News and Notices
Local 8751 is still in negotiations
Local 8751 is still in negotiations this weekend for a Memorandum of Agreement regarding pay and benefits beginning September 7. Please hold off a few days filing for unemployment for last...
Nearly 60 workers in Mass. have died of COVID-19 after potentially being exposed on the job, according to a safety coalition report
By Katie Johnston Globe Staff,Updated September 9, 2020, 6:42 p.m.39 Medical professionals have had the most infections, with 6,847 positive tests, according to the study.JOSEPH...
The Walsh administration & Transdev have so far refused to extend the Union’s March 17th MOA for Full Pay and Benefits.
The Walsh administration & Transdev have so far refused to extend the Union's March 17th MOA for Full Pay and Benefits. Instead, on Labor Day, they have offered us workers only insults...
Readville Mechanic tested positive for coronavirus
On 8/28 Transdev informed Local 8751 that a worker tested COVID-19 positive. UAW told Local 8751 that it is a Readville mechanic. Local 8751 demanded the Walsh administration do testing...
Solidarity w/ San Francisco school bus drivers! Health care is a human right!
August 20, 2020Healthcare Is A Human Right! Restore Health Insurance Benefits for the Duration of the COVID-19 Pandemic Shutdownto San Francisco’s 250 Professional School Bus Drivers and their...
Local 8751 President Francois is testifying @ Boston City Council
Local 8751 President Francois is testifying @ Boston City Council today @ 5PM about the Union's demand "Safety First" for any reopening plan. To watch Councilor Ricardo Arroyo's hearing on City...
Boston Teachers Union releases draft proposal for safe restart of Boston Public Schools
“We are calling on BPS to plan for a fully remote opening to begin the school year and a phased-in return to any in-person learning only when all safety protocols are in place and verified,” said...
Local 8751 7/29 statement in Solidarity with the Boston Teachers Union: No Reopening Without Safety First!
Local 8751 7/29 statement in Solidarity with the Boston Teachers Union: No Reopening Without Safety First! Not One More Death! Full Hazard Pay and Benefits for All School Workers, Now!
Boston school workers blast ‘reopening plans’
Boston Public School nurses, teachers and bus drivers occupied City Hall Plaza on July 29, vowing to defend public safety by any means necessary. Source : Steve Gillis, Financial Secretary, USW...
Local 8751 Statement to BPS Nurses Action
Boston School Bus Drivers Say, “No School Reopening Without Union-Planned and Designed Health & Safety Procedures!” Teachers, Nurses, Bus Drivers & Monitors, Custodians, Paraprofessionals,...