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MBTA’s Workforce Policies ‘In A State Of Disrepair,’ Control Board Member Says

WBUR | By ABBY ELIZABETH CONWAY |September 30, 2015 BOSTON – With absent operators the leading cause of cancelled bus and subway trips, a member of the MBTA’s oversight board told state legislators that the T must take a similar approach to fixing its administrative system as it has to cataloging and updating its infrastructure needs. “The …

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Red Line driver injects humor into his work

Allen Freeman is a Red Line driver who is getting attention for his creative and colorful narration of what’s happening outside as he drives passengers back and forth each day.

By Steve Annear GLOBE STAFF OCTOBER 01, 2015 Allen Freeman is a Red Line driver who is getting attention for his creative and colorful narration of what’s happening outside as he drives passengers back and forth each day. By Steve Annear GLOBE STAFF OCTOBER 01, 2015 Allen Freeman’s voice booms through the crackling loudspeakers like …

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RALLY: 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 …

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