Commonwealth Magazine | Andy Metzger | Jun 5, 2019 DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS in the House voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to pass a bill backed by all of the state’s public-sector unions that would restore some labor power that had been sapped by a controversial US Supreme Court decision. In a 5-4 ruling last year, the court sided…
One of the many examples of our union brothers and sisters going above and beyond. Keep up the great work! #589Pride
What to be a delegate to the 59th Annual ATU International Convention? Now is your chance. See the attached sheet for more information.
Today, with gratitude in our hearts, we honor the men and women in uniform who lost their lives in service to our nation. #MemorialDay2019 #NeverForget
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…