Connecticut
Connecticut becomes first state to require paid sick days
June 15, 2011A national precedent was set in Connecticut last week after lawmakers passed measures allowing paid sick days and the expansion of health care coverage.
Read moreIn tough situation, Conn. state workers to vote on contract
June 2, 2011Thousands of state workers are expected for a question and answer session about the tentative agreement hammered out by their unions.
Read more“We did it!” Nursing home workers win 13-month strike
May 13, 2011The new three-year contracts, including raises and benefit improvements and a return to work with former positions and hours, were approved by an overwhelming vote of 189 to 6.
Read moreMachinists confront corporate greed at Hamilton Sundstrand
May 13, 2011Workers at Hamilton Sundstrand are fighting company plans to eliminate 214 Connecticut jobs this year, shrinking the unionized workforce by more than 20 percent.
Read more“Force of unity” defends working people’s rights
May 6, 2011With everything on the line, from Social Security and Medicare to the right to organize, working class families came out, many for the first time, to make their voices heard.
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