The 2nd Gubernatorial Debate between Ned Lamont and Bob Stefanowski will be held tonight (Monday 9/17/18) at 7:00pm at the Shubert Theatre in New Haven (televised on mytv9 [on Cox cable this is channel 9] and will be on wtnh.com).

What: Gubernatoriual candidate debate
When: Tonight 9/17/18 7pm
Televised: mytv9 and wtnh.com

Be certain to watch tonight’s gubernatorial debate. The candidates, Ned Lamont (D), and Bob Stefanowski (R) will be squaring off for their second debate. There are many reasons that this election should be important to all of us as state employees, including: the next

Friday December 7, 2018 (always the first Friday in December)
Aquaturf Club in Southington
(556 Mulberry St, Plantsville, CT)

$25 A&R Members
$25 A&R Retirees
$50 Guests
$4 Drink tickets
Free: Soda and Coffee

Flyer/Registration Form

Annual Toy Drive for the United Labor Agency at the entrance

Deadlines:
November 21st mail-in registrations must be received at A&R office
November 28st by 12:30 pm for walk-in registrations
(credit card payments accepted with a $1 surcharge per transaction)
(no cash accepted)

Just a reminder that the social committee has several trips planned for this fall which members can enjoy.

• Sunday Oct. 7 -  A Day at Foxwoods Casino
  Incudes roundtrip bus ride to the casino, and gift packet with a $10 meal voucher (or free buffet) and $15 of SlotBet credits.  Price $19 per person (flyer) 

• Sunday Nov. 11 -  Radio City Music Hall Christmas Spectacular Includes roundtrip bus ride to NYC and excellent front orchestra section seats at the legendary music hall.  Price of $106 per person  (flyer)

• Saturday Dec. 8 -  NYC Do Your Own Thing Bus Trip
  Enjoy a luxury coach bus ride to and from NYC for just $31 per person.  Wander the city wherever care to.  The timing is perfect to see the beautiful Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center (flyer)

An informational meeting will be held regarding impact bargaining for the newly accreted A&R classes that include the FAMs, Healthcare Advocate Program Managers, and DMV hub branch managers.

We will provide an update about impact bargaining and be availavble to answer your questions regarding the A&R contract.  All new union members are invited to attend.

Time: 5:30 pm
Date: Wednesday Sept. 12
Where: A&R Office
805 Brook Street, Rocky Hill (Bldg 4)

A light meal will be served

A&R's Late Summer Picnic at Maneeley's is fast approaching and will be held on August 31.  Cost of the picnic is just $15.  Cash bar available.  All A&R members are welcome to attend.

The deadline to register for this event ended 8/24/2018

Some members have begun to receive mailers supporting a union opt-out campaign.  These campaigns are typically run by out-of-state special interests groups which are well-funded (as in hundreds of millions) corporate/conservative operations.  They are taking advantage of Connecticut's freedom of information (FOI) laws in order to exploit union members' privacy by requesting public agencies to hand over employee names and personal information.  These tactics are not surprising. They're common in states where politicians have rolled-back negotiating rights of teachers, firefighters, nurses and