AFT Connecticut
@AFTCT
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We're CT's state federation of @AFTUnion w/30K+ #union members serving in PreK-12 #PublicEd, #HigherEd, healthcare & municipal + state government. #UnionYES
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Joined January 2009
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#StrengthInUnity @AFTUnion @AFTteach @AFTHigherEd @AFTHealthcare @AFT_PE @PSRP_AFT @AAUP
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Yesterday teacher, ed personnel, #SchoolNurse & skilled maintenance members in #WindhamUnited ratified agreement w/@WindhamSchools to join #CTPartnershipPlan; better healthcare for less cost to #PublicEd professionals! #UnionYES @AFTUnion @AFTTeach @PSRP_AFT @AFLCIO @ConnAFLCIO
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AFT President @rweingarten spoke at a #MayDay2025 rally in Los Angeles today. Here’s a clip of her remarks! Were you in the streets today? Tag @aftunion in your photos and videos!
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Trump’s executive order gutting collective bargaining rights for federal workers is about billionaires attacking what the labor movement has fought for generations to build. Tell Congress to support the Protect America’s Workforce Act!
act.aflcio.org
Fill out this form to receive a call or dial 844-994-4554 to get started. On March 27, President Trump signed an executive order that ripped the right to collectively bargain away from hundreds of...
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'Hands off our Democracy:' Hundreds turn out of for May Day anti-Trump event in New Haven
nhregister.com
One protestor came dressed with a clown wig and nose and a sign that said "Elect a Clown, Expect a Circus."
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May Day Protest in Norwalk Draws Crowds, Calls to ‘Rein In the Dictator’ https://t.co/7ZNmXRngOv
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NORWALK, Conn. — Dozens of protesters gathered in Norwalk on Thursday afternoon for a May Day rush-hour demonstration organized by Good Trouble Norwalk, cal ...
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"Allowing taxpayer dollars to fund religious charter schools would put both public education and religious freedom at risk," warned one teachers union leader as the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in the Oklahoma case.
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"Allowing taxpayer dollars to fund religious charter schools would put both public education and religious freedom at risk," warned one teachers union leader.
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"Arts are not expendable." - Public Blasts Potential NHPS Layoffs #FundOurFutureCT #RealSolutions @AFTunion @AFTteach @NHFT933
https://t.co/yKs5AaBZM3
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Cross band director and CT 2025 outstanding high school educator Eric Teichman: "Arts are not expendable." Dozens of public school teachers, librarians, students, and parents turned out to Monday's...
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"While AI can be a helpful and important tool... we've instead seen systems that produce disinformation, impinge on privacy, and tell inaccurate accounts of history," - @rweingarten says. #RealSolutions are needed. @AFTunion @AFTteach
https://t.co/PfdCM15WM4
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One concern is that money that could have been diverted to supporting the goals of the executive order — as well as many people with expertise in the subject — are being cut from the federal govern...
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As we mark #InternationalWorkersDay, we're at a critical turning point. The billionaire class has launched an unprecedented attack on public services, democratic institutions & workers' rights. The time to fight back is now. Read full PSI statement:
publicservices.international
As we mark International Workers' Day, we face a critical turning point in history. The global billionaire class has launched an unprecedented attack on public services, democratic institutions, and...
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Today on May Day, labor leaders demanded action from the Salvadoran government to free Kilmar Abrego Garcia. He built a life and a @smartunionworks career here. His deportation was illegal. His imprisonment is indefensible. https://t.co/nsq5r1oWp6
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On International Workers’ Day, U.S. labor leaders called on the Salvadoran government to immediately release illegally deported union member Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
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On #MayDay, workers around the globe are standing up to the billionaires who are threatening our rights and freedoms. We’ll fight to protect all workers from the Trump admin’s illegal attacks on our jobs, our unions, our contracts and our freedoms. https://t.co/pdEpSGqSUk
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Today is May Day, or International Workers' Day, the day that commemorates the struggles and gains made by workers and the labor movement. This year, it's an opportunity to stand up to federal attacks on workers' rights & demand CT do more to protect working people in our state.
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Happy May Day/International Workers Day from the streets of Los Angeles!! #OneStruggle #OneFight #WorkersUnite #SolidarityForever #SiSePuede
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"Today, on International Workers' Day, we are not just remembering our history – we are making it! I stand before you as a proud paraeducator... here to give voice to the workers who are too often overworked, overlooked & undervalued" –Shellye Davis at New Haven #MayDay2025 rally
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