We’ve extended the deadline to register for the AFL-CIO Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Civil & Human Rights Conference! Join us in Baltimore January 15-18 as we build on our victories, honor our history and fight for a future that works for working people. https://themlkconference.org/

If AAUP's 2025 can be summed up in a phrase, it would be: Organize, Fight, Win! We will remember 2025 as a year of membership growth, mass actions against Trump's loyalty oath compact & major legal victories for the AAUP. We invite you to organize, fight, and win with us in 2026!

Happening now: #union leaders join #CTGeneralAssembly lawmakers to support proposed resources to stopgap x’d federal Grad PLUS loans; impt legislation aimed at empowering RNs & #HospitalStaff to seek advanced careers. #CodeREDCT @aft.org @afthealthcare.bsky.social @aaup.org

📚 Book Club 📚 Join @rweingarten.bsky.social and author Dashka Slater for a discussion on accountability in the digital age as they explore Slater's book, "Accountable," and the harm a racist social media account caused a school community. Register here ⤵️ sharemylesson.com/webinars/aft...

I'm glad that Democrats are standing firm for truth about Jan 6th today. They are live streaming expert witnesses, including Republicans, police and people who participated in the insurrection. www.youtube.com/live/EUEmzBY...

We cannot let anyone rewrite this history. Jan 6th was violent. Police were murdered by domestic terrorists trying to overthrow the results of a free and fair election. And it’s shameful that the insurrectionists have been pardoned. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/u...

"Pulling this funding mid-year forces our districts into an impossible choice between cutting essential services or facing insolvency" #FundOurFutureCT

2025 ended with some new #UnionFamily members! More #PublicEd professionals, nurses and #HospitalStaff, #HigherEd faculty, and #CTStateWorkers said #UnionYES last month. #BetterInAUnion @aft.org @aftteach.bsky.social @afthighered.bsky.social @psrp-aft.bsky.social @afthealthcare.bsky.social @aaup.org

@aft.org members: Your certification journey starts here! Join our 8-week online licensure prep course with live instruction, guided practice, and strategies to break down test items for Praxis or white paper exams. Register ➡️ bit.ly/AFT_licensure_course2026 @rweingarten.bsky.social @uft.org

Get students talking about love idioms (even “blind date” 😄)! Use this ESL lesson to make learning idiomatic expressions fun for your class. https://sharemylesson.com/teaching-resource/idioms-describing-love-off2class-esl-lesson @aft.org @aftteach.bsky.social

Our New Year's Resolution is to establish guardrails around the harmful uses of AI. What's your New Year's Resolution for working people? #newyear #newyearresolutions

More importantly George Leef is also platformed by libertarian/Koch-funded orgs such as John Locke Foundation and James Martin Center ($ from Art Pope...aka "the Charles Koch of NC"). Right-wing ideas about higher ed. pour out of these think tanks, and we pay the price. @kevinmkruse.bsky.social

A billionaire won't shovel the snow from your sidewalk. Or lend you tools to finish a project. Or watch your pet while you're away. Don't let anyone convince you that your neighbor is the enemy when it's the billionaires who are stealing from us all.

Never trust anyone who would rather raise the retirement age than make the rich pay their fair share into Social Security!

If you're thinking of ways to supercharge your organizing in 2026, you might find inspiration in our staff's goals for the year ahead 1/2 labornotespodcast.podbean.com/e/2026-is-ou...

"If you want to go back to the old wobbly maxim--an injury to one is injury to all-- you got to mean it," @kimkelly.bsky.social tells me in the new episode of @conjuncture.bsky.social. We discuss labor, solidarity, and her book, Fight Like Hell: trinitysocialjustice.com/kim-kelly-on...

Venezuela 🇻🇪: We strongly condemn the US military intervention against the Bolivarian Republic of #Venezuela These events violate the sovereignty, territorial integrity and right to self-determination of the Venezuelan people. publicservices.international/resources/ne...

After the Brown University tragedy, Sydney (2017 Nat’l Teacher of the Year & TU Ambassador) & Abbey (TU co-founder & Sandy Hook survivor) spoke with @bostonglobe.com. We refuse to normalize this! Crisis Team help: [email protected] | (203) 296-3689 ☮️💔❤️‍🩹📚

"AFT Connecticut stands with the national @aft.org and the Brighton Park Neighborhood Council in demanding that the @usdoe.bsky.social honor its legal and moral commitment to our schools." #ProtectOurKids @leslieblatteau.bsky.social

Thank you for decades of leadership on gun violence prevention and for uplifting educator voices and @teachersunify.bsky.social! Proud to work alongside you. Here’s to a safe 2026! ☮️📓📚❤️‍🩹

The Department of Ed is not Linda McMahon’s personal plaything where she gets to decide what legally mandated functions stay or go or whether spending is allocated or not—and yet she repeatedly acts like it www.aft.org/press-releas...

