From: Matt O'Connor via ActionNetwork.org ActNetReply@aftct.org Subject: Inside AFT CT: Your January E-Newsletter Date: January 4, 2024 at 6:31 PM To: moconnor@aftct.org
Union Member - here is your January 2024 e-newsletter (with updates since early December): Calling Attention to Courageous Conversations Our latest "Meet the Activists" featured an AFT Connecticut-affiliated local healthcare union leader who has inspired her colleagues by making internal communications a priority. Click here to encourage fellow members to nominate a workplace leader by sharing the graphics on social media. Forcing Fairness at the Bargaining Table For nearly a year, we've been helping members better understand their statutory and contractual rights with our monthly "Union 101" feature on social media. Click here to share the latest, which defines employers' legal obligation to play by the rules in negotiations. Spotlighting the Shared Return on Robust Public Goods * Members of an affiliated local higher education union recently exposed the collective cost of Connecticut's public service crisis paid by all residents and businesses. Click here for their joint op-ed appealing for a long overdue "investment in the future of our state." Brightening the Holidays with Free Books An affiliated PreK-12 union's members and community partners demonstrated the "season of giving" in mid December with their latest "Reading Opens the World" event. Click here for highlights of the "Festival of Books" that delivered joy to New Haven students and families.