Jul 10 2013
This past Tuesday, Local 589’s President John Lee testified at the State House in support of legislation, S 718, to help stem the rise of attacks on MBTA employees. The bill, sponsored by Sen. Sal DiDomenico, would allow police, with probable cause, to arrest suspects who assault public employees. As the law stands now, unless a police officer actually sees …
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Jul 02 2013
Early Tuesday morning, the Executive Board of the Boston Carmen’s Union was forced to evacuate Local 589’s union office due to an unknown gas. Emergency responders, including EMS, Boston Fire, and the Boston Fire Department’s Hazmat team, were quick to the scene. After a thorough search, they concluded that it was tear gas from an old …
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Jun 27 2013
Democrat Edward J. Markey, a 37-year veteran of the US House, cruised to victory Tuesday over Republican newcomer Gabriel E. Gomez in the US Senate special election. “I am a son of Malden, but I do not go to occupy a seat in the Senate,” Markey told the crowd at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel …
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