Muni 'Sickout' Flier's Bold Threats
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| Jim Herd |
| This bus is suffering. Will Muni drivers be, too? |
Whether it's valid or not, some items on the flier are worth looking at more thoroughly:
What upsets the flier's author or authors the most, it seems, is the August revamping of Muni's sick-leave policy. This policy, among other things, makes it far more difficult to fudge absences. "DO NOT TOUCH OU R (sic) SICK LEAVE PROCEDURES. LEAVE IT ALONE. IT'S BEEN THE SAME FOR 30 YEARS OR MORE," reads the flier.
Also interesting: "ALL STAND BY RUNS TO BE REINSTATED ASAP (OUR STAND BY RUNS ARE FOR OPERATORS WHO BEEN WORKING (sic) FOR MUNI AT LEAST 25 YEARS OR MORE. ASAP MEANS WITHIN 30 DAYS FOR A NEW SIGN UP)." Standby runs, essentially, are drivers often sitting around and awaiting an assignment that may or may not come. A May audit of Muni by the city's budget analyst, incidentally, found six Muni divisions in which drivers are spending more time on standby than actually driving. Eliminating this entitlement pay would save Muni an estimated $1.2 million.
Regarding city workers having to now pay to park while on the job: "THEY WANT US TO PAY $80 A MONTH FOR PARKING OUR CARS. NO WAY has JOSE GONE TO SAN JOSE." Yes, that's confusing.
And, finally, "IF WE DON'T COME TO WORK HALF A MILLION PEOPLE WILL NOT GO TO WORK ALSO. IT'S TIME TO USE OUR POWER. ... PLEASE TURN IN YOUR TRANSIT OPERATOR'S SICK LEAVE REPORT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE..."
If this flier -- and its implied threats -- are to be taken seriously, the aggrieved driver or drivers are likely even more steamed than when this was written. Yesterday the Public Employee Relations Board denied the Muni drivers' union's request to strike down the transit agency's service restoration.
You can read the flier in its brief entirety here: Muni Driver Sickout Flyer.pdf
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