Support Students Right to Organize in CT

Good Morning Everyone,

I’m writing to share some important information about the right of students to organize as well as to ask those who support this right to take action in CT.

There is currently a bill in the Labor and Public Employees Committee of the CT legislature that modifies the language of the existing labor relations bill. The proposed modifications expressly define graduate student teaching assistants
and research assistants as “emplpoyees” with the “right to collectively bargain.” Keep in mind that the wording of the current law does not prevent students from doing so(it does not even mention them.

The bill to which I’m referring can be viewed here:

http://search.cga.state.ct.us/dtsearch_lpa.asp?cmd=getdoc&DocId=8498&Index=I%3a\zindex\2011&HitCount=6&hits=182+1d1+1d8+1dd+20a+22c+&hc=1904&req=university&Item=36

Please take a few minutes today or Wednesday to send an email or call the following
state senators on the Labor and Public Employees Committee to express your support for S.B. No. 937.

If you are really excited about this you may even go one step further and attend a public hearing on it this Thursday

In these times of budget slashing and union-busting (see Wisconson)we need to take every victory we can for the working class majority.


Labor and Public Employees Committee Members:

Sen Edith G. Prague
1-800-842-1420
http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/Prague-mailform.html

ZEKE ZALASKI
1.800.842.8267
Zeke.Zalaski@cga.ct.gov

Senator Gomes
1-800-842-1420
http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/Gomes-mailform.html

EZEQUIEL SANTIAGO
Ezequiel.Santiago@cga.ct.gov
1.800.842.8267

Guglielmo, Anthony
Anthony.Guglielmo@cga.ct.gov
(800) 842-1421

Rigby, John B.
800-842-1423
http://reprigby.com/contact-me

Aman, William
800-842-1423
http://repaman.com/?page_id=7

Esposito, Louis P.
1.860.240.8500
Lou.Esposito@cga.ct.gov

Hewett, Ernest
860.240.8585
Ernest.Hewett@cga.ct.gov

Kiner, David W.
(860) 240-8585
David.Kiner@cga.ct.gov

Miner, Craig A.
800-842-1423
http://repminer.com/?page_id=7


Here are the details for the public hearing on Thursday

PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA
Thursday, February 17, 2011
2:00 PM in Room 2A of the LOB (Legislative Office Building)

I. COMMITTEE BILLS FOR REVIEW

1. S.B. No. 736 (COMM) AN ACT CONCERNING A SURETY BOND GUARANTEE PROGRAM FOR EMERGING CONTRACTORS. (LAB)

2. S.B. No. 935 (RAISED) AN ACT CONCERNING ELIMINATION OF STATE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR COMPANIES THAT REDUCE RETIREMENT BENEFITS.

3. S.B. No. 937 (RAISED) AN ACT CONCERNING THE RIGHT TO ORGANIZE FOR CERTAIN STATE EMPLOYEES AND GRADUATE ASSISTANTS AT STATE UNIVERSITIES.

http://search.cga.state.ct.us/dtsearch_lpa.asp?cmd=getdoc&DocId=8498&Index=I%3a\zindex\2011&HitCount=6&hits=182+1d1+1d8+1dd+20a+22c+&hc=1904&req=university&Item=36

4. H.B. No. 5464 (COMM) AN ACT CONCERNING STATE EMPLOYEES AND VIOLENCE AND BULLYING IN THE WORKPLACE. (LAB)

5. H.B. No. 6328 (RAISED) AN ACT CONCERNING TIMETABLES FOR MUNICIPAL BINDING ARBITRATION.

6. H.B. No. 6329 (RAISED) AN ACT CONCERNING THE MAINTENANCE OF HEALTH INSURANCE FOR SPOUSES AND DEPENDENTS OF CERTAIN DECEASED POLICE OFFICERS AND FIREFIGHTERS