Archive for December 2012
The Nation Magazine Calls ATU Most Valuable National Union
Here is the excerpt from The Nation magazine concerning the ATU: Most Valuable National Union: Amalgamated Transit Union With their Occupy Transit T-shirts and aggressively progressive approach to fighting for local and regional services, the 190,000 members of ATU are a force to be reckoned with in debates about economic and social justice. They gave critical…
Read More589 Helps Bring Toys to Needy Children
Thank you to all local 589 members who contributed toys to the 12th Annual “Fill-A-Bus” campaign. Thanks to you, around 1,000 toys, mostly from MBTA employees, were donated to children at the Action for Boston Community Development, Mass Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, the Yawkey Boys & Girls Club of Boston, and The…
Read MoreLetter from RTL Delegate Larry Kelly
Dear Union Brothers and Sisters, As we look forward to the upcoming holiday season, I need to take a minute to pass on a few thoughts. Unfortunately, over the past few weeks there have been a number of issues related to “bypass and clearance” incidents along with other problems related to radios and SPTO concerns.…
Read MoreSen. Warren and President Lee
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, while at the AFL-CIO Executive Board Meeting, takes a moment to thank President John Lee for the help that she received from all the ATU Locals across Massachusetts during her campaign.
Read MoreAnnual Christmas Party
You are cordially invite to the Boston Carmen’s Union Annual Christmas Party Tuesday, December 18, 2012 at the Boston Teachers Hall, 180 Mount Vernon St. Dorchester, Mass. Join us for fun, food, music and drink after the monthly union meeting at 8 p.m. In this season of giving, the Executive Board of Local 589 requests of all attendees…
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