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International President Swears-In New Officers
This past Tuesday, International ATU President Larry Hanley joined Boston Carmen Union’s new President John Lee and outgoing President Stephan MacDougall as well as all the membership for a regular meeting. President Hanley swore in all the new officers and barn captains. Click here to view some of the photos from the meeting.
Read MoreService Updates to Improve Working Conditions
Tonight, the MBTA announced additional service revisions in a continuing effort to protect the health and safety of the T’s workforce and customers, and to preserve transit services for those who are essential to slowing the spread of COVID-19. Effective Saturday, March 21, the MBTA will implement rear-door boarding on all MBTA buses and trolleys at street-level…
Read MorePay Raise For MBTA Managers
Wednesday, 10 Aug 2011, 9:44 PM EDT Maria Al Tayar BOSTON (FOX 25 / MyFoxBoston.com) – The MBTA Board of Directors approved a 1.5 percent salary increase for July 1, 2011 and another 1.5 percent raise on January 1, 2012 for non-union employees as part of its fiscal 2012 budget, according to State House news…
Read MoreALERT: Rally on April 4th!
On the anniversary of Dr. King’s death, April 4, transit workers join together with the occupy movement and transit passengers across the country to honor Dr. King’s legacy. Dr. King declared, transit systems in most American cities…have become a genuine civil rights issue…If transportation systems in American cities could be laid out so as to…
Read More2 arrested after MBTA bus driver allegedly assaulted
(Courtesy of Channel 7 – WHDH) NEWTON, Mass. — Two suspects were arrested in Newton after police say they talked their way into a free MBTA bus ride to court, and then beat up the driver who helped them. 7News cameras rolled as police cuffed 24-year-old Kelly Galvin and her boyfriend, 28-year-old Jesse Cedrone.
Read MoreALERT: Fellow Union Brother Needs Help!
Delegate Patrick Hogan reports that Brother Jerome Tarter (Badge 67725) and his family were victims of a major fire that destroyed their home on January 22nd. Brother Tarter, his wife, son and daughter escaped unharmed but their home and all their possessions were lost in the fire.
Read MoreLocal Leaders React to MBTA’s Proposed Cuts, Favor Upping Gas Tax
By Jarret Bencks | Somerville Patch | January 20, 2012 While the MBTA has ideas to solve its funding crisis, the state legislature is likely to come up with its own. The MBTA Caucus of the state’s legislature—state representatives whose communities are served by
Read MoreThe T is in trouble with a capital T
LOOKING AT the MBTA’s latest proposals to raise fares and severely cut service, I am reminded of the old joke about the complaining restaurant patron: “The food is terrible — and such small portions!’’ It’s an insult that fares must be raised, though the T’s $161 million deficit can’t be denied, and fares have held…
Read More“This Week in Business” Discusses MBTA Budget Woes
How should the MBTA pay its bills?
The MBTA, facing a $161 million budget deficit, recently announced it would use a combination of fare hikes and service cuts to deal with the problem. The transportation authority has presented two scenarios. One relies more on fare hikes, and the other relies more on service cuts.
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