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 our vice president's latest statewide report on healthcare locals (Jun. 29, 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).
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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.
 

"U & I in Union:" Striking to Shield Good Jobs

Wed, 12/05/2018 - 6:30pm
Tectonic shifts within the field have in recent years left health professionals in Connecticut facing unpredictable conditions and precarious futures. That increasingly demands a strong defense against misguided management policies prioritizing operating margins over patient care. On the fifth anniversary of striking to protect services and jobs at their community hospital, we're spotlighting union members enjoying greater security since taking collective action.
 

Comments on Federal Proposal to Curb Violence Against Workers in Health Settings

Mon, 11/19/2018 - 1:30pm
AFT Connecticut leaders made the following remarks regarding the introduction Friday of the "Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act" (H.R. 7141) by U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney (CT-2):
 

Healthcare Workers at Rockville General Hospital Vote for "Voice to Assure Quality Care"

Wed, 11/14/2018 - 6:30pm
Vernon - The majority of a diverse group of healthcare professionals at Rockville General Hospital (RGH) today voted for union representation in a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)-supervised election. The outcome is a win for the bargaining unit of approximately 150 nursing assistants, maintainers, unit coordinators and others at the Prospect Medical Holdings, Inc.-owned acute care facility. Members of the organizing committee who spearheaded the union drive are looking ahead to first-ever negotiations with the for-profit company's local Eastern Connecticut Health Network (ECHN) management.
 

"U & I in Union:" Beating the Same Forces "Coming After Us"

Sat, 09/29/2018 - 10:30am
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in his famous Letter from a Birmingham Jail wrote that "injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere." The civil rights leader's statement on the value of solidarity remains true today, especially for immigrant communities. We're sharing an example of a higher education professional engaging union members in direct action to win justice for a student's family threatened with being torn apart by deportation.
 
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