Archive for July 2018
Recipient of 2018 ATU Tommy Clement Memorial Scholarship Announced
Proud to announce the recipient of this year’s 2018 ATU Tommy Clement Memorial Scholarship, in the amount of $8,000, is Luis R. Ortiz, son of our union brother Miguel A. Ortiz (Roving Stockman). The 2018 scholarships are in remembrance of the man who led the fight in Canada to provide health insurance for all. Thomas…
Read MoreThank you to our members who volunteered for Officer Chesna’s wake and funeral
Thank you to our members who volunteered to provide transportation for Weymouth Police Officer Michael Chesna’s wake and funeral. For those interested, a fund has been set up for his wife and two young children. Checks should be made out to the “OFFICER MICHAEL CHESNA FAMILY FUND,” and then mailed to / dropped off at…
Read MoreVolunteers Needed for Wake/Funeral of Weymouth Police Officer Michael Chesna
Our hearts go out to the family, friends, and fellow officers of Michael Chesna. Chesna, who was killed in the line of duty this past Sunday, leaves behind a wife and two children. He was an Army veteran and was about to mark his six-year anniversary on the Weymouth Police Department. Volunteers are needed this Thursday…
Read MoreAction Alert: Boston & Lowell Rallies for Locked Out USW Gasworkers
Dear Brothers and Sisters, National Grid wants to line the pockets of their executives on the backs of their highly skilled workforce and they are willing to jeopardize public safety for profits. They also took the extreme measure of cutting off workers’ health care benefits in a shameful effort to break the will of the…
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