Tom Connolly
LATEST ARTICLES BY Tom Connolly
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Labor
Connecticut home care workers arrested at State Capitol while demanding dignity
February 23, 2022These essential workers, whom many call heroes, are fighting for a livable wage, health insurance, paid time off, and for dignity, respect, and a more just society.
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Labor
Healthcare, wages at stake in Machinists strike at UTC Cheshire Aerospace
September 26, 2018"We are going to stay out here and keep fighting until they give us something reasonable."
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Labor
Severance Food workers in Connecticut win union representation with UFCW
February 5, 2018Workers at Severance Foods voted yes to join a union so they could earn a better wage and a better life.
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U.S.
Corporations are not people
January 23, 2012"Corporations are not people and money is not speech!" and "Get corporate money out of our democracy" was the theme of two demonstrations in Hartford. Conn.
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U.S.
Connecticut Working Families Party sets agenda for 2012
September 8, 2011This state's Working Families Party convened their annual meeting last week with a dispaly of strength.
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Labor
Spectrum nursing home workers mark year on strike
April 20, 2011Hundreds of representatives from labor and community organizations poured out last Saturday in support of Spectrum Health nursing home workers.
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Labor
Nursing home workers mark sixth month of strike
October 19, 2010HARTFORD, Conn. - Hundreds of workers and their supporters rallied at Park Place Health Care Center in Hartford last week marking the 400 workers' sixth month on strike against Spectrum Healthcare. The members of SEIU 1199...
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Labor
At “Spectrum of Shame,” families back striking health care workers
June 22, 2010HARTFORD, Conn. - A speakout by family members and friends of residents at Park Place nursing home marked the 65th day of a strike by nearly 400 District 1199 health care workers.
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