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AFL-CIO President on Federal Collective Bargaining Executive Order: "Very Definition of Union-Busting"

Straight out of Project 2025, this executive order is the very definition of union-busting.
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AFL-CIO President on Federal Collective Bargaining Executive Order: "Very Definition of Union-Busting"
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Ending Collective Bargaining at TSA Is a ‘Dangerous’ Move that Would Put Lives at Risk

TSA officers are the front-line defense at America’s airports for the millions of families who travel by air each year.
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Ending Collective Bargaining at TSA Is a ‘Dangerous’ Move that Would Put Lives at Risk

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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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UFCW Local 919 - First CT Cannabis Union
Advanced Grow Labs Forms Connecticut’s First Cannabis Union with UFCW Local 919

Advanced Grow Labs Forms Connecticut’s First Cannabis Union with UFCW Local 919

WEST HAVEN, CT – Forty-eight workers at Advanced Grow Labs in West Haven, Connecticut came together to form their union with the United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW) Local 919.

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