BART unions are using their political connections to get their way at the bargaining table. According to the Chron, fifteen state legislators from the Bay Area wrote a letter to BART management — at the behest of the unions — urging BART brass to back off from its hard-line stance in contract negotiations. BART management, along with the unions, then agreed to a cooling off period after receiving the letter. Although the legislators signed the letter, it was written by the union that represents train operators and station agents — the same union that had the audacity to demand a 3 percent raise over two years during BART’s massive fiscal crisis.
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