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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

Supreme Court Ruling Is an Outright Attack on the Fundamental Rights of Working People

29 Apr, 2026

In response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Louisiana v. Callais , AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler and AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Fred Redmond issued the following statement: Today, the Supreme Court executed a devastating blow to the Voting Rights Act and an outright attack on the fundamental

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Working People Across CT Respond to Supreme Court Decision on Janus v. AFSCME Council 31

A teacher, firefighter, paraeducator, janitor, administrative assistant, and other workers stood on the steps of the Connecticut Supreme Court on Wednesday to denounce a judicial attack on their freedom to negotiate a fair return on their work.

27, Jun, 2018

Supreme Court Does Bidding of Corporate Elites as Working People Fight On

We have never depended on any politician or judge to decide our fate and we aren’t about to start now.

27, Jun, 2018

Workers, Labor Leaders to Hold Press Conference to Respond to Supreme Court Decision on Janus v. AFSCME Council 31

HARTFORD – Workers, labor leaders, and community supporters will hold a press conference on Wednesday, June 27, at 4:00 p.m. to respond to the Supreme Court decision released this morning on the Janus v. AFSCME Council 31 case.

27, Jun, 2018

Endorsements from Second Day of Connecticut AFL-CIO Political Convention

HARTFORD – Delegates to the Connecticut AFL-CIO’s Twelfth Biennial Political Convention today endorsed the following candidates.

22, Jun, 2018

CT AFL-CIO to Hold Day Two of Twelfth Biennial Political Convention in Hartford

The Connecticut AFL-CIO, the umbrella federation of Connecticut unions, will hold the second day of its twelfth biennial political convention at the Hartford Hilton on Friday, June 22.

22, Jun, 2018

In the Face of Janus, AFL-CIO Launches Nationwide Ad Campaign Calling on Working People to Organize

Major ad buy seizes on wave of collective action.

29, May, 2018