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Matt O'Connor via ActionNetwork.org moconnor@aftct.org Inside AFT CT: Your November E-Newsletter November 3, 2022 at 6:31 PM moconnor@aftct.org
Union Member - here is your November, 2022 e-newsletter (with updates since early October): Tapping the Power of "Union YES" to Secure Real Gains Our latest collective bargaining report highlights a recent successor contract win that both delivered on immediate priorities while laying a foundation for future progress. Click here to learn more about a new agreement that provided PreK-12 union members with "much to celebrate." Provoked to Strike Again by their Employer's Illegal Tactics For the second time in two months, healthcare union members were in late October pushed to walk off the job by unfair labor practices. Click here for a photo collage from the picket line where the community again walked by their side. Choosing "Labor is Your Neighbor" at the Polls * Our national union ahead of the November 8 General Election sought the perspective of a local leader on why voting matters to working people. Click here for the wide-ranging interview with Sherri Dayton on the tangible benefits of political engagement for members. Celebrating a Colleague's Top Honors An affiliated local PreK-12 union member was in early October surprised to learn she had been selected as Connecticut's 2023 Teacher of the Year. Click here for photos of the celebration that drew labor leaders and elected officials from across the state.