The Blue Collar Caucus

The newly formed House Democrats Blue Collar Caucus is focused on the issues that matter most to Connecticut’s working and middle-class residents. We support job training opportunities that help people climb the economic ladder, smart policies that protect people in the workplace, tax policy that puts hardworking middle and working class residents first, and we stand against corporate greed, monopolies, and price gouging that has affected so many Connecticut residents, from housing and rental costs to prices at the grocery store, medical expenses, and so much more.

We are pro-worker, pro-union, and stand with nurses and hospital staff, teachers and school workers, first responders, construction workers, tradesmen across a variety of fields, and many others who work hard to make ends meet, put food on the table, and fight for a slice of the American Dream—a dream which often seems harder and harder to reach in today’s economy.

We will work together as a coalition of almost thirty legislators passionate about making it possible for Connecticut residents to get a good-paying job, raise a family, and retire with dignity. It’s as simple, and as complicated, as that. And we’re here to work together, stand in solidarity, elevate good policy ideas, and get some good bills across the finish line for the hardworking people of this state.