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Supervisor Ellsbourne seeks to remove Muni operator salary survey from charter; unions urge delay and negotiation
Summary
Supervisor Ellsbourne proposed removing the charter formula that sets transit operator wages by a survey of peer jurisdictions and returning wages to collective bargaining; transit unions and the Chamber disputed the need for a charter change. The committee agreed to continue the item for further meet‑and‑confer and to allow MTA/bargaining discussions.
Supervisor Ellsbourne asked the committee to remove from the city charter the salary‑survey formula that sets Muni operator wages and return wage- and benefit-setting to collective bargaining, with binding interest arbitration for impasses. He said the existing survey "comprises nearly 36% of the entire MTA…
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