2011 Legislation

AMECSS proposed legislation to secure collective bargaining rights for managers (see attached Senate Bill 937).  On March 1, 2011 Senate Bill 937 was voted out of the Labor and Public Employees Committee on March by a 10 - 1 vote and is currently on the Senate calendar.

SB 937 Collective Bargaining for State Managers


2010 Legislation

AMECSS fought long and hard and was successful in maintaining longevity payments for state managers during the 2010 Legislative session.   The following article "Longevity Payments at Risk" (CSEA NEWS April 2010) and the series of e-mails captures some of that great effort undertaken by AMECSS members.

State Workers’ Longevity Benefits at Risk: The General Assembly has been considering cutting longevity pay for various State employees, including our brothers and sisters in the Association of Managerial Employees in Connecticut State Service (AMECSS), which has been affiliated with our Union for over 30 years. Although the Senate passed a deficit mitigation plan with longevity pay cuts in late March, following Governor Rell’s veto threat, the House never took action on the package. AMECSS President David Guay (pictured below) had mobilized members to call and email General Assembly leaders and, for now, they have been successful in blocking this attack on State workers and their commitment to public service. 


Email From David Guay to Representative Merrill March 18th


Emails to and from David Guay to Representative Merrill April 13-19