Press Room

AFL-CIO Applauds NLRB Decision to Ban Captive Audience Meetings

14 Nov, 2024

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:

Connecticut AFL-CIO Reacts to 2024 Election Results

07 Nov, 2024

Ed Hawthorne, President of the Connecticut AFL-CIO, made the following statement in response to the 2024 election results:

AFL-CIO Reaffirms Commitment to Count Every Vote

30 Oct, 2024

(Washington, D.C.)—AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler issued the following statement in advance of Election Day next week:

Recent

Statement on Introduction of Landmark Worker Rights Bill

The PRO Act will be one of the most important pieces of legislation for working people in a generation.

04, Feb, 2021

Statewide Coalition Urges Lamont to Craft Budget that Creates a Recovery for All

HARTFORD – On Thursday, the Recovery for All coalition, which is comprised of community, faith and labor organizations, sent a letter to Gov. Lamont urging him to craft a budget that reduces income inequality and ensures that Connecticut’s economic recovery is shared by all.

28, Jan, 2021

AFL-CIO Calls on Donald Trump to Resign or Be Removed from Office

Hate and insurrection have no place in America.

08, Jan, 2021

Attempted Coup an Unconscionable Assault on Democracy

This is an effort to violate the constitutional rights of every law-abiding American and the labor movement will not stand for it. Not today. Not ever.

06, Jan, 2021

Dr. Miguel Cardona a Champion for Public Education

President-elect Joe Biden’s selection of Dr. Miguel Cardona to lead the Department of Education is a sorely needed transition away from the backward values and atrocious record of Secretary Betsy DeVos.

22, Dec, 2020

CT AFL-CIO Statement on Tragic Passing of Ed Gomes

Today, the labor movement lost a true hero for working people. As a retired steelworker and member of USW, Ed Gomes knew what it was like to work for a living and brought that experience to the state legislature every day.

22, Dec, 2020