STEPHEN COX, Member Representative
(860) 953-2626, Ext. 12
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Steve’s career in State service began in 1977 at the UConn Health Center Police Department as a Buildings & Grounds Patrol Officer. He became a Police Officer in 1979 and was promoted to Sgt. in 1998. He was awarded a “Distinguished Service” medal and commendation in 1995 for an incident which involved a mentally unstable individual with a weapon. Steve retired from State service in June of 2000. 

While a member of PSEC, Steve was elected President of IUPA Local 74 in 1996 and served in that capacity until his retirement, winning re-election twice. During that time, Steve was a steward of General Jurisdiction, serving as a member of the PSEC Executive Board. He was part of the committee for the 1997 ERIP and 20 year Health Care agreement as well as a member of PSEC’s Bargaining Committee for the 1999 – 2004 contract negotiations.  

As the Union’s Member Representative, Steve works under the immediate direction and supervision of the PSEC President. His duties entail providing training to new stewards as well as continuing education to established stewards, investigating contractual violations and submitting grievances where applicable. Steve also fields inquiries from the membership on contract interpretation issues and provides representation at meetings and hearings. He has attended the AFL-CIO’s George Meany Center for Labor Studies in Maryland on topics that enable him to better serve the membership.