Posts by Local589 Admin
Thank You!
Thank you to all our members, leaders of other unions and their members, and the various elected officials (e.g., State Sen. Pacheco, Cong. Keating, State Sen. Keenan, etc.) who attended our Labor Day rally to keep our public transportation system public. Many have estimated we had as many as 1,000 union members at the rally.…
Read MoreAre You Ready to Rally?
Today, the executive board was busy building signs and making final preparations for tomorrow’s Labor Day rally. Click here to see some more photos. We’re ready to rally, are you? Don’t forget, 7:00 a.m. tomorrow at Lincoln Square Park at the intersection of Park Plaza and Eliot Street, which is next to the Park Plaza Hotel. Click…
Read MoreT workers to rally in Boston amid Obama visit
Boston Globe | By Nicole Dungca | Sept. 04, 2015 When President Barack Obama arrives at the Greater Labor Boston Council’s Labor Day breakfast on Monday, he’ll be greeted by Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority workers rallying against privatization. The Boston Carmen’s Union, the T’s largest labor group, plans to protest the T’s recent proposal to…
Read MoreImportant Update Re: Monday’s Anti-Privatization Rally
Dear brothers and sisters, Just a quick update that 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. Shirts and signs will be available at the location. We…
Read MoreThe 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…
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