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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

Recent

Statement on Introduction of Landmark Worker Rights Bill

The PRO Act will be one of the most important pieces of legislation for working people in a generation.

04, Feb, 2021

Statewide Coalition Urges Lamont to Craft Budget that Creates a Recovery for All

HARTFORD – On Thursday, the Recovery for All coalition, which is comprised of community, faith and labor organizations, sent a letter to Gov. Lamont urging him to craft a budget that reduces income inequality and ensures that Connecticut’s economic recovery is shared by all.

28, Jan, 2021

AFL-CIO Calls on Donald Trump to Resign or Be Removed from Office

Hate and insurrection have no place in America.

08, Jan, 2021

Attempted Coup an Unconscionable Assault on Democracy

This is an effort to violate the constitutional rights of every law-abiding American and the labor movement will not stand for it. Not today. Not ever.

06, Jan, 2021

Dr. Miguel Cardona a Champion for Public Education

President-elect Joe Biden’s selection of Dr. Miguel Cardona to lead the Department of Education is a sorely needed transition away from the backward values and atrocious record of Secretary Betsy DeVos.

22, Dec, 2020

CT AFL-CIO Statement on Tragic Passing of Ed Gomes

Today, the labor movement lost a true hero for working people. As a retired steelworker and member of USW, Ed Gomes knew what it was like to work for a living and brought that experience to the state legislature every day.

22, Dec, 2020