Be careful what you ask for..... they could change the jobs to part time and double the number of drivers.... $20 per hour with benefits is good pay for their skills... but the split shifts suck.
It will be interesting to see how these "Social Media" companies handle such a visible problem.
I've counted 12 or 13 of these busses passing me when I drive home from Coyote Pt (near SFO) as I headed towards faceplant and giggle.... With the AWFUL traffic clogging the roads to get off and on HWY 101, I'm glad to see these shuttle busses.
It would be nice if they could use the busses to deliver kids to schools or something as our streets are ALSO clogged with parents afraid to let their kids walk to school....
nytimes.com
Facebook’s Shuttle Bus Drivers Seek to Unionize
They shuttle highly paid Facebook employees to and from the company’s headquarters in Silicon Valley, yet many say their pay is so low that they can’t afford to live in the area. Moreover, many complain that they start work around 6 a.m. and do not finish until 9 p.m., 15 hours later.
Now, some of these shuttle bus drivers, who get Facebook employees to work, are seeking representation by the Teamsters union. And, in a move to help make that happen, the union has written to Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s chief executive, asking him to intervene on the drivers’ behalf.
In a letter sent on Thursday, the top Teamsters official for Northern California urged Mr. Zuckerberg to press Facebook’s shuttle bus contractor to agree to bargain with the union on behalf of the 40 drivers who ferry Facebook employees to work.
“While your employees earn extraordinary wages and are able to live and enjoy life in some of the most exclusive neighborhoods in the Bay Area, these drivers can’t afford to support a family, send their children to school, or, least of all, afford to even dream of buying a house anywhere near where they work,” the Teamsters official, Rome Aloise, said in the letter. |
