News from AFT Massachusetts and President Beth Kontos

News from AFT Massachusetts and President Beth Kontos - May 2021

A message from President Kontos; AFT Massachusetts Holds Virtual 2021 Convention; AFT Massachusetts Calls for Full School Reopening This Fall; Share My Lesson Resource and more!

AFT Unions Launch Public Messaging Campaign Underscoring Support for Safe In-Person Learning; Ask Legislators: Fully Fund Schools and use the Pre-COVID 2019 Enrollment Numbers; A Voice for Black Workers Promoting Racial, Social and Economic Justice; Celebrating Our Librarians; Student Debt Clinic for AFT Members; Member Benefits Workshops and more!

A Message from President Beth Kontos; Online Events for AFT Members; The American Rescue Plan is Now the Law; The US House Passes the PRO Act to Support Workers’ Right to Organize; Standardized Tests and the Pandemic; and more!

A Message from President Beth Kontos; Tell the Baker administration to approve a plan to vaccinate Massachusetts school staff and librarians; AFT Massachusetts Responds to DESE Reopening Push; New Federal and State Money on Its Way to Massachusetts School Districts; 2021 Paraprofessional and School Related Personnel Conference; Amesbury Awarded BCBS Wellness in the Workplace Grant; A Call for Nominations; Member Benefit Workshops for AFT Members and more!

A Message from President Beth Kontos; Statement on Governor Baker’s FY22 Budget Proposal; Lawrence Teachers’ Union Gives Away Books, Winter Clothes, and School Supplies At Mobile Food Market; Grassroots Campaign Virtual Training Event; Virtual Comedy Night for AFT Members; Winning the Fight to Preserve Public Education; Member BenefitWorkshops for AFT Members and more!

A Message from President Beth Kontos; MassCOSH Stands with Educators and Public Health Advocates in the Fight for Healthy Schools; President Beth Kontos Responds to the Vile and Hurtful Denigration of Teachers’ Unions; Take Action to Protect Boston Public Librarians' Ordering Ability; Wentworth Faculty Take Vote of No Confidence in Wentworth Administration; 2021 Scholarship Program; A Call for Service Award Nominations; Coming events and more!

A Message from President Beth Kontos; COVID Tracker: Report a COVID-19 Case or Unsafe Working Conditions in Your School or Library; COVID Bill of Rights: Statewide Drive Outlines Ten Principles for Safe and Effective Schools; UMass Dartmouth Unions Are Organizing Together to Avoid Cuts, Protect Health and Safety on Campus; Member Benefits Spotlight and more!

A Message from President Beth Kontos; Make Sure You Vote in This Fall’s Election; AFT Massachusetts Member Teresa English Running for State Representative in Billerica; Student Debt Clinic for AFT Members; Member Benefits Spotlight and more!

A Message from President Beth Kontos; AFT Massachusetts Supports the ‘Invest in Our Recovery’ Campaign to Stop Budget Cuts, Fund Public Services By Taxing Profitable Corporations and Their Wealthy Shareholders; Don’t Wait, Make Your Plan to Vote in This Fall’s Election; Member Benefits Spotlight and more!

A Message from President Beth Kontos; AFT Massachusetts Responds to DESE Guidelines Calling For Educators To Teach From Unsafe Classrooms; Re-elect Senator Ed Markey; Record a Video on Why Your School or College Can’t Afford Budget Cuts; Workers Rally for a Just Recovery; Member Benefits Spotlight and more!

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News from AFT Massachusetts and President Beth Kontos