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Big Win for Council 4, BoE Unions as Paid Quarantine Leave Restored

In a victory spurred by board of education employees and their unions, Gov. Lamont  on Feb. 4 signed an executive order that requires local school districts to provide paid quarantine leave for public school educators and staff.

Big Win for Council 4, BoE Unions as Paid Quarantine Leave Restored

U.S. Conference on Mayors calls on Congress to go big on funding the front lines

The U.S. Conference of Mayors has sent a letter to Congress that echoes what AFSCME has been saying for months: It’s long past time to robustly fund the front lines.

U.S. Conference on Mayors calls on Congress to go big on funding the front lines

DOC Unions Hold Their Agency Accountable for Vaccines

Sean Howard, a State of Connecticut correction officer and president of AFSCME Local 387, (Council 4) contracted COVID-19 last year. He now has a heart condition and is on several medications.

DOC Unions Hold Their Agency Accountable for Vaccines

In first days as president, Biden shows bold leadership

In his first days on the job, President Joe Biden has taken swift executive action to protect and empower public service workers, strengthen public services and help working people.

In first days as president, Biden shows bold leadership

Local 1522 Remembers Beloved School Employee Felled by COVID

408,697 and 6,819.

Those figures represent (as of Jan. 23, 2021) the number of people who have died from COVID-19, nationwide and in Connecticut, since the deadly virus struck last year.

Local 1522 Remembers Beloved School Employee Felled by COVID