Archive for September 2011
Gary Maurer Scholarship 2012
Five scholarships are awarded each year. A sixth $2,000 scholarship is available for award to an applicant who will attend a technical or vocational post-secondary school. The competition is open to ATU members and their children.
Read MoreMBTA workers hope pay-to-ride plan jumps track
Lowell Sun | By Katie Lannan, Sun Statehouse Correspondent | 09/23/2011 BOSTON — MBTA workers are blasting a proposal that would force them to pay to ride the system’s buses and subways.
Read MoreThe Unsung Heroes of the MBTA
Boston Magazines’s Boston Daily | BY Steve Poftak POSTED ON 9/23/2011 It’s bloodsport in these parts to complain about the MBTA. But the latest MBTA scorecard makes one thing clear — the operations staff is doing a close to miraculous job keeping the system running in the face of massive deferred maintenance and dwindling equipment…
Read MoreNo Such Thing as a Free Ride
Representatives from Boston Carmen’s Union ATU Local 589 testified before the Joint Committee on Transportation to correct false claims by State Representative Steve Howitt that T workers and Retirees get “free rides” on the MBTA. Vice President Jim O’Brien, Delegate Larry Kelly, Recording Secretary John Clancy and Legislaive Agent Richard Guiney explained that the T pass…
Read MoreMBTA Workers Could Lose Free Rides
BOSTON — Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority employees could be paying to ride the buses and subway cars under a proposal being considering by state lawmakers. The Legislature’s Joint Committee on Transportation heard testimony on a bill Thursday that would prohibit
Read MoreAx eyed for free T rides; Strapped agency looks to cut perk
By Chris Cassidy Free-riding retirees of the cash-strapped MBTA took more than 130,000 trips on Bay State public transportation last year — a precious perk that lawmakers will consider abolishing this morning at a State House hearing.
Read MoreRally to Support Transportation Funding
What: Rally to Support Transportation Funding WHEN: Tuesday, September 20, 2011 WHERE: Park Street Commons (Corner of Tremont and Summer St), Boston, MA TIME: 12 Noon The purpose of this rally is for you to show your support for federal transportation funding.
Read MoreGBLC’s Annual Labor Day Breakfast
This past Monday, Local 589 President John Lee and Secretary John Clancy represented the men and women of the Boston Carmen’s Union at the GBLC’s Annual Labor Day Breakfast. Click here for photos from the day.
Read MoreRegular Meeting of the Membership
Date: 2011-09-20 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. 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.
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