We would like to welcome you to the Greater Southeastern Massachusetts Labor Council Web site.
The Greater Southeastern Massachusetts Labor Council
- Promotes organizing as the labor movement's 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.
- Supports 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.
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Host forums and events to educate union members and the community about worker-related issues and legislation
- Introducing young people to the history and ideals of organized labor
- By uniting the labor movement and mobilizing in communities, the council plays a critical role not only in local and regional matters, but also in statewide and national issues.
In political and community action,
Labor Councils are where the action is.
We have available to all our affiliates the following:
- Street Heat Committee
- Labor to Neighbor / COPE Program
- Rapid Response Specialist
- Economic Develpment Committee
- Affiliation with the Arnold M. Dubin Labor Education Center
Come join our Mobilization Committee! Peter Arsenault, our Second Vice President, is Committee chair. If you would like to participate in this committee, please feel free to contact the Greater Southeastern Massachusetts Labor Council office at (508) 992-5475
Our Jurisdiction
Communities served by the Greater Southeastern Massachusetts Labor Council include:
