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"content": "\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_115931\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/10/24/bart-votes-to-allow-bikes-on-trains-all-day/rs4931_bikeonbart-scr/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-115931\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/10/RS4931_BikeonBART-scr-e1382649563961.jpg\" alt=\"(San Francisco Bicycle Coalition via Flickr)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"size-full wp-image-115931\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">(San Francisco Bicycle Coalition via Flickr)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The BART board says that after three trials, it's OK for cyclists to bring their bikes on board any time of the day — with one small exception. The decision marks an about-face for BART, which once barred bikes, then required riders to obtain and carry permits, and then for decades barred bicycles from the system during commute hours. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The agency's biggest concern about giving cyclists access during the before- and after-work rush has been how they'd fit in during the system's most crowded hours. Paul Oversier, BART's assistant general manager for operations, said today that through the three trial periods, cyclists \"generally speaking go out of their way to be accommodating. I've witnessed bicyclists many times at West Oakland let trains go by even during this period, during the rush hour, because there wasn't enough room on the train.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The bike rules approved today allow bikes on the system at any time, with the following restrictions:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>During commute hours (weekdays 7-9 a.m. and 4:30-6:30 p.m.), no bikes will be allowed on the first three cars of any train. That rule is to accommodate passengers who want to avoid bikes during their commute. \u003c/li>\n\u003cli>No bikes are allowed in the first car of any train at any time. \u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Bikes are not allowed on crowded trains. \u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Cyclists must yield priority seating to seniors and passengers with disabilities.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Bikes are not to block doorways or aisles and are never allowed on escalators. \u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003c!--more-->\u003cbr>\nBART said it will look at the issue again as its trains take on more and more passengers. In an announcement, the agency said its staff will issue a status report on how the new bike rules are working out when the system has three consecutive months with an average of 450,000 weekday riders. BART's highest average weekday ridership this year was recorded in September, with about 415,000 fare-gate exits.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The Board vote to support bikes on board BART is based on monitoring several issues,” BART Board President Tom Radoluvich said. “These include formalized feedback from our frontline staff, results of improved signage, reviewing best bike rule practices from sister agencies, increasing secure parking and establishing a trigger point for additional evaluation.” \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>BART has reconfigured some cars to make more room for passengers with wheelchairs, strollers and luggage — as well as bikes. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cycling advocates welcomed today's vote. A couple of examples, via press release:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>“Today’s BART decision is a momentous occasion. For years, people on both sides of the Bay have had to contort their lives simply because they needed to take a bike on BART but couldn’t during critical times. We commend BART for taking the smart steps toward opening up regional travel by bike,” says Leah Shahum, executive director of the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition, which has worked alongside BART and the East Bay Bicycle Coalition for years to increase access for bicycles on BART.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“By making full access for bikes on BART a permanent policy change, East Bay residents will have a new healthy and convenient commute option,” said Renee Rivera, executive director of the 4,500-member East Bay Bicycle Coalition. “This particularly benefits those who commute within the East Bay on BART lines where there is ample room for bikes, but who are restricted from bringing bikes on board by the current rules.”\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_115637\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/10/20/ntsb-investigating-bart-train-accident-that-killed-two-workers/barttrain102013/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-115637\">\u003cimg class=\"size-large wp-image-115637\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/10/barttrain102013-1024x566.png\" alt=\"The BART train involved in an accident Saturday that killed two workers inspecting the tracks. (Alex Emslie/KQED). \" width=\"640\" height=\"353\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The BART train involved in an accident Saturday that killed two workers inspecting the tracks. (Alex Emslie/KQED).\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">\u003cstrong>BART accident probe\u003c/strong>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>National Transportation Safety Board investigators are re-enacting the Saturday BART accident that killed two workers in Walnut Creek\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>The NTSB says the workers had been granted \"simple approval\" to enter the trackway and under BART policy were responsible for their own safety.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>NTSB says two trainee operators were in control cab along with an \"experienced trainer\" at time of accident.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, 1 p.m. Wednesday:\u003c/strong> BART has closed tracks between its Lafayette and Pleasant Hill station so federal investigators can re-enact the weekend accident that killed two workers in Walnut Creek. BART is running a bus bridge between the two stations from noon through 3:30 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The National Transportation Safety Board is doing the re-enactment, including a \"sight/distance\" test, to gather more information on the Saturday afternoon incident. Christopher Sheppard, a BART employee, and contractor Laurence Daniels were killed when a four-car train with an operator trainee at the controls hit them while traveling 60 to 70 mph.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The NTSB announced yesterday that it has determined there were two trainees and a supervisor in the cab at the time of the accident. BART was apparently conducting the training in case it decided to try to run limited train service during the strike that had begun on Friday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The NTSB said Daniels and Sheppard had obtained \"simple approval\" to enter the BART right-of-way. A BART procedures manual from 2001 describes simple approval as permission to enter a restricted area \"with the understanding that personnel shall not interfere with the normal operation of trains or equipment and are not provided any protection from trains or equipment.\" The manual also says \"personnel accessing trackways ... under Simple Approval are individually responsible for providing their own protection.\" In the past, contractors have been informed that simple approvals are not permitted in areas where trains are moving in excess of 50 mph.\u003cbr>\n\u003c!--more-->\u003cbr>\nAs \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/BART-workers-on-tracks-don-t-get-train-warnings-4914319.php#page-2\" target=\"_blank\">Demian Bulwa reports in the San Francisco Chronicle\u003c/a> today, \"simple approval\" has come up in previous BART accident inquiries:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>The simple-approval procedure was central to the investigation into the death of James Strickland, a BART inspector who was struck from behind by a train Oct. 14, 2008, as he walked east on the westbound track between the Pleasant Hill and Concord stations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>BART operations managers had granted Strickland simple approval. But they did not tell him that BART had shut down the eastbound track and begun single-tracking trains in the area, state investigators said. Nor were train operators in the area told of Strickland's presence.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Investigators concluded shrubbery may have obscured the train operator's view of Strickland.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The state's workplace safety regulator, Cal/OSHA, issued four citations to BART and levied total fines of $28,685 for serious violations in connection with Strickland's death, including one alleging that the simple-approval system had contributed to the accident.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The agency's appeals board wrote a year after the accident that simple approval \"deprives employees of (information about train travel) intentionally. The proffered reason for depriving workers of this information is so that workers stay alert at all times and expect a train at any time.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>BART countered at the time that simple approval had worked well for more than 30 years, with no accidents. But the appeals board said an employer \"cannot leave it up to the employee to safeguard himself.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Under state law, agencies must fix problems cited by Cal/OSHA after a case is over. But BART is still fighting the state's findings in the Strickland matter.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, 4:45 p.m., Monday: \u003c/strong>The NTSB held a press conference about the incident on Saturday when two workers were killed by a BART train. NTSB investigator Jim Southworth said the operator of the train was in training, and that the train was moving at 60-70 miles per hour. He said the operator, who has held other positions with BART, had the train in automatic mode. Six employees were on board at the time. The NTSB said the train recorders are on their way to the NTSB lab in Washington, D.C.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Southworth also said the operator knew that there were people ahead on the tracks. From the Los Angeles Times:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>He said the trainee operator, whom the NTSB interviewed Monday, had sounded the air horn before the accident. The train was moving at 60 mph to 70 mph when it made an emergency stop, Southworth said. He said the operator had heard a radio report warning of workers on the track.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“He was aware of people on the tracks,” Southworth said.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>The agency conducted employee interviews today and will interview management tomorrow. It will also schedule a reenactment of the incident.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, 3 p.m., Monday:\u003c/strong> The Contra Costa County coroner has released the names of two people who were killed on Saturday after being struck by a BART train: Laurence Daniels, 66, from Fair Oaks, and Christopher Sheppard, 58, from Hayward. Bay City News reports that Daniels was a contractor working with BART and that Sheppard was a member of American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3993. That union is not striking, and BCN says it represents about 210 BART employees, mostly middle managers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!--more-->\u003cstrong>Update, 9:45 p.m.:\u003c/strong> BART union members held candlelight vigils in Walnut Creek and Oakland this evening to remember two workers who died Saturday when they were struck by a train while working trackside. \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/SFNewsReporter\" target=\"_blank\">Alex Emslie \u003c/a>covered the Walnut Creek gathering and talked to some of the BART workers in attendance: Fannie Pettis said she knew one of the workers who died Saturday and says BART managers should have ensured the safety of her friend. \"I am very angry because I just feel like we should have rules in place to protect our employees at all times regardless of who they are, what they’re doing, and obviously something went wrong,\" Pettis said Richard Stingily said Saturday's accident shows why unions have tried to highlight safety issues in their contract negotiations. \"The safety rules, and the work rules, are very important\" Stingily said. \"That is one of the most important things here. And situations like this is what we were talking about.\" Saturday, BART General Manager Grace Crunican and Assistant General Manager Paul Oversier extended their condolences to the families of the victims. When asked whether the accident highlighted the safety issues unions have raised, Oversier said \"I'm not going to go there right now.\" He said sorting out how the accident happened and helping the victims' families was foremost in his mind. \"We're dealing with a situation here where the labor issues, the negotiations, are not in the forefront of our mind. We've just lost two members of the BART family.\" The two people who died Saturday were the seventh and eighth workers to die on the job in BART's 41-year history and the first since 2008.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003c!--more-->Update, 5:15 p.m. Sunday:\u003c/strong> National Transportation Safety Board investigators have taken over the investigation of the accident that killed two workers along BART tracks in Walnut Creek on Saturday afternoon. An NTSB team arrived on the scene of the incident, in which a four-car train operated by a BART manager struck the workers early Sunday afternoon. The victims, one BART employee and one contract worker, were inspecting tracks between the Walnut Creek and Pleasant Hill stations. Jim Southworth, the NTSB's chief railroad accident investigator, is leading the inquiry. He said during a press conference in Walnut Creek this afternoon that only a limited amount of data was available from the train involved in the accident — not as much, say, as would be available from a freight train. Southworth said the train was not equipped with a forward-facing camera that might have captured the scene on the tracks as the accident unfolded. He added that the lead car did have an inward-facing camera in the cab that could shed light on the operator's actions. Southworth said his team could be in the East Bay from four to 10 days and that the investigation could take six to 12 months or more before it's final. \"We are at the very start of this investigation,\" Southworth said. \"These accidents occur in an instant but they take a great deal of time to investigate.\" He declined to speculate on any aspect of the incident, including whether the strike played a role or whether the two workers killed were currently certified to work along the tracks. Southworth said BART, the California Public Utilities Commission, the Federal Transit Administration and the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration are all participating in the investigation. \u003c!--more--> \u003cstrong>Update, 5:15 p.m. Saturday:\u003c/strong> One of the questions that will arise in the aftermath of today's fatal accident: the credentials of the train operator. BART's statement calls the as-yet-unnamed person driving the train \"an experienced operator.\" \u003ca href=\"http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_24345866/bart-train-strikes-two-people-near-walnut-creek\" target=\"_blank\">Contra Costa Times cites sources\u003c/a>as saying the driver was \"an operator supervisor who drove trains two decades ago.\" The Times also notes that BART General Manager Grace Crunican visited the site of the accident: \"Our hearts and prayers go out to the families of the two workers killed on the BART track,\" she said. Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1555 tweeted in the aftermath of the deaths:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" style=\"font-size: medium\">\u003cp>Due to the recent tragedy at Walnut creek station, and out of respect for the families involved ATU's members will not be picketing tomorrow — BART ATU LOCAL 1555 (@ATU_1555) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/ATU_1555/statuses/391696823099731968\">October 19, 2013\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, 4:20 p.m. Saturday:\u003c/strong> BART just posted \u003ca href=\"http://bart.gov/news/articles/2013/news20131019a.