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CT AFL-CIO Stands with Workers Forming a Union at Mystic Seaport

The Connecticut AFL-CIO proudly recognizes the dedicated workers of Mystic Seaport Museum for taking the courageous step of filing for a union election and beginning their effort to organize a union. "On behalf of the Connecticut AFL-CIO, I want to commend the workers at Mystic Seaport for their
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Despite Relentless Attacks, Nearly Half a Million Workers Unionized in 2025

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.
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Despite Relentless Attacks, Nearly Half a Million Workers Unionized in 2025
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Major Court Victory Protects Captive Audience Law

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
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Major Court Victory Protects Captive Audience Law

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Cannabis Workers at Still River Wellness in Torrington Ratify First Union Contract

Cannabis Workers at Still River Wellness in Torrington Ratify First Union Contract

[Torrington, CT] – The United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 371 is proud to announce the workers at Still River Wellness in Torrington recently ratified their first union contract. Still River Wellness workers are just

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