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"content": "\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_111413\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 300px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/09/16/111412/rs6027_bart-strike20130804-scr-3/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-111413\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-111413\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/09/RS6027_bart-strike20130804-scr-300x202.jpg\" alt=\"A BART train idled during strike in early July. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)\" width=\"300\" height=\"202\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A BART train idled during strike in early July. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>BART and its two biggest employee unions finally got back to negotiating today — more than a month after \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/08/11/BART-strike-averted-cooling-off\" target=\"_blank\">Gov. Jerry Brown declared a 60-day cooling-off period\u003c/a> to avert the system's second strike of the summer. The unions — the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1555 and the BART chapter of SEIU Local 1021 — have \u003ca href=\"http://www.seiu1021.org/2013/09/02/workers-expose-bart-management-and-their-chief-negotiator-thomas-hocks-attempts-to-delay-bargaining-until-the-final-hour/\" target=\"_blank\">castigated\u003c/a> the agency for failing to come back to the bargaining table sooner. BART has \u003ca href=\"http://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2013/news20130905.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">faulted\u003c/a> the unions for failing to move on the central issues in the contract dispute: wages, health-care benefits, and pensions. With a new strike deadline set for midnight Oct. 10, there's no sign that either side has moved an inch from their earlier positions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>(Those positions, very briefly: The unions have sought a pay increase of about 20 percent; BART is currently offering half that. BART wants to increase workers' monthly payments for health care, currently $92 a month even for family coverage. And the agency wants workers to start contributing to pensions — though the unions argue they long ago made concessions that help the agency cover their pension payments.)\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Brown appeared today at an event promoting electric vehicles at San Francisco's Exploratorium. Reporters went off-topic and asked the governor about the BART talks and about \u003ca href=\"http://www.latimes.com/local/political/la-me-pc-jerry-brown-legislation-bart-20130916,0,4266733.story\" target=\"_blank\">a request\u003c/a> from state Senate Republican Leader Bob Huff to call a special session of the Legislature to consider legislation to block further BART strikes. Here's an exchange captured by KQED reporter Bryan Goebel:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Brown:\u003c/strong> \"I am concerned about BART because they're not negotiating, and they better get back to the table. The special session was considered and rejected in the Legislature. So, I think the folks at BART and the union had better sit down because it could be a real problem.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Phil Matier (S.F. Chronicle/KPIX):\u003c/strong> \"What are you gonna do if they don't?\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Brown:\u003c/strong> \"Well, I've exercised my power and that was the cooling-off period. It's now within the framework of collective bargaining, which says that both sides talk together, but if they don't agree workers can go on strike. But I would urge them very strongly not to do that.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Doug Sovern (KCBS):\u003c/strong> \"...now introducing a bill for you to call a special session to outlaw a strike.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Brown: \u003c/strong>\"Look, we were in session. The matter was discussed and rejected.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Matier:\u003c/strong> \"Why was it rejected?\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Brown:\u003c/strong> \"Neither side wanted to do it. Neither the management nor the union have shown any appetite for binding arbitration. I do not want to see a strike. I urge the parties to get real.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sovern:\u003c/strong> \"Is there anything you can do? Is it sort of hands off from your point of view now? You did the cooling-off period...\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Brown:\u003c/strong> \"We have the law. I was prepared to introduce a bill to stop the strike but that, after discussions with various leaders, that was not thought as something that could pass.\"\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_108755\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 639px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/08/6337_transform.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-108755\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/08/6337_transform.jpg\" alt=\"A view of the Bay Bridge. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)\" width=\"639\" height=\"360\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A view of the Bay Bridge's old span. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>By Dan Brekke, Jon Brooks, Katharine Fong and Lisa Pickoff-White\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Need to get to work from the East Bay to San Francisco on Thursday? Heading from the city to Berkeley for a Labor Day barbecue? The Bay Bridge may be closing down for five days, but that doesn't mean you need to put your plans on hold.