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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! aftct.org

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AFT Connecticut @aftct.bsky.social · 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

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AFT Connecticut @aftct.bsky.social · 13h

Celebrating living #LaborHistory; yesterday retired & active #NewHavenTeachers members gathered to commemorate the 50th anniversary of their historic #strike to secure #RealSolutions for their students & themselves. #UnionYES @aft.org @aftteach.bsky.social

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AFT @aft.org · 16h

This week in public schools: 5 #PublicSchoolProud stories showing the amazing work of educators, students & communities nationwide.

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Tom Dudchik @ctcapitolreport.bsky.social · 22h

CT Board of Ed: Lawmakers say which charter schools get funded... https://go.ctcapitolreport.com/46NYp9m

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Oregon Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals (AFT 5017) @ofnhp.bsky.social · 1d

⏰ 5 DAYS!

Kaiser caregivers are fighting for the care our patients deserve. We need a fair contract that respects healthcare professionals by giving them a real voice in patient care decisions & providing the pay + conditions needed to recruit & retain skilled staff.

#OneVoiceOneFightOneFuture

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National Council for Occupational Safety and Health @nationalcosh.bsky.social · 1d

Day 1 of #COSHCON2025 ✅ Workers, organizers + advocates kicked off three days of building power for safe, just jobs! 💪🏽 📍UIC Chicago #NationalCOSH

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Higher Education Labor United (HELU) @higheredlabor.bsky.social · 1d

Trump is demanding nine colleges and universities sign a "Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education." These demands will come to all of higher ed if we don't stand together and fight back now. Tell our college and university administrations: Reject the Compact! tinyurl.com/rejectthecom...

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Jeffers Lennox @jefferslennox.bsky.social · 1d

If only there was money for universal healthcare...

More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says the US has finalized a plan to give $20 billion to Argentina.

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Isaac Kamola @isaackamola.bsky.social · 3d

Sign-on letter to oppose Trump's (extortion) "compact" for higher ed institutions. actionnetwork.org/petitions/un...

University Administrations: Reject Trump's "Loyalty Oath" Compacts

The Trump administration is trying to blackmail schools to let him and his unqualified bureaucrats run our schools. They want to dictate what schools teach, who they admit and hire, what researchers s...

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AFT Connecticut @aftct.bsky.social · 1d

Winning resources to retain hard-working #PublicEd professionals; last night our #AnsoniaTeachers' recently ratified 3-yr agreement to #RaiseTheWage for all, boost top pay for veteran #union members was approved by dist BOE. #UnionYES @aft.org @aftteach.bsky.social @aflcio.org @ctaflcio.bsky.social

AFT Connecticut @aftct.bsky.social · 2d

Local #NoKings protests are among events + highlights & a featured benefit in latest "Inside #AFTCT;" ICYMI. #TrumpShutUSDown @aft.org @aftteach.bsky.social @afthighered.bsky.social @psrp-aft.bsky.social @afthealthcare.bsky.social @aaup.org @ctforall.bsky.social

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AFT @aft.org · 2d

When we need help the most, they're there to care for us and help us recover.

Today, in recognition of #EmergencyNursesDay, make sure to say thank you to the healthcare workers in your community! @afthealthcare.bsky.social

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AFT PSRP Division @psrp-aft.bsky.social · 2d

They are the first people to see your kid in the morning and the last to see them at the end of the day. Take a moment to thank your school bus driver on the last day of #PSRPWeek.

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AAUP @aaup.org · 2d

Join the AAUP and other allied organizations across the nation on October 18 for a day of peaceful and impactful protest as we come together to make clear: America has no kings, and the power belongs to the people!

#NoKings #AAUP #AcademicFreedom #HigherEducation #DefendHigherEd #Education

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Isaac Kamola @isaackamola.bsky.social · 7d

1/ Trump's latest "loyalty oath" aimed at nine academic institutions is really scary. The latest phase in the Orbanification of American higher education. For all those out there thinking about how to respond, here are a few resources that might be useful: @aaup.org @aft.org @aftct.bsky.social

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UConn AAUP @uconnaaup.bsky.social · 3d

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Faculty First Responders

Peer-to-Peer Support for Academic Freedom

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Higher Education Labor United (HELU) @higheredlabor.bsky.social · 3d

HELU's International Campus Worker Protections (ICWP) Campaign is organizing to pressure our institutions to stand up for international workers. Read more about this campaign in a recent piece by organizer Bobby Huggins higheredlaborunited.org/2025/09/22/t...

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Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸 @rweingarten.bsky.social · 4d

Save the date! On 10/9 @ 5 PM EDT, I’m joining Lee Rowland (@ncacensorship.bsky.social) Victorya Vilk (@penamerica.bsky.social) & @sharemylesson.bsky.social for a webinar on educators’ & public employees' free speech rights & online safety. Register here & share: sharemylesson.com/webinars/fre...

Speaking Out, Staying Safe: Free Speech and Online Safety for Public Employees and Educators

In today’s digital age, the line between personal expression and professional consequences can feel increasingly blurred, especially for educators and public employees. With disciplinary actions and h...

