#StandUpCT. @aft.org @aftteach.bsky.social @ctforall.bsky.social

#StandUpCT. @aft.org @aftteach.bsky.social @hft1018.bsky.social @ctforall.bsky.social

#StandUpCT. @aft.org @aftteach.bsky.social @ctforall.bsky.social

Happening now: #union members join students, parents & advocates to kick off week of action to #FundOurFuture by delivering 1000s of postcards to #GovNedLamont demanding boost to #PublicEd foundation & #FixTheFormula now. #StandUpCT @aft.org @aftteach.bsky.social @seiu.org @ctforall.bsky.social

Identifying how work conditions are affecting our lives is the first step in doing something about it. A good 1-1 conversation can bring those experiences to the surface and encourage co-workers to start organizing.

Hear more on The Labor Notes Podcast: labornotespodcast.podbean.com/e/secret-you...

In a crisis of rising costs, job insecurity due to AI, and uncertainty across the economy, we need a labor secretary who understands working people. aflcio.org/press/releases/afl-cio-r...

Thank you @ctnewsjunkie.bsky.social for covering CCAG's private equity forum last week. Lots of great quotes from panelists in this article.

ctnewsjunkie.com/2026/04/17/c...?

Because #WorkShouldntHurt; a #BackusNurses leader shared her personal story of enduring #WorkplaceViolence in order to bring about the change her colleagues & patients deserve: aftct.org/2026/03/02/d... #CodeREDCT @aft.org @afthealthcare.bsky.social

This episode features Kiki Leyba, Columbine teacher-survivor & Teachers Unify Ambassador. He shares his experience from April 20, 1999, the work he’s done in the survivor space and more. @teachersunify.bsky.social teachersunify.transistor.fm/60

Very scary!!!

This is one reason why faculty labor unions are so important. If there’s one on your campus, join it now…if there isn’t, it’s a great time to start a chapter!!!

#Solidarity

Ensuring #AI supports, not supplants, #nurses & #HospitalStaff; join #union siblings online for this timely #HealthPD course from our national @afthealthcare.bsky.social: aftct.org/event/update... #CodeREDCT @aft.org

February 2026 Newsletter

Our February newsletter is out!
Gun violence impacts school communities every day, often without national headlines. We support educators on the front lines, build community, elevate vital voices, and push for a seat at the table and real solutions. Join us! ☮️📓📚❤️‍🩹 shorturl.at/Baefw

A Blueprint for Strengthening and Transforming Higher Education The AAUP and AFT jointly launched a new comprehensive policy platform ahead of the 2026 midterms aimed to counter the Trump administration’s far right extremist attacks on American higher education an...

Today, the AAUP & @aft.org launched our national policy platform to win back an American higher education system that protects the freedom to teach & learn & strengthens our democracy.

Read it in full here:
www.aaup.org/blueprint-st...

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N.Y.U. Professors Reach a Deal on a Contract to End Strike After 2 Days

I missed the resolution of the NYU NTT strike, which yielded average raises of 20% in the first year. incredible. gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/03/25/n...

#MayDayStrong to fix rigged economy; our #union members are hitting the streets to honor the power of working people to make change: aftct.org/event/new-haven-may-day-march/ @aft.org @aftteach.bsky.social @aflcio.org @ctaflcio.bsky.social @acrecampaigns.bsky.social @ctforall.bsky.social @ctdsa.org

Health care affordability affects educators, families and communities. 💙 Register for a webinar w/
@vinguptamd.bsky.social @rweingarten.bsky.social & Dr. Monica Soni on medical debt and access to care. 4/30 ⏰ 7 PM EDT sharemylesson.com/webinars/med... @aft.org

I love this and I love @mayor.nyc.gov for actually getting real shit done!!!

Happening now: #union activists join consumer advocates to expose private equity’s harm to patients & communities. #CodeREDCT @aft.org @afthealthcare.bsky.social @afscme.bsky.social @aflcio.org @ctaflcio.bsky.social @ctforall.bsky.social @ctcag.bsky.social @ctvoices.bsky.social

Working class advocates call for a CT Billionaire’s Tax, raising debate amid rising costs nationwide The Tax Day press conference raised debate over who foots the bill to support working families.

“If we do tax the wealthy, then we'll be able to guarantee great schools for every child, not just the children and the families who can afford to live in these wealthier towns.” #StandUpCT @aftteach.bsky.social @ctforall.bsky.social

Hartford city council reviewing school budget, looking at possible help with $70M deficit The school budget battle continues to play out in Hartford. The school district says there’s still about a $75 million funding gap. The city council is now reviewing the school budget and will start e...

"The state should come in and pay it, and they should pay us more." #RealSolutions @hft1018.bsky.social

can’t say I trust our senior admin to “make an intentional effort to improve culture and morale, and work to increase transparency and elevate communication“ but maybe that’s my low morale talking

Firm recommends changes at UConn to address low faculty morale, overburdened staff, inefficiencies The UConn president said that layoffs were not part of the organizational assessment.

www.ctinsider.com/news/educati...

3 days of #union leadership development & a little music; #AFTCT activists contributed to this year’s nat’l @afthealthcare.bsky.social Professional Issues conference, came away w/insights & inspiration to make concrete gains back home. #CodeREDCT #CodeRED @aft.org

Defending Democracy: The Hungarian Elections and the Future of Hungarian Democracy Join us on April 20 at 10 am EDT for this important conversation.

Please join us MONDAY, April 20th at 10am ET for our panel discussion, "Defending Democracy: The Hungarian Elections and the Future of Hungarian Democracy."

More information and registration --> www.shankerinstitute.org/event/hungar...

I shared with @patrioticmillionaires.org today the stories of our members—educators, paraprofessionals, nurses, public employees—whose lives would benefit from the Working Americans' Tax Cut Act. Working people are struggling, and this is a real policy solution that will deliver relief to families.

How is Title VI being weaponized to erode academic freedom? Join leaders from the AAUP's Center for the Defense of Academic Freedom & Middle East Studies Association on April 16 at 2pmET for a conversation on Title VI and more. @mesa1966.bsky.social Register here: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_F9pCM2auTNOH57MP3WR7vw#/registration

How is Title VI being weaponized to erode academic freedom?

Join leaders from the AAUP's Center for the Defense of Academic Freedom & Middle East Studies Association on April 16 at 2pmET for a conversation on Title VI and more.

@mesa1966.bsky.social

Register here: zoom.us/webinar/regi...

#CodeRED #CodeREDCT. @afthealthcare.bsky.social @aft.org

Connecting & collaborating w/ #nurses & #HospitalStaff; #union leaders are closing out @afthealthcare.bsky.social Professional Issues Conference in #Detroit by building greater #solidarity, sharing best practices & planning to apply new knowledge to resolving #CodeREDCT crisis. #CodeRED @aft.org

#CodeRED #CodeREDCT. @afthealthcare.bsky.social @aft.org @rweingarten.bsky.social

Spring is in the air 🌱
—and worker power is rising.
“Information is power.”
Workers in #WeRise are organizing for fair wages, dignity, and protection from extreme heat.
💥 This is the long game.
🔗 Donate: nationalcosh.salsalabs.org/wla-sponsors... 
#WeRise