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MLSA and North Shore Labor Council members show support for the Danver's Public Library Drag Makeup for Teens Program

On May 10, 2023, members of the Massachusetts Library Staff Association and the North Shore labor Council joined forces to support the LGBTQIA+ community and library programs at the Danver's Public Library. Labor and Librarys unite!
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Massachusetts Library Staff Association Members at a recent AFT-MA Leadership Training

As a union of professionals, AFT Public Employees division is committed to improving the quality of government services we provide to our communities. Reclaiming the promise of high-quality public services is about fighting for first-rate public services that our support communities and keep them safe, healthy and vibrant. It’s about fighting to ensure that our communities’ tax dollars are properly invested back into the community, and that those resources are used responsibly and safely. Finally, it’s fighting to make sure public employees are well-prepared and supported so they can provide our communities with the high-quality services the public needs and deserves.
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BPL Professional Staff Association "Fill the Library with Love" Rally

Congratulations to BPL-PSA President Maty Cropley, BPL-PSA members, and the team at AFT-MA for their very successful “Fill the Library with Love” rally on Saturday, February 19, 2022. Library staff, patrons, and community members gathered to show support for the library and librarians and counter the hateful and disruptive mask disruptions that have occurred in the children's room of the BPL Central & Hyde Park branch. The rally was well publicized and reported on by local news outlets. The AFT-MA team worked to get press releases out to the State House News Service; and Maty Cropley did a great interview for Channel 25 on February 17, 2022 as well as being interviewed before and during the rally by various news outlets. What an awesome example of solidarity!
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Members of the Stoughton Library Staff Association support the AFT's #endgunviolencenow initiative.

Members of the Stoughton Library Staff Association wore black on June 1, 2022 to show their support of the AFT's #endgunviolencenow initiative.

BPL-PSA member and treasurer Jenna Young is profiled in AFT Voices!

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Congratulations to BPL-PSA member Jenna Young! Jenna was recently profiled as part of the AFT Voices program.  "Jenna Young, a Massachusetts Library Staff Association (MLSA) member and union treasurer, has loved libraries her entire life. As communities turn to library systems and staff to help them navigate life, Jenna says it’s time to invest and truly serve our communities." Please click here for the full AFT-MA article and to view more images.

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In defense of public education

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Attacks on public education in America by extremists and culture-war peddling politicians have reached new heights (“lows” may be more apt), but they are not new. The difference today is that the attacks are intended not just to undermine public education but to destroy it.

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Libraries = Strong Communities

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We know public libraries are the linchpin of our communities. Click here for a celebration of the library and quotes from MLSA members!

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AFT Massachusetts Member Organizers Are Building Union Power Locally

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Click here for a great article on how AFT-MA members are organizing to build union power!

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Student Debt Relief is Union Work!

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AFT leaders in Massachusetts know that supporting our members goes beyond what happens in the classroom, or the schoolhouse, or even the Statehouse. That’s why, when the AFT started offering student debt clinics to help members struggling with student loan debt, AFT Massachusetts leaders decided to make it a statewide initiative.  

 

In the summer of 2018, AFT Massachusetts leaders, including AFT Massachusetts President Beth Kontos, Lynn Teachers Union President Sheila O’Neil, Massachusetts Library Staff Association President Pat Kelly and MLSA Treasurer Matt Amory, were trained as AFT student

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