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Gov. Healey, Local 589 Announce Tentative Agreement to Improve Frontline Employee Retention and Recruitment at MBTA
Today, President Jim Evers and members of Boston Carmen’s ATU Local 589 joined Governor Maura Healey, MassDOT Secretary and CEO Gina Fiandaca, Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) General Manager and CEO Phillip Eng, and MBTA officials to announce a tentative new labor agreement aimed at improving frontline employee retention and recruitment at the MBTA. The…
Read MoreT Board Approves New Labor Agreement!
Today, the MBTA’s Board of Directors approved the tentative agreement between the T and Local 589 aimed at improving frontline employee retention and recruitment. Watch the video below for highlights from yesterday’s announcement with Governor Maura Healey.
Read MoreHappy Labor Day!
Happy Labor Day to all of our dedicated members who help keep our city moving day in and day out. Labor Day is a reminder of the tremendous progress achieved by the labor movement. This year’s celebration is extra special, as it comes right after our recent contract ratification, which secured a pay raise and…
Read MoreRemembering the nearly 3k lives lost on 9/11, including our former union brother Gerard “Jerry” Dewan
Today, we remember the nearly 3,000 lives lost on 9-11, including our former union brother Gerard “Jerry” Dewan. After high school, Jerry worked for the MBTA as an Arborway driver before moving to New York to pursue his dream of becoming a firefighter. His company, Ladder 3, was the first to rush into the burning…
Read MoreAnother Successful Golf Tournament
Thank you to all our sponsors and players for making last Friday’s annual golf tournament at Brookmeadow Country Club in Canton a huge success. As usual, a great day was had by all that attended. The tournament provides union brothers and sisters the opportunity to have fun while building up Local 589’s COPE (Committee on…
Read MoreGov. Maura Healey Appoints Phillip Eng as New MBTA General Manager
The MBTA will soon welcome a fresh face to its team as Phillip Eng comes out of retirement to serve as the agency’s next general manager. Gov. Maura Healey, Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll and Transportation Secretary Gina Fiandaca announced Monday that they would appoint Eng to the role, which has been filled by Interim General…
Read MoreElection Day Is Two Days Away
With two days left before Election Day, members of Local 589 were out again today supporting one of our endorsed candidates—State Representative Jessica Giannino for reelection. On Nov. 8, please support our endorsed candidates who are pro-labor and pro-transit.
Read MoreCongrats to Rail Rodeo Winners
Congratulations to the winners as well as all those who competed in today’s Rail Rodeo at Riverside Yard. Click here to see more photos.
Read MoreMaura Healey Is Our New Governor
Congratulations to our friend and new Massachusetts Governor-elect Maura Healey. We look forward to working with you and Lt. Governor-elect Driscoll to help working families during these challenging economic times, protect the rights of workers to organize/collectively bargain, and invest in a robust public transit system for the Commonwealth. Thank you to all our members…
Read MoreToday is Election Day!
Today (11/8) is Election Day and polls are open from 7am to 8pm. Please support our pro-union, pro-transit endorsed candidates, especially Diana DiZoglio for state auditor. Her race is an important one for our union as the state auditor is charged with evaluating privatization proposals. Unlike her Republican opponent, Diana supports the Taxpayer Protection Act (also known…
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