LOOKING AT the MBTA’s latest proposals to raise fares and severely cut service, I am reminded of the old joke about the complaining restaurant patron: “The food is terrible — and such small portions!’’ It’s an insult that fares must be raised, though the T’s $161 million deficit can’t be denied, and fares have held…
The MBTA, facing a $161 million budget deficit, recently announced it would use a combination of fare hikes and service cuts to deal with the problem. The transportation authority has presented two scenarios. One relies more on fare hikes, and the other relies more on service cuts.
After returning home from New Hampshire after canvassing Democrat Primary Voters for the United Auto Workers, I was confronted with the Jan. 11 front page story about rail cars built in Korea and purchased by our own MBTA (“What’s coming down the tracks”).
The Executive Board of the Boston Carmen’s Union ATU Local 589 would like to recognize and thank the following Bus Drivers for their volunteer service at the funerals for Worcester Fire Fighter Jon Davies and Peabody Fire Fighter James Rice.
12/30/2011 4:35 PM – By Amanda Cedrone, Globe Correspondent MBTA ridership averaged more than 1.3 million per weekday in November, the third straight month above 1.3 million, helping to make 2011 the T’s busiest year since 2008, officials said today. Ridership last month averaged 1.312 million on weekdays, said MBTA General Manager Jonathan Davis
Friday, 30 Dec 2011 – Kyle Cheney – State House News Service BOSTON, Mass. (WWLP) – State transportation officials will hold more than 20 meetings on proposals for MBTA fare hikes and service cuts, the Patrick administration disclosed Friday, offering the clearest insight yet on a process that T Chief
Editorial – Patriot Ledger – Dec 28, 2011 Here’s today quiz: In the next month, the MBTA will say: a) It is broke b) It needs more state money c) It has to raise fares
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.