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
August 14, 2025
19thNews: From tissues to tariffs: The school supply debate just got political
August 12, 2025
Education Week: Federal Appeals Court Ruling Allows DOGE Access to Education Department Data
August 11, 2025
Peoples World: Latino labor organization pushes unity among all workers
Next Gov: Teachers union looks to states and industry for AI regulation absent federal action
August 9, 2025
The New York Times: Union Leaders Get Tough With Democrats as Members Drift Toward Trump
August 8, 2025
Boston Globe: Jorge Elorza’s big bet on school vouchers
New Haven Independent: Protesters Rally For Trans Lives
New Haven Independent: Alder Drops In — & Out — At Presser
Greater New Haven Arts Council – Blog: Hundreds Rally For Trans Rights Downtown
August 7, 2025
Nancy on Norwalk: Norwalk Board Approves $3.5 Million Transfer to Support School Budget
August 6, 2025
Chalkbeat: AI teacher tools display racial bias when generating student behavior plans, study finds
New Haven Independent (with video): Blatteau: The Teacher Retention Crisis Continues
August 4, 2025
New Haven Independent: NHPS Drafts New AI Policy
New Haven Independent: Natal, Laughter Qualify For Ballot
WSHU-AM Radio News (with audio): CT high school student detained by ICE, community members fight for his release
August 2, 2025
New Haven Register: New Haven high school student’s deportation paused after flight canceled, attorney says
August 1, 2025
CT Insider: Trump’s big bill lets states choose to opt into a new national school voucher program. Will Connecticut?
People’s World: AFL-CIO rolls out nationwide plans for Labor Day
July 31, 2025
New Haven Register: Yale teaching fellowship program expands to strengthen teacher pipeline in New Haven
News Channel 8 (with video): Community fighting for return of New Haven high school student detained by ICE
Yale Daily News: Locals protest ICE’s detainment of high school student
Greater New Haven Arts Council: Hundreds Rally For Wilber Cross Student Detained By ICE
July 21, 2025
New Haven Register: ‘Bring Esdrás Home’: New Haven rallies for high school student detained by ICE
July 30, 2025
The Courant: Rally planned for CT high school student seized by ICE
Yale Daily News: Hundreds call for affordable housing and job opportunities at union-led rally
WSHU-AM Radio News (with audio): The Trump administration released $10.8 million for CT after-school programs
New Haven Independent: Hundreds Rally For Yale Contribution
Fox 61 News (with video): Hundreds rallied in New Haven demanding affordable housing, union jobs and youth opportunities
WFSB-TV Channel 3 Eyewitness News (with video): Community holds rally after New Haven high school student taken by ICE
NBC Connecticut News (with video): Community rallies for New Haven student detained by ICE
April 29, 2025
New Haven Register: Those at workers’ rights rally wary of CT’s cost of living: ‘New York prices on a New Haven budget’
New Haven Register: Rally planned Wednesday for New Haven high school student detained by ICE
New Haven Independent: Teachers Speak Out For ICE-Detained Student
New Haven Independent: ICE-Detained Teen Located In New Hampshire As Community Rallies
July 28, 2025
Education Week: Sandy Hook Survivor: Teachers Need a Louder Voice in School Safety Debates
July 27, 2025
The New York Times: A.I.-Driven Education: Founded in Texas and Coming to a School Near You
July 25, 2025
The Guardian: White House releases $5.5bn in education funds it had withheld
July 20, 2025
New Haven Register: New Haven educators raise alarm over involuntary transfers, school closures, and budget transparency
July 18, 2025
New Haven Independent: Avelo Protesters Make “Good Trouble” At Tweed
July 17, 2025
WSHU-AM Radio News: CT teachers and advocates complain about cuts to public schools, blame state lawmakers
The Ink: Bad numbers, good trouble, and the American dream
CT Public: New Haven protesters cite civil rights icon John Lewis, as Avelo Airlines boycott continues
WSHU-AM Radio News:How Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ will impact CT education, its students and schools: local experts
CT Insider: How Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ will impact CT education, its students and schools: local experts
July 16, 2025
CNN: Education Department funding freeze targets summer school and language programs that are lifelines for families
The Day: Salem teacher killed in car crash remembered as guiding light for teachers and students
Public Employees & Higher Education News
August 13, 2025
Inside Higher Ed: Trump Order on Grants Puts Politics Above Peer Review, Researchers Say
August 12, 2025
NewsTimes: UConn closes seven academic programs, plans to review 70 more
Inside Higher Ed: After Months of Lawsuits, Courts Stymie Some of Trump’s Higher Ed Agenda
August 7, 2025
New Haven Register: Rally in New Haven condemns CT hospitals’ decisions to end gender-affirming health care for minors
Fox 61 News (with video): Rally in New Haven – Activists push for transgender healthcare protection
The CT Mirror: Legislators mull how CT should react to One Big Beautiful Bill
August 3, 2025
The New York Times: A Tiny Conservative News Outlet Pioneered the Attack on Higher Education
August 1, 2025
The CT Mirror: Lamont to spare UConn, CSCU from required spending cuts
July 30, 2025
CNBC: 38-year-old woman has already waited eight months in a 65,448-person backlog for Public Service Loan Forgiveness
July 29, 2025
Diverse Issues in Higher Education: DOJ Investigation into George Mason Faculty Senate Sparks Academic Freedom Concerns
July 27, 2025
The Courant: After spending scandal, CT chancellor gets $442,187 new role. Here’s what he’ll do
July 25, 2025
The Hill: Columbia settlement concerns mount as McMahon declares ‘template’ for other schools
July 23, 2025
The CT Mirror: With a poll, liberals nudge Lamont toward retirement or reform
July 22, 2025
Inside Higher Ed: Report: Faculty Often Missing From University Decisions on AI
July 21, 2025
Hartford Business Journal: Union contracts for UConn employees expire without new agreements in place
Inside Higher Ed: 5 Key Takeaways from ‘Ideological Deportation’ Trial
July 17, 2025
The CT Mirror: Lamont predicts salary deals with all CT employee unions
July 15, 2025
Diverse Issues in Higher Education: AAUP Report Reveals Mixed Picture of Faculty Authority at Community Colleges
July 23, 2025
Stamford Advocate: Bankrupt hospital owner Prospect tells judge that sale of Connecticut hospitals is near
July 21, 2025
The Courant: Officials say bidding process delays could endanger CT hospitals. Situation called ‘dire.’
July 17, 2025
The Day: L+M Hospital employees over 65 offered buyout
August 8, 2025
CT Mirror: Opinion:Expanded paid leave will benefit CT schools workforce
July 22, 2025
Hartford Business Journal: Do you think state employees should receive 4.5% raises?
July 16, 2025
The Ink: WATCH: Teachers vs. fascists
The Contrarian: Coffee with Contrarians 07/16
