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AFL-CIO State of the Unions Address 2025

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AFL-CIO President: ‘The State of Our Unions Is Under Attack and Fighting Back’

27 Aug, 2025 Read More >

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Statement on Trump Administration's Stop Work Order of Revolution Wind

25 Aug, 2025

Joint Statement of Rhode Island AFL-CIO President Patrick Crowley and Connecticut AFL-CIO President Ed Hawthorne on the Trump Administration’s Stop Work Order of Revolution Wind "If it stands, the administration’s stop work order on the Revolution Wind project will eliminate local jobs and threaten

New AFL-CIO Report: Nation's Top CEOs Made 285 Times Workers' Pay in 2024

23 Jul, 2025

New research shows that S&P 500 CEOs got an average $1.24 million raise last year and made an average of $18.9 million in total compensation. (Washington, D.C.)—S&P 500 CEOs took home an average of $18.9 million in total compensation in 2024—a 7% pay raise from the previous year—according to a new

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SEIU Joins AFL-CIO to Build Unprecedented Worker Power, Win Unions for All Workers

(Washington, D.C.)—The AFL-CIO and the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) announced today that they are reuniting to launch a new, long-term effort to make it easier for workers to win a voice on our jobs with their unions.

09, Jan, 2025

CWA Local 1298 Sues PURA for Anti-Union Contract Interference

Hamden, CT — Today, Communication Workers of America Local 1298 (CWA) filed suit in Connecticut Superior Court against the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) to halt its interference in CWA’s collective bargaining agreement with Frontier Communications.

05, Dec, 2024

Strike Called Off: Union & Employer Reach Historic Agreement for Norwalk Hospital Food Service Workers

NORWALK, CT — CHCA District 1199, NUHHCE is pleased to announce that the planned strike by Norwalk Hospital food service workers has been called off following the successful negotiation of a groundbreaking agreement with Morrison Healthcare.

22, Nov, 2024

AFL-CIO Applauds NLRB Decision to Ban Captive Audience Meetings

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:

14, Nov, 2024

Connecticut AFL-CIO Reacts to 2024 Election Results

Ed Hawthorne, President of the Connecticut AFL-CIO, made the following statement in response to the 2024 election results:

07, Nov, 2024

AFL-CIO Reaffirms Commitment to Count Every Vote

(Washington, D.C.)—AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler issued the following statement in advance of Election Day next week:

30, Oct, 2024