Golden Gate Bridge District

The Golden Gate Bridge District chapters represent both the Allied Administrative and Engineers units. Collectively, we are professionals who provide essential services to Bay Area residents through our work in engineering, traffic planning and marketing.

Chapter News and Events

Golden Gate Bridge District Members Settle Contracts

01/29/2015

After 11 months of fierce bargaining and several demonstrations, our Members at the Golden Gate Bridge District have new contract agreements.  Local 21 has been negotiating as part of the 13-union Golden Gate Bridge Labor Coalition.  After our public actions, the District dropped many draconian proposals, and the new contracts include wage increases that keep pace with cost of living increases and preserve healthcare.  The three-year Labor Coalition deal includes 3% raises each year, and a small increase in premium sharing -- about 0.2% in wages a year for Blue Shield PPO-participating Memb

Local 21 members honor one-day strike at Golden Gate Bridge

09/16/2014

  

Machinists Local 1414 members held an Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) strike against the Golden Gate Bridge Highway & Transportation District Tuesday, Sept. 16. IFPTE Local 21 members, also part of the Coalition, joined the picket lines and honored the strike.

[Click here to see photos of Tuesday’s action].

Negotiations continue with Golden Gate Bridge Coalition, Union members ready to strike

08/15/2014

 

Following negotiations this past Monday, the Golden Gate Bridge Highway & Transportation District and the 13 unions comprising the Golden Gate Bridge Labor Coalition, including Local 21 members, remain at loggerheads.

The Golden Gate Bridge Labor Coalition needs your help!

08/04/2014

 

Workers at the Golden Gate Bridge District, including some Local 21 members, are currently holding strike authorization votes, the results of which will be announced early next week. The employees—ferry deckhands and captains; bus servicers and mechanics; bridge ironworkers and inspectors; and construction tradesmen and women—have been working without a contract since July 1.

Golden Gate Labor Coalition members show their strength!

07/25/2014

Over 50 members of the unions that make up the Golden Gate Bridge Labor Coalition (including Local 21) gathered at the Bridge District office Friday morning, July 25. Coalition representatives spoke to the board of directors, and members wore stickers with the message "We're 12% behind. Bridge the gap!"
Click here for more photos.

Send a strong message!

07/24/2014

The Golden Gate Bridge Labor Coalition needs your help!
Sign a petition; send a strong message to the District

Workers at the Golden Gate Bridge District, including ferry deckhands and captains; bus servicers and mechanics; bridge ironworkers and inspectors; and construction tradesmen and women, are currently holding strike authorization votes, which will be completed next week. The employees have been working without a contract since July 1.

12% Behind the Cost of Living

07/23/2014

The chart below includes the 1% pension hit in FY ’07 and a 1% increase in healthcare costs in FY ’13. The Coalition is currently 12 % behind the cost of living―which means a dollar earned in 2004 is worth 88 cents today.

 


Golden Gate District walks away from table, Labor Coalition unions holding strike authorization votes

07/03/2014

On July 1, all the Golden Gate Bridge Labor Coalition contracts expired, with the District still refusing to agree to wage retroactivity. The day before contract expiration, the District proposed a three-year contract with raises of 2.5% in 2014; 2% in 2015; and 2% in 2016. After receiving a Labor Coalition counterproposal, the District negotiators left the table in the afternoon after refusing to submit a new proposal and try to reach a settlement.

Member Honored as Golden Gate Bridge District Employee of the Month

05/09/2013

On April 26, Local 21 member Jim Hardy was named “Employee of the Month” by the Golden Gate Bridge Highway and Transportation District.

Golden Gate Members Ratify New Contract After More Than One Year of Bargaining

06/08/2012

Last month, after more than one year at the bargaining table, Local 21’s Allied and Engineering chapter members at the Golden Gate Bridge Highway and Transportation District ratified new contracts, along with other unions in the coalition.

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