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Strike Called Off: Union & Employer Reach Historic Agreement for Norwalk Hospital Food Service Workers

22 Nov, 2024

NORWALK, CT — CHCA District 1199, NUHHCE is pleased to announce that the planned strike by Norwalk Hospital food service workers has been called off following the successful negotiation of a groundbreaking agreement with Morrison Healthcare.

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:

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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

Increase in Job Fatalities Highlights Need for Worker Protections

Too many of America’s workers are being killed on the job and face dangerous working conditions.

16, Dec, 2020

Pro-Worker Candidates Win Across Connecticut

From the State House to the U.S. House of Representatives, pro-worker candidates won up and down the ballot throughout Connecticut.

05, Nov, 2020

AFL-CIO, Chamber of Commerce, National Faith Leaders Call for Votes to Be Counted

Labor, business & faith leaders agree: All votes must be counted!

03, Nov, 2020

AFL-CIO Releases Its Annual Death on the Job: The Toll of Neglect Report

Each day in this country, an average of 275 workers die because of occupational illness and injuries. In Connecticut, there were 48 workplace deaths in 2018 alone.

09, Oct, 2020

Ginsburg One of America’s Greatest Jurists

America has lost one of the greatest jurists in our nation’s history. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg spent her career defending the Constitution and the everyday working people who bring that document to life.

18, Sep, 2020