Results tagged “overtime”

January was bad, very bad, for the MBTA. Plagued by a series of snow days, the T had its worst months for on-time arrivals in years for commuter rails. Transportation Secretary Jeffrey Mullan and MBTA General Manager Richard Davey met Tuesday with the Massachusetts Bay Commuter Railroad Co. to find solutions. Two options: improving communication and better equipment. The T has been good to hundreds of employees. Specifically, 531 workers earned over $100,000 in 2010. Blame it on a growing overtime budget fueled by 120 fired employees last year. The Herald reported the $100K club included engineers, repairmen, drivers and cops. more ›

Applications to the police academy will likely rise after the Globe reported today on the highest salaries from the city's payroll. Maybe Mayor Tom Menino, in his role as chief executive of the city government, can pull some strings and become a Boston police officer, who averaged $52,000 last year in overtime wages alone. more ›