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Jun. 08, 2018

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Ellington School Employees Fend Off The Privateers

When Ellington school cafeteria workers heard that school officials were entertaining options to outsource their work to a private company, they shifted into overdrive to stop the effort before it gained any momentum.

Ellington School Employees Fend Off The Privateers

Jun. 06, 2018

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‘We Wouldn’t Have Anything If It Weren’t for Our Union’

When he first took a job at the Centralia Correctional Center in Illinois, Keith Kracht knew that a career in public service wouldn’t make him a millionaire. But then again, that’s not why he went into public service.

‘We Wouldn’t Have Anything If It Weren’t for Our Union’

Jun. 05, 2018

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Trickster Alert: Anti-Union Forces Coming After Your Privacy and Your Rights

Out-of-state special interests have taken advantage of Connecticut’s Freedom of Information (FOI) laws to exploit your privacy. Funded by anti-worker billionaires, they have sent requests to multiple Connecticut agencies for their employees' names and personal information.

Trickster Alert: Anti-Union Forces Coming After Your Privacy and Your Rights

Jun. 04, 2018

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Thanking Those Who Serve at 15th Annual Council 4 Vets Picnic

Rocky Hill, CT, May 26, 2018 – Council 4 union members kicked off the 2018 Memorial Day weekend as they have since 2003: with a big “thank you” to state military veterans.

Thanking Those Who Serve at 15th Annual Council 4 Vets Picnic

May. 31, 2018

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AFSCME to Trump: Federal Workers Deserve Respect

AFSCME President Lee Saunders lashed out at the Trump administration after President Donald Trump signed a series of executive orders to make it easier to fire federal workers and weaken their u

AFSCME to Trump: Federal Workers Deserve Respect