MBTA announces 4-year labor agreement on wage increases, benefits
The tentative contract would implement longevity bonuses as a way to improve retention.
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The tentative contract would implement longevity bonuses as a way to improve retention.
The MBTA’s struggles with hiring and retaining workers have grabbed headlines for months, but supporters of a new labor deal featuring pay and benefit upgrades say it represents cause for hope.
“The four year contract is going to give the agency and our workforce long term stability and that’s very important to us as we look forward to the future here, but also the immediate needs,” MBTA General Manager Philip Eng told the Board before their vote.
A new agreement between the MBTA and its largest labor union is aimed at retaining employees at the public transit agency, with state, transit and union leaders...
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