News Media Highlights

Choose from the menu below to select local, state and national union-related news media clips by division. Opinion pieces, regardless of the relevant membership constituency, are listed separately. 

PreK-12 & PSRP News

Public Employees & Higher Education News

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Opinion

PreK-12 & PSRP News

November 5, 2025
The Hour: Smyth calls win in Norwalk mayoral race, but final results delayed
The Courant: Democrats retake control of Bristol with former mayor reclaiming seat
LymeLine.com: Old Lyme First Selectwoman Martha Shoemaker Retains Seat in 2023 Repeat
WeHa.com: All 6 West Hartford Democratic Candidates Win Town Council Seats, 3 New Republicans Elected

November 4, 2025:
CT Insider (The Conversation): Oklahoma tried out a test to ‘woke-proof’ the classroom. It was short-lived, but could still leave a mark

New Britain Progressive: Bobby Sanchez Wins Mayoral Election And New Britain Democrats Win Big

November 2, 2025
Yale Daily News: Public schools’ struggles top of mind in mayoral election

October 29, 2025
Yale Daily News: Teacher, auto shop owner vie for open Fair Haven alder seat

October 28, 2025
Yale Daily News: Teachers’ union, students rally for improved pay, healthcare benefits
The Courant: Threats by the thousands and injuries: CT teachers facing increased student aggression in schools
New Haven Independent: Teachers Rally For Fair Contract At School Board’s Door
HuffPost: Federal Judge Blocks Trump From Moving Ahead With Shutdown Layoffs
Tech Policy Press: How Major Labor Unions are Positioning on AI

October 27, 2025
Bloomberg Tax: Judge Adds Treasury Union to Shutdown Layoffs Court Freeze

October 24, 2025
CT Public (with audio): State extends a lifeline to paraeducators struggling with high health insurance costs

October 22, 2025
Yale Daily News: New Haven Public Schools unveils more detailed line-item budget
Bloomberg Tax: Judge Adds Treasury Union to Shutdown Layoff Court Freeze

October 20, 2025
Associated Press: Big Tech is paying millions to train teachers on AI, in a push to bring chatbots into classrooms
In These Times: Seven Million Turn Out for “No Kings” Protests Nationwide. Next Up, Massive Disruptions Backed by Unions?

October 18, 2025
New Haven Independent: “No Kings,” In Photos

October 17, 2025
Associated Press: Big Tech is paying millions to train teachers on AI, in a push to bring chatbots into classrooms

October 15, 2025
Fast Company: No Kings October 18 protest: Millions expected in all 50 states for biggest rally yet against Trump. Here’s what to know

October 13, 2025
New Haven Independent: Striking Teachers’ “Good Trouble” Remembered

October 12, 2025
Alternate: Alarm raised as Trump undertakes a controversial MAGA-centric makeover of US civics education

October 10, 2025
CT Mirror: CT Board of Ed: Lawmakers say which charter schools get funded

Public Employees & Higher Education News

November 5, 2025
The Day: Democrat Cunningham leads Republican Santoro by nearly 1,000 votes in East Lyme

November 4, 2025
New Haven Independent: Hubbard Wins Ward 3 Squeaker, As Democrats Sweep Alder Races
Inside Higher Education: Students, Unions to Protest Trump’s Higher Ed Agenda Friday

November 3, 2025
Fox 61 News (video): Tens of thousands of Connecticut public sector workers could lose loan forgiveness
The Washington Post: Trump administration is sued over student loan forgiveness changes

October 31, 2025:
Yahoo Finance: Student Loan Forgiveness Resumes After Pause — What It Means for Millions of Borrowers

October 27, 2025
CT Insider: How layoffs from 2003 have cost CT taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars

October 25, 2025
MarketWatch: There’s a war on the bachelor’s degree. Can anything replace it?

October 23, 2025
The Courant: UConn professors union calls for stronger protections for academic freedom. Why they are worried.

