From: Matt O'Connor via ActionNetwork.org moconnor@aftct.org Subject: Inside AFT CT: Your April E-Newsletter Date: April 6, 2023 at 5:31 PM To: AFTCT@aftct.org
Union Member - here is your April 2023 e-newsletter (with updates since early March): Urging Action for Improved Indoor Air Quality * Activists in early April joined labor allies, safety advocates and elected officials for an informational forum on ensuring healthy schools for students and staff. Click here for a photo collage from the event where healthcare union members presented solutions for improving ventilation. Providing a Blueprint for True Equity in Education * A higher education union member in a recent op-ed called for the resources needed to fund our state’s future on behalf of Connecticut’s students. Click here for his message urging lawmakers to embrace a "whole child" approach in their state budget deliberations. Promoting Solutions to the "Code Red" Care Crisis * Caregivers from across Connecticut in late March turned out for a public hearing on a proposed new state law aimed at unsafe hospital staffing. Click here to watch one healthcare union activist tell legislators that chain executives “can afford to do better." Showing Education Personnel's True Worth * A new video series was last month launched in order to raise awareness among state lawmakers of the challenges faced by public school paraeducators. Click here to share a paraprofessional and school-related personnel (PSRP) union members’ personal story to help mobilize legislative action.