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Connecticut AFL-CIO Applauds Passage of UI for Striking Workers Legislation in State House

30 May, 2025 Read More >

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Connecticut AFL-CIO Applauds Passage of Critical Pro-Worker Legislation in the State Senate

28 May, 2025

We thank the Senate for proudly and unapologetically standing with Connecticut's working families today by passing SB 8. Today’s vote is a critical step towards helping restore balance to collective bargaining.

Connecticut AFL-CIO Responds to Lamont’s Veto Threat of UI for Striking Workers Legislation

28 May, 2025

Gov. Lamont has once again sided with corporate CEOs over the hardworking people of Connecticut.

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Labor Applauds Senate Democrats for Legislation to Protect CT Workers

From providing pandemic pay to essential workers to protecting workers seeking to join together in union, this legislation is a game changer.

17, Feb, 2022

Labor Disappointed by Lamont’s Weak Pandemic Hazard Pay Proposal for Essential Workers

Gov. Lamont’s proposed budget adjustments badly missed the mark when it comes to supporting frontline essential workers.

09, Feb, 2022

Union Membership Numbers Reflect Broken Labor Laws

(Washington, D.C., Jan. 20, 2022)—Today’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) annual report on union membership makes it clear that American labor laws are unquestionably broken.

20, Jan, 2022

CT AFL-CIO Statement on Comptroller Lembo’s Resignation

Kevin Lembo is exactly the kind of elected official our state and our nation needs – someone who is smart, hard-working, kind, and always working with the utmost integrity. His resignation is a major loss for Connecticut.

03, Dec, 2021

CT AFL-CIO Elect Ed Hawthorne & Shellye Davis as New Leaders

Delegates to the Connecticut AFL-CIO’s fourteenth biennial Constitutional Convention unanimously elected Ed Hawthorne (AFSCME) as President and Shellye Davis (AFT) as Executive Vice President today.

29, Oct, 2021

Labor Legend Trumka Passes Away

The entire labor movement is grieving as the nation lost a true champion for working people. From his early days as a coal miner to President of the 12.5 million member AFL-CIO, Trumka dedicated his entire life to championing workers’ rights.

05, Aug, 2021