Connecticut Department of Revenue Services (DRS)

Spotlight: Answering the Call to Serve

Mon, 01/29/2018 - 1:00pm
Public agencies and non-profits alike rely on skilled professionals and dedicated volunteers to carry out their missions in communities across the state and country. It takes a committed team to assure help for those in need, whether providing information about tax relief or delivering essential supplies when catastrophe strikes. During National Blood Donor Month, we're spotlighting a Connecticut state employee who embodies both quality public service on the job and altruism in neighborhoods devastated by natural disaster.
 

State Employees Vote to Secure Jobs, Extend Benefits & Protect Services

Tue, 07/18/2017 - 4:30pm
Union members gathered in Hartford earlier today to announce that a strong majority of their colleagues have ratified agreements to shield against layoffs and preserve their healthcare and retirement security. The news came at the conclusion of a three weeks-long period in which approximately 25,000 state employees voted by a 5 to 1 margin to accept negotiated cost savings. In addition to a master agreement covering pensions and health benefits, union members also ratified 33 individual five-year contracts, retroactive to July 1 of last year.
 
Click here for the master agreement approved in June by union leaders.
 

State Employee Professionals Say "Union YES"

Fri, 05/05/2017 - 5:00pm
A national poll released last fall found that a strong majority of America's professional and technical employees support a collective voice for negotiating their wages and working conditions. The survey found nearly two-thirds of respondents favored joining unions in order to win improved salaries and regular pay raises. The poll's scientific results have been backed up over the past year by an uptick in unionization among Connecticut state employees not previously represented.
 
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