BART management and representatives from Service Employees International Union and Amalgamated Transit Union resumed negotiations tonight, but neither side has released any new proposals. Last anyone has heard, BART offered an 8 percent salary increase over four years, and the unions had only reduced their offer of The unions also have repeatedly brought up safety concerns, including what they say is inadequate track lighting and protection for station agents.
The California labor secretary urged both sides to talk, and has sent in two new mediators, Anita I. This is serious stuff. Tuesday has been a mess, with traffic snarling the Bay Bridge before 6 a. If you've been following the BART strike and thinking to yourself that your commute is really newsworthy, now is your chance. Call us at We might share your story on the air. Confusion at SFO. The airport is providing free shuttle service to the Millbrae CalTrain station, but finding the shuttle can be challenging.
There's no real signage or anything telling you where to go or where things are located. However, many other travellers said they didn't know anything about the strike until they reached the BART entrance and found it closed. Mike and Laura Cartner just arrived from Maryland for the their 20th anniversary: "There was nothing to tell us it was closed before we got here.
To be fair, a recorded voice periodically announces BART is closed and tells passengers to go to an information booth for help. But it's easy to miss in the din of the airport. Stephen Linaweaver often paddles an old whitewater kayak across the Bay from Oakland to San Francisco.
He's made the trip about times -- and says it's empowering. He jokingly tweeted that BART should reopen the tube to pedestrians during the strike. So, not very plausible. But Linaweaver is looking for paddling companions, and he'll likely be on the water early tomorrow morning, weather permitting.
It's becoming clear that some of the big winners of the BART strike are car-sharing companies. Sidecar , Lyft and Avego began promoting their mobile apps and reaching out to drivers in their networks over the weekend. To get drivers to participate, Sidecar offered extra incentives such as waiving its usual 20 percent of the take and allowing drivers to keep percent.
No word yet on today's negotiations. But even if an agreement were to be announced like, right now, there's this Plenty of logistical challenges. The BART strike is now in its third day, with commuters experiencing more of the same -- long waits in line at ferry terminals and horrific traffic congestion around the Bay Area. Transit agencies are encouraging commuters to jump in a casual carpool, telecommute or just avoid travel altogether.
Caltrans says that carpool lanes will continue to be open weekdays from 5 a. BART and the two major unions representing striking workers were scheduled to return to the bargaining table at 1 p. She said she could not comment further because a mediator has asked the parties not to speak to the media. Another sign of hope: BART has reached an agreement with one of the smaller striking unions, representing supervisors and professional workers.
If that's ratified by employees, they'd go back to work, though that wouldn't enable train service. And here's Bay Area News Group's best estimates of how that would break down in terms of actual salary. Search-Icon Created with Sketch. KQED is a proud member of. Always free. Sign In. KQED Inform. Save Article Save Article. News Fix. Jul 3, Failed to save article Please try again. More details: Strike is over, for now: Unions agree to return to work while talks continue Latest from Twitter p.
Sent out by BART tonight From BART tonight And this The union offer proposed to allow for work rule changes regarding technology but retain rules on safety. BART strike status as of 11 a. Monday: Walkout is in its fourth day.
Talks: No new negotiations planned. The BART board canceled an emergency session planned for 3 p. The commute : Lots of traffic out there and long lines for all alternate transit. The casual commute: One exception to the misery: the a. Update, 10 p. Sunday: BART's two biggest unions say they've sent the agency's management a new proposal aimed at ending the the three-day-old strike.
The offer was announced in a press release that contained no detail of the offer, but said:. The new counterproposal allows for the continued use of new technology in the workplace but protects workers from changes in work rules that would lead to unsafe conditions. At the same time, BART workers say, they will insist on retaining work rules to protect their members from workplace accidents, like the one that occurred yesterday, and that safeguard the riding public during normal revenue hours.
If you've been following the story, you know that contract talks under the auspices of federal mediators broke down last Thursday when the unions rejected BART's demand for sweeping changes in work rules. The principal issue is in the area of "beneficial practices," a contract provision that bars management from unilaterally changing practices that have been in place without consulting the unions.
BART says that's prevented it from implementing new technology in some instances — a contention the unions challenge. Tonight's union message says Saturday's accident in which a BART train struck and killed two workers illustrates the importance of the work rules:. That's why we receive a lot of training and it's why there are a lot of work rules," said Saul Almanza, who trains workers on wayside safety procedures and protocols.
We haven't seen any sign that BART has responded to the latest union message. Sunday: No indication yet that the two sides are getting back together to talk, so it's likely at this point that the work stoppage will continue into a fourth day Monday. BART's board has scheduled a special closed session for 3 p. Monday, presumably to discuss the strike. That dispute over work rules, including issues like scheduling, overtime policies and protection for workers who complain about management conduct, scuttled negotiations on Thursday.
BART has rejected that suggestion, saying it would only consider submitting the entire agreement to arbitration. BART management has urged the unions to put its proposal to a vote. Agency officials have also said the offer is retroactive to July 5 — but only if both unions approve it within two weeks BART General Manager Grace Crunican announced the two-week limit last Sunday, then repeated it when talks broke down on Thursday.
Membership of both unions would need to approve the offer to end the dispute. The ATU's Bryant said she didn't know yet when her members will vote on the proposal. As of early Saturday afternoon, there are no new talks planned in the dispute.
She emphasizes again the work rule changes — a subject that neither side said anything about publicly until the last few days — and says the contract battle "is about the future":. The BART Board has shown great leadership over the last two years defining the investments necessary for an aging system by agreeing to an essential package of upgrades.
A new fleet of train cars is under design with active public participation. A new train control system will allow us to run more trains to meet escalating rush hour demands. We need to expand our maintenance facilities to accommodate a new fleet of cars, and new service to San Jose, the Oakland Airport and eastern Contra Costa County. Our stations need upgrades for technology, energy efficiency and safety.
Update: p. Friday BART management has rejected the unions' proposal to end the strike tonight at 10 p. Spokesman Jim Allison said management will consider arbitration, but "only arbitration of the entire package" and not just of the outstanding work rules.
The unions earlier this evening asked that the work rules be submitted to arbitration. See below. Cars were backed up for at least 10 blocks along downtown streets; motorists waiting to cross the bridge reported waiting up to 45 minutes. Lines for the charter buses were long.
On social media, people complained of commutes that were one or two more hours than usual. The San Francisco Bay Ferry service was also busy. Randy Rentschler, spokesman for the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, said many commuters sought alternative routes, leading to multiple congested corridors such as highways , 24 and Between 5 and 10 a.
He said that the biggest increase was on Highway 80 in Alameda and Contra Costa counties. The carpool lane leading up to the Bay Bridge saw around 50 to percent more traffic than a typical Friday, Haus said. Highways and saw delays around twice as high as normal around 7 a. The unions underscore their agreement with management on health care, pensions and wages. On the workplace rules that have proved to be the sticking point, the letter says "we would submit to and accept the results of a final and binding interest arbitration.
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