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">this statement\u003c/a>on the accident:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote style=\"font-size: medium\">\u003cp>BART officials are responding to the scene of a fatal accident involving two employees who were struck by an out-of-service BART train. The names of the deceased are not being released at this time.The accident occurred at approximately 1:53 pm between the Walnut Creek and Pleasant Hill stations, approximately one mile north of the Walnut Creek Station. The employees were performing track inspections in response to a report of a dip in the track at the time of the accident. The deceased include one BART employee and a contractor. Both people had extensive experience working around moving trains in both the freight train and the rapid transit industry. The procedures involved in track maintenance require one employee to inspect the track and the other to act as a lookout and notify of any oncoming traffic. The train was on a routine maintenance run with an experienced operator at the controls. At the time of the accident the train was being run in automatic mode under computer control. No further details are available at the moment. Updates will be provided as they become available.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, 3:55 p.m. Saturday: \u003c/strong>Audio of BART radio traffic from the time of the incident has been posted online:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" style=\"font-size: medium\">\u003cp>AUDIO: BART radio transmission from the moment a maintenance train struck employees on track (warning: graphic) - \u003ca href=\"http://t.co/tJMRcDCANN\">http://t.co/tJMRcDCANN\u003c/a> — Matthew Keys (@MatthewKeysLive) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/MatthewKeysLive/statuses/391688263737413632\">October 19, 2013\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, 3:50 p.m. Saturday:\u003c/strong>BART has confirmed a train struck and killed two employees working along the system's tracks between Walnut Creek and Pleasant Hill. The Contra Costa Times reports:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote style=\"font-size: medium\">\u003cp>Two BART employees were hit and killed by one of the transit agency's trains between the Walnut Creek and Pleasant Hill stations Saturday afternoon, a BART police deputy chief confirmed. Sources say the two dead workers were non-union engineers performing track inspections when a manager operating a four-car train hit them. ... ... A BART employee, who wished to remain anonymous due to the ongoing strike, said he was monitoring BART transmissions when he heard a manager who was operating a train report an emergency. He said the manager reported that two unrepresented engineers who were performing track maintenance were hit. BART trains have not been running for commuters since Friday due to a labor strike, however some managers have moved trains for other purposes.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Two-BART-workers-killed-by-train-running-during-4909974.php\" target=\"_blank\">The San Francisco Chronicle adds\u003c/a>:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote style=\"font-size: medium\">\u003cp>The two workers, whose names weren't immediately released, died at the scene after they were hit by an eastbound train, sources close to the investigation said.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to BART emergency radio traffic immediately after the incident, there were six people aboard the train. BART police told KTVU that it was not yet clear who was operating the train at the time of the accident. After July's BART strike, the agency said it ran trains every day to ensure everything in the system worked correctly and to keep rust off the rail lines.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_115637\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/10/20/ntsb-investigating-bart-train-accident-that-killed-two-workers/barttrain102013/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-115637\">\u003cimg class=\"size-large wp-image-115637\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/10/barttrain102013-1024x566.png\" alt=\"The BART train involved in an accident Saturday that killed two workers inspecting the tracks. (Alex Emslie/KQED). \" width=\"640\" height=\"353\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The BART train involved in an accident Saturday that killed two workers inspecting the tracks. (Alex Emslie/KQED).\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">\u003cstrong>BART accident probe\u003c/strong>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>National Transportation Safety Board investigators are re-enacting the Saturday BART accident that killed two workers in Walnut Creek\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>The NTSB says the workers had been granted \"simple approval\" to enter the trackway and under BART policy were responsible for their own safety.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>NTSB says two trainee operators were in control cab along with an \"experienced trainer\" at time of accident.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, 1 p.m. Wednesday:\u003c/strong> BART has closed tracks between its Lafayette and Pleasant Hill station so federal investigators can re-enact the weekend accident that killed two workers in Walnut Creek. BART is running a bus bridge between the two stations from noon through 3:30 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The National Transportation Safety Board is doing the re-enactment, including a \"sight/distance\" test, to gather more information on the Saturday afternoon incident. Christopher Sheppard, a BART employee, and contractor Laurence Daniels were killed when a four-car train with an operator trainee at the controls hit them while traveling 60 to 70 mph.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The NTSB announced yesterday that it has determined there were two trainees and a supervisor in the cab at the time of the accident. BART was apparently conducting the training in case it decided to try to run limited train service during the strike that had begun on Friday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The NTSB said Daniels and Sheppard had obtained \"simple approval\" to enter the BART right-of-way. A BART procedures manual from 2001 describes simple approval as permission to enter a restricted area \"with the understanding that personnel shall not interfere with the normal operation of trains or equipment and are not provided any protection from trains or equipment.\" The manual also says \"personnel accessing trackways ... under Simple Approval are individually responsible for providing their own protection.\" In the past, contractors have been informed that simple approvals are not permitted in areas where trains are moving in excess of 50 mph.\u003cbr>\n\u003c!--more-->\u003cbr>\nAs \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/BART-workers-on-tracks-don-t-get-train-warnings-4914319.php#page-2\" target=\"_blank\">Demian Bulwa reports in the San Francisco Chronicle\u003c/a> today, \"simple approval\" has come up in previous BART accident inquiries:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>The simple-approval procedure was central to the investigation into the death of James Strickland, a BART inspector who was struck from behind by a train Oct. 14, 2008, as he walked east on the westbound track between the Pleasant Hill and Concord stations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>BART operations managers had granted Strickland simple approval. But they did not tell him that BART had shut down the eastbound track and begun single-tracking trains in the area, state investigators said. Nor were train operators in the area told of Strickland's presence.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Investigators concluded shrubbery may have obscured the train operator's view of Strickland.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The state's workplace safety regulator, Cal/OSHA, issued four citations to BART and levied total fines of $28,685 for serious violations in connection with Strickland's death, including one alleging that the simple-approval system had contributed to the accident.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The agency's appeals board wrote a year after the accident that simple approval \"deprives employees of (information about train travel) intentionally. The proffered reason for depriving workers of this information is so that workers stay alert at all times and expect a train at any time.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>BART countered at the time that simple approval had worked well for more than 30 years, with no accidents. But the appeals board said an employer \"cannot leave it up to the employee to safeguard himself.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Under state law, agencies must fix problems cited by Cal/OSHA after a case is over. But BART is still fighting the state's findings in the Strickland matter.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, 4:45 p.m., Monday: \u003c/strong>The NTSB held a press conference about the incident on Saturday when two workers were killed by a BART train. NTSB investigator Jim Southworth said the operator of the train was in training, and that the train was moving at 60-70 miles per hour. He said the operator, who has held other positions with BART, had the train in automatic mode. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Southworth also said the operator knew that there were people ahead on the tracks. From the Los Angeles Times:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>He said the trainee operator, whom the NTSB interviewed Monday, had sounded the air horn before the accident. The train was moving at 60 mph to 70 mph when it made an emergency stop, Southworth said. He said the operator had heard a radio report warning of workers on the track.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“He was aware of people on the tracks,” Southworth said.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>The agency conducted employee interviews today and will interview management tomorrow. It will also schedule a reenactment of the incident.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, 3 p.m., Monday:\u003c/strong> The Contra Costa County coroner has released the names of two people who were killed on Saturday after being struck by a BART train: Laurence Daniels, 66, from Fair Oaks, and Christopher Sheppard, 58, from Hayward. Bay City News reports that Daniels was a contractor working with BART and that Sheppard was a member of American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3993. That union is not striking, and BCN says it represents about 210 BART employees, mostly middle managers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!--more-->\u003cstrong>Update, 9:45 p.m.:\u003c/strong> BART union members held candlelight vigils in Walnut Creek and Oakland this evening to remember two workers who died Saturday when they were struck by a train while working trackside. \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/SFNewsReporter\" target=\"_blank\">Alex Emslie \u003c/a>covered the Walnut Creek gathering and talked to some of the BART workers in attendance: Fannie Pettis said she knew one of the workers who died Saturday and says BART managers should have ensured the safety of her friend. \"I am very angry because I just feel like we should have rules in place to protect our employees at all times regardless of who they are, what they’re doing, and obviously something went wrong,\" Pettis said Richard Stingily said Saturday's accident shows why unions have tried to highlight safety issues in their contract negotiations. \"The safety rules, and the work rules, are very important\" Stingily said. \"That is one of the most important things here. And situations like this is what we were talking about.\" Saturday, BART General Manager Grace Crunican and Assistant General Manager Paul Oversier extended their condolences to the families of the victims. When asked whether the accident highlighted the safety issues unions have raised, Oversier said \"I'm not going to go there right now.\" He said sorting out how the accident happened and helping the victims' families was foremost in his mind. \"We're dealing with a situation here where the labor issues, the negotiations, are not in the forefront of our mind. We've just lost two members of the BART family.\" The two people who died Saturday were the seventh and eighth workers to die on the job in BART's 41-year history and the first since 2008.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003c!--more-->Update, 5:15 p.m. Sunday:\u003c/strong> National Transportation Safety Board investigators have taken over the investigation of the accident that killed two workers along BART tracks in Walnut Creek on Saturday afternoon. An NTSB team arrived on the scene of the incident, in which a four-car train operated by a BART manager struck the workers early Sunday afternoon. The victims, one BART employee and one contract worker, were inspecting tracks between the Walnut Creek and Pleasant Hill stations. Jim Southworth, the NTSB's chief railroad accident investigator, is leading the inquiry. He said during a press conference in Walnut Creek this afternoon that only a limited amount of data was available from the train involved in the accident — not as much, say, as would be available from a freight train. Southworth said the train was not equipped with a forward-facing camera that might have captured the scene on the tracks as the accident unfolded. He added that the lead car did have an inward-facing camera in the cab that could shed light on the operator's actions. Southworth said his team could be in the East Bay from four to 10 days and that the investigation could take six to 12 months or more before it's final. \"We are at the very start of this investigation,\" Southworth said. \"These accidents occur in an instant but they take a great deal of time to investigate.\" He declined to speculate on any aspect of the incident, including whether the strike played a role or whether the two workers killed were currently certified to work along the tracks. Southworth said BART, the California Public Utilities Commission, the Federal Transit Administration and the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration are all participating in the investigation. \u003c!--more--> \u003cstrong>Update, 5:15 p.m. Saturday:\u003c/strong> One of the questions that will arise in the aftermath of today's fatal accident: the credentials of the train operator. BART's statement calls the as-yet-unnamed person driving the train \"an experienced operator.\" \u003ca href=\"http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_24345866/bart-train-strikes-two-people-near-walnut-creek\" target=\"_blank\">Contra Costa Times cites sources\u003c/a>as saying the driver was \"an operator supervisor who drove trains two decades ago.\" The Times also notes that BART General Manager Grace Crunican visited the site of the accident: \"Our hearts and prayers go out to the families of the two workers killed on the BART track,\" she said. Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1555 tweeted in the aftermath of the deaths:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" style=\"font-size: medium\">\u003cp>Due to the recent tragedy at Walnut creek station, and out of respect for the families involved ATU's members will not be picketing tomorrow — BART ATU LOCAL 1555 (@ATU_1555) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/ATU_1555/statuses/391696823099731968\">October 19, 2013\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, 4:20 p.m. Saturday:\u003c/strong> BART just posted \u003ca href=\"http://bart.gov/news/articles/2013/news20131019a.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">this statement\u003c/a>on the accident:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote style=\"font-size: medium\">\u003cp>BART officials are responding to the scene of a fatal accident involving two employees who were struck by an out-of-service BART train. The names of the deceased are not being released at this time.The accident occurred at approximately 1:53 pm between the Walnut Creek and Pleasant Hill stations, approximately one mile north of the Walnut Creek Station. The employees were performing track inspections in response to a report of a dip in the track at the time of the accident. The deceased include one BART employee and a contractor. Both people had extensive experience working around moving trains in both the freight train and the rapid transit industry. The procedures involved in track maintenance require one employee to inspect the track and the other to act as a lookout and notify of any oncoming traffic. The train was on a routine maintenance run with an experienced operator at the controls. At the time of the accident the train was being run in automatic mode under computer control. No further details are available at the moment. Updates will be provided as they become available.