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/08/27/5-things-to-know/\" target=\"_blank\">Five things to know about the Bay Bridge closure\u003c/a>\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>The bridge will be closed beginning at 8 tonight (Wednesday, Aug. 28). There will be limited access to and from downtown San Francisco to Treasure Island via the bridge's western span, but Caltrans plans to keep the bridge closed to all transbay traffic until 5 a.m. next Tuesday, when it's scheduled to open the bridge's long-awaited new eastern span. If you absolutely need to drive from the East Bay into the city, your only options will be to head north and use the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge and Golden Gate Bridge or to head south to the San Mateo-Hayward Bridge. 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(\u003ca href=\"http://www.bart.gov/docs/BAYBRIDGESCHEDULE_082713_final.pdf\">Download\u003c/a> the schedule.) MacArthur Station is serving as the main transfer point between lines. On Labor Day, BART will operate on a Saturday schedule. There will be no overnight service Monday night into Tuesday morning.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/08/BayBrClosureMap.png\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-108689\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/08/BayBrClosureMap.png\" alt=\"BayBrClosureMap\" width=\"576\" height=\"630\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.actransit.org/2013/08/19/bay-bridge-closure-august-28-to-september-3/\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>\u003c!--more-->AC Transit\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>: Transbay lines will stop at four BART stations to drop off passengers going to San Francisco and pick up passengers coming from San Francisco: \u003ca href=\"http://www.actransit.org/2013/08/16/find-your-bus-at-coliseum-bart-during-the-bay-bridge-closure/\" target=\"_blank\">Coliseum/Oakland Airport\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://www.actransit.org/2013/08/16/find-your-bus-at-macarthur-bart-during-the-bay-bridge-closure/\" target=\"_blank\">MacArthur\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://www.actransit.org/2013/08/16/find-your-bus-at-north-berkeley-bart-during-the-bay-bridge-closure/\" target=\"_blank\">North Berkeley\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"http://www.actransit.org/2013/08/16/find-your-bus-at-west-oakland-bart-during-the-bay-bridge-closure/\" target=\"_blank\">West Oakland\u003c/a>. Get more information about AC Transit plans on \u003ca href=\"http://www.actransit.org/2013/06/26/in-the-event-of-a-bart-disruption/\" target=\"_blank\">its website\u003c/a>. AC Transit will offer limited overnight service through Monday morning.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.blueandgoldfleet.com/\">\u003cstrong>Blue & Gold Fleet/Baylink Ferry\u003c/strong>: \u003c/a>The Blue & Gold Fleet operates ferries from Alameda, Sausalito, Tiburon, Oakland, Vallejo and South San Francisco. \u003ca href=\"http://www.blueandgoldfleet.com/ferry-services/ferry-schedules/\" target=\"_blank\">Schedules can be found online\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://sanfranciscobayferry.com/\">San Francisco Bay Ferry\u003c/a>: \u003c/strong>San Francisco Bay Ferry is \u003ca href=\"http://sanfranciscobayferry.com/bridgeclosure-laborday/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">adding several extra boats\u003c/a> to accommodate additional riders during the Bay Bridge closure. There will be direct service from Alameda Main Street to San Francisco, and direct service between Oakland and San Francisco. Changes vary by terminal and day. Spokesman Ernest Sanchez said they're expecting extra passengers, but not the 23,000 extra people who took the ferry during the recent BART strike.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://goldengate.org/news/baybridgeclosure_2013.php\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>Golden Gate Ferry and Bus\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>: Golden Gate operates ferries from Larkspur and Sausalito to the Ferry Building in San Francisco, as well as buses from the San Rafael Transit Center into the city. Golden Gate Larkspur Ferry will operate \u003ca href=\"http://goldengate.org/news/transit/LaborDayHoliday.php#fri\" target=\"_blank\">an additional late-night, round-trip ferry\u003c/a> on Friday night and additional ferries on Saturday and Sunday. There will not be additional vessels on Monday. Golden Gate Transit is warning commuters to expect significant delays on the bridge. During the the Bay Bridge closure in 2009, Golden Gate Bridge southbound traffic increased by an additional 40,000 vehicles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.sfmta.com/\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>SFMTA/Muni\u003c/strong>:\u003c/a> Transbay service will be interrupted. Updates on any changes can be found \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfmta.com/\" target=\"_blank\">online\u003c/a> or from @sfmta_muni on Twitter.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Treasure Island: \u003c/strong>Residents, employees and special event attendees may obtain a permit from the Treasure Island Development Authority, which will allow passage through the CHP checkpoint at Harrison and First streets in San Francisco. There will be one bus only open to residents and employees running from San Francisco to Treasure Island. Call 415-274-0660 for information.