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Transit

How a New Drug Testing Rule from USDOT Could Help Alleviate the Bus Operator Crisis

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Christian MilNeil

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New Labor Contract Generates a Surge of Job Applications at the T

A crowd of people in yellow flourescent safety vests stands behind a podium where the Massachusetts Governor is speaking. To her left is a poster that outlines the new wages and benefits for newly-hired bus drivers under the terms of a new labor deal, with a $30 per hour wage in bold lettering at the top.

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MBTA Adopts ‘Historic’ New Labor Deal With Carmen’s Union

Kea Wilson

To Make Transit Work, We Need to Make Transit Agencies Better Workplaces

Bar chart illustrating monthly bus driver active headcounts and vacancies since January. The number of vacancies increased slightly in the months Jan. to March but decreased slightly in May.

MBTA News Briefs: Finally Some Better News on Bus Driver Hiring

A bus driver wearing a face mask and a jacket with an MBTA "T" logo on his arm sits behind the wheel of a bus.

Shuttle Buses Exceeding Expectations, But the T’s Own Buses Are Struggling

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