Gov. Lamont has vetoed #UIforStrikingWorkers and once again sided with corporate CEOs over the hardworking people of Connecticut.
June 23, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Gov. Lamont has vetoed #UIforStrikingWorkers and once again sided with corporate CEOs over the hardworking people of Connecticut.
Economic Policy Institute analysis of #UIforStrikingWorkers legislation found:
✓ Strikes rarely last more than 2 weeks
✓ Minimal impact on UI trust fund
✓ Economic impact extends beyond striking workers
✓ Strikes rarely last more than 2 weeks
✓ Minimal impact on UI trust fund
✓ Economic impact extends beyond striking workers
February 13, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Economic Policy Institute analysis of #UIforStrikingWorkers legislation found:
✓ Strikes rarely last more than 2 weeks
✓ Minimal impact on UI trust fund
✓ Economic impact extends beyond striking workers
✓ Strikes rarely last more than 2 weeks
✓ Minimal impact on UI trust fund
✓ Economic impact extends beyond striking workers
Happening now: #union leaders join #CTGeneralAssembly leadership in urging labor cmte adopt proposal to expand #UIForStrikingWorkers, #LevelThePlayingField for #RNs & #HospitalStaff provoked by employers to #strike. @aft.org @afthealthcare.bsky.social @aaup.org @aflcio.org @ctaflcio.bsky.social
March 10, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Happening now: #union leaders join #CTGeneralAssembly leadership in urging labor cmte adopt proposal to expand #UIForStrikingWorkers, #LevelThePlayingField for #RNs & #HospitalStaff provoked by employers to #strike. @aft.org @afthealthcare.bsky.social @aaup.org @aflcio.org @ctaflcio.bsky.social
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
June 16, 2025 at 11:49 PM
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
The Labor Committee just passed #UIforStrikingWorkers! This brings us one step closer to helping restore balance to collective bargaining.
March 7, 2025 at 12:23 AM
The Labor Committee just passed #UIforStrikingWorkers! This brings us one step closer to helping restore balance to collective bargaining.
Senate Majority Leader Bob Duff testifying in support of #UIforStrikingWorkers: "Passing this bill is literally standing up for our neighbors, literally the people who work in our neighborhoods... All it does is put everyone on a level playing field"
February 13, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Senate Majority Leader Bob Duff testifying in support of #UIforStrikingWorkers: "Passing this bill is literally standing up for our neighbors, literally the people who work in our neighborhoods... All it does is put everyone on a level playing field"
State Senate President Martin Looney makes the case for #UIforStrikingWorkers: “Striking is the only option when an employer will not negotiate in good faith & the workers have put in many weeks of negotiations... these workers face losing their wages, their jobs or retaliation"
February 13, 2025 at 7:57 PM
State Senate President Martin Looney makes the case for #UIforStrikingWorkers: “Striking is the only option when an employer will not negotiate in good faith & the workers have put in many weeks of negotiations... these workers face losing their wages, their jobs or retaliation"
"We can feel how much workers are under attack from corporations right now. And even the very few rights we have are under threat. So I'm here to ask for public officials to stand up for working people" -UNITE-HERE President Gwen Mills on #UIforStrikingWorkers
February 13, 2025 at 11:10 PM
"We can feel how much workers are under attack from corporations right now. And even the very few rights we have are under threat. So I'm here to ask for public officials to stand up for working people" -UNITE-HERE President Gwen Mills on #UIforStrikingWorkers
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.
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.
May 28, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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.
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.
“Whether this bill is signed or vetoed, they can’t veto our movement nor can they veto our voice or our power,”; www.ctinsider.com/business/art... #UIforStrikingWorkers
Hundreds rally outside CT Governor's Residence for unemployment benefits for striking workers
Supporters of unemployment benefits for striking workers still hope the governor will change his mind on the issue.
www.ctinsider.com
June 17, 2025 at 3:26 PM
“Whether this bill is signed or vetoed, they can’t veto our movement nor can they veto our voice or our power,”; www.ctinsider.com/business/art... #UIforStrikingWorkers
“We are disheartened that Governor Lamont has vetoed Senate Bill 8, which would have extended unemployment insurance protections to striking workers,”; www.courant.com/2025/06/23/l... #UIforStrikingWorkers
CT Gov. Lamont vetoes controversial housing, striking workers bills
Gov. Ned Lamont has vetoed two controversial bills passed by the Connecticut legislature on housing and striking workers.
