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A strike has ended at group homes that care for developmentally disabled people. The leader of the union representing the striking workers said employees will receive a 7% raise in the first year of the contract, but no raise in the second year.

A three-week long labor strike involving 1,700 Connecticut group home workers came to a close this week as unions ratified new two-year contracts with six nonprofit providers including raises of about $1.25 per hour in the first year.

Group home and day program employees have agreed to new contracts at six agencies and are ending a strike that started at the end of May, according to their...

The strike brought by SEIU 1199 against six private nonprofits started in May.

Many healthcare workers in Connecticut are returning to work after a three-week-long strike to secure new contracts.

Unionized workers at six nonprofits in Connecticut agreed to a new contract with raises, ending a weekslong walkout.

Group home workers, many of whom are women of color, are seeking a minimum wage of $25 an hour, plus affordable healthcare.

The House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a $51.1 billion biennial budget early Tuesday morning that features a broad-based state income tax cut and dramatically boosts funding to local sc...

The CT budget proposal features an income tax cut and boosts funding to local schools. The Senate is expected to debate the bill on Tuesday.

The CT budget proposal, negotiated between Gov. Ned Lamont and legislators, features an income tax cut and boosts funding to local schools.