New Shirt Perfectly Describes the Muni Sickout

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Muni rider Jeff (not be confused with our own Jeff) made a new shirt expressing his feelings about Muni some days—like sickout days, for example. He’s a high school teacher and San Francisco resident, and he has this to say: “I’ve had an idea floating around in my head for a couple of years, and I finally reached the tipping point. It’s a shirt, and maybe, unfortunately a way of life.”

He’s selling his Muni FML shirt for $14.

In case you want to complete the Muni worm area of your wardrobe, we recommend Fuckin’ Muni or Muni and Your Mom.

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Everything You Need to Know about the Muni Sickout, Day 2

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It’s Day 2 of the Muni sickout. Here are a couple of stories worth reading, if you’re not already so pissed off that you can’t see straight, that is. We hope you can see straight.

Muni Sickout: Labor Radical Calls Press Conference, Blames Billionaires
SF Weekly looks at the labor leaders at the helm of this work stoppage. And offers a nice little anecdote about a speaker never showing up to an event because, you guessed it, he tried to use Muni to get there. Ah …

SF Supe Plans Resolution To Urge End To Muni Driver Sickout
SF Appeal brings us news of SF Supervisor Scott Wiener’s resolution to get drivers back to work. ““Muni drivers have a tough job, and they deserve good pay and benefits as well as respect for their service to our city,” [Wiener] said. “Similarly, Muni riders deserve to have a functional system to get to work, school, doctor’s appointments, the grocery store and elsewhere.”

Muni “Sickout” Day 2: Union Officially Rejects Labor Deal
Big surprise here. SF Weekly reports that Muni’s union officially rejected the proposed budget that ignited this whole mess. According to this report, the union offered to negotiate further, but that offer was rejected.

Muni Drivers’ Union Denies Responsibility For Transit-Crippling “Sickout”
Sounds fishy, but SF Appeal reports that Muni’s largest union, Transport Workers Union Local 250-A, denies asking workers to stage a sickout this week. ““The union played no role in what’s happening on the streets right now, we did not sanction that,” said Eric Williams, president of the union.

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Muni sickout, Day 2: Service adjustments

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The great Muni sickout of 2014 is in its second day now. SFMTA issued the following adjustments they’re making in light of that:

BART is accepting customers with a valid Muni proof of payment between Daly City and Embarcadero stations. Muni customers are advised to go to the BART Station Agent gate to request entrance to the BART system rather than tagging their Clipper card.

Muni Service
All routes and lines continue to experience missed and delayed service. Even with 100 additional vehicles on the street today, significant delays will remain. Customers should expect crowding and waits of up to 60 minutes. Some routes may be turned back mid route to help minimize crowding. Announcements will be made via NextBus, on vehicles or in Metro stations.

Muni Metro (J Church, K Ingleside, L Taraval, M Ocean View, N Judah, T Third)

All Muni Metro rail lines will operate on their regular routes and continue to operate with two-car trains to maximize capacity.

Muni Bus Service
No limited-stop service (affects the 5L, 9L, 14L, 28L, 38L)
The following routes will not operate:
1AX/BX, 31AX/BX, 38AX/BX
16X, 88
3 Jackson – The majority of stops on this route are covered by the 2 Clement
8AX Bayshore Express and 8BX will operate without changes.
The cable cars are not in operation. Cable car lines will continue to be covered by limited bus shuttle service.
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Plan accordingly: Muni sickout today

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SFGate reports that Muni workers have gone through with a rumored sickout this morning. From SFGate:

A sickout by Muni workers is disrupting service Monday morning, and commuters are being told to use alternate means of transportation.

The action follows a vote on a proposed budget with recommendations from SFMTA that didn’t sit well with the Muni workers’ union More from SFGate:

Under the proposal, the MTA says Muni workers would get 11.25 percent in raises over two years, but they would pick up a 7.5 percent pension payment now paid by the MTA.

[…]Muni workers, like all San Francisco city employees, are prohibited from striking. Under Proposition G, approved by city voters in 2010, if union members reject the proposed contract, it goes to an arbitrator who cannot rule against Muni management’s proposals unless the union can prove that its interests outweigh “the public interest in efficient and reliable transit.”

Thus the sickout this morning. SFGate says that, according to SFMTA officials, “BART is honoring Muni fare in San Francisco and Daly City.”

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What did you see on Muni today?

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Cuz if you’re anything like these fellow Muni riders, you saw some good stuff.

  • Gotta love the guy with a 10lb thing of kitty litter on the bus. #catpersonproblems
  • People rolling joints, typical. Separating a shoe box full of cocaine into baggies? Not so… #sf
  • empty mickey of vodka, container of potato salad, pint of Haagen-Dazs. Apparently some take the 6 to get over a breakup
  • so the 29 driver just stopped the bus, got out, and did several jumping jacks. That’s all
  • Oh my god why did I just look up from my phone to this old guy in spandex shorts

This week’s sights of Muni is brought to you by @sctosf, @thekatwok, @rianadadlani, @turkellviolince, and @iamyourgirlrach. If you saw something worth sharing on Muni, there’s a good place to do just that: @munidiaries.

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Muni rider falls, injures herself on the bus floor

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Muni rider Chandra saw a rider fall so badly that she was knocked unconscious. Here’s Chandra’s story.

“It happened this Tuesday on the 1-California Muni line at about 2:30 p.m. The bus was headed up Sacramento Street toward Divisadero in the medical neighborhood. I was on my way to a medical appointment on this sunny day, dreaming and enjoying watching the street. A seat was empty next to the left of me. Maybe she was about to sit down. The bus was stopped at about midway between the Embarcadero and Divisadero, as I was gazing out the window on my right.

“Then the bus lurched forward, simultaneously I sensed a shadow fly faster than a bat. CRACK! I heard as the shadow shot faster than a bullet, a heavy, sickeningly fast BAM!

“At first I couldn’t look. I heard someone close to my feet say, ‘She has a pulse, but just barely. She cracked her head bad.’

“Two medics arrived in turquoise scrubs. She looked like she was trying to gain consciousness, maybe seizing, hopefully not dying. She was Asian, perhaps 50, well-dressed. I asked if anyone had called 911 emergency. At first, everyone in shock, no one answered. The bus driver said, ‘I’m handling it, I’m calling Central Headquarters.’ I asked again if anyone had called 911. Finally a lady behind me said her husband had called emergency, and that help was on the way. I thanked the medics at my feet. I began to cry, quietly. Then the bus-driver told us all to get off the bus. I begged the medics to stay by the woman’s side until the ambulance came.

“I wonder: Why weren’t we kept there as witnesses to an accident? Why did we all comply, getting off the bus, when the driver responsible for the accident was the one ordering us away? Did she live? How much damage was there?”

Do you know anything about terrible-sounding incident? We of course hope the woman is okay. Careful out there, you guys!

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