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Boycott Starbucks!

For nearly five years, Starbucks baristas have been fighting for what every worker deserves: better pay, enough hours to make ends meet, safe staffing, and a fair union contract. More than 12,000 baristas have organized with Starbucks Workers United, winning more than 700 union elections nationwide.
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New Pride At Work Chapter Starting in Connecticut

Pride At Work is an AFL-CIO constituency group that brings together LGBTQIA+ union members and allies to strengthen solidarity, advocate for equality, and build power in our workplaces.
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New Pride At Work Chapter Starting in Connecticut

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Take Action: The White House Just Ripped Up Union Members’ Contracts

Take Action: The White House Just Ripped Up Union Members’ Contracts

Last night, the Trump administration took its most blatantly anti-worker, anti-union action yet: an executive order stripping the right to organize from hundreds of thousands of federal workers at more than 30 agencies.

 

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Connecticut AFL-CIO President Ed Hawthorne testifies at the Labor & Public Employees Committee on Feb. 13, 2025
Over 100 Workers Testify in Support of Unemployment Insurance for Striking Workers

Over 100 Workers Testify in Support of Unemployment Insurance for Striking Workers

Yesterday, the Labor & Public Employees Committee held a public hearing that would protect workers in warehouse distribution centers and allow workers on strike to access unemployment insurance.

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