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There's still time to apply for scholarships from the Conncticut AFL-CIO and AFT Connecticut!

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Video: AFT CT’s Stuart Savelkoul on Janus

Video: Oral arguments before the Supreme Court, via C-SPAN

Column: AFT President Randi Weingarten on Janus 

Joint statement on nationwide mobilizations and Janus oral arguments

Message to members from AFT President Weingarten March 2, 2018...

Nominations for UHP officer and delegate positions were due by Thursday, February 1, at 5 p.m. Members of the Elections Committee gathered in the UHP office after the closing of the nominations that afternoon to open the box housing all nominations. Trisha Faraday read each nomination while Laura Didden recorded each name (pictured here).

All UHP officer positions went unchallenged, meaning all the members of the UHP Executive Committee who are up for re-election will serve an additional two-year term without need for an election. 

Fresh from the printer, our 2016-2021 contract books are now available. We are methodically distributing them to members to facilitate one-to-one and small-group interactions, as this provides a fantastic opportunity for member engagement. 

How do you get your copy?

Important note for those in the SERS and Hybrid retirement programs:

More than two years since our first day at the table with management to negotiate our next contract, our new collective bargaining agreement is finally signed!

Some information from the Office of the State Comptroller to SEBAC about Preferred Providers

Plus, a letter about the Anthem/Hartford Healthcare dispute

Our new contract is in force, and we'll have a signing ceremony after the lawyers get done with their part. Meantime:

We've been getting questions about comp time payouts.

Also, some clarification about cargiver FMLA.

UHP sent seven delegates to the 2017 CT AFL-CIO Convention, Oct. 4-6 at Foxwoods.

• Bill Garrity
• Ivonne Hamm
• Michelle Proper
• Chris DeFrancesco
• Joyce Fritz
• Elizabeth Barrientos 
• Jean Morningstar

Joyce Fritz, one of the UHP delegates to the 2017 CT AFL-CIO Convention, shares an experience from a workshop she attended, “Mobilizing Our Members to Build Strong Unions.”