Category: General

Update about Friday’s court proceedings re: arbitration award.

Brothers & Sisters, Just a quick update about Friday’s court proceedings regarding the MBTA’s appeal of our arbitration award. Judge Troy presided and heard the T attorneys basically argue that the judge should rule that the T can and should be allowed to continue our migration into the GIC, while the T presented future evidence …

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Two MBTA Drivers Assaulted

According to the Transit Police, two MBTA drivers were assaulted last week on the same day (Tuesday, Sept. 10): Incident #1: On Tuesday, September 10, 2013, at 3:45 pm, the unidentified female (depicted in the photo on the right) kicked a MBTA Route # 32 bus operator while operating at the intersection of West Street and …

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E-Board Visits ATU Maintenance Facilities in Canada

Protective partitions used in Toronto, Canada.

This past weekend, members of local 589’s executive board visited two ATU maintenance facilities in Toronto, Canada: the Hillcrest Light Rail facility and the Duncan Bus Facility. The purpose of these visits were to gather information on the bus operator protective partitions and the maintenance and in house refurbishment of their light rail vehicles. According …

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