Archive for September 2013

Phone Banking for Boston’s next Mayor

Thank you to the Local 589 members pictured in this photo that participated in last night’s phone bank for Marty Walsh (from left to right, Mark Flaherty, Greg Sullivan, Pete Bradley, Bob Callahan and Jamie Bates). We have one week to go before the preliminary election on Sept. 24th. If you can spare some time between now…

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Future Mayor of Boston!

Delegate for equipment maintenance, Michael Keller, seen here with Local 589’s endorsed candidate for Mayor of Boston – Marty Walsh. Want to help Marty? Please join us at a phonebank for him this Monday (9/16) from 5-7pm at 100 Hallet Street in Dorchester, MA. For more info, contact Mark Flaherty at 1-617-899-9627.

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Standing Room Crowd For Arbitration Award Meeting

It was standing room only as over 650 members packed Florian Hall on Sunday morning to review the Arbitrator’s Award and ask questions. Local 589’s executive board and chief negotiator, Tom Roth, presented the details of the Arbitrator’s Award for the Boston Carmen’s Union contract. The contract award covers 4-years (June 2010 to June 2014)…

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Update: MBTA Sues to Set Aside Arbitrator’s Award

Dear Local 589 Members: We have just received word from our attorneys that the MBTA has sued in Suffolk Superior Court to set aside the award of Arbitrator Sarah Kerr Garraty. That award set the terms of our contract between July 1, 2010 and June 30, 2014. After consulting with legal counsel and considering our…

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Senator McGee Credits Local 589 for Delivering Transportation Funding

Senator Tom McGee, Chairman of the Joint Committee on Transportation, credited Local 589’s President John Lee along with the other ATU Locals, riders, Community Labor United, and all the other coalition partners for delivering $600 million in transportation funding, including $115 million for the MBTA. Senator McGee, speaking at the MBTA Union Coalition meeting on…

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