Marta Shepard

Thank you to all our @NYSUTTRO family from who showed up in force to support our @yft860 fight for #FairContractNow #PublicSchoolsUniteUs @nysut @AFTunion

I just wrote a @theactionnet letter: Invest in our Students by Investing in Paraeducators. Write one here: act.aflcio.org/letters/invest…

Paraeducators and Union leadership having great conversations with legislators about our legislative priorities- @AFTCT & @HFT1018 - plus hashtags #UnionYes & #Htfd #paras

#Hftd #paraprofessionals sec'y treasurer Yokasty Thomas dispels outdated myths of #PublicEd personnel as "babysitters" for ed cmte lawmakers; "we're proud of assisting our students; we care, we show up & we give our best." #FundOurFuture @AFTUnion @PSRP_AFT @AFLCIO @ConnAFLCIO

Making parity argument to #RaiseTheWage for #paraprofessionals @NFEPUnion steward Nikka Turner tells #CTGeneralAssembly ed cmte lawmakers "impact of being underpaid puts mental health in jeopardy." #FundOurFuture @AFTUnion @PSRP_AFT @AFLCIO @ConnAFLCIO

"Paras interact most directly w/students most in need of add'l support that classroom teachers rarely have time to provide;" #Hftd #paraprofessionals member @DougMaine1 makes case for lawmakers to invest in #WhatKidsNeed. #FundOurFuture @AFTUnion @PSRP_AFT @AFLCIO @ConnAFLCIO

#EastHtfd #paraprofessionals member @LisaMurzin tells ed cmte personal story of struggle w/low wages, lack of #PaidLeave; "probably would've ended up homeless if my #union didn't step in w/catastrophe fund to pay my rent." #FundOurFuture @AFTUnion @PSRP_AFT @AFLCIO @ConnAFLCIO

"We are educated professionals who care for students who need extra help, deserve better benefits & pay;" #Hftd #paraprofessionals member Abigael Dilaire makes case for lawmakers to #RaiseTheWage for #PublicEd personnel. #FundOurFuture @AFTUnion @PSRP_AFT @AFLCIO @ConnAFLCIO

Connecting investments in #PublicEd personnel to delivering #WhatKidsNeed #EastHtfd #paraprofessionals prez @Msymkowicz urges lawmakers #RaiseTheWage "if not for paras then for students who need paras' support." #FundOurFuture @AFTUnion @PSRP_AFT @AFLCIO @ConnAFLCIO

RT @AFTCT: "Added demands to our profession & not being compensated for work we do; leaves me feeling overwhelmed & unappreciated;" #Hftd #…

"This cmte should be alarmed; there is a crisis in our classrooms;" #Hftd #paraprofessionals prez @ShellyeDavis urges lawmakers embrace investments aimed at filling > 1300 vacancies among vital #PublicEd personnel in CT. #FundOurFuture @AFTUnion @AFTTeach @AFLCIO @ConnAFLCIO

Honored to have been named in City and State’s NYS Power 100 Labor Leaders! #55 Congratulations to all the powerhouses named! @yft860 @YonkersSchools @nysut @NYSUTTRO @AFTunion @mspetter @NEAToday cityandstateny.com/power-lists/20…

Good morning from Miami! @rweingarten is joining our @UTD_AFT1974 family and EPEC (Economic Prosperity and Education Coalition) for community summit. Follow along in the thread below!

.@NABEorg Bilingual &Multicultural education conference was a huge success. Educators from across the country shared strategies &best practices to address the needs of the over 5 million #ELLs in the U.S. #NABE2023 #BilingualismIsASuperpower aft.org//news/bilingua… via @aftunion

A forum held Friday in Hartford addressed how to fix the teacher shortage while also adding diversity to the workforce. bit.ly/3Ekk0aK

HFT wishes everyone a Happy Women’s History Month! @AFTCT @CmosesHFT1018 @HopeColes1 @ehawthorne3 @MartaShepard12 @NHFT933 @ShellyeDavis @HFT1018

We kicked off #BlackHistoryMonth with a #RosaParks film screening.

#UniversityHealthProfessionals prez @BGarrityRN urges #CTGeneralAssembly lawmakers take action to #FundOurFutureCT: "@UConnHealth needs to be lynchpin in future of CT's public health plans." #SaveUConn @AFTUnion @AFTHealthcare @AFT_PE @AFTHigherEd @UConn

A big thanks to our friends from CT Alliance for Retired Americans who canvased in our parking lot to sign people up to pledge #nocontractnocoffee After only 30 minutes building management decided they were too threatening to allow them to stay and called the police