Sen. Steve Glazer’s Letter to BART with Signatories
On February 3, Senator Steve Glazer and 31 other East Bay elected officials sent a letter to the Board of BART and its employee unions. The letter read:
"We, the undersigned, have serious concerns about a potential multi-billion dollar BART bond that we understand the BART Board of Directors is considering for the November 2016 ballot.
Convincing two-thirds of Bay Area voters to agree to a tax increase is already an uphill fight. But the 2013 strike, drawn-out contract negotiations, and wage concessions for workers and management also severley damaged voters' trust in BART.
To regain that trust and the voters' support of new taxes, we implore you to negotiate - before the 2016 elections - a new contract that takes into account the dire fiscal needs of the system and ensures that trains keep running on schedule."