Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Unions

SFMTA Reaches Tentative Labor Agreement with Muni Operators Union

By Aaron Bialick | May 31, 2011 | 9 Comments

The SF Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) says it will save at least $21.3 million in labor costs over three years after reaching a tentative contract agreement with the union representing Muni operators, SFMTA spokesperson Charles Goodyear announced today. The new tentative agreement includes terms that would freeze Muni operator pay, allow the SFMTA to hire part-time […]

Bridge the Gap!

By Chris Carlsson | Jan 27, 2010 | 9 Comments

Photo: Matthew Roth As I climbed the steps out of the Lake Merritt BART station this morning I heard loud chanting. "Wow," I thought, "those bicyclists have really pulled out the troops!" But the demonstrators that greeted me across 8th Street in Oakland were pile drivers, iron workers, carpenters and other trades workers, chanting "Jobs […]

Guest Commentary: Transpo Advocates Should Support Hotel Workers

By Fran Taylor | Nov 18, 2009 | 15 Comments

Transportation advocates were caught off-guard last month when the ANSWER Coalition and other leftist groups declared that extended parking meter hours represented an assault on the poor and working class, despite the overwhelming evidence that the poor and working class are predominantly more reliant on transit than cars for transportation. The absence of these organizations […]