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.
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.
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
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.
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.
