This Saturday, February 2, AFT CT will host its annual Legislative Conference at the Legislative Office Building (LOB) next to the Capitol in Hartford. Here is the agenda. RSVP at the bottom. The greater the attendance of teachers, the greater the focus for education  this session.

  • 9:00 – 9:10 – Welcome and Overview: AFT Connecticut President Jan Hochadel
  • 9:10 – 9:45 – Social Justice Issues Panel: AFT Connecticut VP Stephanie Johnson, State Sen. Julie Kushner, State Rep. Robyn Porter (invited)
  • 9:45 – 10:05 – Patient Safety Discussion: AFT Connecticut Exec. VP John Brady, AFT Connecticut VP Lisa D’Abrosca, State Sen. Matt Lesser
  • 10:05 – 10:20 – Governor Ned Lamont (invited)
  • 10:30 – 10:45 – State Sen President Pro Tempore Martin Looney
  • 10:45 – 11:15 – Post-Janus Legislation in CT: State Rep. Mike D’Agostino
  • 11:15 -11:45 – Post-Janus Federal Lawsuits: AFT Research and Initiative Director Ed Muir
  • 11:45 – 12:00 – Speaker of the State House Joe Aresimowicz (invited)
  • 12:00 – 12:30 – “Pensions 101” Discussion: CT AFL-CIO President Sal Luciano
  • 12:30 – 1:00 – Lobbying 101 Workshop (for beginners) & Public Hearing Workshop (for experienced activists)
Click here to RSVP to attend.
Note: conference will be canceled in event of inclement weather – check back for any announcements to be posted here.
State of Connecticut Legislative Office Building (LOB)

300 Capitol Avenue

Hartford, CT

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