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Alliance for Retired Americans @retiredams.bsky.social · 3d

ICYMI: A new study finds that seniors are the only age group experiencing rising poverty rates in the United States. The best way to combat this disturbing trend? Strengthening programs like Social Security and Medicaid.

📖 Learn more:

Report: Poverty is Rising, But Only for Seniors

The percentage of older Americans living in poverty increased from 14.2 to 15 percent between this year and last year, according to a new report from the U.S. Census Bureau.

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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 3d

AFL-CIO President @lizshuler.bsky.social has sent a new letter to President Trump, urging him on behalf of our 15 million members and working people across the country to stop this administration’s squeeze on working families during the shutdown. aflcio.org/press/releas...

AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler called on President Trump today to stop “squeezing working people until they abandon demands to address a mounting health care crisis.” and immediately fund the government, fix the health care crisis, and put America’s working people first.

In a new letter, she demands Trump meet with congressional leaders and find a funding solution to end the government shutdown, warning that every day this drags on threatens millions of jobs and price hikes working families can’t afford. “The people who work for a living—the people I represent—are the backbone of this country,” Shuler writes. “Our livelihoods should not be used as pawns or bargaining chips, whether it is threatening one set of workers after another, canceling construction projects, or jacking up electricity prices on top of higher health insurance premiums.”

Representing the nation’s largest labor federation of 63 labor unions and nearly 15 million working people, Shuler lays out the cascading effects of the government shutdown and skyrocketing health care costs that will crush workers if President Trump doesn’t act.

After months of DOGE-driven chaos, around 750,000 federal workers have been locked out of their jobs and 1.4 million more are forced to work without pay. As Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought threatens illegal firings and cancels funding for critical energy and infrastructure projects, Shuler raises the alarm on the risk this shutdown poses to the economy across industries, from the transportation and construction workforces to local and state governments.

In the letter, Shuler cautions that if the Affordable Care Act tax credits aren’t extended, some 22 million Americans will be forced to pay 114% more for their health care premiums, ultimately driving up health care costs for everyone—including the 179 million people with employer-based coverage—and leading to the loss of more than 100,000 health care jobs. “Anyone who cares about working people should want to explore ways to avoid these price hikes, this loss of health care and these job losses,” Shuler writes, reminding Trump, “it’s a crisis you can undo.”

The letter concludes, “[w]e implore you to meet with the leaders of the House and Senate to find a solution that funds the government, fixes the health care crisis, and puts working people first.”

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Isaac Kamola @isaackamola.bsky.social · 3d

Excited to see this collection of articles out in the world! Kaufman-Osborn's "The Autocratic Academy" is a must-read for those working on issues of university governance. TKO reminds us that we have legal mechanisms for creating different kinds of corporate entities...including worker-run co-ops!

PS: Political Science & Politics @pspolisci.bsky.social · 3d

Now on FirstView: a Profession Spotlight guest edited by @isaackamola.bsky.social! Rethinking the Corporate University: An Engagement with Kaufman-Osborn’s The Autocratic Academy

The collection is free to read through the end of November here: shorturl.at/4vWqV

#polisky

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AFT Connecticut @aftct.bsky.social · 2d

"What would our institution look like if it was organized as a membership corporation rather than as an authoritarian property corporation? What would it take to get us there?" #AcademicFreedom @aaup.org @isaackamola.bsky.social

From Autocratic to Republican: Rethinking the Corporate University | PS: Political Science & Politics | Cambridge Core

From Autocratic to Republican: Rethinking the Corporate University

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Labor Notes @labornotes.bsky.social · 8d

🚨 New Labor Notes Resource alert 🚨

Are you and your co-workers organizing against attacks on our democratic rights as workers?

Are you, like an estimated 250,000 workers so far, heeding @uaw.org president Shawn Fain’s call for a mass strike?

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A graphic announcing Labor Notes resources for actions around May Day 2028 and beyond. The graphic features the title "May Day 2028" in large red block letters, set against a sloping, translucent, textured background. The graphic features the image of workers gathered outside at a demonstration, holding unions signs that read, "Stand, Unite, Fight." The text laid on top of the graphic reads, "Coordinate contract expirations; Identify Points of Leverage and Build Support In Your Local." The text on the bottom left corner directs the audience to visit may2028.org

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Laura Haynes👩‍🔬⚾️🐾💙 @drlaurahaynes.bsky.social · 6d

OMFG…now they are coming to hospitals with this bullshit.

Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 6d

Watch ICE illegally arrested Chicago Alderman Jessie Fuentes inside a hospital emergency room—simply for asking them to show a warrant for a man they detained.

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Isaac Kamola @isaackamola.bsky.social · 7d

"If we are not willing to lose things, then we are going to lose everything." @mauraf.bsky.social

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Faculty on the Front Lines teaser with captions

YouTube video by TheAAUP

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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 7d

“Front line workers are scared - and you should be, too.”

Listen to health care workers like @aft.org member Heather: Congress needs to fix the health care crisis and put working people first! act.aflcio.org/call_campaig...

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