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Mar. 30, 2022

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Paraprofessionals Pushing for Dignity, Respect on the Job

When it comes to the outsized role of paraprofessionals in our public schools, Council 4 member Stacie Harris-Byrdsong knows what it’s like to be important yet overlooked in the classroom.

Paraprofessionals Pushing for Dignity, Respect on the Job

Mar. 25, 2022

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ARP funds are an opportunity to build up communities by investing in public service workers

The American Rescue Plan, which AFSCME members helped make a reality and which President Joe Biden signed into law a year ago, provided $350 billion in funding to states, cities and towns.

ARP funds are an opportunity to build up communities by investing in public service workers

Mar. 16, 2022

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For union members, the ‘state of the union’ is strong

[caption caption="AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler" align="right"] For union members, the ‘state of the union’ is strong [/caption]

For union members, the ‘state of the union’ is strong

Mar. 15, 2022

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Members turn out in force supporting pandemic pay

More than a dozen Council 4 AFSCME members recently joined hundreds of frontline workers and supporters to urge legislators to provide pandemic hazard pay to essential employees.

Members turn out in force supporting pandemic pay

Mar. 09, 2022

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East Hartford DPW Union Contract Lifts Wages, Reinforcing The Union Difference

The union difference is a tangible one, as members of Local 1174 of Council 4 AFSCME, East Hartford public works employees, will tell you.

East Hartford DPW Union Contract Lifts Wages, Reinforcing The Union Difference