WMLA’s PUBLICATIONS
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The most important, honest newspaper available in Berkshire County… and maybe anywhere!
— Alliance News reader
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It’s nice to read about victories.
— Alliance News reader
WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS LABOR ACTION
Western Massachusetts Alliance News
The Western Massachusetts Alliance News is the publication of WMLA and the voice of seasonal and service workers in Berkshire County and Western Massachusetts. The Alliance News has consistently been a reliable source of news for WMLA members, volunteers, supporters and friends of seasonal and service workers.
4x
editions per year
1000s
of readers
“WBC Delegates Target Benefit Expansion As Service Workers Reel from Pandemic”
— Alliance News, June 2021
“As Income Gaps Fuel Utility Crisis, WMLA Expands Reach”
— Alliance News, November 2023
“WMLA Tackles COVID Crisis”
— Alliance News, December 2020
“WBC Turns Up Heat On Gas Hike”
— Alliance News, December 2018
Stories that Inspire.
Stories that Call to Action.
Stories that Educate.
Stories that Inspire.
Stories that Call to Action.
Stories that Educate.
“Full-Service Hospital Needed in North Adams, Council Says”
— Alliance News, September 2014
“WMLA Expands Utility Advocacy & Food Benefit: Long Winter Leaves Members Facing Utility Debt and Hunger”
— Alliance News, June 2026
“WBC Presses for Utilities as ‘Essential’ at Candidates Night”
— Alliance News, October 2016
“Wage Theft Fight Expands”
— Alliance News, September 2025
“Word from the Workplace”
— Alliance News, April 2024
When six companies…
…own 90% of the media,
isn’t it about time the voice of service workers is heard?
Alliance News Editorial
The Authoritative Voice of Service Workers
The editorial voice found in Alliance News is the voice of Berkshire County’s seasonal and service workers, who express their views and take positions on the economic and political realities facing our community.
YOU CAN:
Write for Alliance News
Volunteer your skills as a graphic designer, desktop publisher or photo editor
Contribute your skills as a photographer on organizational activities and events
Assist with your professional editing abilities
Be willing to learn one or all of the above skills from someone with more experience
You Can Also Write, Design and Use Eye Catching Flyers, Posters and More to Advance WMLA’s Fight!
You can put your design skills to work by joining a WMLA publication session to produce flyers, posters and other literature that are tools in the hands of WMLA professional volunteer organizers on the streets.