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, 3:55 p.m. Saturday: \u003c/strong>Audio of BART radio traffic from the time of the incident has been posted online:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" style=\"font-size: medium\">\u003cp>AUDIO: BART radio transmission from the moment a maintenance train struck employees on track (warning: graphic) - \u003ca href=\"http://t.co/tJMRcDCANN\">http://t.co/tJMRcDCANN\u003c/a> — Matthew Keys (@MatthewKeysLive) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/MatthewKeysLive/statuses/391688263737413632\">October 19, 2013\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, 3:50 p.m. Saturday:\u003c/strong>BART has confirmed a train struck and killed two employees working along the system's tracks between Walnut Creek and Pleasant Hill. The Contra Costa Times reports:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote style=\"font-size: medium\">\u003cp>Two BART employees were hit and killed by one of the transit agency's trains between the Walnut Creek and Pleasant Hill stations Saturday afternoon, a BART police deputy chief confirmed. Sources say the two dead workers were non-union engineers performing track inspections when a manager operating a four-car train hit them. ... ... A BART employee, who wished to remain anonymous due to the ongoing strike, said he was monitoring BART transmissions when he heard a manager who was operating a train report an emergency. He said the manager reported that two unrepresented engineers who were performing track maintenance were hit. BART trains have not been running for commuters since Friday due to a labor strike, however some managers have moved trains for other purposes.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Two-BART-workers-killed-by-train-running-during-4909974.php\" target=\"_blank\">The San Francisco Chronicle adds\u003c/a>:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote style=\"font-size: medium\">\u003cp>The two workers, whose names weren't immediately released, died at the scene after they were hit by an eastbound train, sources close to the investigation said.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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San Francisco Bay Ferry also will continue running extra boats all day tomorrow for commuters from Oakland, Alameda, and Vallejo. If in doubt, our advice is to check \u003ca href=\"http://alert.511.org/\" target=\"_blank\">511.org \u003c/a> (or our guide, to the right of this post) for information on commute alternatives tomorrow.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, 10:40 p.m. -- Trains to run Tuesday morning: \u003c/strong>While BART officials and others (including this blog) had said BART service would resume Tuesday afternoon, the transit agency has announced that trains will begin running at 4 a.m. BART adds, though, that early-morning service may be limited.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\u003cp>BART service resumes 4am, Tue., Oct. 22 following tentative labor agreement \u003ca href=\"http://t.co/hYqpW5vydk\">http://t.co/hYqpW5vydk\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>— SFBART (@SFBART) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/SFBART/statuses/392526483668733952\">October 22, 2013\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, 10:30 p.m. Monday:\u003c/strong> BART and its unions have announced a tentative settlement in their contract dispute, an agreement that should have trains running again by early Tuesday morning.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>John Arantes, president of the BART chapter of SEIU Local 1021, broke the news of the settlement to a crowd of reporters waiting outside the Oakland headquarters of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission. He apologized to Bay Area residents for the hardship they've endured during the strike and declared the settlement a victory for the unions' insistence on maintaining safety provisions in their contracts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We were able to stand up for workers' rights, safety -- and the riders' safety,\" Arantes sadi.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>BART General Manager Grace Crunican signaled that the agency had retreated somewhat from its final offer last week, which included a demand for changes in the agency's work rules as well as a 12 percent pay increase and new pension and medical benefits payments.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I will simply say that this offer is more than we wanted to pay,\" Crunican said. \"But it is also a new path in terms of our partnership with workers and helps us deliver the BART service of the future. We compromised to get to this place, as did our union members.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>BART and union representatives were joined by several elected officials -- Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom, Oakland Mayor Jean Quan, Assemblymember Bill Quirk and others. Newsom called on BART and the unions to make sure \"this is the last time this happens. I think everyone's fed up, and no one wants to see this ever happen again.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Antonette Bryant, president of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1555, reminded the gathering of the weekend tragedy in which a BART train with a trainee at the controls struck and killed two workers along the system's right-of-way near Walnut Creek. \"I don't want it to be forgotten that two lives were lost\" during the strike, she said. \"I want those families to be remembered, and I want them to know we continue to extend our heartfelt condolences.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>9:57 p.m. Monday: \u003c/strong>An announcement is about to happen. Officials are gathering and about to address the media. Now there's a debate about whether the announcement should be inside or outside the building. The reporters win -- it will be outside, in front of the assembled mics and cameras.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, 9:20 p.m.: \u003c/strong>While we wait into the night once again for word on BART's status, a reminder: It will take BART awhile to get trains up and running if the strike is settled tonight. During the July strike, officials announced around 11 p.m. that the strike was being suspended to allow talks to continue for the next 30 days. But BART wasn't officially open until 3 p.m. the next afternoon, 16 hours after the news broke. With the caveat that I'm not running the trains myself, it's likely the earliest the trains would be running again would be Tuesday afternoon -- again, if the walkout is resolved tonight.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, 8:55 p.m. Monday:\u003c/strong> If you want to follow along live, \u003ca href=\"http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/live\" target=\"_blank\">ABC7's live video\u003c/a> is the way to go. One caveat: Having this on flashes back to last week, when we had night after night of waiting followed by late-night announcements of \"we're still talking, no strike tomorrow.\" The \"no strike\" part sure sounds pretty good about now.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Also, here's what Oakland Mayor Jean Quan has to say about what to expect tonight:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\u003cp>At the Metropolitan Transportation Commission where the announcement of a settlement is expected shortly. \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/search?q=%23BARTstrike&src=hash\">#BARTstrike\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Oakland&src=hash\">#Oakland\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>— Jean Quan (@jeanquan) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/jeanquan/statuses/392497612839858177\">October 22, 2013\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, 8:45 p.m. Monday:\u003c/strong> If you've been away from the news for awhile, as I have -- I've been \"commuting\" for the last four and a half hours -- here's what you've missed: Lots of elected officials have shown up at \u003cdel datetime=\"2013-10-22T04:11:32+00:00\">Caltrans District 4 Headquarters\u003c/del> Metropolitan Transportation Commission headquarters in Oakland as BART and its two biggest unions resumed contract negotiations with federal mediators today. The list includes Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom, Oakland Mayor Jean Quan and state Assemblymember Nancy Skinner of Berkeley. Reporter \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/IsabeltheAngell\" target=\"_blank\">Isabel Angell,\u003c/a> transportation correspondent extraordinaire for KQED, KALW and WNYC's Transportation Nation, says senior officials from SEIU Local 1021 have trooped into the building in the last 15 minutes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I can also tell you that Gov. Jerry Brown's in the area -- I saw him doing an interview down at the Clay Street ferry landing in Oakland around 5:30 p.m. Not that he's necessarily directly involved in any of this.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The expectation, in any case: We're close to an announcement about the resolution of the strike.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, 6 p.m., Monday:\u003c/strong> KQED's Isabel Angell spoke with BART spokesman Jim Allison about the negotiations that are currently underway: \"There are communications ... between the district, the mediator and the unions.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Allison specifically mentioned the work rules, which have been the sticking point in the talks. \"It’s what is primarily known as 'beneficial past practices' that the district is seeking to change. These are practices that are informal, they’re agreed upon by the manager at the scene and the union member. ... We would like more flexibility there — that gif there are things that are inefficient or arcane, that we’re able make sure that we operate more efficiently. The goal here is not to ... erode the unions’ position in any way, the goal is to pay for the wage increases.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Allison gave an example of a beneficial past practice: \"System service workers who do the janitorial work at our stations, they cannot clean above where they can reach, standing on the ground. They cannot use ladders... because of a beneficial past practice. So BART has to hire outside contractors to clean above the reach of our system service workers.\"\u003cbr>\n\u003c!--more-->\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Update, 4:35 p.m., Monday: \u003c/strong>KTVU's\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/JanaKTVU://\"> Jana Katsuyama\u003c/a> just tweeted that the talks are progressing — \"only 2 items unresolved\" vs. the 5-6 on Friday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Mercury News' \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/RosenbergMerc\">Mike Rosenberg\u003c/a> reminds us that even if BART and the unions reach agreement, it'll take time to get the trains ready to roll:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\u003cp>Keep in mind even a late-night end to the \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/search?q=%23BARTstrike&src=hash\">#BARTstrike\u003c/a> won't lead to trains running until tomorrow afternoon \u003ca href=\"http://t.co/QX2ImJc99x\">http://t.co/QX2ImJc99x\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>— Mike Rosenberg (@RosenbergMerc) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/RosenbergMerc/statuses/392433199415963649\">October 21, 2013\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, 3:13 p.m. Monday:\u003c/strong> Mike Rosenberg of the San Jose Mercury News \u003ca href=\"http://www.mercurynews.com/bart/ci_24356883/bart-strike-update-possible-deal-could-get-trains\">reports\u003c/a>, \"An on-again-off-again gag order is back on, as both sides have declined to discuss any details from the table. The remaining issues are salary increases and various work rules for the system's 2,300 union workers...The unions said they had released a new proposal on Sunday night but details of the offer have been kept under wraps.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, 2:30 p.m. Monday: \u003c/strong>The Associated Press is reporting that BART and its unions are resuming talks this afternoon, reportedly with an aim of getting trains running for the Tuesday morning commute. Here's part of the report from AP's Lisa Leff:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>OAKLAND — The San Francisco Bay Area's main commuter train agency and its unions plan to return to the bargaining table Monday, as a crippling transit strike continues.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bay Area Rapid Transit spokesman Rick Rice said BART and the unions will resume negotiations sometime in the afternoon and BART hopes to reach an agreement by 6 p.m. so trains can begin running Tuesday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Talks had broken down Thursday, and the unions went on strike the following day.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>Other reports also suggested the two sides would return to bargaining today. Here's Michael Cabanatuan \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Meetings-being-arranged-to-end-BART-strike-4913959.php\" target=\"_blank\">in the San Francisco Chronicle\u003c/a>:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Officials for BART and its striking unions are reportedly working with a federal mediator Monday to work out a settlement to the four-day-old strike.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Because of the sensitive nature of crafting a deal both sides can live with, few details are available and no one is commenting publicly. Union and management sources say that they were in contact with a federal mediator over the weekend to discuss a possible end to the strike but that no face-to-face meetings had taken place.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A series of small meetings was being arranged Monday afternoon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Sunday evening, the unions released a proposal that offered to end the dispute by modifying controversial contract language that BART contends has prevented technological advances and enshrined inefficiencies. The union offer proposed to allow for work rule changes regarding technology but retain rules on safety.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>On the same page, \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/SovernNation\" target=\"_blank\">Doug Sovern\u003c/a> of KCBS:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\u003cp>Breaking: Face-to-face talks resume amid hope for settlement in \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/search?q=%23BARTStrike&src=hash\">#BARTStrike\u003c/a>; BART says if there's a deal by 6pm trains will roll tomorrow.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>— Doug Sovern (@SovernNation) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/SovernNation/statuses/392406554512609280\">October 21, 2013\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Earlier updates:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>BART strike status as of 11 a.m. Monday:\u003c/strong> Walkout is in its fourth day.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Talks:\u003c/strong> No new negotiations planned. The BART board canceled an emergency session planned for 3 p.m.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>The commute\u003c/strong>: Lots of traffic out there and long lines for all alternate transit.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>The casual commute:\u003c/strong> One exception to the misery: the 6:15 a.m. casual carpool from North Berkeley just sailed into the city.\u003c!--more-->\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, 10 p.m. Sunday:\u003c/strong> 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:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>SEIU Local 1021 and ATU Local 1555, the two unions representing the majority of BART workers, this evening delivered yet another offer to BART management aimed at ending the strike and getting the parties back into mediation to finish bargaining a contract.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>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.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>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.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>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.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>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:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>\"The job of a BART worker can be very dangerous. 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. \"Work rules protect our members from the type of accidents that happened yesterday.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Workers should have a say in developing the rules and procedures that keep them safe,\" said John Arantes, president of the SEIU 1021 BART Chapter. \"But management has proposed a system by which they could change the rules unilaterally and that's reckless, radical and wrong.\"\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>We haven't seen any sign that BART has responded to the latest union message. The San Francisco Chronicle's \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/ctuan\" target=\"_blank\">Michael Cabanatuan\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Hints-BART-unions-in-touch-about-resuming-talks-4911975.php\" target=\"_blank\">reports\u003c/a> that SEIU Local 1021 officials say they've been in contact with federal mediators in hopes of getting talks restarted.