Archive for April 2015

Police Seeking Woman Who Spat at MBTA Employee

Transit Police are seeking the identity of the photographed individual, who allegedly spat at an MBTA employee. On Wednesday, April 1, at approximately 5:30 p.m., the subject spat at the MBTA bus operator of a Route 41 bus near the intersection of Columbia Road and Annabel Street. The subject then assaulted the operator with an…

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Notice of GIC Open Enrollment

GIC Health Fair 10 Park Plaza, Boston Wednesday, 04/15/2015 11am – 3pm. If you are already enrolled in the Group Insurance Commission (GIC) and are not making any benefit changes no action is required. April 8 – May 6 For Changes Effective July 1, 2015 Annual enrollment time is here, giving you the opportunity to…

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4 Lingering Questions After Scathing MBTA Report

WBUR NEWS | APRIL 10, 2015 | By ZENINJOR ENWEMEKA BOSTON A scathing report on the MBTA, released Wednesday by an advisory panel appointed by the governor, blasts the management of the beleaguered transit system and calls for widespread reforms. But there are still some lingering questions about the report’s findings. Here are a few of those…

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Baker panel kicks the can

CommonWealth Magazine | By James Aloisi | Wednesday, April, 8, 2015 IN THE AFTERMATH of the drip drip drip of a series of strategically placed leaks, the governor’s special commission on the MBTA has finally issued its report.  It is a disappointing document that fails to address the MBTA’s real state-of-good-repair and capacity needs, fails…

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Time to pop this trial balloon

Commonwealth Magazine | James Aloisi | Apr 6, 2015 I KNOW SOMETHING about trial balloons. I launched a few myself when I was state transportation secretary. It’s a tried and true way for public officials to test whether there will be any meaningful push back to a decision before the decision is actually made. If…

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Is Gov. Baker’s Special Panel Evaluating the MBTA Fairly?

Frontier Group | Tony Dutzik | 04/07/2015 As Gov. Baker’s special panel on the MBTA prepares to release its recommendations for the future of transit in the Boston area, it is important that its conclusions be based on accurate information. Writing in CommonWealth yesterday, former state Transportation Secretary James Aloisi raised important questions about the…

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Follow Up to Union Lobby Day

Dear brothers and sisters, As you may know, April 2nd was Union Lobby Day at the Massachusetts State House. Members of Local 589 and unions all across the state came together educate our legislators and let them know we oppose Governor Baker’s proposed health insurance increase on state workers. As a follow up to Lobby Day,…

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Opinion: The T must succeed

Commonwealth Magazine | By Tony Dutzik and Kristina Egan | Mar 20, 2015 THIS WINTER’S MBTA debacle has focused attention – as it should – on how the T does business.  But it is important not to lose sight of why the T does business: to spark and support economic development, ensure equitable access to…

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