To make 150k, they only need to work ~250 days.
What I mean by "corruption" is that the compensation in the story you shared is from 2018, and it's still going on in 2021 (the compensation data I shared)
What I mean by "corruption" is that the compensation in the story you shared is from 2018, and it's still going on in 2021 (the compensation data I shared)
Personally, I think everyone should be able to afford to live comfortably wherever they are. And I think janitors and other people who do often thankless and grueling work should be compensated substantially more than they are, not less. If it were up to me, no one would have to work overtime to afford average rent where they work so hard already.
The part that makes it corruption is that BART is overpaying to pad the pockets of specific more senior members of the union at the expense of less senior members and the public.
To make it concrete, I have a very nice and spacious apartment in a good location in SF. Around 85% of BART employees could easily afford my apartment, based on public data (less than 30% one month pay).
$2.5K is on-the-cheaper-side 1 bedroom, no?