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Securing a Vaccination To Benefit Our Schools

Thanks to the advocacy of Council 4 and our partners in the Board of Education Union Coalition, our recommendation for the adoption of a parallel vaccination plan for public schools was included in directives announced yesterday by Governor Ned Lamont.

Securing a Vaccination To Benefit Our Schools

AFSCME Local 2422 Donates to 11 Norwich Area Groups For The Holidays

The members of AFSCME Local 2422, a union representing 50 city hall workers in Norwich, are hoping to lift up the community they serve during the holiday season.  

AFSCME Local 2422 Donates to 11 Norwich Area Groups For The Holidays

Unions Deliver Mass Petition Urging "Safe and Successful Schools Now"

HARTFORD – As COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Connecticut and across the country, leaders of the Board of Education Union Coalition today presented a petition signed by nearly 14,000 education and community members urging the state to take immediate steps to protect the health of students, sta

Unions Deliver Mass Petition Urging "Safe and Successful Schools Now"

Education Unions: Improve Safety Protocols or Go Fully Remote

With the surging COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) infection rate — the highest since May — consistent statewide safety protocols must be established and strictly enforced, along with uniform transparency in reporting and responding to cases, for schools.

Education Unions: Improve Safety Protocols or Go Fully Remote

Education Unions Criticize State Policy on "Prolonged" Remote Learning

The coalition of unions representing over 60,000 public education employees, which includes Council 4, issued the following response to state guidance yesterday regarding local school building COVID-19-related closures: 

"The joint memo from the commissioners of the Connecticut State

Education Unions Criticize State Policy on "Prolonged" Remote Learning