Category: Event

Public Meeting to Discuss Privatization and the Loss of MBTA Bus Routes

Photo of MBTA buses parked next to each other.

Join Governor’s Councillor, Marilyn Petitto Devaney, for a public meeting this Thursday (Oct. 15) at 7 pm to discuss privatization and the loss of MBTA bus routes. The meeting is being held at the American Legion Hall Post #440 on 275 California Street in Newton, MA. Members of Local 589’s executive board will be in …

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O’Brien Blasts Baker’s Privatization Plans at Bernie Sanders Rally in Boston

President Jimmy O'Brien shaking hands with U.S. Senator. and presidential candidate, Bernie Sanders.

More than 20,000 people packed into the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center Saturday night to hear Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders. The Democratic presidential candidate called for aggressive reforms in healthcare, college education and debt, criminal justice, climate change, political donations, greater investment in public infrastructure, and a host of other progressive areas. Four local …

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RALLY: Keep “Public” Transportation “Public” (10/6)

RALLY: Keep “Public” Transportation “Public” STOP PRIVATIZATION WHEN: Tuesday, October 6, 2015 WHERE: Various Locations to hand out anti-privatization information to the riding public TIME: 4:00 P.M. to 6:00 P.M. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!!!  Please contact Joe Cerbone or John Clancy at the union hall (617-542-8212) so we can add your name to the list. If we are not …

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