UConn Health Labor Coalition Driving Effort to Protect Patients and the Professionals Who Care for Them

 

Those who are are parents of young children probably know by now that the only childcare centers that are open in the state are those which have been approved to care for the children of those deemed essential personnel.

Since sending the questions below to UW–Madison administration toward the end of March, the university has responded with changes to policy and guidance on other procedures.

We have requested a list of information and offered recommended actions for each employer to take to protect WFNHP members. We have received some responses to those requests and have compiled the answers and policiies from your employers.

End of the semester for SRJC and suspension of classes for OAP. However, many faculty have signed up for ZOOM either through the seat license from SRJC or direct to continue connecting with our students. We are resourceful!

Please check your email for the events as they unfold. The Covid-19 Pandemic will change the way we deliver our classes to our students.

Here's where you can find all the WFNHP press coverage regarding COVID-19.

Our Neighborhood Schools Do More Than Teach

An Op-Ed by CFT President Julie Sellers in AFT Voices -  about these uncertain times we are living in

Harrisburg, PA, Friday, March 27, 2020— AFT Pennsylvania President Arthur G. Steinberg, on Friday, issued the following statement after Governor Wolf signed SB751, a bill to provide regulatory relief to school districts, educators:

“I applaud Governor Wolf’s quick and decisive action in signing of SB751 today. At a time when educators, students, and their families are facing great uncertainty, this bill provides much-needed guidance and assuredness.

We're bargaining for the common good. Support the fight for the schools
our students deserve!

The Staff Students Desrve

• More and appropriate
  support personnel and
  service providers
• Fully staffed nursing
  offices
• Diverse workforce
• Professionally staffed libraries with diverse
  collections
• End to Teach for America

The Health Students Deserve

• Healthy food offerings for
  students and staff
• Appropriate training and tools for
  stress relief
• Recess for every student
• Outdoor classrooms and community gardens
• Schools free from bullying
• Safe schools

The Leadership Students Deserve

• Stability among administrators
• Teacher representation on school committee
• Opportunities for civic engagement
• Educator voice in school design and operation
• Union representation for every worker
• Fair wages for all staff

The Schools Students Deserve

• Less standardized testing
• More classroom supplies
• Smaller class sizes