ALL ABOARD FOR BAYPASS!
This fall, the future of accessible transit in the Bay Area is at stake, and academic workers are organizing to keep BayPass free and to expand it to more campuses.
What is BayPass?
Last year, MTA launched the Clipper Baypass pilot program: an all-system pass that gave pilot participants access to multiple Bay Area transportation systems. Among those participants were nearly 3000 UAW 4811 members, who won access to the program under the groundbreaking contract language around public transit that we won in our 2022 strike.
BayPass access has been overwhelmingly positive for workers—in many cases, its impacts have been life-changing. Now, the program is up for renegotiation, and UC has a choice: keep BayPass free at UCSF and expand it to Berkeley and Lawrence Berkeley Lab (LBL), or take a step back on accessibility, public services, and their climate pledge. To make sure they make the right choice, academic workers are sharing their stories, getting organized, and preparing to put pressure on our employer.
Transit systems covered by BayPass
WHAT BAYPASS MEANS FOR WORKERS
BayPass has changed the lives of workers at UCSF–from having a greener commute, to saving money, and generally improving quality of life. Our goal is to keep BayPass free at UCSF and encourage UC to expand the program to other Bay Area campuses.
