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.
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Healthcare News
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Leaning Into Organizing as Resistance
“The professors are the enemy” may have seemed like little more than a vulgar political slur, but in 2025, it underpins a destructive policy agenda. The hostile and threatening climate was top of mind for the hundreds of faculty and staff at our national union’s annual higher education conference. Leaders and activists from Connecticut traveled…
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Charting a Course to Resolve the “Code RED Crisis”
The moral injury affecting caregivers in America’s hospitals and healthcare settings has only worsened in the first half of 2025. Tackling this crisis was the priority for activists from Connecticut as they joined their colleagues from across the country this summer for our national union’s annual healthcare professional issues conference (PIC). Together, they set a…
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Hope for HHC Staff
Health professionals employed by Hartford HealthCare (HHC) are coming together for a voice in their facilities. Click here to learn more.
