(Source: www.boston.com, February 11, 2016)
BOSTON — Labor leaders decried a plan to contract out some MBTA services at a Wednesday transportation meeting. At the urging of Gov. Charlie Baker, and against protests from labor unions, the legislature last year granted the T the right to freely contract services without facing a state review of the plan. The agency is now considering privatizing several administrative services, including maintenance of fare collection machines and money counting services, to save money as it stares down a projected $242 million budget gap next year.
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