Solidarity at MUNI shuts down service even tho they cant strike

A darn shame that Trimet workers don't have this solidarity

A sickout by Muni workers over a labor contract caused major service disruptions Monday morning, with cable cars canceled, express buses converted to locals and about two-thirds of coaches, trolleys and trains not making it onto the streets.
Paul Rose, a Muni spokesman, said 400 of the 600 Muni vehicles that are normally on the streets were not in service. Some riders reported waiting more than an hour for a bus to show up.
Under the proposal, the agency says, Muni workers would get 11.25 percent raises over two years, but they would pick up a 7.5 percent pension payment now paid by the MTA.(more than the raise=pay cuts)
The contract would push operator pay to about $32 an hour July 1, making Muni drivers the second-highest-paid transit workers in the country, according to the MTA.
Muni workers, like all San Francisco city employees, are prohibited from striking. Under a law approved by voters in 2010, if the union rejects the contract, the two sides go before an arbitrator who cannot rule against Muni management's proposals unless the union proves its interests outweigh "the public interest in efficient and reliable transit."
Muni sickout causing delays across city - SFGate

Completely full @sfmta_muni yards at 22nd/Indiana and Mariposa/Bryant during the evening commute. #sfmuni pic.twitter.com/ybBd6leDyh
— Steven Bracco (@Braccs) June 3, 2014

#munisickout #muni """The drivers are sick," he said. "They're sick of the attacks, sick of being blamed for Muni's problems." AMEN !
— AL M (@AlYourPalster) June 3, 2014