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Central Labor Councils
The elected executive officers and members of these councils: * Promote organizing as the labor movements top goal by bringing together the resources of the community to support the Freedom to Join a Union. * Organize grassroots political action to push for adoption of worker-friendly initiatives and policies on a national, state and local level. * Recruit and support candidates who champion working families and a pro- active working families agenda. * Organize in support of economic development strategies for local public investment that create jobs while establishing worker friendly community standards such as living wages, responsible employer ordinances and project labor agreements. * Mobilize against anti-union employers and for community issues thru Street Heat the AFL-CIO s mobilization machine. * Host forums and events to educate union members and the community about worker-related issues and legislation By uniting the labor movement and mobilizing in communities, the councils play a critical role not only in local and regional matters, but also in statewide and national issues. In political and community action, the Central Labor Councils are where the action is. Find out which labor council covers your town in the list below.
Massachusetts Central Labor Councils: Berkshire Central Labor Council
Fred L. Shogry, President (IUE) Meetings are held the last Saturday of the month at Hillcrest Hospital, 4th Floor Board Room at 8:30 AM. Adams, Alford, Becket, Berkshire, Cheshire, Clarksburg, Dalton, Egremont, Florida, Great Barrington, Hancock, Hinsdale, Lanesboro, Lee, Lenox, Monterey, Mount Washington, New Ashford, New Marlboro, North Adams, Otis, Peru, Pittsfield, Richmond, Sandisfield, Savoy; Sheffield, Southfield, Stockbridge, Tyringham, Washington, West Stockbridge, Williamstown and Windsor. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Central Massachusetts AFL-CIO
Joseph P. Carlson, President (USWA) Meetings are held at 7:00 p.m., 1st Thursday, Leo's Ristorante, 11 Brackett Ct. Worcester, MA Ashland, Auburn, Barre, Berlin, Blackstone, Bolton, Boylston, Brookfield, Charlton, Clinton, Douglas, Dudley, East Brookfield, East Douglas, Framingham, Gilbertville, Grafton, Hardwick, Holden, Holliston, Hopedale,Hopkinton, Hudson, Jefferson, Leicester, Marlboro, Maynard, Mendon, Milford, Millbury, Millville, Natick, New Braintree, Northboro, Northbridge, North Brookfield, Oakdale, Oakham, Oxford, Paxton, Rochdale, Rutland, Sherborn, Shrewsbury, Southboro, Southbridge, Spencer, Stow, Sturbridge, Sudbury Sutton, Upton, Uxbridge, Warren, Wayland, Webster, West Boylston, West Brookfield, Westboro and Worcester. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Greater Boston Labor Council
Lou Mandarini, President (Laborers' Local 22) Greater Boston Labor Council website
Richard Rogers, Executive Secretary Treasurer (IUPAT) Meetings are held the first Tuesday of the month at IBEW Local 103, Dorchester. Arlington, Belmont, Boston, Brookline, Cambridge, Chelsea, Everett, Lexington, Lincoln, Malden, Medford, Melrose, Needham, Newton, Revere, Somerville, Stoneham, Waltham, Watertown, Wellesley, Weston, Winchester, Winthrop and Woburn. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Greater Southeastern Mass. Labor Council
Cynthia Rodrigues, President (IUPAT) Meetings are held the 3rd Wednesday of the month at 6:30 pm
Acushnet, Barnstable, Bourne, Brewster, Chatham, Chilmark, Dartmouth, Dennis, Eastham, Edgartown, Fairhaven, Fall River, Falmouth, Freetown, Gay Head, Gosnold, Harwich, Lakeville, Marion, Mashpee, Mattapoisett, ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hampshire/Franklin Labor Council
Fiorre Grassetti, President (Ironworkers 7) Email: org7@comcast.net Meetings are held the fourth Tuesday of the month at the Northampton Fire Station, Community Room, located at 26 Carlon Drive, Northampton, MA.
