Joelyn Leon
@joelynleon.bsky.social
Political Director CT AFL-CIO, Trinity and UConn alumni, wife and mother of two.
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Dylan Fearon @wfsb.com has the best reporting on @iamunion.bsky.social strike at Pratt & Whitney. Machinists are fighting for job security while P&W made $590M profit Q1 this year! NY & NJ workers can access unemployment if a strike lasts more than 2 weeks. SB 8 makes that possible for CT workers.
Pratt & Whitney machinists strike continues on day two
On day two of the Pratt & Whitney machinists strike, no progress has been made.
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May 6, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Dylan Fearon @wfsb.com has the best reporting on @iamunion.bsky.social strike at Pratt & Whitney. Machinists are fighting for job security while P&W made $590M profit Q1 this year! NY & NJ workers can access unemployment if a strike lasts more than 2 weeks. SB 8 makes that possible for CT workers.
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STRIKE: Members of IAM Locals 700 & 1746 at Pratt & Whitney have voted to go on strike! Picket lines start at 12:01 AM on Monday.
May 4, 2025 at 4:27 PM
STRIKE: Members of IAM Locals 700 & 1746 at Pratt & Whitney have voted to go on strike! Picket lines start at 12:01 AM on Monday.
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Economic Policy Institute analysis of #UIforStrikingWorkers legislation found:
✓ Strikes rarely last more than 2 weeks
✓ Minimal impact on UI trust fund
✓ Economic impact extends beyond striking workers
✓ Strikes rarely last more than 2 weeks
✓ Minimal impact on UI trust fund
✓ Economic impact extends beyond striking workers
February 13, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Economic Policy Institute analysis of #UIforStrikingWorkers legislation found:
✓ Strikes rarely last more than 2 weeks
✓ Minimal impact on UI trust fund
✓ Economic impact extends beyond striking workers
✓ Strikes rarely last more than 2 weeks
✓ Minimal impact on UI trust fund
✓ Economic impact extends beyond striking workers
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"We can feel how much workers are under attack from corporations right now. And even the very few rights we have are under threat. So I'm here to ask for public officials to stand up for working people" -UNITE-HERE President Gwen Mills on #UIforStrikingWorkers
February 13, 2025 at 11:10 PM
"We can feel how much workers are under attack from corporations right now. And even the very few rights we have are under threat. So I'm here to ask for public officials to stand up for working people" -UNITE-HERE President Gwen Mills on #UIforStrikingWorkers
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Senate Majority Leader Bob Duff testifying in support of #UIforStrikingWorkers: "Passing this bill is literally standing up for our neighbors, literally the people who work in our neighborhoods... All it does is put everyone on a level playing field"
February 13, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Senate Majority Leader Bob Duff testifying in support of #UIforStrikingWorkers: "Passing this bill is literally standing up for our neighbors, literally the people who work in our neighborhoods... All it does is put everyone on a level playing field"
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State Senate President Martin Looney makes the case for #UIforStrikingWorkers: “Striking is the only option when an employer will not negotiate in good faith & the workers have put in many weeks of negotiations... these workers face losing their wages, their jobs or retaliation"
February 13, 2025 at 7:57 PM
State Senate President Martin Looney makes the case for #UIforStrikingWorkers: “Striking is the only option when an employer will not negotiate in good faith & the workers have put in many weeks of negotiations... these workers face losing their wages, their jobs or retaliation"
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January 18, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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