As you know, the 4Cs and SEBAC have reached Tentative Agreements on wages, benefits, and working conditions. This email is to inform you that voting on these agreements will take place from July 1 through July 14. All 4Cs members will have a vote on two issues:

1. 4Cs Contract Vote for issues such as wages and working conditions and language changes
2. SEBAC Vote for retirement and healthcare

Detailed information on both agreements is available on the 4Cs website. Look under "Issues" for either the SEBAC 2017 or 4Cs Contract Negotiations.

SEBAC leaders are recommending a YES vote on both the SEBAC and individual bargaining unit Tentative Agreements. Further, the 4Cs Delegate Assembly has recommended approval of the 4Cs Tentative Agreement. It is clear that the gains all unions have made in the past are at significant risk. Voting yes on these agreements provide a level of security for members, our families, co-workers and those we serve in a time of great uncertainty.

What do 'No' votes mean? If you vote no on the 4Cs Contract, we will likely have to go to arbitration for wages and other economic issues and NO job security. It is likely that the General Assembly would vote down any contract or arbitrated award that includes raises. If you vote no on the SEBAC Agreement, there is a real possibility of losing collective bargaining after the current SEBAC Agreement expires in 2022 and no individual contracts.

We urge all of our members to vote on this important issue. A letter is being mailed to all members with your voting credentials, but you don't have to wait to vote. To vote now:

1. Enter your Last Name
2. Enter your State Employee ID number (a six digit number found on your pay stub) as your password
3. Mark your ballot
4. Confirm your selections and click "submit."

Once the membership voting process has completed on July 14, and if all agreements are approved, the SEBAC agreement and all the contracts for the individual bargaining units would be presented to the General Assembly as a single item for approval. The General Assembly can either vote yes on all the agreements or no on all the agreements.

If you have any questions or any problems logging in to vote, please call the office at 860.296.5172.