By Eric Moskowitz / Globe Staff / January 12, 2013 Leaders of many of the state’s largest employers and a civic-minded nonprofit are urging Beacon Hill to act boldly on transportation, warning that failure to invest substantially in the Commonwealth’s aging highway and transit network would have a sweeping economic impact. A study commissioned by…
President John Lee joined several members of the Mass. Delegation, including Cong. Joe Kennedy III, at their swearing-in ceremonies today at the U.S. Capitol. President Lee and the Executive Board have made sure to maintain strong relationships with our elected leaders – here at home as well as nationally – to advance and protect the interests…
Here is the excerpt from The Nation magazine concerning the ATU: Most Valuable National Union: Amalgamated Transit Union With their Occupy Transit T-shirts and aggressively progressive approach to fighting for local and regional services, the 190,000 members of ATU are a force to be reckoned with in debates about economic and social justice. They gave critical…
Thank you to all local 589 members who contributed toys to the 12th Annual “Fill-A-Bus” campaign. Thanks to you, around 1,000 toys, mostly from MBTA employees, were donated to children at the Action for Boston Community Development, Mass Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, the Yawkey Boys & Girls Club of Boston, and The…
Dear Union Brothers and Sisters, As we look forward to the upcoming holiday season, I need to take a minute to pass on a few thoughts. Unfortunately, over the past few weeks there have been a number of issues related to “bypass and clearance” incidents along with other problems related to radios and SPTO concerns.…
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, while at the AFL-CIO Executive Board Meeting, takes a moment to thank President John Lee for the help that she received from all the ATU Locals across Massachusetts during her campaign.
You are cordially invite to the Boston Carmen’s Union Annual Christmas Party Tuesday, December 18, 2012 at the Boston Teachers Hall, 180 Mount Vernon St. Dorchester, Mass. Join us for fun, food, music and drink after the monthly union meeting at 8 p.m. In this season of giving, the Executive Board of Local 589 requests of all attendees…
Members of the Executive Board and past officers of local 589 take a moment for a picture at the past officers luncheon. On behalf of the past and present officers of Local 589 we wish all 589 members and their families a safe and happy holiday season.
ATU is standing with Walmart workers to support demonstrations at stores and warehouses on Black Friday, the biggest shopping day of the year, to protest the company’s union-busting tactics, discrimination, and poor treatment of workers. Walmart workers are unable to support their families because of the company’s low wages, rising part-time work and erratic scheduling…
Dear Friends, Please join us in a policy briefing and release of our new transit solutions report on Tuesday November 27 at 10 am in State House Room 437. 2013 promises to be a decisive year for transit funding. Thanks to the leadership of riders, advocates, our legislature and the administration, transit has come to…
With the holidays coming, and the news stories no longer on the front page, the devastation of Superstorm Sandy is getting less attention. But our countless members living on Staten Island, in the Rockaways, and on Howard Beach who lost their homes and all their belongings are still trying to rebuild their lives. Or to the…
Congratulations again to the 2012 Rodeo winners and participants! Front row: Repairers Jay Brooks and Rich Gonzalez (3rd place), Joe Glennon and Ivan Karmanov (1st place), Dennis Orozco and Ray Jerzylo (2nd place) 2nd row: Jim Richardi(Instructor), Delegate Equipment Maintenance Mike Keller, Svetlin Strahilov (Instructor),Repairers Kevin Perkins and Brendan Tuttle. Missing from photo Mark Brockman…