“All health professionals must now be political activists to protect what we know is right for our patients,” says @irwinredlener.bsky.social in the new #AFTHealthCare. Read what clinicians can do to defend public health. www.aft.org/hc/spring202...
Fighting for Our Patients
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April 28, 2025 at 1:36 AM
“All health professionals must now be political activists to protect what we know is right for our patients,” says @irwinredlener.bsky.social in the new #AFTHealthCare. Read what clinicians can do to defend public health. www.aft.org/hc/spring202...
Trump’s "Big Beautiful Bill" would gut essential health programs, putting millions at risk & driving healthcare professionals out of the field. But our members are rising to meet this moment. Together, @AFTHealthcare members are fighting for their patients, communities & democracy.
June 13, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Trump’s "Big Beautiful Bill" would gut essential health programs, putting millions at risk & driving healthcare professionals out of the field. But our members are rising to meet this moment. Together, @AFTHealthcare members are fighting for their patients, communities & democracy.
Healthcare workers know: When it comes to fighting for safe staffing, safe hospitals, and quality patient care, our voices are more powerful together than alone. Excited to welcome 250 healthcare pros at Brattleboro Memorial to our @AFTHealthcare family! @AFTVermont
February 18, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Healthcare workers know: When it comes to fighting for safe staffing, safe hospitals, and quality patient care, our voices are more powerful together than alone. Excited to welcome 250 healthcare pros at Brattleboro Memorial to our @AFTHealthcare family! @AFTVermont
We can’t be silent while this administration engages in its unprecedented attack on healthcare professionals’ ability to provide quality, evidence-based care. Read more on how @afthealthcare.bsky.social is fighting for patients and democracy in #AFTHealthCare. aft.org/hc/wws
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October 4, 2025 at 8:32 PM
We can’t be silent while this administration engages in its unprecedented attack on healthcare professionals’ ability to provide quality, evidence-based care. Read more on how @afthealthcare.bsky.social is fighting for patients and democracy in #AFTHealthCare. aft.org/hc/wws
When unsafe staffing, burnout, & corporate stonewalling risked patient & clinician safety, @oregonnursesassoc.bsky.social fought back—& won. More from Richard Botterill, Lesley Liu, Virginia Smith & Breanna Zabel in #AFTHealthCare. aft.org/hc/fall2025/botterill_liu_smith_zabel
The Power of Solidarity
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October 10, 2025 at 4:15 AM
When unsafe staffing, burnout, & corporate stonewalling risked patient & clinician safety, @oregonnursesassoc.bsky.social fought back—& won. More from Richard Botterill, Lesley Liu, Virginia Smith & Breanna Zabel in #AFTHealthCare. aft.org/hc/fall2025/botterill_liu_smith_zabel
How can unions protect workers from health and safety hazards in the workplace? Learn how NMHU members organized to address chemical odors after a tragic death: #AFTHealthCare www.aft.org/hc/spring202...
Demanding Action
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May 3, 2025 at 9:41 PM
How can unions protect workers from health and safety hazards in the workplace? Learn how NMHU members organized to address chemical odors after a tragic death: #AFTHealthCare www.aft.org/hc/spring202...
Our @AFTHealthcare members have been sounding the alarm: RFK, Jr. is leading a breakdown of the public’s trust in science and public health and leaving millions of Americans without access to the vaccines or healthcare they need to stay healthy. www.wired.com/story/states...
States Are Moving to Protect Access to Vaccines
As federal vaccine policy shifts under US health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., lawmakers are looking to give state-level public health officials authority to ignore federal recommendations.
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August 2, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Our @AFTHealthcare members have been sounding the alarm: RFK, Jr. is leading a breakdown of the public’s trust in science and public health and leaving millions of Americans without access to the vaccines or healthcare they need to stay healthy. www.wired.com/story/states...
Trump’s cuts to federal gov & funding are diminishing public health—but through collective bargaining & advocacy, unions can help create healthier workforces, workplaces, & communities. More from Jon Samet in #AFTHealthCare. www.aft.org/hc/spring202...
The Future of Public Health
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April 29, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Trump’s cuts to federal gov & funding are diminishing public health—but through collective bargaining & advocacy, unions can help create healthier workforces, workplaces, & communities. More from Jon Samet in #AFTHealthCare. www.aft.org/hc/spring202...
Do you think something at work might be making you sick? “Don’t be afraid to speak up & talk to your colleagues & union steward. See if you share any symptoms or concerns,” says occupational medicine expert Kathy Kirkland. #AFTHealthCare www.aft.org/hc/spring202...
Protecting Workers
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May 4, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Do you think something at work might be making you sick? “Don’t be afraid to speak up & talk to your colleagues & union steward. See if you share any symptoms or concerns,” says occupational medicine expert Kathy Kirkland. #AFTHealthCare www.aft.org/hc/spring202...
