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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.

AFL-CIO Report Shows Top CEOs Made 312 Times Workers' Pay in 2025

13 Aug, 2026

New research shows S&P 500 CEOs received $22.8 million on average in 2025, a 21% increase from the previous year, while working people struggle to make ends meet.

Protect Workers’ Retirements from Wall Street’s Crypto Gambling

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Dollar General Workers Expose Company's Illegal Union-Busting

Last Fall in Barkhamsted, six Dollar General employees tried to form a union after corporate management wrongly accused their store manager of stealing.

21, Mar, 2022

Worker describes how captive audience meetings erode human dignity

When we hear about employers trying to silence the voices of workers, we like to think those kinds of things don’t happen in Connecticut. But they do.

21, Mar, 2022

Organizing Director Breaks Down Captive Audience Meetings

Jessica Petronella, Organizing Director for UFCW Local 371, breaks down the types of anti-union tactics management will engage in to scare workers.

14, Mar, 2022

Workers Memorial Day Scholarship Essay Contest

This year, the Connecticut AFL-CIO Health and Safety Committee is again offering a scholarship essay contest to inspire high school seniors to think about the importance of workplace health and safety.

11, Mar, 2022

Organizing workers describe their experiences with captive audience meetings

When workers seek to form a union, many employers will force them to attend captive audience meetings where they often make threats and harass workers to vote no.

08, Mar, 2022

Super Bowl LVI: Brought to You by America's Unions

On Sunday night, millions of Americans and people around the world will be watching as NFLPA members compete on the gridiron at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California.

13, Feb, 2022