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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 economy. In Connecticut and throughout the country, unions have and always will serve as a check on ...

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 to return to the classroom — but whether and when they will return remain open questions. About h...