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Union Re-Certification and Opt-Out Bills Filed in the House

Union Re-Certification and Opt-Out Bills Filed in the House

by Marc E. Fitch | Jan 18, 2019 | Labor, Yankee News | 0 comments

Two proposed bills – one allowing union re-certification elections and another ensuring labor contract language complies with the Supreme Court’s Janus decision – were filed with the House of Representatives and referred to the Labor and Public Employees Committee. An...
With New Attorney General, Democrats and Unions Try Again for Captive Audience Bill

With New Attorney General, Democrats and Unions Try Again for Captive Audience Bill

by Marc E. Fitch | Jan 18, 2019 | Labor | 0 comments

Four times in the past ten years Democratic lawmakers and union officials have tried to pass a bill restricting businesses from talking to their employees about unionization efforts only to have Attorney General George Jepsen inform them in 2011 -- and again in 2018...
After the Janus Dust Settles, State Unions See More Members, Less Money

After the Janus Dust Settles, State Unions See More Members, Less Money

by Marc E. Fitch | Jan 15, 2019 | Labor, Yankee News | 2 comments

In the six months since the controversial Supreme Court decision in Janus v. AFSCME, state employee unions gained 2,952 members but lost income from 11 percent of state employees, according to a comparison of union membership numbers between April and December of...
Union Officials Win Big Again at Connecticut Communist Party Awards Ceremony

Union Officials Win Big Again at Connecticut Communist Party Awards Ceremony

by Marc E. Fitch | Dec 18, 2018 | Labor | 1 comment

The Connecticut Communist Party gave out awards on Saturday, December 8 to Eva Bermudez Zimmerman, SEIU organizer and former Lt. Governor primary candidate, and Shellye Davis, president of the Greater Hartford Labor Council. It was not the first time that union...
Wallingford Signs Off on Union Contracts with Questionable Legal Language

Wallingford Signs Off on Union Contracts with Questionable Legal Language

by Marc E. Fitch | Dec 12, 2018 | Labor | 5 comments

As the Town of Wallingford faces a challenge by AFSCME for allowing employees to resign from union membership without AFSCME’s permission, the town council signed off on new labor contract extensions that contain language contrary to the Supreme Court’s Janus...
New Haven Fire Fighters Win Court Case Against State Union; Move Forward with Claim of Improper Union Spending

New Haven Fire Fighters Win Court Case Against State Union; Move Forward with Claim of Improper Union Spending

by Marc E. Fitch | Dec 11, 2018 | Labor | 0 comments

Superior Court Judge Thomas Moukawsher ruled Monday that New Haven Fire Fighters Local 825 had the right to disaffiliate from the Uniformed Professional Firefighters Association of Connecticut, ending a years-long dispute between the local and the state union....
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