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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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AFL-CIO Condemns Job-Threatening Order to Stop Offshore Wind Projects

AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler issued the following statement in response to the Trump administration ordering work to stop on offshore wind projects along the East Coast:

23, Dec, 2025

No Contract No Coffee - Baristas on ULP Strike

AFL-CIO Stands in Solidarity with Striking Starbucks Workers

AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler issued the following statement today in support of Starbucks Workers United (SBWU) as it launched nationwide strikes on Red Cup Day:

13, Nov, 2025

Ed Hawthorne & Shellye Davis at 2025 Convention

CT AFL-CIO Convention Unanimously Re-Elects President Ed Hawthorne & Secretary-Treasurer Shellye Davis

MASHANTUCKET – Nearly 300 delegates from 98 local affiliate unions unanimously elected President Ed Hawthorne (AFSCME) and Secretary-Treasurer Shellye Davis (AFT) to their second terms in office at the Connecticut AFL-CIO's Sixteenth Biennial Constitutional Convention.

07, Nov, 2025