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Legislators must approve family medical leave bill

by Brittany Stalsburg, Ph.D.

This past January, Connecticut lawmakers introduced two paid family and medical leave bills: Senate Bill No. 1 and House Bill No. 6212: An Act Concerning Earned Family and Medical Leave. The legislation passed through the Labor Committee successfully in March, but since then supporters of paid family leave have anxiously awaited further action from the Assembly. With less than a month to go before Connecticut legislators adjourn for the summer, Connecticut citizens need to demand that our representatives take action on these bills and pass paid family and medical leave in Connecticut.

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Partnership key to building stronger career pathways for CT residents

by Judy Rozie-Battle and Judy McBride

Connecticut’s legislature has proposed to create a task force to study the effectiveness, impact and cohesiveness of workforce development programs and initiatives in the state. The commitment to promote better coordination and collaboration and a more effective and efficient system for workforce development should be applauded. One of the first agenda items for the task force should be to identify and examine existing strategies that demonstrate cross-cutting, collaborative approaches to job training and employment and promise opportunity for residents who face the greatest challenges to obtaining a living wage.

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Authorized a year ago, new retirement program languishes

Avatar photo by Mark Pazniokas

Democrats were quick to denounce President Trump and congressional Republicans last week for trying to thwart plans by Connecticut and other states to offer retirement savings plans to low-wage, private-sector workers. But Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is responsible for the state’s making no progress on a controversial program state legislators authorized a full year ago.

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MGM bill is a net loser for Connecticut

by Clyde Barrow

Right now, in Hartford, state legislators are facing a decision that will have repercussions for Connecticut workers and taxpayers for years to come. The General Assembly is considering three different bills regarding the future of Connecticut’s gaming industry, and while they deliberate, thousands of jobs and millions of dollars in casino revenue sharing hang in the balance.

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Equitable pay for women worth billions to Connecticut

by Susan Eastwood

According to the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, nationally, women earn about 80 cents for every dollar earned by men and this gap is even more pronounced for women of color – black women earn 63 cents and Hispanic women earn 54 cents as compared to white men. This economic injustice affects not only women, but every man and child who has a woman in their lives.

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