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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! 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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Labor Notes @labornotes.bsky.social · 5d
🚨 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?

Visit May2028.org 1/2
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 · 4d
OMFG…now they are coming to hospitals with this bullshit.
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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 4d
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 · 5d
"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 · 4d
“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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AFT @aft.org · 5d
In New Haven, CT, thousands of books filled students’ hands & hearts at a #ReadingOpensTheWorld giveaway. The smiles said it all—and so did the @aftct.bsky.social members' dedication to joyful literacy & solidarity.
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#PublicSchoolProud
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AFT Connecticut @aftct.bsky.social · 20h
Blocking concessions and making gains! Last night, our #NewBritain #paraprofessionals' recently ratified three-year agreement to #RaiseTheWage and boost #SpecialEd stipends was approved by the @csdnbct's board of education. #UnionYES @aft.org @psrp-aft.bsky.social @aflcio.org @ctaflcio.bsky.social
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AFT Connecticut @aftct.bsky.social · 23h
The declaration also makes clear the educational goal of American colleges and universities, which is to equip students to think for themselves. #AcademicFreedom @aaup.org
A Compact for Control (opinion)
No self-respecting institution of higher education should accept the Trump administration’s unconstitutional terms, Robert Post and Tom Ginsburg write.
www.insidehighered.com
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AFT Connecticut @aftct.bsky.social · 1d
Hats off to our 2025 #scholarship winners. We know these #union family members are going to put those big brains of theirs to work making #GoodTrouble in the future. #Congrats! #UnionYES @aft.org @afthighered.bsky.social @psrp-aft.bsky.social @afthealthcare.bsky.social @aaup.org
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AFT Connecticut @aftct.bsky.social · 1d
We’re going to get crushed in the fall and winter this year. Absolutely Decimated. #CodeREDCT #BackusNurses
Healthcare Under Attack. Nurses Share the Impacts of Trump’s Government Shutdown
Podcast Episode · Union Talk · 10/06/2025 · 39m
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AAUP @aaup.org · 1d
This video is part of the Center for the Defense of Academic Freedom's series, "Faculty on the Frontlines," which spotlights ten AAUP members who share their stories of repression and resistance in the face of partisan interference and violations of academic freedom.

Learn more at the link below👇
Faculty on the Front Lines
Faculty on the Front Lines:AAUP Members Share Stories of Repression and Resistance"Faculty on the Front Lines" is a series documenting the stories of AAUP members. While some of these participants hav...
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AFT @aft.org · 1d
Banning books is an attack on knowledge and harms students' ability to select relevant, engaging materials that encourage critical thinking skills. This #BannedBooksWeek, check out how you can take action to stand up for the freedom to read at bannedbooksweek.org.
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Share My Lesson @sharemylesson.bsky.social · 1d
Teachers & public employees—know your rights online.
🗣️💻 Join @aft.org’s @rweingarten.bsky.social + experts from @penamerica.bsky.social & @ncacensorship.bsky.social for a webinar on free speech, digital safety & protecting yourself online.
REGISTER here 👉 sharemylesson.com/webinars/fre...
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Share My Lesson @sharemylesson.bsky.social · 1d
Front office staff play a key role in welcoming ELL students & families! 💬
Check out practical steps for building trust & ensuring inclusive communication in your school 👉 sharemylesson.com/teaching-res... @aft.org @aftteach.bsky.social @uftnyc.bsky.social @nysut.bsky.social @ctulocal1.bsky.social
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ITUC @ituc.bsky.social · 2d
📣 Breaking update — Today, the ITUC addressed the International Court of Justice as the hearings on the #RightToStrike begin.

⚖️ ITUC is making the case that strike rights must be enshrined in international law to protect workers’ voices and democracy.

