Event
Christmas Party
Join your union brothers and sisters for the Boston Carmen’s Union Annual Christmas Party with food, music and fun! When: Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2011 from 8pm-11:30pm Where: Boston Teachers Union, 180 Mount Vernon Street Boston, MA 02125 Note: No admittance without an official Union ID.
Read MoreRegular Meeting of the Membership
When: Tuesday, November 15, 2011 Location: 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. Description: The regular order of business will be transacted.
Read More2011 Rodeo Champs!
2011 Rodeo Champions from the Orient Heights Carhouse Repairers Robert Long and Dana DeRosier with Delegate of Equipment Maintenance Mike Keller. Click here to see more photos.
Read More2010 Green Line Motorperson Safe Drivers
Boston Carmen’s Union, Local 589 Vice President Jim O’Brien, Delegate Terry Reed and Barn Captains Allen Lee and Billy Rodenmacher seen here with the 2010 Green Line Motorperson Safe Drivers.
Read MoreMassINC Forum Calls for New Revenue
A report released by MassINC on Wednesday, October 26th called for potential new tax revenue through a payroll or vehicle miles tax to fund regional transportation projects. Almost 100 people, including Representatives of the Boston Carmen’s Union ATU Local 589, packed a forum where the report was reviewed and listened to Lt. Governor Tim Murray
Read MoreGubernatorial Forum on Transportation
The next Governor of Massachusetts will have important decisions to make about how we will get to work, school, recreation, visit family and friends, and keep the economy going. Whether you walk, bike, take the train, the bus, drive, or ride a motorcycle, our quality of life depends on being able to get around. Please…
Read MorePeople’s Climate March
Dear Members, On September 21st in New York, the People’s Climate March will be the biggest mass mobilization the climate movement has ever seen. As world leaders gather for a landmark climate summit at the UN Headquarters, a movement of movements is mobilizing to reflect the seriousness, urgency, and people-power needed to address the climate…
Read MoreMore Wiffles for TK: Aidan’s Barber Shops plan Aug. 4 ‘buzz-off’
Dorchester Reporter | Bill Forry | July 25, 2014 Aidan’s Barber Shops in Lower Mills and Adams Corner have been doing a brisk trade in wiffles this month. Always a seasonal favorite, this year’s mid-summer boom is attributable to a little boy from Dorchester whose close-cropped hair style was made out of medical necessity. Tommy Kelly,…
Read MoreLocal 589 COPE Golf Tournament A Success
The annual Boston Carmen’s Union ATU Local 589 Committee on Political Education (COPE) Golf Tournament featured a beautiful summer day, a large crowd, good food, and fun for all involved reports Vice President Peggy Lapaglia. Local 589 members, members from other unions on the T, and friends filled all the foursomes at what has become…
Read MoreMass. AFL-CIO’s State of the Union Conference
The Executive Board of the Boston Carmen’s Union Local 589 participated in the Massachusetts AFL-CIO’s State of the Union Conference. Speakers included U.S. Congressman Michael Capuano, a member of the U.S. House Transportation Committee; U.S. Congressman John Tierney; U.S. Senator Ed Markey; and State Senate Transportation Committee Chairman Tom McGee.
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