Working people made our voices heard in the 2018 midterm elections. Together, we knocked on 2.3 million doors and made a half a million phone calls in support of the labor-endorsed candidates who will advocate for working families.
The Waterbury Building Trades Council unanimously voted to cancel their annual Christmas luncheon and instead donate their $1,000 budget for the event to the Center for Human Development Hospitality Center in Waterbury.
After a final round of interviews, the following candidates were endorsed by the Connecticut AFL-CIO:
State Senate SD 6: Terry Gerratana SD 14: James Maroney
State House HD 6: Edwin Vargas* HD 49: Susan Johnson HD 86: Vincent Mase* HD 102: Robin Comey HD 122: Jose Concalves* HD 137: Chris Perone* HD 147: Matt Blumenthal
AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka delivered the following remarks at Yale Law School on the future of the Supreme Court:
Good afternoon. It’s great to be back here at Yale. I want to thank the American Constitution Society for your hospitality. I look forward to taking your questions.
Any new deal must raise wages, ensure workers’ rights and freedoms, reduce outsourcing and put the interests of working families first in all three countries.
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 freedom to negotiate a fair return on their work.
LORI PELLETIER: President of the Connecticut AFL-CIO
