CSU-AAUP

08/05/2026

Meet our VP for , Louise Williams! From leading her chapter to advocating for faculty and staff across Connecticut, Louise is committed to defending access for students and ensuring educators have a strong voice.

CSU-AAUP AFT AFT Higher Education American Association of University Professors

08/05/2026

Join us for our Annual Labor Day Breakfast!

Let's reaffirm our commitment to standing up for working people and fighting back against anti-union politicians, billionaire special interests, and corporate attacks on workers' rights.

We will celebrate the strength of Connecticut's labor movement and recognize the hardworking union members and leaders who make up our movement.

07/21/2026

Tell us why fair pensions and healthcare benefits are important to you!

Add your "sticky note" to our digital bulletin on pensions and healthcare. Tell us why these benefits matter for state workers as we prep to protect them in negotiations!

State workers across Connecticut are speaking out about why fair pension and healthcare benefits matter.

07/16/2026

The work doesn't stop, even in the summer 💪

Check your inbox for a summer update on your raises, upcoming pension negotiations, healthcare changes and more.

If you can't find the email (even in your spam), reach out to [email protected]

06/29/2026

ICYMI: Your union participated in the largest Pride March in the state earlier this month. We wore our union swag and pride art as we marched alongside other unions and LGBTQ+ orgs at the Middletown Pride March.

If you missed it this time, we'll be back again next June. In the meantime, learn more about the intersection of labor history and pride with our video series: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1EorsrUWfL/

06/06/2026

We continue to fight for LGBTQ+ rights today. Many labor unions have Pride committees or other coalitions that focus on these important issues. The AFL-CIO started "Pride at Work," a organization that advocates for gay rights as human rights issues.

Your local, CSU-AAUP, has a Pride Working Group that discusses LGBTQ+ issues on CSU campuses and organizes for events, like the Middletown Pride March.

Interested in joining the group or learning more? Fill out our form: https://actionnetwork.org/forms/csu-aaup-pride-interest?source=direct_link&

AFT Connecticut

06/05/2026

Back in the 1970s, Joni Christian enjoyed her good job at a GM plant in Ohio. But she faced hostility and discrimination after her transition. Her union, UAW Local 1112, defended her rights and educated her coworkers so she didn't have to work in a toxic environment. She retired from GM and received her full union benefits, allowing her time to volunteer and advocate with her church.

06/04/2026

Harvey Milk was a prominent figure in LGBTQ+ activism. Milk used relationships and community-building to improve conditions for LGBTQ+ folks. He worked with labor unions during the Coors boycott, and then leveraged those relationships to defeat the Briggs Initiative.

06/03/2026

Moving forward to the 1960s and 1970s, Jennifer Rubino talks about the impact of the Stonewall Uprising and how it broke the dam on LGBTQ+ activism and created the annual tradition of Pride events that we enjoy today.

06/02/2026

ICYMI: CSU-AAUP members attended last week's Board of Regents meeting to speak out about the recent chaos at the System Office.

“Our faculty have not seen well-reasoned and effective advocacy in the legislature by this board or management,” Cunningham said. “Instead, we have seen yet another embarrassing and horrendous scandal serving as a stain on our institutions.”

Read more:

Following series of resignations among CT State Colleges and Universities leadership, faculty voted 'no confidence' in the Board of Regents.