Massachusetts Community College Council

Name

Massachusetts Community College Council

Legal name

Massachusetts Community College Council

Website

https://mccc-union.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Worcester

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Union Membership Dues: MCCC generates revenue through membership dues paid by faculty and professional staff at 15 Massachusetts community colleges. The union uses these funds for collective bargaining, member advocacy, contract negotiations, and organizational activities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Massachusetts Community College Council is a labor union that provides collective bargaining representation, contract negotiation, and member benefits services to faculty and professional staff at all 15 Massachusetts community colleges. Its core offerings include three collective bargaining agreements (Day Contract, DCE Contract, and Distance Education Agreement) covering different employee categories, plus administration of health/welfare and retirement benefits through its affiliation with MTA.

Product overview

The Massachusetts Community College Council is a labor union representing faculty and professional staff across Massachusetts's 15 community colleges. The organization operates as a unified membership organization rather than a platform with separate modules. Its core offerings include three collective bargaining agreements (Day Contract, DCE Contract, and Distance Education Agreement) covering different categories of employees, along with member benefits administration through the Health and Welfare Trust Fund, retirement planning services, and regular newsletter publications (The Advocate) dating back to 1982. The union also maintains an Organizing HQ for contract campaigns and a Committee on Racial Justice, Equity, and Inclusive Engagement for equity initiatives.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Day Contract Services Collective bargaining agreement covering full-time and part-time day faculty and professional staff at the 15 Massachusetts community colleges, including salary schedules, working conditions, and grievance procedures.
• DCE (Division of Continuing Education) Contract Collective bargaining agreement for adjunct faculty and part-time employees in continuing education divisions, addressing job security, benefits, and pay parity.
• Distance Education Agreement Contract provisions specifically addressing distance learning faculty, including compensation and working conditions for online instruction.
• Health and Welfare Trust Fund Benefits Health insurance, dental, and vision benefits administered through the MTA Health and Welfare Trust Fund for eligible members, managed in partnership with MTA/MetLife.
• Retirement Planning Services Retirement consulting, defined contribution plans, optional retirement plans, and sick leave buyback programs for members.

Quantifiable outcome

• Faculty salaries lag behind comparable states and fall well below national averages
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Massachusetts Teachers Association (MTA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMTA is the parent organization for MCCC. The Health and Welfare Trust Fund is managed in partnership with MTA/MetLife for dental and vision benefits. MCCC is part of the MTA sites network.
• National Education Association (NEA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNEA is the national affiliate providing support, resources, and advocacy infrastructure for teachers and education professionals. MCCC is affiliated with NEA.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• New York State United Teachers (NYSUT): New York State affiliate of both AFT and NEA representing K-12 and higher-education employees. NYSUT operates the same affiliated-union model as MCCC and engages in comparable collective bargaining and advocacy activities.
• National Education Association (NEA): National affiliate that provides resources and advocacy infrastructure to MCCC. NEA operates at the federal level with affiliated state and local unions pursuing the same collective bargaining and member-services mission for education employees.
• Massachusetts Teachers Association (MTA): Parent organization of MCCC. MTA is the broader state-level teachers union that MCCC is formally affiliated with; it shares the same member-advocacy mission and provides shared benefits administration, making it the most directly comparable peer.
• Pennsylvania State Education Association (PSEA): State-level NEA affiliate representing public school and higher-education employees in Pennsylvania. PSEA operates as an affiliated union structure analogous to MCCC, providing collective bargaining representation for education professionals.
• California Faculty Association (CFA): The collective bargaining agent for faculty in the California State University system. CFA is one of the few U.S. unions exclusively representing public higher-education faculty through collective bargaining, structurally parallel to MCCC's role for Massachusetts community colleges.
• American Association of University Professors (AAUP): National faculty-led organization that advocates for academic freedom, shared governance, and economic security for higher-education faculty. AAUP has state and campus chapters pursuing overlapping objectives with MCCC's community college faculty representation.
• American Federation of Teachers (AFT): National labor union representing teachers and education professionals, with affiliated state and local bodies. AFT is the principal competitor of NEA in representing public-sector faculty, making it a structurally analogous organization to MCCC.

Broad incumbents

• AFL-CIO: National federation of labor unions including NEA and AFT as affiliates. AFL-CIO provides broader labor-movement coordination and policy advocacy that MCCC indirectly benefits from as part of the NEA network.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/mccc.union
• Instagraminstagram.com/mccceducators
• Xx.com/mcccunion

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Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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