HUGE THANKS to Attorney General William Tong for standing up to the business lobby and defending working people from being forced into captive audience meetings. Protecting working people and their rights is what leadership looks like. 💪

@agwilliamtong.bsky.social has been at the forefront of this effort to protect workers from captive audience meetings for years. He never wavered. He never backed down. He was with us every step of the way. Great result today!!

So disappointing to see @jonathanlemire.bsky.social and @joe-scarborough.bsky.social drinking Starbucks coffee on @morningjoe-msnow.bsky.social set when hardworking baristas of @sbworkersunited.org are ON STRIKE, fighting for a contract. It's worse than crossing a picket line.

We are stronger TOGETHER. ✊ SAG-AFTRA President #SeanAstin & many #SagAftraMembers SHOWED UP in solidarity for @sbworkersunited.org baristas who are on ULP strike. We support them in their fight for a fair contract & an end to union-busting. #NoContractNoCoffee

As you're making the BIG grocery list this weekend, consider buying union-made. When you buy union, you're supporting: ✨ Good jobs in U.S. communities 💵 Living wages 🩺 Good benefits 🦺 Safe working conditions 🫶 Dignity and respect for workers These quality products are produced by union members 🧵

Baristas are on strike. So guess what? Starbucks doesn’t get a dime. We stand with the workers — not the billionaire brewing union busting on the side. #NoContractNoCoffee https://seiu.co/NoStarbucks

It’s time to #PayThePlayers what you owe them, WNBA. America’s unions stand in solidarity with WNBPA members as they fight for a strong contract that gives them the dignity and respect they deserve.

Pay them what you owe them! The Connecticut labor movement was proud to stand with members of the WNBPA at the Connecticut Sun game as they fight for a fair contract. Respect the players by paying them their fair share. (And the Connecticut Sun won 87-84!)

Very compelling.

Under Reagan's tax cuts, the average tax cut for the top 1% was 68x larger than the average cut for middle-class households. Under Bush's tax cuts, it was 16x larger. And under Trump, 36x larger.  The GOP has always governed for the privileged few.

Wake up Democrats!

The day after Lamont vetoed #UIforStrikingWorkers in CT, the Governor of Oregon signed a similar bill into law! And the Governor of Washington State signed their version into law last month. Protecting working people has only become more urgent since the Trump Administration has gutted the NLRB.

Another interesting (bad) move by Gov. Lamont. This is the second year in a row he's vetoed UI for striking workers legislation. Such a let down. 👎

Gov. Lamont has vetoed #UIforStrikingWorkers and once again sided with corporate CEOs over the hardworking people of Connecticut.

Senate President Pro Tempore Martin M. Looney and Senate Majority Leader Bob Duff issued statements today in response to Governor Lamont’s veto of Senate Bill 8, legislation to extend insurance protections to striking workers. Full statements ➡️ https://bit.ly/4k14bHO

Thank you to Sen. Martin Looney, @bobduffct.bsky.social and the Senate Democratic Caucus for leading the way and standing in solidarity with workers to pass SB 8. It would have incentivized employers to stop using workers' financial distress as a bargaining strategy, had Gov. Lamont signed it.

SB 8 prevents employers from bargaining in bad faith and forcing workers to strike. It passed the CT House and Senate overwhelmingly. Now it's up to Gov. Lamont. www.wfsb.com/2025/06/17/h...

All out to #LevelThePlayingField! Tonight #union members & justice advocates took to the streets outside Gov. Lamont’s mansion in Hartford to ask him a simple question; “Whose side are you on - working people or corporate CEOs?” #UIforStrikingWorkers @aflcio.org

It's never too late to do the right thing. Gov. Lamont - sign SB 8! www.ctinsider.com/business/art...

Well said, Chris Mattei. www.courant.com/2025/06/02/o...

This person wants to spread the good news of Christianity through a snide video mocking people’s fear of the deaths of poor Americans that her bill will cause. An actually loathsome human, and she’s a Senator no less. Dark days.

At a moment when many working people feel ignored by both major political parties, this is a unique and meaningful opportunity for Gov. Ned Lamont to demonstrate his commitment to working class voters by enacting policies that protect them and their jobs.

The State House just passed UI for Striking Workers! The passage of this bill in both chambers with a bipartisan vote marks a critical victory for working people in our state. Now it's on Gov. Lamont to do the right thing. He can either stand with corporate CEOs or stand with working people.

