A&R's 37^th Annual Holiday Party is fast approaching.  Festivities occur Friday, December 7^th, beginning at noon, at the Aqua Turf in Southington.  Lunch will be served at 1:00pm.  Please join us as we celebrate the holidays with our union brothers and sisters.

Payment for tickets by mail must be received in A&R's office by Wednesday, November 21^st.  Deadline for walk in payments at the A&R office is Wednesday, November 28 at 12:30 p.m.  No tickets will be sold at the door.  The party is open to all active members, and their guests.

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PLEASE BRING AN UNWRAPPED TOY WITH YOU TO THE HOLIDAY PARTY

Remember: we are conducting a toy drive at the Holiday Party in conjunction with the United Labor Agency.  The United Labor Agency Toy Drive directly benefits labor families in need.

Every year our labor family comes together to ensure that other families in need have a happier holiday season. It is a testament to the generosity of our labor family that as the need has grown, so has the support for this event.

KNOW YOUR CONTRACTUAL RIGHTS
You have a contractual right to attend the holiday party without charging time.  Page 90 of the the A&R contract, Memorandum of Understanding III specifies that: employees of the A&R bargaining unit will continue to be eligible to receive one-half day off with pay to attend one annual picnic and one holiday party.  Said picnic and holiday party must be sponsored by the A&R Union or the emplying agency of the employee.  Employees with alternative work schedules,which would include the day of the event as a non-work day, may adjust their work schedule for the week in which the event is scheduled making the event day a scheduled work day.

Although not all of the State House/Senate seats have been decided, the winners for the Constitutional Offices of Connecticut have been declared.  We want to congratulate the new leadership team in Connecticut (each of whom received A&R's endorsement).

Governor:                 Ned Lamont
Lt. Governor:           Susan Bysiewicz
Sec. of the State:    Denise Merrill
Comptroller:            Kevin Lembo
Treasurer:               Shawn Wooden
Attorney General:   William Tong

Make your voice be heard.  Get to the polls Tuesday and VOTE!!!!

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The A&R employees union is proud to announce our endorsements for the 2018 Connecticut Midterm Election. The endorsements are based on a combination of several factors, including voting records, in-person interviews, responses to questionnaires, and the candidates support of collective bargaining laws.

The anti-labor rhetoric coming out of the state capitol specifically targeting state employees should not be allowed to continue.  The best way to address this is for Connecticut to elect lawmakers who are committed to defending collective bargaining laws and the rights of employees to unionize.

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For employees who qualify for Longevity payments, the payment will be included in the 10/25 paycheck.  To qualify, you must have 10 years of service as of 10/1/18 and a start date prior to 7/1/2011.  View the longevity charts or find them near the end of our newly printed "blue" contract books.
 

Tuition Reimbursement:  The Comptroller's Office is catching up on Tuition Reimbursements from 2015 through 2018.  There was a long period of time where funding and payments ceased as we entered a prolonged contract negotiations.  Since then, the race to validate and pay the reimbursement requests has been moving forward and we are at the point where the backlog is expected to be cleared within the next few weeks.  For A&R, the 2015 and 2016 claims should be completely paid up and the 2017 claims are almost complete.  We should have plenty of funding available to fill all valid requests