AFT Connecticut represents thousands of school-related personnel (PSRP) in local and regional districts across the state. PSRPs work as paraeducators, teaching assistants, tutors, secretaries, school nurses, custodians and others who provide critical services that support student learning. From contract negotiations to professional development, AFT Connecticut works to secure the pay, benefits, conditions and respect they deserve as both professionals and “the engine that keeps their schools running.”
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Click here for the state education department website’s School Paraprofessional Advisory Council page.
PRSP News
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“Getting Rank-and-File Members More Involved” in Building Power
A unique panel discussion with local affiliated union leaders on internal organizing was a focal point at AFT Connecticut’s annual convention last month. Five affiliates representing each of our state federation’s jurisdictional divisions were showcased for effectively engaging members early and often to build and maintain strength and maintain density. Together, they provided a blueprint…
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“Making Real Progress Today” while Preparing for the Next Round
Moving employers from fixating on operating margins to investing in their workforce requires union members to muster a significant show of strength. Engaging, developing and empowering activists is critical to building and sustaining the pressure often needed to secure contractual gains. Our latest collective bargaining wins report highlights a local healthcare union’s recent victory that…
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Showing Solidarity and Urging Respect for Valued Colleagues
Poverty-level wages and lack of access to family-sustaining benefits have long contributed to a shortage of paraeducators needed to assure effective student learning. Ashley Stockton (front row, third from left, in photo above), a trustee in our AFT Connecticut-affiliated New Haven Federation of Teachers, urged elected officials to invest in these vital members of the…