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The 4Cs, SEIU 1973

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.

The 4Cs, SEIU 1973

Campaigns

You & I Together in the Union

Learn more about what we accomplished together!

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You & I Together in the Union

4Cs Political Endorsements

Help 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.

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4Cs Political Endorsements

Bargaining Committee Info

Find out more about the Bargaining Committee and how you can get involved in our next contract!

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Bargaining Committee Info

Working for our Members

What We Believe

Our values drive our actions. It's time to raise the value of higher education in Connecticut.

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What We Believe

Become a Member

Join the 4Cs Community College membership, Charter Oak State College or the University of Hartford.

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Our Union

Together, 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.

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Our Union

Divisions

Public 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 Retirees

History

The 4Cs history dates back to 1973. Read about our rich history of activism.

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History

Our Members

We 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 Are

News

Promotion, Tenure and Sabbatical Leave Workshop

November 1, 2024

Forrest 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.

Promotion, Tenure and Sabbatical Leave Workshop

Welcome Charter Oak State College Union Members!

October 18, 2024

Approximately 200 teaching faculty won union recognition with the 4Cs!

Welcome Charter Oak State College Union Members!

Tyszka Scholarship 2024

March 22, 2024

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.

Tyszka Scholarship 2024