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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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
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:..union members will join with our fellow Minnesotans to reject fear and speak with one voice as we call for ICE to leave our state, no additional funding for ICE, legal accountability for ICE and for large corporations to stop cooperating with ICE.” aflcio.mn/4sMMp0A
Minnesota’s Labor Movement endorses 1/23 Day of Truth & Freedom
The Executive Board of the Minnesota AFL-CIO, the state’s federation of more than 1,000 affiliated local unions, voted to endorse Friday’s Day of Truth and Freedom as Minnesotans stand together…
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January 20, 2026 at 5:20 PM
:..union members will join with our fellow Minnesotans to reject fear and speak with one voice as we call for ICE to leave our state, no additional funding for ICE, legal accountability for ICE and for large corporations to stop cooperating with ICE.” aflcio.mn/4sMMp0A
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“There is no doubt that the Trump admin has bent institutions, bent processes, bent the democratic infrastructure of this nation and infrastructures as they relate to higher ed to their will. They didn’t break them, at least not yet, and that’s important to note.”
— Todd Wolfson, AAUP President
— Todd Wolfson, AAUP President
Investigations and a Billion-Dollar ‘Shakedown’: How Trump Targeted Higher Education
www.nytimes.com
January 21, 2026 at 2:34 PM
“There is no doubt that the Trump admin has bent institutions, bent processes, bent the democratic infrastructure of this nation and infrastructures as they relate to higher ed to their will. They didn’t break them, at least not yet, and that’s important to note.”
— Todd Wolfson, AAUP President
— Todd Wolfson, AAUP President
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We argued in court that giving DOGE permission to hijack our private data jeopardizes Americans’ security. The courts were concerned we didn’t have proof. Now the Trump administration has revealed our fears were justified. www.aft.org/press-releas...
AFT’s Weingarten Responds to DOGE’s Improper Sharing of Social Security Data
WASHINGTON—AFT President Randi Weingarten issued the following statement responding to the U.S. Department of Justice’s new court filing that revealed the Department of Government Efficiency improperl...
www.aft.org
January 22, 2026 at 1:04 AM
We argued in court that giving DOGE permission to hijack our private data jeopardizes Americans’ security. The courts were concerned we didn’t have proof. Now the Trump administration has revealed our fears were justified. www.aft.org/press-releas...
Rallies are planned for Hartford, New Haven, Bridgeport and Willimantic at 4 p.m. on Friday Jan 23. #IceOutSchools @aftteach.bsky.social @afthighered.bsky.social @ctaflcio.bsky.social @ctforall.bsky.social
CT Orgs To Rally In Solidarity With Minnesota | CT News Junkie
Several Connecticut organizations are organizing rallies across the state Friday in solidarity with Minneapolis, as the Minnesota city responds to recent actions by federal immigration officials.
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January 23, 2026 at 12:34 PM
Rallies are planned for Hartford, New Haven, Bridgeport and Willimantic at 4 p.m. on Friday Jan 23. #IceOutSchools @aftteach.bsky.social @afthighered.bsky.social @ctaflcio.bsky.social @ctforall.bsky.social
"We are hopeful that the governor will make good on his commitment to each local table and deliver fair and fully funded contracts without any further delay." #TheCTDifference @aft.org
Gov. Ned Lamont, 35 Connecticut employee unions nearing new contract deal
"I think we’re getting closer. It’s not a deal at this point," Gov. Ned Lamont said.
www.ctinsider.com
January 23, 2026 at 12:22 PM
"We are hopeful that the governor will make good on his commitment to each local table and deliver fair and fully funded contracts without any further delay." #TheCTDifference @aft.org
"...if the university is asking instructors and professors to teach the same way in the classroom with fewer resources and with less support, they're living in a fantasy world." #TheCTDifference @uconnaaup.bsky.social
EXCLUSIVE - ‘They’re living in a fantasy world’ - UConn professors sound the alarm on looming budget cuts
The university is ordering some departments to cut their temporary labor budget by 30%, which professors say could lead to changes in the classroom.
www.fox61.com
January 23, 2026 at 12:18 PM
"...if the university is asking instructors and professors to teach the same way in the classroom with fewer resources and with less support, they're living in a fantasy world." #TheCTDifference @uconnaaup.bsky.social
SERA guarantees #CTStateWorkers the right to collectively bargain. From healthcare to fair wages, the power to organize & negotiate is protected! #Union101 #KnowYourRights #PublicServiceProud #UnionStrong @aft.org @aftteach.bsky.social @afthighered.bsky.social @afthealthcare.bsky.social @aaup.org
January 22, 2026 at 10:46 PM
SERA guarantees #CTStateWorkers the right to collectively bargain. From healthcare to fair wages, the power to organize & negotiate is protected! #Union101 #KnowYourRights #PublicServiceProud #UnionStrong @aft.org @aftteach.bsky.social @afthighered.bsky.social @afthealthcare.bsky.social @aaup.org
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📅 Join us on Jan. 28 at 6 p.m. EST for a webinar to learn more about the impacts of intensified immigration enforcement on our communities and what you can do to help keep schools, healthcare facilities and community spaces safe.
