Public Relations/Organizing Campaign Committee

The Public Relations/Organizing Campaign Committee supports MTA organizing and coalition-building efforts and promotes the activities and successes of educators and public education at all levels. The committee is comprised of MTA members who meet about five times per year to consider grant applications. The committee works with the MTA Executive Committee to provide grants that help improve the image of public educators and serve as a positive force in the association’s public relations efforts.

Common PR&O funding requests include union-branded apparel (T-shirts, hats, tote bags, etc.), specific needs related to a contract or other union campaigns (rally signs, lawn signs, flyers, postcards, etc.), and food and beverage (excluding alcohol) for organizing events and membership drives.

Local associations are encouraged to anticipate their funding needs well in advance, as the turnaround time from submission of application to committee consideration and award can take up to three months, depending on the committee’s schedule.

Local associations that wish to have a grant application considered by the PR&O Committee at their first meeting of fiscal year 2025-2026 must submit their application by Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 4:00 p.m. Any applications received after that time will be held for consideration at a future committee meeting.

For more information, please reach out to PR&O Staff Assistant Laura Mullen by phone at (617) 878-8259 or by email at lmullen@massteacher.org.

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Co-Chairs: Deb McCarthy, MTA Vice President, dmccarthy@massteacher.org, and Amanda Torres-Price, atorres-price@massteacher.org

Staff Assistant: Laura Mullen, lmullen@massteacher.org