NOW IS THE TIME TO CONTACT YOUR STATE SENATOR AND URGE THEM TO SUPPORT COLLECTIVE BARGAINING

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Connecticut House of Representatives passes SEBAC package by a vote of 78/72.

The close vote in the House was largely along party lines, with Republicans wanting to reject the deal and seeking more substantial concessions from organized labor.

The Senate, which is tied at 18/18,  is expected to act on the SEBAC package Monday, July 31st.  The Senate will determine the fate of SEBAC 2017.  The vote is expected to be close.

AFT CT has organized a letter writing campaign.  Use this link to contact your senator and urge them to support the Agreement.

SEBAC released the following statement regarding passage by the House:

We commend the House on making an important vote to protect critical public services and move our state forward by approving the SEBAC 2017 agreement. This agreement saves $24 billion over the next twenty years, eliminates 30% of our budget deficit and is the largest savings agreement in our state’s history. Through collective bargaining, we achieved every penny of savings originally sought by the Governor. We urge the Senate to vote quickly to preserve the full value of the agreement.

Updated 7/25

The SEBAC Tentative Agreement, which was overwhelmingly ratified by members, is being considered by the Legislature.  The Tentative Agreement will not take effect unless it is accepted by the Legislature.  The House may act as soon as today, and the Senate is expected to act on the Agreement on Monday, July 31.

The outcome of these votes will determine our fate.  If the Agreement is rejected by the Legislature, we are bound for binding arbitration, layoffs, and will continue to operate under threat of losing collective bargaining altogether.

It is vital that you contact your legislator and  urge them to support the SEBAC Tentative Agreement.

AFT CT has organized a letter writing campaign.  Use this link to contact your legislator and urge them to support the Agreement.

- posted 7/24

Results of voting on A&R's successor agreement are as follows:

A&R Contract Tentative Agreement

• Yes   84.32%
• No    15.68%

The 15 voting members of SEBAC agreed not to release the Pension/healthcare voting results until all bargaining units have completed voting.  All bargaining units will be completed today.

The next step in the process is to report the A&R vote at SEBAC, which is anticipated to meet later today.  At SEBAC, if the threshold of 10 voting members declare that the Pension/healthcare TA passed their membership (and the 10 voting members constitute 66% of state employee union membership) then the Pension/healthcare TA will pass and both the Pension/healthcare TA and the A&R contract will be submitted to the legislature for acceptance.  

Posted 7/17

Voting credentials for the online balloting on our A&R Contract and the Pension/Healthcare Tentative Agreement should be arriving in mailboxes starting Friday 7/7/17.  Voting credentials will be on a postcard with the A&R logo and will include a username, password, and the exact web address to key in.
Only active members will receive credentials.

If you have not received your voting credentials, email office@andr.org with your name and a home email address by noon on Friday 7/14/17.  BigPulse (the voting administrator) will contact you via email with your credentials within 24hrs.

If you are having trouble typing/accessing the voting website, this link will bring you directly to the log-in screen 

https://www.bigpulse.com/p47315/signin

 Voting opened on Friday 7/7/17 and closes Sunday night 7/16/17 at 11:59 pm.

A&R Employees have two tentative agreements: one is our own contract and the other is a pension/healthcare agreement.

Both agreements are required to pass a majority vote of the membership.  Voting will open Friday 7/7 through Sunday 7/16 11:59 pm.  This will be an electronic vote via website just like our annual union voting. 

While two seperate votes are required: one vote on the A&R contract and a second vote for Pension/Healthcare, be aware that this is a package deal.  In order to obtain the wage increases and job security being offered, a 'yes' vote is needed on both the A&R contract and the SEBAC modifications.   If the A&R contract is passed by the membership, but the membership votes down the SEBAC changes (pension and healthcare) it is a near certainty the legislature will reject the A&R contract, sending us to arbitration.  

All ACTIVE members will receive their voting credentials in the mail within the next few days (non-members/fee payers will not receive credentials).  Voting credentials will be on a postcard-sized document with the A&R logo on front and back.  Type in the web address identified on the postcard (exactly as written) and enter your credentials. The website is enabled for smartphone access as well.

If there are issues with the voting or you do not receive your credentials by Tuesday 7/11, please email: office@andr.org.

The 15 members of SEBAC voted to accept the negotiated Framework resulting in a Tentative Agreement between the State and the SEBAC unions.  The Tentative Agreement will now be subject to membership ratification.  The results of the ratification vote are to be reported back to SEBAC on July 17, 2017.

The A&R membership will be voting electronically on 2 issues simultaneously:

1) Pension/Healthcare Tentative Agreement
2) A&R Contract Tentative Agreement.

A simple majority (>50%) is required to pass each issue.

View the SEBAC Tentative Agreement
View the A&R Tentative Agreement