SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) -- Some 1,600 workers in San Francisco's public parking garages are calling for a strike authorization vote in response to the slow pace of contract negotiations, according to union leaders.
Members of Teamsters Local 665 are not happy with management proposals to create another tier for new hires, who would be paid lower wages than current employees.
The pay scale for garage workers currently top out at $19.65 an hour, said Local 665 President Mark Gleason. "It's a necessary skill. People need to be there. They need to be paid reasonably well. You don't want people getting into your $50,000-$70,000 car and banging it up," said Gleason.
KCBS' Margie Shafer Reports
Parking garages downtown are doing poorly in this economy, given recent layoffs and a downturn in tourism, said management spokesman Paul Finkle.
The union workers vote Wednesday on whether to authorize a strike.
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