Links and Resources

AFL-CIO Resources

• AFL-CIO
• AFL-CIO Facts & Statistics Database
• AFL-CIO Voting Record
• AFL-CIO Union Plus
• AFL-CIO Union Shop

Central Labor Councils

• Central Massachusetts AFL-CIO
• Greater Boston Central Labor Council
• Greater Southeastern Massachusetts Labor Council
• Hampshire/Franklin Labor Council
• Merrimack Valley Central Labor Council
• North Shore Labor Council
• Pioneer Valley AFL-CIO
• Plymouth/Bristol Central Labor Council

Union and Pro-Worker Partners and Organizations

• Alliance for Retired Americans
• American Rights at Work
• Americans for Democratic Action
• Citizens for Tax Justice
• Campaign for America's Future
• Families USA
• Good Jobs First
• Jobs with Justice
• Move On
• National Partnership for Women and Families
• Neighbor to Neighbor
• Partnership for America's Families
• Pride at Work
• Take Back Your Time
• United for a Fair Economy
• Union Voice
• Working America
• 2030 Center

Local Partners and Other Organizations

• ACORN- Boston
• ACORN- Brockton
• ACORN- Springfield
• Greater Boston Legal Services
• Health Care for All
• Health Care for America NOW!
• Foundation for Fair Contracting- Massachusetts
• Jewish Alliance for Law and Social Action
• Jewish Organizing Initiative
• Jobs with Justice- Eastern Massachusetts
• Jobs with Justice- Western Massachusetts
• Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center
• Massachusetts Building Trades Council
• Massachusetts Insider
• Neighbor to Neighbor- Massachusetts
• Shop Union Made

Government

Massachusetts

• Commonwealth of Massachusetts
• State Legislature (General Court)
• Secretary of the Commonwealth
• Division of Labor Relations
• Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development
  • Joint Task Force on the Underground Economy and Employee Misclassification
  • Unemployment Insurance
• Executive Office of the Governor
• Secretary of the Commonwealth Elections Division
• Office of Campaign and Political Finance
• Pension Payments and Contributions Information 

Federal

• White House
• U.S. House of Representatives
• U.S. Senate
• Federal Elections Commission
• Department of Labor

 Think Tanks and Issues Resources

• Brookings Institution
• Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
• Century Foundation
• Economic Opportunity Institute
• Economic Policy Institute
• Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy
• Mass Budget and Policy Center
• MassINC

General Political Sites

• Massachusetts Democratic Party
• Democratic National Committee
• Democratic Senate Campaign Committee
• Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
• Massachusetts Republican Party
• National Republican Senatorial Committee
• National Republican Congressional Committee

Political Blogs

• AFL-CIO Now blog
• Boston Globe Political Blog
• Blue Mass Group
• .08 Acres
• Below Boston
• Beyond 495
• Healey is a Fraud
• Kerry Healy Out of Touch
• Mass Dems Blog
• Mass Change
• Romney is a Fraud

Elected Officials

State Offices

• Governor - Governor Deval Patrick (Mass AFL-CIO Endorsed Candidate), Democrat
• Lieutenant Governor - Lt. Gov. Timothy Murray (Mass AFL-CIO Endorsed Candidate), Democrat
• Attorney General - Attorney General Martha Coakley (Mass AFL-CIO Endorsed Candidate), Democrat
• Secretary of State - Secretary William Galvin (Mass AFL-CIO Endorsed Candidate), Democrat
• Treasurer - Treasurer Steven Grossman (Mass AFL-CIO Endorsed Candidate), Democrat
• Auditor - Auditor Suzanne Bump (Mass AFL-CIO Endorsed Candidate), Democrat 

Federal Offices

• United States Senator Scott Brown,   Republican  
• United States Senator John F. Kerry (Mass AFL-CIO Endorsed Candidate), Democrat                    
• Congressman John Olver, First Congressional District (Mass AFL-CIO Endorsed Candidate), Democrat
• Congressman Richard Neal, Second Congressional District (Mass AFL-CIO Endorsed Candidate), Democrat
• Congressman Jim McGovern, Third Congressional District (Mass AFL-CIO Endorsed Candidate), Democrat
• Congressman Barney Frank, Fourth Congressional District (Mass AFL-CIO Endorsed Candidate), Democrat
• Congresswoman Niki Tsongas, Fifth Congressional District (Mass AFL-CIO Endorsed Candidate), Democrat
• Congressman John Tierney, Sixth Congressional District (Mass AFL-CIO Endorsed Candidate), Democrat
• Congressman Ed Markey, Seventh Congressional District (Mass AFL-CIO Endorsed Candidate), Democrat
• Congressman Michael Capuano, Eight Congressional District (Mass AFL-CIO Endorsed Candidate), Democrat
• Congressman Stephen Lynch, Ninth Congressional District (Mass AFL-CIO Endorsed Candidate), Democrat
• Congressman William Delahunt, Tenth Congressional District (Mass AFL-CIO Endorsed Candidate), Democrat

National Media Outlets

• The American Prospect
• In These Times
• Labor Notes
• New Labor Forum
• The New York Times
• The Washington Monthly
• The Washington Post
• Working USA

Massachusetts Newspapers

• Athol Daily News
• Attleboro Sun Chronicle
• Berkshire Eagle
• Boston Globe
• Boston Herald
• Brockton Enterprise
• Cape Cod Times
• Daily Hampshire Gazette
• Fall River Herald News
• Fitchburg Sentinel and Enterprise
• Gloucester Daily Times
• Greenfield Recorder
• Lawrence Eagle Tribune
• Lowell Sun
• Metrowest Daily News
• New Bedford Standard Times
• Newburyport Daily News
• Plymouth Old Colony Memorial
• Quincy Patriot Ledger
• Salem Evening News
• Springfield Republican
• Taunton Gazette
• Worcester Telegram and Gazette