Jul 13 2014
Dear Brothers & Sisters, This past Friday, Governor Patrick signed a $36.5 billion budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2015. We wanted to update you on a few things that were included in the passed budget: Driver Assaults: Although everyone is entitled to a safe workplace, this is often not the case for our members. To help ensure …
Permanent link to this article: https://carmensunion589.org/2014/07/legislative-update-fy-15-budget/
Jul 10 2014
Huffington Post | Robert Creamer | 07/09/2014 The ability for ordinary working people to organize and collectively bargain over their wages and working conditions is a fundamental human right. It is a right just as critical to a democratic society as the right to free speech and the right to vote. Over the last 30 years …
Permanent link to this article: https://carmensunion589.org/2014/07/why-collective-bargaining-is-a-fundamental-human-right/
Jun 18 2014
By Martin Finucane | Boston Globe | June 18, 2014 A bus crash last month left an MBTA bus dangling over the Massachusetts Turnpike in Newton. The union that represents MBTA train and bus operators is objecting to state a tough new policy against cellphone possession by operators issued by state officials. The Boston Carmen’s …
Permanent link to this article: https://carmensunion589.org/2014/06/boston-globe-mbta-operators-union-objects-to-strict-cellphone-policy/
