To prevent this disaster, Connect Bay Area is working to place the Regional Transit Measure (RTM) on the November 3rd, 2026 ballot. AFSCME Local 3993 and our fellow AFSCME affiliates are proud to be involved with Connect Bay Area and passing the Regional Transit Measure. This measure would provide approximately $1 billion annually to keep our transit systems running, clean, and safe. This spring, Labor and transit advocates collected over 300,000 signatures to successfully place the Connect Bay Area Act as a citizen-initiated ballot measure, requiring just a simply majority for passage. Read the latest polling results here. 

How You Can Help Save Public Transit:

• Step 1: Register to Vote! & Check your voter registration status: Make sure you are ready to vote on November 3rd, 2026. Register to vote or verify your registration status in your county today.
  • Visit registertovote.ca.gov the official website for the California Secretary of State, to register and check your status.
  • Key Dates for the November 3rd, 2026 General Election: 
    • Oct 5, 2026: First Day of Mailing Vote by Mail Ballots
    • Oct 5, 2026: First Day of Early Voting
    • Oct 19, 2026: Close of Registration Period!
    • Oct 27, 2026: Last day to request a Replacement Ballot
    • Nov 3, 2026: ELECTION DAY!!!

• Volunteer: help spread the word in your communities by joining an event at https://luma.com/connectbayarea

• Stay Informed: For the latest campaign updates, volunteer opportunities, and detailed FAQs, visit the official campaign site at connectbayarea.com or check back here on our union website regularly.

Know Your Rights

As union members, it is important to know and understand your rights to participate in saving Bay Area transit as private citizens while on your own time. The California Labor Code protecting your rights is listed below:

• Labor Code § 1101 states that no employer can make or enforce any rule or policy "forbidding or preventing employees from engaging or participating in politics" or "controlling or directing... the political activities or affiliations of employees."
• Labor Code § 1102 states that an employer cannot "coerce or influence or attempt to coerce or influence his employees through or by means of threat of discharge or loss of employment to adopt or follow or refrain from adopting or following any particular course or line of political action."
• Labor Code § 96(k) and § 98.6, California explicitly protects employees from discrimination or retaliation for "lawful conduct occurring during nonworking hours away from the employer's premises."