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Discover all the ways that the Professional Staff Association has made its stances and struggles clear through working with the media.

City, Nurses in Late-Night Session

The Boston Globe
August 3, 1987

Library Establishes Lectures

ALA Bulletin
February 1951

Contract Negotiations Break Down Between City, Nurses’ Union

The Boston Globe
August 1, 1987

The People’s Palace: A New Chapter for the Boston Public Library

The Boston Globe
October 5, 1986

AFT Massachusetts Announces Recipients of 2023 Distinguished Service Awards

AFT Massachusetts
2023

Librarians Take Stand Against Anti-Vaccine Protestors

The Bay State Banner
February 20, 2022

Boston Public Library not Letting Workers Donate Sick Time to Colleague with Cancer, Unions Say

Boston.com
February 11, 2025

Boston Public Library Worker Battling Cancer Says She Was Denied Sick Time Donated by Co-Workers

CBS News
February 12, 2025

Breast Cancer Patient Denied Sick Time Urges Boston Public Library to ‘Do the Right Thing’

CBS News
February 26, 2025

City Councilors, Union Continue Push for Sick Leave for Boston Public Library Employee with Cancer

Boston.com
February 27, 2025

Employees Urge BPL to Let Coworker with Breast Cancer Use Donated Sick Days

GBH News
February 6, 2025

Coalition Letter Requests Federal Moratorium on the Use of Facial Recognition Technology

Freedom House
February 16, 2021

Policy for Privacy Rights at Libraries is Affirmed Amid Concern Over ‘First Amendment Auditors’

Cambridge Day
March 7, 2023

Solidarity in Action: Labor, AI, and the Future of Libraries

ALA News
July 16, 2025

Trump Administration Ramps Up Attacks on Public Libraries

AFT.org
August 8, 2025

Unions Contend City Delays Bargaining

The Boston Globe
June 19, 1987

Workers Cite ‘Multiple Hateful Incidents’ in Children’s Library Rooms in Boston

Boston 25 News
February 17, 2022

‘Baffled:’ Boston Public Library Employee Denied Sick Time for Cancer Battle, Union Says

Boston 25 News
February 12, 2025

Public Library Staff Passes $1000 Mark in Donations to CARE

The Boston Globe
January 15, 1950

Memo to Members

ALA Bulletin
April 1949

CARE Contributions

ALA Bulletin
March 1950