Who We Are
Raise Up Massachusetts is a grassroots coalition of community organizations, religious groups, and labor unions committed to building an economy that works for all of us. An economy that invests in families, gives everyone the opportunity to succeed, and creates broadly shared prosperity.
We are united to ensure Massachusetts continues to be a great place to live, work, and raise a family. Whether motivated by our democratic values or our religious faith or both, we recognize that our fates are connected, we are one community, and we all do better when we all do better.
We work to pass laws, through the Legislature or at the ballot box, that support working families with jobs that pay a living wage and policies that allow them to balance work and family. To support important investments in our people and communities, we believe everyone should be asked to pay their fair share.
Our Agenda
In 2025, we’re focused on protecting key public services like healthcare, education, and housing from devastating budget cuts by taking on offshore tax dodging and making the world’s most profitable mega-corporations pay their fair share in state taxes. Learn more and get involved.
We’re also highlighting how the Fair Share Amendment — passed in 2022 after years of work by Raise Up Massachusetts — is making our tax system fairer and allowing Massachusetts to invest in the well-educated workforce and reliable transportation system our economy depends on. Learn more and spread the word.
Our Story
In 2013, Raise Up Massachusetts was formed when coalitions that were working to raise the minimum wage and guarantee earned sick time for Massachusetts workers decided to join forces.
Since our coalition came together in 2013, we have nearly doubled wages for hundreds of thousands of working people by winning two increases in the state’s minimum wage, won best-in-the-nation earned sick time and paid family and medical leave benefits for workers and their families, passed the Fair Share Amendment to invest in transportation and public education with a fairer tax system, and started to build an economy that works for all of us, not just those at the top. Join us!