Corona Virus Update 5/30

We spent today in New London.
There was a rally for PPE and respect and a memorial of those we have lost.
There are so many people for me to thank.
The leadership and activists of AFT Locals 5123, 5119, 5051, 5049. They are the sisters and brothers who made this happen.
The leaders from AFT Locals: Windham United, Manchester Healthcare Workers, Backus Nurses, UHP, Norwalk Teachers, SVFT, JPE, who attended.
The staff of AFT Connecticut who helped in the planning, the carrying out, and the reporting on of the rally.
Members and leaders from the Teamsters, IBEW, CHCA, AFSME Council 4, SEIU/1199, Medal Trades Union, SEBAC, Plummer’s and Pipe fitters, Carpenters, and others.
The Political’s who attended: New London Mayor Michael Passero, Groton Mayor Patrice Granatosky, State Senator Cathy Osten, State reps Joe de la Cruz, Christine Conley, and Kate Rotella, U. S. Representative Joe Courtney, Governor Ned Lamont, Lt Governor Susan Bysiewicz.
Connecticut AFL-CIO President Sal Luciano, and AFT President Randi Weingarten.

My apologies to anyone I omitted.

We remembered AFT Connecticut members lost to Covid-19
Elva Graveline, a CNA from 5123.
Jonathan Coelho. A probation officer.

We pledged to fight for the living.

I asked Joe Courtney, does it matter if we make calls and send emails to senators from other states (because Connecticut Senators will support).
Joe said it does. When the volume of calls is overwhelming- it matters.

So I have an ask, the same ask Randi had.
Please write to senators, call them, tell your friends in other states to do the same, post on FB and Twitter.
The message is simple:
Support the HERO act passed by the House of Representatives. 
https://aftvoices.org/dont-forfeit-the-future-c71d55fb73a3

We are 83 days since our first confirmed case of Covid-19 in Ct and we are 10 days into phase one of our reopening.
42,022 Connecticut residents have tested positive.
3,912 have died.

Hospitalizations are down 44 today (533)

Be well,
John