The Connecticut AFL-CIO mourns the loss of Tom Carusello who passed away Monday, August 23rd in the afternoon. Tom was the Political Director of the Connecticut AFL-CIO for 19 years and an IAFF firefighter for many years as well. He was well known at the State Capitol where he lobbied for legislation to help working families. Read more>>>

While AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka was in Milwaukee Labor Day with President Obama and Labor Secretary Hilda Solis, AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Liz Shuler traveled throughout California, taking part in three Labor Day celebrations. In Los Angeles, she told an enthusiastic crowd at the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor ’s Labor Day breakfast: There’s nothing wrong with good jobs in America. There’s nothing wrong with trade that creates jobs—instead of killing them. Click the headline to read more>>

In a Labor Day address to more than 10,000 union members and their families in Milwaukee, President Obama announced a massive new job-creating road, rail, runway and air traffic control rebuilding project. Speaking to the Milwaukee Area Labor Council’s annual LaborFest celebration, Obama said it was “the great American middle class that made our economy the envy of the world. It’s got to be that way again.” Click the headline to read more>>

The U.S. jobless rate worsened to 9.6 percent in August from 9.5 percent in July, with 54,000 jobs lost, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data out today. The private sector created only 67,000 jobs in August, far below the 150,000 jobs a month needed to keep up with the population and extremely far below the hundreds of thousands of new jobs needed each month to return to pre-recession employment levels. Government employment fell by 121,000, largely reflecting the loss of 114,000 temporary workers hired for U.S. Census 2010. Click the headline to read more>>

This Labor Day weekend, a new AFL-CIO TV ad will be airing across the country, celebrating the contributions of America's workers and the unions of the AFL-CIO.

Watch the ad below, then grab your cell phone and text STRONGER to 225568.

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The Connecticut AFL-CIO brought together over 400 delegates and guests for the 8th Biennial Political Convention that was dedicated to Senator Chris Dodd.  Convention delegates heard from key note speakers, Governor Howard Dean and Arlene Holt Baker, Executive Vice President of the national AFL-CIO.  Read more>>>

Teamsters Set Up a Memorial Fund for Victims' Families

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters has announced the establishments of the Teamsters 1035 Hartford Distributors Memorial Fund to help raise money for the families of the victims who were killed in the August 2nd workplace tragedy.  Read more>>>

The Connecticut AFL-CIO urges its members to join the Greater New Haven Labor History Association.  Its mission is to collect, preserve and share the history of working people in the greater New Haven area and throughout the state of Connecticut. Its goal is to work with you to document your history and make it known. Read more>>>

Labor 2010 Political Program has begun!  With a leadership meeting and the first coordinators meeting already underway, the Connecticut AFL-CIO political program has begun.  Read more>>>

Connecticut AFL-CIO's Health and Safety Committee dedicated a permanent Worker Memorial in a prominent location in Bushnell Park. FOR NEW PICTURES OF THE MEMORIAL GO TO PHOTO ALBUMS. 

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http://ct.aflcio.org/statefed?action=album&albumid=f383b73a-31fa-4655-994a-364a15e8b4f2 

 On Worker Memorial, read more....

Senator Chris Dodd is a champion for working families in Connecticut and in the United States. Senator Dodd will retire from the Senate with a legacy of having been a tireless advocate for workers’ rights and a voice for the powerless. In his 30 years in the Senate and 6 years as U.S. Representative from the 2nd Congressional District, Senator Dodd has consistently voted in favor of issues helping working families.