![Ed Hawthorne, the president of the Connecticut AFL-CIO, declares jobless benefits for strikers to be the labor federation's top priority in 2024. MARK PAZNIOKAS / CTMIRROR.ORG Ed Hawthorne, the president of the Connecticut AFL-CIO, declares jobless benefits for strikers to be the labor federation's top priority in 2024. MARK PAZNIOKAS / CTMIRROR.ORG](https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/joblessjpg_95890e.jpg?w=467)
Gov. Ned Lamont, a Democrat sensitive to how Connecticut ranks on business friendliness, is giving a labor coalition greater space this year to make the case for extending jobless benefits to strikers.
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