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, 6 p.m. Sunday:\u003c/strong> 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.m. Monday, presumably to discuss the strike.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, 2:10 p.m. Saturday:\u003c/strong> Antonette Bryant, president of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1555, says she'll submit BART's final contract offer to a membership vote. But at a rally at BART's Pittsburg/Bay Point station today, Bryant also predicted that the 900 BART employees in the local will reject the contract with \"a resounding no.\" The proposal includes a 12 percent pay increase over four years, new pension contributions and increased medical benefit payments and sweeping changes in work rules.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That dispute over work rules, including issues like scheduling, overtime policies and protection for workers who complain about management conduct, scuttled negotiations on Thursday. ATU 1555 and the BART chapter of SEIU Local 1021 both want the work-rules dispute submitted to an outside arbitrator. BART has rejected that suggestion, saying it would only consider submitting the entire agreement to arbitration.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>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.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>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.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Also of note today: \u003ca href=\"http://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2013/news20131018.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">A new message from BART's Crunican\u003c/a> about what's at stake in the strike. 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\":\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>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.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update: 6:50 p.m. Friday\u003c/strong> BART management has rejected the unions' proposal to end the strike tonight at 10 p.m. 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.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Friday PM commute report:\u003c/strong> On Friday afternoon, traffic maps show jammed roads in San Francisco that lead to eastbound lanes of the Bay Bridge. 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.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Note to carpoolers: Dedicated carpool lanes remained relatively clear.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Randy Rentschler, spokesman for the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, said many commuters sought alternative routes, leading to multiple congested corridors such as highways 880, 24 and 37.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Between 5 and 10 a.m. this morning, Bay Area traffic delays increased around 30 percent above normal, according to Caltrans spokesman Bob Haus. 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 100 percent more traffic than a typical Friday, Haus said. Highways 580 and 880 saw delays around twice as high as normal around 7 a.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update: 5:15 p.m. Friday \u003c/strong>Leaders of Service Employees International Union Local 1021 and Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1555 have sent a letter to BART General Manager Grace Crunican and the BART board of directors proposing a \"Rider First Plan\" that could end the strike as early as 10 p.m. tonight. 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.\" Here is the letter:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 12px auto 6px auto;font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif;font-style: normal;font-variant: normal;font-weight: normal;font-size: 14px;line-height: normal\">\u003ca style=\"text-decoration: underline\" title=\"View BART union letter: SEIU1021ATU155-Letter101813 on Scribd\" href=\"http://www.scribd.com/doc/177266771/BART-union-letter-SEIU1021ATU155-Letter101813\">Letter to BART management from SEIU1021 and ATU1555\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ciframe id=\"doc_64862\" src=\"//www.scribd.com/embeds/177266771/content?start_page=1&view_mode=scroll&show_recommendations=true\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"100%\" height=\"600\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mercury News reporter \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/RosenbergMerc\">Mike Rosenberg\u003c/a>, however, noted that the plan offered by the unions is nothing new:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\u003cp>To recap: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/search?q=%23BARTstrike&src=hash\">#BARTstrike\u003c/a> unions said they had plan that could end strike, submit plan, & it is exactly the same plan as they offered yesterday\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>— Mike Rosenberg (@RosenbergMerc) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/RosenbergMerc/statuses/391361576113938432\">October 19, 2013\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update: 4:30 p.m. Friday. \u003c/strong>What happened today: Picketing, and a rally and briefing, as both BART management and the striking union workers sought to explain and clarify their positions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>More than 100 workers and supporters gathered at noon at Lake Merritt BART station in Oakland for a rally to protest what they say are unfair labor practices by management.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The BART workers wore Service Employees International Union Local 1021 and Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1555 T-shirts. ATU Local 1555 representative and BART train operator Chris Finn spoke at the rally, saying the unions did all they could to avoid a strike.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But at the end of negotiations, he said, BART management \"brought up a proposal ... to effectively kill unions' rights to bargain.\" Finn also said, \"They are intent on causing a strike. They are hoping the public will not support it.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Also today at BART headquarters in Oakland, General Manager Grace Crunican said that management wants to change work rules for its employees in order to save money and make the transit system operate more efficiently. The unions allege that management derailed contract talks by asking for the work rule changes this week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But BART officials countered that management has been asking for work rule changes since contract negotiations began in April. The management officials, who didn't want to be identified, said the changes they are seeking would save tens of millions of dollars a year and help pay for the wage increases BART is offering employees. The savings would also help pay for future improvements in the transit system.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Crunican refuted statements made by union leadership about how negotiations broke down and lead to the strike. She said management agreed to an economic package tied to work rule reforms, and that the unions \u003cspan style=\"font-size: small\">\"grabbed the salary offer, but balked at the work rule changes.\" Union leaders, she said, went on to announce a strike Thursday afternoon and \"falsely announced an agreement on salary.\"\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small\">Crunican said BART management would consider having arbitration on an overall salary, health care, pension and work rules package. When announcing strike plans Thursday, SEIU Local 1021 chief negotiator Josie Mooney said the unions offered to go to arbitration over proposed work rule changes, but management refused.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>(With contributions from Bay City News.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!--more-->Early this morning, KQED's Scott Shafer asked Nancy Pelosi about her views of the BART strike: \"I hope that they can come back to the table to have a fair resolution of this, that is good for the workers and good for management, and is about safety and about respect for the workers, as well,\" Pelosi said. See the interview below:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ciframe src=\"//www.youtube.com/embed/sH2GvPU_3dM\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong> BART's current status, 11:30 a.m. Friday\u003c/strong> Striking BART workers are picketing at stations throughout the transit system after marathon contract talks broke down over how to resolve a dispute over work rules. No new talks have been announced.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>The commute:\u003c/strong> Alternate bus and ferry service has been crowded. Some boat passengers at Oakland's Jack London Square have reported waiting over an hour to get aboard. Traffic has been seriously impacted on all the East Bay approaches to the Bay Bridge.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>The backstory (with thanks to The California Report's Rachael Myrow, who wrote it):\u003c/strong> BART workers are on strike again for the second time in four months. Despite a reported deal on wages, pensions and benefits, the talks foundered over changes to work rules proposed by management. Union negotiators claim these requests were intended to sink the talks at the last minute.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pete Castelli is executive director of SEIU Local 1021, which represents more than 1,400 members. He described management's insistence on extensive changes in work rules as \"a poison pill. Trade your paycheck for your rights. That’s where they left us and that’s when it fell apart.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>What work rule changes are they talking about? Union reps say the sticking points are scheduling flexibility and protections for whistle-blowers reporting favoritism, sexual harassment and so on. What does management say? Here's BART Board President Tom Radulovich: \"I believe we’ve offered our unions the best wage and benefit package in the country. But unfortunately we’re saddled with one of the worst sets of work rules in the country, which create a terrific amount of inefficiency. We need to correct that.\"\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_109117\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/08/29/news-pix-rim-fire-clean-up-bay-bridge-closure-and-berkeley-mourns-family-camp/bartallnight/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-109117\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-109117\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/08/BARTallnight.jpg\" alt=\"A train pulls into Oakland's MacArthur station. (Deborah Svoboda/KQED)\" width=\"640\" height=\"450\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A train pulls into Oakland's MacArthur station. (Deborah Svoboda/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>On News Fix:\u003c/strong> \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/10/20/ntsb-investigating-bart-train-accident-that-killed-two-workers\" target=\"_blank\">National Transportation Safety Board investigators say\u003c/a> a trainee was at at the controls of the train that struck and killed two workers in Walnut Creek over the weekend.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>The NTSB said the train was moving at 60 to 70 mph when it hit the two workers.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Guide: \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/08/02/if-theres-a-bart-strike-here-are-your-options/\">During the BART Strike, Here Are Your Transit Options\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/10/22/barts-runnng-again-but-commutes-not-quite-back-to-normal/\" target=\"_blank\">Tuesday BART Update: Trains Running, But Commute's Not Quite up to Speed\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, 11:20 p.m. -- More information on the morning commute: \u003c/strong>Even though BART says trains will begin running at 4 a.m., \u003ca href=\"http://alert.511.org/\" target=\"_blank\">511.org\u003c/a> is saying that BART charter bus service will still be running in the morning to take up slack as rail service gets back to normal. San Francisco Bay Ferry also will continue running extra boats all day tomorrow for commuters from Oakland, Alameda, and Vallejo. If in doubt, our advice is to check \u003ca href=\"http://alert.511.org/\" target=\"_blank\">511.org \u003c/a> (or our guide, to the right of this post) for information on commute alternatives tomorrow.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, 10:40 p.m. -- Trains to run Tuesday morning: \u003c/strong>While BART officials and others (including this blog) had said BART service would resume Tuesday afternoon, the transit agency has announced that trains will begin running at 4 a.m. BART adds, though, that early-morning service may be limited.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\u003cp>BART service resumes 4am, Tue., Oct. 22 following tentative labor agreement \u003ca href=\"http://t.co/hYqpW5vydk\">http://t.co/hYqpW5vydk\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>— SFBART (@SFBART) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/SFBART/statuses/392526483668733952\">October 22, 2013\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, 10:30 p.m. Monday:\u003c/strong> BART and its unions have announced a tentative settlement in their contract dispute, an agreement that should have trains running again by early Tuesday morning.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>John Arantes, president of the BART chapter of SEIU Local 1021, broke the news of the settlement to a crowd of reporters waiting outside the Oakland headquarters of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission. He apologized to Bay Area residents for the hardship they've endured during the strike and declared the settlement a victory for the unions' insistence on maintaining safety provisions in their contracts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We were able to stand up for workers' rights, safety -- and the riders' safety,\" Arantes sadi.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>BART General Manager Grace Crunican signaled that the agency had retreated somewhat from its final offer last week, which included a demand for changes in the agency's work rules as well as a 12 percent pay increase and new pension and medical benefits payments.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I will simply say that this offer is more than we wanted to pay,\" Crunican said. \"But it is also a new path in terms of our partnership with workers and helps us deliver the BART service of the future. We compromised to get to this place, as did our union members.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>BART and union representatives were joined by several elected officials -- Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom, Oakland Mayor Jean Quan, Assemblymember Bill Quirk and others. Newsom called on BART and the unions to make sure \"this is the last time this happens. I think everyone's fed up, and no one wants to see this ever happen again.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Antonette Bryant, president of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1555, reminded the gathering of the weekend tragedy in which a BART train with a trainee at the controls struck and killed two workers along the system's right-of-way near Walnut Creek. \"I don't want it to be forgotten that two lives were lost\" during the strike, she said. \"I want those families to be remembered, and I want them to know we continue to extend our heartfelt condolences.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>9:57 p.m. Monday: \u003c/strong>An announcement is about to happen. Officials are gathering and about to address the media. Now there's a debate about whether the announcement should be inside or outside the building. The reporters win -- it will be outside, in front of the assembled mics and cameras.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, 9:20 p.m.: \u003c/strong>While we wait into the night once again for word on BART's status, a reminder: It will take BART awhile to get trains up and running if the strike is settled tonight. During the July strike, officials announced around 11 p.m. that the strike was being suspended to allow talks to continue for the next 30 days. But BART wasn't officially open until 3 p.m. the next afternoon, 16 hours after the news broke. With the caveat that I'm not running the trains myself, it's likely the earliest the trains would be running again would be Tuesday afternoon -- again, if the walkout is resolved tonight.