AFT Connecticut
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CT's state federation of @aft.org w/34K+ #union members serving in PreK-12 #PublicEd, #HigherEd, healthcare & municipal + state government. Follow us for more on the benefits for all when working people choose #UnionYES!
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· Aug 13
Spreading the #BetterInAUnion message; join fellow members resisting special interests trying to silence our voices & share your selfie today: aftct.org/the-union-di... #UnionYES @aft.org @aftteach.bsky.social @afthighered.bsky.social @psrp-aft.bsky.social @afthealthcare.bsky.social @aaup.org
Local #union member candidates’ #Election2025 wins among highlights + upcoming events & a featured benefit in latest "Inside #AFTCT;" ICYMI: bit.ly/Nov25InsideA... #AFTVotes @aft.org @aftteach.bsky.social @afthighered.bsky.social @psrp-aft.bsky.social @afthealthcare.bsky.social @aaup.org
November 10, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Local #union member candidates’ #Election2025 wins among highlights + upcoming events & a featured benefit in latest "Inside #AFTCT;" ICYMI: bit.ly/Nov25InsideA... #AFTVotes @aft.org @aftteach.bsky.social @afthighered.bsky.social @psrp-aft.bsky.social @afthealthcare.bsky.social @aaup.org
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wild that workers should have to sit idly by while workplaces create morally injurious working conditions that undermine the mission of the whole outfit. 2020s employment culture has gone too far
November 6, 2025 at 6:08 PM
wild that workers should have to sit idly by while workplaces create morally injurious working conditions that undermine the mission of the whole outfit. 2020s employment culture has gone too far
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We have so many no-cost proposals- this is one of them
November 7, 2025 at 11:53 AM
We have so many no-cost proposals- this is one of them
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Support Starbucks workers!
Get your coffee from a company that actually supports their workers
#UnionStrong
#NoContractNoCoffee
Get your coffee from a company that actually supports their workers
#UnionStrong
#NoContractNoCoffee
If Starbucks baristas have to strike, we’re striking too — with our wallets.
Don’t shop at Starbucks if baristas are on strike. No contract, no coffee. Period. #NoContractNoCoffee
Don’t shop at Starbucks if baristas are on strike. No contract, no coffee. Period. #NoContractNoCoffee
November 7, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Support Starbucks workers!
Get your coffee from a company that actually supports their workers
#UnionStrong
#NoContractNoCoffee
Get your coffee from a company that actually supports their workers
#UnionStrong
#NoContractNoCoffee
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🧵 We're taking a stand and want you to join us. Sign our petition: actionnetwork.org/petitions/co...
CONGRESS: Make the Wealthy Pay Their Fair Share
The average monthly Social Security benefit for a retired worker is $1,980. Meanwhile, millionaires and billionaires are paying a smaller portion of their income into Social Security than working Ame...
actionnetwork.org
November 7, 2025 at 3:09 PM
🧵 We're taking a stand and want you to join us. Sign our petition: actionnetwork.org/petitions/co...
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“I am excited that we have an opportunity to strengthen health care for people across the state, but especially the people in Waterbury who have had challenging times in the last few years,” #CodeREDCT @uconnhealth.bsky.social
A $13 million bid is in to purchase Prospect Medical Holdings’ Waterbury Hospital. UConn wants it.
Waterbury Mayor Paul Pernerewski said it is a great step forward and that UConn Health would focus on patient care.
www.courant.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:41 PM
“I am excited that we have an opportunity to strengthen health care for people across the state, but especially the people in Waterbury who have had challenging times in the last few years,” #CodeREDCT @uconnhealth.bsky.social
“reject the Trump administration's so-called compact, which asks colleges to make sweeping changes to policies and practices to align them with the president's agenda.”
#TheCTDifference @csuaaup.bsky.social
#TheCTDifference @csuaaup.bsky.social
CT professors call on higher ed leaders to reject Trump's compact and defend higher education
The compact asks colleges and universities to align their practices and policies with the president's agenda.
www.ctinsider.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:54 PM
“reject the Trump administration's so-called compact, which asks colleges to make sweeping changes to policies and practices to align them with the president's agenda.”
