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ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) — In a sign of solidarity, member unions of the Connecticut...

Connecticut’s AFL-CIO opens a two-day virtual convention Thursday, marking a changing of the guard at a time of great strife in national labor relations, yet unusual unity in the state’s labor movement. Left-leaning SEIU 1199 just rejoined the state AFL-CIO. Conservative building trades no longer threaten to bolt. And on Friday, delegates are set to choose new leaders: Ed Hawthorne, president; and Shellye Davis, executive vice president.

A new president and executive vice president are set to take over Connecticut’s AFL-CIO...

Shellye Davis (left) and Ed Hawthorne (right) in support of the PRO-Act Solidarity is not a noun. Solidarity is a verb. It requires action. It compels us to seek common ground and support union members; to empower wage workers in the struggle for better pay, pension, and healthcare. Solidarity is walking a strike line, writing to elected officials, organizing the underpaid and overworked into a union, or actively pushing back against the age-old misconception that unions are the scourge of our ...

Monthly Yearly Will getting teachers vaccinated get students back in school full time? It might not be that easy Jacqueline Rabe Thomas :: CtMirror.org Waterbury Teachers Karlyn Fitzpatrick and Danielle Byron plan to get vaccinated. Behind them is a flag at half-staff in respect of the 500,000 people in the U.S. who have died from COVID-19. The state of Connecticut begins the arduous job this week of vaccinating 99,000 teachers and school workers against COVID-19, opening the door for students ...

While educators might feel more secure, others believe a full return might not occur...

The 2020 Amistad Award honorees were Barbara Vereen, Rob Baril, Jan Hochadel, and Wildadiz Bermudez. NEW HAVEN, Conn.—From the moment the dramatic African drumming and slide show of the marches, rallies, car caravans, strikes, and election campaigns began, it was certain this would be an extraordinary and uplifting People’s World Amistad Awards program. The famed BODOMA Garifuna Culture Band kept the spirit elevated all evening long with musical performances. Transformed from a large in-p...