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Boston Globe: MBTA operators’ union objects to strict cellphone policy

By Martin Finucane | Boston Globe | June 18, 2014 A bus crash last month left an MBTA bus dangling over the Massachusetts Turnpike in Newton. The union that represents MBTA train and bus operators is objecting to state a tough new policy against cellphone possession by operators issued by state officials. The Boston Carmen’s …

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Statement on the New MBTA Cellphone Policy

The Boston Carmen’s Union ATU Local 589 shares the desire to keep bus transportation as safe as possible for riders and employees alike. However, our Union is deeply disturbed by MBTA management’s decision to turn bargained policy on its head, determining that all bus and transportation workers are guilty until proven innocent and declaring management …

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