All members should know their rights under the contract.  We want to remind members of the following changes to our contract relating to winter weather:  

DELAYED OPENINGS
In the instance of a Governor (designee) delayed opening of 11:00AM or later, Article 16 Section six of the A&R contract shall not apply and employees shall be expected to arrive at the Governor (designee) declared start time.  In instances where an employee arrives after the Governor (designee) declared start time, said employee may opt to either make up the extended delay or charge said excess time to accrued leave.  In all

If you are looking for a family gift idea this holiday season, A&R has set-up 3 bus trips to MLB baseball games for the 2018 season...3 good games.  We have the defending World Series Champion Houston Astros against the Yankees in late May and then the Astros against the Red Sox in early September...these are 3 of the 4 American League playoff teams from last year and the Astros also boast New Britain native George Springer in centerfield (who was the MVP of the 2017 World Series)...then we also have a Yankee/Red Sox game in late September!  We haven't purchased tickets for this rivalry in

Comptroller Kevin Lembo today announced that his office, in partnership with the state's Health Care Cost Containment Committee (known as the HCCCC, where A&R has a seat at the table), has initiated a measure to block the unnecessary use of outrageously expensive specialty drugs - and is urging the Office of the Attorney General to investigate the alleged possible relationships between a drug manufacturer and its top dispensing pharmacies and prescribers.

According to the Comptroller, "This review is necessary to ensure that prescriptions are motivated by what’s best for the health of patients

It has been a solid 40 days since the 2017/18 State Budget was passed and there is a projected shortfall of $208 million by the end of the fiscal year.  The $208M represents more than 1% of the budget and therefore triggers budget mitigation authority to the Governor.  The Governor has limits on his authority to perform line-item budget rescissions but has a wide-array of tools to limit spending.  The Governor will be enacting mitigation steps soon.  

From our perspective, one of the silliest  things the state is spending money on is an electronic "time and attendance" system.  The "Kronos"

A&R is proud to have once again participated with Hartford Area Habitat for Humanity.  For a third year in a row, A&R's members stepped forward, volunteering their time (and sweat equity) to help improve living conditions in our community.

A&R's 2017 Habitat for Humanity build particpants were: Vicky Bullock, John DiSette, Mike Myles, Ally Sexton, Lisa Smith, and Mike Smith.

Humanity Hartford is dedicated to eliminating substandard housing locally and worldwide through constructing, rehabilitating, and preserving homes; by advocating for fair and just housing policies; and by providing training