Archive for February 2011
Rally for Wisconsin Workers
Join the Mass. AFL-CIO, GREATER BOSTON LABOR COUNCIL, and Other Leading Labor Organizations as we show solidarity with our union brothers and sisters in Wisconsin. Tuesday February 22nd 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM at the Massachusetts State House on Beacon Hill in Boston
Read MoreRadio Spot Featuring Sister Charice Lewis
Working Massachusetts has kicked off a statewide radio campaign to educate the public about the positive impact public sector workers have on the daily lives of all the Commonwealth’s residents, and to improve the public’s opinon of public sector workers and unions. Among those featured in their first commercials is our very own – Sister…
Read MoreMan charged with threatening to shoot riders on T bus
By Jenna Duncan, Boston Globe A man who threatened to shoot riders on an MBTA bus Tuesday morning was arraigned today in Dorchester District Court on a variety of charges, officials said.
Read MoreT: Teen Passenger Spits On Trolley Driver
BOSTON — A Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority trolley operator was assaulted Wednesday night when she was spit on by a passenger. The incident happened just after 6 p.m. Wednesday near Blanford Street on an inbound Green Line B Line trolley, the MBTA said.
Read MoreRegular Meeting of the Membership
Title: Regular Meeting of the Membership on Tuesday, Feb. 15th, 2011Location: Boston Teachers Union Hall, 180 Mount Vernon Street, Dorchester, MA Description: The regular order of business will be transacted. The morning session will start at 10:00 A.M. The evening session will start at 8:00 P.M.
Read MoreT bus drivers find patience tested
By Eric Moskowitz Globe Staff / February 3, 2011 Driving the MBTA’s Route 11 bus yesterday between City Point and Downtown Crossing, Carolyn Gillis had to slow or stop for the following amid the snow-narrowed streets of South Boston: a home heating-oil truck parked the wrong way, obstructing the road; a Honda CR-V camped in…
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