Effective March 24, 2020, AFT Connecticut's headquarters in Rocky Hill is CLOSED until further notice due to COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) health emergency.
Nurses and Health Professionals
Note - updates on the impact of the COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) outbreak on nurses and health professionals and members of healthcare local unions will be linked here. *
Click here for vaccine-related resources for local union leaders (Dec. 16, 2020).
Click here for our vice president's latest statewide report on healthcare locals (Dec. 5, 2020).
Click here for our "Q&A" on quarantine and illness policies (Aug. 25, 2020).
Click here to watch our BOE Unions Coalition's "reopen safely" press conference (Aug. 24, 2020).
Click here for the state Department of Education (SDE)’s webinar on contact tracing (Aug. 20, 2020).
Click here for our "Core Principles Regarding the Safe Reopening of School Buildings" (Aug. 19, 2020).
Click here for our national union's webinar on safely "reopening" (Jun. 3, 2020).
Click here for The New England Consortium (TNEC)’s online COVID-19 safety webinars (May 17, 2020).
Click here to report issues of concern at your facility during the COVID-19 pandemic (Mar. 24, 2020).
Click here for our national union's COVID-19 resources for health professionals (Mar. 21, 2020).
Click here for our national union's health workplace readiness guidelines (Mar. 21, 2020).
Click here for our national union's petition regarding personal protective equipment (PPE) supplies (Mar. 20, 2020).
Click here for the federal disease control agency website's healthcare professionals resource page (Mar. 20, 2020).
Click here for a state health department update for licensed and registered providers (Mar. 16, 2020).

AFT Connecticut is the largest union of acute care hospital workers in the state, representing approximately 10,000 nurses and allied health professionals. Our labor federation’s members work in more than 20 hospitals, community clinics and school district and college-based settings. From securing strong contracts to establishing safe staffing requirements, our members advocate for improved conditions for all healthcare workers as well as career education, relevant training and professional development.
Click here to watch union members share their experience on a recent relief mission.
Click here to follow the Safe Patient Care Coalition on Facebook.
* updates for members of the unions in the State Employees Bargaining Agent Coalition (SEBAC) will be linked to our main 'Public Employees' page.