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

Mon. 3/2: Rally with Amherst DPW workers!

The Amherst DPW Associations (ADPWA), a union representing roughly 60 Amherst DPW workers, will be conducting a rally outside of Town Hall…

Amherst DPW Workers keep the city (known as the Town of Amherst) running everyday. Yet they're offered uncompetitive wages, are forced to work in a dangerous dilapidated building, while the town manager shows up to negotiating sessions without counter offers. But as ADPWA President Andrew Brace said earlier this month, "WE Aren't GOING TO TAKE IT ANYMORE!" The Amherst DPW Associations (ADPWA), a union representing roughly 60 Amherst DPW workers, will be conducting a rally on the Town Common on Thursday, 3/19 @ 5:30 pm. We're counting on your support to help win a fair contract for these essential workers. Come to the Hampshire-Franklin Assembly to learn about organizing new unions with EWOC! On Friday, almost 300 Union leaders, members, and elected officials met at the annual WMALF legislative breakfast. MOLD, TOXINS, RAIN WATER LEAKING FROM LIGHT FIXTURES. Would you work in those conditions for low wages? We're asking the Amherst Town Manager to Come Back to the Table & Negotiate a Fair Contract with DPW Workers The Amherst DPW Associations (ADPWA), a union representing roughly 60 Amherst DPW workers, will be conducting a rally outside of Town Hall ahead of the special meeting on the Town Common on 3/2/26 at 6:00 PM. Thanks to the pressure of public employees and workers across Massachusetts, Governor Healy is no longer calling for a change in the Group Insurance Commission (GIC) that would shift more costs onto workers. This is a win for all the public employees, family members, and retirees who would have been adversely impacted by the proposed cuts. From the MTA: