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…
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
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 slammed BART management today, calling a move to scuttle a tentative contract deal and go back to the bargaining table over a disputed…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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….
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 police have confirmed that two BART workers were struck and killed by a BART train that was “under computer control” this afternoon. A report…
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…
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…
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 is not budging after union leaders said today that striking employees would return to work and get the transit system’s trains running by…
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 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…
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 General Manager Grace Crunican said today that management wants to change work rules for its employees in order to save money and make the…
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’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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
