Danbury Nurses Union Unit 47

Newsletter January to February 2017

Attached you will find a digital copy of the newsletter. Take time to read it over in order to see all the important union updates, including negotiations. As a reminder, this issue is the last issue that you will also be receiving a paper issue, from this point forward it will be digital only. Happy Reading!

http://unit47.ct.aft.org/files/newsletterjan-feb2017.pdf

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Renewing RN License

Please be aware, you will now only receive your CT RN Licensure renewal as a PDF. Please be sure to keep the email you receive with your renewed license when you renew it. Below you will also find information about online renewal of CT RN Licensures.

Call for stories about the ACA

Kelly Troutner, Director of at AFT Nurses and Health Professionals, has reached out with concerns over what could happen to health care with the new Congress and president. Threats to repeal the Affordable Care Act, and cut Medicaid and Medicare are considered real and could affect our members and our patients; as well as hospital, state, and municipal budgets.

Kelly has asked our help in providing stories from members about how changes could affect them, their families, and their patients. These stories need not be polished, everything helps, including just a few lines expressing concerns. They will be used to advocate for quality, affordable health care.

Could you reach out our healthcare members and ask their help?

Responses can be sent to me at Jbrady@aftct.org if you like.

Saving Medicaid, ACA, and existing healthcare programs from cuts

Dear Friends,

My friend Linda Yannone and I have been working with different groups to expand healthcare benefits in our state. However right now its important to make sure that the healthcare benefits, (like the ACA and its Medicaid expansion program) that advocates have fought so long and hard for are not dismantled.

We've been working with Daniela Giordano, National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) CT and a coalition of other organizations including CT Citizens Action Group (CCAG) in a Medicaid Strategy group to prevent cuts to Medicaid and where possible expand healthcare coverage in CT.

Unit 47 2014-2017 Contract

Attached is a copy of the contract for 2014-2017. This is available to you as a tool.

http://unit47.ct.aft.org/files/contract2014final_toprinter.pdf

Danbury Vigil for Unity and Justice

In light of the recent hate crimes in the area, the Danbury Nurses’ Union Unit #47 Executive Committee voted to join with other Unions and Social Justice Groups to show unity for peace and acceptance and the right for religious freedom. This is the reason the United States of America was founded. Come support our constitution for the right of Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness.

Join the Peace Vigil tomorrow, December 1, 2016 at the Danbury Library, 170 Main Street, Danbury from 5:00 to 6:30 pm.

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