UHP sent 16 delegates to this year's CT AFL-CIO convention, held at Foxwoods, where 2,000 employees are represented by five bargaining units. #CTLabor22
CT AFL-CIO President Ed Hawthorne chairs the 2022 convention (CT AFL-CIO)
UHP's Jozii Ruiz speaks in favor of a resolution to commit to racial and economic justice in the labor movement (CT AFL-CIO)
1st VP-elect Shawn Brown speaks in favor of a resolution to commit to racial and economic justice in the labor movement (CT AFL-CIO)
Guest speaker Stuart Appelbaum, president of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (CT AFL-CIO)
Chief Steward Jean Morningstar demands Gov. Lamont support safe staffing measures.
Delegates endorsed Ned Lamont for re-election as governor (CT AFL-CIO)
President Bill Garrity reminds Gov. Lamon, front-line workers are still waiting for pandemic hazard pay.
Delegates endorsed Susan Bysiewicz for re-election as lieutenant governor (CT AFL-CIO)
A final public acknowledgement of our retiring 1st VP Ivonne Hamm (AFT CT)
Delegates endorsed U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal for re-election (CT AFL-CIO)
Special guests Kuzco Gong & Travis Glenney from West Hartford Starbucks: “Having our voices heard is really wonderful, and hopefully we can encourage other people to stand up and make their voices heard as well.” https://sbworkersunited.org (CT AFL-CIO)
Our VP Comms asks William Tong how he'll uphold collective bargaining rights if right-to-work forces gain power. (AFT CT)
Delegates endorsed Sean Scanlan for state comptroller (CT AFL-CIO)
Delegates endorsed Maritza Bond for secretary of the state (CT AFL-CIO)
Most of the AFT CT delegation (AFT CT)