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.amtrak.com/ccurl/983/712/Capitol-Corridor-Schedule-071513.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>Amtrak:\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"http://www.amtrak.com/ccurl/983/712/Capitol-Corridor-Schedule-071513.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Transbay bus connections between the Emeryville Amtrak Station and San Francisco\u003c/a> will be rerouted to the Richmond BART station. \u003ca href=\"http://www.amtrak.com/san-francisco-bay-area-northern-california-train-routes\">Get schedules and tickets online.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003cstrong>Getting to Oakland International Airport:\u003c/strong> AC Transit's regular service connects travelers between \u003ca href=\"http://capitolcorridor.org/stations/index.php?station_code=OAC\">Capitol Corridor's\u003c/a> Oakland Coliseum Station and Oakland Airport.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003cstrong>Parking\u003c/strong>: Use \u003ca href=\"https://www.park-now.com/customerWeb/\">Park Now\u003c/a> app to find parking spaces in San Francisco or other Bay Area locations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ride-sharing and car-sharing apps: \u003c/strong>Now's your chance to try one or more of the ride- and car-sharing services, like \u003ca href=\"http://car.ma/bartstrike\">Carma\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://www.side.cr/\">Sidecar\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://www.lyft.me/\">Lyft\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.uber.com/cities/san-francisco\">Uber\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://relayrides.com/\">RelayRides \u003c/a>and \u003ca href=\"http://www.getaround.com/\">Getaround\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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There will be no overnight service Monday night into Tuesday morning.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/08/BayBrClosureMap.png\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-108689\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/08/BayBrClosureMap.png\" alt=\"BayBrClosureMap\" width=\"576\" height=\"630\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.actransit.org/2013/08/19/bay-bridge-closure-august-28-to-september-3/\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>\u003c!--more-->AC Transit\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>: Transbay lines will stop at four BART stations to drop off passengers going to San Francisco and pick up passengers coming from San Francisco: \u003ca href=\"http://www.actransit.org/2013/08/16/find-your-bus-at-coliseum-bart-during-the-bay-bridge-closure/\" target=\"_blank\">Coliseum/Oakland Airport\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://www.actransit.org/2013/08/16/find-your-bus-at-macarthur-bart-during-the-bay-bridge-closure/\" target=\"_blank\">MacArthur\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://www.actransit.org/2013/08/16/find-your-bus-at-north-berkeley-bart-during-the-bay-bridge-closure/\" target=\"_blank\">North Berkeley\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"http://www.actransit.org/2013/08/16/find-your-bus-at-west-oakland-bart-during-the-bay-bridge-closure/\" target=\"_blank\">West Oakland\u003c/a>. Get more information about AC Transit plans on \u003ca href=\"http://www.actransit.org/2013/06/26/in-the-event-of-a-bart-disruption/\" target=\"_blank\">its website\u003c/a>. AC Transit will offer limited overnight service through Monday morning.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.blueandgoldfleet.com/\">\u003cstrong>Blue & Gold Fleet/Baylink Ferry\u003c/strong>: \u003c/a>The Blue & Gold Fleet operates ferries from Alameda, Sausalito, Tiburon, Oakland, Vallejo and South San Francisco. \u003ca href=\"http://www.blueandgoldfleet.com/ferry-services/ferry-schedules/\" target=\"_blank\">Schedules can be found online\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://sanfranciscobayferry.com/\">San Francisco Bay Ferry\u003c/a>: \u003c/strong>San Francisco Bay Ferry is \u003ca href=\"http://sanfranciscobayferry.com/bridgeclosure-laborday/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">adding several extra boats\u003c/a> to accommodate additional riders during the Bay Bridge closure. There will be direct service from Alameda Main Street to San Francisco, and direct service between Oakland and San Francisco. Changes vary by terminal and day. Spokesman Ernest Sanchez said they're expecting extra passengers, but not the 23,000 extra people who took the ferry during the recent BART strike.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://goldengate.org/news/baybridgeclosure_2013.php\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>Golden Gate Ferry and Bus\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>: Golden Gate operates ferries from Larkspur and Sausalito to the Ferry Building in San Francisco, as well as buses from the San Rafael Transit Center into the city. Golden Gate Larkspur Ferry will operate \u003ca href=\"http://goldengate.org/news/transit/LaborDayHoliday.php#fri\" target=\"_blank\">an additional late-night, round-trip ferry\u003c/a> on Friday night and additional ferries on Saturday and Sunday. There will not be additional vessels on Monday. Golden Gate Transit is warning commuters to expect significant delays on the bridge. During the the Bay Bridge closure in 2009, Golden Gate Bridge southbound traffic increased by an additional 40,000 vehicles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.sfmta.com/\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>SFMTA/Muni\u003c/strong>:\u003c/a> Transbay service will be interrupted. Updates on any changes can be found \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfmta.com/\" target=\"_blank\">online\u003c/a> or from @sfmta_muni on Twitter.