Western MA Area Labor Federation

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Building Working Class Power Across Western MA

The Western MA Area Labor Federation is a coalition of over 60 unions, and serves as the regional body for the AFL-CIO in Hampden, Hampshire, Franklin & Berkshire Counties.

We organize to build strong unions across the area.

Unions are the backbone of working class political power. We are working to build a movement that can take on bosses and win better lives for working families.

Education & Training

The WMALF’s Education Committee runs training programs to support our local unions and develop worker leaders.

Political Action

The WMALF works to elect pro-union, pro-worker candidates across the four counties. We also support ballot measures that will improve conditions for working families.

Union Solidarity

We show up for our affiliate unions and other unions in the area during their contract campaigns and other actions. If you need support, reach out to the organizer!

New Organizing

We work with the Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee (EWOC) and our affiliate union organizing departments to bring new workplaces into the Labor Movement.

News

Statement on War with Iran

Approved by the WMALF Delegates at the March Delegates Meeting. For generations, the children of the US working class have…

On Tuesday, April 7, nurses at Baystate Franklin Medical Center in Greenfield held an informational picket and announced a strike authorization vote following the filing of an unfair labor practice charge against the employer on Monday. The nurses, represented by the Massachusetts Nurses Association, have been in negotiations for over seven months. They have been fighting for safe and high-quality patient care, strong staffing protections, and competitive wages. It is time they have a fair contract. Gerard L. Pellegrini was a renowned trial lawyer who established a reputation for excellence in representing working people in Massachusetts. Want to get involved in the labor movement but aren't in a union? Consider salting! Join MassCOSH, Teamsters Local 404, and the Western Mass Area Labor Federation as we honor workers killed on the job and renew our fight for safe workplaces. 1199 SEIU is protecting the future of home care across Massachusetts! Will you learn how to support them by coming to a community forum? Join the Western Mass Area Labor Federation, MTA, SNOL & more in a May Day March! Nurses at Baystate Franklin are fighting for a fair contract that protects nurse and community safety! Join them for a picket next Tuesday! Join Baystate Franklin Nurses in a practice picket on Tuesday, April 7th from 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm! Approved by the WMALF Delegates at the March Delegates Meeting: