By Patrick Ronan | The Patriot Ledger | Sep 04, 2013 QUINCY — A 35-year-old Quincy man has been charged with assaulting the driver and a passenger on an MBTA bus traveling through Quincy Point. Israel Gordon of Sea Street was arraigned Wednesday in Quincy District Court on charges of assault and battery and assault…
Setting a strategic vision for the future to raise standards and build power for transit workers to fight for more and better public transit, the Amalgamated Transit Union wrapped up it’s historic 57th convention in San Diego. The 567 delegates voted to dramatically change the ATU structure to fight multi-national transit companies and passed funding…
Today, several members of Local 589, including members of the executive board, attended the Greater Boston Labor Council’s Annual Labor Day breakfast. Also at the event was former Local 589 President, Tony Romano. Local 589’s members used the opportunity to talk with current elected officials, such as Sen. Thomas McGee – chair of the Mass. Senate…
Wishing all our members and their families a safe and happy Labor Day weekend. Thank you for all you do. Your labor keeps Massachusetts moving! Check out this press release that just came across our desk yesterday: TTD News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 30, 2013 On This Labor Day, We Pay Tribute to…
Registration is now open for Fall classes at the Labor Guild School in Dorchester, MA. Click here to see the schedule and classes that are offered. All Local 589 members who wish to take classes will be reimbursed as long as they provide a receipt to the union office. The school is located at 150 Mt. Vernon Street, Dorchester…
Dear brothers and sisters, On Monday the Executive Board of the Boston Carmen’s Union, Local 589, and our chief negotiator, Tom Roth, received the arbitrator’s award. Click here for a summary of the award. Please join us for a special meeting of the membership at 10am on Sunday, Sept. 8th at Florian Hall (55 Hallet Street) in…
This past weekend, members of local 589’s executive board visited two ATU maintenance facilities in Toronto, Canada: the Hillcrest Light Rail facility and the Duncan Bus Facility. The purpose of these visits were to gather information on the bus operator protective partitions and the maintenance and in house refurbishment of their light rail vehicles. According…
Thanks to brother Billy Berardino for passing along this photo of Local 589 members who donated their time to drive members of law enforcement to the funeral for slain MIT police officer Sean Collier. MBTA Transit Police and the MBTA gave all the drivers a plaque and a BBQ at Transit Police headquarters. Click here for more photos.
Transit Police are asking for the public’s help identifying a woman accused of spitting on an MBTA bus driver in Malden. Investigators say the incident happened on a Route 426 bus just before 11:30 p.m. Friday at the intersection of Lynn and Wesley streets. The suspect is described as a white woman between the ages…
Last month, Local 589’s President John Lee and Assistant Secretary Peggy LaPaglia joined Hillary Clinton at Boston Consulting Group’s 50th Anniversary celebration in Boston, MA. Also joining them was President Lee’s son, Ian, who gave the former First Lady/Secretary of State a kiss. Click here to see the other photo from the event.
The statewide Amalgamated Transit Union Massachusetts Legislative Council has endorsed Karen Spilka for Congress. Comprised of 11 ATU Locals from across Massachusetts and representing over 8,000 members, Karen has earned their support because of her strong track record of supporting public transportation and her commitment to fighting for smart investments in our infrastructure in Congress.…
On Saturday, Aug. 10 and Sunday, Aug. 11 and again on Saturday, Aug. 24 and Sunday, shuttle work is available for the Blue and Red line, August 10-11, 2013. Sign up sheets are posted at all garages. The executive board is encouraging all full-time bus operators, working or on a day off, to sign up.…
Thank you to all our sponsors and players for making this year’s Boston Carmen’s Annual COPE Golf Tournament such a tremendous success. Although the overflow turnout of members and supporters were greeted with rain in the morning, the afternoon brought warm sunshine. “It was truly a great day and we had a lot of fun while helping…
Boston Herald | Wednesday, July 31, 2013 | By Christine McConville A South End woman suspected of trying to kidnap a five-year-old boy on an MBTA bus in Cambridge Monday has been sent to Bridgewater State Hospital for a mental evaluation in an unrelated incident on the Silver Line in Boston last night, after she…
In two separate surveys, Boston residents have made it clear that they believe in public transportation and want more investment in it. In one survey conducted recently by the Suffolk University Political Research Center about the upcoming Boston mayoral election, 83% of those surveyed in Boston said that public transportation is a high priority issue. In the other…