Archive for February 2012
Menino urges new revenue for MBTA
By Eric Moskowitz | Boston Globe | January 31, 2012 Mayor Thomas M. Menino urged the state to avoid steep MBTA fare increases and service cuts, calling in a letter received yesterday by top state leaders for a gas tax or other increased levy to aid the T.
Read MoreSpecial Election for Financial-Secretary Treasurer
Dear Brother or Sister: Nominations will be held at the Union Office at 295 Devonshire St. on Monday, March 5, 2012 from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. You may call the Union office (617-542-8212) or Recording Secretary John Clancy
Read MoreStatement by President John Lee
Earlier this month a regular internal audit uncovered irregularities in the Union’s treasury. The positive news for MBTA riders and taxpayers is that this exclusively involved Union funds – no MBTA funds and no taxpayer money was involved in any manner.
Read MoreMBTA Service Could Face Washington Threat
SouthEnd Patch | By Matt M. Casey | February 16, 2012 While local groups argue with the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority about potential reductions to bus and ferry service, a proposal in Washington could worsen conditions for T riders.
Read MoreNew documentary shows how T workers toil while others sleep
Boston Globe | Jeremy C. Fox | February 13, 2012 Late each night, more than 100 MBTA workers prowl the tracks of the transit system to find damage and make repairs, ending their
Read MoreMass. AFL-CIO “State of the Union” Conference
The Executive Board of Local 589 attended the recent Massachusetts AFL-CIO “State of the Union” Conference. This 3-day intensive planning and information session included elected officials, panels on political and
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