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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
Brian Morrisson, President (SEIU 509)
1 Kenwood Street
Pittsfield, MA 01201
Phone: (413) 281 3223
Fax: (413) 442 4892
Berkshire Central Labor Council Website
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.
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Central Massachusetts AFL-CIO
Joseph P. Carlson, President (USWA)
400 Washington St.
Auburn, MA 01501
Phone: (508) 832-4218
Fax: (508) 832-4218
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.
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Greater Boston Labor Council
Lou Mandarini, President (Laborers' Local 22)
35 Highland Avenue
Malden, MA 02148
Phone: (781) 321-6616
Fax: (781) 321-6662
Richard Rogers, Executive Secretary Treasurer (IUPAT)
8 Beacon Street
Boston, MA 02108
Phone: (617) 723-2370
Fax: (617) 723-2480
Greater Boston Labor Council website
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.
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Greater Southeastern Mass. Labor Council
Cynthia Rodrigues, President (IUPAT)
556 Pleasant Street
New Bedford, MA 02740
Phone: (508) 992-5475
Fax: (508) 992-0340
Email: gsmlaborcouncil@verizon.net
Greater Southeastern MA website
Meetings are held the 3rd Monday 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,
Nantucket, New Bedford, North Dartmouth, Oak Bluffs, Onset, Orleans, Provincetown, Rehoboth, Rochester, Sandwich, Seekonk, Somerset, South Dartmouth, Swansea, Tisbury, Truro, Wareham, Wellfleet, West Tisbury, Westport and Yarmouth
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Hampshire/Franklin Labor Council
Fiorre Grassetti, President (Ironworkers 7)
P.O. Box 925
Northampton, MA 01060
Phone: (413) 735-1767
Fax: (413) 735-1769
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.
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Merrimack Valley Central Labor Council
Paul Georges, President (United Teachers of Lowell)
169 Merrimack Street
Lowell, MA 01852
Phone: (978) 441-1939
Fax: (978) 937-9544
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.
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Norfolk County Labor Council
Robert Rizzi, President (IBAC)
P.O. Box 690429
Quincy, MA 02269
Phone: (617) 288-5730
FAX: (617) 871-9482
Norfolk County CLC website
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.
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North Shore Central Labor Council
Jeff Crosby, President (IUE Local 201)
112 Exchange Street
Lynn, MA 01901
Phone: (781) 595-2538
Fax: (781) 595-8770
Email: northshorelaborcouncil@gmail.com
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.
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North Worcester County Central Labor Council
Dave Leger, President
434 Water Street
Fitchburg, MA 01420
Phone: (978) 230-2950
Fax: (978) 665-9105
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.
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Pioneer Valley AFL-CIO
Richard M. Brown, President (UFCW, Local 1459)
640 Page Boulevard
Springfield, MA 01104
Phone: (413) 732-7970
Fax: (413) 732-1881
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.
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Plymouth/Bristol Central Labor Council
Jim Pinkham, President (UWUA, Local 369)
50 School Street
P.O. Box 212
Brockton, MA 02030
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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