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AFL-CIO Unanimously Endorses Kamala Harris for President
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AFL-CIO Unanimously Endorses Kamala Harris for President
WASHINGTON—Following a vote of its Executive Council, which represents 60 unions and 12.5 million workers, on Monday the AFL-CIO unanimously endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for president in the 2024 election.
Reporters at Hartford Courant Ratify Historic First Contract
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Reporters at Hartford Courant Ratify Historic First Contract
Reporters at Hartford Courant Ratify Historic First Contract
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Labor Responds to Lamont Veto of Legislation to Aid Striking Workers
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Labor Responds to Lamont Veto of Legislation to Aid Striking Workers
Labor Responds to Lamont Veto of Legislation to Aid Striking Workers
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CT AFL-CIO Mourns State Trooper Killed on the Job
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CT AFL-CIO Mourns State Trooper Killed on the Job
Ed Hawthorne, President of the Connecticut AFL-CIO, and Shellye Davis, Secretary-Treasurer of the Connecticut AFL-CIO, made the following statement in response to the death of State Trooper First Class Aaron Pelletier on the job:
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