In Springfield on November 14 at 9 p.m., Cheryl Arena will play a concert. The web site for the venue is https://theodoresbbq.com. Based on that site, it seems that admission is free. Arena has a web site at https://cherylarena.com. A video of one of her concerts is at:
October 10, 2025
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October 10, 2025
Janitors at Smith College to Rally
In Northampton on October 17, there will be a rally to support dishwashers, janitors and other workers at Smith college. The rally starts at 4:15 p.m. outside 8 College Lane. The workers who are organizing the rally have a web site at www.seiu32bj.org.
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October 03, 2025
Protests Against Trump Set for October 18
On October 18 there will be marches and rallies to protest Trump in the Pioneer Valley, Brattleboro and Keene. Details are at www.NoKings.org.
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September 19, 2025
Black Uhuru
Black Uhuru will play in Brattleboro on September 27 at 7 p.m. The venue is the Stone Church. You can hear one of their songs at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7u8cCkNlk5Q&ab_channel=LAWRecords
September 19, 2025
300 Rally
About 200 people attended a rally for a farm worker who was arrested by ICE. The rally was in Springfield, Massachusetts, according to a September 19 mass email from the Pioneer Valley Workers Center. The Center did not immediately reply to an email from the Valley Post asking how many people were at the rally. Jeromie Whalen was there. He is running for congress. He told the Valley Post 150 – 250 people were at the rally. The rally was on Labor Day.
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September 12, 2025
Rallies Set for Brattleboro, Pioneer Valley
In Brattleboro on September 15 there will be a rally to support workers at Brattleboro Memorial hospital. The rally will start at 5:30 p.m. and end at 7 p.m. on Canal street outside the hospital. Details about the struggle are at:
https://valleypost.org/2025/06/25/some-520-workers-brattleboro-memorial-...
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In Springfield, Massachusetts there will be a rally on September 13 at 9 a.m. The rally will be outside 36 Court street. The goal is affordable housing. The organizers have a web site at:
September 05, 2025
Workers Win
On September 2 in the Pioneer Valley town of South Hadley, about 170 janitors, dishwashers, and other workers went on strike for 24 hours. “I've worked as a cook at Mount Holyoke for seven years – it will be eight years in August,” Rich Sugrue told the Valley Post in a voice phone interview on May 16, 2025. He is one of 170 workers at the college who are members of a union, SEIU Local 32BJ.
August 29, 2025
300 March in Amherst
More than 300 people marched in Amherst on August 27. They were calling for jobs with justice. “For more than a year, UMass has dragged out bargaining a new contract with the 2,400 members of the Professional Staff Union, which represents staff members at both the Amherst and Boston campuses and includes social workers, residence directors, and other staff throughout all areas of campus,” Ari Jewell told the Valley Post. Jewell is one of the workers.
UMass Boston has 16,000 students. UMass Amherst has 32,000 students. The workers have a web site at:
August 22, 2025
Locked Out Workers Fight Back
In Brattleboro, about 40 school bus drivers were locked out by a massive corporation. A lock out can be better for workers than a strike, according to Labor Notes magazine. “We will be picketing on Friday (August 22) at 2:15 p.m. outside Brattleboro high school and the Academy school in Brattleboro,” Curtis Clough told the Valley Post in a voice phone interview on August 20. He's president of the workers' union, which has a web site at www.teamsterslocal597.net.
The workers will hold rallies in Brattleboro next week. Details are available by contacting them via the above web site.