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!
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@aftct.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 8:38 PM

Join us in taking the pledge! By voting on the @ctwfp.bsky.social ballot line we can stand up against corporate interests & elect leaders who will work to make CT affordable for everyone: wfpus.org/voterowC #AFTVotes @aft.org @aaup.org @workingfamilies.org

@aimloiselle.bsky.social Oct 6, 2026, 5:12 PMReposted by @aftct.bsky.social

Jennifer is a great podcaster: reads and listens carefully, and puts together an accessible show and likes to grab a few gems.
"The emotional power is in the culture," did I say that?
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@aaupyale.org Oct 8, 2026, 9:42 PMReposted by @aftct.bsky.social

Yale’s protest tradition is back.

In The Nation (@thenation.com), Zachary Clifton connects the Lipstick sculpture’s anti-war history to today’s movement for shared governance, academic freedom, and an end to Yale’s negotiations with Trump.

bit.ly/YaleProtestTradition 🧵 1/5

AAUP Yale graphic with a cream grid background, bold black text, and blue handwritten accents. Headline: “Yale’s Protest Tradition Is Back,” with “Back” circled. A close-up photo of the Lipstick sculpture is credited to Yale Daily News photographer Alex Hong. Text: “A cardboard recreation of a sculpture that symbolized anti-war protest in 1969 appeared on Beinecke Plaza on October 2. The demands today: shared governance, academic freedom, and an end to Yale’s negotiations with the Trump administration. An explainer on Zachary Clifton’s article published in The Nation on October 7, 2026.” Read more at: BIT.LY/YALEPROTESTTRADITION.

@aftct.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 3:49 PM

Yale had made one offer, seen it rejected, and made another, “essentially bargaining against itself.” #DefendHigherEd @aaup.org @afthighered.bsky.social @aaupyale.org @akapczynski.bsky.social

@aftct.bsky.social Oct 8, 2026, 8:34 PM

New digital toolkit empowering members to do their part to #ProtectOurKids among highlights + upcoming events & featured benefit in latest "Inside #AFTCT;" ICYMI: bit.ly/Oct2026Insid... @aft.org @aaup.org

@aftct.bsky.social Oct 8, 2026, 11:54 AM

"...the rules solidified for me exactly what we always knew: that this was a program that is going to be designed to hurt public education and basically help the rich.” #ProtectOurKids @aft.org @neatoday.bsky.social @ceateachers.bsky.social

@aaup.org Oct 7, 2026, 2:26 PMReposted by @aftct.bsky.social

Join us TODAY @3PM EDT for the AAUP’s next webinar on AI in higher ed.
This session will explore contracts between institutions & AI/ed-tech vendors, what they mean for academic workers, & how you can organize to impact policy decisions on your campus.

@aflcio.org Oct 6, 2026, 9:00 PMReposted by @aftct.bsky.social

700,000+ doors knocked.
1.5 million+ voters reached online.
2.5 million+ calls made.

One month before the election, we’re surging our grassroots field operation to elect pro-worker candidates. Workers are ready for an economy and a country for the people. https://bit.ly/3VvqvmA

@aaup.org Oct 6, 2026, 5:54 PMReposted by @aftct.bsky.social

The AAUP is fighting for our principles in court. Here’s the latest:

@proftwolf.bsky.social Oct 5, 2026, 4:57 PMReposted by @aftct.bsky.social

We condemn the Cornell University police department’s mishandling of evidence and the university administration’s unwillingness to hold Chi Phi fraternity sufficiently accountable for the alleged rapes. @aaup.org @cornellaaup.bsky.social
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@aftct.bsky.social Oct 6, 2026, 8:32 PM

The recently proposed regulations expose the true intent of this harmful scheme; we need #GovNedLamont to take action to #ProtectOurKids and communities by opting out now. @aft.org @aftteach.bsky.social

@americanprogress.bsky.social Oct 6, 2026, 1:00 PMReposted by @aftct.bsky.social

Allowing some public schools to earn pennies from a program designed to benefit private schools does not make the lesser-known Federal Scholarship Tax Credit program reasonable for states to enroll in to meaningfully support public schools. https://ampr.gs/4zAWUXF

@aftct.bsky.social Oct 6, 2026, 1:39 PM

"...I would hope that the district would agree that the support that we give our educators really supports their educator well-being, educator retention.” #FundOurFutureCT @aftteach.bsky.social

@aftct.bsky.social Oct 5, 2026, 8:30 PM

Landmark contract ratified & approved! #NorwalkEdPersonnel bargaining team celebrates new 3-yr agreement w/ #NorwalkPS to #RaiseTheWage, expand salary grid & provide access to a 12-month pay cycle for their growing #union. #UnionYES @aft.org @psrp-aft.bsky.social @aflcio.org @ctaflcio.bsky.social

@aftct.bsky.social Oct 5, 2026, 4:42 PM

“'We told you so,' is not a claim of victory. It’s an urgent appeal that, this time, the people responsible will listen and act." #DefendHigherEd @aaup.org @afthighered.bsky.social @csuaaup.bsky.social

@isaackamola.bsky.social Oct 2, 2026, 9:56 PMReposted by @aftct.bsky.social

@jaredlholt.bsky.social and @michaelehayden.bsky.social are right once again. While the @nytimes.com swoons over Chris Rufo and treats him as a "very serious person," they call him out as the fascist and "turd polisher" he is. PTI is #1 source for news (and music)!

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@aimloiselle.bsky.social Sep 30, 2026, 7:36 PMReposted by @aftct.bsky.social

ACTING LIKE A UNION Despite prolonged delay tactics, deck officers at ATC and OSG have built momentum and function as a union. Workers have formed bargaining committees, established internal communication networks. Deck officers organized surveys, petitions, contests, and advocacy campaigns.

@aftct.bsky.social Oct 5, 2026, 4:30 PM

"Now comes the harder work...restoring meaningful shared governance...and rebuilding the university around the people whose labor, knowledge, relationships, and collective struggle actually keep it alive." #DefendHigherEd @aaup.org @afthighered.bsky.social @csuaaup.bsky.social

@aaupyale.org Oct 5, 2026, 2:00 PMReposted by @aftct.bsky.social

On October 2, hundreds joined Democratize Yale’s march to Beinecke Plaza to demand a more democratic Yale and oppose a settlement with the Trump administration.

Swipe through the coverage—and join the movement: democratizeyale.org

More coverage will be added as it comes in.

@aftct.bsky.social Oct 5, 2026, 3:47 PM

"Why was the budget built on an assumption that teachers would move to an insurance change that we had neither negotiated nor agreed to?" #FundOurFutureCT @aftteach.bsky.social

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