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…
Read MoreFuture 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.
Read MoreMeeting the Vice President of the United States
Local 589’s Secretary/Treasurer Jim Evers and his son Jim Jr. seen here with Vice President Joe Biden at an Ed Markey campaign event. Click here for more photos.
Read MoreURGENT: Local 589 Enrollment in GIC for Active and Retired Employees
We cannot stress enough the importance of enrolling in the GIC before Friday, September 27, 2013. To wait is to risk the potential of not having any health care for you or your family. Please make time to attend one of the many healthcare fairs that the MBTA is running. Please note that the two biggest fairs…
Read MoreAttention Members: Information about Working Contract and Pension Proposal
To All Local 589 members The current working contract expires June 30, 2014. The Union and the Authority will meet and exchange proposals for the next working agreement (contract). Any member wishing to submit a contract proposal for the working agreement must put it in writing and submit it (by mail or FAX) to the…
Read MoreStanding 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)…
Read MoreUpdate: 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…
Read MoreSenator 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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