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, 8:55 p.m. Monday:\u003c/strong> If you want to follow along live, \u003ca href=\"http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/live\" target=\"_blank\">ABC7's live video\u003c/a> is the way to go. One caveat: Having this on flashes back to last week, when we had night after night of waiting followed by late-night announcements of \"we're still talking, no strike tomorrow.\" The \"no strike\" part sure sounds pretty good about now.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Also, here's what Oakland Mayor Jean Quan has to say about what to expect tonight:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\u003cp>At the Metropolitan Transportation Commission where the announcement of a settlement is expected shortly. \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/search?q=%23BARTstrike&src=hash\">#BARTstrike\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Oakland&src=hash\">#Oakland\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>— Jean Quan (@jeanquan) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/jeanquan/statuses/392497612839858177\">October 22, 2013\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, 8:45 p.m. Monday:\u003c/strong> If you've been away from the news for awhile, as I have -- I've been \"commuting\" for the last four and a half hours -- here's what you've missed: Lots of elected officials have shown up at \u003cdel datetime=\"2013-10-22T04:11:32+00:00\">Caltrans District 4 Headquarters\u003c/del> Metropolitan Transportation Commission headquarters in Oakland as BART and its two biggest unions resumed contract negotiations with federal mediators today. The list includes Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom, Oakland Mayor Jean Quan and state Assemblymember Nancy Skinner of Berkeley. Reporter \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/IsabeltheAngell\" target=\"_blank\">Isabel Angell,\u003c/a> transportation correspondent extraordinaire for KQED, KALW and WNYC's Transportation Nation, says senior officials from SEIU Local 1021 have trooped into the building in the last 15 minutes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I can also tell you that Gov. Jerry Brown's in the area -- I saw him doing an interview down at the Clay Street ferry landing in Oakland around 5:30 p.m. Not that he's necessarily directly involved in any of this.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The expectation, in any case: We're close to an announcement about the resolution of the strike.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, 6 p.m., Monday:\u003c/strong> KQED's Isabel Angell spoke with BART spokesman Jim Allison about the negotiations that are currently underway: \"There are communications ... between the district, the mediator and the unions.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Allison specifically mentioned the work rules, which have been the sticking point in the talks. \"It’s what is primarily known as 'beneficial past practices' that the district is seeking to change. These are practices that are informal, they’re agreed upon by the manager at the scene and the union member. ... We would like more flexibility there — that gif there are things that are inefficient or arcane, that we’re able make sure that we operate more efficiently. The goal here is not to ... erode the unions’ position in any way, the goal is to pay for the wage increases.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Allison gave an example of a beneficial past practice: \"System service workers who do the janitorial work at our stations, they cannot clean above where they can reach, standing on the ground. They cannot use ladders... because of a beneficial past practice. So BART has to hire outside contractors to clean above the reach of our system service workers.\"\u003cbr>\n\u003c!--more-->\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Update, 4:35 p.m., Monday: \u003c/strong>KTVU's\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/JanaKTVU://\"> Jana Katsuyama\u003c/a> just tweeted that the talks are progressing — \"only 2 items unresolved\" vs. the 5-6 on Friday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Mercury News' \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/RosenbergMerc\">Mike Rosenberg\u003c/a> reminds us that even if BART and the unions reach agreement, it'll take time to get the trains ready to roll:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\u003cp>Keep in mind even a late-night end to the \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/search?q=%23BARTstrike&src=hash\">#BARTstrike\u003c/a> won't lead to trains running until tomorrow afternoon \u003ca href=\"http://t.co/QX2ImJc99x\">http://t.co/QX2ImJc99x\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>— Mike Rosenberg (@RosenbergMerc) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/RosenbergMerc/statuses/392433199415963649\">October 21, 2013\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, 3:13 p.m. Monday:\u003c/strong> Mike Rosenberg of the San Jose Mercury News \u003ca href=\"http://www.mercurynews.com/bart/ci_24356883/bart-strike-update-possible-deal-could-get-trains\">reports\u003c/a>, \"An on-again-off-again gag order is back on, as both sides have declined to discuss any details from the table. The remaining issues are salary increases and various work rules for the system's 2,300 union workers...The unions said they had released a new proposal on Sunday night but details of the offer have been kept under wraps.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, 2:30 p.m. Monday: \u003c/strong>The Associated Press is reporting that BART and its unions are resuming talks this afternoon, reportedly with an aim of getting trains running for the Tuesday morning commute. Here's part of the report from AP's Lisa Leff:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>OAKLAND — The San Francisco Bay Area's main commuter train agency and its unions plan to return to the bargaining table Monday, as a crippling transit strike continues.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bay Area Rapid Transit spokesman Rick Rice said BART and the unions will resume negotiations sometime in the afternoon and BART hopes to reach an agreement by 6 p.m. so trains can begin running Tuesday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Talks had broken down Thursday, and the unions went on strike the following day.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>Other reports also suggested the two sides would return to bargaining today. Here's Michael Cabanatuan \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Meetings-being-arranged-to-end-BART-strike-4913959.php\" target=\"_blank\">in the San Francisco Chronicle\u003c/a>:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Officials for BART and its striking unions are reportedly working with a federal mediator Monday to work out a settlement to the four-day-old strike.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Because of the sensitive nature of crafting a deal both sides can live with, few details are available and no one is commenting publicly. Union and management sources say that they were in contact with a federal mediator over the weekend to discuss a possible end to the strike but that no face-to-face meetings had taken place.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A series of small meetings was being arranged Monday afternoon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Sunday evening, the unions released a proposal that offered to end the dispute by modifying controversial contract language that BART contends has prevented technological advances and enshrined inefficiencies. The union offer proposed to allow for work rule changes regarding technology but retain rules on safety.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>On the same page, \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/SovernNation\" target=\"_blank\">Doug Sovern\u003c/a> of KCBS:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\u003cp>Breaking: Face-to-face talks resume amid hope for settlement in \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/search?q=%23BARTStrike&src=hash\">#BARTStrike\u003c/a>; BART says if there's a deal by 6pm trains will roll tomorrow.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>— Doug Sovern (@SovernNation) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/SovernNation/statuses/392406554512609280\">October 21, 2013\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Earlier updates:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>BART strike status as of 11 a.m. Monday:\u003c/strong> Walkout is in its fourth day.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Talks:\u003c/strong> No new negotiations planned. The BART board canceled an emergency session planned for 3 p.m.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>The commute\u003c/strong>: Lots of traffic out there and long lines for all alternate transit.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>The casual commute:\u003c/strong> One exception to the misery: the 6:15 a.m. casual carpool from North Berkeley just sailed into the city.\u003c!--more-->\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, 10 p.m. Sunday:\u003c/strong> 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:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>SEIU Local 1021 and ATU Local 1555, the two unions representing the majority of BART workers, this evening delivered yet another offer to BART management aimed at ending the strike and getting the parties back into mediation to finish bargaining a contract.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>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.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>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.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>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.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>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:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>\"The job of a BART worker can be very dangerous. 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. \"Work rules protect our members from the type of accidents that happened yesterday.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Workers should have a say in developing the rules and procedures that keep them safe,\" said John Arantes, president of the SEIU 1021 BART Chapter. \"But management has proposed a system by which they could change the rules unilaterally and that's reckless, radical and wrong.\"\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>We haven't seen any sign that BART has responded to the latest union message. The San Francisco Chronicle's \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/ctuan\" target=\"_blank\">Michael Cabanatuan\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Hints-BART-unions-in-touch-about-resuming-talks-4911975.php\" target=\"_blank\">reports\u003c/a> that SEIU Local 1021 officials say they've been in contact with federal mediators in hopes of getting talks restarted.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, 6 p.m. Sunday:\u003c/strong> 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.m. Monday, presumably to discuss the strike.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, 2:10 p.m. Saturday:\u003c/strong> Antonette Bryant, president of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1555, says she'll submit BART's final contract offer to a membership vote. But at a rally at BART's Pittsburg/Bay Point station today, Bryant also predicted that the 900 BART employees in the local will reject the contract with \"a resounding no.\" The proposal includes a 12 percent pay increase over four years, new pension contributions and increased medical benefit payments and sweeping changes in work rules.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That dispute over work rules, including issues like scheduling, overtime policies and protection for workers who complain about management conduct, scuttled negotiations on Thursday. ATU 1555 and the BART chapter of SEIU Local 1021 both want the work-rules dispute submitted to an outside arbitrator. BART has rejected that suggestion, saying it would only consider submitting the entire agreement to arbitration.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>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.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>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.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Also of note today: \u003ca href=\"http://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2013/news20131018.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">A new message from BART's Crunican\u003c/a> about what's at stake in the strike. 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\":\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>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.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update: 6:50 p.m. Friday\u003c/strong> BART management has rejected the unions' proposal to end the strike tonight at 10 p.m. 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.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Friday PM commute report:\u003c/strong> On Friday afternoon, traffic maps show jammed roads in San Francisco that lead to eastbound lanes of the Bay Bridge. 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.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Note to carpoolers: Dedicated carpool lanes remained relatively clear.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Randy Rentschler, spokesman for the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, said many commuters sought alternative routes, leading to multiple congested corridors such as highways 880, 24 and 37.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Between 5 and 10 a.m. this morning, Bay Area traffic delays increased around 30 percent above normal, according to Caltrans spokesman Bob Haus. 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 100 percent more traffic than a typical Friday, Haus said. Highways 580 and 880 saw delays around twice as high as normal around 7 a.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update: 5:15 p.m. Friday \u003c/strong>Leaders of Service Employees International Union Local 1021 and Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1555 have sent a letter to BART General Manager Grace Crunican and the BART board of directors proposing a \"Rider First Plan\" that could end the strike as early as 10 p.m. tonight. 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.\" Here is the letter:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 12px auto 6px auto;font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif;font-style: normal;font-variant: normal;font-weight: normal;font-size: 14px;line-height: normal\">\u003ca style=\"text-decoration: underline\" title=\"View BART union letter: SEIU1021ATU155-Letter101813 on Scribd\" href=\"http://www.scribd.com/doc/177266771/BART-union-letter-SEIU1021ATU155-Letter101813\">Letter to BART management from SEIU1021 and ATU1555\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ciframe id=\"doc_64862\" src=\"//www.scribd.com/embeds/177266771/content?start_page=1&view_mode=scroll&show_recommendations=true\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"100%\" height=\"600\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mercury News reporter \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/RosenbergMerc\">Mike Rosenberg\u003c/a>, however, noted that the plan offered by the unions is nothing new:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\u003cp>To recap: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/search?q=%23BARTstrike&src=hash\">#BARTstrike\u003c/a> unions said they had plan that could end strike, submit plan, & it is exactly the same plan as they offered yesterday\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>— Mike Rosenberg (@RosenbergMerc) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/RosenbergMerc/statuses/391361576113938432\">October 19, 2013\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update: 4:30 p.m. Friday. \u003c/strong>What happened today: Picketing, and a rally and briefing, as both BART management and the striking union workers sought to explain and clarify their positions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>More than 100 workers and supporters gathered at noon at Lake Merritt BART station in Oakland for a rally to protest what they say are unfair labor practices by management.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The BART workers wore Service Employees International Union Local 1021 and Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1555 T-shirts. ATU Local 1555 representative and BART train operator Chris Finn spoke at the rally, saying the unions did all they could to avoid a strike.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But at the end of negotiations, he said, BART management \"brought up a proposal ... to effectively kill unions' rights to bargain.\" Finn also said, \"They are intent on causing a strike. They are hoping the public will not support it.