Category: Announcement

EDITORIAL: End the secrecy about MBTA Retirement Fund

Boston Globe | EDITORIAL | FEBRUARY 20, 2014 ONE BIG mystery about the MBTA Retirement Fund is whether the union representatives on its board are trying to hide information just from the general public — or from their own members as well. Last month the board voted against disclosing information pertaining to the fund’s $25 …

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T begins installing bus security cameras

By Martine Powers | Boston Globe | February 11, 2014 The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority has begun to install more than 200 high-definition, 4G LTE-enabled security cameras on buses throughout the transit system — one of the initial stages of a process to bring video surveillance to the entire bus and subway fleet. The high-tech …

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Quincy parents say MBTA employees saved son’s life

(Above) MBTA CSA Karen Kane, Trish Bossart, MBTA Instructor Tomas Gonzales & Bob Bossart pose for a photo. (Left) Grateful family members hug staff. Photo by Susana Hey, MBTA.

Boston Globe | February 3, 2014 | By Jessica Bartlett A 24-year-old Quincy resident has MBTA employees to thank after he fell down the stairs at Wollaston Red Line station and had to be given CPR. According to a press release, Kevin Bossart collapsed in late January at the Red Line stop while on his …

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