Elections
ATU Convention Election on 6/13
Mark your calendars! The election to pick delegates from our union to go to the ATU’s 60th International Convention is Monday, June 13, 2022, from 9am to 9pm at the Boston Teachers Union Hall (180 Mt Vernon St, Dorchester, MA 02125). Below is a sample ballot.
Read MoreMarch with Sen. DiDomenico in TOMORROW’s (6/12) Bunker Hill Day Parade
Dear Brothers and Sisters, Senator Sal DiDomenico has asked our union to March with him TOMORROW (6/12) in the Bunker Hill Day Parade. If interested, please show up at Bunker Hill Community College (250 New Rutherford Ave., Charlestown, MA 02129) parking lot 1 at 11:00am. They will have a trolley for people that don’t want to walk,…
Read MoreATU Local 589 Convention Election Results
Here are the results from today’s election. Congrats to the winners who will represent us at the convention. Thank you to all those who put their names on the ballot and all those who came out to vote.
Read MoreFinal Election Results
Congratulations to all candidates – win or lose – who were on the final ballot. Our local is best served when our members take an active role so thank you to all members who participated in yesterday’s election. Click here to see the results. For your convenience, the following is a breakdown of the voting machines: Machine…
Read MoreSpecial Election for Endorsed Candidates
Dear members: Local 589 has endorsed the following state senate candidates for two separate special elections in April: Endorsed Candidate: Patrick O’Connor Date of Election: Tuesday, April 12, 2016 District: Plymouth and Norfolk District, which include the following towns: Weymouth, Cohasset, Duxbury, Hingham, Marshfield, Norwell, Hull, and Scituate. Endorsed Candidate: Jay Livingstone Date of Election:…
Read MorePolitics as Unusual: Connolly’s law firm and its eviction case
Jamaica Plain Gazette | By Chris Faraone | October 28, 2013 Over the past several months and particularly since the preliminary election, we’ve heard countless tales about the company and characters surrounding state rep. and mayoral hopeful Marty Walsh. The broad stroke is that he rolls with greedy union hacks and old-timers, Dot Ave. ruffians…
Read MoreElection Day Volunteers Needed To Help Rep. Mike Brady
We are looking for members to volunteer their time on Election Day (11/3) to help Rep. Mike Brady who is seeking to succeed the late Sen. Tom Kennedy. If you can help, meet us at 7 a.m. on 11/3 at the Brockton FireFighters Union (80 Perkins Ave, Brockton, MA 02302). Any time you can volunteer…
Read MoreMike Brady for State Senate
Tonight, members of Local 589 attended a fundraiser for Democratic Rep. Michael Brady who is one of the candidates looking to succeed the late Sen. Tom Kennedy. Apart from being a former Teamsters truck driver and long supporter of unions, Mike was the only representative out of 154 to oppose the three-year repeal of the…
Read MoreToday is Election Day in Boston!
Today (9/24) is ELECTION DAY in the City of Boston and polls are open from 7am-8pm. Make sure you pull the lever for Local 589’s-endorsed candidate Marty Walsh because a vote for Marty is a vote for working families. With unemployment still high and the disparity between rich and poor getting greater and greater, Boston needs someone…
Read MoreLocal 589 Endorses Maura Healey for Governor
As the 2022 gubernatorial race heats up, Local 589 is proud to endorse Attorney General Maura Healey for Governor of Massachusetts! Healey has served the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for over 15 years, beginning as chief of the Civil Rights Division in the Attorney General’s office, and later winning her underdog bid for Attorney General in 2014. As…
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