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Follow Up to Union Lobby Day

Dear brothers and sisters, As you may know, April 2nd was Union Lobby Day at the Massachusetts State House. Members of Local 589 and unions all across the state came together educate our legislators and let them know we oppose Governor Baker’s proposed health insurance increase on state workers. As a follow up to Lobby Day,…

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Opinion: The T must succeed

Commonwealth Magazine | By Tony Dutzik and Kristina Egan | Mar 20, 2015 THIS WINTER’S MBTA debacle has focused attention – as it should – on how the T does business.  But it is important not to lose sight of why the T does business: to spark and support economic development, ensure equitable access to…

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Local 589 Testifies At Winter Storm Hearing

On Tuesday, the executive board of the Boston Carmen’s Union, Local 589, was invited to testify at a legislative winter storm oversight hearing held by the Joint Committee on Transportation. Also joining the executive board was Tom Roth, an economist and negotiator for Local 589 as well as the president of The Labor Bureau, Inc.…

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President Hanley Testifies Before Congress

Citing exploding urban populations, worsening traffic jams, young people forgoing cars and stressed public transit systems, Larry Hanley, international president of the Amalgamated Transit Union, called on the House Transportation Committee to set forth a major urban transportation agenda at the first hearing on the reauthorization of the transportation funding bill. Speaking on behalf of…

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