Archive for October 2015
O’Brien Blasts Baker’s Privatization Plans at Bernie Sanders Rally in Boston
More than 20,000 people packed into the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center Saturday night to hear Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders. The Democratic presidential candidate called for aggressive reforms in healthcare, college education and debt, criminal justice, climate change, political donations, greater investment in public infrastructure, and a host of other progressive areas. Four local…
Read MoreMBTA’s Workforce Policies ‘In A State Of Disrepair,’ Control Board Member Says
WBUR | By ABBY ELIZABETH CONWAY |September 30, 2015 BOSTON – With absent operators the leading cause of cancelled bus and subway trips, a member of the MBTA’s oversight board told state legislators that the T must take a similar approach to fixing its administrative system as it has to cataloging and updating its infrastructure needs. “The…
Read MoreRed Line driver injects humor into his work
By Steve Annear GLOBE STAFF OCTOBER 01, 2015 Allen Freeman is a Red Line driver who is getting attention for his creative and colorful narration of what’s happening outside as he drives passengers back and forth each day. By Steve Annear GLOBE STAFF OCTOBER 01, 2015 Allen Freeman’s voice booms through the crackling loudspeakers like…
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