Working people across the United States regularly step up to help out our friends, neighbors and communities during these trying times. In our Service & Solidarity Spotlight series, we’ll showcase one of these stories every day. Here’s today’s story.
The International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers-Transportation Division (SMART-TD) reached a tentative five-year agreement with Keolis Commuter Services, the contract operator of Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority commuter rail services. The agreement, announced on March 28, is retroactive to July 1, 2023, and will include 5% raises each year, plus an additional $2 per hour in 2027, as well as three additional sick days per year, the addition of Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a paid holiday, and changes to vacation allotments and bereavement leave. SMART-TD represents 450 Keolis employees, who still need to vote to approve the agreement.