October 21, 2025
The Daily Campus: UConn-AAUP holds rally outside Student Union Ballroom

October 20, 2025
Yale Daily News: Faculty group urges Yale to reject potential Trump compact offer
Fox Business: Trump administration agrees to speed up student loan forgiveness under new court deal

October 18, 2025
The New York Times: ‘No More Trump!’: Protesters Denouncing the President Unite Across the Country

October 17, 2025
Forbes Magazine: Huge Win For Borrowers As Student Loan Forgiveness Resumes For Millions
Newsweek: Trump Admin Sued Over Social Media ‘Surveillance’ of Visa Holders

October 16, 2025
News Times: See which CT towns have ‘No Kings’ protests planned against the Trump administration

October 15, 2025
The Courant: UConn paying $700K for ‘budget transformation initiative’. It’s raising fears about layoffs.

October 12, 2025
CT Insider: CT union frustrations with Lamont mount over contract talks, proposed Sun purchase

Healthcare News

November 4, 2025
CT Insider: Town leaders express relief as Hartford HealthCare steps in to save floundering Prospect hospitals
Fox61 News (video): Tens of thousands of Connecticut public sector workers could lose loan forgiveness

November 3, 2025
CT Mirror: CT sues Trump admin. over changes to Public Service Loan Forgiveness program

October 27, 2025
The Day: Backus nurse injured in encounter with patient is speaking out

October 24,2025
CT Mirror: Judge approves Hartford HealthCare’s purchase of 2 Prospect-owned CT hospitals

October 20, 2025
CT Insider: Hartford HealthCare points to ‘transformative’ change at St. Vincent’s in Bridgeport as it wins bid for Manchester, Rockville hospitals
The Courant: Hartford Healthcare wins bid to purchase two struggling CT hospitals
CT Mirror: Hartford HealthCare wins Prospect Medical Holdings CT hospitals

October 15, 2025
CT News Junkie: CT Nurse Tells Congress Rural Hospital Patients Are Being Harmed By Shutdown
Associated Press: House Democrats tap constituents to make their case on shutdown

October 14, 2025
CT Mirror: CT could bond $390M for UConn Health, including Waterbury Hospital purchase

October 10, 2025
CT Insider: Prospect Medical debts approach $500 million among CT creditors large and small, records show

Opinion

November 4, 2025
CT Viewpoints – Opinion: Faculty matter most. So where’s the support?

November 3, 2025
The Preamble (audio): From the Printing Press to AI, Why Fascists Fear Teachers, and Answering Your Questions

October 31, 2025
CT Insider: Opinion: Why health care workers are scared, and why you should be too

October 30, 2025
CT Mirror: Opinion: UConn’s administration should consult its own experts

October 29, 2025
KALW (audio): The Authoritarian Playbook: Public Education & the Future of Democracy

October 28, 2025
Nancy of Norwalk: Letter to the Editor: Why I’m Voting for Barbara Smyth
Lincoln Square: Trump is Destroying Your Child’s Education & Blaming … Trans People? | Maya May Welcomes Randi Weingarten & Imara Jones
CT Mirror: Opinion: Teachers are key in the fight against domestic violence

October 27, 2025
North Haven, CT Patch: North Haven Election 2025: Jennifer Graves Running For Board Of Finance
On Labor – Blog: It’s Time for Sectoral Bargaining in Higher Education

October 23, 2025
CT Viewpoints – Opinion: Saving CT hospitals with Senate Bill 7

October 22, 2025
Yale Daily News: HOSANG: How a talented Yale alum helped a right wing grift site mischaracterize our AAUP meeting
Nancy on Norwalk: Smyth Campaign to Host Trivia Fundraiser at The Blind Rhino
New Britain Progressive: Alderwoman Candyce Scott Promises To Continue Being A Strong Voice For Ward 3

October 21, 2025
The Daily Campus: No Secrets: UConn must bargain transparently with its unions 
CT Mirror: Opinion: This is UConn: Zero paid family leave for professors

October 20, 2025
The Bristol Edition: Board of Education candidates respond to TBE questionnaire

October 17, 2025
Medium – AFT Voices Blog: Caring through crisis

October 14, 2025
We-Ha.com: Meet The Candidate: Ben Wenograd

October 13,2025
Teachers Unify (audio): Survivor Stories: Cindy Carlson