From: Matt O'Connor via ActionNetwork.org ActNetReply@aftct.org Subject: Inside AFT CT: Your November E-Newsletter Date: November 2, 2023 at 6:31 PM To: AFTCT@aftct.org
Union Member - here is your November 2023 e-newsletter (with updates since early October): Securing Significant Investments through Coalition Negotiations * Our latest collective bargaining report highlights an unprecedented stipend payment paraprofessionals and school-related personnel (PSRP) union members won following a successful statewide legislative action campaign. Click here to learn more about the agreement coalition leaders reached with elected officials to offset healthcare costs. Showcasing a Member's Collaboration with Local Organizations Our latest "Meet the Activists" features an AFT Connecticut-affiliated local PreK-12 union leader whose commitment to his students earned national recognition and grant funding. Click here to motivate your colleagues to submit a nomination by sharing the latest graphic on social media. Delivering Real Solutions for Communities in Need In mid October, members of two affiliated healthcare unions handed out over 400 free books to families at a clinic in Hartford's North End. Click here for a collage of photographs full of smiles at their joint "Reading Opens the World" event. Resisting a Nightmarish Future for Those They Serve * Activists organized a Halloween-themed demonstration last month aimed at exposing the harm of layoffs in Connectcut's public colleges and universities to students and communities. Click here to share higher education union members' message demanding better than budget cuts to already skeletal services.
Upcoming Activities & Events November 6 & 7: Adult First Aid, CPR & AED Training Course - FULL ** November 7: Municipal General Election Day * November 9: Public Higher Education Budget Cuts Town Hall * November 13: State Capitol Vigil for "Windham's Mothers & Babies" * November 18: "Protect Public Education in CT" Summit * November 28: PreK-12 Teachers/Paras "Family Engagement" Webinar RESCHEDULED December 4: UConn Labor Coalition Advocacy Training * Featured Benefit AFT+: Summer Online Student Loan Management Platform Stay Informed Click here to visit our website. Click here to sign-up for e-mail updates. Click here to follow our Twitter feed. Click here to "like" our Facebook page. Click here to subscribe to our Instagram feed. Click here to subscribe to our YouTube channel. Click here for relevant news/opinion highlights. * Political info; members in good standing can change their e-mail update content preferences by sending e-mail to ActNetReply@aftct.org. ** Registration at capacity.
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