York state corrections superintendent is latest Never Quit winner
Ronald Walsh, a corrections superintendent in Schenectady County, N.Y., and member of AFSCME Council 82, is the latest winner of our union’s Never Quit Service Award. — Nov 15
In New Orleans, AFSCME city workers fight back against mistreatment and stalling
In New Orleans, AFSCME city workers stand up against abuse by management. — Nov 14
AFSCME applauds House for repealing GPO-WEP, urges Senate to do the same
AFSCME applauds the U.S. House for voting to repeal Social Security’s harmful GPO and WEP provisions. — Nov 13