We're a coalition of local unions from across Western Mass dedicated to building power and a better world for the working class.
Springfield, Massachusetts
Joined June 2021
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Join MA AFL-CIO President @chrissylynch29, Sen. @EdMarkey, Sen. @ewarren, Congresswoman @AyannaPressley, AG @AJCampbellMA, and more to discuss what MA can do to fight back against the anti-worker policies of the Trump administration. #mapoli
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Workers deserve a dignified retirement. Public sector workers and union members across the nation will now have the benefits they’ve earned.
🚨BREAKING🚨
The Social Security Fairness Act is now law ✅
With the President's signature today, the WEP/GPO penalties on retired #firefighters and other public service workers have officially been repealed!
Read more ➡️ iaff.org/news/social-securit…
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There are hundreds of thousands of people who have been notified by the Biden administration that their student debt is being canceled but they've been so slow to actually discharge the debt that the balance remains. These are folks legally entitled to relief. Biden has 44 days.
Western Mass Area Labor Federation - WMALF retweeted
If a legislator loses their election or retires, their staff’s employment is at risk because there is no system to help them find another job in the building.
A union can help with that.
No Wordle, Connections, Strands, The Mini, etc on @NYTGames today, and don’t use the cooking app. Don’t cross the picket line! Solidarity with @NYTGuildTech!
We are on ULP strike. We gave @nytimes management months of notice of our strike deadline, we made ourselves available around the clock, but the company has decided that our members aren’t worth enough to agree to a fair contract and stop committing unfair labor practices.
Vote #Yeson2 to remove high stakes MCAS testing as a graduation requirement for high school seniors. #mapoli
“I’m proud that our schools maintain the country’s highest standards, but every student is unique so using the one-size-fits-all MCAS test as a make-or-break graduation requirement makes no sense.” — Everett social studies teacher Maureen Morelli in new #Yeson2 ad
Solidarity with @UNITEHERE26 hotel workers!
Boston Hotel Workers have expanded their strike. Effective immediately the following are on strike:
-Omni Parker House
-Omni Seaport Hotel
-Hilton Boston Park Plaza
-Hilton Logan Airport
Do not patronize. Do not cross the line. Stay tuned for solidarity actions.@UNITEHERE26 #1u
🧵1/2 "Some students excel through class projects, others through essays, hands-on activities, and active participation and collaboration with their peers.
🧵2/2 These methods of assessment are far more valid than standardized tests, which at their foundation were a tool of White Supremacy." Voting Yes on 2 Is Best for Our Students #mapoli tinyurl.com/ywr4kzdr
Congratulations @LDavisBerkshire on your win in the 3rd Berkshire primary!
Davis tops White, Minacci in 3rd Berkshire Democratic primary race to succeed Rep. Pignatelli, faces Mitts in November: "I'm going to continue to work with you and for you. I'm going to be your voice, hopefully.” @WAMCNews #mapoli wamc.org/news/2024-09-03/dav…
Western Mass Area Labor Federation - WMALF retweeted
If we want the war in Gaza to end, we can’t put our heads in the sand or ignore the voices of the Palestinian Americans in the Democratic Party. If we want peace, if we want real democracy, and if we want to win this election, the Democratic Party must allow a Palestinian American speaker to be heard from the DNC stage tonight.
Taxing the rich to invest in the public is great! More states should do it! Look at where the funds from the Fair Share Amendment are going:
"Free lunches for Bay State public school students, free community college, expanded financial aid, and more money for the MBTA. Those are just some of the programs and initiatives that will benefit from" Fair Share spending in the state's new budget.
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Workers who drive for Uber and organized labor, and AG Andrea Campbell sued Uber and Lyft to achieve these new wages, not some corporate act of goodwill.
More than disingenuous, @Uber’s ad about wages & benefits is upright misleading. Workers & @massaflcio had to sue Uber to get $32/hr (idle time not included), & the ad makes it seem like they just gave $ & benefits to them. Uber’s truly gaslighting Massachusetts residents.
Again, Governor Shapiro is no friend of labor.
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Is your union fighting austerity budgets in your school districts? Join @StrikeDebt and @nora_delacour tonight at 8 for Cliffs & Crises: How to Understand & Fight Post-COVID School District Budget Struggles tinyurl.com/5x2t5aum
Governor Josh Shapiro is no friend of Labor. He advocates for vouchers and charter schools, which drain public resources from public education, a goal of anti-Labor forces. Read this letter from a coalition of public education advocates to Kamala Harris: tinyurl.com/rh5m924d
The labor movement is heeding @UAW's call and beginning to put in motion the necessary steps to align union contracts for a common expiration of May 1, 2028. This step by @AFTunion is a major development!
@AFTunion just overwhelmingly passed @CTULocal1 and @BTUBaltimore resolution to align union contracts across the US with @UAW for a common expiration of May 1, 2028 to win more for working people in bargaining, at the statehouse & all the way up to the White House. #RealSolutions
Solidarity with @DeltaAFA Flight Attendants targeted by an online campaign of racism and bigotry.
