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The executive council of the AFT Wednesday unanimously passed a resolution guiding the union on workplace vaccination policies. The resolution is one of several passed by the council since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, designed to protect the health and safety of AFT members and the communities we serve. It was brought to the council in light of the significant change in circumstances with the Delta variant and rising COVID-19 cases, infections in children and our ongoing effort to educate members and communities on the importance of vaccination. In response to the passage, AFT President Randi Weingarten said, “Throughout this pandemic, our No. 1 priority as a union has been to keep our members, our communities and those we serve safe. COVID is mutating, it’s spreading to kids, and vaccines remain our best defense to protect people and prevent the spread of disease; prevent hospitals from overflowing; keep our economy functioning, plus reopen—and keep open—our schools for full-time in-person learning.” MORE
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Our grievance over UConn Health’s failure to provide double time to hourly employees who continued to report to work during the pandemic has been denied in arbitration. This is the final step in our fight. See the arbitrator’s full ruling.

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AFT-CT invited our VP for commuincation, Chris DeFrancesco, to co-host the July episode of the "AFT in Action" podcast. Chris joined AFT-CT President Jan Hochadel to interivew State Senate President Pro Tem Martin Looney about the recently completed legislative session and the work that remains.


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Congratulations to Doug Kingsbury, who, after three decades in lab medicine, is retiring June 1. We'll miss him greatly and of course we wish him the best.

Before saying goodbye, he agreed to a quick exit interview.

 



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A recap of our 2021 business convention, the first to be held virtually, April 15.


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MARCH 2021 — Days ahead of the extended deadline to comply with UConn Health's new mandatory flu vaccine policy, UHP reaches a settlement agreement.


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It was short notice, but we were able to get some points in to our lawmakers about the importance of keeping UConn Health public and keeping overtime in pension calculations.


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What a turnout for UHP at a public hearing for important legislation that includes many of the worker benefits we've been fighting for during the pandemic! Five of our members testified before the Labor and Public Employees Committee in favor of what's become known as the "COVID-19 omnibus bill" March 11, and a dozen others sumitted written testimony. The measure would provide hazard pay, revise worker's compensation standards, and improve PPE supplies. This is a fight not just for us, but for health care workers throughout Connecticut!

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Find out who's representing UHP at this year's conventions, labor federations, and delegate assemblies.

 

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The 8-year-old son of one of our members provides a reminder of why we need health care workers.


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