Orinda city councilman Steve Glazer has initiated a petition calling for a legislative ban on strikes by public transit workers, including BART employees.

Nowhere in his petition does he call for any restriction on the tactics used by BART's management during the recent salary negotiations. Coupling raises with increased employee contributions negates both any increased cost to the Transit District and any increase to the net take-home pay of BART employees. The district managers withdrew an offer that brought the parties very close to an agreement.

Councilman Glazer, please support a solution that compels both parties to negotiate in good faith. Support a solution that either preserves employees' right to walk away from a job that can't pay their rent, or compels the Transit District to accept binding arbitration.