Massachusetts Library Staff Association

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.

CPLSA and MLSA members stand out for a fair contract!

The MLSA stands in solidarity with the CPLSA outside of Cambridge's Main Library to let the people know about their struggle for a fair contract.

Cambridge Public Library Staff Association members attended Cambridge River Fest in June 2024

Cambridge Public Library Staff Association members attended Cambridge River Fest in June 2024 and disseminated information to the community about their current contract negotiations.

In defense of public education

Randi Weingarten and NYC teacher Tamara Simpson

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.

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

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

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