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Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Today, we remember and celebrate the life and dream of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. who was a strong supporter of organized labor and unions. Below is video clip from a speech he gave to sanitation workers in Memphis on March 18, 1968. It was filmed 47 years ago and yet the issues are the same,…
Read MoreTax Information for 2014
2014 Union Dues: $884.00 2014 Union Assessments: $150.00 Total: $1,034.00 Health Insurance Cost: All deductions for your Health Insurance in 2014 were PRE-TAXED. Therefore they may not be deducted on your personal taxes. If you should need your Health Insurance deductions, they would appear on your last Payroll stub of 2014. Fraternally, John A. Clancy Recording Secretary…
Read MorePolice seek man in two attacks on MBTA bus drive
Boston Globe | By Rebecca Fiore | January 07, 2015 MBTA Transit Police are asking for the public’s help in finding a man who allegedly attacked and spit on a bus driver in October and then threatened her in December. The man attacked the driver and spit on her at 2:50 p.m. on Oct. 21 after…
Read MoreThe MBTA Recommends Firing Driver Suspended for Passenger Altercation
Boston Globe | By Ellen O’Leary | 12.27.14 The MBTA has recommended firing the bus driver who was suspended for fighting with a passenger last Saturday, according to The Boston Globe. A rider captured video of a forty-year-old Route 1 bus driver arguing with a male passenger. On the video, the passenger appeared to spit…
Read MoreCarmen’s Union Criticizes MBTA Over Dismissal of Assaulted Driver
PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release Contact James O’Brien Email: jobrien@carmensunion.org Phone: (617) 835-0678 Carmen’s Union Criticizes MBTA Over Dismissal of Assaulted Driver Delayed Installation of Operator Protections a Problem, as Assaults on Drivers Continue Boston, Mass. December 26th, 2014 — Despite continued and escalating unprovoked assaults on local bus drivers, the MBTA has failed to take…
Read MoreRicher Than You’ll Ever Be
We are not perfect. Nobody is. But, the heart of the ATU is the belief that we are stronger together than apart. That’s a value. We value people over profits and care about our larger family: the Union. Easy for me to say. As one year ends and another begins, I want to salute the…
Read MoreFirst Annual Christmas Gala
An amazing time was had by the over 450 people that attended tonight’s Boston Carmen’s Union’s First Annual Christmas Gala at the Boston Renaissance Waterfront Hotel. Click here to see photos from the night’s event on our Facebook page. If you are not following our Facebook page, please do.
Read MoreMBTA Police Chief: ‘No Credible Threat’ Against Boston Public Transit
By Chris Caesar Boston.com Staff September 25, 2014 7:33 PM Officials in New England are weighing in on a recent threat from the Islamic State group claiming it was planning attacks targeting subway systems in New York City and Paris. “There is no information that either the MBTA or Boston is a specific subject of…
Read MoreRoxbury driver dies after hitting MBTA bus in Randolph
Boston Globe | By Nicholas Jacques | January 26, 2014 A 24-year-old Roxbury man died Sunday after crashing his vehicle into the back of a stopped MBTA bus in Randolph, MBTA Transit Police said. Nine passengers aboard the bus were hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries, the T said in a statement. According to officials, the…
Read MoreATU’s 57th International Convention
Setting a strategic vision for the future to raise standards and build power for transit workers to fight for more and better public transit, the Amalgamated Transit Union wrapped up it’s historic 57th convention in San Diego. The 567 delegates voted to dramatically change the ATU structure to fight multi-national transit companies and passed funding…
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