Increase the number of supervisors and police available to respond to problems. No expansion of the system without expansion of security resources. Anything that undermines the rights of one member, undermines the structure upon which all of our rights are based. We must build statewide coalitions to promote full funding for public transit and oppose privatization of transit and other government services. In the aftermath of Initiative 695 we are facing growing pressure for privatization of government services, including transit.
Labor is, by far, the biggest expense in running a transit system.
We must work with the public to defend vital services and family wage jobs. No union is an island. We are deeply affected by economic and political struggles that go far beyond the borders of our workplace. Issues like I-695, privatization, health care reform, social security, and even the WTO can have a profound impact on our working conditions and quality of life. We can not stick our heads in the sand and wish these issues away.