by Marc E. Fitch | Oct 24, 2018 | Labor |
State physicians and psychiatrists for Connecticut’s Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services received two additional step increases to their pay scale as part of the bevy of union contracts approved with the 2017 SEBAC deal. The SEBAC agreement granted a...
by Marc E. Fitch | Sep 17, 2018 | Labor, Yankee News |
The national AFL-CIO has tapped Working America, its political affiliate based in Washington D.C., to send canvassers to Connecticut for a “union member mobilization effort” and to talk with members about “the importance of the 2018 election cycle,” according to an...
by Marc E. Fitch | Sep 7, 2018 | Labor, Yankee News |
A survey of public-sector union members in 22 states without right-to-work laws showed more than half of them approve of their new rights under the Janus v. AFSCME ruling. A sampling of 311 public-sector union members, including four in Connecticut, found 51 percent...
by Marc E. Fitch | Sep 4, 2018 | Labor |
State auditors found 201 union representatives at the Department of Correction racked up $894,199 of paid union leave time over two years, according to a newly released audit of Connecticut’s prison system. “The time represents an aggregate of 28,449 hours, totaling...
by Marc E. Fitch | Sep 4, 2018 | Labor, Yankee News |
New state and municipal employees might want to read the fine print on AFSCME union membership cards before signing. The membership cards authorize one of the state’s largest public-sector unions to automatically deduct dues even if the employee resigns from the union...
by Marc E. Fitch | Aug 17, 2018 | Budget, Labor |
In the old days, becoming a public servant meant receiving less take-home pay but getting good benefits. It was a trade-off some were willing to make, but that trade-off has eroded in Connecticut. Now, one can work for the state of Connecticut and be guaranteed a...
