A billboard on a government building is suddenly the center of a whole lot of attention.At issue is whether the Board of Supervisors should approve a deal with a billboard adverting company for use of a 20 foot by 60 foot space on the wall of the city building at 1650 Mission St. It is the only billboard on a city building, and would generate at least $345,000 in revenue during the next five years.
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A federal labor official has dismissed a challenge by Muni operators that sought to invalidate much of the voter-approved measure that gave the transit agency more leverage in negotiating contracts.
The Transport Workers Union Local 250-A, which represents about 2,000 Muni operators, filed the challenge in May with the Department of Labor in an effort to neuter Proposition G.
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An independent arbitrator is expected to rule in the next few days on the terms of a new labor contract between Muni and its operators union.
Wednesday night, members of the Transport Workers Union Local 250-A overwhelmingly rejected a tentative three-year agreement that union leaders struck with the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency.
Consequently, an arbitrator could now determine the contract’s final terms.
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Seeking to derail the voter initiative that gave Muni more leverage in contract negotiations with operators, a union has jeopardized $2 billion in federal funding for projects including bus and light-rail replacement and the Central Subway.
By targeting the funding, the union hopes to force Muni to seek the repeal of Proposition G, thus strengthening the hand of the Transport Workers Union Local 250-A in ongoing bargaining talks.
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Muni’s operators’ union has filed federal charges to stop the implementation of Proposition G, an action that could force voters to repeal the initiative or lose $2 billion in funding for the transit agency.
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Despite working under a contract that explicitly bars strikes, Muni’s transit operators might vote to authorize one if their ongoing labor negotiations reach an impasse.This Friday, the Transport Workers Union Local 250-A, which represents 2,200 drivers and conductors, will begin a weeklong vote that could authorize a strike. If approved, the initiative would let union President Rafael Cabrera call a strike, while not necessarily assuring that one is imminent.
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Leave it to Muni workers, who have filed a lawsuit to block some portions of the voter-approved reform measure Proposition G, to hop on a train to nowhere.
And this is one time San Francisco’s fabled public transit employees will get there on schedule, because there’s so little traffic moving in that direction.
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Muni operators are taking Proposition G to the courts with a lawsuit seeking to block provisions in the voter-approved measure.According to documents filed last week, operators have objections to a provision that gives the transportation agency the ability to negotiate work rules and compensation. The measure also eliminated a requirement that drivers’ salaries will be at least the second-highest in the U.S.
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Recent mayors have faced criticism for keeping much of their daily business a mystery, but Mayor Ed Lee appears to be doing the opposite.
Lee’s business calendar, provided to The San Francisco Examiner upon request, shows more meeting details and information than predecessor Gavin Newsom’s ever did — a secrecy that fueled criticism from open-government advocates.
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If last year’s elections proved anything, it’s that San Francisco voters overwhelmingly approve of two things — legalizing marijuana and putting a stop to the plushy benefits enjoyed by Muni’s transit operators.
In November, nearly 65 percent of San Francisco voters approved Proposition G, an initiative aimed at reforming work rules for Muni operators.
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