News from AFT Massachusetts and President Beth Kontos

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; 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!

A Message from President Beth Kontos; Town Hall with Senator Elizabeth Warren; #NowMoreThanEver Take Action to Fund Our Schools; Summer Leadership Institute 2020; Member Benefits Spotlight and more!

A Message from President Beth Kontos; Pass the House HEROES Act; Statement of Solidarity with our Black Students, Families, Educators, and Communities; Summer Leadership Institute 2020; Boston, Lowell Local Leaders Join AFT Massachusetts Board; AFT Massachusetts Endorses Senator Ed Markey for Re-election; AFT Massachusetts Celebrates Pride Month; Union Members Focused on Food Security Amid COVID-19 Pandemic in Lowell; Member Benefits Spotlight and more!

A Message from President Beth Kontos; Pass the House HEROES Act; AFT Members Supporting Mobile Food Markets in Lawrence; Virtual 34th Annual Statewide Paraprofessional Conference; Virtual Student Debt Clinic for AFT Members; AFT Massachusetts Holds Remote 2020 Convention; AFT Massachusetts Announces Recipients of 2020 Distinguished Service Awards; AFT Massachusetts Announces Recipients of 2020 Scholarship Awards; Member Benefits Spotlight and more!

A Message from President Beth Kontos; AFT Members Focused on Food Security Amid COVID-19 Pandemic; New DESE Remote Learning Guidance Released: Highlights and Initial Analysis; This Year’s MCAS Tests Cancelled After Parents, Students, and Educators Speak Out; Virtual Student Debt Clinic for AFT Members; AFT MA Celebrates National Library Week; Member Benefits Spotlight and more!

A Message from President Beth Kontos; Telephone Town Hall for AFT Members; ACTION ALERT:  Waive All MCAS Testing and MCAS Graduation Requirements This Year; ACTION ALERT:  Boston Schools Need Resources and Stability – Not Receivership; BTU Unafraid Educators Are Welcoming, Cherishing, and Protecting Undocumented and Immigrant Students and Families; Celebrating Our Paraprofessionals; Member Benefits Spotlight and more!