The Cost of Misguided Labor Policies: Winchester’s Cautionary Tale

The Cost of Misguided Labor Policies: Winchester’s Cautionary Tale

Connecticut’s legislature is considering a bill that would allow striking workers to collect unemployment benefits, a move that could destabilize businesses and communities. Gov. Ned Lamont has a chance to protect jobs by rejecting — or, if necessary, vetoing — this proposal.   In testimony supporting the bill, Sen. Martin Looney (D-New Haven) recalled childhood memories of his father’s involvement in the 1979 strike at the Winchester Repeating …