News from AFT Massachusetts and President Beth Kontos

A Message from President Kontos; Summer Leadership Institute 2021; For Berklee Faculty Union’s Anti-Racism Committee, Action Starts with Historical Perspective, Clear Facts, and Substantive Conversations; Salem Teachers Union, Salem Public Schools Reach Collective Bargaining Agreement - Negotiations Involved Innovative “Bargaining for the Common Good” Strategy; Substantial Infusion of Federal and State Funds Headed to Massachusetts School Districts 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; 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!