The 4Cs (SEIU Local 1973) are an organization of over 4,000 higher education employees in Connecticut who, by joining together, are achieving what we cannot accomplish alone. In these virtual pages you will find writing from our membership, our students, and our allies, who will share our community with yours, expanding the breadth of our discourse, our work, and our love for post-secondary education and our fight for diversity and equity. These are our voices, stronger together.
Unlike traditional unions, the Amazon Labor Union relied almost entirely on current and former workers rather than professional organizers in its campaign at a Staten Island warehouse.
Why are colleges taking off their masks? There is no reason to, other than to kowtow to the volume of the misinformed and misled.
Why did we not choose to invest in the places where black and brown and poor students are? […] The plan for consolidation is in no way a plan for how to invest in this system [and it ] is not innovative, it is not unique.
Higher Ed Labor United (HELU) is a national committee representing all ranks of higher education workers across the country.
he System continues to hire more Vice Presidents and upper-level managers while members that work directly with students such as mental health counselors are extremely understaffed and other critical staff is being threatened with layoffs.
The decisions that our elected state officials make have real consequences on our working conditions and our students learning conditions.
The number of young people experiencing mental health issues like depression and suicidal ideation has greatly increased in recent years. The pandemic has made things worse.
The toll of lackluster COVID policies from college administrations is affecting mental health and burning out faculty, students, and staff.
The week in union images from around the web.
Many college systems offer one-, two-, and three-year contracts to their contingent faculty, even the CUNY system that President Terrence Cheng worked with!
Michigan State University is giving full- and part-time professors, postdoctoral fellows, and graduate assistants $1,500 bonuses in recognition of their work during the pandemic
Over 200 union members and supporters from the AFT, AFSCME, and the 4Cs gathered on Saturday on the front lawn of Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont’s mansion to advocate for fair contracts, adjunct equity, an end to consolidation plans, and a better community college system for the students of Connecticut.
Our union declared impasse in contract negotiations yesterday, after months of unsuccessful and unproductive negotiations with the Board of Regents.
This Saturday at noon, please join us at the Hartford mansion of Governor Lamont to #SaveCTCommunityColleges.
For those who can’t afford to even aspire to a four-year college let alone Lori Loughlin their way into a top-tier school, community colleges are a lifeline to hope and possibility.
Board of Regents Negotiations Team sets its sights on “Excessive wage payments to nurses” during 4Cs contract negotiations
On Thursday, November 11, during 4Cs Negotiations with the Board of Regents, we heard some outrageous responses. From, “We want to restore our management rights,”
Helena Worthen is a novelist, union activist and retired contingent faculty worker. Her book, What Did You Learn at Work Today? The Forbidden Lessons of Labor Education (Hardball, 2013) won the 2014 Best Book award from the United Association for Labor Education.
Labor unions filed a lawsuit on Monday to challenge a federal statute that makes it a felony for members of the armed forces to participate in union activities or to support labor organizing in their ranks.
John Oliver discusses the mechanics of union-busting, why the companies who do it face so few consequences, and what it really means when your manager wants to talk to you about “your attendance.”
Waterbury, CT – Terrence Cheng, President of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities, plans to wrap up his tour of all twelve community colleges with
When the 4Cs discusses our part-time members, we focus on the positives. For our community college members, the part-time faculty salaries are among the highest
The 4Cs wants to lift up a recent memo sent by HR Shared Services regarding retirement. HR “is experiencing a larger than normal number of
The union leadership – including our elected statewide officers and chapter officers – have heard from many members about CSCU’s reprimand letter received on Thursday,
Final Vaccination Policy for CSCU Employees The BOR unions – 4Cs, AFT, AFSCME, SUOAF-AFSCME, and CSU-AAUP – negotiated a COVID vaccination policy with CSCU for