2011

SEBAC/4Cs Agreement Approved!

September 16, 2011

After a summer of turmoil, angst, layoff notices, and threatened program closings, SEBAC leaders approved a new Agreement which covers health and pension benefits for all state employees.

State employees voted 26,161 in favor and 9,620 opposed to ratification. Further, 32 out of 34 individual bargaining units, including the 4Cs, also approved the wage concession and job security agreements. The 4Cs Agreement freezes wages for two years, followed by 3% raises plus a step in 2013, 2014, and 2015. It also provides job security for most 4Cs members for four years.

New Agreements Take Effect

September 16, 2011

After union members voted overwhelmingly to ratify the  SEBAC 2011 and 4C's 2011 tentative agreements, they were approved by the  legislature. You can read the agreements which call for sacrifice, but also provide job security and protect vital public services.

SEBAC Takes Action on Reports of State Managers’ Longevity Bonuses

October 7, 2011

Union leaders responded to news reports that thousands of managers and top agency officials would receive upwards of $7 million in longevity bonuses in October. The State Employees Bargaining Agent Coalition (SEBAC) filed a grievance on behalf of the front-line members of its constituent unions for allowing the payments to go forward.

At issue is the understanding, under the recently ratified SEBAC 2011 agreement, that managers would make longevity sacrifices at least comparable to those made by the front-line workers. Longevity payments were frozen for two years — but preserved over the long-term — for members of the SEBAC unions. By paying the full October longevity bonus, some managers will never make equivalent sacrifices — particularly those who retire in the near future or those who already have 25 years of service.

SEBAC is filing the grievance to force the administration of Governor Dannel P. Malloy to live up to its commitment not to treat union-represented workers less favorably than managers, appointees, and officials.