Posts by Local589 Admin
Congrats to 2017 Boston Carmen’s Union Scholarship Winners!
Dear Brothers and Sisters: The following people have been awarded the 2017 Boston Carmen’s Union Scholarships for $2,000: JuliAnna Picardi: She is the daughter of Brother Timothy Picardi who is a Repairer at the Cabot Shops. Glenn Healy: He is the son of Brother Paul Healy who is a Bus Operator of the Quincy Garage.…
Read MoreMBTA, Carmen’s Union agree to contract running through June 2021
State House News Service | Monday, December 19, 2016 The MBTA and its largest union have come to terms on a new contract, one that T officials say will save the system an annual average of $22 million over the next decade, and that the union chief said will protect his members’ jobs and will…
Read MoreHelen Antenucci greets MBTA commuters with unstoppable cheer
Boston Metro | By Spencer Buell | 5/24/2016 Take a look around any MBTA train on a given day at rush hour, and it’s basically just a crowd of groggy commuters staring at their phones (or flipping through the Metro). But what if you could start your day not by awkwardly avoiding eye contact for…
Read MoreLabor is right to note that privatization won’t solve T’s woes
The following letter written by President James O’Brien to the editor of the Boston Globe appeared in today’s paper: LETTERS Labor is right to note that privatization won’t solve T’s woes September 28, 2015 In Joan Vennochi’s Sept. 13 column (“Labor leaders’ hot rhetoric has grown cold”), organized labor is criticized for attacking the Pioneer…
Read MoreMBTA moves toward privatizing some bus routes
Boston Globe | By Nicole Dungca | August 20, 2015 The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority is exploring the privatization of more than two dozen bus routes, a move that the president of the T’s largest union says amounts to a “betrayal” from Governor Charlie Baker’s administration. James O’Brien, the president of the Boston Carmen’s Union, said…
Read MoreRecap of Last Night’s Union Meeting (8/18/15)
Dear brothers and sisters, As you may have heard, last night’s regular meeting of the membership was standing room only (click here to see more photos). President O’Brien went over the recent legislative and privatization update, and then informed the membership of a meeting with the new MBTA chief administrator, Brian Shortsleeve, who is a…
Read MoreLegislative & Privatization Update
Dear members, Effective July 7, 2015, Governor Baker signed a $38 billion dollar budget in law, which included the relaxation of the Taxpayer Protection Act (TPA), otherwise known as the Pacheco Law, for three years. For those who were not able to attend our most recent membership meeting on Thursday, July 21, 2015, below is…
Read MoreT Driver Saves Woman’s Life
Boston Globe | By Sarah Roberts | August 12, 2015 Quick thinking and bold action were all in a day’s work for one MBTA bus driver who steered his bus into a car to slow it down and call for help when he saw that the driver was unconscious, MBTA Transit Police said. Paul Healy, 58,…
Read MoreMBTA Bus Driver Treats Passengers At West Roxbury Lemonade Stand
WBZ-TV | By Julie Loncich | July 17, 2015 BOSTON (CBS) – Four neighborhood kids got the thrill of their summer, thanks to a MBTA bus driver and his willing passengers. John Lohan was in mid-route on Centre Street in West Roxbury Thursday when he decided to stop. “I said if anyone is in a…
Read MoreUnions sensing budget betrayal by House Top Democrats could be target for challenge
Boston Globe | By Jim O’Sullivan | July 17, 2015 AFL-CIO President Steven Tolman spoke at an MBTA union workers rally at the State House in May. Labor unions, stung by legislative maneuvering to ease privatization at the MBTA, are targeting top House Democrats, meeting privately to strategize, and discussing the possibility of running more pro-union candidates…
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