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Ax eyed for free T rides; Strapped agency looks to cut perk
By Chris Cassidy Free-riding retirees of the cash-strapped MBTA took more than 130,000 trips on Bay State public transportation last year — a precious perk that lawmakers will consider abolishing this morning at a State House hearing.
Read MoreMBTA Employee Threatened In East Boston
August 19, 2011 | By Jeremy C. Fox | Boston Globe MBTA transit police arrested a Jamaica Plain man at the Wood Island Station late Thursday after the man allegedly threatened to kill a T employee. Gentryus Gibbs, 36, was wearing a utility knife in a sheath on his hip when he made the alleged…
Read MoreT Roadeo shows off wild side of drivers
By Richard Weir | Saturday, October 15, 2011 | http://www.bostonherald.com | Local Coverage Willis Rose floored the gas pedal of the 36,000-pound MBTA bus and then slammed on its air brakes, coming to a screeching halt before a tough crowd watching his every move.
Read MoreAssaults on MBTA employees, including spitting incidents, on the rise
By State House News Service – Posted Dec 07, 2011 @ 02:51 PM Cambridge — Assaults on MBTA employees have risen in recent months, according to interim MBTA general manager Jonathan Davis, and he is working with transit agencies in other states to develop policies to better protect bus and train operators.
Read MoreA lifetime on the T: Arlington’s Connolly marks 40 years at job
By Jim Haddadin / jhaddadin@wickedlocal.com Arlington Advocate Posted Nov 10, 2011 @ 04:44 PM Arlington — Tom Connolly has a firm belief about how his lifelong passion for mass transit developed. “I’ve come to the conclusion, at this stage of my life, that there’s a gene for these things,” Connolly said, “that you don’t actually…
Read MoreLegislative Update: FY 15 Budget
Dear Brothers & Sisters, This past Friday, Governor Patrick signed a $36.5 billion budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2015. We wanted to update you on a few things that were included in the passed budget: Driver Assaults: Although everyone is entitled to a safe workplace, this is often not the case for our members. To help ensure…
Read MoreWhy Collective Bargaining Is a Fundamental Human Right
Huffington Post | Robert Creamer | 07/09/2014 The ability for ordinary working people to organize and collectively bargain over their wages and working conditions is a fundamental human right. It is a right just as critical to a democratic society as the right to free speech and the right to vote. Over the last 30 years…
Read MoreBoston Globe: MBTA operators’ union objects to strict cellphone policy
By Martin Finucane | Boston Globe | June 18, 2014 A bus crash last month left an MBTA bus dangling over the Massachusetts Turnpike in Newton. The union that represents MBTA train and bus operators is objecting to state a tough new policy against cellphone possession by operators issued by state officials. The Boston Carmen’s…
Read MoreLocal 589 Introduces New Legislative Firm
At the July membership meeting Local 589 introduced the Union’s new legislative representatives, Mike Morris and Mike Bergan of Beacon Strategies Group (BSG). BSG is based in Boston and it’s co-founder Mike Morris’s brother is a Local 589 member and his father is a Boston Carmen’s Union Pensioner. Both Morris and Bergan have extensive experience…
Read MoreVideo: O’Brien Takes ALS Ice Bucket Challenge
While standing in front of Local 589’s office and in addition to making a donation to ALS, President Jimmy O’Brien took the #ALSIceBucketChallenge and then nominated Doug Taylor, Local 589’s Executive Board, and MBTA General Manager Beverly Scott. You have 24 hours and please make a donation to ALS.
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