No good way to say this: there has been a data breach within the State Employee healthcare system.  Quantum Health is sort of this middle-man between employees and our medical insurance; they provide the navigation and cost-savings coordination to employees.  Quantum Health had a data breach which could possibly expose personal information.  Often times, there isn't a clear indication as to what information is breached or for what purpose it could be used so as a precaution, Quantum will be offering all individuals on the State Employee medical plan 2 years of credit monitoring through a

The Annual A&R Picnic at LaBella Vista in Waterbury is set for Friday September 4 at 11:30AM - 4:00PM.  No need to use your own time, our contract grants 4hrs for either the union picnic or an agency picnic (use CORE-CT code LPRTY).  This event is basically burgers and "summer food" combined with free beer & wine.  We have games, music, and raffle prizes while you unwind in the warm September sun...however, the deadline to sign-up is Tuesday August 18 at noon!  Don't miss the deadline, we turn in our numbers to the venue Tuesday afternoon and we are therefore stuck with that count.  Register

The official A&R Wage Scales for 2025 & 2026 are now available (you can use these to calculate your backpay which will be incorporated into your August 21, 2026 paycheck).  These payscales include the lump sum payments for each year as well.

2025 A&R Wage Scales

2026 A&R Wage Scales

-7/7/26

First:  All pay adjustments for the July 2025 2.5% GWI and the January 2026 Step Increases (including TopStepPayments) should be completed.  
Then, as of 6/26/2026, another 2.5% GWI was implemented and this will be reflected in your July 23rd paycheck.  
 The next increase thereafter will be the January Step Increases which will be effective 12/25/26 and reflected in your January 22, 2027 paycheck (including TopStepPayments).  We are still on track to receive our backpay in the August 21 paycheck. 

Next: Some salary grade changes took effect on June 26th as well:
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The 6/12/26 paychecks will reflect your 2.5% General Wage Increase (the GWI from July 1, 2025) as well as your Step increase from December 26, 2025 (for those who earned a Step) AND it will include the TopStepPayment for those who were at the TopStep on 12/26/25.  The retro-active payments for this GWI and Step increase are still targeted to be paid on August 21, 2026, but your current hourly rate has been adjusted for this week's paycheck and the TopStepPayment owed will also be included in this paycheck.  

The next 2.5% GWI will be effective on June 26, 2026.  It will be on time and it will

-5/22/26 

First, a reminder that this is Memorial Day weekend honoring our fallen heroes. We wish everyone a safe, kind, and reflective holiday.

We also want to re-iterate that the target date for your raises and steps remains your June 11 paycheck. This means that the 2.5% General Wage Increase (GWI) and January 2026 Step increase would have been applied effective May 15. If this timeline holds true, back pay would stop accruing as of May 14.

Back pay is still targeted to be paid in your August 21 paycheck.

For those looking to estimate your own back pay:

• July 1 through December 25 (the final