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Update about Friday’s court proceedings re: arbitration award.

Brothers & Sisters, Just a quick update about Friday’s court proceedings regarding the MBTA’s appeal of our arbitration award. Judge Troy presided and heard the T attorneys basically argue that the judge should rule that the T can and should be allowed to continue our migration into the GIC, while the T presented future evidence …

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Starving MBTA will stunt Boston’s growth

Boston Globe | Paul McMorrow | Oct. 8, 2013 Boston is growing at a pace not seen in the better part of a century. The city now has more residents than it has at any point since the 1970s, and has arrived at the renaissance moment city leaders have been chasing for 60 years. There’s no …

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Spilka Addresses Mass. AFL-CIO Convention

Karen Spilka Addresses Massachusetts AFL-CIO Convention

State Senator Karen Spilka, Local 589’s endorsed candidate for U.S. Congress in the 5th District Special Democratic Primary, was a featured speaker at the Massachusetts AFL-CIO Convention. Senator Spilka spoke to a packed hall in Plymouth highlighting her 93% Life time Labor Voting Record and making her case that she is the best candidate for …

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