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TIER IV PLAN UPDATE: Pension Performance Improves, Risk Share Ends for 2024/2025

The risk-sharing provision of the Tier IV pension plan – which covers most state employees hired after 7/31/2017 – was implemented for the first time on July 1, 2023 and will run through June 30, 2024.

TIER IV PLAN UPDATE: Pension Performance Improves, Risk Share Ends for 2024/2025

AFSCME retiree blasts fiscal commission bill as a backdoor way to gut Social Security, Medicare

[caption caption="AFSMCE Retiree Mary Cannon-James and Connecticut Rep. John Larson.

AFSCME retiree blasts fiscal commission bill as a backdoor way to gut Social Security, Medicare

Lawmakers seek congressional support for paraprofessionals and other school staff

Connecticut Rep. Jahana Hayes recently introduced a resolution calling on Congress to affirm its support for providing living wages, good benefits and fair working conditions to paraeducators, classroom assistants, bus drivers, custodial workers and others who are vital to our public education system.

Lawmakers seek congressional support for paraprofessionals and other school staff

AFSCME’s ‘I AM Story’ podcast nominated for NAACP Image Award

AFSCME’s “I AM Story” podcast has received a nomination for an NAACP Image Award in the “Outstanding Podcast – Limited Series/Short Form” category.

AFSCME’s ‘I AM Story’ podcast nominated for NAACP Image Award

Union membership numbers show momentum remains strong despite staffing shortages

Despite the growing wave of worker organizing across the country, the union membership rate last year ticked down slightly, the U.S.

Union membership numbers show momentum remains strong despite staffing shortages