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Despite Relentless Attacks, Nearly Half a Million Workers Unionized in 2025

18 Feb, 2026

New data released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows union representation grew by 463,000 in 2025, bringing the total number of workers represented by union contracts to 16.5 million.

Major Court Victory Protects Captive Audience Law

14 Feb, 2026

Ed Hawthorne, President of the Connecticut AFL-CIO, made the following statement in response to U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley granting Connecticut's motion for summary judgment and dismissing CBIA and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s challenge to the state's captive audience law: This federal

AFL-CIO: ICE Actions Are Putting Working People in Danger

09 Jan, 2026

AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler issued the following statement: The Trump administration's reckless Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations are trampling on working people's fundamental rights and freedoms: to work with dignity and raise our families without the threat of violence from our

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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