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Also today at BART headquarters in Oakland, General Manager Grace Crunican said that management wants to change work rules for its employees in order to save money and make the transit system operate more efficiently. The unions allege that management derailed contract talks by asking for the work rule changes this week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But BART officials countered that management has been asking for work rule changes since contract negotiations began in April. The management officials, who didn't want to be identified, said the changes they are seeking would save tens of millions of dollars a year and help pay for the wage increases BART is offering employees. The savings would also help pay for future improvements in the transit system.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Crunican refuted statements made by union leadership about how negotiations broke down and lead to the strike. She said management agreed to an economic package tied to work rule reforms, and that the unions \u003cspan style=\"font-size: small\">\"grabbed the salary offer, but balked at the work rule changes.\" Union leaders, she said, went on to announce a strike Thursday afternoon and \"falsely announced an agreement on salary.\"\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small\">Crunican said BART management would consider having arbitration on an overall salary, health care, pension and work rules package. When announcing strike plans Thursday, SEIU Local 1021 chief negotiator Josie Mooney said the unions offered to go to arbitration over proposed work rule changes, but management refused.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>(With contributions from Bay City News.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!--more-->Early this morning, KQED's Scott Shafer asked Nancy Pelosi about her views of the BART strike: \"I hope that they can come back to the table to have a fair resolution of this, that is good for the workers and good for management, and is about safety and about respect for the workers, as well,\" Pelosi said. See the interview below:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ciframe src=\"//www.youtube.com/embed/sH2GvPU_3dM\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong> BART's current status, 11:30 a.m. Friday\u003c/strong> Striking BART workers are picketing at stations throughout the transit system after marathon contract talks broke down over how to resolve a dispute over work rules. No new talks have been announced.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>The commute:\u003c/strong> Alternate bus and ferry service has been crowded. Some boat passengers at Oakland's Jack London Square have reported waiting over an hour to get aboard. Traffic has been seriously impacted on all the East Bay approaches to the Bay Bridge.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>The backstory (with thanks to The California Report's Rachael Myrow, who wrote it):\u003c/strong> BART workers are on strike again for the second time in four months. Despite a reported deal on wages, pensions and benefits, the talks foundered over changes to work rules proposed by management. Union negotiators claim these requests were intended to sink the talks at the last minute.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pete Castelli is executive director of SEIU Local 1021, which represents more than 1,400 members. He described management's insistence on extensive changes in work rules as \"a poison pill. Trade your paycheck for your rights. That’s where they left us and that’s when it fell apart.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_115501\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/10/18/kqed-audience-speaks-on-bart-strike/rs7111_bart_strike_18oct2013_0190_web-hpf/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-115501\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-115501\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/10/RS7111_BART_Strike_18oct2013_0190_web-hpf.jpg\" alt=\"Commuters and the BART strike, the headline of the day. (Sara Bloomberg/KQED)\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Commuters and the BART strike, the headline of the day. (Sara Bloomberg/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Here's what I glean from \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/10/15/bart-strike-deadline-update-talks-continue\" target=\"_blank\">online comments\u003c/a> about our second BART strike in four months: Most feel BART's workers are both overpaid and personally undeserving of the salaries they make. Many express frustration about their apparent lack of ability to do anything to stop the walkout. And some have some ideas for how to change things so that BART can't strike again. (One representative BART comment thread is here:.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>More on the commenters' ideas in a minute.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>First, let's acknowledge there is a murmur of dissent among the anti-strike comments -- a handful of commenters pleading the case of the BART workers and defending unions for helping some attain a living wage. (See the end of the post for a couple examples.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the volume is a lot louder from the other side. Some commenters state a rational proposition based on reporting that's out there about BART worker salaries -- comments along the lines of \"I've always sympathized with unions, but what they get and what they're asking for is way out of line with labor market realities.\" But though I haven't gone through and made a comment matrix of anti-BART strike commenters to separate all the emotional and ideological strands, I think it's fair to say the frustration that most of them express goes well beyond logical market arguments. Some commenters accuse workers of being greedy, of being lazy, of not being grateful for having jobs in in hard economic times. For example:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/10/18/the-audience-speaks/screen-shot-2013-10-18-at-11-19-46-am/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-115484\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-115484\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/10/Screen-Shot-2013-10-18-at-11.19.46-AM-e1382125833767.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2013-10-18 at 11.19.46 AM\" width=\"640\" height=\"187\">\u003c/a>\u003c!--more-->\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some comments focus on the modest educational requirements for positions like \u003ca href=\"http://www.bart.gov/docs/job_descriptions/Train_Operator_OB160-08.doc\" target=\"_blank\">train operator \u003c/a>and \u003ca href=\"http://www.bart.gov/docs/job_descriptions/StationAgent.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">station agent\u003c/a>:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/10/18/the-audience-speaks/screen-shot-2013-10-18-at-11-18-49-am/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-115486\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-115486\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/10/Screen-Shot-2013-10-18-at-11.18.49-AM-e1382125771966.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2013-10-18 at 11.18.49 AM\" width=\"640\" height=\"167\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So now, let's look at suggested remedies from the audience. Here's a list based on my estimate of how frequently the idea has been suggested.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>1. Fire and/or lock out all the workers and replace them.\u003c/strong> We've already heard from this camp above, but here's another comment for good measure:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/10/18/the-audience-speaks/screen-shot-2013-10-18-at-11-14-12-am/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-115488\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-115488\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/10/Screen-Shot-2013-10-18-at-11.14.12-AM-e1382125662379.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2013-10-18 at 11.14.12 AM\" width=\"640\" height=\"119\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>2. Pass laws to ban strikes by workers at BART and other transit agencies. \u003c/strong>This is an idea that's clearly gaining popularity with both Republicans in the state Legislature and an East Bay Assembly candidate pushing for a change in state law:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/10/18/the-audience-speaks/screen-shot-2013-10-18-at-11-17-07-am/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-115487\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-115487\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/10/Screen-Shot-2013-10-18-at-11.17.07-AM-e1382125689493.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2013-10-18 at 11.17.07 AM\" width=\"640\" height=\"183\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>3. Automate BART trains so they don't need unionized drivers anymore.\u003c/strong> Commenters like to point out that the Bay Area is the center of universal technological innovation (except for all those bullet trains and cool transit systems in Japan, France, Germany, China and Britain). This idea isn't so far out. Vancouver, B.C., \u003ca href=\"http://www.humantransit.org/2010/02/driverless-rapid-transit-why-it-matters.html\" target=\"_blank\">already has such a system\u003c/a>. And as a recent article in TechCrunch \u003ca href=\"http://techcrunch.com/2013/10/17/could-bart-automate-train-drivers/?ncid=twittersocialshare\" target=\"_blank\">pointed out\u003c/a>, Paris has installed a driverless system on one of its Metro lines and London's studying the idea for its underground. Here's a comment that mixes a couple of our themes:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/10/18/kqed-audience-speaks-on-bart-strike/screen-shot-2013-10-18-at-2-26-02-pm/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-115526\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-115526\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/10/Screen-Shot-2013-10-18-at-2.26.02-PM-e1382131612345.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2013-10-18 at 2.26.02 PM\" width=\"640\" height=\"216\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>4. Form a riders' union to \"strike back\" against BART workers' union. \u003c/strong>Again, this isn't a wacky idea. For instance, riders' groups have formed in San Francisco, Seattle and other cities. (What's unknown to me, frankly, is how effective they are in influencing transportation policy and whether they have the clout to effectively participate in contract battles.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/10/18/kqed-audience-speaks-on-bart-strike/screen-shot-2013-10-18-at-11-19-09-am/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-115485\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-115485\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/10/Screen-Shot-2013-10-18-at-11.19.09-AM-e1382125800122.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2013-10-18 at 11.19.09 AM\" width=\"640\" height=\"109\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Is there a counter-trend? Pro-union people coming to the defense of the union's and the idea of collective bargaining? There is, but compared to the volume typically employed by the anti-strikers, they're speaking in a whisper:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/10/18/kqed-audience-speaks-on-bart-strike/screen-shot-2013-10-18-at-1-59-32-pm/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-115510\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-115510\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/10/Screen-Shot-2013-10-18-at-1.59.32-PM-e1382130247630.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2013-10-18 at 1.59.32 PM\" width=\"640\" height=\"116\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/10/18/kqed-audience-speaks-on-bart-strike/screen-shot-2013-10-18-at-1-59-43-pm/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-115509\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-115509\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/10/Screen-Shot-2013-10-18-at-1.59.43-PM-e1382130276832.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2013-10-18 at 1.59.43 PM\" width=\"640\" height=\"126\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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Here's a list based on my estimate of how frequently the idea has been suggested.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>1. Fire and/or lock out all the workers and replace them.\u003c/strong> We've already heard from this camp above, but here's another comment for good measure:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/10/18/the-audience-speaks/screen-shot-2013-10-18-at-11-14-12-am/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-115488\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-115488\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/10/Screen-Shot-2013-10-18-at-11.14.12-AM-e1382125662379.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2013-10-18 at 11.14.12 AM\" width=\"640\" height=\"119\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>2. Pass laws to ban strikes by workers at BART and other transit agencies. \u003c/strong>This is an idea that's clearly gaining popularity with both Republicans in the state Legislature and an East Bay Assembly candidate pushing for a change in state law:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/10/18/the-audience-speaks/screen-shot-2013-10-18-at-11-17-07-am/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-115487\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-115487\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/10/Screen-Shot-2013-10-18-at-11.17.07-AM-e1382125689493.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2013-10-18 at 11.17.07 AM\" width=\"640\" height=\"183\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>3. Automate BART trains so they don't need unionized drivers anymore.\u003c/strong> Commenters like to point out that the Bay Area is the center of universal technological innovation (except for all those bullet trains and cool transit systems in Japan, France, Germany, China and Britain). This idea isn't so far out. Vancouver, B.C., \u003ca href=\"http://www.humantransit.org/2010/02/driverless-rapid-transit-why-it-matters.html\" target=\"_blank\">already has such a system\u003c/a>. And as a recent article in TechCrunch \u003ca href=\"http://techcrunch.com/2013/10/17/could-bart-automate-train-drivers/?ncid=twittersocialshare\" target=\"_blank\">pointed out\u003c/a>, Paris has installed a driverless system on one of its Metro lines and London's studying the idea for its underground. Here's a comment that mixes a couple of our themes:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/10/18/kqed-audience-speaks-on-bart-strike/screen-shot-2013-10-18-at-2-26-02-pm/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-115526\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-115526\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/10/Screen-Shot-2013-10-18-at-2.26.02-PM-e1382131612345.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2013-10-18 at 2.26.02 PM\" width=\"640\" height=\"216\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>4. Form a riders' union to \"strike back\" against BART workers' union. \u003c/strong>Again, this isn't a wacky idea. For instance, riders' groups have formed in San Francisco, Seattle and other cities. (What's unknown to me, frankly, is how effective they are in influencing transportation policy and whether they have the clout to effectively participate in contract battles.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/10/18/kqed-audience-speaks-on-bart-strike/screen-shot-2013-10-18-at-11-19-09-am/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-115485\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-115485\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/10/Screen-Shot-2013-10-18-at-11.19.09-AM-e1382125800122.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2013-10-18 at 11.19.09 AM\" width=\"640\" height=\"109\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Is there a counter-trend? Pro-union people coming to the defense of the union's and the idea of collective bargaining? 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To that end, we're guessing that as you've sat in stop-and-crawl traffic or waited in an interminable ferry line, you may have caught yourself contemplating whom you most want to fall to their knees and admit to a heinous crime against you, personally: management or labor.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.contracostatimes.com/data/ci_23585525/bart-contract-proposals\">\u003cstrong>Current and average projected wages of striking BART workers\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.mercurynews.com/salaries/bay-area?Entity=Bay%20Area%20Rapid%20Transit&appSession=11716134716685&RecordID=&PageID=2&PrevPageID=2&cpipage=1&CPIsortType=asc&CPIorderby=TCOE&cbCurrentPageSize=250\" target=\"_blank\">Compensation for all BART employees\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp> Well, here's some data to help you figure that out, if you're so inclined. Daniel Willis of the Bay Area News Group, using the \u003ca href=\"http://www.mercurynews.com/salaries/bay-area/2012\" target=\"_blank\">2012 public employee salary database\u003c/a>, has put together its \"\u003ca href=\"http://www.contracostatimes.com/data/ci_23585525/bart-contract-proposals\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>best estimates\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> of current average salaries by bargaining unit ... as well as the projected future salaries under both proposed contracts as of 8 pm on July 2.