Connecticut
New Haven voters turn out for labor candidates
September 22, 2011In an extraordinary Democratic primary election, New Haven voters overwhelmingly backed labor and grassroots community candidates for Board of Aldermen in 14 of 15 wards.
Read moreConnecticut 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.
Read more“We’ll stand with Verizon workers, their fight is ours”
August 10, 2011Solidarity is key to the victory of any strike, especially for the 45,000 Verizon workers fighting to save their jobs and benefits at the bargaining table.
Read moreVote can save jobs, benefits, services
August 8, 2011Connecticut state workers are now voting for the second time on a tentative agreement reached by their unions and Gov. Malloy to "save jobs, protect benefits and preserve services."
Read moreReed Smith, leader for social justice, dies at 86
August 2, 2011A lifelong peace and civil rights activist, he helped form the first integrated housing development in Waterbury in the 1950s.
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