"BART employs about 3,250 people whose average salary is $79,500 and who receive $50,800 in benefits annually."...
7/1/13, "San Francisco Rapid-Transit Strike Threatens Morning Commute," Bloomberg, A.Vekshin
The Bay Area Rapid Transit system, known as BART, was shut down by the Service Employees International Union, representing mechanics and clerical employees, and the Amalgamated Transit Union, which includes train operators and station agents, after an impasse in contract talks over pay and health and retirement benefits.
“We regret to say that after waiting for hours, we’ve received no new proposals from BART,” said Josie Mooney, a spokeswoman for the Service Employees union 1021, in an e-mailed statement. The unions will rally later today in Oakland and San Francisco, according to the statement....
No talks between both sides “appear” to have been scheduled for today, Rice was cited as saying by the San Francisco Chronicle. A mediator will seek to get talks resumed as soon as possible, the newspaper reported.
The San Francisco Municipal Railway or Muni, which operates the city’s subway, light rail lines, buses and cable cars, remained in operation.
BART workers represented by the Services Employees union delivered a 72-hour strike notice to management on June 28.
Sticking points included salary, whether employees should begin contributing to their pensions, and whether they should pay more for health coverage, said Rice.
The BART system opened in 1972 and connects San Francisco to East Bay cities including Berkeley and Oakland, as well as San Francisco International Airport....
BART employs about 3,250 people whose average salary is $79,500 and who receive $50,800 in benefits annually, according to BART’s website." Image above of SEIU buttons, "Buttons are displayed during a Bay Area Rapid Transit worker strike authorization vote on June 25," getty photo.
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