Unions

Connecticut advocates have commended the state’s Congressional delegation for supporting the passage of legislation to restore full Social Security benefits for teachers, law enforcement officers, firefighters and other public servants.

Under current law, only some people in federally supported housing have the right to organize without fear of retaliation. U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) is co-sponsoring legislation to amend the U.S. Housing Act of 1937 to change that.

Graduate workers at Yale University approved their first union contract over the weekend. It includes improvements to health care, major raises, a comprehensive grievance procedure and improved benefits for families and dependents, among other gains.

About 1,700 members of Connecticut’s largest health care workers union ended a three-week long strike against six nonprofits that run group homes across the state on Thursday.

Technical healthcare workers at Windham Hospital in Connecticut have joined nursing staff in a two-day strike Tuesday against their employer Hartford Healthcare.

In Connecticut and New York, workers have been organizing. And they’re challenging big companies to change how they treat their employees. Starbucks, Amazon, and Apple have all seen efforts to unionize.

McDonald’s workers went on strike Friday at travel plazas along Interstate 95 in Connecticut.The union that represents workers said they faced anti-union…

Bail reform advocates in New York have released a report that criticizes state senators from Long Island for taking campaign contributions from law…

Fast food workers at the I-95 service plaza in Darien, Connecticut, walked off the job this morning. They say they have faced systematic mistreatment…

Connecticut lawmakers and essential workers held a rally in Hartford Thursday, calling for greater protections for those on the frontline of the COVID-19…