MBTA managers have not made clear what staffing milestones they need to achieve to reverse the weekday service cuts to the Red, Orange and Blue Lines that the MBTA implemented in June, when the Federal Transit Administration said the shorthanded dispatcher workforce represented a safety problem.Īdding another layer to the issue, MBTA spokesperson Joe Pesaturo said last week that "restoring heavy and light rail service levels is largely dependent on the availability of motor persons to operate the trains." The starting salary for a heavy rail dispatcher is $106,267. Waye's presentation said the MBTA is "targeting two additional full-time dispatchers and five spare dispatchers," up from the one full-time dispatcher and five spare dispatchers he cited as the goal last month. That's the same number of dispatchers described as on the job in each update since early December. 26, the T had 27 Orange, Red and Blue Line dispatchers working in its operations control center, MBTA Chief Human Resources Officer Tom Waye said at a workforce subcommittee meeting. Officials on Thursday reported a significant year-over-year boost in hiring across the MBTA, which like many other transit agencies has struggled with major workforce challenges since COVID-19 hit, while simultaneously indicating that they are still short on heavy rail dispatchers and bus drivers.Īs of Jan. With train service still running at diminished levels, staffing efforts in the MBTA's operations control center have plateaued since December, and the agency will continue to offer a $10,000 sign-on bonus through June to try and attract the dispatchers critical to reversing months-long service cuts. Facebook Email The MBTA’s Fradwin Suarez wipes down the steering wheel of the bus overnight at the Charlestown bus garage.
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