BART Board OKs Contract Agreement, Unions Still Need To Vote To End Months And Months Of Strife

BART Board OKs Contract Agreement, Unions Still Need To Vote To End Months And Months Of Strife

BART directors voted 8-1 today to approve a tentative agreement that could end nine months of labor strife with the agency’s employee unions. Shortly before…

BART Unions: Management Acted Unlawfully When They Approved Partial Contract

BART Unions: Management Acted Unlawfully When They Approved Partial Contract

12:32 PM: BART’s two largest unions filed a lawsuit in Alameda County Superior Court today alleging that the transit agency’s directors acted unlawfully when they…

BART Union Mad At Board’s Approval Of Contract Without Clause, Will Announce “Course Of Action” Soon

BART Union Mad At Board’s Approval Of Contract Without Clause, Will Announce “Course Of Action” Soon

1:13 PM: BART directors voted 8-1 today to approve a tentative contract agreement with its two largest unions—but without a controversial clause that they say…

Union Officials Slam BART Management As The “height of incompetence”

Union Officials Slam BART Management As The “height of incompetence”

Union officials slammed BART management today, calling a move to scuttle a tentative contract deal and go back to the bargaining table over a disputed…

Just When You Thought It Was Over:  BART Management,  Union Headed Back To Bargaining Table After Contract Snafu

Just When You Thought It Was Over: BART Management, Union Headed Back To Bargaining Table After Contract Snafu

8:08 PM: BART unions and management are headed back to the bargaining table to resolve an issue in the tentative labor agreement reached last month…

BART Officials: Closed Meeting Required To Determine If “Glitch” In Contract Will Delay Deal With Workers

BART Officials: Closed Meeting Required To Determine If “Glitch” In Contract Will Delay Deal With Workers

11:04 PM: BART management has not recommended that BART directors vote against a tentative labor agreement despite BART officials saying that a provision management had…

Now That Unions Have Approved Tentative Contract Agreement, BART Board Must Vote

Now That Unions Have Approved Tentative Contract Agreement, BART Board Must Vote

A second BART union whose members walked off the job during two strikes this year has approved a tentative contract agreement with the transit agency’s…

BART Union Leaders Hopeful That Workers Will Vote To Approve Tentative Contract Agreement

BART Union Leaders Hopeful That Workers Will Vote To Approve Tentative Contract Agreement

Members of BART’s two biggest labor unions will vote Friday on a tentative agreement for a new four-year contract that the transit agency’s management and…

Muni Estimates At Least $400,000 Spent To Support BART Riders During Strike

Muni Estimates At Least $400,000 Spent To Support BART Riders During Strike

During the recent four-day BART strike, ridership and expenses went up for other transit agencies taking on the extra demand for rides in parts of…

Man Who Allegedly Threw Hammer At Striking BART Workers Pleads Not Guilty

Man Who Allegedly Threw Hammer At Striking BART Workers Pleads Not Guilty

A San Francisco man who allegedly threw a hammer at striking BART workers in Daly City on Monday morning has pleaded not guilty to two…

BART Resumes “Limited Service,” Warns Riders Of 30-45 Minute Delays

BART Resumes “Limited Service,” Warns Riders Of 30-45 Minute Delays

BART is now running limited svc. — SFBARTalert (@SFBARTalert) October 22, 2013 5:50 AM: According to an announcement sent by BART at 5:49 AM Tuesday…

Tentative Contract Agreement Means BART Strike Is Over

Tentative Contract Agreement Means BART Strike Is Over

BART’s largest unions have announced a tentative contract agreement, and trains could be running as soon as 4 AM Tuesday morning. Contract negotiations resumed this…

Mayor Lee Cuts Asia Trip Short In Wake Of BART Strike, Deaths

Mayor Lee Cuts Asia Trip Short In Wake Of BART Strike, Deaths

San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee has come home early from an overseas trip to Asia and this afternoon called for a resolution to the BART…

BART Unions And Management To Resume Contract Negotiations This Afternoon

BART Unions And Management To Resume Contract Negotiations This Afternoon

2:39 PM: BART management will be meeting with union leaders this afternoon to resume contract negotiations, a BART spokesman said. A federal mediator who has…

Packed Roads, Buses, And Ferries For Day Four Of BART Strike

Packed Roads, Buses, And Ferries For Day Four Of BART Strike

With a new workweek getting under way and no end to the BART strike in sight, Bay Area commuters set their alarms early again and…

BART Strike Means Spike In Ferry Ridership

BART Strike Means Spike In Ferry Ridership

San Francisco Bay Ferry ridership shot up with the start of the BART strike on Friday and remained high over the weekend, officials said. While…

Striking BART Unions Submit Work Rules Compromise Proposal

Striking BART Unions Submit Work Rules Compromise Proposal

Officials with two striking BART unions said they had submitted a new proposal this evening that would offer flexibility on some work rules but retain…

With No New Contract Talks Scheduled, BART Strike To Continue Monday

With No New Contract Talks Scheduled, BART Strike To Continue Monday

BART’s board of directors will hold an emergency meeting Monday as a systemwide strike by transit employees seems sure to continue into a fourth day….

