Announcement
Have A Happy & Safe Memorial Day Weekend
Wishing all our members and their families a safe and happy Memorial Day weekend. As we enjoy the long weekend, let us never forgot all the men and women who gave their today for our tomorrow.
Read MoreCall Your Elected Officials On May 20
Join transit riders, workers and advocates on National Call Elected Officials Day on May 20 to call for more and better public transit, increased funding and better protection for riders and drivers. Keep the green coming for the greenest form of transportation. Millions of people in North America rely on the bus or train to…
Read MoreRemembering Boston Firefighters Walsh and Kennedy
Our deepest and most heartfelt prayers are with the brave men and women of the Boston Fire Department and their families during this time of unspeakable tragedy. If you would like to help support the families and loved ones of Lieutenant Ed Walsh and Firefighter Michael Kennedy, the Boston Firefighter’s Credit Union has created a fund to…
Read MoreFundraiser for Local 589 Member – Darren McCullough
Dear union brothers and sisters, Our own Darren McCullough, Local 589 Member with 17 years of employment driving a bus for the MBTA, was recently diagnosed with stage four throat cancer and will be out of work for a minimum of six months. His wife, Jennifer, will be taking a leave of absence to take care…
Read MoreUnion Meeting – Tuesday, March 18, 2014
The regular Meeting of the Membership will be held on Tuesday, March 18, 2014 at the Boston Teachers Union Hall, 180 Mount Vernon St., Dorchester, Massachusetts (Behind the State Police Station near Columbia Rd. and Morrissey Blvd.) accessible by the Red Line. The regular order of business will be transacted. The morning session will start…
Read MoreMass. Supervisor of Records Responds to MBTARF Public Disclosure
Click on the following links to see how the Massachusetts Supervisor of Records weighs in on the MBTA Retirement Fund public disclosure from the following organizations: Beth Healy of the Boston Globe Kathy Curran of WCVB-TV
Read MoreEDITORIAL: End the secrecy about MBTA Retirement Fund
Boston Globe | EDITORIAL | FEBRUARY 20, 2014 ONE BIG mystery about the MBTA Retirement Fund is whether the union representatives on its board are trying to hide information just from the general public — or from their own members as well. Last month the board voted against disclosing information pertaining to the fund’s $25…
Read MoreT begins installing bus security cameras
By Martine Powers | Boston Globe | February 11, 2014 The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority has begun to install more than 200 high-definition, 4G LTE-enabled security cameras on buses throughout the transit system — one of the initial stages of a process to bring video surveillance to the entire bus and subway fleet. The high-tech…
Read MoreQuincy parents say MBTA employees saved son’s life
Boston Globe | February 3, 2014 | By Jessica Bartlett A 24-year-old Quincy resident has MBTA employees to thank after he fell down the stairs at Wollaston Red Line station and had to be given CPR. According to a press release, Kevin Bossart collapsed in late January at the Red Line stop while on his…
Read MoreBoston ranks 3rd in national survey of best cities for public transportation
Daily Free Press | Published Jan 30, 2014 | By Sarah Capungan Boston was ranked number three in Walk Score’s “Best U.S. Cities for Public Transportation” report, released Tuesday. Transit scores were given on a 100-point scale and determined by the average resident’s ability to access public transportation. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority received a transit score of…
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