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From Closed Doors to Door to Door: How Connecticut Labor Turns Endorsements into Political Power
July 20, 2026 // There is nothing improper about union members participating in elections. Workers do not surrender their political rights by joining a union, and labor organizations have every right to campaign for candidates and policies they support. But the scale of that operation deserves public attention, particularly when participating affiliates represent government employees whose compensation and working conditions are shaped by the officials those unions are helping elect. That is a long-standing feature of public-sector politics, not evidence that any candidate traded a policy commitment for an endorsement. It does, however, explain why labor’s support is worth substantially more than favorable words in a press release: the same organizations that advocate for higher wages, richer benefits and broader bargaining power can also help determine which officials will make decisions on those issues. That does not make the political activity illegitimate. It makes the power behind it worth understanding.
Six unions representing CT tech school employees call for leadership change
November 5, 2024 // In addition to the the State Vocational Federation of Teachers, which organized the vote of no confidence this month, five more unions are urging the CTECS Advisory Board to take action toward new leadership "to protect the well-being of the CTECS and the students we serve," union leaders wrote in a letter to Board.