Welcome to the "new" official website of AFSCME Local 269.  If you are a member of  Local 269 then we hope you will come here often for updates on what is happening in your local union.  You will also find information that is linked directly from both the Council 4 and AFSCME International websites. 

Please be sure to browse all of the pages and feel free to contact the local with any comments or suggestions as we continue to build our site.  The website will change and grow as we continue to perfect it.

If you are not a union member we hope the information you gain by browsing our site will lead you to want join a union.  We suggest you get to know us by reading the "About Local 269" page.

On May 2, 2012 AFSCME Council 4 will have its annual lobby day at the legislative office building.  It will be a chance to speak with your representatives and fight for a fair budget, healthcare plan and a retirement security for all.    

The Connecticut General Assembly convenes Feb. 8, 2012. Learn about the issues facing our union in the upcoming legislative session.

Council 4's Next Wave Committee is looking for young union members to help us build a bigger, stronger labor movement.

Statement of AFSCME President Gerald W. McEntee after Pres. Obama’s State of the Union address Read more >>>

Council 4 welcomes Governor Malloy's proposal to stabilize the state pension fund.

More than 50 years ago, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. called the American Dream "a dream yet unfulfilled." Our AFSCME union says it's time to pull together to find real solutions to our nation's problems.

Calling him "the only choice for the 99%," AFSCME announced Dec. 6 their endorsement of President Barack Obama for reelection in 2012.

The process that will empower front-line state workers to improve their worklives is up and running. We'll be looking for your ideas.

AFSCME Corrections United recognized Local 391's Michael Whitehead as its national correctional officer of the year.

Hundreds of people thronged to the State Capitol Feb. 23 for our solidarity rally in support of Wisconsin workers fighting Gov. Scott Walker's attack on the middle class.

Delegates to AFSCME's 39th International Convention pay tribute to former Secretary-Treasurer William Lucy, a giant of the labor and civil rights movements.

Our members in New Haven are fighting the DeStefano administration's efforts to destroy good jobs in the community.

The 4-Word is Council 4's bi-monthly newsletter that reaches 40,000 active and retired union members and covers a variety of working families' issues. Check out December 2011 issue.

The 4-Word is the official membership publication of Council 4, reaching nearly 40,000 active and retired members.