Attached is a copy of the Collective Bargaining Agreement for 2019-2023.

As we do every year at the A&R Holiday Party, we ask that everyone bring an unwrapped gift to donate to the United Labor Agency.  If you are looking to attend the Holiday Party and have yet to register, please do so, the deadline to purchase a ticket is Tuesday November 26!!!  If you have purchased a ticket, please consider bringing an unwrapped gift with you as a donation to the ULA.

For those who have yet to purchase their ticket to the party, we will accept credit card payments at the A&R Office (in person only) and we are no longer assessing the $1 surcharge for credit card payments for this or any of our other social committee trips/events.  Complete and return the registration form.

For those in need of toys for the holidays, please complete and submit this form to one of the ULA offices liseted on the form (do NOT send it to A&R),

The Retirement Commission approved changes to the "factors" associated with the pension benefit payment options.  These changes were based on a periodic review and analysis of the actual experience of the retirement fund which led to a revision of the actuarial "factors"; this is the first revision since 2009. These changes will take effect for any SERS retiree on or after 1/1/2020 (this will not impact current retirees).

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We have been notified by the Governor’s Office of Labor Relations that the pay raise has been processed.  You will see your increase and back pay as follows:

If your next scheduled pay date is November 22, 2019, you will receive your raise on the December 6, 2019 paycheck (Zones Z3/T3).

If your next scheduled pay date is November 27, 2019,  you will receive your raise on the December 13, 2019 paycheck (Zones Z1/Z2/T2).

Click here to send a message to your legislators and Gov. Phil Scott asking them to support the right to organize through Card Check in the public sector.

We would also like to thank all of those who chose to run for local office this election year to serve the public good, we know this is a tough process and it takes courage to put yourself out there for scrutiny.  We were happy to endorse several candidates and we would like to recognize the A&R endorsed candidates who won their local elections.

Congratulations to Jonathan Hand, Coventry Town Council; Shirley Surgeon, Hartford City Council; Robert Pero, New London BOE; and the entire endorsed slate in Colchester (Mary Bylone, Rosemary Coyle, Mary Tomasi, and Michele Wyatt)

The Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) and the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has been signed by both the Commonwealth and FOSCEP and is in the last stage prior to issuance of the pay raises which will be retroactive to July 1, 2019.

The Commonwealth is anticipating 6-8 weeks from November 6th for the raises to take effect.

If you have any questions, please email either foscep.president@gmail.com or foscep@gmail.com.

A&R would like to recognize and thank all of our military veterans, we honor and appreciate your service to our country.