“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...
CANCELLED* Civil Rights Committee Special Screening of "The Tuskegee Airmen" in honor of Memorial Day
This event has been cancelled. There will be a brief ceremony to honor the brave Tuskegee Airmen and Buffalo Soldiers. Possibility of food trucks available on site. Movie starts at sunset (8:16 pm).
New Year, New Opportunity: AFSCME Free or Discounted College Degrees
2020 is here. It's a perfect time for Council 4 members to get ahead with their education.The AFSCME Free College Benefit makes it possible for you and your family members to earn an associate degree completely online – for FREE. This union benefit is open to all active...
Civil Rights Committee Movie Night
Please join us on Friday, July 23 for an outdoor screening of Exterminate All The Brutes: Parts 1&2, hosted by the Council 4 Civil Rights Committee. This docuseries examines Europe’s dark history in Africa and the origins of genocide.The movie will start at dusk, so...
Special Council 4 Delegate Assembly Meeting
A Special Delegate’s meeting has been scheduled for Friday, December 20, 2019.This meeting is for discussion and possible action to endorse a candidate for the Jan. 14, 2020 special election, which includes the 48th House District (Colchester, Lebanon, Mansfield, and Wi...
March For Our Classrooms (New Haven)
We're joining together because Connecticut's public education system is facing a funding crisis, and students, teachers, and support staff are paying the price. Join us to celebrate teachers and staff and demand better for them, our students, and for our public educatio...
Civil Rights Committee Movie Night POSTPONED***
This event has been rescheduled for the following week: Friday, August 27.Please join us on Friday, August 20 for an outdoor screening of Exterminate All The Brutes: Parts 3 & 4, hosted by the Council 4 Civil Rights Committee. This docuseries examines Europe’s dark...
AFSCME members from across the country are sharing their stories of progress over the last two years.
The last two years have been full of challenges.But under the leadership of the Biden administration and this Congress, we are turning a corner. There have been unprecedented investments in public services and public service jobs. Millions will see the price of life-sav...
The union difference: Greatest wealth gains are for Black and Hispanic union households
We’ve said it before: Life is better in a union. Workers who belong to unions make more money than their nonunion counterparts. They have better health care insurance and retirement plans, more job security and safer working conditions. They’re happier.
Biden administration extends pause on student loan repayment
Good news for federal student loan borrowers: This month, the Biden administration again extended the pause on student debt repayment – this time through Aug. 31.
AFSCME-backed bill would help child care providers with food costs
AFSCME supports a proposal in Congress to ease the financial burden on child care professionals who provide meals and snacks.
Membership Training & Education
Council 4 TrainingCouncil 4 provides free training and education opportunities covering areas such as collective bargaining rights, stewards training, leadership roles and responsibilities, grievance and arbitration handling, communications and politics, and much, much...
Civil Rights Committee Movie Night
Please join us on Friday, August 6 for an outdoor screening of Judas and the Black Messiah, hosted by the Council 4 Civil Rights Committee. This 2021 American biographical drama film is about the betrayal of Fred Hampton (played by Daniel Kaluuya), chairman of the Illin...
Press Conference: Hazard Pay for Essential Workers
Since the start of the pandemic, Connecticut’s 14 billionaires have amassed an additional $12.6 billion in wealth. But the essential workers who put their lives on the line to keep our communities afloat only received empty praise.Thousands of working people across the...
Online Training Available for AFSCME Women Leading Change
Across the nation, women are creating change for working families more than ever before. The Women’s Leadership Academy is ready to train more AFSCME women to be leaders of that change.Introducing the 2019 Women’s Leadership Academy Online, which is kicking off training...
Be Like Local 318's Lanette Kinsella: Get Your AFSCME Free College Degree
NOW ENROLLING FOR SPRING CLASSES JANUARY 11, 2021 Lanette Kinsella of AFSCME Local 318 is a Motor Vehicle Examiner for the Department of Motor Vehicles in Wethersfield. With more than 13 years on the job, and a desire to advance in state service she is not standing pat...
A New Jersey member’s career grows thanks to the AFSCME Free College Benefit
The pandemic has led many of us to take stock of our lives and our goals. For AFSCME New Jersey member LaTrenda Ross, the pandemic ignited a long-held dream—starting her own life coaching business.“I was thinking about revamping my whole entire life,” recalls Ross, a me...
Higher Education Unions' "March for the Future"
For years, campus officials and politicians have forced austerity, privatization, divestment and consolidation on Connecticut's public colleges and universities. This effort is part of coordinated efforts to secure the resources needed to assure our students access to t...
In No Uncertain Terms
EMS Week is a time to recognize the sacrifices that EMS professionals make for their communities and to honor these skilled heroes who rush into danger when we need them most. AFSCME EMS professionals play an essential role in the emergency response system, but their st...
Amid tragedy, the ‘true soul of Hawaii’ shines bright
Cameron Dexter with U.S. President Biden. Member provided photo.
‘We Wouldn’t Have Anything If It Weren’t for Our Union’
When he first took a job at the Centralia Correctional Center in Illinois, Keith Kracht knew that a career in public service wouldn’t make him a millionaire. But then again, that’s not why he went into public service.
Bayou State Blues: Members Slammed While Processing Record Unemployment Claims
AFSCME members working for the Louisiana Workforce Commission (LWC) are hopping busy these days fulfilling a critical mission. They are helping Louisianans survive as the Bayou State’s economy buckles under pressure from the coronavirus pandemic.
Leukemia Survivor Inspires Union-Themed Kids Library at Council 4
Behind our union’s newly christened Cameron Wilson Children’s Library – a place for members’ children to sit and read a labor story or play games while their parents attend to union business at Council 4 – is a courageous child and his equally determined parents.At the...
Council 4 Office Closed To The Public, But We're Still Working
Please check our special Coronovarius Resource page for Council 4 members for news and info.Council 4 Executive Director Jody Barr issued the following statement to Council 4 Local Presidents, Executive Board and Delegates to share with all our members:We recognize that...