A cable car worker with a history of making critical statements about city policies has been named president of Muni’s powerful operators union.Eric Williams won a five-person race to succeed Rafael Cabrera as president of the Transport Workers Union Local 250-A, which represents 2,200 Muni operators. Cabrera, along with the rest of the union’s current leadership, elected not to run for re-election in the vote, which was held on Friday. Read More
Union members expressed frustration Friday that they haven’t been more involved in the safety oversight of Muni’s operations, with many workers saying that the California Public Utilities Commission investigation of the agency was long overdue. Read More
