Field Representative
Massachusetts Teachers Association
1981
Went from teacher to full time union rep. right after the 1981 TUP. Retired in 2012. Hope my classmates are still alive, happy, healthy and raising hell!
What impact has the HTUP had on your life/career? I think TUP gave me a truer sense of unionism on a global scale and sacrifices made to form unions. There were union folks in my class who were putting their lives on the line.
Do you have an interesting/funny story of when you attended the program? There were many great stories. Executive Director Joe O’Donnell telling me how he was assisting a strike at a large dessert company. The union president convinced co-workers to walk out during the baking of tons of pound cake. They won the strike and more importantly Joe married the union president!
CONTACT INFORMATION
25 Old Quarry Rd., Westfield, MA, United States, 01085
fmdoherty@comcast.net