CT Nurse Union ‘Will Remain Vigilant’ Following Hartford Healthcare Purchase of Rockville, Manchester Hospitals #ctnewsjunkie #ctpolitics

Let’s ring in the New Year with union-made products and the workers who make every celebration possible. 🎉

Did you see this 📧 from our Executive Director Shawna Bader-Blau? If you're planning to make a charitable contribution before the end of the year, we hope you'll consider donating to the Solidarity Center. Give here: sclinks.co/donate

In the forthcoming episode of @conjuncture.bsky.social, I speak with @kimkelly.bsky.social about the @sbworkersunited.org strike, solidarity, and the challenges of the moment. @cheatherton.bsky.social and I will release in new year. Stay tuned! www.instagram.com/reel/DS0Vpbu...

We’re kicking off #NewYear2026 with plenty of opportunities for #union members to get involved! Join us by checking out this month's events: aftct.org/event-calendar/ #StrengthInUnity @aft.org @aftteach.bsky.social @afthighered.bsky.social @psrp-aft.bsky.social @afthealthcare.bsky.social @aaup.org

Media literacy matters more than ever. 📚 Help students think critically, analyze information, and become informed young citizens. Explore tips + strategies here: https://sharemylesson.com/blog/media-literacy-crucial-young-citizens @aft.org @aftteach.bsky.social

2025 was a year of showing up for students, for each other, & for moments of joy when we needed them most. @kellycbooz.bsky.social reflects on how the SML community found support throughout the year: Read more https://sharemylesson.com/blog/6-7-support-solidarity-year @aft.org @aftteach.bsky.social

Since Inauguration Day, working people have faced a relentless assault on our rights, our jobs, essential services, and our democracy. Their strategy is to exhaust and divide us. Instead, the labor movement is standing together stronger than ever. https://aflcio.org/2025

The fear & impact of gun violence have no place in our schools & communities. In 2025, we took action—building networks, organizing & training, providing survivor-led support & amplifying voices for change. ❤️‍🩹☮️📚📓 www.teachersunify.org www.projectlockdown.org @teachersunifypc.bsky.social 1/2

We’re taking a look back at the past year, while looking forward to going from #GoodtoGreat in 2026! Here is to a fantastic new year, from all of us at #AFTCT! #UnionYES @aft.org @aftteach.bsky.social @afthighered.bsky.social @psrp-aft.bsky.social @afthealthcare.bsky.social @aaup.org

This year, the AAUP proved something powerful: When we fight, we win. Your gift to the AAUP Foundation will power legal challenges, advocacy & education that defend the core values of higher ed. Please donate at the link below. An injury to one is an injury to all. Together, we are stronger.

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Stay up to date on local calls to action: nocontractnocoffee.org

While Norma Rae constructed a powerful image of individual defiance by a white working-class woman, Loiselle's Beyond Norma Rae demonstrates that female industrial workers from diverse racial backgrounds understood cultural representation and fought to tell their own stories. #laborhistory

NEW FREE RESOURCE‼️ A Guide to Bargaining for Gender Equity ♀️♂️⚧️ The Solidarity Center's @ilawnetwork.bsky.social just released this new guide designed to support labor lawyers and practitioners working to advance gender equity through collective bargaining. Check it out here 🔗 sclinks.co/497952B

Kudos to @djpressman.bsky.social of the UConn AAUP who is quoted. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

'From Popular Front to Conservative Capture of Pop Culture' To strategize, we need to distinguish labor movement culture from pop culture. Labor movement culture refers to the practices used by unions to build solidarity among members. Pop culture, by contrast, is outward-facing. #laborhistory

To our educators, healthcare professionals and public employees: You faced down incredible challenges this year with grace and grit. Thank you for fighting for our schools, our hospitals, our communities and our future. Wishing you a season filled with peace, love and solidarity. 🎁🕯️

A fierce advocate for colleagues and students alike. As a #NewHavenTeachers leader, @melodynhft933.bsky.social embodies the true #union spirit. ✊ Know an activist like her? Nominate them for a future feature: tinyurl.com/MeetTheActivistsAFTCT #UnionYES @aft.org @aftteach.bsky.social

Here in CT the TNA protects teachers by ensuring firm deadlines & a fair 3-step process when it comes to negotiating #union contracts. #Union101 #KnowYourRights #UnionStrong @aft.org @aftteach.bsky.social

Happy holidays to our AFT educators, healthcare professionals and public employees! This year, through your grace and grit, you showed what it means to fight for a better life for all. Wishing you all a joyous and peaceful holiday celebration. www.youtube.com/shorts/XTUri...

Bring more joy + calm to your school community! ✨ Create a holiday Positivity Portfolio with this SEL activity from @proofpositiveorg.bsky.social. Learn more: https://sharemylesson.com/teaching-resource/happiness-holidays-school-family-gratitude-activity-bundle-410377 @aft.org @aftteach.bsky.social

@aft.org members: Your certification journey starts here! Join our 8-week online licensure prep course with live instruction, guided practice, and strategies to break down test items for Praxis or white paper exams. Register ➡️ bit.ly/AFT_licensure_course2026 @rweingarten.bsky.social @uft.org

Heritage Foundation, the driving force behind Project 2025, appears to be in free fall.. The more it aligns itself with antisemitism and the failed economic promises of this administration, the more Republicans are realizing MAGA is not the way forward. www.npr.org/2025/12/22/n...

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