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Mayor Walsh throws latest MBTA privatization idea under bus

Mayor Martin J. Walsh speaks at the Greater Boston Labor Council’s Labor Day breakfast in Boston yesterday.

Boston Herald | Matt Stout | Tuesday, September 06, 2016 Mayor Martin J. Walsh yesterday came out swinging against the MBTA for weighing the privatization of core functions such as bus routes and maintenance, calling it a “mistake” that could pave the way to widespread outsourcing at the cash-strapped agency. “It’s a slippery slope. It’s …

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State House Update

Photo of Massachusetts State House

On Thursday, September 1, MBTA leadership submitted this annual procurement report to the Massachusetts House and Massachusetts Senate, pursuant to the transportation reform law passed in 2015. This report continues to use the same flawed logic that has shaped the MBTA reform debate for months – that outsourcing will somehow fix decades of neglect, woefully …

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Two Foursomes Left for Annual Golf Tournament

ATTENTION: Due to cancellations, there are two foursomes available for Local 589’s 2016 Annual Golf Tournament (Sept. 9th) at the Brookmeadow Country Club in Canton, MA. If interested, contact Peggy LaPaglia ASAP at (617) 542-8212 Ext: 10 or plapaglia@carmensunion.org.

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