Overtime and absenteeism are destroying San Francisco's MUNI
Overtime, absenteeism draining Muni, audit says
I hate to say this because I am a pro-union type guy, but their contract is bullshit and needs to be fixed.
Muni could save at least $3 million a year by eliminating driver-friendly work rules and reining in overtime, according to an audit released Tuesday by the Board of Supervisors' budget analyst.
An unusually high level of operator absenteeism is expensive and creates unreliable service at San Francisco's financially flailing transit agency, the audit found.
Under the current rules, drivers have a financial incentive to call in sick and skip a regularly scheduled day because they can still work overtime and earn time and a half, even if they have not worked 40 hours that week, according to the audit.
The rate of unscheduled absenteeism for Muni operators is 15 percent, compared with 11 percent in Philadelphia, 6 percent in Los Angeles and 4 percent in Seattle, the audit found.