Some Merritt lanes to close tomorrow in Norwalk for Connecticut Department of Transportation project. Find out when and where👇 @Norwalk_CT @senatorduff thehour.com/news/article/nor…

We’re unionizing to make our workplace better. Lately, management seems intent on making our workplace worse. Here are a few examples of recent changes that underscore why we need a union:

Connecticut's first Wegmans supermarket will open next summer in Norwalk. The prime location connects to I-95 and a major retail corridor in the city. thehour.com/news/article/weg…

Some Norwalkers objected, but city Common Council OK'd 5 new voting districts to close wide population gaps between districts. Councilor @NoraMNE said the "1 person, 1 vote" model can prevent future litigation. @Norwalk_CT thehour.com/news/article/nor…

Harris won Connecticut, but Trump improved his margin in nearly every town. And in about 150 of the state's 169 towns, Harris got fewer votes than Biden did four years ago. w/ @AlexPutterman ctinsider.com/election/artic…

Happy Halloween from the Connecticut News Guild! 🎃🐳🎃🐳

you called?

Just a group of well-dressed coworkers getting together to eat pizza and show our unity. We won’t let Hearst push us around, and we definitely won’t let them divide us. 🐳🐳🐳

🚨 On Sunday evening, Adrian Szkolar – a member of the @CTnewsguild organizing committee – was fired. This comes a mere ten days after the guild went public with their union drive. Tell Hearst CT Media Group: Reinstate Adrian & recognize @CTnewsguild 👇 actionnetwork.org/letters/te…

So united!! I love my colleagues and I love my union!

This was a fantastic opportunity to discuss why my colleagues and I need a union. Thanks for having me @CTPoliticsTV .

As a former Union organizer, and current union member, I can’t think of anything more American than the right of workers to unionize and collectively bargain. We are talking about Hearst CT Journalists, Editors and Photographers Unionizing - Monday 8/12 on CT Politics Tv. When workers stand together they can get a seat at the table to discuss a living wage and benefits. Sometimes a union is recognized and sometimes, as in the case with Hearst, the new Union is not going to be recognized immediately. Dialog is critical to avoiding a strike. Sometimes a strike, which both sides hope to avoid, is unavoidable, and it can take longer. The historic Frontier hotel strike was detailed in the movie “One Day Longer: The Story of the Frontier Strike” you can listen to a panel of strikers and organizers who, 34 years ago, walked the 24/7 picket line and supported the historic and successful 6 year, 4 months, and 10 days Frontier Strike. WHY: The longest and most successful strike in the history of the United States, The Frontier Strike, began on September 21, 1991. Over 550 workers maintained a 24/7 picket line in this historic 24-hours-a-day, 7-days a week strike. Not one striker ever crossed the line. The Frontier Strike ended 6 years, 4 months, and 10 days later, on February 1, 1998, when Phil Ruffin bought the resort from owner Margaret Elardi. At the end of The Frontier Strike, all the strikers were able to return back to work. The Culinary Union negotiated that original workers be brought back to their jobs and workers were provided back pay and benefits. During the course of the strike, 17 strikers passed away and 107 children were born. m.youtube.com/watch?v=NGo6PB… #ctpolitics #ctpoliticstv @KalleenRose @ctexaminer @brandon_cii @ct_investigator @EmiliaOtte @DanHaarColumns @hearstcmg

Looking forward to it!

unionizing is SO brat. brat summer. union summer.

Local journalism fuels a healthy democracy, providing residents with the news that will impact them most & holding every one of us accountable. Better pay & benefits are necessary to recruit future journalists & retain staff so that this industry - & free speech - can thrive.

We deserve a seat at the table. I am proud to stand alongside my colleagues and fight for the future of local journalism! 🐳

Following today's announcement that Hearst Connecticut staff are working to form a union, Senate Majority Leader @senatorduff (D-Norwalk) issued the following statement in support: “As newsrooms shutter across the country and fewer journalists remain in the industry, the negative threats of information deserts and losing important checks on positions of power threaten to worsen our communities. I’m heartened to see these efforts by Hearst staff to unionize to benefit their own economic standing and to support the journalism Connecticut residents rely on.”

Local journalism is the heartbeat of a community. The reporters at Hearst are providing a valuable public service for everyone in Connecticut and they should be supported for the work they provide.