Category: Announcement

Vote NO on Question 1

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This November, you and your family should vote NO on Question 1 because this ballot measure would eliminate a key part of the funding that has been set aside by the state Constitution to pay for transportation projects across the state. It would jeopardize $1 billion in transportation improvements over the next decade – putting our …

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MBTA Police Chief: ‘No Credible Threat’ Against Boston Public Transit

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By Chris Caesar Boston.com Staff September 25, 2014 7:33 PM Officials in New England are weighing in on a recent threat from the Islamic State group claiming it was planning attacks targeting subway systems in New York City and Paris. “There is no information that either the MBTA or Boston is a specific subject of …

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Local 589 Members, DOT Approve 4-year Working and Pension Agreements

Photo caption: Local 589's Executive Board with the Labor Bureau's Tom Roth, briefed members on the details of the Working and Pension Agreements on Sunday.

A packed house of Boston Carmen’s Union members overwhelmingly approved 4-year working and pension agreements on Sunday, September 14th. The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (DOT) Board approved both agreements on Wednesday, September 17th. On Sunday morning, Local 589 members gathered at the Boston Teachers Union where they listened to the details of both agreements, asked …

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