Special Elections: Dems Keep Majority

Five Special elections were held Feb. 26 to fill three Senate and two House vacancies created when incumbent lawmakers resigned to accept positions in Gov. Lamont's administration.
Five Special elections were held Feb. 26 to fill three Senate and two House vacancies created when incumbent lawmakers resigned to accept positions in Gov. Lamont's administration.
"I would ask for your help to make sure you do not carve up part of the state’s flagship university. Do not destroy the only public hospital in the state. We treat many underserved patients, we treat people with conditions that are not profitable."
President Bill Garrity to the UConn Health board of directors March 4, 2019
The latest from the State Employees Bargaining Agent Coalition in reaction to Gov. Lamont's proposal to reduce future pension benefits (Redirects to SEBAC page)
That's the message from UHP President Bill Garrity to the legislature's Higher Education Committee.
Learn more in this report from the CT AFL-CIO.
UHP scholarship funds helped member Sabine Donato Dabady return to school for her BSN, and last year she earned her MSN in the adult gerontology nurse practitioner program at Western Connecticut State University.
Thanks to our members for donating dozens of toys to support the United Labor Agency's annual holiday toy drive this year!
Labor Helps Turn out the Vote to Elect Lamont Governor and Fight off ‘Right to Work’ Agenda
How did the labor-endorsed candidates fair? 2018_election_results_aft_ct.pdf
Less than 60 days until the November 2018 election of a new Connecticut governor, we, as state employees, have a choice to make. Not just Republican or Democrat, not conservative or progressive, our choice should be a lot easier.
We are under attack and fighting for our livelihood.
(AFT, JUNE 28, 2018)--In a decision that surprised no one, the U.S. Supreme Court today ruled against working people and in favor of billionaires and corporate interests in Janus v. AFSCME Council 31, holding that requiring fair-share fees in public sector workplaces violates the First Amendment of the Constitution.