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Treasure Island: \u003c/strong>Residents, employees and special event attendees may obtain a permit from the Treasure Island Development Authority, which will allow passage through the CHP checkpoint at Harrison and First streets in San Francisco. There will be one bus only open to residents and employees running from San Francisco to Treasure Island. Call 415-274-0660 for information.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.amtrak.com/ccurl/983/712/Capitol-Corridor-Schedule-071513.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>Amtrak:\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"http://www.amtrak.com/ccurl/983/712/Capitol-Corridor-Schedule-071513.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Transbay bus connections between the Emeryville Amtrak Station and San Francisco\u003c/a> will be rerouted to the Richmond BART station. \u003ca href=\"http://www.amtrak.com/san-francisco-bay-area-northern-california-train-routes\">Get schedules and tickets online.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003cstrong>Getting to Oakland International Airport:\u003c/strong> AC Transit's regular service connects travelers between \u003ca href=\"http://capitolcorridor.org/stations/index.php?station_code=OAC\">Capitol Corridor's\u003c/a> Oakland Coliseum Station and Oakland Airport.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003cstrong>Parking\u003c/strong>: Use \u003ca href=\"https://www.park-now.com/customerWeb/\">Park Now\u003c/a> app to find parking spaces in San Francisco or other Bay Area locations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ride-sharing and car-sharing apps: \u003c/strong>Now's your chance to try one or more of the ride- and car-sharing services, like \u003ca href=\"http://car.ma/bartstrike\">Carma\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://www.side.cr/\">Sidecar\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://www.lyft.me/\">Lyft\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.uber.com/cities/san-francisco\">Uber\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://relayrides.com/\">RelayRides \u003c/a>and \u003ca href=\"http://www.getaround.com/\">Getaround\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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(Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Updated: 11:45 a.m.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Francisco Superior Court Judge Curtis Karnow issued the official court order for the 60-day cooling off period around 10:30 a.m. on Sunday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>BART Director for District 7 \u003ca href=\"http://www.zakharymallettbart.com/about-zakhary-mallett/biography/\">Zakhary Mallett\u003c/a>, speaking as an independent board director after the BART hearing, said that the 60-day cooling gives both sides the time to continue to work on a contract agreement. But, he acknowledged, \"We’re several tens of millions of dollars apart still.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>BART management had initially asked Gov. Jerry Brown to request a 60-day cooling off period from the courts. A three-person board of inquiry appointed by the Governor found that a strike would cause significant harm to the public health of the Bay Area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This hearing simply confirms that all parties agree that without the 60-day cooling off there was the potential of grave impact upon the riders and the public,\" said Mallett.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Read the court order:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>http://www.scribd.com/doc/159563534/Judge-Karnow-s-60-day-cooling-off-BART-order\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!--more-->\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Original story: 9:50 a.m.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The strike that wasn't has been put off again. According to the \u003cem>San Francisco Chronicle\u003c/em> and \u003ca href=\"http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=resources/traffic&id=9202542\">KGO-TV\u003c/a>, Sunday morning, a judge granted Gov. Jerry Brown's request for a 60-day cooling off period, postponing a possible BART strike. The formal order will be issued later today. \u003ca href=\"http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=resources/traffic&id=9202542\">KGO reports\u003c/a>:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>San Francisco Superior Court Judge Curtis Karnow is expected to issue a formal order granting the injunction later Sunday. BART trains would run for at least the next 60 days while the two sides are expected to negotiate further.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/08/09/106379/BART-strike-transportation\">After Brown announced\u003c/a> his intention Friday to seek the court order for the cooling off period, the unions involved in negotiations did not deliver the 48-hour notice necessary for a strike if the order hadn't been granted. Negotiations will continue this afternoon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>BART management and the unions remain far apart in negotiations over salary and health care contributions, however. 