Dear Union Brothers & Sisters, The Executive Board of the Boston Carmen’s Union, Local 589, would like to recognize all the members who performed there duties during Hurricane Sandy. Everyone did there part in keeping the system running. A special thanks to the E&M Department who were out in the storm working through the night…
On Thursday, October 25, 2012, members of Local 589’s Executive Board joined ATU International President Larry Hanley at the UMass/Dartmouth Labor Education Center 2012 Annual Awards Banquet at the Venus de Milo Restaurant in Swansea, MA. At the event, President Hanley was awarded the Arnold M. Dubin Memorial Award. Click here for more photos.
By Christine McConville | Boston Herald |Tuesday, October 30, 2012 Surging Democratic Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren is challenging U.S. Sen. Scott Brown to debate on Thursday evening, but he has yet to respond. The Senate campaign rivals were originally scheduled for their fourth and final debate tonight, but Brown cancelled yesterday due to Hurricane Sandy.…
Recently, President John Lee and Local 589 Member Mark Flaherty joined Tim Sullivan from the Mass. AFL-CIO, State Rep. Timilty, Cong. Mike Capuano, and State Rep Cusack at an event in Randolph. Both Rep Mark Cusack, who serves on the transportation committee up at the state house, and Congressman Capuano, who serves on the transportation committee in…
We are officially in crunch time! With only 12 short days until Election Day, we must do all we can to help our endorsed candidates. Please volunteer for the nearest walk in your area. This weekend’s walks are highlighted by our walk in Taunton where we will be joined by endorsed candidate Joseph P. Kennedy, III and…
By Melissa M. Werthmann | Boston Globe | Oct 23, 2012 The person who left a wallet containing more than $900 on an MBTA bus has been reunited with the money, thanks to an honest MBTA employee. Gaynol Waugh has been a T repairer since 2005 and is training to get his commercial driver’s license,…
By Christina Hager | WBZ-TV | October 18, 2012 BOSTON (CBS) – MBTA police are looking for a man who punched a bus driver at 5:40 Thursday morning. Chief Joseph O’Connor says the man wanted the driver to let him out in a spot that was not an actual bus stop. When the driver refused,…
10/18/2012 | By Melissa M. Werthmann | Boston Globe MBTA Transit Police are searching for a suspect who punched a bus driver in the head and then jumped out of the window of the bus early today, according to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. The bus was traveling on Albany Street at 5:40 a.m. when…
Oct 17, 2012 – By Melissa M. Werthmann – Boston Globe Boston police arrested a man Tuesday evening after he spit on a bus driver and shattered the window on the front passenger-side door of the bus, the MBTA said. The driver picked up the man near the intersection of Blue Hill Avenue and Dudley Street,…
Below is a compilation of video and photos (courtesy John Clancy) from the ATU mobilization in Cleveland, Ohio. The song played along in the background is, “Which Side Are You On?,” written by Florence Reece. Reece was the wife of Sam Reece, a union organizer for the United Mine Workers in Harlan County, Kentucky. In…
Boston Globe | By Matt Rocheleau | October 12, 2012 Veteran driver Willis Rose Jr.’s run during the finals of the annual MBTA Bus Roadeo began with a rocky start. At the first test out of the gate, he lost a few points when he drove the bus’ tires over a couple of tennis balls…
On Saturday, Local 589 and the AFL-CIO marched and stood out for Elizabeth Warren in Weymouth, MA. Click here to see photos from the day.
Boston Globe | By Jeremy C. Fox, Town Correspondent | October 2, 2012 An MBTA bus driver from East Boston is set to be honored by Medford police after she assisted in the safe return of an unattended toddler to her family, MBTA Transit Police announced. Around 6:15 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 5, Donna D’Amelio…
The Boston Carmen’s Union scholarship application is now available for the 2013 academic year. Click here for the application. The deadline for scholarship is December 17, 2012 and the exam for this scholarship will be conducted at the student’s high school on February 6, 2013. The Carmen’s Union Scholarship is available to a competing student…
Tonight, thousands of ATU members from across the United States and Canada joined International President Larry Hanley for the first-ever, “Rocking the Transit World” webcast. ATU leaders, like President John Lee of Local 589, and well-known politicians, from Bill Clinton to former Secretary Bill Richardson, joined President Hanley to emphasize the importance of the Nov. 6 election…