Press Room

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:

Recent

Fight for $15 to Hold Presser to Urge Legislature to Raise the Minimum Wage

Three low-wage workers, a national economist, legislators, and a faith leader will hold a press conference on Thursday, March 7 at 10:00 a.m. in LOB Room 1D to urge the legislature to raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2022.

07, Mar, 2019

CT Workers Latest Victims of AT&T Job Cuts and Call Center Closings

AT&T should have to explain why it’s rolling out closure after closure, and upending lives of workers who’ve given the company so much.

25, Feb, 2019

Top Operating Supermarket Company Wages Economic War Against its Workers

UFCW and Stop & Shop contract expired on Saturday with the company refusing to honor their employees’ value and worth.

24, Feb, 2019

Labor Responds to Gov. Lamont’s Budget Address

The Connecticut AFL-CIO, AFT Connecticut, AFSCME Council 4, and SEIU Local 1199NE made the following statements in response to Gov. Lamont’s budget address.

20, Feb, 2019