Connecticut AFL-CIO

Happening now: CT chapter of @retiredams.bsky.social honors #AFTCT prez Jan Hochadel for her tireless commitment to #RetirementSecurity & #RepealTheSteal activists for success in restoring #SocialSecurity fairness. @aft.org @aftteach.bsky.social @aflcio.org @ctaflcio.bsky.social

#FundOurFutureCT @aft.org @aftteach.bsky.social @aflcio.org @ctaflcio.bsky.social @leslieblatteau.bsky.social

Happening now: #union leaders join Comptroller @seanscanlonct.bsky.social to announce #paraprofessionals’ healthcare subsidy to continue thru '26. #FundOurFutureCT @aft.org @aftteach.bsky.social @psrp-aft.bsky.social @aflcio.org @ctaflcio.bsky.social @council4.bsky.social @cseaseiu2001.bsky.social

Securing #RealSolutions; last night our #NewtownTeachers’ recently ratified 3-yr agreement to #RaiseTheWage for all, smooth out increases for veterans & fix workday issues for elementary educators was adopted by BOE. #UnionYES @aft.org @aftteach.bsky.social @aflcio.org @ctaflcio.bsky.social

Pursuing misdemeanor charges against SEIU ISWW & @seiuca.org president David Huerta is a gross abuse of power by this administration. The 15 million members of the AFL-CIO stand shoulder to shoulder with David as he fights for justice. aflcio.org/press/releas...

Blocking concessions and making gains! Last night, our #NewBritain #paraprofessionals' recently ratified three-year agreement to #RaiseTheWage and boost #SpecialEd stipends was approved by the @csdnbct's board of education. #UnionYES @aft.org @psrp-aft.bsky.social @aflcio.org @ctaflcio.bsky.social

No Contract? No Coffee!

Baristas at the Corbin's Corner Starbucks and their community allies held a practice picket to demand management finally settle a fair contract!

While baristas are struggling to make ends meet, the CEO of Starbucks made $96 million last year.

Three years. That's how long it's been since the baristas at the Corbin's Corner Starbucks won their union.

But they are all still fighting for a contract! Join them on Saturday for a practice picket and let them know we have their backs!

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Moving admin to #RaiseTheWage, improve conditions & drop a divisive salary tier scheme; this week #MitchellCollegeFaculty members ratified a hard-won 3-yr successor #union contract with #MitchellCollege. #UnionYES @aft.org @afthighered.bsky.social @aflcio.org @ctaflcio.bsky.social‬

BREAKING: UAW members at Cummins in Bloomfield are on STRIKE!

Instead of negotiating a fair contract, management has interfered with the federal labor rights of its employees by committing multiple unfair labor practice violations during the course of negotiations.

Our message to the Trump administration is clear:

Fund the government. Fix the health care crisis. And put working people first.

#StopTheTrumpShutdown

AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler issued the following statement after the federal government’s funding expired at midnight and a shutdown began: The federal government is shutting down right now because President Trump and his administration chose chaos and pain over responsible governing. Now, countless jobs, the essential government services we all rely on and the economy powered by our workforce are in jeopardy—all because the administration wants to take one more swing at wrecking the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and throwing working people off our health care. Hundreds of thousands of federal workers are being locked out and stand to lose the paychecks their families depend on. Federal contractors, including custodians and cafeteria workers, won’t have the assurance of back pay. It’s not Washington politicians who are at risk here—it’s working people just like us, more than 80% of whom live outside D.C. and 30% are veterans. These are the people who get our Social Security checks out on time, keep our food and water safe, care for our veterans, and protect us at airports and during natural disasters. Under the administration’s Project 2025/DOGE agenda, federal workers have been fired, rehired and fired again. They’ve been stripped of their collective bargaining rights and union contracts. Now, President Trump is shutting down the government, using federal workers as pawns and threatening to illegally fire them—all to avoid fixing the mounting health care cost crisis that will hurt millions of Americans. The labor movement’s message to the administration is clear: Get to work. Fund the government. Fix the health care crisis. Put working people first.

The federal government is shutting down because the Trump admin chose chaos and taking a swing at the Affordable Care Act over responsible governing.

Our message is clear: fund the government, fix the health care crisis and put working people first. aflcio.org/press/releas...

Who's ready for the 3rd Annual Labor Softball Classic?!

Join us for a night of fun and a good cause on Oct. 3 at Dunkin’ Park, the union-built home of the Yard Goats. Gates open at 4pm and concessions will be open!

All proceeds will benefit the CT AFL-CIO's Workers Memorial Day Scholarship Fund.

Starbucks is closing stores and cutting 900 jobs in a restructuring move.

1,100 jobs were slashed earlier this year.

