Union Activists Protest Wisconsin Gov. Walker’s Connecticut Appearance

By On May 20, 2013 · 40 Comments

Chanting ”hey hey, hey ho, Gov. Walker’s got to go,” more than 100 union activists gathered in a pocket park across from the Stamford Hilton hotel Monday afternoon to protest a visit by Republican Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin.

“We think he wasn’t fair and we don’t want to hear what [...]

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Union Activists Plan to Protest Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s Speech

By On May 19, 2013 · 14 Comments

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker will be in Connecticut Monday to headline the state Republican party’s annual Prescott Bush awards dinner and union activists will be on hand to greet him.

“With considerable help from super-wealthy right-wingers like the Koch Brothers, Walker in 2011 rammed through legislation the stripped Wisconsin public service workers [...]

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Labor Leaders Mourn Loss Of Denny O’Neil, A Raconteur And Stalwart Of Labor Movement

By On October 14, 2012 · 9 Comments

More than 200 friends and labor leaders Sunday mourned the death and celebrated the life of Dennis O’Neil, a stalwart in the labor movement who was well known for his advocacy at the state Capitol.

With the wit and humor of an Irish poet, O’Neil lived a full life that included telling stories [...]

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A Few Words In Defense of Sharon Palmer

By On August 30, 2012 · 8 Comments

Colleague Kevin Rennie’s driveby hit on Sharon Palmer on Daily Ructions and on WTIC this morning was certainly fair game — she did accept some kind of award from a Communist group a few years ago and she’s now Gov. Malloy’s Commissioner of Labor.

But Palmer, a labor leader I’ve known and argued with for [...]

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