Posts by Local589 Admin
2018 MBTA Rail Rodeo
Congrats to all our members who competed in this past weekend’s 2018 MBTA Rail Rodeo, both in the mechanical and operating competition. Winners of the 2018 MBTA Rail Rodeo operating competition were Adelaide Dos Santos – 1st place (her second win in a row), Chris Ramsdell – 2nd place, and Rohan Surujbally – 3rd place.…
Read MoreChronicle Segment Includes Local 589 Members
On Tuesday, Chronicle on WCVB Channel 5 did a segment on the largely unseen workforce that keeps things moving. Of course, you could do a segment about keeping things moving without talking about the members of Local 589. In this segment, they focus on our hard-working members who work to maintain the system in the wee…
Read MoreCongrats Charlestown/Bennett Retirees
Congratulations to our union brothers and sisters from Charlestown/Bennett on your retirement! Thank you for your dedicated service. We wish you a long, healthy, and happy retirement. Best wishes on this new chapter in your lives.
Read MoreMerry Christmas & Happy Holidays
Wishing all our members, their families, and our riders a merry Christmas and happy holidays. Special thank you to our members working during the holiday to keep our system open, safe, and reliable for our riders. Stay safe!
Read MoreBasketball Tryouts
Tryouts for Local 589’s basketball team, which will compete in the 2019 ATU International Basketball Tournament (June 12-16) in Dallas, TX, is Wednesday, Feb. 27 at the Brooke Charter School Mattapan (150 American Legion Hwy, Boston, MA 02124) at 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. This is a great opportunity to represent Local 589. All those…
Read MoreJob Well Done
Congratulations to our New England Patriots on another Super Bowl championship! Big thank you to our members who helped fans and law enforcement safely get to where they were going the night of the game and during the parade. #589Pride
Read MoreSupport These Recently-Filed Bills
Below you will find a list of recently-filed bills that reflect the legislative priorities of our union and the Mass. AFL-CIO Public Sector Task Force. Please reach out to any State Representatives or Senators that you have a relationship with, and request that they support and/or co-sponsor these public sector priorities. If you are not sure who…
Read MoreFinal Election Results for Assistant Secretary
Attached are the election results from today’s election for assistant secretary. Please join us in congratulating brother Marcus Taylor on his victory. Let’s also thank brother Jose Cruz on throwing his hat in the ring, and all those who voted in today’s election.
Read More2019 ATU International Basketball Tournament
Local 589 would like to put a team together to compete in the 2019 ATU International Basketball Tournament. The tournament will be held in Duncanville, Texas, and run from Wednesday, June 12 through Sunday, June 16, 2019. We are in the process of finding a gym to conduct tryouts so stay tuned for more information.…
Read MoreO’Brien Sets Record Straight on Overtime
In a recent article in the Boston Globe (MBTA overtime spending spiked last year), President Jimmy O’Brien set the record straight that the surge in overtime is do to understaffing. Below is his quote from the article. Well, there’s the same amount of work to be done to run and maintain the buses and the…
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