Formal position, not binding

Support laid-off BPS staff and prioritize reemployment

Last activity June 26, 2026 (3 months ago)

  1. Introduced

    June 22, 2026

  2. In committee

  3. Council vote

  4. Adopted

The City Council resolution expresses support for Boston Public Schools employees recently laid off as a result of budget decisions and seeks to prioritize their reemployment opportunities. It notes impacts on women of color and urges a coordinated HR approach to identify suitable open positions, reflecting concerns about racial and economic justice.

Affects Boston Public Schools employees, women of color, and students with disabilities

Filed by Benjamin Jacob Weber, Henry Santana, Enrique Pepén, Ruthzee Louijeune, John FitzGerald, Miniard Culpepper, Liz Breadon, Erin Murphy, Julia Mejia, and Ed Flynn

Now with the City Council

About Labor & Workforce and Civil Rights & Immigration

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Official title

Resolution to support recently laid-off Boston Public Schools (BPS) employees and prioritize their reemployment opportunities.

Timeline

  1. June 24, 2026

    The rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted.

    City Council

    On motion of Councilor Flynn, Rule 12 was invoked to include Councilors Mejia and Murphy as original co-sponsors. On motion of Councilors Flynn, Mejia, and Murphy, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted: yeas 10 (Breadon, Culpepper, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber), not present 2 (Durkan, Worrell), absent 1 (Coletta Zapata).