Molly Ingram

1 week ago | wshu.org | Molly Ingram

Machinists at Connecticut jet engine manufacturer Pratt and Whitney will return to work on Wednesday after a three-week-long strike. More than 3,000 workers have been out of work. It was their first strike since 2001. Seventy-four percent of the union members who voted on the new four-year agreement on Tuesday morning at the Toyota Oakdale Theatre approved it. “Our members stood together with strength and resolve,” said IAM Local 700 President Wayne McCarthy.

1 week ago | wshu.org | Ebong Udoma |Molly Ingram

The budget deadline looms large as the end of Connecticut’s legislative session draws near. How much support can providers of the state’s homeless population expect to receive? WSHU’s Ebong Udoma spoke with CT Mirror’s Ginny Monk to discuss her article, “From an old ambulance, they help the growing homeless population,” as part of the collaborative podcast Long Story Short. Read Ginny’s story here. WSHU: Hello, Ginny.

1 week ago | wshu.org | Molly Ingram

Non-traditional working sites have grown in popularity since the COVID-19 pandemic. For one Connecticut entrepreneur, the model is more than a fad. WSHU’s Molly Ingram caught up with Connecticut Mirror State Policy Editor Erica Phillips about her series on Connecticut entrepreneurs, called “This Could Work,” which will soon feature the creator of one of the state’s only women-centered co-working spaces. WSHU: This is your fourth and final installment of the pilot season of This Could Work.

2 weeks ago | ctmirror.org | Molly Ingram |Gabby DeBenedictis

Value testimony over titles. Every day is a job interview. Don’t be limited by your current goals. Those were a few of the messages former U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona gave to Southern Connecticut State University graduate students at their commencement ceremony on Thursday night. Cardona was born and raised in Meriden, Connecticut. He graduated from Central Connecticut State University, taught 4th grade in his hometown, and was later the state education secretary.

2 weeks ago | wshu.org | Molly Ingram

Value testimony over titles. Every day is a job interview. Don’t be limited by your current goals. Those were a few of the messages former U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona gave to Southern Connecticut State University graduate students at their commencement ceremony on Thursday night. Cardona was born and raised in Meriden, Connecticut. He graduated from Central Connecticut State University, taught 4th grade in his hometown, and was later the state education secretary.