
BART, Unions Reach Pension Agreement As Contract Talks Continue
Progress was made in BART labor contract negotiations on Thursday after unions presented a counter offer to the transit system's management and an agreement was made over pensions.
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Progress was made in BART labor contract negotiations on Thursday after unions presented a counter offer to the transit system's management and an agreement was made over pensions.
The two major unions representing Bay Area Rapid Transit workers said Wednesday they had lowered their contract demands to management in the hopes of avoiding a strike on Oct. 10 when a 60-day cooling off period imposed by the governor expires.
With a possible second strike looming, unions representing BART workers said they have put forward a new labor contract proposal to management Tuesday.
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Councilman Steve Glazer, a candidate for state Assembly and longtime advisor to Gov. Jerry Brown, launched a petition Thursday in favor of prohibiting transit worker strikes statewide.
With just over two weeks left before a state-ordered cooling-off period expires, Bay Area transit officials are already putting together a contingency plan in case BART workers go on another strike.
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While BART management and unions continue to negotiate, KPIX 5 has found the facility where managers are learning to operate trains in the event of a possible strike.
BART management and the unions have agreed to more talks, but it still remains to be scene whether they are getting any closer to an agreement.
The region appeared to be headed for another Bay Area Rapid Transit Strike after BART management on Wednesday suddenly called off contract talks for the rest of the week.
Bay Area Rapid Transit trains were back on schedule after major delays throughout the system Wednesday morning, according to BART personnel.
For the first time since Gov. Jerry Brown ordered a 60-day cooling-off period, Bay Area Rapid Transit management and its unions returned to the bargaining table Monday and resumed negotiations to try and avoid a strike that would result in service shutdown.
With both sides remaining far apart in the BART labor dispute, the transit agency is looking at managers to operate some trains if a strike occurs.
One person has been arrested after a shooting injured an innocent bystander Friday afternoon near the 12th Street Bay Area Rapid Transit station.
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Thursday's meeting between BART management and Service Employees International Union Local 1021 centered on safety proposals and work rules.
The Bay Area could see the start of another BART strike as early as October 11th if negotiations that resumed this week fail to lead to an agreement.
One day after returning to the negotiating table, talks between BART and unions representing its workers were called off on Tuesday because of a scheduling conflict.
BART and its largest union resumed negotiations in an ongoing labor dispute Monday, halfway through a 60-day cooling off period. But both sides remained far apart as the deadline approaches.
While next week marks the midway point in the BART dispute's 60-day cooling-off period and the first time for negotiations since it began, neither side expects any serious movement until the following week when talks will center on the dispute's major economic issues.
Both sides in the Bay Area Rapid Transit labor dispute are talking about the lack of progress in negotiations, since the 60-day cooling off period started nearly a month ago.
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