After striking a deal with Gov. Ned Lamont, the House voted 79-69 for final passage of a bill creating a paid family and medical leave program.
Labor
Posted inPolitics
If awkwardly, Lamont and labor unite over $15
Gov. Ned Lamont went to a Hartford nursing home Tuesday to sign a copy of legislation raising the minimum wage. The event was choreographed but the governor went off-script.
Posted inHealth
Ignoring clash with Lamont, Senate passes family leave
Senate Democrats voted to pass a paid family and medical leave bill, leaving the governor’s veto threat for another day.
Posted inHealth
Lamont veto threat exposes rift with labor
The threat to veto a family leave bill lays bare an inherent tension in Gov. Ned Lamont’s politics: He is a labor ally from the world of business, where government is suspect.
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Tong gives labor a lift on ‘captive audience’ bill
With a new legal opinion, Attorney General William Tong has given a boost to the long campaign by labor to pass “captive audience” legislation.
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Senate sends $15 minimum wage bill to Lamont
Connecticut’s minimum-wage workers will see their hourly wages rise from $10.10 to $15 over the next four-and-a-half years under legislation passed early Friday by the Senate and sent to Gov. Ned Lamont for his promised signature.
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CT gained 300 jobs in April; unemployment fell to 3.8%
Connecticut gained 300 jobs in April as its unemployment rate dropped slightly from 3.9 to 3.8 percent, the Department of Labor reported Thursday.
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Marathon debate, then House vote for $15 minimum wage
Democrats and Republicans sharply split in an overnight debate over whether raising Connecticut’s $10.10 minimum wage to $15 over four-and-a-half years is an overdue lift to low-wage workers or an ill-considered blow to small businesses in a state that has yet to fully recover from the Great Recession of 2008.
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New wedge issue: Democrats ratify contracts, GOP objects
Following a now-familiar script, the General Assembly split along partisan lines Wednesday to approve another of the dozen or so collective bargaining agreements or arbitration awards that could come before lawmakers in 2019.
Posted inHealth
State reviewing nursing home strike contingency plans
State health officials have begun preparations in advance of threatened strikes planned for May 1 at 20 Connecticut nursing homes.
Posted inHealth, Money
Nursing home workers set May 1 strike deadline
Workers at state nursing homes want the legislature to budget an estimated $40 million for raises.
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Politicians stop & don’t shop
Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz and U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal were among those supporting a better deal for supermarket workers.
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Union threatens strikes at 20 Connecticut nursing homes
The state’s largest healthcare workers’ union warned Friday that as many as 2,500 employees at 20 nursing homes could be on the brink of a strike by the end of next week.
Posted inTransportation
Uber bill gets a Lyft
Uber and Lyft drivers are closer to taking home a larger share of each ride’s pay thanks to a favorable committee vote in Hartford last week.
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Jobless rate falls to 4% in CT, rises to 3.9% in U.S.
Connecticut ended 2018 on a jobs high note.