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Nearly 3 in 10 MBTA employees made more than $100,000 in 2015

Boston Globe | By Matt Rocheleau and Todd Wallack | January 27, 2016 Nearly three in every 10 MBTA employees made $100,000 or more during 2015, according to new figures provided by the agency. A total of 1,884, or about 29.2 percent of the 6,451 T workers who were employed by the agency as of …

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Carmen’s Union chief defends perk that uses sick time to pad pension

Boston Herald | By Erin Smith | Wednesday, January 27, 2016 The head of the Boston Carmen’s Union blasted criticism of a plum union perk that allows T employees to pad their pensions with unused paid sick leave — saying the benefit actually helps combat absenteeism. “The MBTA for the past year has been saying our employees don’t …

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More Fuzzy Math From the Koch-Funded Pioneer Institute, This Time on Sick Leave

Once again, the Koch-funded Pioneer Institute in an effort to demonize working families and destroy worker rights released a new study filled with fuzzy math to take the focus off decades of under investment and poor management at the T. The following is what the Koch-funded Pioneer Institute aren’t telling you in their study: The …

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