Register here ⤵️
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Register here ⤵️
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Immigration Enforcement: A Nation at Risk
Why Schools, Hospitals and Communities Must Remain Places of Care, Not Fear Across the country, immigration enforcement actions are rapidly expanding in scope, visibility and impact, with profound con...
sharemylesson.com
January 22, 2026 at 9:06 PM
📅 Join us on Jan. 28 at 6 p.m. EST for a webinar to learn more about the impacts of intensified immigration enforcement on our communities and what you can do to help keep schools, healthcare facilities and community spaces safe.
Register here ⤵️
sharemylesson.com/webinars/imm...
Register here ⤵️
sharemylesson.com/webinars/imm...
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Tonight (Thursday, Jan 22), 7 p.m. Eastern. There's still time to sign up! labornotes.org/events/2026/...
Stewards' Workshop, Thursday, January 22: Meetings can be a way for shop stewards to bring their co-workers together to build strength in their fight against the boss—when they're run effectively
Learn how to run meetings that bring members in: labornotes.org/events/2026/...
Learn how to run meetings that bring members in: labornotes.org/events/2026/...
Stewards' Workshop: Holding Effective Meetings
This workshop is intended for stewards and elected officers who work closely with stewards. Please register only if this applies to you. Chances are that we've all been to a bad meeting. One person ta...
labornotes.org
January 22, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Tonight (Thursday, Jan 22), 7 p.m. Eastern. There's still time to sign up! labornotes.org/events/2026/...
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Immigration enforcement affects students and families in our schools. @aft.org’s new Family Immigration Emergency Plan checklist helps educators and schools support families:
https://sharemylesson.com/teaching-resource/aft-family-immigration-emergency-plan-k-12-and-higher-ed-409739
https://sharemylesson.com/teaching-resource/aft-family-immigration-emergency-plan-k-12-and-higher-ed-409739
January 22, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Immigration enforcement affects students and families in our schools. @aft.org’s new Family Immigration Emergency Plan checklist helps educators and schools support families:
https://sharemylesson.com/teaching-resource/aft-family-immigration-emergency-plan-k-12-and-higher-ed-409739
https://sharemylesson.com/teaching-resource/aft-family-immigration-emergency-plan-k-12-and-higher-ed-409739
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Happy Birthday, Antonio Gramsci! He was born on this day in Sardinia in 1891. His prison writing inspired the @conjuncture.bsky.social podcast that @cheatherton.bsky.social and I produced for last 5 years. You can check out our previous interviews here: trinitysocialjustice.com/conjuncture-...
January 22, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Happy Birthday, Antonio Gramsci! He was born on this day in Sardinia in 1891. His prison writing inspired the @conjuncture.bsky.social podcast that @cheatherton.bsky.social and I produced for last 5 years. You can check out our previous interviews here: trinitysocialjustice.com/conjuncture-...
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Yesterday, after a lawsuit backed by the AFT, the Trump administration dropped its appeal, ending its attempt to force schools to censor lessons, abandon student supports, and rewrite civil rights law.
Read more about this victory for public ed & students everywhere: www.aft.org/press-releas...
Read more about this victory for public ed & students everywhere: www.aft.org/press-releas...
January 22, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Yesterday, after a lawsuit backed by the AFT, the Trump administration dropped its appeal, ending its attempt to force schools to censor lessons, abandon student supports, and rewrite civil rights law.
Read more about this victory for public ed & students everywhere: www.aft.org/press-releas...
Read more about this victory for public ed & students everywhere: www.aft.org/press-releas...
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Schools, hospitals and houses of worship must be places of safety, care and belonging—not fear. Take action below and demand that Congress restore and strengthen protections for sensitive locations ⤵️ #ICEOUT
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Tell Congress: Keep ICE Out of Schools
This week, we witnessed unconscionable acts of violence by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in Minnesota—including the murder of Renee Nicole Good, the handcuffing of school staff, th...
actionnetwork.org
January 22, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Schools, hospitals and houses of worship must be places of safety, care and belonging—not fear. Take action below and demand that Congress restore and strengthen protections for sensitive locations ⤵️ #ICEOUT
actionnetwork.org/letters/keep...
actionnetwork.org/letters/keep...
