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 Beth Kontos; Winning a Contract During COVID; Chelsea Educators, Community Leaders Combine Forces and Win Big; Staff Profile: Anabel Santiago; #AFT Voices Member Spotlight Series; Annual Paraprofessionals and School Related Personnel Conference; and 2022 Annual Convention. 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

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A Message from Beth Kontos; 2023 Convention Recap - Moving Forward Together; Essex Tech Teachers Secure New Contract; New Collective Bargaining Agreement in New Bedford; Holliston Educators Vote "No Confidence" in Superintendent; #AFT Voices Member Spotlight Series; Massachusetts Retirees United; NEW AFT MEMBERSHIP BENEFIT: Home Insurance Discount and Retirement Planning Workshop for AFT Members!

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A Message from Beth Kontos; #AFTVoices Member Spotlight Series; Retirement Planning for AFT Members; Student Debt Clinic for AFT Members; and Take the Fair Share Amendment Vote Pledge. 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; 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!

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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 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