Chrissy Lynch

Chrissy Lynch was unanimously elected as President of the Massachusetts AFL-CIO in October 2023 after previously serving as the Secretary-Treasurer and Chief of Staff of the Massachusetts AFL-CIO, and after spending 15 years running the political and legislative departments of the MA AFL-CIO. She also spent time as Director of Operations for the Greater Boston Building Trades Unions, where she helped run programs that advanced equity, inclusion, and community standards in the construction industry. Before working for organized labor in Massachusetts, she worked on union-led electoral campaigns in California and Massachusetts.

Chrissy is a current member of LiUNA Local 22 and former member and steward of OPEIU Local 6. Before her time with the Labor Movement, she worked jobs that hadn’t yet been organized – including several years as a barista, waitstaff, and PCA. Her experience in non-union sectors led her to the Labor Movement.

Chrissy is a graduate of the Harvard Trade Union Program in the Harvard Labor and Worklife Center at Harvard Law School, has a Master’s Degree in Labor Studies from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, a Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism from Suffolk University, and an Associate’s Degree from Massasoit Community College. She lives in Quincy with her husband, 2 children and 2 dogs.