Category: Announcement

President Lee Appointed to New Committee

ATU President Hanley talks with Local 589 President John Lee at a Restructuring Committee Meeting at the Maritime Institute.

Local 589 President John Lee was selected by International President Larry Hanley to join a panel of 30 leaders from across the United States and Canada to serve on the ATU Structural Exploratory Committee. The committee will look to address changes and challenges in our industry, including: Training Mobilization Technology Building Coalitions Engaging Pro-Transit/Worker Candidates

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Mass. Labor 2013 Field Schedule

Labor To Labor Phone Calls: ● There will be Labor to Labor phone calls being made five days a week at the Harvard Union of Clerical and Technical Workers (HUCTW) office at 15 Mount Auburn Street in Cambridge. For more information, contact Martha Rob at 617-947-0165 or Tom Cannel at 857-998-3101. ● Daytime phone banking: …

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Mass. AFL-CIO Educational & Political Conference

Local 589's endorsed candidate for U.S. Senate Ed Markey (center) with the Executive Board of the Boston Carmen's Union.

The Boston Carmen’s Union Local 589 Executive Board participated in the 3-day Massachusetts AFL-CIO Gompers-Murray-Meany Educational Conference held from May 22nd-24th. The annual conference provides workshops on current Labor issues, speakers such as State Treasurer Steve Grossman and Attorney General Martha Coakley with special guest speaker US Senate candidate Ed Markey. Markey took time to …

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