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John Lee was hired by the MBTA in August 1994 as a part-time bus driver at the Arborway/Bartlett Street Garage. Brother Lee was promoted to full-time in 1998 and was elected as Barn Captain, serving in that capacity from 2002 through 2007.
John Lee was elected by the membership as Vice President/Assistant Business Agent of the Boston Carmen’s Union Local 589 in December 2007. John was elected as a Delegate to the ATU International Convention in 2004 and again in 2007. Brother Lee also serves as a Delegate representing Local 589 at the Massachusetts AFL-CIO as well as the Plymouth and Bristol Central Labor Council.
Additionally, John has served as an member of the Executive Board to the New England Joint Conference of ATU Unions and as the Massachusetts / New Hampshire Political Coordinator for the AFL-CIO. He is an Honorary Member of the Retired Transit Workers Association and a Graduate of the Labor Guild School of Industrial Relations.
John lives in Randolph and has a son – Danny Boy.
