Connecticut River Ferry Crew Members with Pink Slips to Meet Tonight

Connecticut River Ferry crew members who received pink slips from the state are being asked to gather in the parking lot outside of the , August 9th at 6:30 p.m. to "discuss why they are supporting the revised SEBAC tentative agreement to protect their jobs, preserve vital benefits, maintain negotiating rights and preserve public services."

Original Notice below:

To: Laid-off Connecticut River Ferry crew members available Tuesday, August 9 at Hadlyme Public Hall.

Where: Hadlyme Public Hall, located at 1 Day Hill Road in East Haddam, CT. Gather in the parking lot outside the Public Hall building.

When: Today, Tuesday, August 9, 2011 from 6:30 to 7:00 p.m.

Who: State employees who operate the historic Chester-to-Hadlyme and Rocky Hill-to-Glastonbury Ferries, including captains and crew who have recently received layoff notices. Local community members from "Save the CT River Ferries" will join them before a previously scheduled meeting of volunteers organizing responses for public comment on the proposed ferry service shut-down.

What: On the loss of alternative transportation options for local commuters and the impact on area small businesses eliminating the historic ferry service will create. State employees will discuss why they are supporting the revised SEBAC tentative agreement to protect their jobs, preserve vital benefits, maintain negotiating rights, and preserve public services.

Unions in the State Employees Bargaining Agent Coalition (SEBAC) are organizing the availability. To read the revised tentative agreement and learn more about what's at stake for union members, their families, and the public they serve, visit www.InThisTogetherCT.org.

The State Employees Bargaining Agent Coalition's (SEBAC) member unions, which represent approximately 45,000 public service workers, are:

Administrative and Residual Employees Union/AFT Local 4200AFT ConnecticutAmerican Association of University Professors – Connecticut State UniversityAmerican Association of University Professors – UCONNAmerican Association of University Professors – UCONN Health CenterAmerican Federation of State, County, & Municipal Employees – Council 4Connecticut Federation of School Administrators Local 61Congress of Connecticut Community Colleges/SEIU Local 1973Connecticut Association of ProsecutorsConnecticut Employees Union Independent/SEIU Local 511Connecticut Police and Fire Union/IAFF-IUPAConnecticut State Police UnionCSEA SEIU Local 2001International Brotherhood of Police Officers/SEIU Local 731New England Healthcare Employees Union, District 1199/SEIU