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West Coast Ports Face Shutdown If Contract Negotiations In San Francisco Fail
The contract that covers nearly 20,000 West Coast dockworkers is set to expire June 30, as negotiations continue in San Francisco.
SF Muni Director To KPIX 5: ‘Lots’ Of Options To Deal With Sickouts
Ed Reiskin, director of transportation of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, spoke with KPIX 5’s Phil Matier Sunday about the status of Muni contract negotiations and whether the recent sickout action by some Muni employees is likely to continue.
Union Files Complaint In Death Of Window-Washing Custodian At UC Berkeley
A union representing service workers at the University of California, Berkeley has filed a complaint with state authorities over the death of a custodian.
Phil Matier: California Lawmakers Kill Proposal To Ban Transit Strikes
With little debate, a State Senate committee killed a proposal Monday that would have banned transit workers from going on strike.
BART Negotiations Resume With Union Reiterating Safety Concerns
The Bay Area could see the start of another BART strike as early as October 11th if negotiations that resumed this week fail to lead to an agreement.
AC Transit Workers Reject Contract Deal
AC Transit workers have voted to reject a tentative contract agreement reached with management last week, union officials said Sunday.
Progress Reported In AC Transit Labor Talks Aimed At Averting Strike
Officials with the Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District (AC Transit) said they were making progress Tuesday in ongoing contract talks with the union representing its bus operators and other workers.
KCBS In Depth: Options For Advancing Bay Area Transit
With the BART labor negotiations on commuters’ minds, SFSU Professor Dr. Jason Henderson gives suggestions on how to alleviate the Bay Area’s growing public transit issues.
BART Contract Talks Resume With Less Than 3 Weeks To Reach Deal
BART labor contract talks resumed on Monday after negotiators took a break over the weekend and so far neither side sounds terribly optimistic.
Last-Ditch BART Labor Talks Resume At Governor’s Request
With a strike looming, the two largest unions representing over 2,300 Bay Area Rapid Transit workers resumed talks with BART management Sunday afternoon at the request of California Gov. Jerry Brown in a last-ditch effort to reach a deal.
