The MBTA is targeting July 1, 2014 as the transfer date to the GIC. See the open enrollment calendar on the right hand side of the screen for the GIC. Please know this is only if you want to make changes to your health care. If you have any questions, please contact us.
Thank you to all Local 589 bus drivers who volunteered to transport our brother and sisters from the Boston Fire Department (as well as firefighters from across the country) to the funerals of firefighters Walsh and Kennedy. Special thanks to Sue Zeiba for taking the photo in this post. Click here to see more photos…
We have an emergency and need your help! Due to a number of reasons it appears we are falling short of volunteer bus operators for the wakes and funerals of the fallen firefighters. If you can volunteer, please contact your area ASAP. Let us continue the proud tradition of saluting these heroes! Your time and…
Our deepest and most heartfelt prayers are with the brave men and women of the Boston Fire Department and their families during this time of unspeakable tragedy. If you would like to help support the families and loved ones of Lieutenant Ed Walsh and Firefighter Michael Kennedy, the Boston Firefighter’s Credit Union has created a fund to…
Dear union brothers and sisters, Our own Darren McCullough, Local 589 Member with 17 years of employment driving a bus for the MBTA, was recently diagnosed with stage four throat cancer and will be out of work for a minimum of six months. His wife, Jennifer, will be taking a leave of absence to take care…
The regular Meeting of the Membership will be held on Tuesday, March 18, 2014 at the Boston Teachers Union Hall, 180 Mount Vernon St., Dorchester, Massachusetts (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…
The Executive Board of the Boston Carmen’s Union Local 589 participated in the Massachusetts AFL-CIO’s State of the Union Conference. Speakers included U.S. Congressman Michael Capuano, a member of the U.S. House Transportation Committee; U.S. Congressman John Tierney; U.S. Senator Ed Markey; and State Senate Transportation Committee Chairman Tom McGee.
Boston Globe | EDITORIAL | FEBRUARY 20, 2014 ONE BIG mystery about the MBTA Retirement Fund is whether the union representatives on its board are trying to hide information just from the general public — or from their own members as well. Last month the board voted against disclosing information pertaining to the fund’s $25…
Click on the following links to see how the Massachusetts Supervisor of Records weighs in on the MBTA Retirement Fund public disclosure from the following organizations: Beth Healy of the Boston Globe Kathy Curran of WCVB-TV
By Catalina Gaitan | Boston Globe | February 18, 2014 A Dorchester man is facing arraignment today in Dorchester Municipal Court after he allegedly assaulted an MBTA bus driver Saturday morning. Joel Casanova, 34, is facing charges of interfering with public transportation and assault and battery on a public employee. MBTA Transit Police responded to…
By Martine Powers | Boston Globe | February 11, 2014 The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority has begun to install more than 200 high-definition, 4G LTE-enabled security cameras on buses throughout the transit system — one of the initial stages of a process to bring video surveillance to the entire bus and subway fleet. The high-tech…
Boston Globe | February 3, 2014 | By Jessica Bartlett A 24-year-old Quincy resident has MBTA employees to thank after he fell down the stairs at Wollaston Red Line station and had to be given CPR. According to a press release, Kevin Bossart collapsed in late January at the Red Line stop while on his…
Daily Free Press | Published Jan 30, 2014 | By Sarah Capungan Boston was ranked number three in Walk Score’s “Best U.S. Cities for Public Transportation” report, released Tuesday. Transit scores were given on a 100-point scale and determined by the average resident’s ability to access public transportation. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority received a transit score of…
By Steve Annear | Boston Daily | January 24, 2014 An MBTA rider who apparently didn’t want to pay his fare started swinging his cane at two MBTA employees and a bystander, after one of the employees tried to shuffle him out of a Green Line station on Friday afternoon, according to T officials and…