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"Clean Contracting" for Connecticut

Denise Eaton Interview on Bridge Safety

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

August 13, 2010

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

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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.

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Solving Our Economic Crisis without Sacrificing Services

Chapter 24 Members at SEBAC Forum

Environmental Professionals Discussed Concessions Demands at a SEBAC Forum

State public service workers have made clear they remain open to discussing "win-win" solutions for the economic crisis with the governor.

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State Health Plan - 2009 - 2010

Tom Grodecki at SEBAC Agreement Vote

Tom Grodecki Readies the SEBAC Agreement Vote for SJM Council Members

A list of prescriptions and the pharmacy co-pays negotiated for active and future retired State workers as part of the SEBAC cost-savings agreement is available.

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SEBAC Cost Savings & Job Security Agreement

Stephen Anderson at SEBAC Vote Press Con

Stephen Anderson Speaks at Press Conference Announcing Ratification Results

State workers have voted by a 3 to 1 margin in support of the SEBAC agreement with the Rell Administration to save $700 million over the next two years.

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Our State Workers' Victories

Leading for Quality Since 1941

2003 Capitol ProtestIt has been said that our organization's history is the history of public sector employment in our state. We have made a positive difference in the quality of life enjoyed by today's public service workers as well as those who have retired.

Since 1941, we have made many significant opportunities a reality for Connecticut's workers and their families. From winning rights to overtime pay, to gaining political freedom on the job, to improved compensation, our many advances for our State workers have set the high standard we now are striving to achieve for all public service workers in Connecticut.

We have made a positive difference in the quality of life enjoyed by today's state workers and those who have retired from state service. We wrote the statutes establishing:
overtime pay;
annual increments;
personal leave days;
longevity payments;
the 35-hour workweek;
recall rights if laid off;
political freedom;
group life insurance; and
legal immunity from personal liability.
In the area of Workers' Compensation, we wrote - and successfully lobbied into law - the bill which allows state employees to supplement their workers compensation benefit to a full paycheck using their  accumulated sick leave. This legislation, first passed in Connecticut, has been copied nationally.

The State Retirement Act was virtually rewritten by our organization. Our efforts brought about:
combining of Social Security and the state pension plan, if the employee chose to do so;
annual cost-of-living adjustments to retiree pensions;
vested retirement rights; and
  retirement credit: for prior state service, while out on sick leave or during educational leave.


ARE YOU A STATE EMPLOYEE INJURED ON THE JOB?

Any State employee injured on the job must seek medical treatment within the FOCUS Workers Compensation network.


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