Elections
Special Election for Financial-Secretary Treasurer
Dear Brother or Sister: Nominations will be held at the Union Office at 295 Devonshire St. on Monday, March 5, 2012 from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. You may call the Union office (617-542-8212) or Recording Secretary John Clancy
Read MoreRobert McCarthy Endorsed for State Senate
Dear Local 589 Member: On Tuesday, December 13, 2011, you will have the opportunity to vote for your State Senator representing the 2nd Suffolk and Middlesex District. Local 589 has endorsed Robert McCarthy and urges all of our members and friends who live in the 2nd Suffolk and Middlesex District to vote for fellow union…
Read MoreDon’t forget to vote today!
Local 589 is asking all our members to please get out and vote TODAY (9/9). This is a crucial primary election for our endorsed candidates: Steve Grossman for Governor, Steve Kerrigan for Lt. Governor, Warren Tolman for Attorney General, and Deb Goldberg for State Treasurer. This primary is very close in the polls and our…
Read MoreDon’t Forget To Vote Tomorrow (9/9)!
Dear Brothers and Sisters, Local 589 is asking all our members to please get out and vote tomorrow (9/9) for the primary. This is a crucial primary election for our endorsed candidates, Steve Grossman for Governor, Steve Kerrigan for Lt Governor, Warren Tolman for Attorney General, and Deb Goldberg for State Treasurer. We ask for your help, not only to vote…
Read MorePrimary Election Day
Today is primary election day in Massachusetts, and the polls are open until 8 p.m. Don’t forget to vote! We encourage you to support the pro-union candidates endorsed by Local 589. Click here for a list of our endorsed candidates and to find your polling location.
Read More2024 Political Endorsements
Below is a list of pro-union, pro-transit candidates our union has endorsed in the Massachusetts general election on Tuesday, November 5, 2024. On Election Day, polls are open from 7am to 8pm ET. All members, retirees, and their families are encouraged to support these candidates. Click here if you are unsure where to vote. Let’s make…
Read More2014 Endorsements
U.S. Congress: Seth Moulton – 6th Congr. M.A. Jeanne Shaheen – Senate N.H. Anne Custer – Congress N.H. General Court: Martha Coakley – Governor Steve Kerrigan – Lt. Governor Maura Healey – Attorney General William Galvin – Secretary State Deborah Goldberg – Treasurer Suzanne Bump – Auditor State Senate: Barbara L’Italien – 2nd Essex…
Read MoreVote NO on Question 1
This November, you and your family should vote NO on Question 1 because this ballot measure would eliminate a key part of the funding that has been set aside by the state Constitution to pay for transportation projects across the state. It would jeopardize $1 billion in transportation improvements over the next decade – putting our…
Read MoreJamel Mullgrave Elected Charlestown/Salem Street Barn Captain
Congratulations to Jamel Mullgrave who was elected Charlestown/Salem Street Barn Captain today. Thank you to Bill Hubacheck for putting your name on the ballot and for running a great race.
Read MoreMass. AFL-CIO Biennial Constitutional Convention
This week, the Local 589 Executive Board served as delegates to the biannual constitutional convention of the Massachusetts AFL-CIO. In addition to informative panel discussions and meeting with some of the top political officials in the state, 589 was proud to support Chrissy Lynch as she was elected to become the first female President of…
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