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

Statement on EPI Report on Public Sector Compensation

Lori J. Pelletier, President of the Connecticut AFL-CIO, made the following statement in response to the EPI report on public sector compensation.

06, Dec, 2016

Statement on Machinists Successful Contract Negotiations with Pratt & Whitney

Lori J. Pelletier, President of the Connecticut AFL-CIO, made the following statement in response to the Machinists’ successful contract negotiations with Pratt & Whitney.

04, Dec, 2016

Statement on State Bond Commission Vote to Give Millions to Another Hedge Fund

Lori J. Pelletier, President of the Connecticut AFL-CIO, made the following statement in response to the State Bond Commission voting to give $32 million to AQR Capital, a Greenwich hedge fund.

15, Nov, 2016

Statement on Gov. Malloy’s & Minority Leader Klarides’s Post-Election Remarks

Lori J. Pelletier, President of the Connecticut AFL-CIO, made the following statement in response to Minority Leader Themis Klarides’s and Governor Malloy’s post-election remarks where they claimed that candidates who lost were outworked.

11, Nov, 2016

CT AFL-CIO Statement on Election Results

Lori J. Pelletier, President of the Connecticut AFL-CIO, made the following statement in response to Tuesday’s election results.

09, Nov, 2016

CT AFL-CIO Response to Ad Targeting William Petit

Lori J. Pelletier, President of the Connecticut AFL-CIO, made the following statement in response to ads targeting state representative candidate Dr. William Petit.

26, Oct, 2016