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
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
June 6, 2026
Tech Times: Federal AI Regulation Bill Freezes State Consumer Protections for Three Years, Sparks Revolt
June 5
The Hour: Norwalk schools to seek $3.3M in city funds to cover teachers’ health insurance plan
June 4, 2026
The Boston Globe: Lori Trahan’s big, risky AI legislation push
June 3, 2026
NBC News: Elon Musk is expected to become the world’s first trillionaire. Democrats are taking aim.
May 28, 2026
The New York Times: Teachers’ Union Urges Schools to Curb A.I. Chatbots and Screen Time
May 24, 2026
The Courant: Provision in CT budget offers a deal to save insolvent schools. Some say it avoids the real issues.
Public Employees & Higher Education News
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.
June 4, 2026
Chron: High-stakes lawsuit against student loan giant paused as settlement looms
Associated Press: Trump officials went after dozens of colleges. Now they’re rewriting the rules for all of academia
June 3, 2026
The Courant: Yale faculty are fearful. Many ‘are in fact censoring themselves,’ AAUP leader says
CT Insider: Yale faculty report self-censorship, less academic freedom under Trump administration, survey says
May 29, 2026
Yale Daily News: In faculty group survey, professors report self-censorship under Trump
The Courant: Four complaints filed against former interim chancellor; CSCU faculty vote no confidence in system
CT Insider: Faculty senates at CT’s public colleges vote no confidence in system’s leadership
WFSB-TV Channel 3 Eyewitness News (with video): CSCU chief counsel on leave as faculty, lawmakers demand answers
University World NewsL: Over 18% of Yale faculty fear arrest over teaching – Survey
May 28, 2026
The CT Mirror: CSCU faculty and students demand better leadership, more funding
WTNH-TV Channel 8 News (with video): State universities, faculty unions react to new CSCU and Board of Regents leadership
May 27, 2026
Inside Higher Ed: Yale Faculty Say Academic Freedom Has Decreased. Some Fear Dismissal or Arrest.
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 2, 2026
Fast Company: ‘Seven Days in June’: Protests nationwide this week rally against Trump $1 trillion cuts to healthcare and hospitals
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
June 5, 2026
WNHH Community Radio – The Readman, Truth To Power Hour (audio): Ted Efremoff
May 29, 2026
Substack – Academic Freedom on the Line Blog: Yale! When it comes to academic freedom, heal thyself!
May 28, 2026
The Hill – Op-Ed: If anyone deserves a tax cut in America, it’s the working class
Podbean – ‘Two T’s in a Pod’ – A CEA Podcast (audio): Episode 78: Slow and Steady Isn’t Working for CT Schools
May 26, 2026
Higher Ed Dive – Op-Ed: Higher education must be rebuilt to restore public trust. Here’s how.
