4Cs members educate and support Connecticut's future workforce. With long-standing inequalities getting in the way of real opportunities for many, an affordable, quality system of higher ed for our cities and rural communities positively impacts us all.
Learn more about what we accomplished together!
Learn MoreHelp elect champions for public higher ed to the state legislature! Sign up to volunteer for our union's endorsed candidates. Canvassing is critical to winning raises and funding in 2025.
Learn MoreFind out more about the Bargaining Committee and how you can get involved in our next contract!
Learn MoreOur values drive our actions. It's time to raise the value of higher education in Connecticut.
Read MoreJoin the 4Cs Community College membership, Charter Oak State College or the University of Hartford.
Community College University of Hartford Charter Oak State CollegeTogether, we will win as we move forward together to build a bold, fearless, and progressive union, that stands up for and fights for the principles we believe in.
Our Leaders Governance CommitteesPublic Division includes members at the CT Community Colleges & Charter Oak State College; the Private Division includes members at the University of Hartford.
Public Division Private Division RetireesThe 4Cs history dates back to 1973. Read about our rich history of activism.
Learn MoreWe are an organization of over 4,000 higher education employees in Connecticut who, by joining together, are achieving what we cannot accomplish alone. We provide valuable services to our communities, helping to educate and support a higher education population of over 75,000 students at Connecticut’s community colleges, Charter Oak State College, and the University of Hartford. By standing together, we have a stronger voice in our working conditions, which are our students learning conditions. Our work touches the lives of every single Connecticut resident. We educate your children, we provide service in your communities, and we positively impact the economy by providing educated workers that Connecticut businesses need to thrive.
Who We AreForrest Helvie (CT State Norwalk, English) has generously offered to run a promotion, tenure and sabbatical leave workshop for members, as he has done in the past for Norwalk's Center for Teaching.
Approximately 200 teaching faculty won union recognition with the 4Cs!
Do you know a student interested in working for/with unions or organizations promoting social justice after graduation? The Community Colleges Retirees Chapter has created a scholarship you need to tell that student about.
