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Standing Up for a Voice on the Job

CSPCOA VP Ed Gould at News Briefing

Council Vice-President Ed Gould Answers Reporter's Questions

September 04, 2008

We are calling on Governor Rell to halt costly court appeals and recognize the free choice of State Police captains and lieutenants to unionize...

We All Deserve a Shot at the American Dream

Bethany Public School Paraprofessionals

Bethany Public School Paraprofessionals

This Labor Day, we delivered our message that working families will be voting for candidates this fall who are committed to workers' rights in an editorial in the Hartford Business Journal.

Hartford's School Bus Workers Speak Out for Livable Wages

0820 HR Living Wage Task Force Hearing

Members and Staff at Hartford's Living Wage Task Force Hearing

Council 760 members working for 2 of the student transportation contractors to the Hartford Public School District are once again standing up for a stronger and improved Living Wage Ordinance!

Holding Candidates Accountable

Members of Affiliated SEIU Locals in CT

Members of Affiliated SEIU Locals in Connecticut at Our Local Hall

After a lengthy process, our members made our choices for the August 12 Primary Elections, mailed the list to our members, and mobilized to "Get Out The Vote" for candidates committed to working families' issues...

State Workers: Leading for Telecommuting

P4, CSC, SJM at Telecommute Hearings

P-4, CSC, and SJM Council Members at Telecommuting Legislative Hearings

Our efforts have paid off; Governor Rell has pledged to do this 'One Thing' to save money, conserve fuel, and cut pollution!

Reforming DCF's Connecticut Juvenile Training School

Brian Goralski and Paula Dillon at CJTS

Members of Our Local and AFSCME Council 4 Call for Reform

The Office of Civil Rights has ruled in favor of our members working at CJTS, holding management accountable for a safe facility for staff and kids alike!

Calling for Action on Our DOT OJE Agreement

Ned Statchen and Mike O'Brien Testify

Ned Statchen and Mike O'Brien Call for Reform of the DOT

We are urging legislative leaders to act in a special session this summer on our historic agreement reached with the Rell Administration to make meaningful, grassroots reforms in the DOT!

Promoting Our McCusker Scholarships

Recipients at McCusker Awards Night 08

Recipients at McCusker Awards Night 08

Record donations to our McCusker Scholarship Fund this year enabled us to award a record-shattering 52 individual $1,000.00 scholarships to members' children and grandchildren!

Healthcare "Pooling" Works!

Members at Rep Donovan Healthcare Rally

Members Join Rep. Donovan for Healthcare "Pooling" Rally

Despite our grassroots efforts to show Governor Rell that working families expected her to sign the Connecticut Healthcare Partnership into law, she has caved into special interest pressure and vetoed the bill.

Latest Member Authored Op-Eds

  • HBJ WRONGLY BACKS SPECIAL INTERESTS
    9/1/2008
    Local union President Mike O'Brien's response to a Hartford Business Journal editorial opposing the Employee Free Choice Act, legislation that would reform our nation's broken labor laws, published on Labor Day, 2008.
  • COMMUNITY VOICES: ENGAGE, DON'T ATTACK PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
    8/8/2008
    Paraprofessional Council member Sharon Hagans' response to an Op-Ed by an anti-union "economist" attacking Connecticut public service workers published as a "Community Voices" submission in the Willimantic Chronicle on August 8.
  • ROWLAND REDUX
    7/18/2008
    CSC Council Vice-President Mark Lucey's response to an Op-Ed by the director of the anti-worker and special interest-funded Yankee Institute, published as a Letter to the Editor of the Journal Inquirer on July 18.