The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority hosted a job fair Saturday at Wollaston Station in Quincy to help address employment issues. A report published April 3 by the Massachusetts Taxpayer Foundation states that MBTA commuters could face years of slowdown if transit agency hiring happens. not pick up. According to the MTF report, the MBTA must hire 2,800 workers over the next year in order to avoid these consequences. Maura Healy, who took office in January, has set a goal of hiring 1,000 new MBTA workers in her first year as governor. The MTF report notes that the MBTA’s headcount had increased by 168 as of March when it counted 690 people hired and 522 employees who left during the first nine months of fiscal year 2023.” We need a System T and public transportation system that is safe, affordable, and that What we prioritize and work on every single day,” Healy said Wednesday. “We also need to get people into the workforce. I need workers.” MBTA officials announced earlier this month that it is increasing sign-on bonuses to $7,500 and that the agency is working to increase the number of eligible jobs. “These are not just jobs,” said Gilles Zati, Director of Talent Acquisition at the MBTA. It has been 10 months since the MBTA had to cut service on its subway lines due to insufficient staffing at the Operations Control Centre. This was one of the first corrective measures ordered as part of the Last year’s review by the Federal Transportation Administration, while the MBTA has improved the number of rail dispatchers, service limits remain due to persistent shortages of people and hundreds of slow related areas to track defects or documents missing from inspections.
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority hosted a job fair on Saturday at Wollaston Station in Quincy in order to help address employment issues.
A report published on April 3 The Massachusetts Taxpayer Corporation states that MBTA riders could face years of slowdown if hiring is not done with the transportation agency. According to the MTF report, the MBTA must hire 2,800 workers over the next year in order to avoid these consequences.
Maura Healy, who took office in January, has set a goal of hiring 1,000 new MBTA workers in her first year as governor. The MTF report notes that the MBTA’s headcount had increased by 168 as of March when it counted 690 people hired and 522 employees who left during the first nine months of fiscal 2023.
“We need a safe, affordable public transportation system, and that’s what we prioritize and work on every single day,” Healy said Wednesday. “We also need to get people into the workforce. I need workers.”
MBTA officials announced earlier this month that it is increasing sign-on bonuses to $7,500 and that the agency is expanding the number of eligible jobs.
“These are not just jobs, these are jobs we want to educate the public about,” said Gilles Zati, Director of Talent Acquisition at the MBTA.
It’s been 10 months since the MBTA had to cut service on its subway lines due to insufficient staffing at the Operations Control Center. This was one of the first corrective measures ordered as part of a review last year by the Federal Transit Administration.
While the MBTA has improved the number of rail dispatchers, service limits still remain due to persistent shortages of people driving and hundreds of slow spots related to track defects or documents missing from inspections.