Posts by Local589 Admin
Make It a Union-Made Memorial Day Barbecue
Memorial Day is the unofficial kickoff to the summer holiday season. While the day honors those who have given their lives defending the nation the weekend also marks the start of grilling season. Here’s some union-made food and drink to get your barbecue off to a great start: Hot Dogs, Sausages, Other Grill Meats Ball…
Read MoreLocal 589 Introduces New Legislative Firm
At the July membership meeting Local 589 introduced the Union’s new legislative representatives, Mike Morris and Mike Bergan of Beacon Strategies Group (BSG). BSG is based in Boston and it’s co-founder Mike Morris’s brother is a Local 589 member and his father is a Boston Carmen’s Union Pensioner. Both Morris and Bergan have extensive experience…
Read MorePublic Transit Workers Gain Assault Protections in Mass. Budget
Boston Carmen’s Union ATU Local 589 Hails Passage of Language that Allows Police to Arrest Persons Suspected of Assaulting an MBTA Worker Facing an increasing number of assaults on transit workers, including incidents from spitting to punching, the Boston Carmen’s Union ATU Local 589 hailed the passage of language in the state budget that will…
Read MoreWatertown MBTA driver wins bus ‘roadeo’
Tyrell Sullivan, who operates buses on the Route 73 between Harvard Square and Waverly Square, won the MBTA’s annual bus roadeo Sunday in Charlestown. It’s the second roadeo title for Sullivan, a 29-year old South Boston resident, who has been with the MBTA for almost nine years. The MBTA has more than 1,400 bus operators.…
Read MoreSpecial Meeting This Sunday
A special meeting of the membership will be held on Sunday, September 14, 2014 at 10:00 am at the Boston Teachers Union Hall, 180 Mount Vernon Street, Dorchester. This is a Special Meeting and the only business to be discussed will be the WORKING and PENSION AGREEMENTS. Fraternally, The Executive Board Boston Carmen’s Union, Local…
Read MoreDon’t forget to vote today!
Local 589 is asking all our members to please get out and vote TODAY (9/9). This is a crucial primary election for our endorsed candidates: Steve Grossman for Governor, Steve Kerrigan for Lt. Governor, Warren Tolman for Attorney General, and Deb Goldberg for State Treasurer. This primary is very close in the polls and our…
Read MoreDon’t Forget To Vote Tomorrow (9/9)!
Dear Brothers and Sisters, Local 589 is asking all our members to please get out and vote tomorrow (9/9) for the primary. This is a crucial primary election for our endorsed candidates, Steve Grossman for Governor, Steve Kerrigan for Lt Governor, Warren Tolman for Attorney General, and Deb Goldberg for State Treasurer. We ask for your help, not only to vote…
Read MoreMBTA General Manager Accepts ALS Ice Bucket Challenge
MBTA General Manager Beverly Scott accepts Local 589’s Jimmy O’Brien #ALSIceBucketChallenge and nominates ATU International President Larry Hanley. Also helping her with the challenge is Local 589’s Larry Kelly and Charlie, the T’s mascot.
Read MoreLocal 589 Stands Out at Boston Labor Day Breakfast
The Boston Carmen’s Union ATU Local 589 was front and center at the Boston Labor Day Breakfast on Monday with a crowd of over 800 at the Park Plaza Hotel. Executive Board members attended the event and had the opportunity to talk with a number of candidates for the 2014 election. Local 589 banners supporting…
Read MoreSpecial Labor Day Message from ATU Intern’l President Larry Hanley
An Opportunity this Labor Day by ATU International President Larry Hanley This weekend we will celebrate Labor Day in the United States and Canada, a day most people think of as nothing more than time off for picnics or a last trip away with their friends and family. Unfortunately, a growing number of people who…
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