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Revere, Dawes, and the 66 Bus

Tonight, Boston celebrates the 250th anniversary of the midnight ride of Paul Revere. While Revere famously rowed across the Charles River and rode by horse from Charlestown to Lexington and Concord, his counterpart William Dawes set out through the Boston Neck, riding through Roxbury, Brookline, Brighton, and Cambridge. Today, Revere might’ve taken the Red Line …

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Local 589 Stands with Mayor Wu—A Champion for Transit and Labor

This weekend, our union proudly stood with Boston Mayor Michelle Wu as she launched her bid for reelection. This isn’t just another election year. At the federal level, over 1 million federal employees have had their collective bargaining rights stripped, 280,000 have been laid off, and institutions that protect us—like the NLRB, NIOSH, and OSHA—are …

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Stand Out for Mayor Wu

Join Local 589 President Evers and the Executive Board for a Stand Out in support of Boston Mayor Wu on Saturday, April 5, 2025, at the Cyclorama Performing Arts Center (539 Tremont Street, Boston, MA 02116) from 1:00 to 5:00 PM. As Trump and Elon Musk escalate their attacks on our union brothers and sisters—cutting …

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