Posts by Local589 Admin
New documentary shows how T workers toil while others sleep
Boston Globe | Jeremy C. Fox | February 13, 2012 Late each night, more than 100 MBTA workers prowl the tracks of the transit system to find damage and make repairs, ending their
Read MoreMass. AFL-CIO “State of the Union” Conference
The Executive Board of Local 589 attended the recent Massachusetts AFL-CIO “State of the Union” Conference. This 3-day intensive planning and information session included elected officials, panels on political and
Read MoreGovernor Patrick Signs Senate Bill 2066
On November 21, 2011, Governor Deval Patrick signed Senate Bill 2066 restoring some collective bargaining rights that had been removed in the 2010 Transportation Reform Law. The Bill, sponsored by State Representatives Nick Collins and Martin Walsh, passed the House 155-0 and was enacted in the State Senate on November 16, 2011.
Read MoreLocal 589 Supports “Fill-A-Bus” Toy Drive for Boston Area Kids
The Boston Carmen’s Union Local 589 donated toys to the MBTA’s “Fill-A-Bus” 11th Annual Toy Drive that concluded on December 16th. The toy collection effort benefits disadvantaged children through donations to three Boston area community programs. The “Fill-A-Bus campaign has grown over the years and Local 589 has been a regular supporter of the program.
Read MoreSupporting Occupy Boston!
Local 589 members are encouraged to support and join in with Occupy Boston’s peaceful protests against corporate greed, Wall Street, and the richest 1% controlling our economy. Join the 99% of us in America and Massachusetts who built our economy and keep America moving. Wall Street got bailed out we got shutout. Join Occupy Boston in Dewey…
Read MoreNominating Ed Kelly
Boston Carmen’s Union, Local 589 President and Business Agent, John Lee seconds the nomination of Edward Kelly for the Public Sector Executive Vice President of the AFL-CIO at the 2011 convention.
Read More54th Annual Mass. AFL-CIO Convention
Boston Carmen’s Union ATU Local 589 Officers and Executive Board members with newly elected Massachusetts AFL-CIO President Steven Tolman at the 54th Annual Convention in Quincy. Click here to see photos from the event.
Read MoreGary Maurer Scholarship 2012
Five scholarships are awarded each year. A sixth $2,000 scholarship is available for award to an applicant who will attend a technical or vocational post-secondary school. The competition is open to ATU members and their children.
Read MoreMBTA workers hope pay-to-ride plan jumps track
Lowell Sun | By Katie Lannan, Sun Statehouse Correspondent | 09/23/2011 BOSTON — MBTA workers are blasting a proposal that would force them to pay to ride the system’s buses and subways.
Read MoreThe Unsung Heroes of the MBTA
Boston Magazines’s Boston Daily | BY Steve Poftak POSTED ON 9/23/2011 It’s bloodsport in these parts to complain about the MBTA. But the latest MBTA scorecard makes one thing clear — the operations staff is doing a close to miraculous job keeping the system running in the face of massive deferred maintenance and dwindling equipment…
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