Archive for August 2011
Volunteers & Sponsors Make Golf Tournament A Success
The Boston Carmen’s Union would like to thank the following sponsors and volunteers for making their annual golf tournament such a success: Platinum Sponsors: National Group Protection MBTA Retirement Fund
Read MoreWe Are One!
On Thursday, August 4, 2011, Boston Carmen’s Union Vice-President James O’Brien along with Barn Captains Tommy Shea and John Hunt joined their union brothers and sisters from IBEW and CWA who are on strike against Verizon.
Read MoreRegular Meeting of the Membership
Title: Regular Meeting of the Membership Location: Boston Teachers Union Hall, 180 Mount Vernon St., Dorchester, Massachusetts (Behind the State Police Station near Columbia Rd. and Morrissey Blvd.) accessible by the Red Line. Date: 2011-08-16 Description: The regular order of business will be transacted. The morning session will start at 10:00 A.M. The evening session…
Read MoreLocal 589 Briefs MBTA Union Coalition on GIC Lawsuit
Today, Boston Carmen’s Union ATU Local 589 President John Lee and the Local 589 Executive Board hosted an early morning meeting with MBTA Coalition union. President Lee and Local 589 Attorney Doug Taylor explained the current status of the lawsuit challenging the stripping of collective bargaining rights over health insurance and discussed the Union’s letter…
Read MorePay Raise For MBTA Managers
Wednesday, 10 Aug 2011, 9:44 PM EDT Maria Al Tayar BOSTON (FOX 25 / MyFoxBoston.com) – The MBTA Board of Directors approved a 1.5 percent salary increase for July 1, 2011 and another 1.5 percent raise on January 1, 2012 for non-union employees as part of its fiscal 2012 budget, according to State House news…
Read MoreMBTA Employee Threatened In East Boston
August 19, 2011 | By Jeremy C. Fox | Boston Globe MBTA transit police arrested a Jamaica Plain man at the Wood Island Station late Thursday after the man allegedly threatened to kill a T employee. Gentryus Gibbs, 36, was wearing a utility knife in a sheath on his hip when he made the alleged…
Read MoreScholarship Winners!
Boston Carmen’s Union Local 589 President John Lee and Assistant Secretary Peggy LaPaglia seen here with 589 scholarship winners along with their parents.
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