Connecticut
“We’ll stand with Verizon workers, their fight is ours”
August 10, 2011Solidarity is key to the victory of any strike, especially for the 45,000 Verizon workers fighting to save their jobs and benefits at the bargaining table.
Read moreVote can save jobs, benefits, services
August 8, 2011Connecticut state workers are now voting for the second time on a tentative agreement reached by their unions and Gov. Malloy to "save jobs, protect benefits and preserve services."
Read moreReed Smith, leader for social justice, dies at 86
August 2, 2011A lifelong peace and civil rights activist, he helped form the first integrated housing development in Waterbury in the 1950s.
Read moreRetirees mobilize to defend Social Security, Medicare
July 10, 2011Rep. Murphy said that if the cap on Social Security taxes on high incomes was raised, the solvency of the fund would be secured for the future.
Read moreAttention lawmakers: Connecticut is not broke
July 1, 2011State workers in Connecticut are in a pitched battle to save their jobs and the services they provide.
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