{"id":3191,"date":"2026-06-20T20:03:42","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T20:03:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=3191"},"modified":"2026-06-20T20:03:42","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T20:03:42","slug":"healey-says-she-absolutely-has-confidence-in-phil-engs-leadership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=3191","title":{"rendered":"Healey says she \u2018absolutely\u2019 has confidence in Phil Eng\u2019s leadership"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<div>\n<p><span>Governor Maura Healey said she supports her interim secretary of transportation, Phil Eng, Saturday after revelations that he pulled an employee\u2019s hair two years ago.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=3189\">Fatal Missouri skydiving plane crash renews concerns about safety loophole<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>When asked by a Globe reporter if she had confidence in Eng\u2019s leadership, she said, \u201cAbsolutely.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>She did not take additional questions.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>An MBTA spokesperson previously described the hair-pulling incident involving an employee as an \u201cinsensitive interaction\u201d that occurred while saying goodbye after an agency team dinner in 2024. Eng on Friday also acknowledged that the actions were \u201cinsensitive.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Eng, the general manager of the MBTA and the state\u2019s interim transportation secretary, said earlier this week that the dinner in November 2024 was a \u201cteam-building exercise at a restaurant\u201d with the MBTA\u2019s executive team and their spouses.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>He told the Globe Friday that he \u201capologized for\u201d the incident.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThe incident that happened two years ago is something that I\u2019ve apologized for,\u201d he said outside South Station. \u201cI understand now, in hindsight, that it was insensitive.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=3187\">Small spaces, big dreams: How the World Cup is spawning \u2018mini-pitches\u2019 across New England<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>The MBTA spokesperson previously said Eng had an \u201cinsensitive interaction with one of his direct reports\u201d and apologized. Officials at the agency said multiple employees had been talking about hair earlier at the event, and in pulling the employee\u2019s hair, Eng was poking fun at his baldness.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Eng did not name the employee but said he apologized \u201cshortly after\u201d the incident.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cIt was brought to my attention several days later,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>MBTA spokesperson Joe Pesaturo said any claims of harassment, discrimination, or retaliatory behavior are \u201ccompletely without merit.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=3185\">Secret vetting and blocked promotions: Inside Hegseth\u2019s war on diversity in US military<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span><i>Material from previous Globe coverage was used in this report.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Governor Maura Healey said she supported her interim secretary of transportation, Phil Eng, Saturday after revelations that he pulled an employee\u2019s hair two years ago.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3190,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3191","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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