Unions can’t promise Gov. Dannel P. Malloy a win just by being with him in 2014. But of the few certainties in the business of campaigns and elections, count on this: Malloy, the first Democratic governor of Connecticut in a generation, is a lock to lose to Republican Tom Foley without them. The unions know that, so does Malloy.
September 1, 2014
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Washington Watch, Week of Aug. 30 to Sept. 6
President Obama makes a quick trip to Milwaukee, Wis., on Monday to celebrate Labor Day before taking off for Estonia, then Wales for a NATO summit. The situation in Ukraine will be the main topic of conversation at the summit.
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Op-Ed: Tax the big businesses that won’t pay Connecticut workers a living wage
If you work a full-time job in Connecticut, or anywhere in the United States for that matter, you should be able to afford the basics you need to live – housing, enough to eat, heat, transportation to work, and a little savings. But every day there are people, mothers, fathers, and grandparents, who work 40 […]
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Op-Ed: Tax the big businesses that won’t pay Connecticut workers a living wage
If you work a full-time job in Connecticut, or anywhere in the United States for that matter, you should be able to afford the basics you need to live – housing, enough to eat, heat, transportation to work, and a little savings. But every day there are people, mothers, fathers, and grandparents, who work 40 […]
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Op-Ed: Labor Day — a holiday created for Connecticut workers
My grandmother Nellie Grace arrived in Boston from Ireland in 1909. On the ship manifest she was described as a domestic servant. Many people’s relations have come from similarly humble beginnings. The fabric of Connecticut history is made of many threads, spun from the sweat and blood of working men and women. It’s a shame […]
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Op-Ed: Labor Day — a holiday created for Connecticut workers
My grandmother Nellie Grace arrived in Boston from Ireland in 1909. On the ship manifest she was described as a domestic servant. Many people’s relations have come from similarly humble beginnings. The fabric of Connecticut history is made of many threads, spun from the sweat and blood of working men and women. It’s a shame […]