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We launched this current events section to provide frequent and timely news on issues impacting Connecticut's working families, as well as to share details on upcoming events and activities of interest to our Union members.

"Early Education/Child Care" Posts

"Walking a Day in the Shoes" of Enfield Child Development Professionals

Public service workers in Enfield want elected officials to understand the challenges they face on the job and support their efforts to protect the community's quality of life for local families and businesses. That's why our members working in the mid-sized Connecticut town invited their member of congress, Joe Courtney, to "Walk A Day In My Shoes" with child development professionals on Thursday.

Posted By: Matt OConnor on 6/7/2010 4:08:00 PM

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Better Choices for Working Families this Holiday

The state's most powerful business lobby is again urging elected officials to avoid asking for real shared sacrifice from those most able to help solve Connecticut's economic crisis. Local Union President Cathy Osten responded to the special interests with an Op-Ed promoting solutions for working families and small businesses published in this week's Hartford Business Journal.

Posted By: Matt OConnor on 12/15/2009 9:28:00 AM

comments (0) Autism & MHDD Services , Early Education/Child Care , Leading for Quality Services , Political Action

Protecting Vital Early Education for Children with Special Needs

Last month, Union members raised ongoing concerns about the impact on intervention services for infants and toddlers since the ranks of certified special education teachers in the state's Early Connections program were reduced over the summer. Though we succeeded in pressuring the Rell Administration to move the Department of Developmental Services (DDS) to reopen admissions to families six months after they had been closed, services for children up to three years old with special needs remain at risk.

Posted By: Matt OConnor on 11/16/2009 4:46:00 PM

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2009 Legislative Session Wrap-Up

I wanted to take this opportunity to provide information about certain highlights from the Connecticut General Assembly's 2009 session, which adjourned last Wednesday. Though the legislature overwhelmingly approved the agreement with State employees that will achieve $700 million in savings over the next two years, without a 2009 – 2010 state budget, negotiations with the Rell Administration to close a nearly $10 billion gap will continue into the foreseeable future.

Posted By: Patricia A. Groves, JD, MSPS, CSEA/SEIU Political Director on 6/8/2009 5:26:00 PM

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"March Forth" for Child Care Funding

Tomorrow, SEIU officially launches the "March Forth Campaign for Child Care and Head Start Funding," and we just issued an Action Alert to our Kids First early education providers in Connecticut to enable them to send a quick e-mail or call our Senators and their US House Representative in Congress.

Posted By: Matt OConnor on 3/3/2008 7:26:00 PM

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