A Strike May Park San Francisco's Tech Buses
San Francisco's tech workers may be looking for a new ride to work if their shuttle bus drivers go on strike over contract negotiations. At a meeting yesterday in San Leandro, leaders of the Teamsters Local 853 advised members to be prepared for a strike if there's no progress on the contract proposal that the union approved and sent to Compass Transportation back in August. The proposal would increase pay and improve benefits for drivers. As SF Gate reported , the dispute is over a proposed contract between the union, Teamsters Local 853, and Compass Transportation Systems. Compass is a contractor which provides shuttle bus services for big technology companies like Apple, eBay, Evernote, Genentech, PayPal, and Yahoo for their employees' commutes. For instance, Apple uses Compass to take its San Francisco-dwelling employees to Cupertino and back every day. In August, union members voted to approve a contract proposal, but Compass hasn't accepted.Read full article from A Strike May Park San Francisco's Tech Buses
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