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Posted June 3, 2009 / Journal Inquirer
Leo Canty to write JI column
Leo Canty, one of the leading figures in Connecticut’s labor movement, will begin writing an opinion column in the Journal Inquirer, starting tomorrow
Canty is a member of American Federation of Teachers Local 3837, University Health Professionals, and is the second vice president of AFT CT. He has served as the Connecticut AFL-CIO executive secretary since 1996, and is also a vice president of the Hartford Labor Council. Canty is chairman of the board of the Connecticut Health Foundation, a health philanthropy organization with $130 million in assets.
He is involved in telling workers stories through his award winning CT@Work - the labor movement’s only TV show. He lives in Windsor where he is Democratic town chairman.
Canty hopes his column can bring greater focus to work and the workplace. “The media regularly covers business,” he says, “but that news is more about the business themselves, less about the people who get the job done.”
Journal Inquirer publisher Elizabeth Ellis said she is pleased to welcome Canty’s column to the JI. “Our commitment, on the opinion pages is to offering a range of viewpoints and ideas, including ones we do not share.”
Canty’s column will be called “Connecticut at work.”
Posted June 3, 2009 / Journal Inquirer
Leo Canty to write JI column
Leo Canty, one of the leading figures in Connecticut’s labor movement, will begin writing an opinion column in the Journal Inquirer, starting tomorrow
Canty is a member of American Federation of Teachers Local 3837, University Health Professionals, and is the second vice president of AFT CT. He has served as the Connecticut AFL-CIO executive secretary since 1996, and is also a vice president of the Hartford Labor Council. Canty is chairman of the board of the Connecticut Health Foundation, a health philanthropy organization with $130 million in assets.
He is involved in telling workers stories through his award winning CT@Work - the labor movement’s only TV show. He lives in Windsor where he is Democratic town chairman.
Canty hopes his column can bring greater focus to work and the workplace. “The media regularly covers business,” he says, “but that news is more about the business themselves, less about the people who get the job done.”
Journal Inquirer publisher Elizabeth Ellis said she is pleased to welcome Canty’s column to the JI. “Our commitment, on the opinion pages is to offering a range of viewpoints and ideas, including ones we do not share.”
Canty’s column will be called “Connecticut at work.”
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