Archive for October 2012
MBTA driver to be honored for stopping bus to care for unattended toddler
Boston Globe | By Jeremy C. Fox, Town Correspondent | October 2, 2012 An MBTA bus driver from East Boston is set to be honored by Medford police after she assisted in the safe return of an unattended toddler to her family, MBTA Transit Police announced. Around 6:15 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 5, Donna D’Amelio…
Read More2013 Boston Carmen’s Union Scholarship
The Boston Carmen’s Union scholarship application is now available for the 2013 academic year. Click here for the application. The deadline for scholarship is December 17, 2012 and the exam for this scholarship will be conducted at the student’s high school on February 6, 2013. The Carmen’s Union Scholarship is available to a competing student…
Read MoreLocal 589 Helps to Rock the Transit World!
Tonight, thousands of ATU members from across the United States and Canada joined International President Larry Hanley for the first-ever, “Rocking the Transit World” webcast. ATU leaders, like President John Lee of Local 589, and well-known politicians, from Bill Clinton to former Secretary Bill Richardson, joined President Hanley to emphasize the importance of the Nov. 6 election…
Read MoreMan punches MBTA driver and then jumps out bus window
10/18/2012 | By Melissa M. Werthmann | Boston Globe MBTA Transit Police are searching for a suspect who punched a bus driver in the head and then jumped out of the window of the bus early today, according to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. The bus was traveling on Albany Street at 5:40 a.m. when…
Read MoreExecutive Board Recognizes Efforts of 589 Members During Storm
Dear Union Brothers & Sisters, The Executive Board of the Boston Carmen’s Union, Local 589, would like to recognize all the members who performed there duties during Hurricane Sandy. Everyone did there part in keeping the system running. A special thanks to the E&M Department who were out in the storm working through the night…
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