From: Matt O'Connor via ActionNetwork.org ActNetReply@aftct.org Subject: [test] Inside AFT CT: Your Februry 2025 E-Newsletter Date: February 6, 2025 at 12:22 PM To: moconnor@aftct.org
Union Member - here is your February 2025 e-newsletter (with updates since early January): Preparing to Win for Working People at the Statehouse * In early February, union activists turned out in Hartford for AFT Connecticut's annual legislative conference to learn about our collective policy priorities for 2025. Click here to watch fellow members take the first step toward achieving real solutions at the General Assembly. Correcting the Injustice of "Many Years of Being Underpaid" Our latest collective bargaining wins report lifts up a recently secured successor contract that delivers members overdue economic gains and exceptional work life improvements. Click here to learn more about how an affiliated local healthcare union's negotiating committee achieved a landmark agreement. Making Labor Advocacy a Lifelong Practice * Our latest "Meet the Activists" spotlights a retiree's decades-long commitment to righting a wrong that denied Social Security benefits to millions of public employees. Click here to share her role in moving federal elected officials to finally act and encourage future nominations. Delivering Targeted Support to Busy Union Activists In early January, local leaders participated in the first of a series of customized labor skills training sessions designed to build power at scale. Click here for a photo collage from the "mini" Member Organizing Institute presented to an affiliated healthcare union.