News from AFT Massachusetts and President Jessica Tang

Message from President Kontos; AFT Massachusetts Applauds Healey Driscoll Team for Appointing Tutwiler as Secretary of Education; Paraprofessionals are Vital to Student Success; Say Cheese with Santa: AFT Educator Gives Back During Holiday Season; 2023 Paraprofessionals and School Related Personnel Conference; 2023 Distinguished Service Awards; AFT Webinar Repeal WEP and GPO – Stop Penalizing Our Teachers and Public Employees; Retirement Planning Workshop! MORE

A message from President Kontos; AFT Welcomes News of FDA Approval of Pfizer Vaccine for Children; #AFTVoices Member Spotlight Series; Take the Fair Share Amendment Vote Pledge; 2022 Scholarship Program; NE Revs Discount for AFT Members; Member Benefits Workshop for AFT members; Retirement Planning Workshop for AFT Members February 15th Student Debt Clinic. MORE

A Message from President Beth Kontos; Supporting our Students; Earn Your Master's Degree in Labor Studies; Berklee Faculty Union Members are Stronger Together; Peabody Paraprofessionals Reach Tentative Contract Agreement with School Committee; AFT Massachusetts Statement on Passage of Question 1 – the Fair Share Amendment; and Retirement Planning Workshop for AFT Members. MORE

A message from President Kontos; #AFTVoices Member Spotlight Series; Students Need Support, Staffing, and Resources, Not High-Stakes Standardized Testing, to Address the Effects of the Pandemic and Poverty; AFT Massachusetts Member Profile: Amesbury's Tia Costello is Developing Civics Professional Development Curricula; Take the Fair Share Amendment Vote Pledge; Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program Is Available for AFT Members With Student Debt; NE Revs Discount for AFT Members; Retirement Planning Workshop for AFT Members; Member Benefits Workshop for AFT members and AFT MA Online Store for Branded Gear! MORE

A Message from President Beth Kontos; Lawrence Paraprofessionals Reach Historic Settlement; 2023 Scholarship Program; Don’t miss this life-changing opportunity to get out from under the burden of student debt—start your PSLF application today; and 2002 Leadership Conference. MORE

A Message from President Kontos; AFT Massachusetts Responds to DESE Vote to Authorize Indoor Mask Mandate; #AFTVoices Member Spotlight Series; Setting the Record Straight COVID-19 Myth-Busting; Take the Fair Share Amendment Vote Pledge; Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program Is Available for AFT Members With Student Debt; REVs Ticket Discount for AFT Members and MORE! MORE

A message from President Beth Kontos; #AFTVoices Member Spotlight Series; Support Berklee Faculty;Repeal WEP and GPO – Stop Penalizing Our Teachers and Public Employees; Student Debt Clinic for AFT Members. MORE

A Message from President Kontos; AFT Massachusetts Responds to New DESE Guidance On Masking That Contravenes CDC Recommendations; #AFTVoices Member Spotlight Series; Take Action and Support the Revere Federation of Paraprofessionals; AFT Massachusetts Members in Elected Office: Dracut School Committee Member Renee Young; Sen. Warren’s Office Seeking Feedback on the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program: Please Complete a Brief Survey and more! MORE MORE

A Message from President Beth Kontos; Elections Matter; For AFT Member Toni Bourgea, Teaching Polish & Ukrainian Students This Summer Was A Melting Pot of Education and Shared Knowledge; #AFTVoices Member Spotlight Series; #AFTVoices Member Spotlight Series; AFT Massachusetts President on the Mystic Valley Charter School Administration's Discriminatory Behavior; New Law Offers Eligible Members Who Transferred into the MTRS a Second Chance for RetirementPlus Participation; BKT Discount for AFT Members; Managing Student Debt and Retirement Planning Workshop for AFT Members! MORE

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!

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