Muni operators union agrees to new contract with SFMTA

Unionized Muni operators voted Thursday to ratify a new contract with The City, about two weeks after voting down the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency’s previous proposal , according to city officials and union members.

The SFMTA Board of Directors announced during a special meeting Thursday afternoon that transit operators represented by Transport Workers Union Local 250A — which also represents fare inspectors and automotive service workers among other employees — voted to ratify the proposal that same day.

Members voted to approve the contract by a 1,083-569 margin, transit operator Brendan Bartholomew told The Examiner. A previous May 29 ratification vote failed, with 613 members voting against it and 377 in favor.

The agreement, which followed nearly two weeks of negotiations with city officials, runs from July 1 through June 30, 2027. The previous contract was set to expire June 30 of this year.

Operator wages will rise 13% over the course of the agreement, with separate 1% wage increases set to take effect next month and again on July 1, 2025. Members will also be eligible to receive an incentive of up to eight hours of additional pay for working on “high volume service days,” when events in The City cause demand for public transportation to skyrocket.

Members of TWU Local 250A previously rejected a similar proposal earlier this month that included the 13% pay raise and a minimum $25-per-hour salary by a 613-377 margin, though less than half of the union’s members cast ballots. That previous agreement did not include the additional 1% wage increases on July 1 and the same day next year.

At a rally last week to bring attention to the bargaining sessions, Muni operators said that failing to come to terms with city officials could affect the operation of its fleets of buses, trains and cable cars.

The SFMTA board is expected to finalize the new contract during a June 28 meeting.

This is a developing story that will be updated.