Bay Area Rapid Transit Strike Deadline Set

[FormerOstrich]

this article doesn't really give much information about the issues. Can someone give me a summary of what's going on? I love the Bay Area and I love BART system. I wish Phoenix had something similar!


Bay Area Rapid Transit workers are set to walk off the job July 6 if they cannot agree with management on a new contract.

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"Our strike captains are ready, our picket signs are ready and our members are ready to walk off the job," said Josie Mooney, executive director of Service Employees International Union 790, which represents about 1,450 of BART's 2,700 union workers.

The labor councils from Alameda, Contra Costa, San Francisco and San Mateo counties are expected to formally endorse the strike this week. Union workers already have voted to authorize the strike. The contract expires at 12:01 a.m. Friday.

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BART, which faces a $23.9 million deficit next year, has already raised fares and approved the elimination of 115 jobs.

BART officials declined to discuss the specifics of their proposal but General Manager Tom Margro said the district must solve the problem of a $100 million projected deficit over the next four years.

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http://news.lycos.com/wired/story.asp?section=Breaking&storyId=1055932

[fleabert]

1. oh shit. that would be bad.

bart not going is very bad...very bad indeed. hope they come to an agreement for everyone's sake!