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Connecticut AFL-CIO gears up to build worker power
July 2, 2024Elections seen as critical avenue to build working class power.
Read moreGwen Mills formally takes the helm as Unite HERE President
June 25, 2024Unite HERE convention delegates formally elected longtime New Haven, Conn., activist and leader Gwen Mills as the union’s new president. She promptly pledged to double its organizing and deepen its already large political involvement.
Read moreNew Haven neighborhood’s response to killing: unity and demand for jobs
September 29, 2017NEW HAVEN, Conn. — A tragedy has given rise to unity and hope in the Newhallville neighborhood where 14-year old Tyriek B. Keyes was killed just blocks from his home this summer. Keyes, a talented dancer...
Read moreNew Haven prepares for week of action for jobs
November 29, 2011Actions include supporting the emergency need for massive public works jobs to restart the economy and aid communities, to be paid for by taxing the rich and ending the wars.
Read moreNew 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.
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