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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Click here to learn how members are engaging with their community to save vital services in Windham/Willimantic (Jul. 20, 2021).
Healthcare News
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Reining in Runaway Executive Pay is Long Overdue
The excessive compensation doled out to the chiefs of the state’s largest non-profit health networks underscores the industry’s chronic disinvestment in direct clinical caregivers and support personnel. Andrea Riley, RN (speaking in photo, above), called out the two worst offenders in a recently published op-ed. The president of our AFT Connecticut-affiliated Windham Hospital Federation of…
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Demanding a Workplace “Standard of Care”
After surviving a harrowing bedside assault that left her with lasting physical and emotional scars, a courageous healthcare union member is refusing to remain silent. Amber De Souza (left, in photo, above), a constitutional delegate for our AFT Connecticut-affiliated Backus Federation of Nurses, is transforming a personal trauma into a powerful demand for employers to…
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