Today’s UPFFA of Connecticut Golf Tournament at Chippanee Golf Club

For Tuesday, April 25, 2017 is canceled due to weather

NEW DATE FOR THE GOLF TOURNAMENT

HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED TO TUESDAY,

MAY 30, 2017

Due to the cancellation of the tournament, we have several openings for foursomes on a first come basis.  Please contact Jane McCarthy 860.953.3200, ext. 10 or jmccarthy.upffa@sbcglobal.net

Registration is $165.00 per person.

REGISTRATION FORM

UPFFA of Ct.

2017 Legislative Conference

Wednesday, April 12, 2017

Old Judiciary Room in the Capitol Building

HARTFORD – State and local politicians were training for a new role Monday. For one day only, they dressed and worked as firefighters, but the goal is that their understanding of the job will last much longer.

The Uniformed Professional Fire Fighters Association of Connecticut (UPFFA of CT) held its Fire Oops 101 Day at the Hartford Fire Department Training Center Monday morning. State representatives, town councilors and other officials were teamed up with career firefighters for a hands-on experience.

VIEW ARTICLE

Monday, April 10, 2017: Uniformed Professional Fire Fighters Association of Connecticut – FIRE OPS, Hartford Fire Training Academy

2017 Fire Ops Participants:                   

Jim Paolino
Bill Malisky
Senator Heather Sommers
Representative Stephanie Cummings
Representative Liz Linehan
Representative Lezlye Zupkus
Representative Mitch Bolinsky
Paul Champagne
Michael Bunko
Shell Jones

Handlers:

Rich Hart, Waterbury Fire Department
David Sikes, Waterbury Fire Department
Ray Corbo, Waterbury Fire Department
Bill Unwin, Waterbury Fire Department
Dan Comen, Southington Fire Department
Angelo Alleano, Manchester Fire Department

Observers:

Peter S. Carozza, President, UPFFA of Connecticut
Senator Henri Martin
Dr. Mary O’Connor, Director, Center for Musculoskeletal Care at Yale
Lucy Sirico, Center for Musculoskeletal Care at Yale
Michael Bunko, Southington Fire Commissioner

Photos: Senator Somers: Monday, April 10, 2017: UPFFA of Ct. FIRE OPS, Hartford Fire Training Academy

ONE VOICE UNITED FOR CONNECTICUT FIRE FIGHTERS

IAFF Legislative Conference
Washington, DC
March 8-10, 2017

The Uniformed Professional Fire Fighters of Ct attended the IAFF Legislative Conference in Washington, DC to learn about national issues affecting Fire Fighters and to lobby our elected officials.

National issues such as Health and Safety, Protecting Public Sector Pensions, Mandatory Social Security, Healthcare, Cancer Registry just to name a few.

On Tuesday, March 7^TH the Uniformed Professional Fire Fighters of Ct Locals:

Ct. Police & Fire, Local S-15 - Bridgeport, Local 834 - Bristol, Local 773
Danbury, Local 801 - Fairfield, Local 1426 - Greenwich, Local 1042
Hamden, Local 2687 - Hartford, Local 760 - New Britain, Local 992
Stratford, Local 998 - Waterbury, Local 1339 met with staff members from the offices of Senator Blumenthal, Senator Murphy and Representative Larson , Courtney, DeLauro, Himes and Esty

On Wednesday, March 8^th  The Uniformed Professional Fire Fighters hosted a breakfast at the U. S. Capitol to further lobby our entire Connecticut Delegation.  Senator Blumenthal, Senator Murphy and Representatives Larson, Courtney, DeLauro, Himes and Esty all attended

General President Harold Schaitberger, General Secretary-Treasurer Ed Kelly, 3^rd District Vice President Jay Colbert and IAFF Chief of Staff Jim Lee all attended

A special thanks to the locals from Connecticut who attended.

Great Job!!

Peter S. Carozza, President

?

