MBTA Operations
Transit advocates wary as T considers ways to save cash
By Nicole Dungca GLOBE STAFF DECEMBER 07, 2015 Public transportation advocates and union leaders are bracing for an array of cost-saving proposals from the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority as it struggles to balance its budget. The MBTA is considering more than two dozen options to dig its way out of a shortfall, including hiking fares…
Read MoreLate Owl Night Service on the Chopping Block
Boston Globe | By Nicole Dungca | November 19, 2015 Late-night MBTA service could soon be eliminated, as agency officials deem their experiment with extended hours unsuccessful and expensive to subsidize. As the fiscal control board that oversees MBTA finances looks for ways to dig out of a deficit, several board members appear ready to…
Read MoreVideo: Pyrotechnics preceded June derailment
Commonwealth Magazine | Andy Metzger | July 3, 2019 A VIDEO OF the Red Line derailment on June 11 from the vantage point of the JFK/UMass Station shows the Braintree-bound train coming into view around a slight curve when a big flash occurs toward the rear of the train. The Boston Carmen’s Union put some of…
Read MoreYour Safety Is Our 1st Priority
Good Morning Brothers and Sisters, We are aware that an operator out of the Southampton Garage was recently assaulted. These assaults on bus operators are truly getting out of control and these assailants need to be held accountable for their actions. Make no mistake, this matter is going to be investigated and the membership updated.…
Read MoreTake Your Time!
Good Afternoon 589 Family, This is a friendly reminder to all operating personnel, especially Green Line operators, to take your time as your vehicle speed is being monitored. Your awareness, safety, and ability to help create a better, safer working environment is imperative. All operating personnel should exercise extreme patience and caution while operating an…
Read MoreMBTA drivers want mask requirement for riders strictly enforced
Boston Globe | By Adam Vaccaro | May 20, 2020 Governor Charlie Baker has said one of the keys to operating public transit as the state begins to reopen will be for riders to wear masks. But the MBTA so far has said it will not strictly enforce that requirement, a position that on Wednesday drew a backlash from…
Read MoreAttention Members: New Drug Testing Policy
Panel’s Proposed MBTA Reforms
Dear brothers and sisters, Thank you to the over 600 members that attended yesterday’s monthly union meetings to discuss the proposed reforms to the MBTA, including the elimination of the Taxpayer Protection Act (“Pacheco Law”). At the union meetings were Local 589’s media consultant, Steve Crawford, and lobbyist, Mike Morris. Steve gave an update on actions…
Read MoreBoston man arrested for spitting at bus driver, punching bus window
Oct 17, 2012 – By Melissa M. Werthmann – Boston Globe Boston police arrested a man Tuesday evening after he spit on a bus driver and shattered the window on the front passenger-side door of the bus, the MBTA said. The driver picked up the man near the intersection of Blue Hill Avenue and Dudley Street,…
Read MoreVeteran driver wins 2nd straight MBTA bus ‘roadeo’
Boston Globe | By Matt Rocheleau | October 12, 2012 Veteran driver Willis Rose Jr.’s run during the finals of the annual MBTA Bus Roadeo began with a rocky start. At the first test out of the gate, he lost a few points when he drove the bus’ tires over a couple of tennis balls…
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