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Dec 17, 2008 10:09 am US/Eastern

54 MBTA Workers Who Failed Drug Tests Still On Job

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More than 50 MBTA employees who failed random drug or alcohol tests over the last two years remain on the job.

The Boston Herald reviewed the transit system's testing records after two trolley operators who were involved in accidents last month were fired after failing drug tests.

Of the more than 8,700 employees who were randomly tested since 2006, the review found 77 had failed, 23 of whom eventually lost their jobs or resigned. Fifty-four remain at work.

The Herald reported that 12 bus drivers, two train operators and three streetcar operators were among those fired.

The T's two-strike policy gives employees who fail substance abuse tests a second chance following a 40-day unpaid suspension. Operators who fail a test after an accident are fired immediately.