Kirby Boyce, member of IAM Local 1746, joined State Senate leaders this morning to urge passage of #UIforStrikingWorkers: "We just ended a 23-day strike at Pratt and I’m sure that if SB 8 was in place, the strike would not have happened in the first place."

Gov. Lamont just threatened to veto our #UIforStrikingWorkers legislation. This veto threat sends a clear message: Gov. Lamont is more concerned with protecting corporate profits than supporting the working people who make our economy run.

It's the final countdown! UAW-MDA members are ready to strike if General Dynamics cannot come to a fair agreement this Sunday. Join us on Facebook Live for an important update tomorrow, Sunday, at 10pm ET. youtu.be/d0kklIwIC6M?...

Sesame Street is officially UNION! Workers at Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit behind Sesame Street, have voted 55-19 to join @opeiulocal153.bsky.social Huge congrats to @sesameworkersunion.bsky.social! “We can officially say that today, May 15th, is brought to you by the letter U!”

100% of the workers at Jescraft voted to join the Iron Workers Union! #UnionYes

One day longer, one day stronger! America’s unions stand in solidarity with @iamunion.bsky.social workers at Pratt & Whitney as they fight for the strong contract they deserve! ✊

Moms forced to strike because Pratt & Whitney won't provide job security even after making hundreds of millions of dollars in profit from their slilled labor. Corporate greed at its worst.

A timely Mother's Day message: www.nhregister.com/opinion/arti...

It's Saturday so where else would we be but on the IAM picket line! Members are staying strong on Day 6 with great support from the community. THANKS to State Representative Tom Delnicki for walking the line in East Hartford!

Day 5 of the IAM Union strike at Pratt! Rep. Rosa DeLauro walked the line with Senator Matt Lesser in Middletown! Members are fired up - One day longer, one day stronger! @delauro.house.gov

What warms my heart on a cold, rainy day? Seeing so many elected officials come out and support @iamunion.bsky.social members on strike at Pratt & Whitney!

NEW: 89 textile manufacturing workers in Connecticut are unionizing with @steelworkers.bsky.social

Day 3 on the IAM strike line! Have you walked the line yet? Picket lines are 24/7 so join anytime that you can! @iamunion.bsky.social

Day 2 on the IAM strike line at Pratt! Energy is high and the Machinists are holding the line 24/7. Grateful to AG William Tong, Sen. Cabrera, Rep. Hughes & members of the Progressive Caucus for walking the line today! Come walk the picket line in Middletown & East Hartford! @iamunion.bsky.social

Dylan Fearon @wfsb.com has the best reporting on @iamunion.bsky.social strike at Pratt & Whitney. Machinists are fighting for job security while P&W made $590M profit Q1 this year! NY & NJ workers can access unemployment if a strike lasts more than 2 weeks. SB 8 makes that possible for CT workers.

Incredible support from Day 1 on the IAM strike line in East Hartford! We appreciate you all and we'll be here every day until the members get a fair contract! @iamunion.bsky.social

I stand with the hardworking members of IAM Locals 1746 & 700 who have voted to strike. These highly skilled workers help power one of Connecticut’s most critical industries.   I'm hopeful an agreement can be reached that reflects the immense value these workers bring.

We stand in solidarity with @iamunion.bsky.social workers at Pratt & Whitney as they strike for a strong new contract that makes their jobs better, and gives them the dignity and respect they deserve!

I strongly stand with the hardworking machinists at Pratt & Whitney and their families in fighting for fair wages, benefits, and job security.

SOLIDARITY ALERT: Stand with IAM members on strike at Pratt! Walk the line in Middletown or East Hartford and let them know we have their backs! @machinistsunion.bsky.social

Thank you @agwilliamtong.bsky.social for your strong support of @iamunion.bsky.social members on strike at Pratt & Whitney and for stabding with workers ALWAYS!! ✊️

Our state’s prosperity & progress depends on proper, fair treatment of workers, especially at Pratt where their products are critical to our national defense.

I stand with Pratt Machinists in fighting for basic workplace fairness—decent, well deserved pay, pensions & job security. Workers need long term certainty in jobs & income to make the American dream real.

Thank you @mattlesser.bsky.social and the Middletown delegation foe standing with @machinistsunion.bsky.social Locals 700 and 1746 as they fight for a fair contract at Pratt & Whitney.

STRIKE: Members of IAM Locals 700 & 1746 at Pratt & Whitney have voted to go on strike! Picket lines start at 12:01 AM on Monday.

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