#Corrections members make many sacrifices to ensure public safety. That's why a #pension is so important to Leighton Vanderburgh - a 20-year DOC employee and member of #AFSCME Local 1565 & Council 4 EBoard, #Corrections Week Connecticut Coalition for Retirement Security

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Are you ready to #StampOutHunger ? It’s not too late! Gather up your non-perishable food donations for your letter carrier to pick up TOMORROW. With your help, we can fill the shelves of local food pantries and continue the fight to end hunger in communities across the nation.

Happy National School Nurse Day! #SchoolNurses play an essential role in keeping students safe, healthy & ready to learn. By bridging #healthcare & #education they are sometimes the first & only point of contract ensuring students receive the health care they deserve. Thank you!

This week we honor our 4,000 front-line #corrections members working across all CT facilities. Corrections employees face the toughest working conditions, yet every day they make continuous sacrifices to keep the public safe. Thank you! #NationalCorrectionalOfficersWeek

Senate Majority Leader Senator Bob Duff, Majority Leader, Connecticut helps make the case for #UIforStrikingWorkers ! Working people shouldn't have to choose between better working conditions or putting food on the table. #LevelThePlayingField

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The CT House just voted to protect children from exploitative & dangerous work environments by ratifying the U.S. Constitutional Amendment to regulate child labor! DOL data shows child labor violations soared during 2022-2023, rising to their highest level in nearly 2 decades

Latest collective bargaining wins report showcases how arbitration decision & member engagement paved way for justice on job; workplace #solidarity , community support, contractual benefits & legal rights = potent combination: aftct.org/2024/03/28/sta… #UnionYES @AFTUnion @AFTTeach

Please join us in thanking our incredible Administrative Professionals as we celebrate their tireless & supportive efforts to stay 1 step ahead so we all don’t fall behind. You are amazing! Derby High School Derby Middle School Bradley School Irving School Alison AFSCME Council 4

Breaking: SEBAC - State Employee Bargaining Agent Coalition's reopener, recruitment & retention agreement resolution embraced by majority of #CTGeneralAssembly 's Senate; #union contracts to #RaiseTheWage for #CTStateWorkers effective Jul 1! #FundOurFutureCT @AFTUnion AFT Public Employees AFT Higher Ed AFT Healthcare @AFTTeach American Association of University Professors

Breaking: bipartisan majority of #CTGeneralAssembly House lawmakers pass resolution approving SEBAC - State Employee Bargaining Agent Coalition's reopener, recruitment & retention agreement aimed at public srv crisis; Senate debate ongoing. #FundOurFutureCT @AFTUnion AFT Public Employees AFT Higher Ed AFT Healthcare @AFTTeach American Association of University Professors

You heard that right! The #AFSCME Council 4 Green Machine is out in force today at the state capitol for our Lobby Day. Our members are excited to make their voiced heard to legislators about the needs of public service workers this session!

Happening now: Meriden K12 BOE, parents & students join @MFT1478, #MeridenCustodians , #Paraprofessionals , #FamilySchoolLiaisons , Meriden Federation of Educational Secretaries members to deliver #MeridenItsTime message to City of Meriden councilors. #FundOurFuture @AFTUnion @AFTTeach AFT PSRP Division

To kick off National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, we are spotlighting dispatcher and #AFSCME Local 196 Secretary Mary Dougherty, recognized today by Central Connecticut State University, along with her coworkers Stephanie Seaburg, Ashley Ferrera, Arnold Corpus, Darren Weidlich, and Daniel Sklanka.

#Union members engaging parents & advocates in shared effort to build on historic state investments in community's #PublicEd , promoting #RealSolutionsForKids : aftct.org/2024/02/20/com… #FundOurFutureCT @AFTUnion @AFTTeach AFT PSRP Division AFSCME AFSCMECT4

After 10 hours on strike, facilities workers at the University of New Haven won a new contract! #solidarity Local 217 - UNITE HERE! yaledailynews.com/blog/2024/04/1…

Happy Birthday Dolores Huerta, a living legend & icon of the labor movement! From championing the rights of farm workers to empowering women, her tireless dedication to civil rights & social justice inspires us all. #SiSePuede

Our library workers in Illinois are raising the standard for library workers everywhere! 🔥🔥🔥 #NationalLibraryWeek

#Paraprofessionals from across CT demanding action on #PublicEd learning crisis: aftct.org/event/apr_24_p…; taking #RaiseTheWage message direct to lawmakers! #FundOurFuture @AFTUnion AFT PSRP Division AFL-CIO ✊ Connecticut AFL-CIO AFSCME AFSCMECT4 SEIU CSEA SEIU Local 2001 CEUI - SEIU 511 UAW UAWRegion9A