Labor representation empowers providers, nurses and health professionals with significant advantages, from higher wages to better benefits to improved working conditions through collective bargaining. A union contract establishes job security, which enables members to advocate for safer environments, demand protection from harassment, and ensure fair treatment through due process and grievance procedures.
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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