We DID it. MCCC went above and beyond to get our message to Gov. Healey this past Friday on Boston Public Radio. BRAVO! Jennifer Sherman for articulating our struggle and putting the Gov on the hot seat! And BRAVO! to all our members who flooded the phone lines, email inbox, and text line. We created so much buzz that we were featured on the news later that day. Listen to Jennifer’s call at 1:29:50 HERE. Listen to the news broadcast from Friday evening. … [Read more...]

https://youtu.be/R5lxO2J-j20?si=QhWMf7IZ9Vz1QLPJ https://go.cco.io/6XhLQK https://www.masslive.com/news/2025/05/billboards-from-berkshires-to-cape-cod-highlight-crisis-at-mass-community-colleges.html ••https://www.westernmassnews.com/2025/05/14/free-community-college-program-could-face-issues-amid-wage-staffing-concerns/ … [Read more...]

Ever since Feb. 22, 2018, the West Virginia teachers have been out on strike, protesting a  measly pay increase and the state's refusal to defray the costs of rising health care. As some of the lowest paid teachers in the country (ranking 48th), these teachers are among the working poor, qualifying for food assistance and other forms of state aid. With active support of students, parents, bus drivers, cooks, etc., they have shut down every school in the state, in all 55 counties of West … [Read more...]