Time for another BART strike? (Contract rejected)

[Valgar]

http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/BART-rejects-contract-provision-on-family-leave-4999115.php

Voted 8-1, WOOPS! MULLIGAN! YOLO!

 

[Sharky]

Booyeah!

 

[Silence]

Fire everyone.

 

[mikev]

unbelievable.

 

[two wheel tramp]

Boycott riding that shit. People should arrange carpools. Strike at the Bart stations. Something. This is ridiculous.

 

[mike23w]

awesome.

i'm hoping this ends like the hostess drama. :laughing

 

[aminalmutha]

If someone can put a missile up a terroist's ass from 4000 miles away, someone can run a mostly-already-automated train system remotely, too. Like, from India.

 

[revnort]

LOL.

6 weeks paid family leave is pretty insane though. SIX WEEKS. A month and a half worth of time some member of your family can be sick and you can not go to work.

I get 8 days and any other extended leave comes from the state...that is my OWN sick leave though, not other members of my family.

 

[mike23w]

awesome.

i'm hoping this ends like the hostess drama. :laughing

it's management rejecting their own contract. haha. union is getting screwed (as much as i hate to admit it). burn them all (management and union) i say.

 

[RRR70]

But, but, but unions are good for the working folks?! :confused

 

[mean dad]

Can't wait to see them picketing.

 

[mototireguy]

LOL. 6 weeks paid family leave is pretty insane though. SIX WEEKS. A month and a half worth of time some member of your family can be sick and you can not go to work.

6-8 weeks paid leave is normal, in France.

 

[mean dad]

lol, normal in France. Not sure what that has to do with the Bay Area Transit System.

 

[fawndog]

There already is a signed contract, management reneged. You know, because they are so competent at thier jobs. :rolleyes

 

[revnort]

6-8 weeks paid leave is normal, in France.

Yeah but for vacation. I get 3 weeks of vacation (and that is the max I believe) and that was earned by being at the company for quite some time. Typical paid leave for my company is:

10 days vacation (two weeks), 8 paid sick days, 4 days bereavement.

6 weeks just in sick time is fucking absurd and would be totally abused IMHO.

 

[mikev]

It seems like that 6 weeks paid family leave was in addition to regular vacation/sick time.

That's insane.

 

[mean dad]

THOSE HEROES DESERVE EVERY DAY OFF THEY CAN GET.



lol, just kidding.

 

[fawndog]

They worked for it, evereryone agreed on it. Now chuckleheads want to Monday morning QB the deal .

 

[Ducky_Fresh]

Fuck it, burn all the trains and break the tracks. Riot that shit!

 

[boney]

What BART management is doing is practically the golden example of Unfair Labor Practices of Section 8(a)(5) of the National Labor Relations Act.

Prepare for a huge giveback to the unions in some other form (most likely raises) or a long, drawn out lawsuit. The unions have 'em by the short hairs now.

I can't believe whomever was in charge at BART let this slip through. Perhaps someone will lose a job. Nah, they'll just brush it under the rug. Administrators never do anything wrong.:laughing