MBTA General Manager Dan Grabauskas is on vacation in Thailand, which is in itself not a crime. However, the Herald is reporting that Grabauskas left for vay-cay as an Amtrak strike looms.
But is it a story? Rarely do we defend the MBTA, but Joe Pesaturo at the MBTA noted that the earliest time a strike can take place is January 30. Then again, a possible strike would be a "giant snowball of crappiness" for commuters, and some workers for Patrick are mad that Grabauskas didn't stay in town. The city needs to be ready for that snowball. Pesaturo said that Grabauskas left "detailed contingency plans" in case something came up.
Pesaturo said that a strike was "highly unlikely," and the New York Daily News reports that Amtrak and Amtrak workers might be able to agree on a contract before the deadline.
So, what do you think?


