BART talks continue; strike deadline looms
San Francisco Chronicle
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Updated 7:22 pm, Sunday, June 30, 2013
BART employees, union and non-union, make no contribution to their state pension plans and pay $92 a month for health insurance. SubhedBART spokesman Rick Rice said the district's latest proposal offers a 2 percent annual raise and reduces pension contributions and health insurance payments by an undisclosed amount. The extra 1 percent pay per year that BART offered is contingent, they said, on factors ranging from ambitious ridership increases and sales tax revenues and reductions in the number of employees seeking Family Medical Leave Act absences. BART says it wants to reach a fair deal with its employees but that it needs relief from skyrocketing pension and health benefits that are more generous that most private and public employers offer. To accommodate that growth, it needs to raise billions to pay for its share of 1,000 new rail cars, a new train maintenance facility and a new train control system. According to BART, they also make an average of $11,000 to $16,000 annually in overtime. Reported by SFGate 1 hour ago.
San Francisco Chronicle
Copyright 2013 San Francisco Chronicle. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Updated 7:22 pm, Sunday, June 30, 2013
BART employees, union and non-union, make no contribution to their state pension plans and pay $92 a month for health insurance. SubhedBART spokesman Rick Rice said the district's latest proposal offers a 2 percent annual raise and reduces pension contributions and health insurance payments by an undisclosed amount. The extra 1 percent pay per year that BART offered is contingent, they said, on factors ranging from ambitious ridership increases and sales tax revenues and reductions in the number of employees seeking Family Medical Leave Act absences. BART says it wants to reach a fair deal with its employees but that it needs relief from skyrocketing pension and health benefits that are more generous that most private and public employers offer. To accommodate that growth, it needs to raise billions to pay for its share of 1,000 new rail cars, a new train maintenance facility and a new train control system. According to BART, they also make an average of $11,000 to $16,000 annually in overtime. Reported by SFGate 1 hour ago.