News of Interest

45,000 State Workers’ Contracts Expire in the Middle of Manufactured Public Service Crisis

The State Employee Bargaining Agent Coalition (SEBAC) stands 45,000 members strong across 35 bargaining units representing every Connecticut state agency.

Statement on the Sudden Funding Cuts to the Dept. of Public Health

Unions Representing Members at the Department of Public Health React to
Sudden Federal Funding Cuts

How the Koch Brothers Steal Your Pension

How The Koch Brothers Steal Your Pension

Time To End Open Season On Union Pensions

Retired State Employee and CSEA leader Mike O'Brien says it's time to stop the unfair, deceptive attacks on the rights of unionized public service workers.

In an editorial published by the Hartford Courant, O'Brien convincingly argues that attacking the pensions of current retirees is not only unconstitutional but an immoral idea to steal property from retirees.

Building Middle-Class Wealth Through Unions

A secure middle class depends not only on workers earning fair and stable incomes but also on their ability to sufficiently save for the future. When families live paycheck to paycheck, unexpected sickness or layoffs can spark years of compounding hardships. But when families can build up savings, they not only are able to prepare for such emergencies but also to plan to buy a home, send their children to college, start a business, or switch to a career better suited to their skills and needs, all of which help ensure an economically more secure future.