Helping To Protect Connecticut Taxpayers And Create Jobs
Responsible Connecticut contractors, professional trade organizations, associations,
business, political and community leaders and the public have come
together in a bi-partisan manner to fight the gross misuse of taxpayer dollars on
public and private projects and where state and federal funds are used.
Led by top construction industry and business leaders throughout the state, the
Connecticut First Coalition has shed light on construction project
nightmares, such as discovered at the University of Connecticut and so many other sites are the
result of fly-by-night contractors coming into our state and bidding below the
responsible contractor. The library alone at the University of
Connecticut cost taxpayers $32 million more to rebuild because of
shoddy workmanship.
Connecticut First Coalition support laws that support responsible Connecticut contractors
and the people who work for them. Our group supports the training
and apprenticeship programs for Connecticut residents and the use of labor agreements to put their residents back to work.
The overall mission of the Connecticut First Coalition is to: encourage job growth in
Connecticut; encourage more of our tax dollars to be spent here in Connecticut; work to support
& improve training & apprenticeship programs; work to promote job
safety programs; ensure minority participation; fight the gross misuse of our
hard earned tax dollars; and work to protect Connecticut taxpayers.
URGENT -- Connecticut workers and their families are now under attack by groups ignorantly wanting to cut workers salaries. These groups want to cut all public construction projects and turn Connecticut's clocks back to the 19th Century.
You are invited to join us along with thousands of other Connecticut workers and their families at the statewide "Workers' Rights Rally" happening on Sunday, May 1, 2011 from 1-3 p.m. at the Bushnell Park Pavilion, Hartford, CT.
The Connecticut First Coalition would like to thank our honorees and over 200 guests who attended our Annual Connecticut First Coalition Leadership Awards. Click here to view pictures from our recent event.
Congratulations to our 2010 Leadership Awards recipients: CT State Senator Donald DeFronzo CT State Represenative Pamela Sawyer New Haven Mayor John DeStefano New Britain Mayor Timothy Stewart
