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STRIKE: Machinists at Pratt & Whitney Going on Strike

04 May, 2025 Read More >

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Connecticut public service workers send message to Congress: No public service cuts to pay for billionaire tax breaks

26 Apr, 2025

AFSCME members, the public service workers who keep Connecticut running, gathered in Mystic to sound the alarm on how federal funding cuts will devastate all public services, from education to infrastructure

New AFL-CIO Report Finds Worker Deaths on the Job Continue, Will Worsen Under Trump Administration Policies

23 Apr, 2025

The AFL-CIO’s 34th annual ‘Death on the Job’ report provides a state-by-state analysis of threats to worker health and safety and policy recommendations for how the government can better protect workers

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Freezing Federal Worker Hiring Will Impair the Programs They Deliver to the American Public

WASHINGTON – American Federation of Government Employees National President Everett Kelley today issued the following statement in response to the Trump administration's executive order freezing federal hiring:

21, Jan, 2025

Connecticut For All 2025 Equity Agenda Launch

Connecticut For All Coalition Presents the 2025 Equity Agenda

[Hartford, CT] – This morning, nearly 200 people joined the Connecticut For All coalition to present the 2025 Equity Agenda - a roadmap for Connecticut to lift up all of our community members. The coalition's recommendations include introducing fair tax structures that

14, Jan, 2025

New Haven Public Schools cafeteria workers rallied outside the Board of Education to settle a fair contract

New Haven Cafeteria Workers Picket Board Of Education

New Haven, CT — This afternoon, dozens of New Haven Public Schools cafeteria workers rallied outside the Board of Education on Meadow Street, calling on Superintendent Madeline Negrón to settle a fair contract.

09, Jan, 2025

SEIU Joins AFL-CIO to Build Unprecedented Worker Power, Win Unions for All Workers

(Washington, D.C.)—The AFL-CIO and the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) announced today that they are reuniting to launch a new, long-term effort to make it easier for workers to win a voice on our jobs with their unions.

09, Jan, 2025

CWA Local 1298 Sues PURA for Anti-Union Contract Interference

Hamden, CT — Today, Communication Workers of America Local 1298 (CWA) filed suit in Connecticut Superior Court against the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) to halt its interference in CWA’s collective bargaining agreement with Frontier Communications.

05, Dec, 2024

Strike Called Off: Union & Employer Reach Historic Agreement for Norwalk Hospital Food Service Workers

NORWALK, CT — CHCA District 1199, NUHHCE is pleased to announce that the planned strike by Norwalk Hospital food service workers has been called off following the successful negotiation of a groundbreaking agreement with Morrison Healthcare.

22, Nov, 2024