Some union officials think their job is to seek better benefits, not broad social change.

Doing so would provide better benefits for many employees and their dependents.

A $25 premium and much better benefits than you can possibly find in the private sector.

But workers said they thought Local 966 could help them negotiate for better medical benefits, pay raises and safety equipment.

In response to oliversegal - the union workers are not looking for more money, or better benefits.

But union officials said transit workers had accepted lower pay over the years in exchange for better benefits.

Unions also raised economic issues, including a demand for longer holidays and better benefits.

This would have made it possible to offer a better benefit at much less cost to taxpayers.

Why do many employees prefer stock options to cold hard cash or better benefits?

These can be designed to provide better benefits for municipal workers at less than the current annual cost of $1.25 billion.