AFT Connecticut
@aftct.bsky.social
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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AFT Connecticut
@aftct.bsky.social
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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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Thank you for decades of leadership on gun violence prevention and for uplifting educator voices and @teachersunify.bsky.social! Proud to work alongside you. Here’s to a safe 2026! ☮️📓📚❤️🩹
Abbey Clements of @teachersunify.bsky.social shares how her student survivors motivate her to advocate for change.
December 31, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Thank you for decades of leadership on gun violence prevention and for uplifting educator voices and @teachersunify.bsky.social! Proud to work alongside you. Here’s to a safe 2026! ☮️📓📚❤️🩹
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The Department of Ed is not Linda McMahon’s personal plaything where she gets to decide what legally mandated functions stay or go or whether spending is allocated or not—and yet she repeatedly acts like it www.aft.org/press-releas...
AFT and Chicago Nonprofit Organization Sue U.S. Department of Education for Unlawful Public Education Funding Cuts
WASHINGTON — The AFT and the Brighton Park Neighborhood Council (BPNC) filed a lawsuit today challenging the U.S. Department of Education’s abrupt and unlawful decision to terminate millions of dollar...
www.aft.org
December 29, 2025 at 11:01 PM
The Department of Ed is not Linda McMahon’s personal plaything where she gets to decide what legally mandated functions stay or go or whether spending is allocated or not—and yet she repeatedly acts like it www.aft.org/press-releas...
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CT Nurse Union ‘Will Remain Vigilant’ Following Hartford Healthcare Purchase of Rockville, Manchester Hospitals #ctnewsjunkie #ctpolitics
CT Nurse Union ‘Will Remain Vigilant’ Following Hartford Healthcare Purchase of Rockville, Manchester Hospitals
The head of a union representing nearly 1,000 workers at Manchester Memorial and Rockville General hospitals said his organization welcomed any agreement that empowered Attorney General William Tong to "have the backs" of healthcare workers at the two facilities.
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December 31, 2025 at 3:20 PM
CT Nurse Union ‘Will Remain Vigilant’ Following Hartford Healthcare Purchase of Rockville, Manchester Hospitals #ctnewsjunkie #ctpolitics
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Let’s ring in the New Year with union-made products and the workers who make every celebration possible. 🎉
Union-Made in America New Year's Eve | AFL-CIO
Find New Year's Eve supplies that carry a union label and are made in America.
aflcio.org
December 30, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Let’s ring in the New Year with union-made products and the workers who make every celebration possible. 🎉
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Did you see this 📧 from our Executive Director Shawna Bader-Blau?
If you're planning to make a charitable contribution before the end of the year, we hope you'll consider donating to the Solidarity Center.
Give here: sclinks.co/donate
If you're planning to make a charitable contribution before the end of the year, we hope you'll consider donating to the Solidarity Center.
Give here: sclinks.co/donate
December 31, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Did you see this 📧 from our Executive Director Shawna Bader-Blau?
If you're planning to make a charitable contribution before the end of the year, we hope you'll consider donating to the Solidarity Center.
Give here: sclinks.co/donate
If you're planning to make a charitable contribution before the end of the year, we hope you'll consider donating to the Solidarity Center.
Give here: sclinks.co/donate
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In the forthcoming episode of @conjuncture.bsky.social, I speak with @kimkelly.bsky.social about the @sbworkersunited.org strike, solidarity, and the challenges of the moment. @cheatherton.bsky.social and I will release in new year. Stay tuned! www.instagram.com/reel/DS0Vpbu...
Jordan T. Camp on Instagram: "[Fight like hell] In the forthcoming episode of @conjuncturepodcast I speak with the amazing @kimkellywriter about the @sbworkersunited strike, solidarity, and the challe...
In this episode of the Conjuncture podcast, Kim Kelly shares her insights on the Starbucks Workers United strike, exploring the complexities of union organizing and the challenges faced by young worke...
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December 29, 2025 at 6:08 PM
In the forthcoming episode of @conjuncture.bsky.social, I speak with @kimkelly.bsky.social about the @sbworkersunited.org strike, solidarity, and the challenges of the moment. @cheatherton.bsky.social and I will release in new year. Stay tuned! www.instagram.com/reel/DS0Vpbu...
We’re kicking off #NewYear2026 with plenty of opportunities for #union members to get involved! Join us by checking out this month's events: aftct.org/event-calendar/ #StrengthInUnity @aft.org @aftteach.bsky.social @afthighered.bsky.social @psrp-aft.bsky.social @afthealthcare.bsky.social @aaup.org
December 30, 2025 at 9:58 PM
We’re kicking off #NewYear2026 with plenty of opportunities for #union members to get involved! Join us by checking out this month's events: aftct.org/event-calendar/ #StrengthInUnity @aft.org @aftteach.bsky.social @afthighered.bsky.social @psrp-aft.bsky.social @afthealthcare.bsky.social @aaup.org
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Media literacy matters more than ever. 📚
Help students think critically, analyze information, and become informed young citizens.
