A&R offers 15 scholarships to dependents of A&R members. If you have a graduating High School senior or a child who is already in post-secondary school and would like to apply for an A&R Scholarship our deadline is March 28, 2024. There are also two AFT-CT scholarship programs available which are open to all A&R members as well.
AFT-CT is holding 6 Regional Legislative Meetings in March. The events are free to A&R members and they give attendees the opportunity to sit and meet directly with their local State Reps/Senators. Great events and a perfect opportunity to let them know that you expect them to support our Wage contract which will be on the floor for a vote in just a months.
Professional Development Classes Scheduled for 80 of our members! We have 5 spaces left for INTRO TO ACCESS class on 5/23/14. Click MORE for additional details
The Union side of the Health Care Cost Containment Committee has composed the following informational letter addressing concerns related to HEP compliance.
To read the letter, follow this link: HCCCC Letter
Click HERE for the Comptroller's memorandum regarding the decrease in the General Services Adminstration milage reimbursement rate from 56.5 cents to 56.0 cents.
Many people have received letters of ‘non-compliance’ from Care Management Solutions. It is important to note that the list of ‘non-compliant’ HEP members is not up-to-date and CMS is working to update the high volume of notifications of compliance.
However, no matter what a letter from CMS might say, no HEP member can be removed before all the claims are in and reviewed, and removal can only happen by an affirmative vote of the HCCC [Healthcare Cost Containment Committee] or by a ruling from an arbitrator. This process is only briefly mentioned at the end of the ‘non-compliance’ letter and