ALL MEMBERS ARE ASKED TO CONTACT YOUR REPRESENTATIVES TO SUPPORT

PTSD LEGISLATION

SB 763 & SB 27

[L-R] Mark Horton, Secretary-Treasurer, Ohio Professional Fire Fighters, Mark Sanders, 8th District VP, General President Harold Schaitberger, Peter S. Carozza, Chairman, Federation of State and Provincial Professional Fire Fighters

Thursday, February 2, 2017: UPFFA of Ct. Local Union Officer Orientation Seminar at the Waterbury Fire Fighters, Local 1339 Offices, attendees participating from the following UPFFA affiliates:

Bristol, Local 773 – Colchester/East Haddam, Local 3831 – Danbury, Local 801 -Fairfield, Local 1426 Guilford, Local 4177 – Hamden, Local 2687 – Meriden, Local 1148 New London, Local 1522
Stratford, Local 998 – Sikorsky, Local I-68 - Wallingford, Local 1326
Waterford, Local 4629 - West Haven, Local 1198 - Willimantic, Local 1033

--------------------------

FEEDBACK FROM ATTENDEE’S 

Helpful Segments of the Seminar:

Disciplinary Procedures – Filing Grievances/Procedures – Members Rights

Entire Program was beneficial – Collective Bargaining – Garrity/Weingarten/Loudermill

Filing Labor Complaints – Legislation – MERA – Workers’ Comp.

Was Subject Matter Appropriate:

Entire Program was very helpful

What Subject Matter Would You Like in Future Seminars:

Example format of grievances – Case Studies – Workers’ Comp. – Discipline
Secretary-Treasurer Workshop – Contract Negotiations – State & Federal Legislation
Sick Time/Leave – FLSA – FMLA

General Comments:

Entire seminar was outstanding – Short seminars like this was very good – More information when members are requested to go to Hartford, need more specifics as to where to assemble – Speakers provided valuable information – Look forward to additional educational seminars.  

January 28, 2017

Dear Members of the Uniformed Professional Fire Fighters of Connecticut:

Health and wellness of our firefighters remains at the core of our mission.  We all understand that Firefighting is a high-risk occupation.

We are proud to keep our communities safe but we must also keep ourselves safe through healthy lifestyles.  As a UPFFA of CT member, you are part of our family and your wellness matters to us.  In November 2016 Dr. Mary O’Connor, Director of the Center for Musculoskeletal Care at Yale New Haven Health and Yale School of Medicine, joined us at the CT/RI Health, Safety & Labor Seminar held at the Foxwoods Resort & Casino.  Many of us had the opportunity to learn about risks, nutrition, exercise and ways to stay healthy.

Please take this opportunity to view the video, ‘Promoting Health and Wellness of Fire Fighters’, featuring our own members as they explored an individualized health test.  This program has been well-received and will be an integral part of the CMC Musculoskeletal Performance Laboratory, which is in the design phase.

Through our new partnership with CMC at YNHH – we can offer you an advanced individualized health testing at a reduced cost.  Recognizing that for many of you this will be an out of pocket expense, we have a special firefighter price of $125 for treadmill and body composition testing (a $200 value).  All information is confidential.

Please take 2 minutes to explore ‘Promoting Health and Wellness of Fire Fighters’ at Yale New Haven Health | Center for Musculoskeletal Care –  Fire Fighters Video

For more information please contact: YalePerformanceLab@YNHH.org

In good health & Fraternally,

Peter Carozza, Jr. 
President, UPFFA of CT

Dear UPFFA of Ct. Member:

We have developed a member questionnaire/survey; the purpose of this questionnaire/survey will enable the Officers, Executive Board, and Staff the ability to provide the highest level of service to our affiliated locals.

In filling out the questionnaire be sure to include your contact information, this will enable us to reach out to you in the event there is a question regarding your response.

We encourage our rank and file members to participate in the questionnaire.

Click here to access the questionnaire.

NCPERS FAMILY PROTECTION PLUS – ATTENTION UPFFA OF CT. RETIREES RECENTLY YOU HAVE RECEIVED THE MAILING CONCERNING THE NCPERS FAMILY PROTECTION PLUS PROGRAM, THE CUTOFF DATE FOR RETIREES TO ENROLL IS APRIL 30, 2014, IF YOU HAVEN’T RECEIVED THE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT JANE McCARTHY AT 860.953.3200.

The Hundred Club of Connecticut is a charitable, non-profit, tax exempt organization which provides financial assistance to families of police officers, correction officers and firefighters who have died in the line of duty. The club consists of over 2400 members from all walks of life who are committed to this objective

View Web Site & Video