Labor Unions

Connecticut’s state House of Representatives is set to vote on a bill giving striking workers unemployment benefits after two weeks out of work. The bill doesn't have support from Republicans or Gov. Ned Lamont.

Machinists at Connecticut-based jet engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney began walking the picket line just after midnight on Monday after voting to go on strike this weekend. Union officials say they’re protesting for job, wage and retirement security.

A coalition of Connecticut labor, community and faith groups want state lawmakers to adjust the state’s fiscal guardrails this year to allow for more spending on public education, health care and housing.

The workers are members of Local 217 of Unite Here, the national union representing hotel workers across the country. They are fighting for better wages, health coverage and pensions, and for fair staffing in the post-Covid industry, where many services have not been restored.

Labor unions have seen a surge of support, according to a recent Gallup poll, with Gen Z and millennial workers showing the highest levels.

The Connecticut Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection gave a $100,000 contract to a private IT firm last August, violating state rules according to an investigation by a Connecticut Contracting Standards Board subcommittee.

Orsted said they would invoke part of a harbor development agreement to handle the time-sensitive loadout of the wind turbine parts for their South Fork Wind project in New York. Their turbine supplier will handle the loadout until State Pier union members return to work in New London.

Members of the International Longshoremen Association began their strike at the State Pier in New London, Connecticut on Monday. The union says Orsted is ignoring their jurisdiction by giving jobs to their own workers.

It was part of a day of protests at ports across the world, spearheaded by the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and its New London chapter.

A union representing train inspectors plans to strike after years of contract negotiations with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. That could disrupt tens of thousands of New York and Connecticut commuters this fall.