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Ellsberg withdraws charter proposal on transit operator wages after talks with TWU; committee agrees to audit and continue oversight
Summary
Supervisor Ellsberg asked to table a charter amendment that would have set transit operator wages and benefits solely by collective bargaining; he withdrew the proposal after progress in talks with TWU and the committee signaled audits and staffing oversight for MTA.
Supervisor Tom (Ellsberg) introduced a charter amendment aimed at setting Muni operator wages and benefits solely through collective bargaining, but asked the committee to table the item because ongoing negotiations between the MTA and the Transit Workers Union (TWU) could be undermined by a pending charter change.
Speakers from the Labor Council and TWU welcomed the withdrawal, saying it improved the atmosphere for productive talks and that union‑management bargaining could produce immediate cost savings to prevent service cuts and fare increases. Members of Muni operators’ leadership and allied unions urged audits of the MTA and criticized administrative overhead; committee members agreed an audit and management performance review would be an appropriate follow‑up.
The committee agreed to table the charter amendment to let negotiations continue and to prioritize a management performance audit of the MTA, to be conducted through the budget analyst and the audits committee.
