• Connecticut Governor Appoints Union Head as Commissioner of Labor

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”Governor Dannel P. Malloy…appointed Sharon Palmer to serve as Commissioner of Connecticut's Department of Labor. ”Ms. Palmer is currently the President of AFT Connecticut, an AFL-CIO union representing 28,000 teachers and other workers, including heath care professionals, state employees, higher education and school related personnel.” Source: Governor’s Office Photo: ctaflcio.org Note: Palmer replaces Glenn Marshall who resigned in July; Marshall is head of Carpenters Union Local 210.

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