Thank you Local Union Leaders

Imagine being a nurse, finishing a full shift, having babies at home and a partner who needs to hand them off to you so they can get to work, and being told you have no replacement and could be disciplined and even fired if you don’t stay an extra shift.
This happens at hospitals all the time.

I want to give a shout out to the #union leaders who advocate for their coworkers on this and so many other vital issues.

Yesterday, Backus Nurses Prez Sherri Dayton Calixte and VP Jessica Harris faced just such a scenario.

Backus Hospital had been unable to fill all the open spots during this holiday season. Their solution was to mandate.

Sherri and Jess asked for an emergency meeting with management and within a couple of hours had worked out an incentive program to decrease the need to mandate.

We owe a big debt of gratitude to all our AFT Nurses & Health Professionals.

We owe an additional debt of gratitude to the AFT Connecticut Local Leaders and AFT - American Federation of Teachers Local Leaders in all the states and territories who advocate for their union members who care for patients, educate students , and serve the public.