Labor to Labor Canvass: New London
Join your fellow unions for canvassing ahead of the Nov. 5 election. We will knock on union members' doors to talk about the issues and our endorsed candidates. You will receive a brief training, prepared script, turf list, and be paired up with another union member. Co...
1st Congressional District PEOPLE Committee Meeting
The First Congressional District People Committee will meet on Saturday, 10am, September 28 (at Council 4 in New Britain – 444 East Main Street).The committee will interview and consider municipal candidates for endorsement.Refreshments will be served.If you have any qu...
Council 4 Delegates Assembly
A Special Delegate Assembly meeting has been scheduled for Tuesday, September 3, 2019.The purpose of this meeting is to discuss and vote on candidates recommended by the Council 4 PEOPLE Committee for endorsement in the upcoming municipal primaries on Sept.10.Special De...
SEBAC Leadership Meeting
Regular meeting of delegates to the State Employees Bargaining Agent Coalition (SEBAC), which includes local unions in Council 4 AFSCME representing Connecticut state employees. Participation in SEBAC meetings is limited to delegates designated by local union leadership...
Statewide PEOPLE Steering Committee
The Statewide People Steering Committee will meet on October 10, at 6:00pm at AFSCME Council 4, Rm 2.Municipal candidate endorsement recommendations from the PEOPLE CD Committees will be considered for the Statewide Steering Committee’s endorsement. The delegates meetin...
2nd District PEOPLE Committee Meeting
The Second Congressional District People Committee will meet on Saturday, October 5, at 10am. The committee will interview and consider municipal candidates and decide on endorsement recommendations. The meeting will be in Eastern CT State University, Webb Hall, Room 11...
CT Roundtable on Climate & Jobs Roundtable
Join the CT Roundtable on Climate and Jobs for their our upcoming November Roundtable Gathering onvNov. 20th from 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM for a discussion on transportation funding, including the Gov's new proposal: CT 2030, a 10-year, $20 billion transportation plan loaded w...
"Labor to Labor" Election Canvass: Ansonia/Derby
Join your fellow unions for canvassing ahead of the Nov. 5 election. We will knock on union members' doors to talk about the issues and our endorsed candidates. You will receive a brief trainining, prepared script, tukrf list, and be paired up with another union member....
Council 4 Conservative Caucus
The Council 4 Conservative Caucus will convene its first meeting of 2019 at our headquarters in New Britain.Recognizing that so-called "lunchbox issues" bind us together, Council 4 has created a working group of local union leaders and members that will develop ways to...
SEBAC Leadership Meeting
Regular meeting of delegates to the State Employees Bargaining Agent Coalition (SEBAC), which includes local unions in Council 4 that represent state employees. Participation in SEBAC meetings is limited to delegates designated by local union leadership -- please confir...
Council 4 Convention/Delegate Assembly - POSTPONED
This event has been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic and will be rescheduled as soon as is reasonably possible.Council 4's 28th Biennial Convention will take place at Council 4 headquarters in New Britain.This is a special Delegate Assembly meeting for the purp...
House Bill Simplifies and Fixes PSLF, Overhauls Higher Education
A bill that has been introduced in the House of Representatives would simplify the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program for current and would-be participants.
Never Quit: Ellington DPW Crew Saves a Fellow Member's Life
The “Never Quit” attitude of AFSCME members was on full display in the Town of Ellington on June 10, when the heroic actions of three Department of Public Works employees saved the life of their colleague Shawn Bull.The day started normally for Bull, a DPW maintainer an...
Post-Retirement Planning Seminar
This special training will focus on the challenges facing our families after retirement. Topics will include Wills & Estate Planning; Social Security; Medicaid, Medicare and Title IX.Our presenter will be Robert Scalise, Attorney, Ericson, Scalise & Mangan, PC N...
Council 4 Treasurer's Workshop
Join us for another hands-on training with experts from our AFSCME International and Council 4.Subject matter will include an overview and application of the AFSCME Financial Standards Code.All signatories on Local Union accounts are encouraged to attend. We also welcom...
SEBAC Leadership Meeting
Regular meeting of delegates to the State Employees Bargaining Agent Coalition (SEBAC), which includes state employee local unions in Council 4. Participation in SEBAC meetings is limited to delegates designated by local union leadership -- please confirm with your elec...
Caught in Limbo: AFSCME Member Struggles with Student Loan Forgiveness
As a public librarian for the Philadelphia Free Library, Sheila O’Steen embodies what we think of when we imagine a public service worker. Every day, she interacts with members of her community. Whether her patrons are young or old, affluent or impoverished, O’Steen sha...
Council 4 Treasurer's Training
Join us for hands-on training with experts from our AFSCME International and Council 4.Subject matter will include an overview and application of the AFSCME Financial Standards Code.All signatories on Local Union accounts are encouraged to attend. We also welcome, and s...
Injured on the Job, Corrections Officer Links Safety with Collective Bargaining Rights
The day after he was released from a hospital, a bruised and swollen Kelvin Chung told a state Senate committee that state employees like him need collective bargaining rights to advocate for safety on the job.
“I want you to see my face. We need a voice on the job, so...
Cool Under Pressure
The work Joe Martinez does for the Los Angeles County Fire Department is emblematic of countless AFSCME members: he’s never in the spotlight and he’s always under pressure while lives are on the line.
Across the Nation, Workers Are Striking Like It’s 1986
Last year, nearly half a million workers went on strike across the nation, the largest number since 1986, when the country’s union membership rate was considerably higher (17.5%) than it was in 2018 (10.5%).
Workers Memorial Day: "Pray for the Dead, Fight Like Hell for the Living"
Every year on April 28 – the date when the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) was formed – the AFL-CIO and affiliated unions such as AFSCME observe Workers Memorial Day to honor workers killed or injured on the job.Council 4 held its remembrance on Apr...
CT AFL-CIO Labor Day Breakfast
The Connecticut AFL-CIO Labor Day Breakfast is an opportunity to honor the contributions of labor to society and reflect on the struggles and rich traditions of the CT labor movement.Please join us on Friday, August 30th at 8:00 AM as workers from our diverse federation...
Court Case Threatens Health Care for Millions
Today, the latest attempt by the Trump administration to repeal the Affordable Care Act will unfold at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit in New Orleans, where oral arguments in Texas v. Azar will be heard. The case threatens the future of the ACA, which prov...
Public Service Loan Forgiveness: A Broken Promise
Megha Desai is a public defender in Multnomah County, Oregon. In a given week, she might work upwards of 60 hours. Right now, she has about 145 open cases.“It's like a conveyor belt. Every day you work on your assigned cases, new ones roll in,” said Desai, a member of L...