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Funding for T upkeep must not be crowded out by growth plans

Boston Globe | Editorial | FEBRUARY 03, 2015 IMAGINE IT’S a hot summer day in 2017, and the state secretary of transportation has to decide between two projects: switch heaters that make it easier to keep trains running on outdoor rails on snowy days, or politically popular new train service to the Convention Center tied …

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Senator McGee Credits Local 589 for Delivering Transportation Funding

State Senator Tom McGee, State Senator Karen Spilka, and Local 589's John Lee.

Senator Tom McGee, Chairman of the Joint Committee on Transportation, credited Local 589’s President John Lee along with the other ATU Locals, riders, Community Labor United, and all the other coalition partners for delivering $600 million in transportation funding, including $115 million for the MBTA. Senator McGee, speaking at the MBTA Union Coalition meeting on …

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