Volunteer Bus Drivers are needed for this Friday, December 30, 2011 for the funeral for Peabody Fire Fighter James Rice. Brother Rice was killed in the line of duty last week. A dozen Bus Drivers are needed. To volunteer call Local 589’s office at 617-542-8212. Join the Boston Carmen’s Union ATU Local 589 to honor…
By Amanda Cedrone – Boston Globe – Dec. 21, 2011 A trolley driver on the Mattapan High Speed Line was brought to the hospital Tuesday after he was hit in the face by a 17-year-old, officials said. Tyron Higgins of Roxbury was taken into custody by MBTA Transit Police Tuesday afternoon for punching the driver…
On November 21, 2011, Governor Deval Patrick signed Senate Bill 2066 restoring some collective bargaining rights that had been removed in the 2010 Transportation Reform Law. The Bill, sponsored by State Representatives Nick Collins and Martin Walsh, passed the House 155-0 and was enacted in the State Senate on November 16, 2011.
The Boston Carmen’s Union Local 589 donated toys to the MBTA’s “Fill-A-Bus” 11th Annual Toy Drive that concluded on December 16th. The toy collection effort benefits disadvantaged children through donations to three Boston area community programs. The “Fill-A-Bus campaign has grown over the years and Local 589 has been a regular supporter of the program.
Join your union brothers and sisters for the Boston Carmen’s Union Annual Christmas Party with food, music and fun! When: Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2011 from 8pm-11:30pm Where: Boston Teachers Union, 180 Mount Vernon Street Boston, MA 02125 Note: No admittance without an official Union ID.
Thousands of firefighters from the across the country are expected to take part in this Thursday’s funeral for Firefighter Jon D. Davies Sr., the Worcester firefighter who died in an Arlington Street blaze last week. The Boston Carmen’s Union, Local 589 is proud, along with MBTA transit officials, to be coordinating transportation for firefighters traveling…
By State House News Service – Posted Dec 07, 2011 @ 02:51 PM Cambridge — Assaults on MBTA employees have risen in recent months, according to interim MBTA general manager Jonathan Davis, and he is working with transit agencies in other states to develop policies to better protect bus and train operators.
Sending your child to college is getting more expensive every day. To help defray costs, the Boston Carmen’s Union, Local 589, Executive Board would like to make you aware of the following scholarships: 2012 Mass. AFL-CIO Scholarship: Deadline is December 19, 2011. 2012 ATU Scholarship: Deadline is January 31, 2012.
Dear Local 589 Member: On Tuesday, December 13, 2011, you will have the opportunity to vote for your State Senator representing the 2nd Suffolk and Middlesex District. Local 589 has endorsed Robert McCarthy and urges all of our members and friends who live in the 2nd Suffolk and Middlesex District to vote for fellow union…
By Jim Haddadin / jhaddadin@wickedlocal.com Arlington Advocate Posted Nov 10, 2011 @ 04:44 PM Arlington — Tom Connolly has a firm belief about how his lifelong passion for mass transit developed. “I’ve come to the conclusion, at this stage of my life, that there’s a gene for these things,” Connolly said, “that you don’t actually…
We are proud to present to you a Division No. 589, 100th Anniversary T-shirt. A donation of $15 or more to COPE (Committee On Political Education) is suggested to offset the cost of the T-shirt. Shirts will be available at next Tuesday’s regular meeting of the membership (11/15) between 9:30-10:30am and 6:30-7:30pm. The meeting is…
When: Tuesday, November 15, 2011 Location: 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. Description: The regular order of business will be transacted.
2011 Rodeo Champions from the Orient Heights Carhouse Repairers Robert Long and Dana DeRosier with Delegate of Equipment Maintenance Mike Keller. Click here to see more photos.
Boston Carmen’s Union, Local 589 Vice President Jim O’Brien, Delegate Terry Reed and Barn Captains Allen Lee and Billy Rodenmacher seen here with the 2010 Green Line Motorperson Safe Drivers.