T union takes aim at outsourcing plan affecting 165 jobs

BOSTON – The MBTA's plans for a dramatic reduction in its business-side workforce through outsourcing of cash handling and fare gates generated a forceful rebuttal from transit union leaders on Wednesday. "A big part of this is to improve performance," Brian Shortsleeve, the T's chief administrator, told reporters. He said there are 165 employees in the money room in Charlestown's Sullivan Square, and 37 are eligible to retire.

BOSTON – The MBTA's plans for a dramatic reduction in its business-side workforce through outsourcing of cash handling and fare gates generated a forceful rebuttal from transit union leaders on Wednesday. "A big part of this is to improve performance," Brian Shortsleeve, the T's chief administrator, told reporters. He said there are 165 employees in the money room in Charlestown's Sullivan Square, and 37 are eligible to retire.…