Press Room

Judge Brett Kavanaugh Puts Rights of Working People at Serious Risk

Judge Kavanaugh has a dangerous track record of protecting the privileges of the wealthy and powerful at the expense of working people.

Working People Across CT Respond to Supreme Court Decision on Janus v. AFSCME Council 31

A teacher, firefighter, paraeducator, janitor, administrative assistant, and other workers stood on the steps of the Connecticut Supreme Court on Wednesday to denounce a judicial attack on their fr

Supreme Court Does Bidding of Corporate Elites as Working People Fight On

We have never depended on any politician or judge to decide our fate and we aren’t about to start now.

Workers, Labor Leaders to Hold Press Conference to Respond to Supreme Court Decision on Janus v. AFSCME Council 31

HARTFORD – Workers, labor leaders, and community supporters will hold a press conference on Wednesday, June 27, at 4:00 p.m. to respond to the Supreme Court decision released this morning on the Janus v. AFSCME Council 31 case.

Endorsements from Second Day of Connecticut AFL-CIO Political Convention

HARTFORD – Delegates to the Connecticut AFL-CIO’s Twelfth Biennial Political Convention today endorsed the following candidates.

CT AFL-CIO to Hold Day Two of Twelfth Biennial Political Convention in Hartford

The Connecticut AFL-CIO, the umbrella federation of Connecticut unions, will hold the second day of its twelfth biennial political convention at the Hartford Hilton on Friday, June 22.

In the Face of Janus, AFL-CIO Launches Nationwide Ad Campaign Calling on Working People to Organize

Major ad buy seizes on wave of collective action.

Statement on Failure to Call Minimum Wage for a Vote

We are extremely disappointed that the legislature did not even have the courage to bring minimum wage up for a vote this year.

Workers, Labor Leaders, and Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman to Commemorate CT Workers Who Lost Their Lives on the Job

On Saturday, April 28, local workers, advocates, elected officials & students will gather at the Workers Memorial in Bushnell Park for a ceremony to honor workers who have died or suffered illness or injuries on the job.

Endorsements from First Day of Connecticut AFL-CIO Political Convention

Delegates to the Connecticut AFL-CIO’s Twelfth Biennial Political Convention today endorsed the following candidates.

Connecticut AFL-CIO to Hold Twelfth Biennial Political Convention in Hartford

The Connecticut AFL-CIO, the umbrella federation of Connecticut unions, will hold the first day of its twelfth biennial political convention at the Hartford Hilton on Friday, April 6.