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.
Public Employees & Higher Education News
July 6, 2026
The Courant: Tensions erupt as CT town’s school administrator union alleges ‘climate of intimidation’
June 30, 2026
The Courant: Officials know education in CT is segregated. The real question is whether it will be changed.
June 29, 2026
The Hill: Democratic Project 2029 calls for child social media ban, strict kids safety rules on tech
June 26, 2026
New Haven Independent: Union Alleges Retaliation Over Proposal To End VP’s “Release” From Teaching
June 22, 2026
The CT Mirror: John Larson steps up attacks on Luke Bronin on labor, fundraising
June 18, 2026
The Courant: Screens have become common in classrooms. Now, CT lawmakers and educators are reconsidering
The Bristol Edition: Bristol Public Schools marks Pride month with flag display, staff resources
June 17, 2026
Bloomberg Law: Labor Unions Divided Over Data Center Construction, AI Use
Payday Report: Feds Indict Minnesota Strike Organizers — Haitian Immigrant Death Ruled Homicide — POLL: Trump Losing Blue Collar White Voters
June 16, 2026
States Newsroom: Special ed, civil rights to be shifted out of Trump’s shrinking Department of Education
June 15, 2026
People’s World: New front in the Target struggle? Labor joins the Black-led boycott
June 12, 2026
CT News Junkie: CT Teachers Union Heads Join 32 Others Opposing Private School Vouchers
The Baltimore Banner: ICE vehicles hit Baltimore father’s car as he took his children to school, attorney says
June 11, 2026
Politico: Teachers union leaders urge Democratic governors to reject federal tax credit
June 9, 2026
CT Examiner: Meriden’s First Tenants Union Targets Landlord Over Rent Hikes
The New York Times: Trump Law Would Also Direct Voucher Money to Public Schools
People’s World: AFL-CIO lays out most ambitious union organizing targets ever
Public Employees & Higher Education News
July 6, 2026
The New Republic: How Unions Can Save Higher Education—and Democracy
July 2, 2026
The Courant: Questions raised about process of independent investigation into CSCU’s response to scandal
June 30, 2026
Yale Daily News: Blumenthal among alumni urging Yale to resist amid reported Trump talks
Inside Higher Ed: Faculty Unions Slam 3-Year Degrees
June 26, 2026
Laramie Boomerang: Turley and Wolfson debate role of universities in a polarized political climate
June 25, 2026
Stateline: Public universities face escalating involvement from state lawmakers
June 15, 2026
Inside Higher Ed: AAUP Readies for Bigger Political Fight
June 12, 2026
CT Public (with audio): CCSU’s proposed R2 polytechnic shift sparks debate over future of liberal arts education
June 8, 2026
The Chronicle of Higher Education: Faculty Wages Are Stagnating. Administrator Pay Is Growing.
July 6, 2026
Nurse.org: Nurse Strikes Have Nearly Quadrupled Since 2017. Here’s Why It Keeps Growing
June 25, 2026
New Haven Independent: Shhh!! Lamont, Elliott Address Closed-Door Labor Convention
June 18, 2026
CT Viewpoints – Opinion: Why teachers need a seat at the table on school safety
June 10, 2026
The Courant: UConn Health faces $54.3 million cost increase for 2027. What it is and mitigation plans
June 17, 2026
LPE Project Blog: Dispatches from the ALPE Convention Floor
June 16, 2026
CT Viewpoints – Opinion: Why CT must anchor the future of research
June 11, 2026
CT Viewpoints – Opinion: CCSU’s R2 Polytechnic push raises troubling questions
Time Magazine – Op-Ed: America’s Teachers Can’t Afford to Teach
