Faculty and support staff at several public and private higher education institutions across Connecticut are members of AFT Connecticut-affiliated unions. These educators hold a variety of positions in their institutions, ranging from full-time, part-time or adjunct faculty to research, clerical, administrative, security staff and more. Though each may have unique concerns and needs, they share goals of promoting academic and institutional excellence and securing the rights and respect they deserve as higher education professionals.
In 2022, several local chapters of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) joined our state federation’s labor family when their national union affiliated with AFT. Together, we work hand-in-hand to protect academic freedom on campuses and to unify the faculty voice for greater strength at the Connecticut General Assembly.
Click here to learn more about the “Higher Ed, Not Debt” campaign.
Click here for our national union’s campaign to unite contingent faculty, graduate and undergraduate workers.
Click here to learn more about AAUP’s affiliation with AAUP.
Higher Education News
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Standing Up for Paid Parental Leave for All
Study after study has found that family-friendly policies improve performance by increasing productivity, morale and loyalty while also reducing absenteeism, turnover and “brain drain.” In a recently published op-ed, a member of our AFT Connecticut-affiliated UConn-AAUP chapter called out her employer’s failure to ensure access to paid parental leave for all of its workforce. Associate…
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Leading the Drive to “Bring About a Renaissance”
Full recovery from the impact of the Great Recession has yet to be experienced broadly or equitably in all our state’s communities. Many schools – particularly in urban centers – still face funding shortfalls that weigh heavily on the workforce by depressing pay, degrading benefits and eroding job security. Our latest collective bargaining wins report…
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Resisting Brutal Budgeting and Crippling Cuts
Patients and students – as well as the providers and instructors they depend on – are suffering the consequences of the White House’s painful funding reductions and shameful political patronage. In a recently published op-ed, the executive committee of our AFT Connecticut-affiliated UCHC-AAUP (in collage, above) urged state lawmakers to shield residents from the escalating…
