http://sfappeal.com/2013/08/bart-unions-management-continue-pr-battle-as-72-hour-strike-notice-is-issued/ SF Appeal: San Francisco's Online Newspaper Sun, 06 May 2018 15:59:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.24 http://sfappeal.com/2013/08/bart-unions-management-continue-pr-battle-as-72-hour-strike-notice-is-issued/#comment-16389 Fri, 02 Aug 2013 16:13:00 +0000 http://sfappeal.com/?p=54332#comment-16389 I am a former member of a public employee union and support workers, but here they are being unreasonable. I worked in a job that required substantial education, skill and accountability and my salary was less than a train operator and I paid far more for my pension and healthcare. However, I want to see equivalent increases in pension and healthcare costs for execs, managers and elected board members. A cap on sick time cash outs is needed. I suggest 0 as a fair number.

]]> http://sfappeal.com/2013/08/bart-unions-management-continue-pr-battle-as-72-hour-strike-notice-is-issued/#comment-22773 Fri, 02 Aug 2013 16:13:00 +0000 http://sfappeal.com/?p=54332#comment-22773 I am a former member of a public employee union and support workers, but here they are being unreasonable. I worked in a job that required substantial education, skill and accountability and my salary was less than a train operator and I paid far more for my pension and healthcare. However, I want to see equivalent increases in pension and healthcare costs for execs, managers and elected board members. A cap on sick time cash outs is needed. I suggest 0 as a fair number.

]]> http://sfappeal.com/2013/08/bart-unions-management-continue-pr-battle-as-72-hour-strike-notice-is-issued/#comment-22772 Fri, 02 Aug 2013 07:17:00 +0000 http://sfappeal.com/?p=54332#comment-22772 I see people talk lot about over time. I see it as failure on the part of management or their smartness to avoid expenses. Instead of hiring another person to do the job, Bart get the work done by the employee already hired and save on expenses that goes by hiring a new person like medical benefits, retirement contributions etc etc. If any one has to be blamed for over time than it has to be management of their miscalculations, how much work need to be done in a particular year and how much man power they need to execute that job. Anyway if someone does over time it is because he is requested to do it, the employee can not force ask over time from management. Also I see overtime just like going for another job.Anyone can go for another job and consider it to be your over time pay. You have to work over time to get paid for the over time, it does not come free.

]]> http://sfappeal.com/2013/08/bart-unions-management-continue-pr-battle-as-72-hour-strike-notice-is-issued/#comment-16383 Fri, 02 Aug 2013 07:17:00 +0000 http://sfappeal.com/?p=54332#comment-16383 I see people talk lot about over time. I see it as failure on the part of management or their smartness to avoid expenses. Instead of hiring another person to do the job, Bart get the work done by the employee already hired and save on expenses that goes by hiring a new person like medical benefits, retirement contributions etc etc. If any one has to be blamed for over time than it has to be management of their miscalculations, how much work need to be done in a particular year and how much man power they need to execute that job. Anyway if someone does over time it is because he is requested to do it, the employee can not force ask over time from management. Also I see overtime just like going for another job.Anyone can go for another job and consider it to be your over time pay. You have to work over time to get paid for the over time, it does not come free.

]]> http://sfappeal.com/2013/08/bart-unions-management-continue-pr-battle-as-72-hour-strike-notice-is-issued/#comment-22771 Fri, 02 Aug 2013 05:19:00 +0000 http://sfappeal.com/?p=54332#comment-22771 Typically makes sense to side with workers over greedy managers. Not here. Workers are substantially overpaid, and surly and unproductive to boot. Fire them and replace them with people who want to work at top wages but are willing to pay for health benefits and retirement benefits. Fire them all. Now.

]]> http://sfappeal.com/2013/08/bart-unions-management-continue-pr-battle-as-72-hour-strike-notice-is-issued/#comment-16382 Fri, 02 Aug 2013 05:19:00 +0000 http://sfappeal.com/?p=54332#comment-16382 Typically makes sense to side with workers over greedy managers. Not here. Workers are substantially overpaid, and surly and unproductive to boot. Fire them and replace them with people who want to work at top wages but are willing to pay for health benefits and retirement benefits. Fire them all. Now.

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