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Mass. Senate OKs Fiscal Control Board For MBTA
State House News Service | By MATT MURPHY | May 22, 2015 The Senate shortly after midnight Friday morning unanimously passed a $38.1 billion budget plan for the fiscal year that begins in July after Democrats and Republicans came together over a compromise to put the MBTA under the authority of financial control board. The…
Read MoreT union raises concern about outside contractor
Commonwealth Magazine | By Bruce Mohl | May 21, 2015 THE MBTA RESTORED full service to the Orange Line in March but nevertheless shipped 24 disabled Orange Line traction motors to an outside contractor for repair. The T says it expects to receive the first of the refurbished motors back on Friday after more than…
Read MoreBoston Carmen’s Union Statement on Governor’s MBTA Bill
Below is a statement from the Executive Board of the Boston Carmen’s Union regarding the Governor’s MBTA bill. “The Governor’s Special Panel on the MBTA highlighted deep and pervasive management problems at the MBTA. While we agree with many of the recommendations of their report, eliminating the Pacheco Law will only make a bad situation…
Read MoreRALLY: Keep “Public” Transportation “Public” (10/6)
RALLY: Keep “Public” Transportation “Public” STOP PRIVATIZATION WHEN: Tuesday, October 6, 2015 WHERE: Various Locations to hand out anti-privatization information to the riding public TIME: 4:00 P.M. to 6:00 P.M. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!!! Please contact Joe Cerbone or John Clancy at the union hall (617-542-8212) so we can add your name to the list. If we are not…
Read MoreCelebratory Breakfast for Recipients of Local 589 Scholarships
This past Sunday, members of the executive board joined students who won Local 589 scholarships at an annual celebratory breakfast at IBEW Local 103 in Dorchester, MA. The executive board would like to congratulate these fine students and wish them much success in their college years. The following students were awarded scholarships: • Kori Garland — daughter of…
Read MoreMBTA Union Lashes Out At Outsourcing Plan
State House News Service | By Andy Metzger | Feb. 10, 2016 BOSTON – The MBTA’s plans for a dramatic reduction in its business-side workforce through outsourcing of cash handling and fare gates generated a forceful rebuttal from transit unions at a Wednesday meeting. “A big part of this is to improve performance,” Chief Administrator Brian…
Read MoreMBTA to consider privatizing services involving 250 jobs
Boston Globe | By Nicole Dungca | Feb. 10, 2016 Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority officials on Wednesday will take up a plan backed by Governor Charlie Baker to privatize departments that maintain fare machines, count cash fares, and run marketing and retail operations, a step that could eliminate about 250 jobs in all, according to…
Read MoreUnion Meeting: Tuesday, February 16, 2016
Dear members, The regular meeting of the membership will be held on Tuesday, February 16, 2016 at the Boston Teachers Union Hall, 180 Mount Vernon St., Dorchester, MA (behind the State Police Station near Columbia Rd. and Morrissey Blvd.) accessible by the Red Line. The regular order of business will be transacted. …
Read MoreWhat gives with T’s sweetheart deal?
Commonwealth Magazine | By Bruce Mohl | Jan 29, 2016 The Pioneer Institute released a report this week highlighting what it called a “sweetheart deal” for MBTA employees, but union officials are saying the deal isn’t as sweet as the analysis or the resulting news stories would suggest. Pioneer’s report, written by Mary Connaughton, focused…
Read MoreSomali man arrested for hitting MBTA bus driver
Boston Herald | By O’Ryan Johnson | Wednesday, January 27, 2016 A Somali immigrant was arrested yesterday for hitting an MBTA bus driver and records show transit cops have locked him up three times for violent assaults in less than three years, officials said. Mohamed Noor, 29, of Brookline was arrested after he boarded a…
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