Posts by Local589 Admin
Video Shows Disgruntled Rider Targeting MBTA Worker
Rider Initiated An Earlier Confrontation With Same Customer Service T Worker Boston, MA – Video released by the Boston Carmen’s Union Local 589 shows a disgruntled commuter rail passenger targeting a MBTA worker prior to a confrontation at the Back Bay Train station. The passenger told the MBTA and media outlets that he took out…
Read MoreJohn Lee congratulates Rep. Lynch
Rep. Stephen Lynch (right) shakes hands with John Lee, vice president of Boston Carmen’s Union (Local 589 A.T.U.), at his victory party at Phillips Candy House.
Read More2010 Endorsements
Please Remember to vote on Tuesday, November 2nd for the following candidates: Steven Grossman – State Treasurer William Galvin – Secretary of State Suzanne Bump – State Auditor
Read MoreService, smiles
Boston Globe – By Eric Moskowitz – October 10, 2010 There were more pigeons than people circling South Station when John Perez rolled in one morning, a few minutes early for his 5:45 a.m. shift. Over 26 years, Perez has logged more than 6,000 workdays as an MBTA bus driver, token collector, and Red Line…
Read MoreBrother Bailey Saves Life
A quick-thinking 36-year-veteran Green Line instructor, John Bailey, plucked a badly injured passenger from a burning taxi just moments before the mangled cab burst into a fireball after flying airborne into a tree along the Mystic Valley Parkway in Arlington yesterday. Here’s brother Bailey’s account from an interview with NECN:
Read MoreBoston Carmen's Union Endorses State Senator Marc Pacheco
Carmen Walking For Cancer
Keep America Moving Coalition Rally
MBTA Retirees Urged to Complete Survey
Earlier today, Local 589 President/Business Manager Stephan MacDougall and Recording Secretary John Clancy sent a letter to MBTA retirees asking them to complete a brief questionnaire to ensure that the union has up-to-date information on all retirees. This action comes as Local 589 and other MBTA unions are filing suit alleging that changes to MBTA…
Read MoreToy and Clothing Drive for Children
The Boston Carmen’s Union Local 589 is partnering with the MBTA and Radio 92.9 to ask riders and the general public to “fill a bus” with new toys and clothes for local children in need. The “Fill-A-Bus” drive MBTA bus is parked at JFK Station each day through Friday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
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