Mar 09 2022
Dear Brothers and Sisters, Since 1936, the men and women of the Boston Carmen’s Union, Local 589 have operated and maintained a network of trackless trolleys in and around Belmont, Boston, Cambridge, and Watertown. This Saturday, the last of the legacy trackless trolley lines will operate in regular passenger service on routes 71 and 73 out …
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Jan 05 2022
As you may have read in the WBUR article published on Monday, President Jim Evers had expressed his hope that the MBTA resume free COVID-19 testing for T employees at its Everett facility to prevent service reductions in the midst of the latest surge. We are pleased to announce that free testing will be available next week …
Permanent link to this article: https://carmensunion589.org/2022/01/free-covid-19-testing-for-employees-at-mbta-everett-facility/
Dec 22 2021
2021 hasn’t been the easiest year for Carmen’s members, but it has been one of our proudest. In the face of a global pandemic, we led the fight to keep transit affordable and accessible to all, fighting back cuts to essential transit service and keeping our jobs and our schedules in a time of uncertainty. …
Permanent link to this article: https://carmensunion589.org/2021/12/thank-you-for-a-great-2021/
