Posts by Local589 Admin
Celebrating National Get On Board Day
As Carmen’s members, we are not only transit operators but also transit riders. We know more than anyone that public transportation is essential for our livelihoods, our communities, and the riders we serve. National Get On Board Day was established in 2019 to create awareness and educate communities across the country on the importance and…
Read MoreWhy Wasn’t The Globe’s Joan Vennochi Fired A Long Time Ago?
One of our members passed along an article about the Boston Globe’s Joan Vennochi (or as some like to call her―”Vennochi-O”) who was caught plagiarizing a WBUR article. Of course, Joan was never fired because she gets to play by different rules than everyone else. A more recent example of Vennochi-O “calling it in” was on…
Read MoreGolf Tournament Scores Big for 589 COPE
Thank you to all our sponsors and players for making this year’s Boston Carmen’s Annual COPE Golf Tournament such a tremendous success. Although the overflow turnout of members and supporters were greeted with rain in the morning, the afternoon brought warm sunshine. “It was truly a great day and we had a lot of fun while…
Read MoreIs The Boston Globe’s Joan Vennochi Too Lazy To Read Her Own Story Or Simply A Pawn For Privatization?
Last Friday, Boston Globe columnist, Joan Vennochi, wrote a column titled: “Labor’s hot rhetoric grows cool without facts.” Judging by the title of her column, the only one light on facts appears to be Joan Vennochi herself. In her column, Vennochi criticizes organized labor for attacking the Pioneer Institute. Pump the breaks right now and think about…
Read MoreThank You!
Thank you to all our members, leaders of other unions and their members, and the various elected officials (e.g., State Sen. Pacheco, Cong. Keating, State Sen. Keenan, etc.) who attended our Labor Day rally to keep our public transportation system public. Many have estimated we had as many as 1,000 union members at the rally.…
Read MoreHearing Re-Scheduled for Arbitration Award
The hearing on the Arbitration Award has been re-scheduled to Monday, December 16th at 10am in Suffolk Superior Court. Please note that the previously scheduled hearing was postponed due to an ongoing jury trial, which is running two weeks behind schedule and forced the court to push back all cases on the calendar. We will…
Read MorePresident Hanley Testifies Before Congress
Citing exploding urban populations, worsening traffic jams, young people forgoing cars and stressed public transit systems, Larry Hanley, international president of the Amalgamated Transit Union, called on the House Transportation Committee to set forth a major urban transportation agenda at the first hearing on the reauthorization of the transportation funding bill. Speaking on behalf of…
Read MoreAre You Ready to Rally?
Today, the executive board was busy building signs and making final preparations for tomorrow’s Labor Day rally. Click here to see some more photos. We’re ready to rally, are you? Don’t forget, 7:00 a.m. tomorrow at Lincoln Square Park at the intersection of Park Plaza and Eliot Street, which is next to the Park Plaza Hotel. Click…
Read MoreT workers to rally in Boston amid Obama visit
Boston Globe | By Nicole Dungca | Sept. 04, 2015 When President Barack Obama arrives at the Greater Labor Boston Council’s Labor Day breakfast on Monday, he’ll be greeted by Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority workers rallying against privatization. The Boston Carmen’s Union, the T’s largest labor group, plans to protest the T’s recent proposal to…
Read MoreImportant Update Re: Monday’s Anti-Privatization Rally
Dear brothers and sisters, Just a quick update that our rally to keep “public” transportation “public” will start at 7:00 a.m. and take place on Lincoln Square Park at the intersection of Park Plaza and Elliot Street, which is adjacent to the Park Plaza Hotel. Shirts and signs will be available at the location. We…
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