“This law will set a standard for all hospitals across our state and will ensure our ohana will receive quality care and ensure all of Hawaii’s valued nurses are treated fairly and equitably.” @AFTHealthcare www.aft.org/news/hawaii-...
Hawaii nurses unite to push for safe staffing legislation
A coalition of unions representing more than 5,000 nurses in Hawaii is calling for safer staffing to improve patient care and strengthen the state’s healthcare system. The Hawaii Nurses’ Association, ...
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January 28, 2025 at 11:02 AM
“This law will set a standard for all hospitals across our state and will ensure our ohana will receive quality care and ensure all of Hawaii’s valued nurses are treated fairly and equitably.” @AFTHealthcare www.aft.org/news/hawaii-...
Economic inequality doesn’t just hurt individuals—it fuels societal polarization, distrust in institutions & democratic backsliding. In Fall ’25 #AFTHealthCare, Eli G. Rau & Susan Stokes show how we can fight back to #defenddemocracy aft.org/hc/fall2025/rau_stokes
Economic Inequality Threatens Democracy
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October 9, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Economic inequality doesn’t just hurt individuals—it fuels societal polarization, distrust in institutions & democratic backsliding. In Fall ’25 #AFTHealthCare, Eli G. Rau & Susan Stokes show how we can fight back to #defenddemocracy aft.org/hc/fall2025/rau_stokes
The latest #AFTHealthCare is all about protecting our patients and communities by strengthening the labor movement, reimagining public health, ensuring that AI & clinical algorithms serve patients, combating climate change & more.
Read it here 👇 www.aft.org/hc/spring2025
Read it here 👇 www.aft.org/hc/spring2025
April 24, 2025 at 1:15 AM
The latest #AFTHealthCare is all about protecting our patients and communities by strengthening the labor movement, reimagining public health, ensuring that AI & clinical algorithms serve patients, combating climate change & more.
Read it here 👇 www.aft.org/hc/spring2025
Read it here 👇 www.aft.org/hc/spring2025
Community health workers are critical members of the public health workforce, helping underserved populations seek healthcare—including preventive care. More from Magaly Dante in #AFTHealthCare.
Building Bridges
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May 13, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Community health workers are critical members of the public health workforce, helping underserved populations seek healthcare—including preventive care. More from Magaly Dante in #AFTHealthCare.
When health systems shutter hospitals and close maternity wards, communities that are already medically underserved suffer disproportionately—putting patients at risk as they struggle to access essential care. Read more in #AFTHealthcare.
Coalition Power
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December 2, 2024 at 2:28 PM
When health systems shutter hospitals and close maternity wards, communities that are already medically underserved suffer disproportionately—putting patients at risk as they struggle to access essential care. Read more in #AFTHealthcare.
Trump is cutting $1 trillion from Medicaid and the ACA, kicking 13 million people off health insurance—and that’s just the beginning. “To move elected leaders, we have to show up and stand up” says @rweingarten.bsky.social.
Read more in the new #AFTHealthCare
Read more in the new #AFTHealthCare
Where We Stand: Defending Health, Science, and Our Democracy
www.aft.org
October 4, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Trump is cutting $1 trillion from Medicaid and the ACA, kicking 13 million people off health insurance—and that’s just the beginning. “To move elected leaders, we have to show up and stand up” says @rweingarten.bsky.social.
Read more in the new #AFTHealthCare
Read more in the new #AFTHealthCare
Clinical algorithms are foundational to healthcare, but they’re not inherently neutral. Learn how algorithms can exacerbate bias & health disparities—and what we can do in #AFTHealthCare.
Addressing Bias in Clinical Algorithms to Advance Health Equity
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May 27, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Clinical algorithms are foundational to healthcare, but they’re not inherently neutral. Learn how algorithms can exacerbate bias & health disparities—and what we can do in #AFTHealthCare.
“Finding out what chemicals are present in the workplace is a right of every worker,” says Dr. Bob Harrison in the spring #AFTHealthCare. Learn about workplace protections from occupational medicine experts here.
Protecting Workers
www.aft.org
May 29, 2025 at 3:15 PM
“Finding out what chemicals are present in the workplace is a right of every worker,” says Dr. Bob Harrison in the spring #AFTHealthCare. Learn about workplace protections from occupational medicine experts here.
Far too many of our nurses have similar stories, where they’ve faced violence on the job just for trying to care for their patients. No one should fear for their safety at work. We must fight for safe workplaces free from violence. @OhioStateRN @AFTHealthcare #CodeRed www.10tv.com/article/news...
Union leaders rally for stronger protections after nurse assault at Wexner Medical Center
The nurse who was reportedly attacked told 10TV she is grateful for the support from her union and colleagues, which she said "has brought me to tears."
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November 25, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Far too many of our nurses have similar stories, where they’ve faced violence on the job just for trying to care for their patients. No one should fear for their safety at work. We must fight for safe workplaces free from violence. @OhioStateRN @AFTHealthcare #CodeRed www.10tv.com/article/news...
