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
January 22, 2026
New Haven Register: West Haven’s proposed 2026-27 school budget would boost spending by $4M or 4.7%
CT News Junkie: CT Orgs To Rally In Solidarity With Minnesota
January 21, 2026
New York Times: Trump Administration Drops Appeal in School D.E.I. Lawsuit
January 19, 2026
New Haven Independent: Unions To Yale: Pay City $110M Per Year
January18, 2026
The Courant: Board of education, mayor at odds over construction pause at school called unsafe. ‘It robs kids’
January 15, 2026
News Times: New report finds ‘systemic issues’ in Connecticut’s special education system, state promises action
TechStory: US Teachers Union Severs Ties with X Following Child Safety Concerns
January 14, 2026
Fox News (video): Randi Weingarten quits X over platform’s ‘disinformation,’ accuses site of spreading hate
New Haven Register: New Haven school superintendent calls for more state funding to sustain teacher pay raises
January 13, 2026
CT Examiner: Delayed Repairs to Hartford Elementary School Prompt Lawsuit
Yale Daily News: Union leaders, city officials tout contract for public school teachers
New Haven Independent: School Board OKs Teachers Union Contract
Reuters: US teachers union says it is leaving X over sexualized AI images of children
January 12, 2026
CT Mirror: CT community school leaders speak out after losing $4M in federal grants
New Haven Independent: Leaders Decry Community School Cuts
WTNH News: New Haven mayor celebrates contract for teachers, calls on state for increased education funding
WSHU: New Haven, teachers’ union approves 3-year contract
New Haven Independent: Teachers, City, NHPS Celebrate Ratified Union Contract
NBC Connecticut: New Haven teacher’s union celebrates new 3-year contract
Yale Daily News: Teachers’ union, with memes and active members, approves contract
WTNH-TV Channel 8 News (with video): New Haven teachers to see pay increase, other benefits with new contract
January 9, 2026
New Haven Register: CT protesters say they were pepper-sprayed at ICE rally for Minnesota mom Renee Good: Recap
New Haven Independent: Teachers Ratify New 3-Year Contract
January 8, 2026
Fox 61 (with video): Protesters gather in New Haven following ICE-inflicted shooting death in Minnesota
New Haven Register: Tentative New Haven teachers union contract includes pay increases, but not state health plan
New Haven Independent: Advocates Celebrate Avelo’s Departure From Deportation Biz
January 7, 2026
Houston Press: Teachers Union Sues TEA Over Charlie Kirk Comments
Peoples World: White House rewrites history of Jan. 6 insurrection
New Haven Independent: Teachers Union, NHPS Reach Tentative Deal
January 6, 2026
The New York Times: Texas Is Sued Over Investigations Into Teachers’ Speech After Charlie Kirk’s Death
January 5, 2026
K12Dive: Lawsuits challenge $60M cancellation of community schools grants
January 3, 2026
New Haven Register: Connecticut waits as filing is due Monday in lawsuit over imperiled school programs
January 1, 2026
The Intercept: American Labor Needed Unity. Then Came Trump’s Immigration Crackdown.
December 31, 2025
The Washington Post: The teachers working winter break jobs to make ends meet
Public Employees & Higher Education News
January 23, 2026
CT Insider: Gov. Ned Lamont, 35 Connecticut employee unions nearing new contract deal
January 22, 2026
Fox 61 News (with video): EXCLUSIVE – ‘They’re living in a fantasy world’ – UConn professors sound the alarm on looming budget cuts
January 21, 2026
The New York Times: Investigations and a Billion-Dollar ‘Shakedown’: How Trump Targeted Higher Education
Inside Higher Ed: NEH Pours Millions Into Conservative-Aligned Projects
January 20, 2026
WAVY: ODU professors raise concerns about AI initiative
January 12, 2026
The Courant: CT state employee payroll hit $4.67 billion in 2025; highest pension at $400K
January 9, 2026
The Courant: 2 CT hospitals to get infusion of money, resources. Why it’s hundreds of millions.
January 6, 2026
CT Mirror: After Years Of Uncertainty, Hartford HealthCare Marks First Day At Manchester Memorial And Its Rockville Campus
January 5, 2026
CT Insider: Prospect to pay Vernon nearly $1M for tax debts as Hartford HealthCare takes over at Rockville General Hospital
December 31, 2025
CT News Junkie: CT Nurse Union ‘Will Remain Vigilant’ Following Hartford HealthCare Purchase of Rockville, Manchester Hospitals
December 30, 2025
NBC Connecticut (with video): Hartford HealthCare set to acquire Manchester, Rockville hospitals
CT Insider: UConn Health expansion’s effect on healthcare costs for CT residents a matter of debate
Forbes: Major Student Loan Servicer Failed 6.5 Million Borrowers, Says Amended Lawsuit
January 14, 2026
The Conversation: There’s an intensifying kind of threat to academic freedom – watchful students serving as informants
January 1, 2026
TruthOut – Interview: Trump’s Attempts to Control Higher Education Follow a Familiar Fascist Playbook