www.courant.com
June 24, 2025 at 2:37 PM
“We are disheartened that Governor Lamont has vetoed Senate Bill 8, which would have extended unemployment insurance protections to striking workers,”; www.courant.com/2025/06/23/l... #UIforStrikingWorkers
This is what #UnionActivism looks like! #BackusNurses leaders took to the capitol today to urge lawmakers to pass legislation that would extend #UIforStrikingWorkers. #LevelThePlayingField @aft.org @afthealthcare.bsky.social @aflcio.org (Photo Credit: @ctaflcio.bsky.social)
May 20, 2025 at 6:30 PM
This is what #UnionActivism looks like! #BackusNurses leaders took to the capitol today to urge lawmakers to pass legislation that would extend #UIforStrikingWorkers. #LevelThePlayingField @aft.org @afthealthcare.bsky.social @aflcio.org (Photo Credit: @ctaflcio.bsky.social)
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.
Protecting working people has only become more urgent since the Trump Administration has gutted the NLRB.
June 25, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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.
Protecting working people has only become more urgent since the Trump Administration has gutted the NLRB.
Labor law favors employers and corporate CEOs over workers when it comes to bargaining a contract. But a proposal to allow #UIforStrikingWorkers will help restore balance to collective bargaining.
Email Gov. Lamont now and urge him to stand with working people: act.aflcio.org/letters/tell...
Email Gov. Lamont now and urge him to stand with working people: act.aflcio.org/letters/tell...
April 9, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Labor law favors employers and corporate CEOs over workers when it comes to bargaining a contract. But a proposal to allow #UIforStrikingWorkers will help restore balance to collective bargaining.
Email Gov. Lamont now and urge him to stand with working people: act.aflcio.org/letters/tell...
Email Gov. Lamont now and urge him to stand with working people: act.aflcio.org/letters/tell...
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."
May 28, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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."
Taking action to #LevelThePlayingField; join our allies in the @ctaflcio.bsky.social for this important demonstration outside #GovNedLamont's mansion: aftct.org/event/june_2... #UIforStrikingWorkers @aft.org @afthealthcare.bsky.social @aflcio.org
June 4, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Taking action to #LevelThePlayingField; join our allies in the @ctaflcio.bsky.social for this important demonstration outside #GovNedLamont's mansion: aftct.org/event/june_2... #UIforStrikingWorkers @aft.org @afthealthcare.bsky.social @aflcio.org
Rank-and-file union members came to the State Capitol yesterday to urge lawmakers to pass legislation that would allow #UIforStrikingWorkers and help level the playing field!
May 21, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Rank-and-file union members came to the State Capitol yesterday to urge lawmakers to pass legislation that would allow #UIforStrikingWorkers and help level the playing field!
Joining the labor movement to #LevelThePlayingField; last night members picketed outside #GovNedLamont's mansion to encourage him to do the right thing for #WorkingFamilies, not side with the special interests. #UIForStrikingWorkers @aft.org @aaup.bsky.social @aflcio.org @ctaflcio.bsky.social
June 17, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Joining the labor movement to #LevelThePlayingField; last night members picketed outside #GovNedLamont's mansion to encourage him to do the right thing for #WorkingFamilies, not side with the special interests. #UIForStrikingWorkers @aft.org @aaup.bsky.social @aflcio.org @ctaflcio.bsky.social
Standing w/#WorkingFamilies provoked to #strike; urge #GovNedLamont embrace a proposal to #LevelThePlayingField & reject keeping scales tipped in favor of billionaires: act.aflcio.org/letters/tell... #UIforStrikingWorkers @aft.org @afthealthcare.bsky.social @aflcio.org @ctaflcio.bsky.social
May 22, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Standing w/#WorkingFamilies provoked to #strike; urge #GovNedLamont embrace a proposal to #LevelThePlayingField & reject keeping scales tipped in favor of billionaires: act.aflcio.org/letters/tell... #UIforStrikingWorkers @aft.org @afthealthcare.bsky.social @aflcio.org @ctaflcio.bsky.social