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
November 13, 2025
New Haven Independent: Leak Temporarily Displaces Cross Class
November 12, 2025
Chalkbeat: These teachers survived school shootings. Now they’re offering support to others.
NBC Connecticut (video): New Haven Public Schools sees improvements in chronic absenteeism since 2021
CT Insider: ‘We have a lot of work to do’: Hawthorne re-elected as president of CT AFL-CIO labor federation
November 11, 2025
Citizen Portal: New Haven teachers press board for contract protections and clearer health-insurance data
Yale Daily News: Schools’ facilities spending far less than regional average, report finds
November 10, 2025
New Haven Independent: Striking Teachers Teach A Lesson By Making An Archive
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
Public Employees & Higher Education News
November 11, 2025
The Wesleyan Argus: AAUP Rallies Students, Faculty, and Community Members Against Trump Attacks on Academia
November 10, 2025
The Daily Campus: UConn faculty paid family leave debate continues in CT Mirror Op Ed pages
November 9, 2025
CT Mirror: UConn grapples with the legacy of a CT institution for the disabled
November 7, 2025
CT Insider: CT professors call on higher ed leaders to reject Trump’s compact and defend higher education
Yale Daily News: Professors lament federal research funding cuts at faculty panel
The Guardian: Students and faculty at over 100 US universities protest against Trump’s attacks
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
November 13, 2025
WTNH News Channel 8: Connecticut Senate approves UConn Health’s proposal to acquire Waterbury Hospital, sends bill to Lamont’s desk
WTNH News Channel 8: Connecticut House passes bill for UConn Health to acquire three new hospitals
CT Mirror: House OKs bills to buy Waterbury Hospital, curb ICE activities
November 12, 2025
Newsweek: UConn Health Submits Bid to Take Over Waterbury Hospital
November 11, 2025
The CT Mirror: CT officials, hospital staff celebrate UConn takeover of Waterbury Hospital
November 8, 2025
The Courant: A $13 million bid is in to purchase Prospect Medical Holdings’ Waterbury Hospital. UConn wants it.
November 7, 2025
CT Mirror: CT bids $13 million to purchase Prospect Medical Holdings’ Waterbury Hospital
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
November 9, 2025
Medias Touch (audio): Meidas Health: Dr. Gupta’s Deep Dive with AFT President Randi Weingarten (Interview with Randi)
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