BART Now Saying They’re Not Sure Who Was Driving Train In Fatal Crash, NTSB Taking Over Investigation (Video)

BART Now Saying They’re Not Sure Who Was Driving Train In Fatal Crash, NTSB Taking Over Investigation (Video)

The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the deaths of two BART workers killed in a collision on the tracks this afternoon, officials said today….

BART Radio Communications Tell Tale Of Train Accident That Killed Two (Audio)

BART Radio Communications Tell Tale Of Train Accident That Killed Two (Audio)

BART police have confirmed that two BART workers were struck and killed by a BART train that was “under computer control” this afternoon. A report…

ATU Expects Members To Reject BART Management’s “Final” Offer

The leader of one of two unions representing striking BART workers announced today that Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1555 members are expected to vote down…

Commuters React To Heavy Traffic, Delays In Commute

The evening commute was a little longer than usual for many Bay Area commuters, with would-be BART riders scrambling for alternate forms of transportation to…

SF Chamber Of Commerce: BART Strike Is “catastrophe for the Bay Area”

SF Chamber Of Commerce: BART Strike Is “catastrophe for the Bay Area”

The San Francisco Chamber of Commerce joined other Bay Area business groups today in calling for an end to a BART strike that began at…

BART Management Calls Union’s Work Rule Arbitration Plan “Cherry-Picking”

BART management is not budging after union leaders said today that striking employees would return to work and get the transit system’s trains running by…

Labor Law Scholar: Arbitration Only Way Out Of BART Strike

Labor Law Scholar: Arbitration Only Way Out Of BART Strike

State legislation prohibiting BART strikes is the best way to avoid future labor standoffs like the one that led to a strike this week, but…

BART Union Proposes Arbitration Plan, Offers To Return To Service Friday Night

BART union leaders said today that striking employees would return to work and get the transit system’s trains running by 10 p.m. tonight if management…

San Francisco Streets, Bay Bridge, And Freeways Heavily Congested Due To BART Strike

San Francisco Streets, Bay Bridge, And Freeways Heavily Congested Due To BART Strike

5:45 PM: Bay Area freeways, especially those leading to the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, saw an increase in traffic today on the first day of…

BART GM: “You can’t run a railroad with this book of rules”

BART General Manager Grace Crunican said today that management wants to change work rules for its employees in order to save money and make the…

BART Workers Stage Demonstration, Say Move To Do Away With Paper Paychecks Was Factor In Breakdown

BART Workers Stage Demonstration, Say Move To Do Away With Paper Paychecks Was Factor In Breakdown

4:58 PM: Less than a day after BART union leaders announced a strike, more than 100 workers and supporters gathered today at a noontime rally…

BART GM Says Unions’ Account Of Breakdown In Talks Is False

BART GM Says Unions’ Account Of Breakdown In Talks Is False

BART’s general manager is refuting statements made by union leadership about how the labor negotiations broke down and led to a work stoppage today. General…

Movement To Ban Transit Strikes Gains Steam

Movement To Ban Transit Strikes Gains Steam

As Bay Area commuters deal today with the second BART union strike this year, a movement to ban the state’s public transit workers from striking…

BART Strike: East Bay Commuters Say They Were Were Prepared For Strike

BART Strike: East Bay Commuters Say They Were Were Prepared For Strike

East Bay commuters into San Francisco were prepared this morning for the start of the BART union strike but expressed frustration about the inconvenience caused…

BART Strike: Some Trains Are Running, But Not For You

BART Strike: Some Trains Are Running, But Not For You

Although BART trains are not picking up passengers today, a limited number of trains are running along the system for maintenance and security reasons, a…

BART Strike: Bay Area Roads Fill With Commuters

BART Strike: Bay Area Roads Fill With Commuters

The Bay Area’s roads and ferries are filling this morning with commuters trying to get around the region after BART workers went on strike starting…

BART Commuters: How Did You Get To Work Today? (Poll)

BART Commuters: How Did You Get To Work Today? (Poll)

According to a report from 6:23 this morning by Hannah Albarazi of Bay City News, “Bay Area commuters began lining up many hours earlier than…

BART Strike: Jean Quan Says “now is not the time to give up.”

BART Strike: Jean Quan Says “now is not the time to give up.”

Oakland Mayor Jean Quan tonight has released a statement in response to the impending BART strike after negotiations fizzled out earlier today. In her statement,…

BART Strike: Bay Area Business Leaders Warn Of $73 Million/Day In Lost Productivity

BART Strike: Bay Area Business Leaders Warn Of $73 Million/Day In Lost Productivity

A group of Bay Area business leaders is casting blame on union leaders for not accepting a deal put forth by BART management to avert…

BART Strike: Former BART Director Thought A Strike Was “in the rearview mirror”

BART Strike: Former BART Director Thought A Strike Was “in the rearview mirror”

A former BART director who’s been involved in labor issues for many years said he’s “very surprised” that the transit agency’s workers plan to strike…

BART Strike: Union Leaders Say Disagreement On Work Rules At Heart Of Decision To Strike

BART Strike: Union Leaders Say Disagreement On Work Rules At Heart Of Decision To Strike

Work rules for employees emerged as a key issue in BART contract negotiations that resulted in union leaders announcing today that workers will go on…

BART Strike: Here Are Your BART Alternatives For Your Commute

BART Strike: Here Are Your BART Alternatives For Your Commute

With the likelihood of a BART strike effective Friday, many Bay Area commuters will have to find alternate ways to get to and from work…