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Connecticut AFL-CIO Endorses Slate of Pro-Worker Candidates

26 Jun, 2026

NEW HAVEN – Delegates representing nearly 230 union leaders from 87 local unions across Connecticut voted at the Connecticut AFL-CIO’s Sixteenth Biennial Political Convention to endorse a slate of pro-worker candidates committed to protecting workers’ rights and advancing policies that strengthen

New Polling: Over 9 in 10 Favor Pro-Worker AI Agenda, Trust Unions More Than Either Party to Deliver

12 May, 2026

The AFL-CIO released new polling today, showing that more than 90% of working people favor job and privacy protections from artificial intelligence (AI) and overwhelmingly trust unions—over either political party—to deliver them. The research, including the new polling conducted in collaboration

Working People Achieved Significant Wins in 2026 Legislative Session

07 May, 2026

ROCKY HILL – The 2026 legislative session, which convened in early February and adjourns on May 6, delivered one of the strongest pro-worker agendas in recent Connecticut history. Most notably, the Connecticut General Assembly passed House Bill 5003, a sweeping labor omnibus package, with strong

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CT AFL-CIO Thanks Judiciary Committee for Bipartisan Approval of Legislation Protecting Employees’ Free Speech

Ed Hawthorne, President of the Connecticut AFL-CIO, made the following statement in response to the Judiciary Committee passing Senate Bill 163, An Act Prote

29, Mar, 2022

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Hartford Paraeducator Urges Improving Working Conditions in Testimony to Education Committee

Well trained, well equipped and fairly paid paraeducators can be a stable force for students, providing additional support and reinforced instruction to curb and reclaim COVID learning losses.

21, Mar, 2022

UFCW Supports Workforce Development for Good-Paying Jobs in CT's New Adult-Use Cannabis Industry

Today, UFCW announced the launch of their workforce development programs in Connecticut for the state’s newly emerging cannabis market.

16, Mar, 2022

Labor Urges Passage of Pandemic Pay Proposal

Shellye Davis, Executive Vice President of the Connecticut AFL-CIO and a longtime paraeducator in Hartford Public Schools, made the following statement in response to Labor Committee’s

08, Mar, 2022

Workers Urge Legislature to Protect Workers Organizing into Unions From Captive Audience Meetings

Workers seeking to form a union at McDonald’s, Glanbia Nutritionals, and other employers across Connecticut urged legislators to pass a bill that would protect them from anti-union captive audience meetings held by their employers.

04, Mar, 2022

Labor Applauds Senate Democrats for Legislation to Protect CT Workers

From providing pandemic pay to essential workers to protecting workers seeking to join together in union, this legislation is a game changer.

17, Feb, 2022