News from AFT Massachusetts and President Jessica Tang

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

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!

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A Message from President Beth Kontos; AFT Amesbury Reaches Historic Settlement For All Bargaining Units; AFT President Visits Salem and Lynn High Schools to Highlight Career and Technical Education Success Stories; UMass Dartmouth Grad Student Employees Vote Overwhelmingly to Form Union; AFT Massachusetts Responds to Supreme Court's Affirmative Action Decision; AFT Massachusetts Responds to Supreme Court's Student Loan Decision; NEW AFT MEMBERSHIP BENEFIT: Home Insurance Discount and Retirement Planning Workshop for AFT Members!

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A Message from President Beth Kontos; Get Ready for a Big Push on Major Education Bill; AFT Massachusetts Joins New Higher Ed for All Campaign; UMass Faculty Federation Celebrates Educators During Annual Award Ceremony; #AFTVoices Member Spotlight Series; Solidarity with the members of the Woburn Teachers Association; Climate Justice Corner; Retirement Planning Workshop for AFT Members; 2023 Awards Dinner and Annual Convention! MORE

#EndGunViolenceNow Days of Action; 2022 Convention Recap; 2022 Distinguished Service Awards; 2022 Scholarships; Suspend Broken Accountability System; Educator's Appreciation Night; Retirement Planning Workshop; DESE Flex Information 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!

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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

2022 AFT Massachusetts Boston Teachers Union Paraprofessionals and School Related Personnel Conference; 2022 AFT Massachusetts Annual Convention;UMass Dartmouth AFT Locals Advocating For Greater Investment, More Affordability in Massachusetts’ Public Colleges; Student Debt Workshop for AFT Members; Fair Share Town Hall for AFT Members; Retirement Planning Workshop and Standing Up for the Dartmouth Community Action Alert. MORE

A message from President Kontos; Paraprofessionals, often behind scenes, are heart, soul of schools; #AFTVoices Member Spotlight Series; Member Profile: Gina O’Toole; 2022 Distinguished Service Awards; Take the Fair Share Amendment Vote Pledge;; Retirement Planning Workshop for AFT Members; and February 15th Student Debt Clinic. 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!

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