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 several months, depending on the committee’s schedule.
The deadline to submit an application for consideration by the PR&O Committee at their next meeting is 4 p.m. on Monday, November 24, 2025. Applications received after the deadline will be held for a future convening of the committee.
For more information, please reach out to PR&O Staff Assistant Laura Mullen by phone at (617) 878-8259 or by email.
- Deb McCarthy, Vice President, Co-Chair
- Amanda Torres-Price, Co-Chair
- Amanda Torres-Price, Staff Consultant
- Bob Duffy, Staff Consultant
- Laura Mullen, Staff Assistant
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