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.contracostatimes.com/data/ci_23585525/bart-contract-proposals\" target=\"_blank\">Click here\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> to not only see the average and median base and gross salaries of the employees represented by the two big unions on strike, ATU and SEIU, but also what they'd make under their own latest proposal and BART's.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Keep in mind the info does not include health and pension benefits.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bay Area News Group says it will keep updating the page as new contracts are proposed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The data shows employees from the two striking unions make around $78,000 to $81,000, including overtime.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The U.S. Census Bureau said the \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Bay-Area-income-beats-state-U-S-census-shows-2309174.php\" target=\"_blank\">2010 median household income\u003c/a> in San Francisco was $71,745, or $76,644 in 2013 inflation-adjusted dollars. In Marin it was $83,867 ($89,593); Alameda County $67,169 ($71,755); Contra Costa $83,867 ($89,593); San Mateo County $82,745 ($88,395).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here's a \u003ca href=\"http://www.nbcbayarea.com/video/#%21/on-air/as-seen-on/Reality-Check--Breaking-Down-BART-Negotiation-Claims/213923141\" target=\"_blank\">report by NBC Bay Area\u003c/a> Monday night examining the specifics of what the unions have been asking for and what BART has offered.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And if you're interested in public employee pay, the Sacramento Bee has posted \u003ca href=\"http://blogs.sacbee.com/the_state_worker/2013/07/what-california-state-workers-earn-the-grand-finale.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&\" target=\"_blank\">salary information for state workers\u003c/a>, sorted by bargaining unit. \u003c!--more-->\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>The dispute\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>BART workers have not had a raise in five years. They say that they have taken a hit during the financial crisis, which decimated government coffers, and now they are trying to make that up. Management, meanwhile, is more concerned with having employees contribute to rising health care and pension costs. Workers pay $92 per month for health insurance, regardless of how many dependents are on the plan. They do not contribute to their pensions, and they do not receive social security benefits.\u003cbr>\n\u003c!--more-->\u003cbr>\nOn KQED Radio's \"Forum\" program on Monday, Randy Rentschler, director of legislation and public affairs for the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), said that the dispute between BART employees and management is part of a larger conflict going on between public workers and governments.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Over time, public agencies have sought to protect their workers from increasing health care costs that have really snarled our economy for decades,\" he said. \"I think that both sides are really stuck in this kind of national issue of rising health care costs, pensions that are difficult; and you can see that those are the two sticking points. .... Whether or not the two sides can find a middle ground on that subject is still an open question.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Francisco Chronicle political columnist Phil Matier agrees. He said on \u003ca href=\"http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/show/phil-matier/#\" target=\"_blank\">KCBS\u003c/a> Monday ...\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>The bottom line (if) you listen to both sides, is that this is not just about BART — it’s about all the municipal unions. These public employees feel like they have been furloughed and they have been dealt spending cuts repeatedly over the years. With the economy on the mend, the money is coming back and the boards of directors are finding other ways to spend it because they say there are other needs. Union leaders, I don’t think, can sell the membership a package that continues to what appears to be a net loss—whether it’s the city of Oakland, BART, or any public service.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>Alicia Trost, spokeswoman for BART, said on the \"Forum\" show that the agency is \"trying to figure out a balance between investing in our employees and investing in our system.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We’re hoping the strike allows our employees to let off some steam,\" she said. \"Maybe that’ll help get us back to the table and come up with a reasonable compromise.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Josie Mooney, chief negotiator for SEIU 1021, said that what BART characterized as an offer of a wage increase really amounted to no net benefit for workers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"If I give you a quarter in Paragraph 1 and then I take it away in Paragraph 2, that still amounts to zero,\" she said. \"So while BART management has put a 5 percent raise on Page 1 ... they've taken it away on Page 4.\" Mooney said that means the gains in salary that \u003cem>\u003c/em>workers would win under BART's proposal would be effectively nullified by a requirement that workers contribute an equivalent amount to their pensions. 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In Marin it was $83,867 ($89,593); Alameda County $67,169 ($71,755); Contra Costa $83,867 ($89,593); San Mateo County $82,745 ($88,395).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here's a \u003ca href=\"http://www.nbcbayarea.com/video/#%21/on-air/as-seen-on/Reality-Check--Breaking-Down-BART-Negotiation-Claims/213923141\" target=\"_blank\">report by NBC Bay Area\u003c/a> Monday night examining the specifics of what the unions have been asking for and what BART has offered.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And if you're interested in public employee pay, the Sacramento Bee has posted \u003ca href=\"http://blogs.sacbee.com/the_state_worker/2013/07/what-california-state-workers-earn-the-grand-finale.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&\" target=\"_blank\">salary information for state workers\u003c/a>, sorted by bargaining unit. \u003c!--more-->\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>The dispute\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>BART workers have not had a raise in five years. They say that they have taken a hit during the financial crisis, which decimated government coffers, and now they are trying to make that up. Management, meanwhile, is more concerned with having employees contribute to rising health care and pension costs. Workers pay $92 per month for health insurance, regardless of how many dependents are on the plan. They do not contribute to their pensions, and they do not receive social security benefits.\u003cbr>\n\u003c!--more-->\u003cbr>\nOn KQED Radio's \"Forum\" program on Monday, Randy Rentschler, director of legislation and public affairs for the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), said that the dispute between BART employees and management is part of a larger conflict going on between public workers and governments.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Over time, public agencies have sought to protect their workers from increasing health care costs that have really snarled our economy for decades,\" he said. \"I think that both sides are really stuck in this kind of national issue of rising health care costs, pensions that are difficult; and you can see that those are the two sticking points. .... Whether or not the two sides can find a middle ground on that subject is still an open question.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Francisco Chronicle political columnist Phil Matier agrees. He said on \u003ca href=\"http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/show/phil-matier/#\" target=\"_blank\">KCBS\u003c/a> Monday ...\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>The bottom line (if) you listen to both sides, is that this is not just about BART — it’s about all the municipal unions. These public employees feel like they have been furloughed and they have been dealt spending cuts repeatedly over the years. With the economy on the mend, the money is coming back and the boards of directors are finding other ways to spend it because they say there are other needs. Union leaders, I don’t think, can sell the membership a package that continues to what appears to be a net loss—whether it’s the city of Oakland, BART, or any public service.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>Alicia Trost, spokeswoman for BART, said on the \"Forum\" show that the agency is \"trying to figure out a balance between investing in our employees and investing in our system.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We’re hoping the strike allows our employees to let off some steam,\" she said. \"Maybe that’ll help get us back to the table and come up with a reasonable compromise.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Josie Mooney, chief negotiator for SEIU 1021, said that what BART characterized as an offer of a wage increase really amounted to no net benefit for workers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"If I give you a quarter in Paragraph 1 and then I take it away in Paragraph 2, that still amounts to zero,\" she said. \"So while BART management has put a 5 percent raise on Page 1 ... they've taken it away on Page 4.\" Mooney said that means the gains in salary that \u003cem>\u003c/em>workers would win under BART's proposal would be effectively nullified by a requirement that workers contribute an equivalent amount to their pensions. 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"content": "\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_115417\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/10/15/bart-strike-deadline-update-talks-continue/rs7071_007-hpf/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-115417\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-115417\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/10/RS7071_007-hpf.jpg\" alt=\"BART workers picket at the system's Lake Merritt station in Oakland. (Deborah Svoboda/KQED)\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">BART workers picket at the system's Lake Merritt station in Oakland. (Deborah Svoboda/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/10/18/bart-strike-update-day-1\" target=\"blank\">Friday BART Strike Update: Monster Commute, No Talks Planned\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Guide:\u003c/strong> \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/08/02/if-theres-a-bart-strike-here-are-your-options/\" target=\"_blank\">During the BART Strike, Here Are Your Transit Options\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Current status, 8:30 a.m. Friday\u003c/strong> The commute into San Francisco has been, as expected, pretty awful. Interstate 880, the Nimitz Freeway, has backed up at times all the way from Hayward up to the Bay Bridge -- nearly 20 miles. Interstate 580, the MacArthur Freeway, has been backed up to Highway 24. Speaking of 24, it's back up to speed after having been slow in long stretches all the way from Walnut Creek to the 580 interchange. The Eastshore Freeway, I-80, has been backed up to Richmond.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On the other hand, after years of occasional Bay Bridge closures and last July's BART strike, disruptions are nothing new to Bay Area commuters and commute services. BART is running bus service, AC Transit and other agencies are operating extra buses, and the San Francisco Bay Ferry system is sailing extra runs. All of those are crowded but operating smoothly this morning.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, 12:01 a.m.:\u003c/strong> For the second time in 2013, BART is on strike. Union pickets are ready to take up positions at stations throughout the Bay Area. We have no indication yet when union and management negotiators will attempt to resume talks, which broke down Thursday afternoon in a dispute over work rules at the transit agency.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>First response\u003c/strong> The California Republican Party marked the beginning of the strike by \u003ca href=\"http://www.cssrc.us/news.aspx?id=14334&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter\" target=\"_blank\">renewing its call \u003c/a>for a law to stop BART workers from walking out. That idea was first floated last month by Senate Republican Leader Bob Huff, who asked Gov. Jerry Brown to call a special session of the Legislature to pass the bill. Brown declined, citing opposition from most legislators, unions and even BART. He \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Leaders-try-to-forbid-transit-workers-from-4874289.php\" target=\"_blank\">has signaled some interest\u003c/a> in legislation that would submit transit disputes to binding arbitration.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Major points:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>The breakdown:\u003c/strong> Talks broke down this afternoon after a 30-hour negotiation marathon. The federal mediator in charge of the talks said significant progress was made on many issues but ultimately the differences between the two sides could not be bridged. He said mediators are exiting the talks for now.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Work rules dispute:\u003c/strong> Unions say they had reached agreement with the agency on pay, pension and medical benefits, but the talks foundered on BART's insistence on changes in work rules. BART management says it wants changes in work rules to help assure the transit system's future \"efficiency and effectiveness.\" Unions say the agency refused an offer to submit the work rules dispute to outside arbitration. BART General Manager Grace Crunican said the offer was rejected because unions were willing to submit only part of the contract to arbitration.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Final contract offer:\u003c/strong>BART made an offer that was very close to the \"last, best and final offer\" first presented last Sunday and said it wants union leadership to submit that proposal to a rank-and-file vote. Union officials say they believe the offer has no chance of acceptance.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Governor out of moves:\u003c/strong> Gov. Jerry Brown's office says the governor, who moved to impose the cooling-off period that expired last week, has no more legal leverage to prevent a strike.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>The details:\u003c/strong> SEIU Local 1021 President Roxanne Sanchez appeared outside the Caltrans building in Oakland after 30 straight hours of talks to announce that BART's unions intend to strike at midnight. Federal mediators confirmed that talks had broken up, and BART management said it had repeated its \"last, best and final\" offer after unions refused to accept changes in work rules. BART General Manager Grace Crunican again called on union leaders to submit the offer to a rank-and-file vote.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Appearing outside Caltrans headquarters in Oakland, Sanchez accused BART management of forcing the dispute to a strike. Sanchez apologized to the public for what she acknowledged will be very difficult transit conditions if the walkout occurs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sanchez said her union had agreed \"100 percent\" with BART's proposals for pay, for new pension contributions and for increased health-insurance payments. But she said BART had taken a \"radical, hardline ... harsh, entrenched and unjustified position\" on work rules and working conditions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sanchez said that the unions had been willing to submit the work rules provisions to outside arbitration, but BART management refused the offer. She said that unless BART changed its tack in bargaining, a strike will begin at midnight.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"God willing, the general manager and BART board will move our unresolved conflict to an interest arbitration table instead of to the street,\" Sanchez said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sanchez's appearance was the first in a parade of the principals in this week's talks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>George Cohen, head of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, confirmed the negotiations are over and mediators are withdrawing from the talks. Despite significant progress in some areas, Cohen said, \"In the final analysis, certain issues remained. The parties were unable to bridge the gap. Our efforts to do that at this point in time was not successful.