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! aftct.org
@ctaflcio.bsky.social's annual #LaborDay among upcoming events + highlights & featured benefit in latest of "Inside #AFTCT;" ICYMI: bit.ly/Aug2026Insid... #BetterInAUnion @aft.org @aftteach.bsky.social @afthighered.bsky.social @psrp-aft.bsky.social @afthealthcare.bsky.social @aaup.org @aflcio.org
This is exactly why we need faculty unions. Join yours today. If there’s none on your campus, start a chapter!!! @aaup.org @aft.org
Kathleen Bachynski@bachynski.bsky.social · 11h agoUniversities “are increasingly acting like other employers, finding “complicated and sometimes pretextual reasons” to fire employees, even those with tenure. “What we’re seeing at the New School is emblematic of the rising pressures on higher education as a labor market and as an industry”
“As with [Trump's] first compact, the best path forward is for higher education workers to organize and demand that their administrations and governing boards reject Compact 2.0. There is every reason to believe we can do so again." - @rweingarten.bsky.social & @aaup.org's @proftwolf.bsky.social
AFT, AAUP Respond to Trump Compact 2.0
WASHINGTON—AFT President Randi Weingarten and American Association of University Professors President Todd Wolfson issued the following response to the Trump administration’s new higher education comp...
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"What has left this board to determine this is the best use of our limited budget? I wonder why you, more than any of our past boards, vote to grow a layer of supervision and management between the central office and classrooms that never existed before?” #FundOurFutureCT @aftteach.bsky.social
New NHPS Admin Roles Detailed, Debated - New Haven Independent
As the district creates new assistant principal positions at Elm City Montessori and HSC, and a new math supervisor position for central office.
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Healthcare workers shouldn’t have to clock into their shifts afraid for their safety. Too often our nurses and doctors and hospital workers face violence from the patients they’re trying to help. It’s time we cared for those who cared for us. bsky.app/profile/aftc...
AFT Connecticut@aftct.bsky.social · 2d ago“People are really critically sick when they come in. They wait until the last minute, which makes them more at risk and confused. And we just don’t have enough staff.” #WorkShouldntHurt @afthealthcare.bsky.social
Welcome to the #UnionFamily! A huge shoutout to the new #PublicEd, #Healthcare, #HigherEd & #CTStateWorkers choosing #UnionYES this month. #Solidarity #BetterInAUnion @aft.org @aftteach.bsky.social @afthighered.bsky.social @psrp-aft.bsky.social @afthealthcare.bsky.social @aaup.org
“People are really critically sick when they come in. They wait until the last minute, which makes them more at risk and confused. And we just don’t have enough staff.” #WorkShouldntHurt @afthealthcare.bsky.social
Healthcare workers in CT say they face assault and abuse. ‘Emotional trauma and physical trauma,’: lawmaker
“No nurse or frontline healthcare worker should be concerned for their own safety when working to care for patients and save lives,” said Rep. Cristin McCarthy Vahey.
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“While there might be some short-term perceived benefits, the long-term risks to the foundation of our public schools in this country is jeopardized...it's free money in disguise.” #ProtectOurKids @aftteach.bsky.social @leslieblatteau.bsky.social
Most K-12 Connecticut students could qualify for new scholarships if state opts in to Trump program
Nearly nine in 10 students would be eligible for scholarships under the program, according to a report.
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#SolidaritySummer isn't slowing down anytime soon. Check our calendar for upcoming events and get involved: aftct.org/event-calendar/ #StrengthInUnity @aft.org @aftteach.bsky.social @afthighered.bsky.social @psrp-aft.bsky.social @afthealthcare.bsky.social @aaup.org
“It is a fundamental attack on how academic ideas are created. Those ideas that get produced outside of interference are the ones that the billionaires, the donors, the right-wing political infrastructure are deeply and existentially threatened by.” #DefendHigherEd @aaup.org @isaackamola.bsky.social
How a network of pink-slime sites and conservative activists went after campus DEI.
Using FOIA requests and hidden-camera videos, the groups targeted universities, leading to the firing of faculty and staff.
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Who will partner w/#CTStateWorkers to preserve services? #Union members in #SEBAC have opp’y to put the q to the General #Election2026 gubernatorial candidates: aftct.org/event/sebac-... #TheCTDifference @aft.org @afthighered.bsky.social @afthealthcare.bsky.social @aftteach.bsky.social @aaup.org
"...if the Republican-controlled Congress won’t protect public schools and our tax dollars, governors must. That’s why #GovNedLamont should focus on supporting public education – not diverting resources to an unregulated, unaccountable, private system." #ProtectOurKids @aftteach.bsky.social
Opinion | Take It From A Voucher-State Teacher – Lamont Shouldn’t Let Trump Privatize Public Education | CT News Junkie
Guest columnist Karen Rego, an educator and president of the Cleveland Heights Teachers Union in Ohio, has a message for Gov. Ned Lamont and Congress: Study after study has shown that private-school v...
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UConn has lost $100M+ in federal funding. What will be hit the most
“It could be your neighbor,” he said. “It could be somebody that you go to church with or synagogue who is going to be impacted by this that might lose a job or has somebody in their family who is a g...
