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Hartford's School Bus Workers Speak Out for Livable Wages

Patricia Gaskin and Kim Bell Interviewed

Patricia Gaskin and Kim Bell Share Concerns About Bus Subcontractors with the Press

Bus drivers and monitors are "blowing the whistle" on city contractors bent on depriving their workers of a living wage, evading local property taxes, and risking student safety.

Preserving Local Public Services

Leslie Gamsjager, Rich Sheila LaMothe

Leslie Gamsjager, Rich and Sheila LaMothe Plan Outreach Efforts in Woodbury

Public service workers in Woodbury are enlisting the support of the residents and businesses they serve to help elected officials make better budget choices.

"Clean Contracting" for Connecticut

Denise Eaton Interview on Bridge Safety

Denise Eaton Shares Concerns Over Bridge Inspections with Channel 8's Viewers

Our Union's advocacy has moved the Department of Transportation to reveal it has wasted millions by outsourcing bridge inspections to private consultants.

Standing Up to Contracting-Out in Our Schools

Pearl Potter Interviewd on Outsourcing

Pearl Potter Tells the Reminder News How Private Contractors Cut Corners on Student Safety

Community allies in Preston have helped show the Board of Education that outsourcing student transportation will actually cost taxpayers more than keeping the district's school bus services local.

Real Retirement Security for All

Dan Malloy Talks to Council 400 Members

Dan Malloy Answers Council 400 Members' Retirement Questions at Our Union Hall

The economic crisis -- and the Wall Street excesses and corporate abuses that drove it -- is the real threat to retirement security for all working families, and gutting public pensions will do nothing to resolve it.

Good Works Committee

Chet Morgan Thanks Nancy Wyman

Chet Morgan Thanks Nancy Wyman for Her Strong Support of Vets at Our Union Hall

Council 400 members have organized a fundraiser to support area veterans suffering from the effects of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and are appealing to members for donations.

Empowering Paras to Raise Standards

Gail Gondyke and Tammy Porter Interview

Gail Gondyke and Tammy Porter Tell the Press Hebron's School Board Put Services First

Support personnel in Hebron schools have mobilized parents and residents to move local officials to make better budget choices than painful staff layoffs and harmful education cuts.

Ending the DOT's "Culture of Fear"

Stephen Livingston at 10 NASHTU Conf

Stephen Livingston Presents Our Case Study in Washington, DC to Reform Allies

Our members again attended the national transportation unions' conference and shared the very latest in our efforts to move Connecticut forward.

Driving Up Standards in Student Transportation

Maria Rodriguez Speaks to New London BOE

Maria Rodriguez Makes the New London School Board Aware of their Contract Dispute

Our members who are the bus drivers and monitors that have safely and reliably transported New London's schoolchildren for 12 years are urging fairness and respect from their employer.

State Workers: Leading for Telecommuting

P-4 Council Members Plan Telecommiuting

P-4 Council Members First Met to Plan Our Legislative Action Campaign in 2008

Catch up on press coverage of our successful efforts to move Governor Rell to sign a bill empowering our members to save money, conserve fuel, and cut pollution.