#AFTCT officers welcome delegates, guests to #AFTCT19 at The Aqua Turf Club; ready to build on "U & I in #Union" momentum behind collective bargaining, organizing, policy & political wins over past year. #StillGrowing. AFT AFT TEACH AFT Healthcare AFT Public Employees AFT Higher Ed AFT PSRP Division

#Htfd #paraprofessionals #union member Marta Shepard presents '19 Soifer award to Shellye Davis at #AFTCT19 in recognition of labor leadership in AFT, Connecticut AFL-CIO, Hartford Labor & community involvement in United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut, NAACP CT, Shiloh BC Hartford. #StillGrowing

New word of the day....She-ro (female hero). Jan is great example of it! Thank you jan hochadel for all you do for us and beyond!

The best communication director ... anywhere

Today #paraprofessionals & non-certified #PublicEd personnel gathered for #TrainTheTrainer sessions on minimizing stress, school safety & transforming culture to gain #EduPD presentation experience, develop #union leadership skills. #AFTAllIn AFT AFT PSRP Division AFT+ Member Benefits

This morning #AFTCT leaders stood w/#AndRUnion, #CTAAGUnion, #ColchesterTeachers, #UniversityHealthProfessionals member #Election2019 candidates, showed #GlastonburyCT, #EastHtfd, #PlainvilleCT voters “labor is your neighbor.” #AFTVotes AFT AFT TEACH AFT Healthcare AFT Public Employees

What is percentage of essential people, grocery workers, hardware, truckers etc., who have been affected with CoVid 19 after not changing their work habits and continually working through this and exposed to public?

I just wrote a AFT letter: Make OSHA protect frontline workers. Write one here: actionnetwork.org/letters/make-o…

Every year, and especially this year, we want to recognize and thank our teachers for all of their hard work in supporting our students. Teachers, thank you for all that you do! #TeacherAppreciationWeek

It’s time to press Congress as hard as we can to fund the frontlines of the #COVID19 pandemic. Take action with AFT to tell Congress: Pass State and Local Aid. #FundOurFuture actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-c…

On Fri #EastHtfd #paraprofessionals #union leader Robin Lupacchino loaded boxes full of face shields, masks nat'l AFT obtained to protect #SchoolNurse, #PublicEd personnel when returning to East Hartford Public Schools buildings. #COVID19 AFT PSRP Division AFT Healthcare (credit @JB5591)

This is the most relatable video I’ve ever seen in my life

All lives matter!

It did not end well for a big pharma exec when Rep. Katie Porter pulled out her white board

Opp'y for true educator w/classroom experience & leader who understands challenge of supporting students during #COVID19 exciting for anyone who cares about future of US public schools; congrats Dr. Miguel A. Cardona! #PublicSchoolProud AFT AFT TEACH AFT PSRP Division AFT Higher Ed AFT Connecticut

Yes - we are “backbone of our schools!” So grateful Jeff joined us for today’s #paraprofessionals roundtable & thankful for his recognition of our work w/East Hartford Public Schools' students; esp those w/#SpecialEd needs. #FundOurFuture AFT AFT PSRP Division AFT Connecticut AFL-CIO ✊ Connecticut AFL-CIO

Thank you Randi Weingarten 🇺🇸❌👑💪🏿👩‍🎓🟣🇺🇦 for taking time from your busy schedule, just landing from Poland as you reached out to Ukrainian immigrants, to speak at our paraeducator roundtable in CT. #union #proud

Lockdowns don’t work 👇🏼

Dan Bongino

Advanced Directives Webinar aftct.org/node/142502 #AFTCT via AFT Connecticut