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“If faculty are constantly looking for the exit door, that’s going to have devastating effects on the quality of teaching and research that takes place at that institution.” #DefendHigherEd @isaackamola.bsky.social @aaup.org
Professors Notch Court Wins Over States Banning ‘Woke’ Teaching
Courtroom victories for public university professors over state teaching restrictions on race, gender, and unconscious bias are beginning to define the bounds of unlawful political oversight of higher...
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Turning workplace facts into winning defense; #union leaders invited to this session aimed at effectively protecting #VoiceForAll: aftct.org/event/how-to... #StrengthinUnity @aft.org @aftteach.bsky.social @afthighered.bsky.social @psrp-aft.bsky.social @afthealthcare.bsky.social @aaup.org
Powerful call to Yale's Trustees to "stand for academic freedom and independence." "You are among the most privileged people in America, which means the cost of courage is lower for you than for almost anyone else being asked to show it." 🔥🔥 www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | Yale’s trustees face a decision with profound consequences
A lesson from Hungary: Boards don't capitulate to authoritarians. The people on them do.
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“The government was eliminating, terminating thousands of grants, not based on institution but based on the substance of the work. They claimed it didn’t align with the president’s agenda of the 'American people.'” #DefendHigherEd @uconnaaup.bsky.social @yaleaaup.bsky.social
UConn has lost $100M+ in federal funding. What will be hit the most
“It could be your neighbor,” he said. “It could be somebody that you go to church with or synagogue who is going to be impacted by this that might lose a job or has somebody in their family who is a g...
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Social studies teacher, #SVFTUnion member & relentless advocate: meet Rachel Dubreuil! Know an activist like Rachel? Nominate them: tinyurl.com/MeetTheActivistsAFTCT #UnionYES @aft.org @aftteach.bsky.social
“There’s a tacit acceptance that kids whose parents’ homes are worth more deserve a better education.” #FundOurFutureCT @leslieblatteau.bsky.social
Blatteau Urges "Citizens' Assembly" To Reconsider State Ed Funding - New Haven Independent
New Haven teachers union President Leslie Blatteau asked participants in Connecticut's citizens' assembly to compare a thriving "fictional Connecticut school" with "the instability that we see in our ...
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For our next few #Union101 segments, we’re taking a look at how unions are structured. First up: the local affiliate. #TheMoreYouKnow 🌠 @aft.org @aftteach.bsky.social @afthighered.bsky.social @afthealthcare.bsky.social @aaup.org
Read the letter sent by eight Yale-affiliated members of CT Legislature to Yale University. #AAUP #AAUPYale #CTLegislature #HigherEducation #AcademicFreedom
No senior should have to wait weeks to see a doctor because a flawed AI system won’t authorize it. The Trump admin's WISeR program is delaying treatment for Medicare patients and putting tech companies’ interests first. Congress must end it.
Letter Supporting Legislation That Would End the Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction Demonstration Program in Medicare | AFL-CIO
AFL-CIO supports the Congressional Review Act resolution (S.J.Res. 198) to end the Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction (WISeR) demonstration program in Medicare.
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"Scientists — not political appointees — should decide what research gets funded. That’s the only way to ensure that the United States upholds its reputation as the leader of scientific innovation." - Dr. Neena Qasba, UCHC-AAUP @aaup.org @aftct.bsky.social
Scientists, not politicians, should decide what research is funded
By Dr. Neena Qasba
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"#HigherEd continues to brace itself for more damage and defunding from the federal government. We hope that the Connecticut governor and state Legislature will continue to fund research during these unprecedented times." #DefendHigherEd @aaup.org
Scientists, not politicians, should decide what research is funded
By Dr. Neena Qasba
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"Republican billionaires and dark money megadonors see this record and believe their investments will pay off. But it’s not only about electing a corporate Democrat who draws their money. They also want to take out a champion of working families." #AFTVotes @aft.org
Opinion: Courage for change cannot mean handing over Connecticut House seat
There’s been a lot of coverage in the campaign for Connecticut’s First District about the funding behind Luke Bronin’s congressional bid. Much of the attention has focused on billionaires at the cente...
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Read @rweingarten.bsky.social & @aaup.org President @proftwolf.bsky.social's statement on the Trump administration’s proposal to transform how the federal government funds research here: www.aft.org/press-releas...
@higheredheist.com once again has the goods. This time detailing the conflicts of interest that abound in the corporate structure of DeSantis’s accrediting agency, The Commission for Public Higher Education, Inc. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 substack.com/home/post/p-...
Do You Have Any Idea Who You Are Getting Into Business With—Or What Business You're Getting Into?
For the General Counsels of the Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas Public University Systems—Et Al.
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“We’ve worked hard on a system from the #union perspective to manage the influx...we often hear from our members, ‘Thank you, you’re the only one who responded.'” #FundOurFutureCT @leslieblatteau.bsky.social
Teachers, Students Sound Alarm On State Of School Facilities - New Haven Independent
Teachers, students, and union leaders spoke up at an aldermanic meeting held at Wilbur Cross High School on Wednesday to condemn the state of school facilities in the city -- and to question whether t...
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Meet our VP for #HigherEd, Louise Williams! From leading her local to advocating for faculty & staff across CT, Louise is committed to defending public higher education and ensuring educators have a strong voice. #StrengthInUnity @csuaaup.bsky.social @aft.org @afthighered.bsky.social @aaup.org
