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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