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"I do not view the labor movement as part of the problem. To me, it's part of the solution. You cannot have a strong middle class without a strong labor movement." -- President Barack Obama, Jan. 30, 2009
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Out-of-control health care costs are forcing working families to forgo needed medical care and shredding family bank accounts, while private health insurance companies deny claims and, far too often, refuse to provide coverage. The results of the 2009 Health Care for America Survey—sponsored by the AFL-CIO and Working America—show that more than half of the 23,460 people who took the survey cannot get the health care they need at a price they can afford and one-third say they forgo basic medical care because of its high price. Read More>>
CT group warns state budget cuts would undermine economic recovery
Even before the current recession began, The report, The State of Working Connecticut: Job Trends and the Labor Market, concludes that state government needs to take greater, not less responsibility for supporting
On Tuesday, April 28th, 2009 the Connecticut AFL-CIO held a ceremony to commemorate Workers' Memorial Day in honor of the workers who were injured or killed on the job and they broke ground for a permanent workers' memorial in Bushnell Park, Hartford.
Union voters played an important role in President-elect Barack Obama's historic victory, delivering a critical bloc of support in swing states that helped propel Obama and other worker-friendly candidates to big wins on Nov. 4, according to polling data from the AFL-CIO.
More than half of U.S. workers—nearly 60 million—say they would join a union right now if they could. If only it were that easy. And it could be: If the Employee Free Choice Act were passed, workers who want to unionize could sign a card saying as much, and a majority would then authorize the formation of a union. But not if groups like the misnamed Coalition for a Democratic Workplace and the Center for Union Facts have their way.
CONNECTICUT LEGISLATORS' SCORECARD The Connecticut AFL-CIO has created a guide used to score state legislators' voting records on issues of importance to Connecticut working women and men over the years. It's a tool that can be of great value to your members.
The Greater Hartford Labor Council, AFL-CIO represents over 25,000 members of 70 unions throughout north central Connecticut. The mission of the Greater Hartford Labor Council, AFL-CIO is to improve the lives of working families—to bring economic justice to the workplace and social justice to our state and the nation. Read more... (and read the latest Delegates' meeting minutes at bottom of page) |
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