#TheCTDifference @csuaaup.bsky.social
#TheCTDifference @csuaaup.bsky.social
“We also wanted to address a frustrating narrative we’ve been hearing more frequently—that Yale has somehow been exempted from the funding freezes and disruptions affecting other institutions,” #TheCTDifference @yaleaaup.bsky.social
Professors lament federal research funding cuts at faculty panel
The Yale chapter of the American Association of University Professors held a virtual panel Thursday featuring six faculty members who have been affected by President Donald Trump’s cuts.
yaledailynews.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:35 PM
“We also wanted to address a frustrating narrative we’ve been hearing more frequently—that Yale has somehow been exempted from the funding freezes and disruptions affecting other institutions,” #TheCTDifference @yaleaaup.bsky.social
“[Without guaranteed paid family leave,] we get worse educators in the classroom, less creative and less productive scientists in the lab, unreliable committee members and poor decision makers,” #TheCTDifference @uconnaaup.bsky.social
UConn faculty paid family leave debate continues in CT Mirror Op Ed pages
University of Connecticut faculty have expressed their frustration with university administrations over paid family leave policies.
dailycampus.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:26 PM
“[Without guaranteed paid family leave,] we get worse educators in the classroom, less creative and less productive scientists in the lab, unreliable committee members and poor decision makers,” #TheCTDifference @uconnaaup.bsky.social
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Connecticut state senator and professor at Quinnipiac University, Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox, calls for the rejection of Trump's loyalty oath compact!
Reject the compact and defend the democratic right for higher ed workers to dissent!
@aftct.bsky.social
Reject the compact and defend the democratic right for higher ed workers to dissent!
@aftct.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Connecticut state senator and professor at Quinnipiac University, Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox, calls for the rejection of Trump's loyalty oath compact!
Reject the compact and defend the democratic right for higher ed workers to dissent!
@aftct.bsky.social
Reject the compact and defend the democratic right for higher ed workers to dissent!
@aftct.bsky.social
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Higher ed workers say: Condemn the Compact!
Here is CSU-AAUP, AFT Local 6745 member A. Fiona Pearson, professor of sociology at Central Connecticut State University, calling for us to unite in the face of these attacks on higher ed!
@aftct.bsky.social
Here is CSU-AAUP, AFT Local 6745 member A. Fiona Pearson, professor of sociology at Central Connecticut State University, calling for us to unite in the face of these attacks on higher ed!
@aftct.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Higher ed workers say: Condemn the Compact!
Here is CSU-AAUP, AFT Local 6745 member A. Fiona Pearson, professor of sociology at Central Connecticut State University, calling for us to unite in the face of these attacks on higher ed!
@aftct.bsky.social
Here is CSU-AAUP, AFT Local 6745 member A. Fiona Pearson, professor of sociology at Central Connecticut State University, calling for us to unite in the face of these attacks on higher ed!
@aftct.bsky.social
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And that’s a wrap! See you next year @ctaflcio.bsky.social ! Thanks for the photos @aftct.bsky.social ! #unionyes #nhft933
November 7, 2025 at 10:35 PM
And that’s a wrap! See you next year @ctaflcio.bsky.social ! Thanks for the photos @aftct.bsky.social ! #unionyes #nhft933
Putting the 'fun' in convention work; #AFTCT delegates showed how even voting for our allotted @ctaflcio.bsky.social exec bd reps can be a good time. #CTLabor25 @aft.org @aftteach.bsky.social @afthighered.bsky.social @psrp-aft.bsky.social @afthealthcare.bsky.social @aaup.org @aflcio.org
November 8, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Putting the 'fun' in convention work; #AFTCT delegates showed how even voting for our allotted @ctaflcio.bsky.social exec bd reps can be a good time. #CTLabor25 @aft.org @aftteach.bsky.social @afthighered.bsky.social @psrp-aft.bsky.social @afthealthcare.bsky.social @aaup.org @aflcio.org
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CSU-AAUP co-hosted a press conference with other American Association of University Professors chapters from across the state to demand that CT leaders reject the Trump administration's higher education "compact" and protect our freedoms.
November 7, 2025 at 9:59 PM
CSU-AAUP co-hosted a press conference with other American Association of University Professors chapters from across the state to demand that CT leaders reject the Trump administration's higher education "compact" and protect our freedoms.