🔗 Learn more: buff.ly/Ws1PrYi #ForDemocracy
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UConn AAUP @uconnaaup.bsky.social · 2d
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A free speech organization looked at 5 CT colleges and universities. They all got a failing grade
“I hear a lot from students who are protesting that their rights are being violated,” said Haritha Subramanian, vice president of the undergraduate student government at UConn.
www.courant.com
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Jeffers Lennox @jefferslennox.bsky.social · 4d
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AAUP @aaup.org · 5d
Check out AAUP’s statement denouncing the Trump admin’s compact and undemocratic loyalty oaths here👇
Universities Must Reject Trump Admin "Loyalty Oath" Compacts
The AAUP and AFT warn that the Trump administration’s offer to give preferential treatment to colleges and universities in exchange for allegiance to a partisan ideological agenda is entirely corrupt.
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AFT Connecticut @aftct.bsky.social · 2d
"We are living through a multi-decade moral panic that’s been manufactured against higher education." @aaup.org @isaackamola.bsky.social
Panelists sound alarm about state of academic freedom at Democracy Project event
At Friday’s event, four panelists discussed current threats to academic freedom.
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AFT Connecticut @aftct.bsky.social · 2d
"For faculty and staff and students across the campus the far bigger threat for free speech and free expression are these coordinated right wing attacks – those are the things that have people scared." #AcademicFreedom @uconnaaup.bsky.social
A free speech organization looked at 5 CT colleges and universities. They all got a failing grade
“I hear a lot from students who are protesting that their rights are being violated,” said Haritha Subramanian, vice president of the undergraduate student government at UConn.
www.courant.com
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AFT Connecticut @aftct.bsky.social · 4d
#Inspired members made vision boards to highlight their aspirations for the end of the year at our most recent “Paint Night!” Keep an eye out for info on future #union social events. @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 · 4d
Moving admin to #RaiseTheWage, improve conditions & drop a divisive salary tier scheme; this week #MitchellCollegeFaculty members ratified a hard-won 3-yr successor #union contract with #MitchellCollege. #UnionYES @aft.org @afthighered.bsky.social @aflcio.org @ctaflcio.bsky.social‬
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melanie newport @melanienewport.bsky.social · 6d
no such thing as a rainy day says dude hoarding OUR money
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The Connecticut Mirror @ctmirror.org · 6d
Gov. Ned Lamont said it’s premature to commit any of last year’s $2.5 billion surplus to plug holes in federal funding over the long term.
CT will keep programs hurt by federal shutdown afloat, for now
Gov. Ned Lamont said it’s premature to commit any of last year’s $2.5 billion surplus to plug holes in federal funding over the long term.
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Isaac Kamola @isaackamola.bsky.social · 5d
Yes. Concession to Trump/MAGA is not a viable strategy for higher education.
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Karl Jacoby @karl-jacoby.bsky.social · 6d
Note that the Trump Administration is already going back to schools with whom it earlier reached "deals" (such as UPenn and Brown) for further concessions. Conceding to a bully has only emboldened them to make new demands.
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Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸 @rweingarten.bsky.social · 6d
State Senator Jan Hochadel is right. Healthcare professionals want to work in hospitals where they can care for their patients in safe conditions with fair pay & respect on the job. #CodeRed @AFTHealthcare.bsky.social @AFTCT.bsky.social www.ctinsider.com/connecticut/...
Concerns raised over private equity in Connecticut nursing homes by lawmaker
State Sen. Jan Hochadel, co-chair of the legislature's Aging Committee, is warning of the impact of private equity in long-term care facilities.
www.ctinsider.com
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 8d
IT’S OFFICIAL: We now have more protests planned for October 18 than there were back in June.

It’s not even October yet but you’ve already put 2,100 events on the No Kings map.

We hope to see you at the largest day of peaceful protest in American history: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings
(next to a map of the 2,100 peaceful protests planned for October 18) NO THRONES. NO CROWNS. NO KINGS. SATURDAY, OCT. 18
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AFT @aft.org · 5d
"The federal government should not, under any circumstances, dictate who goes to college, what can be researched, or learned, and what can or can’t be the subject of critical academic inquiry." - AFT President @rweingarten.bsky.social & @aaup.org President @proftwolf.bsky.social
AAUP’s Wolfson and AFT’s Weingarten on Trump’s Loyalty Pledge for Colleges and Universities
WASHINGTON—AAUP President Todd Wolfson and AFT President Randi Weingarten issued the following statement slamming the Trump administration’s ideological litmus test for higher education. The two affil...
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