Congrats to our union brother Willis Rose on competing in the American Public Transportation Association’s 2019 International Roadeo. Although he didn’t come in first place, he’s a winner to us. Please join us in congratulating him on a good effort as well as thank him for representing us. #589Pride
Please join us in congratulating the following Local 589 members who completed programs in union organizing, operations, communications, and others at the Labor Guild: Katharine Mullen, Patrick Cullen, Shawn Dwyer, Chuck Stevens, Jae Cho, Stacey Charisse Butler-gardner, Monique Triplett, Anthony Lucas, Javon Langford, and Marcus Taylor. Working families are under constant threat from anti-union corporate…
Last Tuesday, the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) and the entire labor movement lost a trailblazing leader and working class champion – ATU International President Lawrence J. “Larry” Hanley. Please join us for a moment of silence TOMORROW (5/14) at 10 a.m. as we remember our union brother. Under Hanley’s leadership, the ATU was transformed into one of…
Our late International ATU President Larry Hanley would have been proud to see that 32 new members joined our union yesterday. Also in the photo are Assistant Secretary Marcus Taylor, Division 3 Delegate Patrick Hogan, and Charlestown Barn Captain Billy Berardino. Please join us in welcoming our new union brothers and sisters.
Don’t miss this year’s annual golf tournament on September 6, 2019, at the Brookmeadow Country Club at 100 Everendon Rd, Canton, MA 02021. Shotgun start 8:00 a.m. Make your own foursome or enter as a single. First come, first served. Course spikeless shoe policy in effect. Awards ceremony and Texas-Style Barbecue immediately following the tournament…
This past Sunday, Local 589 Vice President Peggy LaPaglia, Assistant Secretary Marcus Taylor, and Delegate Allen Lee joined scholarship winners and their families at an annual celebratory banquet at IBEW, Local 103 in Dorchester, MA. The following students have been awarded Boston Carmen’s Union Scholarships for 2019 in the amount of $2,000: Connor Coe: He…
Dear Brothers and Sisters, Don’t miss tomorrow’s (4/30) hearing at 1:00 PM in State House Room A-2. The Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development will hold a hearing on legislation filed in response to the Janus Supreme Court decision (H.1596/S.1043). This legislation (H.1596/S.1043) represents meaningful steps toward protecting the rights of unions and workers post…
According to a new poll by MassINC Polling Group, commuters are feeling the effects of the transportation system’s problems in very personal ways. For a large portion of those with the longest commutes, the frustration of being stuck on the roads or transit has led them to consider changing jobs, or leaving the region altogether.…
Members of Local 589 were proud to attend yesterday’s rally in support of our UFCW union brothers and sisters who are on strike against the corporate greed of Stop & Shop, and their parent company Ahold USA. No matter how long it takes, we have their backs! Don’t cross the picket line—grab a sign and…
Over the last couple days, barn captains from Local 589 have been attending ATU Steward Training, which involves learning about, among other things, grievance arbitration strategy and negotiations. Click here to see more photos on our Facebook page.
Today, marks nearly a week since 31,000 Stop & Shop workers across New England marched off the job and began the largest private sector strike in the U.S. in years. Despite Stop & Shop’s parent company, Ahold Delhaize, taking in more than $2 billion in 2018 and authorizing over $4 billion in stock buybacks over the…
Good Evening Brother’s and Sister’s, Thank you for your outpouring of support for UFCW Local 1445. In addition to efforts we’ve already asked you to take, we ask you to take one more step by sending an email to Stop & Shop’s Executive Vice President of Merchandising Mark Messier. He needs to hear your voice.…
On Thursday, 31,000 members of the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) who work at Stop & Shop across New England went on strike. Although Stop & Shop’s foreign-owned parent company reported more than $2 billion in profits last year, they’re proposing drastic cuts to the wages and benefits that its workers and their families…
On Tuesday, April 16 from 11am to 1pm, the seniors at the Haitian Adult Day Health Center-Sant Belvi (6 Frontenac St. in Dorchester) will hold a celebration honoring bus drivers (MBTA and BPS) who work in their community. The event will take place in the parking lot across the street at the corner of Blue…
Delegate Allen Lee and Assistant Secretary Marcus Taylor seen here with Carol Price, the mother of Kendrick Price who was the fatal victim of gun violence. Kendrick was an assistant basketball coach at UMass Boston and coach of the boy’s varsity basketball team at the Edward Brooke High School in Mattapan. In his role at…