News | UCPEA LOCAL 3695 AFT, AFTCT, AFL-CIO

SEBAC Negotiations Update – August 2025

Over the last few weeks, in addition to the hard work at our 35 individual bargaining tables, SEBAC has been working to push stories into the public to draw much needed attention to the staffing and funding crisis happening at all state agencies, especially in higher education.

Following this work, the Lamont Administration has moved away from hard zeros in the most recent discussions with union leaders from Executive Branch units. However, it’s our understanding that more movement is needed to secure contracts that are fair and address the chronic recruitment and retention issues plaguing our

Protect the Value of Professional Development Funding

The UCPEA Professional Issues Committee oversees and sets the guidelines for distributing a set pool of funds per fiscal year for our members’ professional development. Too often, however, departments instruct staff to apply for an UCPEA Professional Development Award when the costs should be covered by the department.

Silence Won’t Protect Us: An Open Letter Urging Collective Action to Defend Higher Education

On behalf of the UCPEA Executive Board to amplify the letters that have been sent to you from UConn AAUP and UCHC AAUP, as well as the Resolution and Statement that will be brought before the Senate, May 5, 2025.

2025 Election Results

Looking forward to continuing union work with our 2025 elected leaders.

2025 UCPEA Executive Board and Steward Candidates

Review Nominations and Candidate Statements for UCPEA Executive Board and Area Steward

UCPEA Protections During Uncertain Times

If an UCPEA position is funded by federal grants and/or contracts, and that funding is paused or eliminated, the UCPEA position is still protected. These are the protections for different categories of UCPEA members: Probationary Employees, End-Date Employees, and Permanent Employees. [...]

Wage Reopener Up for Legislative Approval

We are excited to announce that the members of unions in SEBAC ratified all 35 contracts which are now up for legislative approval. While this is great news, we are not over the finish line yet and need all hands on deck.

The best way for members to help is to contact their legislators and urge them to approve our contracts to help protect public services and address the staffing crisis.

Here is how: Click this link using a non-work device and type your name and address. It will generate a letter to your state senator and representative for you to review, edit, and send to them right away

FY 25 Wage Reopener

In 2022, coalition leaders and local negotiation team members worked tirelessly to win a fair four-year contract that delivered wage increases, step advancements, and lump sums and began undoing years of sacrifices state workers made to protect residents and businesses from austerity budgets. Since then, the average union member has benefited from an almost 15% increase in wages - and that doesn’t even include the wage and step re-opener in the fourth year, starting in July of 2024.

But there is much more to be done. We continue to face a service crisis due to recruitment and retention