Legal Opinion
City of Boston v. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided December 7, 1977PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAbrams, J.
The main question presented by this action is whether the Advisory Board of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (Advisory Board) is authorized by G. L. c 161A, § 5 (i), to reduce the wage item found in the proposed budget of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) and also to direct that the MBTA not pay cost-of-living wage adjustments contained in its collective bargaining agreements. We hold that under G. L. c. 161A the Advisory Board has the authority to reduce the wage item of the budget, but that it is the MBTA’s responsibility to decide the manner in which the…
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