Amherst, Ashfield, Belchertown, Bernardston, Buckland, Charlemont, Chesterfield, Colerain, Conway, Cummington, Deerfield, Erving, Gill, Goshen, Granby, Greenfield, Hadley, Hatfield, Hawley, Heath, Leverett, Leyden, Middlefield, Monroe, Montague, New Salem, Northampton, Northfield, Orange, Pelham, Plainfield, Rowe, Shelburne, South Hadley, Sunderland, Ware, Warwick, Wendell, Westhampton, Whately, Williamsburg and Worthington. Merrimack Valley Central Labor Council
Paul Georges, President (United Teachers of Lowell) Meetings are held at 7:00 p.m. on the first Thursday of the month. Acton, Amesbury, Andover, Bedford, Billerica, Boxboro, Boxford, Burlington, Carlisle, Chelmsford, Concord, Dracut, Dunstable, Georgetown, Groveland, Haverhill, Lawrence, Littleton, Lowell, Merrimac, Methuen, Newbury, Newburyport, North Andover, Rowley, Salisbury, South Groveland, Tewksbury, Tyngsboro, West Newbury, Westford and Wilmington. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Norfolk County Labor Council
Robert Rizzi, President (IBAC) Meetings are held the fourth Monday of the month at the Utility Workers Union of America Local 369 at 120 Bay State Drive in Braintree beginning at 6 PM. Bellingham, Braintree, Canton, Cohasset, Dedham, Dover, Foxboro, Franklin, Medfield, Medway, Millis, Milton, Norfolk, Norwood, Plainville, Quincy, Sharon, Walpole, Westwood, Weymouth, Wollaston and Wrentham. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ North Shore Central Labor Council
Jeff Crosby, President (IUE Local 201) North Shore Labor Council Website Meetings are held at 7 p.m. 4th Wednesday, IUE Local 201 Hall, 112 Exchange Street, Lynn, MA Beverly, Boxford, Danvers, Essex, Gloucester, Hamilton, Ispwich, Lynn, Lynnfield, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Marblehead, Middleton, Nahant, North Reading, Peabody, Reading, Rockport, Salem, Saugus, Swampscott, Topsfield, Wakefield and Wenham. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ North Worcester County Central Labor Council
Dave Leger, President Meetings are held every other third Monday of the month Ashburnham, Ashby, Athol, Ayer, Fitchburg, Fort Devens, Gardner, Groton, Harvard, Hubardston, Lancaster, Leominster, Lunenburg, Pepperell, Petersham, Phillipston, Princeton, Royalston, Shirley South Ashburnham, Sterling, Templeton, Townsend, Westminster and Winchendon. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Pioneer Valley AFL-CIO
Richard M. Brown, President (UFCW, Local 1459) Meetings held at 7 p.m. on the third Wednesday of the month, 640 Page Boulevard, Springfield, MA Agawam, Blandford, Brimfield, Chester, Chicopee, East Longmeadow, Easthampton, Granville, Hampden, Holland, Holyoke, Huntington, Longmeadow, Ludlow, Monson, Montgomery, Palmer, Russell, Southampton, Southwick, Springfield, Tolland, Wales, West Springfield, Westfield and Wilbraham. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Plymouth/Bristol Central Labor Council
Kathleen Manson, President (APWU) Meetings are held the 3rd Monday of the month, 7 p.m., Location alternates between I.B.E.W. 223 hall in Lakeville, MA and the PFFM hall in Brockton, MA Abington, Attleboro, Avon, Berkley, Bridgewater, Brockton, Carver, Dighton, Duxbury, East Bridgewater, Easton, Halifax, Hanover, Hanson, Hingham, Holbrook, Hull, Kingston, Mansfield, Marshfield, Middleboro, North Attleboro, Norton, Norwell, Pembroke, Plymouth, Plympton, Randolph, Raynham, Rockland, Scituate, Stoughton, Taunton, West Bridgewater and Whitman. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ »
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