Mallett said employees will pay more money for their retirement but that will be offset by pay increases BART is giving to its workers.
“All we’re doing is increasing our subsidy to them,” Mallett said. Director Gail Murray said that although the agreement “isn’t perfect” and “is more money than I would have wished to pay,” she believes it’s a reasonable deal because it requires employees to accept new workplace rules that will make the transit agency more productive and efficient.
After the vote, board president Joel Keller said, “This was a negotiated process that resulted in some dissatisfaction on both sides but that probably shows that this probably is not a bad contract.”