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AFL-CIO Applauds NLRB Decision to Ban Captive Audience Meetings

14 Nov, 2024

AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler released the following statement in response to the decision from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to ban coercive “captive audience” meetings:

Connecticut AFL-CIO Reacts to 2024 Election Results

07 Nov, 2024

Ed Hawthorne, President of the Connecticut AFL-CIO, made the following statement in response to the 2024 election results:

AFL-CIO Reaffirms Commitment to Count Every Vote

30 Oct, 2024

(Washington, D.C.)—AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler issued the following statement in advance of Election Day next week:

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Sheet Metal Workers to Cook & Serve Free Thanksgiving Dinner at Senior Housing Center in Hartford

On Thanksgiving, a dozen members of Sheet Metal Workers Local 40, an affiliate of the Connecticut State Building and Construction Trades Council, are volunteering to cook and serve Thanksgiving dinner for approximately 50 residents in a senior housing center in Hartford.

26, Nov, 2019

Building Trades & AFL-CIO Leaders Send Joint Letter to Senate & House Caucuses Urging Bold Leadership to Pass Toll Proposal Quickly

HARTFORD – Leaders in the Connecticut State Building Trades Council and officers of the Connecticut AFL-CIO sent a jointly signed letter this morning to the state Senate and House Democratic Caucuses urging them to pass legislation to implement electronic tolling as quickly as possible.

29, Aug, 2019

Eugene Scalia’s Nomination Is a Threat to Working People

Eugene Scalia has spent his entire career making life more difficult and dangerous for working people.

29, Jul, 2019

AFL-CIO Responds to General Assembly’s Fruitful Legislative Session for Working People

Sal Luciano, President of the Connecticut AFL-CIO, issued the following statement in response to the success the General Assembly had improving the lives of working people during the 2019 legislative session:

06, Jun, 2019

Connecticut AFL-CIO Endorses Electronic Tolling

The Connecticut AFL-CIO officially endorsed electronic tolling at their executive board meeting earlier this week.

23, May, 2019

Fight for $15 Coalition Responds to Passage of Minimum Wage in CT Senate

After years of grassroots organizing, Connecticut will finally catch up to our neighbors – Massachusetts, New York, and New Jersey – who have already passed a $15 minimum wage.

17, May, 2019