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 24, 2025
The Washington Post: Trump wants to ‘return education to the states.’ Is that what he’s doing?
November 21, 2025
Common Dreams: ‘The Main Course Is Inflation’: Thanksgiving Costs Surge Under Trump
November 20, 2025
People’s World: Connecticut AFL-CIO says “stand up, fight back”
November 19, 2025
New Haven Independent: High School Interns Train With Teachers Union
November 18, 2025
Nancy on Norwalk: Norwalk Board of Education to Hold Nov. 19 Town Hall on FY 2026–27 School Budget
Reuters: Trump administration announces steps in dismantling Education Department
November 15, 2025
The News-Times: Newtown teachers contract OK’d with pay raises over 3 years
November 14, 2025
The Hour: Norwalk schools saw exodus of over 200 staff members last school year
The Guardian: ‘Red cup rebellion’: striking Starbucks baristas urge customers to stay away
November 13, 2025
New Haven Independent: Leak Temporarily Displaces Cross Class
November 12, 2025
Voices: Newtown Legislative Council Approves New BOE and Newtown Federation of Teachers Contract
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
Public Employees & Higher Education News
Yale Daily News: As Yale and Harvard meet, treatment by Trump sets them apart
November 18, 2025
The Edu Ledger: AAUP Report Warns of Growing Legislative Threats to Faculty Governance Nationwide
November 17, 2025
The Daily Campus: UConn continues review of small programs
November 13, 2025
CT Insider: CT community colleges ‘stretched to the breaking point’ without enough funding, students and staff say
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?
November 21, 2025
NBC Connecticut News (with video): Concerns about planned caps on federal student loans
November 18, 2025
NBC Connecticut News (with video): Hartford HealthCare seeks state approval to buy Manchester, Rockville hospitals
November17, 2025
Law360: UConn Health Poised To Buy Hospital In $35M Ch. 11 Deal
November 15, 2025
The Courant: UConn’s buying a CT hospital. Here’s what it plans to do with it.
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
November 19, 2025
ABC News (video): How do teachers feel about new plans to dismantle the Education Department?
MS Now (video): Trump admin shifts Department of Education’s responsibilities to other agencies
November 18, 2025
CT Mirror: Opinion: Keeping teaching a worthy profession
The Daily Campus: LTTE: Support UConn Faculty’s Reasonable Contract Demands
November 17, 2025
The Washington Post: Americans can do better by veterans. Here’s how.
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
