Welcome back Green line operator Simone Hill who recently returned from a 2-year military leave serving our country in the United States Air Force. Her leave included a 1-year tour in Iraq and 1 year stationed at Otis Air Force Base. She is a 10-year 589 member and 14-year Air Force veteran.

She will be participating in the MBTA’s upcoming advertising campaign and has a positive message she would like to convey to her fellow union brothers and sisters. Through her military and life experience, she firmly believes in the power of unity and positively uplifting each other with praise. She has been in real positions of having to rely on the person next to her for survival and can teach us all about the true meaning of solidarity. Tearing down one another has no place toward the common goal we all share of protecting our good jobs―a job that Simone loves and takes great pride in.