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Legislative Session: Victories, Losses, and a Budget Still to Come

The General Assembly adjourned the regular 2017 legislative session sine die at midnight on Wednesday, June 7.

Statement on GOP Budget Scheme & Adjournment of Legislative Session

The Connecticut AFL-CIO, AFT Connecticut, and AFSCME Council 4 made the following statements in response to the GOP’s budget scheme and the adjournment of the 2017 legislative session.

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Statement on Senate Republican Proposal to Eliminate Collective Bargaining Rights

The Connecticut AFL-CIO, AFSCME Council 4, and AFT Connecticut made the following statements in response to the Senate Republican proposal to eliminate certain collective bargaining rights.

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Trumka: Widening Income Inequality Threatens Democracy Worldwide

Widening income inequality, in the U.S. and in other developed nations, threatens democracy, just as it did in the 1930s, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka says. Trumka issued that warning in early June at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) meeting in Paris. The OECD, which represents the most-developed nations in the world, invited outside experts to discuss the state of the world economy.

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New York Times: Under Trump, Worker Protections Are Viewed With New Skepticism

“I had the feeling that the administration has already decided what it wants to do,” Peg Seminario, director for safety and health at the A.F.L.-C.I.O., said of proposed changes to restrictions on beryllium.

Read the full article in the New York Times.

Trump Seeks to Privatize Air Traffic Control

The Washington Post says President Trump will seek to put a spotlight on his vows to privatize the nation’s air traffic control system and spur $1 trillion in new investment in roads, waterways and other infrastructure with a week-long series of events starting Monday at the White House.

Read the full article in the Washington Post.

How School Vouchers Undermine Our Democracy

Jonah Edelman, chief executive of Stand for Children, and AFT President Randi Weingarten write in a Los Angeles Times op-ed that "President Trump wants to siphon billions of dollars from public schools to fund private and religious school vouchers. It’s an idea that’s bad for kids, public education and our democracy."

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