Boston Globe | By Ellen O’Leary | 12.27.14 The MBTA has recommended firing the bus driver who was suspended for fighting with a passenger last Saturday, according to The Boston Globe. A rider captured video of a forty-year-old Route 1 bus driver arguing with a male passenger. On the video, the passenger appeared to spit…
PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release Contact James O’Brien Email: jobrien@carmensunion.org Phone: (617) 835-0678 Carmen’s Union Criticizes MBTA Over Dismissal of Assaulted Driver Delayed Installation of Operator Protections a Problem, as Assaults on Drivers Continue Boston, Mass. December 26th, 2014 — Despite continued and escalating unprovoked assaults on local bus drivers, the MBTA has failed to take…
We are not perfect. Nobody is. But, the heart of the ATU is the belief that we are stronger together than apart. That’s a value. We value people over profits and care about our larger family: the Union. Easy for me to say. As one year ends and another begins, I want to salute the…
An amazing time was had by the over 450 people that attended tonight’s Boston Carmen’s Union’s First Annual Christmas Gala at the Boston Renaissance Waterfront Hotel. Click here to see photos from the night’s event on our Facebook page. If you are not following our Facebook page, please do.
The regular meeting of the membership will be held on Tuesday, December 16, 2014 at the Boston Teachers Union Hall, 180 Mount Vernon St., Dorchester, MA (Behind the State Police Station near Columbia Rd. and Morrissey Blvd.) accessible by the Red Line. The regular order of business will be transacted. The morning session will start at…
This is from Twitter. Just when you think the public doesn’t understand what is going on or see the good work you are doing, you see something like this. Thanks for all you do!
Boston Globe | By Kiera Blessing | Nov. 28, 2014 The T set a record for ridership in October, with more than 37 million passenger trips, the transit agency said Friday. Previously, October 2013 held the record, with about 36.7 million trips, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority said. The new benchmark, 37.3 million, came three…
We would like to wish all our members and their families a happy Thanksgiving. We also encourage you to support Walmart workers by joining one of the hundreds of Black Friday actions across the nation. And, if you’re doing any last-minute Thanksgiving shopping, check out our union-made-in-America shopping list. Best wishes, Executive Board Boston Carmen’s Union,…
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BOSTON (CBS) – A Boston couple was arrested Sunday, accused of assaulting an MBTA employee at Downtown Crossing. Robert Snyder, 45, of Roxbury and Shayla Witts, 28, a homeless Boston resident, were arrested at about 3:30 a.m. Sunday after an alleged assault that left an MBTA employee hospitalized. Police said that while the MBTA worker…
Transit police are searching for a suspect who threatened an MBTA bus driver with a weapon while driving a moped. According to transit police, on October 30 at about 2:40 p.m., a man on a moped allegedly threatened an MBTA bus driver with a weapon in the area of Dudley Street and Blue Hill Ave. The…
By Steve Annear | Boston Daily | November 4, 2014 4:40 pm The first of 60 brand-new MBTA hybrid buses will hit the streets on Wednesday from Haymarket station, but energy efficiency and noise reduction capabilities aren’t the only upgrades to the commuter vehicles that officials are excited about. The 40-foot buses, which are powered by…
A Charlestown woman is happy to have her wallet with $1,735 inside back after leaving it on a bus Thursday. Jazmine Tucker was taking the MBTA Route 93 bus to go to the bank when the wallet was left behind, according to the MBTA. Bus driver Richard Cooper, a 28-year T employee, found the forgotten…
U.S. Congress: Seth Moulton – 6th Congr. M.A. Jeanne Shaheen – Senate N.H. Anne Custer – Congress N.H. General Court: Martha Coakley – Governor Steve Kerrigan – Lt. Governor Maura Healey – Attorney General William Galvin – Secretary State Deborah Goldberg – Treasurer Suzanne Bump – Auditor State Senate: Barbara L’Italien – 2nd Essex…
Dear members, It is with great sadness that we report the passing of IUPAT DC 35 Political and Legislative Director John Laughlin. Apart from John’s position with IUPAT, he helped advance the interests of all Local 589 members as our press and political consultant. In his role working for Local 589, he helped us shine a…