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Union Meeting – Tuesday, March 18, 2014
The regular Meeting of the Membership will be held on Tuesday, March 18, 2014 at the Boston Teachers Union Hall, 180 Mount Vernon St., Dorchester, Massachusetts (Behind the State Police Station near Columbia Rd. and Morrissey Blvd.) accessible by the Red Line. The regular order of business will be transacted. The morning session will start…
Read MoreMass. AFL-CIO’s State of the Union Conference
The Executive Board of the Boston Carmen’s Union Local 589 participated in the Massachusetts AFL-CIO’s State of the Union Conference. Speakers included U.S. Congressman Michael Capuano, a member of the U.S. House Transportation Committee; U.S. Congressman John Tierney; U.S. Senator Ed Markey; and State Senate Transportation Committee Chairman Tom McGee.
Read MoreMass. Supervisor of Records Responds to MBTARF Public Disclosure
Click on the following links to see how the Massachusetts Supervisor of Records weighs in on the MBTA Retirement Fund public disclosure from the following organizations: Beth Healy of the Boston Globe Kathy Curran of WCVB-TV
Read MoreEDITORIAL: End the secrecy about MBTA Retirement Fund
Boston Globe | EDITORIAL | FEBRUARY 20, 2014 ONE BIG mystery about the MBTA Retirement Fund is whether the union representatives on its board are trying to hide information just from the general public — or from their own members as well. Last month the board voted against disclosing information pertaining to the fund’s $25…
Read MoreDorchester man faces charges in attack on bus driver
By Catalina Gaitan | Boston Globe | February 18, 2014 A Dorchester man is facing arraignment today in Dorchester Municipal Court after he allegedly assaulted an MBTA bus driver Saturday morning. Joel Casanova, 34, is facing charges of interfering with public transportation and assault and battery on a public employee. MBTA Transit Police responded to…
Read MoreT begins installing bus security cameras
By Martine Powers | Boston Globe | February 11, 2014 The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority has begun to install more than 200 high-definition, 4G LTE-enabled security cameras on buses throughout the transit system — one of the initial stages of a process to bring video surveillance to the entire bus and subway fleet. The high-tech…
Read MoreTraining Held for Barn Captains at Florian Hall
Barn Captains elected from across the MBTA attended a day-long training workshop on February 10th at Florian Hall in Dorchester. Every Barn Captain was in attendance as speakers, including 589 Attorney Paul Hynes and The Labor Bureau’s Doug Taylor, made presentations on the legal and contractual responsibilities of Barn Captains. As the frontline representatives of…
Read MoreQuincy parents say MBTA employees saved son’s life
Boston Globe | February 3, 2014 | By Jessica Bartlett A 24-year-old Quincy resident has MBTA employees to thank after he fell down the stairs at Wollaston Red Line station and had to be given CPR. According to a press release, Kevin Bossart collapsed in late January at the Red Line stop while on his…
Read MoreBoston ranks 3rd in national survey of best cities for public transportation
Daily Free Press | Published Jan 30, 2014 | By Sarah Capungan Boston was ranked number three in Walk Score’s “Best U.S. Cities for Public Transportation” report, released Tuesday. Transit scores were given on a 100-point scale and determined by the average resident’s ability to access public transportation. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority received a transit score of…
Read MoreUpdate to the Contract Arbitration/Court Case
Good Morning 589 Members: We wanted to provide you with an update to the Contract Arbitration/Court Case. We had a meeting this morning with General Manager Scott, General Counsel Scott Reed, the Director of Labor Relations Kim Poirier, the COO Sean McCarthy, and Deputy Secretary Perez. As a result of that meeting, we have been…
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