Now - @AFTCT #Communications Director; past - @32BJSEIU CT Dist Political Director, @CSEA_CT #Communications Director, @SEIU221 #Communications Director
Middletown, CT
Joined March 2009
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Support #LocalNews by supporting journalists who make it happen! Sign & share open ltr to @HearstCMG mgmt urging they voluntarily recognize employees' decision to join @CTnewsguild: actionnetwork.org/letters/su… #UnionYES @AFLCIO @ConnAFLCIO @CWAUnion @NewsGuild
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Join hundreds of workers and organizers to discuss "We Are the Union" from @_ericblanc and its practical ideas for scaling up grassroots unionism. Participants will receive 50% off the book.
RSVP link below 👇
ALT Mass reading group launch Monday, March 3, 8:30 p.m. ET (5:30 p.m. PT) With: Eric Blanc, author Kim Kelly, labor writer, Teen Vogue Moe Mills, SBWU organizer Sponsored by: Organize for Power DSA NPEC DSA NLC EWOC RSVP: dsausa.us/unionreading
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After over 120 hours of Cudd administration stalling at the bargaining table, we've launched a strike fund. Donate and share to help keep us strong if the Cudd administration forces us to strike to win the conditions students, faculty, and staff deserve: zeffy.com/en-US/fundraising/…
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No, they’re not. But you know who your friends are? Your union siblings.
Learn how to form a union:
aflcio.org/formaunion
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Last night @MFT1381's recently ratified 3-yr agreement to cap HS class loads, boost stipends + #RaiseTheWage for all approved by @mps_ct_ BOE; achieving #RealSolutions w/strong #union contract! #UnionYES @AFTunion @AFTTeach @AFLCIO @ConnAFLCIO
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This blogcast of the @PowerAtWorkBlog series "What Could Happen Under Trump?" features @MrSethHarris & 3 of his former colleagues in the US Department of Labor: Patricia Shiu, David Michaels, & David Weil! Hear how a new administration will impact the DoL: poweratwork.us/what-could-ha…
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Declaring that understaffing had them “running on empty,” 5,000 nurses, doctors, midwives, & nurse practitioners walked off the job January 10 in an open-ended strike at Providence Health & Services, the dominant hospital chain in the Pacific Northwest.
labornotes.org/2025/01/nurse…
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Schools brace for clash with immigration officials ahead of Trump term trib.al/6XX68hA
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A new study reveals a concerning decline in academic freedom across U.S. higher education, with more than one-third of faculty members reporting increased constraints on their ability to teach, conduct research, and speak freely. bit.ly/3PrR3P0
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Unions, nonprofits rally at CT state Capitol for hundreds of millions more in funding for programs trib.al/NZJjPhd
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.@Culinary226 workers at @VirginHotelsLV are still on strike!
As they fight for better wages and better workplace protections, make sure to check fairhotel.org for union-approved accommodations.
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Join the Labor Notes National Call: Beating the Billionaires in 2025, on Monday, Jan 27, 7.30 p.m. ET.
Register here: labornotes.org/events/2024/l…
[Photo by @mattleichenger, of Teamsters Local 804]
ALT A graphic for the upcoming event, "Labor Notes National Call: Beating The Billionaires in 2025" on Monday, Jan. 27, from 7.30 p.m. to 9.00 p.m. ET.
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We are providing another opportunity to attend our webinar, Taking the First Step Toward Forming a Union, at 12pm ET/9am PT on Thursday, Jan. 16. Attendees will hear from a @MachinistsUnion member who recently organized her workplace. RSVP here: actionnetwork.org/events/tak…
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Doctors and nurses are on strike at 8 Providence Health hospitals and 6 clinics in Oregon. Today, as hundreds of AFT leaders gathered to talk about building power over the next four years, we took some time to show our solidarity with the healthcare professionals on strike!
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A broken system hurts every patient & every family.
In Oregon, physicians, RNs, & others are on strike to demand Providence address unsafe staffing levels in emergency rooms & unfair wages. Add your name & tell Providence to put #PatientsBeforeProfits.
actionnetwork.org/petitions/…
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Health workers from our affiliated unions around the world are taking a stand against violence at work!
Our recent global study on mental health trends in the sector highlights the need for urgent reforms including the ratification of ILO Convention 190 on violence and harassment at work: publicservices.international…
UNISON deputy head of health Alan Lofthouse will be on @BBCWorldatOne on @BBCRadio4 just after 1:30pm discussing violence towards hospital staff. You can listen live here -
bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/live:b… #radio4 #nhs #UNISON
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I just wrote a @NPEaction letter: Tell Your Senators to Vote "No" for Linda McMahon for Secretary of Education. Write one here: actionnetwork.org/letters/te…
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The Medicaid spend-down is bullshit. If we’re not going to just provide everyone with healthcare, the least we could do is make a system like federal financial aid. Why should someone be forced to liquidate their every earthly possession and descend into poverty just to live?
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Jenny Graves, VP @NHFT933 &
#NHV spec ed teacher
"Zip codes must no longer
determine #PublicEd
opportunities. It’s time to modify
the fiscal roadblocks and invest
in equitable education for all. The time for action is NOW! #FundOurFutureCT
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John O'Connor, @CCSU Socio
Prof & @CSUAAUP member, calls for tuition relief thru expansion of PACT prgm to benefit #CTworkforce. “#PubHigherEd stdnts are not getting degrees in Shakespeare, but in Austerity. To invest in #education, is to invest in CT’s future.” #FundOurFutureCT
