About Us

History of the AFT

Learn the history of the AFT, including the union's founding in Chicago in 1916, its affiliation with the AFL-CIO, its battles for workers and human rights and its continued work to uphold the proud traditions on which the union was created.

AFT Mission Statement

The American Federation of Teachers is a union of professionals that champions fairness; democracy; economic opportunity; and high-quality public education, healthcare and public services for our students, their families and our communities. We are committed to advancing these principles through community engagement, organizing, collective bargaining and political activism, and especially through the work our members do.

Contact Us

Who you can go to:

2023

AFT Union Hall : 893 Main Street Willimantic CT 06226

Phone number: 860 465 7952

E-mail address: CamieNP418@gmail.com

2020-2024

President: Camie Niland-Poirier

First Vice President: Randall Prose

Treasurer: Lindsey Hepple

Secretary: Kathleen Koljian

Grievance Chair: Kathleen Koljian

LPAC Chair: Kathleen Koljian

Vice President, Communications: Rose Reyes

Vice President, Membership Patty Roy

Vice President: Tatiana Gomez-Ospina

Vice President: Maria Antonia Finnegan

Vice President: Raquel Luna