HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Lori Pelletier is resigning as leader of Connecticut’s largest labor federation to take a job in Washington, D.C.
The Connecticut AFL-CIO president announced Wednesday she’ll leave Nov. 30 to work with American Income Life, an insurance company that offers insurance products to labor unions and credit unions. She will serve as vice president and executive director of the company’s labor advisory board.
Pelletier was first elected president in 2013, becoming the first openly gay state federation leader in the country. She previously served 14 years as secretary-treasurer.
Under her leadership, union membership has climbed in Connecticut from 207,000 union members when she became president to 278,000, as of 2017.
Sal Luciano, the AFL-CIO executive vice president, is serving as interim president until new president is elected in a special meeting.
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