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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

Mar. 08, 2022

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SEBAC Update: All Local Bargaining Tables Reach Tentative Agreements

All 35 Local Bargaining Tables Reach Tentative Agreements;
Next Step: Ratification Votes

SEBAC Update: All Local Bargaining Tables Reach Tentative Agreements

Mar. 02, 2022

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Union Members Call for Investment in Public Services to Bridge Racial & Economic Gap in Connecticut

State employees and union leaders spoke out during a virtual press conference March 1 demanding government investment in public services to help bridge the racial and economic gap in Connecticut.

Union Members Call for Investment in Public Services to Bridge Racial & Economic Gap in Connecticut

Feb. 25, 2022

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Saunders praises nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court

Today, following President Joe Biden’s nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to serve on the United States Supreme Court, AFSCME President Lee Saunders issued

Saunders praises nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court