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With a budget centered on middle-class tax relief largely finalized Thursday, protesters occupied a crossroad outside the state Capitol, still demanding more spending on wages for striking caregivers...
The workers are trying to convince Gov. Ned Lamont and legislative leaders to add more funding for them in the state’s biennial budget, expected to come up for a vote before Wednesday.
With a budget centered on middle-class tax relief largely finalized Thursday, protesters occupied a crossroad outside the state Capitol, still demanding more spending on wages for striking caregivers and an expansion of Medicaid for the undocumented and disabled.
The protestors demanded more spending on wages for CT's striking caregivers and an expansion of Medicaid for the undocumented and disabled.
About 60 union members were arrested on Thursday in a civil disobedience event in support of striking nursing home workers.