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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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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