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:

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Workers, Faith Leader & Miles Rapoport to Hold Presser to Urge a Pro-Growth, Investment Budget

Three frontline workers will join an American democracy expert & a Waterbury faith leader to hold an “Alternatives to Austerity” budget presser on Monday, Feb. 11 at 11:00 AM.

11, Feb, 2019

Aviation Workers to Picket at Bradley Airport to Highlight Safety Issues during Government Shutdown

For both furloughed federal workers and those working without pay, they will miss a second paycheck by the end of the week.

24, Jan, 2019

AFL-CIO Applauds Passage of Loan Program for Federal Workers

We applaud Gov. Lamont and the legislature for recognizing the severity of the problem facing our unpaid federal workers during the shutdown and quickly creating a no-interest loan program.

22, Jan, 2019

AFL-CIO: Senate’s Only Priority Should Be Reopening Government

Every day this senseless and manufactured crisis drags on, real families with very real bills are harmed and millions are denied the vital services we deserve.

07, Jan, 2019

Waterbury Building Trades Donates $1,000 to Center for Human Development

The Waterbury Building Trades Council unanimously voted to cancel their annual Christmas luncheon and instead donate their $1,000 budget for the event to the Center for Human Development Hospitality Center in Waterbury.

13, Dec, 2018

Labor’s Statements on Fiscal Stability Commission’s Report 2.0

Christmas appears to have come early for the richest 1% in Connecticut. At least, that’s what the ‘Yacht Club Commission’ was hoping for.

28, Nov, 2018