On November 21, 2011, Governor Deval Patrick signed Senate Bill 2066 restoring some collective bargaining rights that had been removed in the 2010 Transportation Reform Law. The Bill, sponsored by State Representatives Nick Collins and Martin Walsh, passed the House 155-0 and was enacted in the State Senate on November 16, 2011.
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Jun 07 2011
Taking The Fight To Beacon Hill
Boston Carmen’s Union President John Lee was making the rounds at the State House today to push for legislation to restore health care collective bargaining rights for Local 589 members. President Lee was talking with Representatives and Senators about House Bill 3412 and House Docket 3199. Brother Lee explained that under the current law MBTA
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Apr 11 2011
2011 is the year the ATU fights back with COPE-PLUS!
The transit cuts keep coming. The layoffs are endless. Fare increase push customers away. Not long ago, a transit worker had a good middle class job for life. Those days are over. Will the crisis ever end? Only if we fight back, and THAT TIME IS NOW! This year, ATU is launching a new program …
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