Local 589 Meets with MBTA Police Chief on T Worker Assaults

By Local589 Admin | April 13, 2012 | 0 Comments

MBTA Police Chief Paul MacMillan and Deputy Chief Joseph O’Connor met this morning with Local 589 to address the growing number of assaults on T workers. President/BA John Lee, Recording Secretary John Clancy, Delegate Patrick Hogan, Assistant Secretary Peggy LaPaglia and Legislative Agent Richard Guiney meet with T Police leadership for two hours at Local…

100th Anniversary Celebration

By Local589 Admin | April 10, 2012 | 0 Comments

Don’t miss the 100th Anniversary Celebration of the Boston Carmen’s Union featuring Comedian Lenny Clarke. This is a once in a lifetime event with great food, fun, drink, dancing, and a lot of laughs. Where: Harborview Room at the Seaport World Trade Center When: Saturday, May 12, 2012, doors open at 6pm. Tickets: $50 –…

Local 589 Joins ATU National Transportation Funding Day

By Local589 Admin | April 5, 2012 | 0 Comments

The Executive Board and members of the Boston Carmen’s Union joined with the ATU to demand funding for public transportation at an April 4th State House Rally. The ATU sponsored a national day for workers and riders to join together to urge funding public transportation services across America.   The April 4th National Rally coincided…

Jim Evers Wins Financial Secretary-Treasurer’s Election

By Local589 Admin | April 3, 2012 | 0 Comments

The results are in from the April 2nd Special Election for Local 589 Financial Secretary-Treasurer.  Jim Evers was elected by the membership of the Boston Carmen’s Union ATU to fill the position of Financial Secretary-Treasure with 492 votes to Paul Eid’s 421 votes.   Local 589 President/Business Agent John Lee congratulated Brother Evers on behalf…

ALERT: Rally on April 4th!

By Local589 Admin | April 1, 2012 | 0 Comments

On the anniversary of Dr. King’s death, April 4, transit workers join together with the occupy movement and transit passengers across the country to honor Dr. King’s legacy. Dr. King declared, transit systems in most American cities…have become a genuine civil rights issue…If transportation systems in American cities could be laid out so as to…

Urban Transit Is A Civil Rights Issue

By Local589 Admin | March 30, 2012 | 0 Comments

On the anniversary of Dr. King’s death, April 4, transit workers join together with the occupy movement and transit passengers across the country to honor Dr. King’s legacy. Dr. King declared “transit systems in most American cities…have become a genuine civil rights issue…If transportation systems in American cities could be laid out so as to…

Carmen Stand With Machinists at Boch Motors

By Local589 Admin | March 22, 2012 | 0 Comments

Boston Carmen’s Union Local 589 members joined Machinists Union members at a Sunday rally in Norwood to protest the lack of a contract at Boch Motors. Workers at Boch Motors voted over a year ago to become members of the IAM and to date Boch

Election April 2nd!

By Local589 Admin | March 22, 2012 | 0 Comments

Don’t forget that the general election for Financial Secretary/Treasurer is Monday, April 2, 2012. Voting is between the hours of 7:00 A.M. and 9:00 P.M. at the Boston Teachers Union Hall, 180 Mount Vernon Street in Dorchester, MA. Click here to see a sample ballot.

Primary Results

By Local589 Admin | March 20, 2012 | 0 Comments

The five candidates for the special election for Local 589 Financial Secretary faced off in the March 19th Primary.  Pictured left to right are Michael Fahey, James Bradley, James Evers, Karen Maxwell, and Paul Eid. James Evers and Paul Eid move onto the final election. The primary results were:

Ballot Ready for Special Election for Financial-Secretary Treasurer

By Local589 Admin | March 15, 2012 | 0 Comments

Click here to see the ballot for the Special Primary Election for Treasurer/Financial Secretary of the Boston Carmen’s Union that will be taking place on Monday, March 19, 2012 between the hours of 7:00 am, and 9:00 pm.  All voting will take place at the

Union Meeting

By Local589 Admin | March 10, 2012 | 0 Comments

The regular Meeting of the Membership will be held on Tuesday, March 20, 2012 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.

Don’t Forget to Vote!

By Local589 Admin | March 6, 2012 | 0 Comments

Tomorrow is Election Day so please do not forget to vote.  Click here if you do not know where you vote. Additionally, if you live in Dorchester or South Boston, please vote for Rep. Nick Collins for First Suffolk Democratic State Committee Man.  There is no one on the ballot and Nick needs you to…

MBTA Honors Bus Driver Volunteers for Fire Fighter Funeral Work

By Local589 Admin | March 3, 2012 | 0 Comments

On March 2, 2012 the MBTA held a special ceremony in the Charlestown Garage to honor Bus Drivers who volunteered to provide service during the funerals for Worcester and Peabody Fire Fighters killed in the line of duty.

Special Election for Financial-Secretary Treasurer

By Local589 Admin | February 22, 2012 | 0 Comments

Dear Brother or Sister: Nominations will be held at the Union Office at 295 Devonshire St. on Monday, March 5, 2012 from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. You may call the Union office (617-542-8212) or Recording Secretary John Clancy

Statement by President John Lee

By Local589 Admin | February 22, 2012 | 0 Comments

Earlier this month a regular internal audit uncovered irregularities in the Union’s treasury.  The positive news for MBTA riders and taxpayers is that this exclusively involved Union funds – no MBTA funds and no taxpayer money was involved in any manner.

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