Public outcry resulting from a series of unbelievable stories about BART worker compensation last year has forced the agency to cut excess overtime for its employees.
The San Francisco Chronicle reports that some BART janitors are still making six figures a year but, with recent changes, stories like this one will become a thing of the past.
Compensation data from 2017, obtained through a public records request, show that none of BART’s 138 janitors made more than $100,000 in overtime pay, although five of them made more than $100,000 in total pay compared with 50 in 2015 and 12 in 2016.
“There’s been a lot of attention paid to getting salaries in alignment,” said Robert Raburn, President of the BART Board of Directors. “We’re righting the ship and making sure we have reasonable workforce policies in place.”
Agency spokeswoman Alicia Trost confirmed that public criticism prompted the decision to reign in overtime costs.