From: Matt O'Connor via ActionNetwork.org moconnor@aftct.org Subject: Inside AFT CT: Your May E-Newsletter Date: May 4, 2023 at 6:31 PM To: moconnor@aftct.org
Union member - here is your May 2023 e-newsletter (with updates since early April): Speaking Out for Long Overdue Investments * The latest in a video series aimed at lifting vital public education staff out of poverty raises troubling questions about lawmakers’ failure to act. Click here to share a paraprofessional and school-related personnel (PSRP) union member's experience struggling to meet her students' needs. Recognizing Union Members' Courage in the Toughest of Times * Our latest collective bargaining report highlights a historic hazard pay package public employee union members secured through months of negotiations, arbitration and legislative advocacy. Click here to learn more about the award "validating that we did something we have never seen before." Mobilizing to Solve Connecticut's "Code Red" Crisis * Union members’ grassroots advocacy has moved state lawmakers closer to empowering healthcare professionals to create safer working and healing environments for themselves and their patients. Click here for our latest action alert designed to engage activists in reach out to their elected representatives. Speaking Out for Tax Fairness * PreK-12, higher education and public employee union members in mid April gathered to denounce a fiscal blueprint proposed by the state legislature's budget-writing committee. Click here for photos from the public "tax day" lesson where they were joined by students and advocates.