Green Party Endorses Lena Tam for BART Board

By Lena Tam

Vote for Lena Tam - She was willing to take a position independent of management during stalled labor negotiations. BART ranks in the top 5 of dysfunctional organizations when it came to how they handled labor relations. BART very much needs a director who will be attentive to what management is doing and be willing to provide direction.

Although most of Tam's questionnaire answers were not quite as detailed as the incumbent's, she does state that (regarding the proposed extension of BART to Livermore), that the "core system repairs are critical and should have a higher priority." She also believes that BART no longer needs a systems expansion department.

One of the reasons we are supporting Tam is the strong support by unions she's had to deal with in other elected positions and their description of how she was willing to take a position independent of management during stalled labor negotiations. In fact, many union members will be volunteering and campaigning for her based on their experience of her willingness not to be a rubber stamp for management. The main author of the consultant report stated BART ranked in her top 5 of dysfunctional organizations when it came to how they handled labor relations. BART very much needs a director who will be attentive to what management is doing and be willing to provide direction.

Vote for Lena Tam