The names of Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Jackson — scrubbed because of their ties to slavery — won’t be the only glaring void when Connecticut Democrats hold their annual fundraising dinner next week
At least five of the largest state employee unions are boycotting the June 2 banquet in Hartford, in protest of ongoing layoffs under Democratic Gov. Dannel P. Malloy that have reached 1,000. That number is expected to grow to 2,000.
A strategic source of financial and grassroots support for the state’s majority party, the unions traditionally buy several tables at $1,850 each for what has been rebranded as the Connecticut Democratic Progress Dinner. Read More