“meeting the standards of academic freedom means any change to curriculum should be in the hands of faculty.” #AcademicFreedom @aaup.org
ODU professors raise concerns about AI initiative
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Old Dominion University announced a “first-of-its-kind” artificial intelligence incubator in partnership with Google last October, but some of the school’s p…
www.wavy.com
January 22, 2026 at 3:44 PM
“meeting the standards of academic freedom means any change to curriculum should be in the hands of faculty.” #AcademicFreedom @aaup.org
Navigating student loans shouldn’t be a solo journey. Looking for PSLF help or a better plan? Our national @aft.org's partnership with #SaveWithSummer is here to help. Check out this powerful (& free!) member benefit today: aft.org/benefits/summer #StrengthInUnity @afthighered.bsky.social @aaup.org
January 22, 2026 at 1:39 AM
Navigating student loans shouldn’t be a solo journey. Looking for PSLF help or a better plan? Our national @aft.org's partnership with #SaveWithSummer is here to help. Check out this powerful (& free!) member benefit today: aft.org/benefits/summer #StrengthInUnity @afthighered.bsky.social @aaup.org
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Connect students to real civic issues with this @pbsnewsclassroom.bsky.social lesson on the Minnesota protests and community debate around immigration enforcement https://sharemylesson.com/todays-news-tomorrows-lesson/minnesota-protests-immigration-raids-third-week @aftteach.bsky.social @aft.org
January 21, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Connect students to real civic issues with this @pbsnewsclassroom.bsky.social lesson on the Minnesota protests and community debate around immigration enforcement https://sharemylesson.com/todays-news-tomorrows-lesson/minnesota-protests-immigration-raids-third-week @aftteach.bsky.social @aft.org
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Old Dominion University is trying to compress 16-week courses into 8-week online courses for the 2026 fall semester — and fully integrate AI without faculty input.
Isaac Kamola, AAUP’s Director of the Center for the Defense of Academic Freedom, explains why this is a “nightmare.”
Isaac Kamola, AAUP’s Director of the Center for the Defense of Academic Freedom, explains why this is a “nightmare.”
January 21, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Old Dominion University is trying to compress 16-week courses into 8-week online courses for the 2026 fall semester — and fully integrate AI without faculty input.
Isaac Kamola, AAUP’s Director of the Center for the Defense of Academic Freedom, explains why this is a “nightmare.”
Isaac Kamola, AAUP’s Director of the Center for the Defense of Academic Freedom, explains why this is a “nightmare.”
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"We have argued in court that giving unelected billionaires permission to hijack our private data jeopardizes Americans’ personal and financial security. The courts were concerned we didn’t have proof, just fear. Now the government has revealed our fears were justified." - @rweingarten.bsky.social
AFT’s Weingarten Responds to DOGE’s Improper Sharing of Social Security Data
WASHINGTON—AFT President Randi Weingarten issued the following statement responding to the U.S. Department of Justice’s new court filing that revealed the Department of Government Efficiency improperl...
www.aft.org
January 21, 2026 at 9:20 PM
"We have argued in court that giving unelected billionaires permission to hijack our private data jeopardizes Americans’ personal and financial security. The courts were concerned we didn’t have proof, just fear. Now the government has revealed our fears were justified." - @rweingarten.bsky.social
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Congress is finalizing education funding for this year right now - and it's up to us to urge our lawmakers to reject the Administration’s actions to cut vital education funding & oversight.
Call 888-853-7037 and tell them: Protect education funding! cef.org/advocacy/
Call 888-853-7037 and tell them: Protect education funding! cef.org/advocacy/
January 16, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Congress is finalizing education funding for this year right now - and it's up to us to urge our lawmakers to reject the Administration’s actions to cut vital education funding & oversight.
Call 888-853-7037 and tell them: Protect education funding! cef.org/advocacy/
Call 888-853-7037 and tell them: Protect education funding! cef.org/advocacy/
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Get to know the jargon of budget power.
Get to know the potential to follow that $$$
to get influence over that $$$
www.aaup.org/academe/issu...
@aaup.org @higheredlabor.bsky.social @afthighered.bsky.social
Get to know the potential to follow that $$$
to get influence over that $$$
www.aaup.org/academe/issu...
