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Connecticut Roundtable On Climate And Jobs
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Workers Deserve Dignity: Advocates Rally Outside Governor Lamont’s Home for Strike Protection
“This legislation is about power, not just paychecks. Supporting workers on strike—especially those in under-resourced communities—is essential to protecting the right to organize and ensuring...
HB 5004 – CT Green Economy Act Passes
Major 2025 Legislative Win: HB 5004 Passes in Connecticut HB5004 – AN ACT CONCERNING THE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF RENEWABLE ENERGY...
<strong>We Did It! 2025 Legislative Wins for Climate, Labor, and Justice</strong>
The 2025 Connecticut legislative session is a wrap—and thanks to your advocacy, we’re celebrating major victories for climate, labor, and justice. From passing bills that...
Students, Veterans, and Community Leaders Advocate for Fare-Free Transit at the Capitol
On Wednesday, May 21, 2025, a powerful coalition of students, transit riders, community organizers, and advocates gathered at the Connecticut State Capitol to demand fare-free...
Join Us at the Capitol: Transit Equity Advocacy Day – May 21
Connecticut students and veterans deserve a better ride. Connecticut Roundtable On Climate And Jobs is partnering with Save the Sound, Connecticut Renews, Conservation Law Foundations,...
<strong>EPA Terminates $60M in Environmental Justice Funding: What’s at Stake and What Comes Next</strong>
In a deeply troubling decision, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has terminated $60 million in funding for the Environmental Justice for New England (EJforNE) program....
Machinists at Pratt & Whitney Strike for Fair Wages and Job Security
On May 5, more than 3,000 union machinists from IAM Locals 700 (Middletown) and 1746 (East Hartford) began a strike against aerospace giant Pratt &...
<strong>Standing with Striking Pratt & Whitney Workers: Join the Picket Line</strong>
On Sunday, more than 3,000 machinists from IAM Local 1746 in East Hartford and Local 700 in Middletown voted overwhelmingly to reject management’s “last, best,...
<strong>Standing Together in Uncertain Times: You’re Invited to Our May 14 Community Strategy Convening</strong>
We are living in a moment of deep uncertainty. Federal rollbacks on critical environmental and social justice protections are threatening the progress our movements have...
<strong>May Day 2025 Flash Fundraiser: Double Your Impact and Stand Up for Workers, Nonprofits, and Our Future</strong>
Thursday, May 1, 2025 is May Day—International Workers’ Day—a global celebration of the working class and a moment to recognize the power of collective action....