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

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
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Statement on Trump Administration's Stop Work Order of Revolution Wind
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New AFL-CIO Report: Nation's Top CEOs Made 285 Times Workers' Pay in 2024

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

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Statement on Machinists Successful Contract Negotiations with Pratt & Whitney

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

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

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.
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