Lawmakers Vote to Give Striking Workers Unemployment Benefits; Expand Childcare

Bill To Allow Striking Workers Unemployment Benefits Passes House, Heads For Likely Lamont Veto

HARTFORD, CT — The Connecticut House of Representatives on Friday debated and approved Senate Bill 8, An Act Concerning Protections For Workers and Enhancements to Workers’ Rights, a labor bill that would allow workers engaged in labor disputes to access unemployment benefits.

CT approves unemployment benefits for strikers; veto expected

A bill that would add Connecticut to the short list of states providing jobless benefits to strikers won final passage Friday, an organized labor victory muted by Gov. Ned Lamont’s promised veto. The unusual decision by House Speaker Matt Ritter, D-Hartford, to allot scarce time for a bill opposed by the governor reflects the influence of organized labor and desires of the House Democratic majority caucus to be recorded on the issue. “It’s a big…

CT Union Threatens Lamont Over Striking Worker Bill

Connecticut’s largest labor union, the AFL-CIO is flexing its muscle — threatening, shaming, and all but demanding that Gov. Ned Lamont cave to their latest demand: forcing businesses to bankroll their strikes by handing out unemployment checks to workers who walk off the job.  S.B. 8, which passed the Senate 24–11 on May 28 with Sen. Norm Needleman (D-Essex) abstaining, rewrites Section 31-236 of state law to allow striking workers to collect u…

Lawmakers vote to give striking workers unemployment benefits; expand childcare

Democratic lawmakers said they continued to get closer on a budget deal Friday as they also juggled other key votes in the final days of the legislative session. Those included a House vote on a bill to give striking workers unemployment compensation, despite a veto threat from Gov. Ned Lamont, and a Senate bill to create an endowment to fund...