Explore tips + strategies here:
https://sharemylesson.com/blog/media-literacy-crucial-young-citizens @aft.org @aftteach.bsky.social
Help students think critically, analyze information, and become informed young citizens.
Explore tips + strategies here:
https://sharemylesson.com/blog/media-literacy-crucial-young-citizens @aft.org @aftteach.bsky.social
December 30, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Media literacy matters more than ever. 📚
Help students think critically, analyze information, and become informed young citizens.
Explore tips + strategies here:
https://sharemylesson.com/blog/media-literacy-crucial-young-citizens @aft.org @aftteach.bsky.social
Help students think critically, analyze information, and become informed young citizens.
Explore tips + strategies here:
https://sharemylesson.com/blog/media-literacy-crucial-young-citizens @aft.org @aftteach.bsky.social
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2025 was a year of showing up for students, for each other, & for moments of joy when we needed them most. @kellycbooz.bsky.social reflects on how the SML community found support throughout the year: Read more https://sharemylesson.com/blog/6-7-support-solidarity-year @aft.org @aftteach.bsky.social
December 30, 2025 at 12:11 PM
2025 was a year of showing up for students, for each other, & for moments of joy when we needed them most. @kellycbooz.bsky.social reflects on how the SML community found support throughout the year: Read more https://sharemylesson.com/blog/6-7-support-solidarity-year @aft.org @aftteach.bsky.social
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Since Inauguration Day, working people have faced a relentless assault on our rights, our jobs, essential services, and our democracy. Their strategy is to exhaust and divide us. Instead, the labor movement is standing together stronger than ever. https://aflcio.org/2025
2025 AFL-CIO Year-End Report | AFL-CIO
What's our year in review? Every day has brought a new challenge and attack. But our federation of unions has never been more united, and we have never been prouder.
aflcio.org
December 29, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Since Inauguration Day, working people have faced a relentless assault on our rights, our jobs, essential services, and our democracy. Their strategy is to exhaust and divide us. Instead, the labor movement is standing together stronger than ever. https://aflcio.org/2025
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The fear & impact of gun violence have no place in our schools & communities. In 2025, we took action—building networks, organizing & training, providing survivor-led support & amplifying voices for change. ❤️🩹☮️📚📓 www.teachersunify.org www.projectlockdown.org
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December 29, 2025 at 8:07 PM
The fear & impact of gun violence have no place in our schools & communities. In 2025, we took action—building networks, organizing & training, providing survivor-led support & amplifying voices for change. ❤️🩹☮️📚📓 www.teachersunify.org www.projectlockdown.org
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We’re taking a look back at the past year, while looking forward to going from #GoodtoGreat in 2026! Here is to a fantastic new year, from all of us at #AFTCT! #UnionYES @aft.org @aftteach.bsky.social @afthighered.bsky.social @psrp-aft.bsky.social @afthealthcare.bsky.social @aaup.org
December 29, 2025 at 10:14 PM
We’re taking a look back at the past year, while looking forward to going from #GoodtoGreat in 2026! Here is to a fantastic new year, from all of us at #AFTCT! #UnionYES @aft.org @aftteach.bsky.social @afthighered.bsky.social @psrp-aft.bsky.social @afthealthcare.bsky.social @aaup.org
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This year, the AAUP proved something powerful: When we fight, we win.
Your gift to the AAUP Foundation will power legal challenges, advocacy & education that defend the core values of higher ed. Please donate at the link below.
An injury to one is an injury to all. Together, we are stronger.
Your gift to the AAUP Foundation will power legal challenges, advocacy & education that defend the core values of higher ed. Please donate at the link below.
An injury to one is an injury to all. Together, we are stronger.
Giving
Information about various ways to give to the AAUP Foundation.
www.aaupfoundation.org
December 26, 2025 at 6:02 PM
This year, the AAUP proved something powerful: When we fight, we win.
Your gift to the AAUP Foundation will power legal challenges, advocacy & education that defend the core values of higher ed. Please donate at the link below.
An injury to one is an injury to all. Together, we are stronger.
Your gift to the AAUP Foundation will power legal challenges, advocacy & education that defend the core values of higher ed. Please donate at the link below.
An injury to one is an injury to all. Together, we are stronger.
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the folks who are with me in the fight
What gave you courage in 2025?
December 27, 2025 at 9:22 PM
the folks who are with me in the fight
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While Norma Rae constructed a powerful image of individual defiance by a white working-class woman, Loiselle's Beyond Norma Rae demonstrates that female industrial workers from diverse racial backgrounds understood cultural representation and fought to tell their own stories.
#laborhistory
#laborhistory
Aimee Loiselle, "Beyond Norma Rae: How Puerto Rican and Southern White Women Fought for a Place in the American Working Class" (UNC Press, 2023) - New Books Network
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December 27, 2025 at 3:19 PM
While Norma Rae constructed a powerful image of individual defiance by a white working-class woman, Loiselle's Beyond Norma Rae demonstrates that female industrial workers from diverse racial backgrounds understood cultural representation and fought to tell their own stories.
