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September 20, 2009 | Last Updated 1:00 p.m. (EDT)

AFT RETIREES CLASS OF 2009

Congratulations on your retirement.

Two very important things you need to do now:

1. Donate your excess sick days (those over 240) to the sick leave bank. The form is available at your campus HR office and on the FORMS section of this website.

Make sure to turn it in to your H.R. office and give a copy to your chapter president; also keep a copy for yourself.

2. Join our Retirees Chapter. A one-time payment of $99.00 entitles you to lifetime membership. Just make out a check to FTCT/RETIREES and give it to your chapter president. If you prefer, you can send it to me at 4805 Main Street, Stratford, CT 06614.

Most of all enjoy all of your retirement days. You earned them.

I hope to see you all at our convention in November.

In Solidarity,

Dennis J. Bogusky

Please support your brothers and sisters in AFSCME Local 3135

As you may be aware, AFSCME Local 3145, which represents Red Cross Blood collection workers, is in the middle of difficult contract talks.

CEO Paul Sullivan wants workers to give up their right to bargain over health care and other issues. He is also trying to replace RNs and LPNs with unlicensed supervisors, which may put donors at risk.

Top executives have given themselves huge bonuses while insisting on a wage freeze.

In 2005, CEO Paul Sullivan earned $250,000 and had a $125,000 expense account In 2006, Local 31345 agreed to $3 million in concessions.

A Red Cross worker told Phil Mayer, AFT/FTCT Chapter President at Three Rivers Community College, that morale is low as Local 3135 members are currently working without a contract and “things are getting nasty.”

To support your brothers and sisters in AFSCME Local 3135, email CEO Paul Sullivan at sullivanp@usa.redcross.org or call (860)678-2751.

Furlough Days Update

There is no longer a forced furlough day.

In addition, teaching faculty can use teaching days.

You can put in for any furlough day that you want before 6/4/09.

Click Here to read the Memo of Agreement re: Furlough Days

May 6, 2009 | 11:03 p.m. (EDT)

Take Whatever Furlough Day You Want

AFT Colleagues:

We are in agreement with the 4Cs that management is not adhering to the terms of our tentative concession agreement concerning this year's furlough day. The language of the tentative agreement is clear, and it reads as follows:

Furlough days may be selected by the employee with the approval of his or her supervisor and must be taken in accordance with the college calendar.

Management on various campuses is, instead, mandating a particular furlough day for this year. In at least one other case, campus management is dictating a limited list of specific days from which the furlough day must be selected. Assuming our agreement will be ratified and approved by the legislature, if management continues to insist on violating the terms of our agreement, the union will grieve and arbitrate all violations - with the objective of winning back pay for the individuals affected.

Agreements are entered into with the understanding that they bind both parties. The AFT and the 4Cs will not tolerate agreements that bind us but do not bind management.

Take whatever furlough day you want.

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