"It is creating a struggle for people to come to work for fear of their own personal harm or welfare.” #CodeREDCT @afthealthcare.bsky.social
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"It is creating a struggle for people to come to work for fear of their own personal harm or welfare.” #CodeREDCT @afthealthcare.bsky.social
#CodeREDCT. @aft.org @afthealthcare.bsky.social
#CodeREDCT. @aft.org @afthealthcare.bsky.social
Happening now: #union members urge #CTGeneralAssembly labor cmte lawmakers embrace proposal for RNs & #HospitalStaff subjected to #WorkplaceViolence to be compensated, not be forced to draw on contractual #PaidLeave benefits. #CodeREDCT @aft.org @afthealthcare.bsky.social
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“What has happened with Prospect (Medical Holdings) is a cautionary example of what happens when you have someone motivated exclusively by maximizing profits..." #CodeRedCT #PatientsOverProfits @aft.org @afthealthcare.bsky.social
Being heard in all the spaces where healthcare decisions are made; today #AFTCT VP John Brady made sure the voices of frontline nurses were heard by decision-makers on the #CTComptroller’s Healthcare Cabinet. #CodeREDCT @aft.org @afthealthcare.bsky.social
Happening now: #union members join advocates in @ctforall.bsky.social to launch #StandUpCT agenda, demand #CTGeneralAssembly invest in healthcare for #WorkingFamilies. #CodeREDCT @aft.org @afthealthcare.bsky.social @afthighered.bsky.social @aaup.org @cthousedems.bsky.social @ctsenatedems.bsky.social
“While our state legislators passed a strengthened staffing law back in 2023, requiring staffing plans be shared with the Dept of Public Health, there are still facilities whose admins fail to comply. They are putting many patients and the caregivers they depend on at unnecessary risk,” #CodeREDCT
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#CodeREDCT @aft.org @afthealthcare.bsky.social
Happening now: #union leaders join #CTGeneralAssembly lawmakers to support proposed resources to stopgap x’d federal Grad PLUS loans; impt legislation aimed at empowering RNs & #HospitalStaff to seek advanced careers. #CodeREDCT @aft.org @afthealthcare.bsky.social @aaup.org
Resisting a dangerous move to delegitimize essential professions; #union caregivers make it clear that capping student loans for RN degrees isn’t just disrespectful - it’s hurting patients. #CodeREDCT @aft.org @afthealthcare.bsky.social
“Over 80% of the nurses in the nursing program are women, 3/4th of those nurses have student loans”
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Happening now: #union members join @blumenthal.senate.gov to denounce fed @dol.gov's move to deprofessionalize RN degree programs, escalate #StudentDebt crisis. #CodeREDCT @aft.org @afthealthcare.bsky.social @afthighered.bsky.social @aaup.org @seiu.org @democrats.senate.gov
“Prospect spent years understaffing and destabilizing Waterbury Hospital and this move doubles down on that same profit-driven playbook.” #coderedct #CodeRed @aft.org @afthealthcare.bsky.social
“We already lose, you know, something like 20 to 30% of new nurses within the first few years. We should be doing everything in our power to encourage more people to get into it and to stay into it.” #CodeREDCT @afthealthcare.bsky.social
“Knowing that their collective bargaining agreements will remain in place and their wages, hours and working conditions will be preserved, will go a long way in calming the anxiety this situation has caused.” #CodeREDCT @afthealthcare.bsky.social
“We are greatly understaffed, we continue to lose staff. But we hope to be hiring more now. UConn’s reputation alone will move things forward.” #coderedct #CodeRed @aft.org @afthealthcare.bsky.social
The bill allows the state to issue up to $390 million in new bonds to finance the acquisition and improvement of hospitals operated as part of a new joint venture under the UConn Health umbrella. #coderedct @aft.org @afthealthcare.bsky.social
Urging action to defend #AcademicFreedom, healthcare, #HigherEd & CT’s economy; long before the #CTGeneralAssembly convened for a special session our #UCHCAAUP leaders sounded the #CodeREDCT alarm: aftct.org/2025/10/17/r... @aft.org @afthighered.bsky.social @afthealthcare.bsky.social @aaup.org
“I am excited that we have an opportunity to strengthen health care for people across the state, but especially the people in Waterbury who have had challenging times in the last few years,” #CodeREDCT @uconnhealth.bsky.social
Providing insights & tactics rarely taught in nursing school; #HospitalStaff are invited to this next session of one of our most popular #HealthPD webinars: aftct.org/event/health... #CodeREDCT @aft.org @afthealthcare.bsky.social
"Hospitals and clinics will close or cut essential services, forcing patients to travel farther and wait longer for care." #CodeRedCT #CodeRed @aft.org @afthealthcare.bsky.social
"CT needs healthcare administrators who are trained, tested, licensed and held accountable. As a registered nurse I would never be allowed to care for patients without training and licensure and I believe health care administrators should be held to the same standards." #CodeREDCT
“It makes us need to have strong locals at those hospitals to even the playing field.” #CodeREDCT