#laborhistory
#laborhistory
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NEW FREE RESOURCE‼️ A Guide to Bargaining for Gender Equity ♀️♂️⚧️
The Solidarity Center's @ilawnetwork.bsky.social just released this new guide designed to support labor lawyers and practitioners working to advance gender equity through collective bargaining. Check it out here 🔗 sclinks.co/497952B
The Solidarity Center's @ilawnetwork.bsky.social just released this new guide designed to support labor lawyers and practitioners working to advance gender equity through collective bargaining. Check it out here 🔗 sclinks.co/497952B
December 26, 2025 at 4:00 PM
NEW FREE RESOURCE‼️ A Guide to Bargaining for Gender Equity ♀️♂️⚧️
The Solidarity Center's @ilawnetwork.bsky.social just released this new guide designed to support labor lawyers and practitioners working to advance gender equity through collective bargaining. Check it out here 🔗 sclinks.co/497952B
The Solidarity Center's @ilawnetwork.bsky.social just released this new guide designed to support labor lawyers and practitioners working to advance gender equity through collective bargaining. Check it out here 🔗 sclinks.co/497952B
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Kudos to @djpressman.bsky.social of the UConn AAUP who is quoted.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
How effective is protesting? According to historians and political scientists: very
From emancipation to women’s suffrage, civil rights and BLM, mass movement has shaped the arc of US history
www.theguardian.com
December 25, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Kudos to @djpressman.bsky.social of the UConn AAUP who is quoted.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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'From Popular Front to Conservative Capture of Pop Culture'
To strategize, we need to distinguish labor movement culture from pop culture. Labor movement culture refers to the practices used by unions to build solidarity among members. Pop culture, by contrast, is outward-facing.
#laborhistory
To strategize, we need to distinguish labor movement culture from pop culture. Labor movement culture refers to the practices used by unions to build solidarity among members. Pop culture, by contrast, is outward-facing.
#laborhistory
poweratwork.us
December 23, 2025 at 3:09 PM
'From Popular Front to Conservative Capture of Pop Culture'
To strategize, we need to distinguish labor movement culture from pop culture. Labor movement culture refers to the practices used by unions to build solidarity among members. Pop culture, by contrast, is outward-facing.
#laborhistory
To strategize, we need to distinguish labor movement culture from pop culture. Labor movement culture refers to the practices used by unions to build solidarity among members. Pop culture, by contrast, is outward-facing.
#laborhistory
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To our educators, healthcare professionals and public employees: You faced down incredible challenges this year with grace and grit. Thank you for fighting for our schools, our hospitals, our communities and our future.
Wishing you a season filled with peace, love and solidarity. 🎁🕯️
Wishing you a season filled with peace, love and solidarity. 🎁🕯️
December 19, 2025 at 4:43 PM
To our educators, healthcare professionals and public employees: You faced down incredible challenges this year with grace and grit. Thank you for fighting for our schools, our hospitals, our communities and our future.
Wishing you a season filled with peace, love and solidarity. 🎁🕯️
Wishing you a season filled with peace, love and solidarity. 🎁🕯️
A fierce advocate for colleagues and students alike. As a #NewHavenTeachers leader, @melodynhft933.bsky.social embodies the true #union spirit. ✊ Know an activist like her? Nominate them for a future feature: tinyurl.com/MeetTheActivistsAFTCT #UnionYES @aft.org @aftteach.bsky.social
December 23, 2025 at 10:47 PM
A fierce advocate for colleagues and students alike. As a #NewHavenTeachers leader, @melodynhft933.bsky.social embodies the true #union spirit. ✊ Know an activist like her? Nominate them for a future feature: tinyurl.com/MeetTheActivistsAFTCT #UnionYES @aft.org @aftteach.bsky.social
Here in CT the TNA protects teachers by ensuring firm deadlines & a fair 3-step process when it comes to negotiating #union contracts. #Union101 #KnowYourRights #UnionStrong @aft.org @aftteach.bsky.social
December 23, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Here in CT the TNA protects teachers by ensuring firm deadlines & a fair 3-step process when it comes to negotiating #union contracts. #Union101 #KnowYourRights #UnionStrong @aft.org @aftteach.bsky.social
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Happy holidays to our AFT educators, healthcare professionals and public employees! This year, through your grace and grit, you showed what it means to fight for a better life for all. Wishing you all a joyous and peaceful holiday celebration.
www.youtube.com/shorts/XTUri...
www.youtube.com/shorts/XTUri...
Spreading Joy, Standing Strong ❄️✊
YouTube video by AFT
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December 23, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Happy holidays to our AFT educators, healthcare professionals and public employees! This year, through your grace and grit, you showed what it means to fight for a better life for all. Wishing you all a joyous and peaceful holiday celebration.
www.youtube.com/shorts/XTUri...
www.youtube.com/shorts/XTUri...