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Ned Lamont 'skeptical' about jobless benefits for CT strikers

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Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont says he's skeptical about AFL-CIO's top priority. The bill would provide jobless benefits to striking workers. A similar bill did not get a vote in either chamber last year. The restaurant industry and labor activists clashed at a public hearing.

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Ned Lamont 'skeptical' about jobless benefits for CT strikers

A week after his office described him as neutral on the issue, Gov. Ned Lamont said Tuesday he was “skeptical” about the Connecticut AFL-CIO’s top priority — a measure that would provide jobless benefits to striking workers. “I’m a strong supporter of labor and the right to organize and making sure that people have fair representation,” Lamont said. “And I’m also somebody that supports small business. And I don’t want to put my thumb on that sca…

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