CT prison workers unions call for 'heroes pay' for pandemic efforts
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Bridgeport Correctional CenterBrian A. Pounds / Hearst Connecticut Media file
Unions representing workers at Connecticut’s prisons want state lawmakers to pay them what is being called “heroes pay” because of the level of exposure they had to COVID-19.
Sal Luciano, president of the Connecticut AFL-CIO, said this is for workers at all of the prisons, whether they come in direct contact with inmates or not. For every hour Department of Correction employees have worked since the start of the pandemic, Luciano said, $1 should be added to their paycheck.