Labor protest outside fundraiser reveals divided Democratic Party

HARTFORD, Conn. – Scores of state workers carrying signs and chanting “no layoffs” held a rally Thursday a few hundred yards away from the Connecticut Democratic Party’s annual fundraising dinner.

The Connecticut AFL-CIO, Council 4 AFSCME union members, and their allies with D.U.E Justice — A Coalition for Democracy, Unity, and Equality — and others rallied, sang, chanted, and encouraged passing cars to honk their horns in support outside the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford.

Connecticut AFL-CIO President Lori Pelletier, who marched with others, said the rally was being held, “Simply, because this is a very bad budget.”

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