Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Labor

In Battle Over Pensions, Feds Let Unions Hold Transit Hostage

By Damien Newton | Aug 15, 2013 | No Comments

Labor unions weren’t happy when Governor Jerry Brown signed the Public Employees Pension Reform Act of 2012. The law, which applies to government workers across the state, allows government agencies more flexibility in extending the retirement age, increase employee contribution, and halt the practice of “pension spiking” for new employees. A full summary of the […]

Judge Expected to Issue Decision Monday in AC Transit Labor Dispute

By Matt Baume | Jul 30, 2010 | 3 Comments

Photo: Susan Decker Lawyers for AC Transit and the Amalgamated Transit Union squared off in an Oakland courtroom today in the ongoing dispute over a new contract. After two hours of arguments, Superior Court Judge Judith D. Ford indicated she would issue a ruling as early as Monday, but AC Transit attorneys predicted a final […]

Muni Charter Measure Supporters Take to the Streets to Collect Signatures

By Michael Rhodes | Apr 8, 2010 | 13 Comments

Supervisor Sean Elsbernd canvasses near West Portal station this morning. Photo: Michael Rhodes People catching Muni near West Portal station this morning were greeted by an unusual sight: Supervisor Sean Elsbernd, SPUR Executive Director Gabriel Metcalf, and a team of volunteers were out canvassing the avenue to gather signatures for a ballot measure that would […]

SF Supervisor Elsbernd Pulls Muni Operator Ballot Amendment

By Matthew Roth | Feb 4, 2010 | 13 Comments

Photo: Matthew Roth In a move that delighted the dozens of MTA bus and light-rail drivers and representatives of the Transport Workers Union (TWU) Local 250 at the Board of Supervisor’s Rules Committee Meeting today, Supervisor Sean Elsbernd withdrew a proposed charter amendment that would have removed a provision in the city charter that sets […]

Heavy Traffic Expected As Riders Scramble for BART Alternatives

By Matthew Roth | Aug 14, 2009 | 5 Comments

Flickr photo: schlick33 With BART’s operators’ union declaring an imminent strike that will shut down the entire system starting this Monday, Bay Area commuters are scrambling to find other options for getting to work, particularly from the East Bay, where BART and the Bay Bridge are the two primary transportation links across the water. Despite […]

“A Lot of This is Just Theater” Says Source Close to BART Contract Flap

By Matthew Roth | Jun 30, 2009 | 2 Comments

Photo: PixelHoundSF With BART and its unions agreeing on a nine-day extension to contract negotiations, the fear of a strike that would incapacitate the Bay Area’s transit networks and gridlock its roads has been temporarily alleviated, though ten days from now the entire region could be in the same predicament if the gap between management […]

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