Posts by Local589 Admin
President Hanley Receives Arnold M. Dubin Memorial Award
On Thursday, October 25, 2012, members of Local 589’s Executive Board joined ATU International President Larry Hanley at the UMass/Dartmouth Labor Education Center 2012 Annual Awards Banquet at the Venus de Milo Restaurant in Swansea, MA. At the event, President Hanley was awarded the Arnold M. Dubin Memorial Award. Click here for more photos.
Read MoreSupporting Our Friends
Recently, President John Lee and Local 589 Member Mark Flaherty joined Tim Sullivan from the Mass. AFL-CIO, State Rep. Timilty, Cong. Mike Capuano, and State Rep Cusack at an event in Randolph. Both Rep Mark Cusack, who serves on the transportation committee up at the state house, and Congressman Capuano, who serves on the transportation committee in…
Read MoreSenate Debate Canceled
By Christine McConville | Boston Herald |Tuesday, October 30, 2012 Surging Democratic Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren is challenging U.S. Sen. Scott Brown to debate on Thursday evening, but he has yet to respond. The Senate campaign rivals were originally scheduled for their fourth and final debate tonight, but Brown cancelled yesterday due to Hurricane Sandy.…
Read MoreLabor Walk in Your Area This Saturday 10/27
We are officially in crunch time! With only 12 short days until Election Day, we must do all we can to help our endorsed candidates. Please volunteer for the nearest walk in your area. This weekend’s walks are highlighted by our walk in Taunton where we will be joined by endorsed candidate Joseph P. Kennedy, III and…
Read MoreMBTA employee returns wallet containing more than $900
By Melissa M. Werthmann | Boston Globe | Oct 23, 2012 The person who left a wallet containing more than $900 on an MBTA bus has been reunited with the money, thanks to an honest MBTA employee. Gaynol Waugh has been a T repairer since 2005 and is training to get his commercial driver’s license,…
Read MoreATU supports Walmart workers’ Black Friday protests
ATU is standing with Walmart workers to support demonstrations at stores and warehouses on Black Friday, the biggest shopping day of the year, to protest the company’s union-busting tactics, discrimination, and poor treatment of workers. Walmart workers are unable to support their families because of the company’s low wages, rising part-time work and erratic scheduling…
Read MoreSeason’s Greetings
Members of the Executive Board and past officers of local 589 take a moment for a picture at the past officers luncheon. On behalf of the past and present officers of Local 589 we wish all 589 members and their families a safe and happy holiday season.
Read MoreLocal 589 Stands With Striking NYC School Bus Drivers
The members of ATU Local 589 and the Executive Board stand with our union brothers and sisters in New York (ATU Local 1181) who are braving the wintry weather to get Mayor Michael Bloomberg and School Chancellor Walcott to negotiate with them so they can put an end to the strike. At the center of…
Read MoreLost on T, bag with earrings fares well
Boston Herald – Richard Weir – Friday, January 18, 2013 Aidan Low was en route to Back Bay to take his girlfriend out for her birthday Monday when the college freshman from West Roxbury realized he had left his backpack with her gift — a $250 pair of topaz earrings — on the back seat of the…
Read MoreStatement on Governor’s Transportation Funding Plan
“The members of the Boston Carmen’s Union ATU Local 589 are on the front lines of providing accessible and effective public transportation every day. Based on that experience, our Union is fully supportive of Governor Deval Patrick’s comprehensive plan to fund public transit across the Commonwealth as a real solution to a imminent crisis,” said…
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