\" Cohen said mediators are \"willing, ready and able\" to re-enter the talks at the parties' request.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>BART General Manager Grace Crunican said the talks broke down over work rules that the district could not bend on. \"The district made it very clear that we have certain rights that we need to maintain in this package, that we had a level we could afford if some of these rights were included in the package,\" Crunican said after the talks broke down. \"These were work rules that were essential to maintaining the future efficiency and effectiveness of the agency.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When reporters asked for an example of the work rules at stake, Crunican mentioned \"beneficial past practices,\" a provision that she said gives workers a veto over new technology the district wants to introduce. \"One example is pay stubs,\" she said. \"We all receive electronically our pay stubs online, but because back in history everyone received their pay stub in an envelope, we now use our foreworkers' time to hand-deliver a pay stub to each individual worker. They waste their time doing something that could be done with automation. There are a number of things like that that go on at BART and it is time for management to be able to manage.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When someone in the crowd called out, \"We're going on strike for pay stubs!\", Crunican added that \"bidding,\" the system by which many unions member receive job assignments, also needs to be overhauled.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Antonette Bryant, president of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1555, said a walkout would be \"a management strike, brought on by absolute arrogance and the fact that they thought that they could take workers’ rights away. We were close on two separate occasions to closing this deal. We had come together on areas of wages, of pension, of everything that they were asking for. We were this close. And yet at the last minute they threw in a management rights clause to take away our rights as workers. Everything else was done, and it should have been done.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Crunican called on union leaders to submit the district's proposal to a rank-and-file vote, just as she had last Sunday. But the SEIU's Sanchez said that would only lead to a vote rejecting the contract and could lead to an even more protracted dispute.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gov. Jerry Brown acted in August to impose a 60-day cooling-off period in the dispute. Evan Westrup, Brown's spokesman, said tonight the governor has no further legal leverage to prevent a strike.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Earlier updates: \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, 4 p.m.: \u003c/strong> Trains are running on a normal schedule. The BART labor negotiations have continued all night and all day and are now in their 30th consecutive hour. BART's hired chief negotiator, Thomas Hock, has returned to the talks after a two-day absence. He was in Disneyland speaking to a transportation industry conference \"The Art of Negotiating the Deal.\" He's quoted as saying earlier this afternoon \"this should be in the final stretch\" for the talks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca>Mike Rosenberg\u003c/a> of the San Jose Mercury News has a question about the marathon:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/search?q=%23BARTstrike&src=hash\">#BARTstrike\u003c/a> talks have now been going nonstop for 27 hours. Think about the last time you stayed up that long. Can they even think straight?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>— Mike Rosenberg (@RosenbergMerc) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/RosenbergMerc/statuses/390933340246659072\">October 17, 2013\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>The prelude to the second all-nighter in the talks this week came at 10:30 Wednesday night, when the now-familiar figure of George Cohen, the head of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, announced that BART would run Thursday. He said unions and management are \"totally engaged\" in bargaining and progress was being made. He declined — \"as is my custom\" — to make a statement. He headed back into the Caltrans building after telling reporters and TV crews assembled outside the Caltrans building, \"It's lovely to see each of you.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Meanwhile, the Associated Press is reporting \"at least one person seems comfortable betting that a strike won't happen. San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee left for Asia after delaying the trip for two days to ready the city for a possible strike, according to his spokeswoman.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Earlier updates:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, 10 p.m. Wednesday:\u003c/strong> Leaders of SEIU Local 1021, which represents BART station agents janitors and some other workers, are gathering in the lobby of the Caltrans building in Oakland — an announcement of some kind appears imminent. Talks have continued all day between BART and its two biggest unions, again with the possibility of a strike being called for tomorrow. Roxanne Sanchez, president of SEIU Local 1021, announced early this afternoon the unions will do their best to announce the status of negotiations and Thursday train service by 10 p.m. tonight. By way of a mini-development in the saga, Antonette Bryant, president of the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1555, said later her union had not been consulted about the promise to make an early strike/no strike call this evening.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And by way of our reporter Alex Emslie, here's the scene outside the Caltrans District 4 headquarters this evening as the media hunkers down for its nightly BART vigil:\u003cbr>\n\u003c!--more-->\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/search?q=%23BART&src=hash\">#BART\u003c/a> nightwatch beginning. Reporter I relieved said no guarantee of a \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/search?q=%23BARTstrike&src=hash\">#BARTstrike\u003c/a> yes or no by 10, despite earlier info. \u003ca href=\"http://t.co/ktP6F4wQGE\">pic.twitter.com/ktP6F4wQGE\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>— Alex Emslie (@SFNewsReporter) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/SFNewsReporter/statuses/390664196108476416\">October 17, 2013\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>7 a.m. Wednesday: \u003c/strong>Talks adjourned just after midnight and are scheduled to resume at 10 a.m. Last night, the wait for word on the negotiations ended just after 10 p.m. when George Cohen, head of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, confirmed there would be no strike today. Full transcript of Cohen's remarks, by way of \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/SFNewsReporter\" target=\"_blank\">Alex Emslie\u003c/a>, our reporter staking out the talks:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Thanks for bearing with us. I have a very brief statement, and I will not be taking any questions. You all should understand that bargaining continues to take place. Under our auspices, parties have made some progress, and the parties have authorized me to advise you that on behalf of themselves and in support of the public interest and all the riders in this area, there will be train service operating all day tomorrow. I appreciate your attention and your understanding that we are intimately involved in the negotiation process. We're devoting all our efforts and energy to achieve an agreement, for the parties to achieve an agreement. And I will not be taking any questions, and I thank you for forbearing. Good evening.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\n",
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He \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Leaders-try-to-forbid-transit-workers-from-4874289.php\" target=\"_blank\">has signaled some interest\u003c/a> in legislation that would submit transit disputes to binding arbitration.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Major points:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>The breakdown:\u003c/strong> Talks broke down this afternoon after a 30-hour negotiation marathon. The federal mediator in charge of the talks said significant progress was made on many issues but ultimately the differences between the two sides could not be bridged. He said mediators are exiting the talks for now.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Work rules dispute:\u003c/strong> Unions say they had reached agreement with the agency on pay, pension and medical benefits, but the talks foundered on BART's insistence on changes in work rules. BART management says it wants changes in work rules to help assure the transit system's future \"efficiency and effectiveness.\" Unions say the agency refused an offer to submit the work rules dispute to outside arbitration. BART General Manager Grace Crunican said the offer was rejected because unions were willing to submit only part of the contract to arbitration.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Final contract offer:\u003c/strong>BART made an offer that was very close to the \"last, best and final offer\" first presented last Sunday and said it wants union leadership to submit that proposal to a rank-and-file vote. Union officials say they believe the offer has no chance of acceptance.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Governor out of moves:\u003c/strong> Gov. 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Sanchez apologized to the public for what she acknowledged will be very difficult transit conditions if the walkout occurs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sanchez said her union had agreed \"100 percent\" with BART's proposals for pay, for new pension contributions and for increased health-insurance payments. But she said BART had taken a \"radical, hardline ... harsh, entrenched and unjustified position\" on work rules and working conditions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sanchez said that the unions had been willing to submit the work rules provisions to outside arbitration, but BART management refused the offer. She said that unless BART changed its tack in bargaining, a strike will begin at midnight.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"God willing, the general manager and BART board will move our unresolved conflict to an interest arbitration table instead of to the street,\" Sanchez said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sanchez's appearance was the first in a parade of the principals in this week's talks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>George Cohen, head of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, confirmed the negotiations are over and mediators are withdrawing from the talks. Despite significant progress in some areas, Cohen said, \"In the final analysis, certain issues remained. The parties were unable to bridge the gap. Our efforts to do that at this point in time was not successful.\" Cohen said mediators are \"willing, ready and able\" to re-enter the talks at the parties' request.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>BART General Manager Grace Crunican said the talks broke down over work rules that the district could not bend on. \"The district made it very clear that we have certain rights that we need to maintain in this package, that we had a level we could afford if some of these rights were included in the package,\" Crunican said after the talks broke down. \"These were work rules that were essential to maintaining the future efficiency and effectiveness of the agency.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When reporters asked for an example of the work rules at stake, Crunican mentioned \"beneficial past practices,\" a provision that she said gives workers a veto over new technology the district wants to introduce. \"One example is pay stubs,\" she said. \"We all receive electronically our pay stubs online, but because back in history everyone received their pay stub in an envelope, we now use our foreworkers' time to hand-deliver a pay stub to each individual worker. They waste their time doing something that could be done with automation. There are a number of things like that that go on at BART and it is time for management to be able to manage.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When someone in the crowd called out, \"We're going on strike for pay stubs!\", Crunican added that \"bidding,\" the system by which many unions member receive job assignments, also needs to be overhauled.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Antonette Bryant, president of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1555, said a walkout would be \"a management strike, brought on by absolute arrogance and the fact that they thought that they could take workers’ rights away. We were close on two separate occasions to closing this deal. We had come together on areas of wages, of pension, of everything that they were asking for. We were this close. And yet at the last minute they threw in a management rights clause to take away our rights as workers. Everything else was done, and it should have been done.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Crunican called on union leaders to submit the district's proposal to a rank-and-file vote, just as she had last Sunday. But the SEIU's Sanchez said that would only lead to a vote rejecting the contract and could lead to an even more protracted dispute.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gov. Jerry Brown acted in August to impose a 60-day cooling-off period in the dispute. Evan Westrup, Brown's spokesman, said tonight the governor has no further legal leverage to prevent a strike.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Earlier updates: \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, 4 p.m.: \u003c/strong> Trains are running on a normal schedule. The BART labor negotiations have continued all night and all day and are now in their 30th consecutive hour. BART's hired chief negotiator, Thomas Hock, has returned to the talks after a two-day absence. He was in Disneyland speaking to a transportation industry conference \"The Art of Negotiating the Deal.\" He's quoted as saying earlier this afternoon \"this should be in the final stretch\" for the talks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca>Mike Rosenberg\u003c/a> of the San Jose Mercury News has a question about the marathon:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/search?q=%23BARTstrike&src=hash\">#BARTstrike\u003c/a> talks have now been going nonstop for 27 hours. Think about the last time you stayed up that long. Can they even think straight?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>— Mike Rosenberg (@RosenbergMerc) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/RosenbergMerc/statuses/390933340246659072\">October 17, 2013\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>The prelude to the second all-nighter in the talks this week came at 10:30 Wednesday night, when the now-familiar figure of George Cohen, the head of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, announced that BART would run Thursday. He said unions and management are \"totally engaged\" in bargaining and progress was being made. He declined — \"as is my custom\" — to make a statement. He headed back into the Caltrans building after telling reporters and TV crews assembled outside the Caltrans building, \"It's lovely to see each of you.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Meanwhile, the Associated Press is reporting \"at least one person seems comfortable betting that a strike won't happen. San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee left for Asia after delaying the trip for two days to ready the city for a possible strike, according to his spokeswoman.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Earlier updates:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, 10 p.m. Wednesday:\u003c/strong> Leaders of SEIU Local 1021, which represents BART station agents janitors and some other workers, are gathering in the lobby of the Caltrans building in Oakland — an announcement of some kind appears imminent. Talks have continued all day between BART and its two biggest unions, again with the possibility of a strike being called for tomorrow. Roxanne Sanchez, president of SEIU Local 1021, announced early this afternoon the unions will do their best to announce the status of negotiations and Thursday train service by 10 p.m. tonight. 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