The Fight for a $15 Minimum Wage in Maryland Returns, With Force
On Monday Jan. 15, 2018, a holiday celebrating the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a coalition of union and non-union workers, activists, elected officials, and small business owners gathered in Annapolis to kick off the “Fight For $15” statewide campaign, calling...
AFSCME Local 1716 Members Ratify Agreement with Hartford
For Immediate ReleaseJanuary 10, 2018Hartford, CT, Jan. 10, 2018 – The members of AFSCME Local 1716 voted last night to ratify a tentative contract agreement with the City of Hartford.Local 1716 members approved the five-year agreement by a margin of better than 92%.
“Time to Raise Up Workers!” Connecticut Unions Declare at Start of Legislative Session
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, February 7, 2018 HARTFORD, Conn. – As the Connecticut General Assembly convenes today for the start of the 2018 session, unions representing thousands of Connecticut workers are standing together to demand the passage of bills that would...
Council 4 Files NLRB Complaint Over Firing of School Bus Driver
New Britain, CT, Sept. 18, 2018 -- Council 4 of the American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees (AFSCME) today filed a formal complaint with the National Labor Relations Board, alleging that M&J Bus Inc., fired a North Stonington school bus driver...
AFSCME Local 2836 Donates $5,000 to CCSU Scholarship Fund
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMarch 27, 2018New Britain, CT – The members of AFSCME Local 2836, representing the State University Organization of Administrative Faculty (SUOAF) have donated $5,000 to the CCSU Foundation.According to Lisa Marie Bigelow, President of the SUOAF-CCS...