tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17347513.post2134569701317645025..comments2023-11-05T04:03:35.548-08:00Comments on BART Musings: Will the BART talks end today?bartmusingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16327844700926513435noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17347513.post-7475267692368101122009-07-30T22:51:18.753-07:002009-07-30T22:51:18.753-07:00The entire BART work force should be fired includi...The entire BART work force should be fired including management and unions, especially the unions! We need to replace these incompetent greedy snobs!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17347513.post-72330100086839831362009-07-30T14:14:04.514-07:002009-07-30T14:14:04.514-07:00You will not say it, but I will. BART employees ar...You will not say it, but I will. BART employees are over paid. Yes over paid, and the benefits are outrageous. The need to pay their 7% of PERS, they need to pay for everything over the single person coverage for health care.<br /><br />These are welfare jobs. These jobs are subsidized by the tax payers and in most cases not earned with the poor customer service. These people can be replaced.Sidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17347513.post-3797750995415836652009-07-30T11:40:30.672-07:002009-07-30T11:40:30.672-07:00There are more than plenty of people who would be ...<i>There are more than plenty of people who would be willing to take on the jobs of the union members at a lower salary and slightly reduced benefits.</i><br />Which is exactly why we need the unions!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17347513.post-43180655552741377032009-07-30T11:28:51.287-07:002009-07-30T11:28:51.287-07:00Dd management do its part? I thought they gave th...Dd management do its part? I thought they gave themselves a 3% raise a couple of months ago. If I am going to give something I want the company to give me back the money in another way. Haven't heard them giving their raises back. But maybe you know something others don't.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17347513.post-29195525472047242442009-07-30T11:11:31.644-07:002009-07-30T11:11:31.644-07:00Viewing the talks from the outside, BART managemen...Viewing the talks from the outside, BART management seems to have taken an adversarial and often public approach to contract negotiations--I wonder whether that has played a role in employee decisions.<br /><br />Separately, my recollection is we don't pay very much on a per-mile basis compared to other transit systems where the fare is based on distance. Yet, even so, BART has one of the highest budget percentages of farebox revenue. That sounds like an efficient system. <br /><br />Many of us believe there should be higher taxes to support transit (especially in San Mateo County, which did not impose a tax to fund BART, but instead transferred Samtrans dollars), but that seems unlikely. Why should we expect BART workers to take a hit when we (i.e., society at large) are not willing to pony up, except a small group of us (BART riders) will pay a little more in the form of modest fare increases? The difference between positions is not great--less than half the cost of the current 880 interchange upgrade in Hayward.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com