As Hartford Sen. John Fonfara works to win votes for the Democratic primary election Sept. 12, the mayoral candidate has received endorsements from three large union groups. Fonfara, a longtime legislator who co-chairs the powerful finance committee, received the endorsement of the New England Healthcare Workers Union District 1199 SEIU, one of the largest health care unions in the state with .
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“Overworked” CTtransit bus drivers are calling out sick at an unprecedented rate in the Hartford area, causing service to be reduced and stranding some commuters.
“It started spiking in the building with office staff,” Buccitti said. “Managers were out.”
CTtransit confirms that since the start of the month, approximately 40 employees with ties to the State Street building have either tested positive for COVID-19 or they have been quarantined because of potential exposure to someone who had tested positive.
Buccitti said some workers have even been hospitalized.
Nearly 1,200 drivers and maintenance workers provide CTtransit bus service statewide. Approximately 300 employees work out of the Hamden location, according to Buccitti.
“The fear is that they’re going to be next,” Buccitti said. “What’s going to be done? What’s the company doing to protect us?”