Tag: privatization

Future for MBTA parts warehouse a subject of debate

State House News Service | By Andy Metzger | AUGUST 19, 2016 MBTA inventory workers giving a tour around the central warehouse earlier this summer paused for a moment, moving to the side of an enclosed alley to make room for a forklift passing through. The hallway is the only indoor connection between the loading …

Continue reading

Permanent link to this article: https://carmensunion589.org/2016/08/future-mbta-parts-warehouse-subject-debate/

Marty Walsh: Privatization Doesn’t Work

Mayor Marty Walsh

Recently, Mayor Marty Walsh sat down with the Boston Globe for a wide-ranging interview about his first-term in office and what he sees as the most pressing issues facing the city. At the top of his list was his opposition to privatizing public transit. Below is the portion of the interview that focused on his opposition to …

Continue reading

Permanent link to this article: https://carmensunion589.org/2016/08/marty-walsh-privatization-doesnt-work/

O’Brien Highlights Ongoing Problems Facing MBTA and Money Room

After a week of mismanagement of the money room since a private consulting firm took over, Boston Carmen’s Union President Jimmy O’Brien testified to the FMCB and MBTA management about the ongoing problems facing the MBTA and money room as a result of this poor management―reminding them that this serves as another example of why …

Continue reading

Permanent link to this article: https://carmensunion589.org/2016/08/obrien-highlights-ongoing-problems-facing-mbta-money-room/