Below is President O’Brien’s letter to the Boston Globe’s editors in response to their recent story about the MBTA’s pension fund. It was printed in today’s paper. March 04, 2019 Re “MBTA woes can’t be cured without pension reform” (Editorial, Feb. 25): No one wants the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s pension fund to succeed more…
Tryouts for Local 589’s basketball team, which will compete in the 2019 ATU International Basketball Tournament (June 12-16) in Duncanville, TX, are the next three Wednesdays (March 6, 13, 20) at the Brooke High School and Eighth Grade Academy (200 American Legion Highway, Boston, MA 02124) from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. This is a…
Local 589 President Jimmy O’Brien and Delegate Mike Keller for Equipment Maintenance were photographed by the Boston Globe at yesterday’s rally to support our brothers and sisters of UFCW, Local 1445.
The executive board encourages all Local 589 retirees and members (who are not working) to join them at this rally to support our brothers and sisters at UFCW, Local 1445. RespectWorkers #UnionStrong
Last Tuesday, our union brother Marcus Taylor was sworn in by President O’Brien as Local 589’s new assistant secretary. Recently, we had the opportunity to sit down with Marcus for a quick interview. Below are the five questions we asked him and his answers. 1) Where are you from and how did you get interested…
Tryouts for Local 589’s basketball team, which will compete in the 2019 ATU International Basketball Tournament (June 12-16) in Dallas, TX, is Wednesday, Feb. 27 at the Brooke Charter School Mattapan (150 American Legion Hwy, Boston, MA 02124) at 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. This is a great opportunity to represent Local 589. All those…
Congratulations to our New England Patriots on another Super Bowl championship! Big thank you to our members who helped fans and law enforcement safely get to where they were going the night of the game and during the parade. #589Pride
Below you will find a list of recently-filed bills that reflect the legislative priorities of our union and the Mass. AFL-CIO Public Sector Task Force. Please reach out to any State Representatives or Senators that you have a relationship with, and request that they support and/or co-sponsor these public sector priorities. If you are not sure who…
Attached are the election results from today’s election for assistant secretary. Please join us in congratulating brother Marcus Taylor on his victory. Let’s also thank brother Jose Cruz on throwing his hat in the ring, and all those who voted in today’s election.
Local 589 would like to put a team together to compete in the 2019 ATU International Basketball Tournament. The tournament will be held in Duncanville, Texas, and run from Wednesday, June 12 through Sunday, June 16, 2019. We are in the process of finding a gym to conduct tryouts so stay tuned for more information.…
In a recent article in the Boston Globe (MBTA overtime spending spiked last year), President Jimmy O’Brien set the record straight that the surge in overtime is do to understaffing. Below is his quote from the article. Well, there’s the same amount of work to be done to run and maintain the buses and the…
The Labor Guild and the Labor Guild Youth Caucus are proud to present the Young Workers’ Winter Workshop series. This free four-part event is aimed at millennial workers in the Boston area who are looking to get more involved in the labor movement. The workshop topics are designed to spark discussion and interest about key aspects of…
Attached are the results from tonight’s special primary election. The two candidates (Cruz and Taylor) who received the most votes in the race for assistant secretary will face off in the final election on Wednesday, January 30th, 2019. Make sure to come out and vote. Richard Lee is the new barn captain for Cabot. Congrats…
Ronald Batherwich and his daughter Arianna (8 years old) seen here at tonight’s union meeting. Ronald is a 15-year veteran bus driver out of Cabot. Arianna wears a T uniform, like her father, and attends every meeting. “It’s fun to learn about the union,” said Arianna. #ProudDad #589Pride
2018 Union Dues______________$936.00 Total________________________$936.00 Health Insurance Cost All deductions for your health insurance in 2018 were PRE-TAXED. Therefore, they may not be deducted on your personal taxes. If you should need your health insurance deductions, they would appear on your last payroll stub of 2018. Fraternally, John A. ClancyRecording SecretaryATU Local 589