@aaup.org @higheredlabor.bsky.social @afthighered.bsky.social
Budget and Finance Rucksack
Coalitions taking action on campus financial issues can learn a lot from resourceful, creative peers around the country.
www.aaup.org
January 17, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Get to know the jargon of budget power.
Get to know the potential to follow that $$$
to get influence over that $$$
www.aaup.org/academe/issu...
@aaup.org @higheredlabor.bsky.social @afthighered.bsky.social
Get to know the potential to follow that $$$
to get influence over that $$$
www.aaup.org/academe/issu...
@aaup.org @higheredlabor.bsky.social @afthighered.bsky.social
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In a major win for public education, the Trump-Vance admin has abandoned its appeal in our case, which fought their mandate that public schools align with the admin's unlawful interpretation of civil rights law or risk loss of funds.
When people resist, they win.
When people resist, they win.
January 21, 2026 at 5:29 PM
In a major win for public education, the Trump-Vance admin has abandoned its appeal in our case, which fought their mandate that public schools align with the admin's unlawful interpretation of civil rights law or risk loss of funds.
When people resist, they win.
When people resist, they win.
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The 47th president has made life less affordable for everyone but himself & his billionaire backers
Trump has
😠 slowed job growth,
😡 undercut incomes for workers
🤬 enriched the ultrawealthy
The latest from @joshbivens-econ.bsky.social , @cmcnich.bsky.social, and Margaret Poydock.
Trump has
😠 slowed job growth,
😡 undercut incomes for workers
🤬 enriched the ultrawealthy
The latest from @joshbivens-econ.bsky.social , @cmcnich.bsky.social, and Margaret Poydock.
47 ways Trump has made life less affordable in the last year
In the first year of his second term, President Trump has actively made life less affordable for working people. Affordability has two sides—prices and pay. While public debate fixates on rising costs...
www.epi.org
January 13, 2026 at 1:20 PM
The 47th president has made life less affordable for everyone but himself & his billionaire backers
Trump has
😠 slowed job growth,
😡 undercut incomes for workers
🤬 enriched the ultrawealthy
The latest from @joshbivens-econ.bsky.social , @cmcnich.bsky.social, and Margaret Poydock.
Trump has
😠 slowed job growth,
😡 undercut incomes for workers
🤬 enriched the ultrawealthy
The latest from @joshbivens-econ.bsky.social , @cmcnich.bsky.social, and Margaret Poydock.
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We've amended our complaint in the lawsuit against the embattled student loan servicer, MOHELA. They have continued to harm student loan borrowers since the lawsuit was first filed in July 2024—in violation of consumer protection law.
Read the release: www.aft.org/press-releas...
Read the release: www.aft.org/press-releas...
January 16, 2026 at 6:45 PM
We've amended our complaint in the lawsuit against the embattled student loan servicer, MOHELA. They have continued to harm student loan borrowers since the lawsuit was first filed in July 2024—in violation of consumer protection law.
Read the release: www.aft.org/press-releas...
Read the release: www.aft.org/press-releas...
“We do not need charity from Yale University. Rather, we must, as #MLK explained in 1967, undergo a ‘radical revolution of values,' which requires Yale to start paying what they owe to this city.” #FundOurFutureCT @aftteach.bsky.social @leslieblatteau.bsky.social
Unions To Yale: Pay City $110M Per Year - New Haven Independent
At the heart of Yale's campus on Monday, several dozen people gathered for a union-led rally where they urged the university to more than quadruple its annual payments to New Haven for each of the nex...
www.newhavenindependent.org
January 21, 2026 at 1:24 PM
“We do not need charity from Yale University. Rather, we must, as #MLK explained in 1967, undergo a ‘radical revolution of values,' which requires Yale to start paying what they owe to this city.” #FundOurFutureCT @aftteach.bsky.social @leslieblatteau.bsky.social
Another reason it’s #BetterInAUnion; affiliated local #union members & their families have exclusive access to 2 #AFTCT #scholarship grants: aftct.org/aft-connecti... #StrengthInUnity @aft.org @afthealthcare.bsky.social @psrp-aft.bsky.social @aftteach.bsky.social @afthighered.bsky.social @aaup.org
January 20, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Another reason it’s #BetterInAUnion; affiliated local #union members & their families have exclusive access to 2 #AFTCT #scholarship grants: aftct.org/aft-connecti... #StrengthInUnity @aft.org @afthealthcare.bsky.social @psrp-aft.bsky.social @aftteach.bsky.social @afthighered.bsky.social @aaup.org