By now you have probably have heard that SEBAC and the Governor's representative, Mark Ojakian, have signed a new Tentative Agreement designed to roll back the layoffs, keep our contract intact, provide raises in the out years and protect pension and health care for State Employees.
On Monday the administration will be providing the Unions with a clear cut list of how they intend to roll back the layoffs and closings. Once that is in place a final document will be prepared for distribution.
For our part the SUOAF Executive Board will meet late next week to set our process and prepare for ratification. As we did before I will be coming to each campus to discuss the agreement, answer questions and make sure every member has a chance to ask about the issues that concern them. Paul Wallace of Council 4 will be joining me on this effort.
In the name of Union Democracy we intend to bring the agreement out for a vote since not to do so would seem improper. It is a concession agreement so it's not pleasant but it deserves the full attention and consideration by all members.
Despite the nature of the agreement it does protect jobs, protect the contract, continue to provide reliable health care, protects pensions and provides the opportunity for ARP members to join the Hybrid plan and most important, keeps health care and pensions a mandatory subject of collective bargaining.
As soon as we know more we will get the information out to you ASAP.
July 2011 Archives
Representatives of the State Employees Bargaining Agent Coalition (SEBAC) and the administration of Governor Dannel P. Malloy concluded talks late this evening with a tentative agreement (TA).
Following a week of discussions, leaders reached a tentative agreement clarifying that all of the layoff notices issued to state employees over the past three weeks will be rescinded. The agreement also clarifies preservation of the State Employee Health Plan for active and retired state employees. The agreement clarifies unequivocally that the now-dead SustiNet health reform legislation has nothing to do with the plan -- and never will.
The united effort of union leaders has produced an agreement that is not just fair for the members they represent. It's also good for the people they serve, and will restore vital public services cut in the governor's alternative budget plan. The agreement is the path forward to restoring early intervention services for infants and toddlers, keeping courthouses open, maintaining respite homes for families in need, and avoiding closure of motor vehicle offices.
Click here for the full tentative agreement.
http://inthistogetherct.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Revised_SEBAC_2011_TA.pdf
Click here for a document that spells out the differences between the previous tentative agreement and the revised tentative agreement.
http://inthistogetherct.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Summary_Of_TA_Differences.pdf
Click here for a leaflet that makes clear why state employees need an agreement that saves their jobs, protects their benefits, and preserves the services they deliver.
http://inthistogetherct.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/SEBAC_PROS_CONS_LFLT.pdf
Click here to read the latest membership updates, access news coverage, and take action to protect public services and the working families that deliver them.
http://inthistogetherct.org/
Following a week of discussions, leaders reached a tentative agreement clarifying that all of the layoff notices issued to state employees over the past three weeks will be rescinded. The agreement also clarifies preservation of the State Employee Health Plan for active and retired state employees. The agreement clarifies unequivocally that the now-dead SustiNet health reform legislation has nothing to do with the plan -- and never will.
The united effort of union leaders has produced an agreement that is not just fair for the members they represent. It's also good for the people they serve, and will restore vital public services cut in the governor's alternative budget plan. The agreement is the path forward to restoring early intervention services for infants and toddlers, keeping courthouses open, maintaining respite homes for families in need, and avoiding closure of motor vehicle offices.
Click here for the full tentative agreement.
http://inthistogetherct.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Revised_SEBAC_2011_TA.pdf
Click here for a document that spells out the differences between the previous tentative agreement and the revised tentative agreement.
http://inthistogetherct.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Summary_Of_TA_Differences.pdf
Click here for a leaflet that makes clear why state employees need an agreement that saves their jobs, protects their benefits, and preserves the services they deliver.
http://inthistogetherct.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/SEBAC_PROS_CONS_LFLT.pdf
Click here to read the latest membership updates, access news coverage, and take action to protect public services and the working families that deliver them.
http://inthistogetherct.org/
Please see the following statement from SEBAC dated July 5, 2011 about the ongoing efforts to save jobs and protect services within the state of Connecticut.
