News

Telework Arbitration Victory

Three agencies continued to misapply the current SEBAC Telework agreement (DOT, DSS, and Office of the Attorney General).  Although we had already prevailed in arbitration on the issue of an

AFSCME-backed bill would help child care providers with food costs

AFSCME supports a proposal in Congress to ease the financial burden on child care professionals who provide meals and snacks.

July to December 2022 Appeal

If you correctly appealed the July to December 2022 Telework decision, and your name is on the list, you can email your supervisor and manager asking them to grant you an 80% telework schedule begining 9/23/22. You do not have to CC your Union Reps on this email.

PLEASE DO NOT ASK YOUR UNION REPS TO CHECK THE LIST TO SEE IF YOU ARE ON IT.

Telework Agreement with Agreed Language

Here you can read the Telework Agreement with final agreed upon languange.

Local 714 Constitution

Here you can find the Local 714 Constitution.

Click to read 

11/17/22 Important update regarding Nomination Meeting

IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR THE MEETING TONIGHT

We are still having the meeting at 7pm tonight. The meeting is still going to be a hybrid in-person/Zoom meeting. the meeting will educate members on the election process and give members the opportunity to ask questions.

AFSCME supports bill that would further expand and improve loan forgiveness program

Thanks to efforts by the Biden administration and AFSCME, many public service workers, including AFSCME members, have seen their student loans forgiven under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program.

10/27/22 Report of the Local Election Committee

The Special Meeting that took place on 10/27/22 has concluded.

The Local Election Committee has provided us with their findings regarding the protest filed July 7, 2022 regarding the Local 714 Election that took place on June 28, 2022.

You can read the report by clicking here.

AFSCME supports legislative proposal to study mental health in the workplace

Many AFSCME members work in high-stress fields such as public safety, health care, emergency medical services and firefighting. Their jobs have become even more stressful since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, which forced many of these workers to put their and their families’ well-being at risk while serving their communities.

But when these everyday heroes face mental health issues as a result of the high-stress environment and duties that expose them to trauma, they are often expected to deal with such challenges on their own.

It’s time to change that.

10/27/22 Notice of Special Meeting

There is a special meeting for the sole purpose of presenting the election committee report regarding the protest filed by member Kim Rice.

The meeting will be on Thursday, October 27th, 2022. THIS IS AN IN PERSON ONLY MEETING.

The meeting will take place at  AFSCME Council 4, 444 East Main Street, New Britain, CT.

The meeting will start at 6pm.

In Solidarity,

Local 714 Leadership