Category: News

Summer 2026 Edition of Carmen’s Quarterly Is Now Available

The latest edition of Carmen’s Quarterly is now available. Click below to read the newsletter and catch up on all of our union’s latest news and updates. This summer edition features: Raising public awareness about the new transit employee assault law A warm welcome to two new Executive Board members Photos from the ATU Basketball …

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Governor Healey Signs H4645, Expanding Protections for Transit Workers

Dear Brothers and Sisters, After years of conversations with leaders in the House and Senate, we secured unanimous support, and today—with Governor Healey’s enthusiastic signature—we passed legislation to protect transit workers. The Act Relative to Assault and Battery Upon a Transit Worker (H4645) extends existing protections for public employees to all transit workers across Massachusetts, …

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Fully Electric Bus Fleet to be in Quincy

Last week the MBTA held the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Quincy bus maintenance facility, scheduled to be completed in 2024. With the ability to house 120 buses, this new facility will be the first entirely electric bus fleet, part of the MBTA’s initiative to replace vehicles with clean, zero-emission buses. This is just one …

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