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Posted 27 May 2015 - 03:02 PM

State House News Service via WBUR-FM (PBS) Boston, 5/27:

 

Mass. Senate OKs Fiscal Control Board For MBTA

 

BOSTON The Senate shortly after midnight Friday morning unanimously passed a $38.1 billion budget plan for the fiscal year that begins in July after Democrats and Republicans came together over a compromise to put the MBTA under the authority of financial control board.

 

The deal over the MBTA brokered between Sen. Thomas McGee and Senate Minority Leader Bruce Tarr, with input from the governor’s office, calls for a five member control board to given management authority over the T for at least three years, but no more than five years.

 

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Posted 29 May 2015 - 06:13 AM

WCVB-TV (ABC) Boston, 5/28:
 

 

Union vows fight in MBTA overhaul efforts
Union says Baker plan reckless, unfair shift in bargaining process

 

BOSTON —Gov. Charlie Baker's efforts to overhaul the MBTA have hit a roadblock with the transit agency's largest employees union, which has vowed to sue the state, or petition the federal government to cut off millions of dollars in transit aid, if a key provision of the plan is approved by lawmakers.

 

The Boston Carmen's Union Local 589 argues that a proposal that gives a Baker-appointed board final approval of labor contracts runs afoul of federal law designed to protect the collective bargaining rights of public transit employees.

 

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Posted 15 June 2015 - 12:47 PM

GoLocal Worcester (MA), 6/15:
 

Guest MINDSETTER™ Andrew Goodrich: 

What’s Stalling the MBTA? Hint: The Answer Isn’t More Taxes

 

Recently the Baker Administration released its plan to put the MBTA back on a better financial, customer service and public relations footing.  This plan has been popular and parts of it have received bipartisan support. Unfortunately, one of the most important parts of the Governor’s reform plan has also been the most controversial – getting rid of the Pacheco Law for the MBTA.

 

The Pacheco Law, enacted in 1993, is one of the major reasons that wintertime commuters were standing on train platforms wondering just how late their train would be. The law essentially prevents state agencies from hiring private contractors for certain services –such as repairing train cars.  This means state agencies, such as the MBTA, are prohibited from finding the best available rates and service providers. Removing the Pacheco Law won’t be a cure-all for the MBTA, but it will be an essential step in the right direction. It will take leadership from both sides of the aisle to make this happen.

 

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