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AFL-CIO: ICE Actions Are Putting Working People in Danger

AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler issued the following statement: The Trump administration's reckless Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations are trampling on working people's fundamental rights and freedoms: to work with dignity and raise our families without the threat of violence from our
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AFL-CIO Condemns Job-Threatening Order to Stop Offshore Wind Projects

AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler issued the following statement in response to the Trump administration ordering work to stop on offshore wind projects along the East Coast: President Trump's attempt to abruptly scuttle East Coast wind projects, leaving thousands of workers in limbo during the holiday
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AFL-CIO Condemns Job-Threatening Order to Stop Offshore Wind Projects

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House Gives Bipartisan Approval to Legislation that Protects Workers from Captive Audience Meetings

House Gives Bipartisan Approval to Legislation that Protects Workers from Captive Audience Meetings

"The labor movement is incredibly grateful to the Representatives that voted to protect workers from employer intimidation and harassment during union organizing campaigns,” said Ed Hawthorne, President of the Connecticut AFL-CIO.
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Senate Gives Bipartisan Support to Legislation that Protects Workers from Captive Audience Meetings

Senate Gives Bipartisan Support to Legislation that Protects Workers from Captive Audience Meetings

Today, the Connecticut State Senate took an important bipartisan step forward to protect workers from employer intimidation and harassment during union organizing campaigns.
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Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Confirmation Is a Victory for Working People⁠—and Democracy

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Confirmation Is a Victory for Working People⁠—and Democracy

Today’s historic confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court ushers in a new era for our country, and we congratulate her on this extraordinary achievement.
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CT AFL-CIO Thanks Judiciary Committee for Bipartisan Approval of Legislation Protecting Employees’ Free Speech

Ed Hawthorne, President of the Connecticut AFL-CIO, made the following statement in response to the Judiciary Committee passing Senate Bill 163, An Act Prote

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Hartford Paraeducator Urges Improving Working Conditions in Testimony to Education Committee

Hartford Paraeducator Urges Improving Working Conditions in Testimony to Education Committee

Well trained, well equipped and fairly paid paraeducators can be a stable force for students, providing additional support and reinforced instruction to curb and reclaim COVID learning losses.
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