A functional public health system assesses population-level health problems, develops policies to address them & assures effective & equitable implementation.
More from Jon Samet in #AFTHealthCare ⬇️
More from Jon Samet in #AFTHealthCare ⬇️
The Future of Public Health
www.aft.org
May 9, 2025 at 1:43 PM
A functional public health system assesses population-level health problems, develops policies to address them & assures effective & equitable implementation.
More from Jon Samet in #AFTHealthCare ⬇️
More from Jon Samet in #AFTHealthCare ⬇️
NEW in Fall '25 #AFTHealthCare:
✊ @rweingarten.bsky.social on standing up for our democracy
🏥 @ofnhp.bsky.social @wsna.bsky.social & @oregonnursesassoc.bsky.social on the danger of staffing cuts
♿ @harvardmed.bsky.social on improving access for patients with disabilities
www.aft.org/hc/fall2025
✊ @rweingarten.bsky.social on standing up for our democracy
🏥 @ofnhp.bsky.social @wsna.bsky.social & @oregonnursesassoc.bsky.social on the danger of staffing cuts
♿ @harvardmed.bsky.social on improving access for patients with disabilities
www.aft.org/hc/fall2025
October 1, 2025 at 4:07 PM
NEW in Fall '25 #AFTHealthCare:
✊ @rweingarten.bsky.social on standing up for our democracy
🏥 @ofnhp.bsky.social @wsna.bsky.social & @oregonnursesassoc.bsky.social on the danger of staffing cuts
♿ @harvardmed.bsky.social on improving access for patients with disabilities
www.aft.org/hc/fall2025
✊ @rweingarten.bsky.social on standing up for our democracy
🏥 @ofnhp.bsky.social @wsna.bsky.social & @oregonnursesassoc.bsky.social on the danger of staffing cuts
♿ @harvardmed.bsky.social on improving access for patients with disabilities
www.aft.org/hc/fall2025
Want a stronger democracy? Reduce economic inequality, say Eli G. Rau & Susan Stokes in Fall 25 #AFTHealthCare.
Policies that ensure fair wages, safety nets & equal opportunity make our institutions resilient. @afthealthcare.bsky.social
Policies that ensure fair wages, safety nets & equal opportunity make our institutions resilient. @afthealthcare.bsky.social
Economic Inequality Threatens Democracy
aft.org
October 8, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Want a stronger democracy? Reduce economic inequality, say Eli G. Rau & Susan Stokes in Fall 25 #AFTHealthCare.
Policies that ensure fair wages, safety nets & equal opportunity make our institutions resilient. @afthealthcare.bsky.social
Policies that ensure fair wages, safety nets & equal opportunity make our institutions resilient. @afthealthcare.bsky.social
Greedy hospital systems are using Trump’s Medicaid cuts as an excuse to cut staff. Hear from @ofnhp.bsky.social, @oregonnursesassoc.bsky.social and @wsna.bsky.social leaders about how patients and workers are paying the price in the new #AFTHealthCare www.aft.org/hc/fall2025/...
“We All Feel Less Safe”
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October 8, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Greedy hospital systems are using Trump’s Medicaid cuts as an excuse to cut staff. Hear from @ofnhp.bsky.social, @oregonnursesassoc.bsky.social and @wsna.bsky.social leaders about how patients and workers are paying the price in the new #AFTHealthCare www.aft.org/hc/fall2025/...
Algorithms help clinicians evaluate health, but they can also exacerbate health disparities. Read more in #AFTHealthCare. www.aft.org/hc/spring202...
Addressing Bias in Clinical Algorithms to Advance Health Equity
www.aft.org
May 1, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Algorithms help clinicians evaluate health, but they can also exacerbate health disparities. Read more in #AFTHealthCare. www.aft.org/hc/spring202...
People with disability face healthcare barriers that can cause devastating harm. In the new #AFTHealthCare, Lisa Iezzoni of @harvardmed.bsky.social shows how clinicians & unions can push for better care & dignity for their patients aft.org/hc/fall2025/iezzoni
Improving Healthcare Access for Patients with Disability
aft.org
October 11, 2025 at 3:00 AM
People with disability face healthcare barriers that can cause devastating harm. In the new #AFTHealthCare, Lisa Iezzoni of @harvardmed.bsky.social shows how clinicians & unions can push for better care & dignity for their patients aft.org/hc/fall2025/iezzoni
Extreme weather affects the health of communities for years. In #AFTHealthCare, Hannah N.W. Weinstein, Cecilia Sorensen & Cassandra Thiel share how healthcare workers can protect patients & communities www.aft.org/hc/spring202...
Protecting Patients and Hospital Systems from the Devastation of Climate Change
www.aft.org
May 3, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Extreme weather affects the health of communities for years. In #AFTHealthCare, Hannah N.W. Weinstein, Cecilia Sorensen & Cassandra Thiel share how healthcare workers can protect patients & communities www.aft.org/hc/spring202...