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Cannabis Dispensary Workers in Connecticut Ratify Four-Year Contract

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Boycott Starbucks!

02 Sep, 2026

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.

New Pride At Work Chapter Starting in Connecticut

13 Aug, 2026

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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AFL-CIO Joins CWA Call for $4,000 Wage Increase for Working People

The Donald Trump administration repeatedly has claimed that its tax bill would result in a $4,000 wage increase for working people.

13, Dec, 2017

Bank Deregulation Bill Will Leave Taxpayers Holding the Bag

These days, it’s hard to keep straight all of Congress’ efforts to build plutocracy — the further consolidation of the power of the richest Americans at the expense of the rest of us.

08, Dec, 2017

Washington State’s Innovative Aerospace Apprenticeship Program Touted

As National Apprenticeship Week kicks off, a new report from the Working for America Institute and Jobs With Justice Education Fund profiles a Washington state apprenticeship program as a suc

14, Nov, 2017

Democrats Have An Ambitious Plan To Help Rebuild Labor Unions

As a pillar of the Democratic Party, unions have wanted for years to see mainstream Democrats push for major reforms to the law that would rejuvenate the ranks of organized labor.

02, Nov, 2017

Malloy Signs Budget, Enacts Bipartisan Plan Minus Hospital Tax

Included in this budget update is a brief summary of key provisions impacting working families and a full summary of the entire bipartisan budget.

01, Nov, 2017

Lori Pelletier & Gwen Mills Elected to AFL-CIO Executive Council

At the AFL-CIO 2017 Convention last week, two Connecticut labor leaders were elected to serve on the national AFL-CIO Executive Council – Connecticut AFL-CIO President Lori Pelletier and UNITE HERE Secretary-Treasurer Gwen Mills.

01, Nov, 2017