AFT Connecticut
- “We’re educating Connecticut’s workforce, we’re educating Connecticut’s leaders and we want to make sure that education is affordable.” #TheCTDifference @csuaaup.bsky.social
- “Our collective goal is to ensure cell phone-free spaces for our students to thrive and learn. It’s part of our union’s concerted efforts to protect our kids and communities by demanding the resources we need to provide fully staffed, welcoming and engaging public school classrooms.” #ProtectOurKids
- "...what we need is clear guidelines to help it not be a power struggle between a teacher and student in the classroom." #ProtectOurKids @aftteach.bsky.social @leslieblatteau.bsky.social
- Taking action to #ProtectOurKids and communities! Today #union leaders delivered a joint letter to governors of all 50 states to #GovNedLamont urging he reject a harmful federal voucher scheme to dismantle #PublicEd. @aft.org @aftteach.bsky.social @psrp-aft.bsky.social @ctforall.bsky.social
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- “I tell people who want to get involved to reach out to their union or faith group or community organizations to get training on how to maintain Constitutional rights while lessening the likelihood that they’re not safe,” #ICEOut
- Kicking 2026 off w/ some new #UnionFamily members! A warm welcome to the #PublicEd, nurses & #HospitalStaff, #HigherEd, & #CTStateWorkers who said #UnionYES last month. #BetterInAUnion @aft.org @aftteach.bsky.social @afthighered.bsky.social @psrp-aft.bsky.social @afthealthcare.bsky.social @aaup.org
- Happening now: #union members join advocates in @ctforall.bsky.social to launch #StandUpCT agenda, demand #CTGeneralAssembly invest in healthcare for #WorkingFamilies. #CodeREDCT @aft.org @afthealthcare.bsky.social @afthighered.bsky.social @aaup.org @cthousedems.bsky.social @ctsenatedems.bsky.social
- “Nurses are kicked and spat at every day in CT hospitals, and none of it justifies us retaliating in any way. Even if you come at us violently, we are going to keep you safe because nurses are committed to recognizing the dignity in every human being.” #ICEOut @afthealthcare.bsky.social
- Love is in the air, but so is #solidarity! Join fellow #union members at our upcoming events! Check our calendar: aftct.org/event-calendar/ #StrengthInUnity @aft.org @aftteach.bsky.social @afthighered.bsky.social @psrp-aft.bsky.social @afthealthcare.bsky.social @aaup.org
- “We’re creating a safety net that expires when we’re back in session. This shows how government should work in a crisis — both parties at the same table, focused on solutions, not politics.” #ProtectOurKids @aft.org @aftteach.bsky.social
