Laborers’ Under the Dome
May 15, 2026
At a ceremony Monday in Hartford, Governor Ned Lamont signed HB 5003 a huge, omnibus labor bill, into law. Included in the bill’s 75 sections are measures important to LIUNA members, such as requiring contractors and subcontractors to submit daily site logs on public works projects, ensuring apprentices are paid full benefits on prevailing wage jobs, making contractors liable for wages owed by a subcontractor, and establishing new protections for operators of cranes and hoisting equipment.
“I am proud that Connecticut is a state that stands by its workforce to defend workers against labor violations and ensure that they are treated fairly, and this legislation extends those protections to include a number of commonsense safeguards on behalf of those who keep our state and our economy running,” Governor Lamont said.
Connecticut Laborers’ District Council
Keith R. Brothers, Business Manager/Secretary-Treasurer