Reminder that Starbucks’ CEO made 6,666x more than the company's median employee in 2024.

This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500.

Cheer on #AFTCT's team & support a good cause; The 3rd annual Labor Softball Classic at Dunkin' Park will benefit the @ctaflcio.bsky.social‬'s Workers Memorial Day #scholarship fund: aftct.org/event/3rd-an... #CommunityChampions @aft.org @aaup.org @aflcio.org

Rain or shine, the members of UAW Local 379 who work at Cummins in Bloomfield were out in force for their practice picket to demand a fair contract!

These workers deserve a contract with strong wage increases, and improved health care and job security.

@uaw.org

Practice Picket Outside Cummins We want to let Cummins know that we're serious about winning our demands. Show up in front of the Cummins plant during your break/lunch or before your shift on Thursday, September 25, anytime between ...

98% of UAW members at Cummins in Bloomfield have voted to authorize a strike! Join their practice picket on Thursday to show them we have their backs as they fight for a fair contract!

Sept. 25 at 11:30 AM: region9a.uaw.org/local379/eve...

Yale University is the second wealthiest university in the nation with over $40 BILLION in their endowment.

But the workers at Yale are struggling to make ends meet. Join the workers for their "We Can't Keep Up Rally" as they fight for a fair contract.

A strong new #union contract that will #RaiseTheWage & hold the line on healthcare costs; last night our #MeridenCustodians' recently ratified 3-yr agreement was approved #MeridenK12's board of education. #UnionYES @aft.org @aflcio.org @psrp-aft.bsky.social @ctaflcio.bsky.social

Rally with food service workers on Wednesday at SCSU in New Haven as they continue the fight for a living wage and fair contract!

One job should be enough! @unitehere.org

Winning investments in #PublicEd personnel who show up for their students; Last night our #WatertownParas’ recently ratified 3-yr agreement to #RaiseTheWage, boost stipends & increase #PaidLeave was finalized by the BOE. #UnionYES @aft.org @aflcio.org @ctaflcio.bsky.social

Pay them what you owe them!

The Connecticut labor movement was proud to stand with members of the WNBPA at the Connecticut Sun game as they fight for a fair contract.

Respect the players by paying them their fair share.

(And the Connecticut Sun won 87-84!)

Fifty years ago, teachers in New Haven went on strike for better pay, smaller class sizes and improved working conditions.

Hear from the teachers that went out on that historic strike this Sunday in New Haven & learn what lessons we can draw from it today.

RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/rememberin...

Opinion: This Labor Day, let's honor workers by actually listening to them When workers have a voice on the job and a seat at the table, they can finally negotiate on a level playing field.

A MESSAGE TO ALL ELECTED OFFICIALS:

This #LaborDay, don't just thank a worker. Stand with us. Fight for us. And do it each & every day.

Support our right to organize, fight for fair wages, & build an economy where no one who works has to live in poverty.

Along with all of America’s unions, our thoughts are with the Minnesota families impacted by the senseless school shooting today in Minneapolis.

Our hearts go out to our @mnaflcio.org union family during this tragic time.

PICKET: Food service workers at CCSU, SCSU, and WCSU are picketing for a living wage and fair contract!

Many workers are forced to get second and third jobs just to get by, despite working full-time.

One job should be enough!

Unions aren’t just good for workers—they also benefit communities and democracy Rebuilding worker power by strengthening unions is not just good policy—it is a democratic imperative in the face of authoritarian backsliding.

Unions boost wages 🚀

On average, a union worker earns 12.8% more in wages than their nonunionized peers.

But unions don’t just help union workers—they help ALL workers by raising standards.

Read our new report about how unions are good for workers AND communities: www.epi.org/publication/...

Share of economy's resources dedicated to public education is waning.” The chart is a line graph showing Per-pupil spending as a share of potential GDP per capita from 1970–2021. This measure of educational investment effort rose throughout the 1970s and 1980s, reflecting a continuous investment in public education. However, spending on K–12 education as a share of per capita GDP slowed in the 1990s and outright stalled after the Great Recession in 2008, reflecting a lagging public education investment effort.

Our new research shows that state budget cuts and the rise of voucher programs are robbing children of an adequate education.

Learn more from @hilwething.bsky.social:

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The AFL-CIO's national bus tour will be making a stop in Connecticut!

We are hosting a "Back to School" roundtable discussion focused on the devastating federal cuts—and the lack of sufficient state funding—in our K-12 and public higher education systems.

Imagine if Greg Abbott put this much effort into life-saving flood relief. Or raises for workers. Or health care.

Don’t fall for these political games.

We support Chair Wu. Thank you for fighting for Texas workers! #txlege