YOU GET MORE FOR YOUR MONEY              with A F S C M E,  C O U N C I L  1 5                    Let’s compare the benefits of a GREAT Police Union                 SIZE AND STRENGTH    LARGEST PUBLIC EMPLOYEE UNION IN THE COUNTRY 1.3 Million members & growing!! Over 28,000 Police Members Nationwide    LARGEST POLICE UNION IN CONNECTICUT  Nearly 4,000 Members / 62 Police Locals & Chapters                                                                              MEMBER OF STATE FEDERATION AFL-CIO  Coalition with other Unions Representing 210,000 members of organized labor in Connecticut   POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE     Financial support for politicians that support     Police officers and Police Union issues.   STATEWIDE SERVICES   GUARANTEED GRIEVANCE REPRESENTATION     By Police Union Attorney before any formal panel including     Local Police Commissions.   LOCAL DETERMINATION OF WHICH GRIEVANCES    GO TO ARBITRATION    FOUR OUTSTANDING LABOR ATTORNEYS ON STAFF  Harry B. Elliott, Jr., Daniel A. Esposito, Eric R. Brown and Richard Gudis   FULL TIME LOBBYING FOR POLICE UNION ISSUES Council 15 is a driving force at the State Capitol Political Affairs Director/Lobbyist   STATEWIDE SEATS HELD: The Connecticut Law Enforcement Memorial Foundation Norwalk President, William Curwen New London President, Marshall Segar Council 15 Lobbyist, Thomas Carozza The Connecticut Police Officers Standard and Training Council Council 15 Vice President and Norwalk President, William Curwen   COUNCIL 15 WEBSITE CTCOP.ORG      Internet Access for nationwide research in Council Library          Access the latest from: The Labor Dept., Justice Dept., FBI, CT Attorney General, CT Worker’s Compensation Commission, and Statistical Data from the CT Office of Policy and Management.           COMPLETE LAW LIBRARY FOR YOUR USE     All CT Labor Board Decisions on CD Rom     82 CT Police Union Contracts on file     All State Board of Mediation and Arbitration Awards on File     All Municipal Interest Arbitration Awards since 1990 on File     All CT Statutes, Regulations and Court Decisions     Complete texts of Labor Arbitration Reports by Bureau of National Affairs   CERTIFIED POLICE STEWARD TRAINING PROGRAM    FREE INITIAL CONSULTATION RE:  WORKERS COMPENSATION   POLICE UNION LEADERSHIP CLASSES 5 separate courses offered to Union Leadership - Rights of Police Officers; Collective Bargaining; Grievances and Prohibited Practice; Workers Compensation; and a Women in Policing Symposium;     UNION MEMBER TRAINING CLASSES Classes offered to members in: Infectious Disease, Drug and Alcohol Testing in the Workplace, Use of Political Force by Unions, and Interest Based Collective Bargaining.     NATIONAL SERVICES   RESEARCH DEPARTMENT For all Public employee issues, including Pensions, Municipal Budget Analysis and Cost Analysis of benefits.   WOMEN’S RIGHTS & MINORITIES DEPARTMENT Research, Publications and Expert Testimony available to Locals And Members to support Women and Minorities in the Workplace.   SEVEN FULL-TIME NATIONAL LOBBYISTS Working on a full agenda of police issues    EDUCATION & TRAINING FOR OFFICERS, LOCAL LEADERS, AND STAFF   OVER 400 INTERNATIONAL STAFF Including experts in every area of labor relations   PUBLIC RELATIONS & MULTI-MEDIA DEPARTMENT Available for consultation and assistance to Locals when needed   COMPREHENSIVE  NATIONWIDE DATA BANK Collective Bargaining Language and Contracts covering 1.4 million members   WORKPLACE SAFETY DEPARTMENT Research, publications, and training on all aspects of OSHA and Workplace Safety   ADD IT UP STRONG REPRESENTATION = AFSCME, COUNCIL 15     STRENGTH & UNITY WORKING FOR YOU!       Visit the web address below to tell your friends about this.  Tell-a-friend! If you received this message from a friend, you can sign up for AFSCME Council 15 Action Center. This message was sent to sgwise8@yahoo.com. Visit your subscription management page to modify your email communication preferences or update your personal profile. To stop ALL email from AFSCME Council 15 Action Center, click to remove yourself from our lists (or reply via email with "remove or unsubscribe" in the subject line).