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Connecticut public service workers send message to Congress: No public service cuts to pay for billionaire tax breaks

AFSCME members, the public service workers who keep Connecticut running, gathered in Mystic to sound the alarm on how federal funding cuts will devastate all public services, from education to infrastructure

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Connecticut public service workers send message to Congress: No public service cuts to pay for billionaire tax breaks
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New AFL-CIO Report Finds Worker Deaths on the Job Continue, Will Worsen Under Trump Administration Policies

The AFL-CIO’s 34th annual ‘Death on the Job’ report provides a state-by-state analysis of threats to worker health and safety and policy recommendations for how the government can better protect workers

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New AFL-CIO Report Finds Worker Deaths on the Job Continue, Will Worsen Under Trump Administration Policies

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Wreaths at Workers Memorial Day
Labor & Elected Officials to Honor Connecticut Workers Killed on the Job

Labor & Elected Officials to Honor Connecticut Workers Killed on the Job

On Sunday, April 28, at 12:00 p.m., workers, elected officials, and students will gather at the Connecticut State Capitol in Hartford for a ceremony to honor workers who have died or suffered illness or injuries on the job.

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Workers from Advanced Grow Labs in West Haven ratified their first union contract with UFCW Local 919
First Cannabis Workers In CT Ratify Their Union Contract With 3 Year Agreement

First Cannabis Workers In CT Ratify Their Union Contract With 3 Year Agreement

West Haven, CT –Last night, workers at Advanced Grow Labs (AGL) in West Haven made history and voted unanimously to ratify their union contract- the very first union cannabis contract in the state.

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1199 Group Home & Day Program Workers Strike
CT AFL-CIO Statement on Start of Second Week of Group Home Workers Strike

CT AFL-CIO Statement on Start of Second Week of Group Home Workers Strike

Ed Hawthorne, President of the Connecticut AFL-CIO, made the following statement in response to group home and day program workers starting the second week of their strike as they continue to fight for a living wage, affordable health insurance, and funding for retirement:

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