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Over here at the @ctaflcio.bsky.social convention as a delegate listening to Amy Traub, senior researcher and policy analyst at NELP the National Employment Law Project, talk about #Bossware and the fight to stop digital surveillances and automated-decision-systems abuse in the workplace #unionyes
November 7, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Over here at the @ctaflcio.bsky.social convention as a delegate listening to Amy Traub, senior researcher and policy analyst at NELP the National Employment Law Project, talk about #Bossware and the fight to stop digital surveillances and automated-decision-systems abuse in the workplace #unionyes
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Day 2 of the @ctaflcio.bsky.social #CTLabor25 convention, David Cooper of EARN at EPI, reminds us that state action is more important than ever before- from strengthening labor laws to enacting and enforcing policies that are good for working folks all around. Solidarity is contagious! #unionyes
November 7, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Day 2 of the @ctaflcio.bsky.social #CTLabor25 convention, David Cooper of EARN at EPI, reminds us that state action is more important than ever before- from strengthening labor laws to enacting and enforcing policies that are good for working folks all around. Solidarity is contagious! #unionyes
Happening now: #union leaders are back for day #2 of #CTLabor25 to plan collective strategy to “stand up, fight back” strategy thru ‘26. #UnionYES @aft.org @aftteach.bsky.social @afthighered.bsky.social @psrp-aft.bsky.social @afthealthcare.bsky.social @aaup.org @aflcio.org @ctaflcio.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Happening now: #union leaders are back for day #2 of #CTLabor25 to plan collective strategy to “stand up, fight back” strategy thru ‘26. #UnionYES @aft.org @aftteach.bsky.social @afthighered.bsky.social @psrp-aft.bsky.social @afthealthcare.bsky.social @aaup.org @aflcio.org @ctaflcio.bsky.social
As economic inequality continues to grow, the costs of system-level stressors should not fall on patients, already-overworked clinical staff, or low-wage hospital workers who rely on their jobs to sustain a livelihood. #patientsoverprofits @aft.org @afthealthcare.bsky.social
Opinion | Hospital CEO Pay Is Too Damn High
The wage gap at nonprofit facilities is growing at a difficult economic moment
www.medpagetoday.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:23 PM
As economic inequality continues to grow, the costs of system-level stressors should not fall on patients, already-overworked clinical staff, or low-wage hospital workers who rely on their jobs to sustain a livelihood. #patientsoverprofits @aft.org @afthealthcare.bsky.social
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Find an action near you at this link👇
STUDENTS RISE UP: NOVEMBER 7TH DAY OF ACTION
Students and education workers across the US are organizing our schools towards mass non-cooperation on November 7th! Find an action on your campus!
actionnetwork.org
November 5, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Find an action near you at this link👇
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TOMORROW: Join AFT & @aaup.org for a higher ed day of action to push back against Trump’s attacks. Students, faculty & staff are rallying on campuses across the country to stand up for higher ed as a democratic, accessible & transformative public good.
Find an event ⬇️
www.studentsriseup.org/map
Find an event ⬇️
www.studentsriseup.org/map
Event Map
Find an event near you!
www.studentsriseup.org
November 6, 2025 at 5:33 PM
TOMORROW: Join AFT & @aaup.org for a higher ed day of action to push back against Trump’s attacks. Students, faculty & staff are rallying on campuses across the country to stand up for higher ed as a democratic, accessible & transformative public good.
Find an event ⬇️
www.studentsriseup.org/map
Find an event ⬇️
www.studentsriseup.org/map
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Excited to be with comrades tomorrow for this. Higher Ed for the Common Good! @aaup.org
Tomorrow! Wesleyan-AAUP hosts a "One Campus" rally to celebrate Wesleyan faculty, staff, and students who refuse to live in fear. Academic Freedom! Freedom of Speech! Solidarity across campus!
November 7, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Excited to be with comrades tomorrow for this. Higher Ed for the Common Good! @aaup.org
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Tomorrow! Wesleyan-AAUP hosts a "One Campus" rally to celebrate Wesleyan faculty, staff, and students who refuse to live in fear. Academic Freedom! Freedom of Speech! Solidarity across campus!
November 7, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Tomorrow! Wesleyan-AAUP hosts a "One Campus" rally to celebrate Wesleyan faculty, staff, and students who refuse to live in fear. Academic Freedom! Freedom of Speech! Solidarity across campus!
Closing out #CTLabor25 day #1 strong; today #AFTCT-affiliated #union delegates joined siblings in the @ctaflcio.bsky.social to build a stronger labor movement. #UnionYES @aft.org @aftteach.bsky.social @afthighered.bsky.social @psrp-aft.bsky.social @afthealthcare.bsky.social @aaup.org @aflcio.org
November 7, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Closing out #CTLabor25 day #1 strong; today #AFTCT-affiliated #union delegates joined siblings in the @ctaflcio.bsky.social to build a stronger labor movement. #UnionYES @aft.org @aftteach.bsky.social @afthighered.bsky.social @psrp-aft.bsky.social @afthealthcare.bsky.social @aaup.org @aflcio.org
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While at the @ctaflcio.bsky.social #CTLabor25 convention, Ed Wytkind, @aflcio.org Technology Institute Ex Director reminds us that Labor should ALWAYS be at the table when the future of AI is being discussed! #unionyes @aftct.bsky.social #NHFT933
November 6, 2025 at 4:53 PM
While at the @ctaflcio.bsky.social #CTLabor25 convention, Ed Wytkind, @aflcio.org Technology Institute Ex Director reminds us that Labor should ALWAYS be at the table when the future of AI is being discussed! #unionyes @aftct.bsky.social #NHFT933