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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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Hockey Players' Unions Join the AFL-CIO

(Washington, D.C.)—Two of professional hockey’s North American players' associations—the National Hockey League Players' Association (NHLPA) and the Professional Hockey Players’ Association (PHPA)—announced today they are formally affiliating with the AFL-CIO and joining it

03, Feb, 2025

AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler: 'Trump's Attack on Federal Workers Has Begun'

AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler released the following statement in response to President Trump's reinstatement of Schedule F, which Trump created in his first term, that seeks to reclassify hundreds of thousands of federal employees so they can later be fired and replaced with political l

21, Jan, 2025

Freezing Federal Worker Hiring Will Impair the Programs They Deliver to the American Public

WASHINGTON – American Federation of Government Employees National President Everett Kelley today issued the following statement in response to the Trump administration's executive order freezing federal hiring:

21, Jan, 2025

Connecticut For All 2025 Equity Agenda Launch

Connecticut For All Coalition Presents the 2025 Equity Agenda

[Hartford, CT] – This morning, nearly 200 people joined the Connecticut For All coalition to present the 2025 Equity Agenda - a roadmap for Connecticut to lift up all of our community members. The coalition's recommendations include introducing fair tax structures that

14, Jan, 2025

New Haven Public Schools cafeteria workers rallied outside the Board of Education to settle a fair contract

New Haven Cafeteria Workers Picket Board Of Education

New Haven, CT — This afternoon, dozens of New Haven Public Schools cafeteria workers rallied outside the Board of Education on Meadow Street, calling on Superintendent Madeline Negrón to settle a fair contract.

09, Jan, 2025

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