Ed Hawthorne (Connecticut AFL-CIO) / Cole Nelson (IGWC-UE)

<p>Connecticut AFL-CIO President Ed Hawthorne joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast and discussed bipartisan legislation passed by the Connecticut House of Representatives to give workers the right to leave captive audience meetings. He also talked about a bill passed by the Connecticut state legislature to provide pandemic pay for essential workers in the private sector. </p> <p>      </p> <p>Indiana Graduate Workers Coalition (IGWC) Union Representative Cole Nelson joined the AWF Union Podcast and discussed his group’s efforts to gain union recognition from the administration at Indiana University. </p>