Welcome to the official website of AFSCME Retirees Chapter 4.  If you are a Chapter 4 member we hope you will come here often.  This is the place to find information on upcoming meetings, to see photos of recent events, and to update yourself on what is happening within AFSCME.  Information on this site is linked directly from both the Council 4 and AFSCME International websites, in addition to having information pertaining just to our chapter.

Please be sure to browse all of the pages and feel free to contact the chapter with any comments or suggestions as we continue to build our site. The website will change and grow as we continue to perfect it.  Don't forget to register in the area provided on the right (labeled "sign up") so that you will be able to access any information that is for members only.

If you are a retired Connecticut municipal or state worker and are not yet a member of AFSCME Retirees Chapter 4, we hope the information you gain by browsing our site will lead you to want to join. We suggest you get to know us by reading the "About Chapter 4" page where you will also find a membership application to download. 

Those of you who are already members of Chapter 4, please note that it is important to notify us any time you change your address so that you will receive mailings from the chapter.  See the "About Chapter 4" page for information on how to reach us (Please note that you need to be a registered user on this site to see the contact information so if you have not yet registered now is the perfect time to do so.  If you registered previously, just sign in to access the information).

Council 4 members contributed to the fight against breast cancer by taking part in the CT Race in the Park in New Britain. Read more >>>

A year after joining Council 4, West Haven library workers have their first collective bargaining agreement in place. Read more >>>

City workers in Bristol are standing up for quality public services as they take on ill-considered attempts to privatize operations.

Statement of AFSCME President Gerald W. McEntee after Pres. Obama’s State of the Union address Read more >>>

Calling him "the only choice for the 99%," AFSCME announced Dec. 6 their endorsement of President Barack Obama for reelection in 2012.

The 4-Word is Council 4's bi-monthly newsletter that reaches 40,000 active and retired union members. Check out our Spring 2012 issue. Read more >>>

The 4-Word is the official membership publication of Council 4, reaching nearly 40,000 active and retired members.

 

Check here for the latest updates on state employee contracts and benefits, including the May 20102 Open Enrollment Reminder. Read more >>>

If you're a Chapter 4 Retiree, you don't want to miss the September 28th meeting.  Representatives of the Comptroller’s Office will be attending the September meeting to explain the recently approved SEBAC Health Care and Pension agreement and the effects on current retirees. Food will be available at the end of the meeting. 

Please note that this meeting is only open to AFSCME Chapter 4 Retirees. 

 

Hundreds of people thronged to the State Capitol Feb. 23 for our solidarity rally in support of Wisconsin workers fighting Gov. Scott Walker's attack on the middle class.

Delegates to AFSCME's 39th International Convention pay tribute to former Secretary-Treasurer William Lucy, a giant of the labor and civil rights movements.