The San Francisco Chronicle has an interest story about Automatic Raises For Muni Drivers.

So much for the idea of saving $8 million by having Muni drivers give up their raises next year. Even if Muni drivers were game, they can't forgo their raise because they are required in the city charter, which guarantees that they are the second-highest paid transit operators in the nation.
With the raise issue off the table, the union is being pushed to consider other concessions, such as allowing Muni to use part-time drivers and ending or reducing premium pay benefits for such things as working at night or training other drivers.

Or, Muni operators could start contributing to their retirement account.

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