AC Transit Workers Issue Strike Notice, May Walk Off Job Thursday Morning
On the heels of a possible BART strike, workers for AC Transit issued their own 72-hour strike notice on Monday, which could lead to a possible walkout Thursday morning.
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On the heels of a possible BART strike, workers for AC Transit issued their own 72-hour strike notice on Monday, which could lead to a possible walkout Thursday morning.
BART contract negotiations were set to resume Monday morning amid concerns whether BART's last minute offer to unions was a positive step or if it may have imperiled the process.
Union leaders extended a strike deadline by 24 hours Sunday night, granting Bay Area commuters a day's grace, but blasted BART leadership for what they called a refusal to negotiate.
BART negotiations were expected to resume bargaining at 9:30 a.m. Saturday. Instead, the talks were put off so each side could meet in "caucus" Saturday morning.
BART's general manager is meeting with union leaders in Oakland Friday but will wait until Saturday to present a new contract proposal as a second strike by the workers looms, an agency spokeswoman said Friday.
Bay Area Rapid Transit was running trains as usual Friday after unions and management agreed to continue labor talks past a midnight deadline.
Bay Area Rapid Transit's lead negotiator is presenting union leaders with a new proposal Thursday, the final day of talks before the end of the 60-day-cooling off period.
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BART unions and management remained without a deal entering the final hours of the cooling-off period, opening the door for a possible strike. A new KPIX 5 / SurveyUSA poll found Bay Area residents are overwhelmingly against a walkout.
While BART's contract dispute continues, some Bay Area residents are thinking that they would like to work at the transit agency for the wages that are paid now. Those jobs, however, are hard to come by.
With less than three days until the cooling-off period expires, BART management and union leaders continued negotiations Tuesday. Meanwhile, transit agencies are firming up contingency plans if a second strike is called.
Labor leaders for Bay Area Rapid Transit workers say they are not giving 72-hour notice for a second strike.
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If no deal is made by the end of a cooling off period that expires at 11:59 p.m. on Thursday, two of the transit agency's largest unions could walk off the job on Friday morning.
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