Posts by Local589 Admin
The Rally Is Moving Forward!
Dear brothers and sisters, Our rally to keep “public” transportation “public” will start at 7:00 a.m. and take place on Lincoln Square Park at the intersection of Park Plaza and Elliot Street, which is adjacent to the Park Plaza Hotel. Click on the following link for directions: https://goo.gl/maps/uNo2w. Shirts and signs will be available at…
Read MoreMBTA bus driver suspended after fight with passenger
Boston Globe | By Sara DiNatale and Steve Annear | August 26, 2015 A woman gets up briskly and calls to a young girl, presumably her daughter, to get off an MBTA bus parked on Warren Street. Just before the woman steps off the bus, she rips the cover off a plastic cup and tosses…
Read MoreExec. Board Requests Report By Harry Markopolos
Dear Ms. Healey, As members of the MBTA Retirement Board (MBTARF), we have read with interest and concern your two articles from Sunday, June 28, 2015 and Monday, June 29, 2015, respectively, describing a “report” authored by, among others, Harry Markopolos casting a negative light on the MBTARF’s financial and actuarial reporting. In order for…
Read MoreLegislative Alert: Protect the Taxpayer Protection Act
A harmful provision contained in the House version of the state budget seeks to exempt the MBTA from the Taxpayer Protection Act; a state law that requires private contractors to demonstrate at least one penny of savings to taxpayers before state services can be privatized. The State Senate chose not to go along with the…
Read MoreCritics fault key findings in Baker panel MBTA report
Boston Globe | By David Scharfenberg and Nicole Dungca | May 19, 2015 When Governor Charlie Baker announced his plan to overhaul the beleaguered MBTA, he repeatedly cited a critical report by his own T review panel. But a closer look at the document suggests some of the panel’s signature findings are not as clear-cut…
Read More2015 Scholarship Winners!
Dear brothers and sisters, A scholarship ceremony was held today (Sunday, May 17) at IBEW, Local 103 for Local 589’s scholarship winners for 2015. The executive board would like to offer our congratulations on the dedication and hard work that all the scholarship winners exhibited throughout their high school years and wish them the very…
Read MoreSenate leaders reject Baker’s plan to shake up MBTA
Boston Globe | By David Scharfenberg and Nicole Dungca | May 12, 2015 Senate leaders are rejecting Governor Charlie Baker’s plan to shake up the beleaguered Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, mounting a significant challenge to the administration’s top legislative priority. The leadership, which plans to roll out its own, more modest T legislation Tuesday, is…
Read MoreThank you for attending today’s transportation hearing!
Thank you to all Local 589 members―active and retired―as well as members from other unions for showing up at today’s rally, knocking on legislators’ doors, and attending the transportation hearing. For those who were not able to attend, here are some articles written about the hearing: WBUR: Baker Urges Lawmakers To Approve MBTA Overhaul MassLive:…
Read MoreShowdown looms on MBTA overhaul
Boston Globe | By Nicole Dungca | May 10, 2015 Forget Pacquiao-Mayweather. The real “fight of the century” may be the debate over Governor Charlie Baker’s proposed legislation that would overhaul the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. OK, so that may be an overstatement. But close watchers of Massachusetts politics can still expect a lively debate at…
Read MoreWithout Pacheco Law, can we trust the MBTA to undertake privatization?
Boston Globe – OPINION | By Suzanne Bump | May 07, 2015 The “Pacheco Law” has been cited as an obstacle to the goal of a more efficient, less costly mass transit system for Boston. As the state official charged with ensuring that plans for having private companies run certain government operations meet the requirements…
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