Category: Announcement

2nd Annual Christmas Gala

oston Carmen's Union's First Annual Christmas Gala

Please join us on Saturday, December 19, 2015 for Local 589’s 2nd Annual Christmas Gala. Cocktail hour is from 6-7 p.m. and dinner starts at 7 p.m. with entertainment and dancing to follow. This year’s gala is taking place at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel, 50 Park Plaza, Boston, MA 02116. If you would like to …

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It’s The State-Of-Good-Repairs Stupid!

MassInc Polling Group | October 14, 2015 The more the MBTA’s new control board digs into the issue of T absenteeism, the less consequential the problem looks to the agency’s bottom line. The latest MBTA report shows overtime costs due to absenteeism at $7 million a year, down from a previous estimate of $10 million. …

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Labor is right to note that privatization won’t solve T’s woes

The following letter written by President James O’Brien to the editor of the Boston Globe appeared in today’s paper: LETTERS Labor is right to note that privatization won’t solve T’s woes September 28, 2015 In Joan Vennochi’s Sept. 13 column (“Labor leaders’ hot rhetoric has grown cold”), organized labor is criticized for attacking the Pioneer …

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