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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cstrong>by Dan Brekke, Jon Brooks, Bryan Goebel\u003cbr>\n\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The BART Board of Inquiry held an all-day meeting in Oakland on Wednesday. The three-member panel was appointed by Gov. Jerry Brown to conduct a fact-finding hearing on stalled strike negotiations between BART unions and management. It will then present a report to the governor within the week, minus any recommendations on what actions should be taken.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_106112\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 300px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/08/bart.jpg.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-106112\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/08/bart.jpg-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"The BART Board of Inquiry on Wednesday, Aug. 7. 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A court would have to make the final decision on enjoining the strike.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the \u003ca href=\"http://www.mercurynews.com/bart/ci_23801193/bart-strike-60-day-shutdown-delay-seems-inevitable\" target=\"_blank\">San Jose Mercury News\u003c/a> reported on Monday that if precedent is any guide, there's an excellent chance that is what's going to happen.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>In each of the last five BART labor disputes where governors intervened -- between 1988 and 2001 -- the script was the same.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In every instance, as the deadline for a deal approached, the governor appointed a three-member \"fact-finding\" committee to forestall a strike for a week while the panel investigated whether both sides were bargaining in good faith. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cstrong>by Dan Brekke, Jon Brooks, Bryan Goebel\u003cbr>\n\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The BART Board of Inquiry held an all-day meeting in Oakland on Wednesday. The three-member panel was appointed by Gov. Jerry Brown to conduct a fact-finding hearing on stalled strike negotiations between BART unions and management. It will then present a report to the governor within the week, minus any recommendations on what actions should be taken.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_106112\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 300px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/08/bart.jpg.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-106112\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/08/bart.jpg-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"The BART Board of Inquiry on Wednesday, Aug. 7. (Deb Svoboda/KQED)\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The BART Board of Inquiry on Wednesday, Aug. 7. (Deb Svoboda/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In the morning session, BART officials made the case for their latest contract offer. BART General Manager Grace Crunican said that rising health and pension costs have combined with wages to make up more than 70 percent of the agency's operating budget.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The three unions contended that BART has not been bargaining in good faith. The unions also reiterated their concerns about safety, and SEIU officials said two workers have died on the job recently. Josie Mooney, chief negotiator for the union, said she is strongly opposed to a 60-day cooling-off period because she fears BART will employ more delaying tactics.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There's word, however, that negotiations are going to resume tomorrow morning. Mooney said she would like to get a deal by Sunday, but if that doesn't happen the unions are prepared to strike again starting Sunday night.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Brown stepped into the deadlocked talks Sunday at the request of BART officials. The intervention prevented workers from going out on strike a second time. Most planners thought that action would have tied up the Bay Area commute considerably worse than the four-day walkout in early July, which occurred around the July 4 holiday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_106038\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 300px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-106038 \" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/08/RS6027_bart-strike20130804-scr1-300x202.jpg\" alt=\"A BART train sits idle at Millbrae station on July 3, 2013 during a worker walkout. (Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)\" width=\"300\" height=\"202\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A BART train sits idle at Millbrae station on July 3, 2013, during a worker walkout. (Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Brown acted under a state law that allows him to order a board of inquiry if a strike or lockout threatens to disrupt public transportation and endanger \"the public's health, safety, or welfare.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After the board makes its report to Brown, and if there has been no agreement in the interim, the governor must decide whether to ask for a 60-day cooling-off period to keep BART trains running. A court would have to make the final decision on enjoining the strike.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the \u003ca href=\"http://www.mercurynews.com/bart/ci_23801193/bart-strike-60-day-shutdown-delay-seems-inevitable\" target=\"_blank\">San Jose Mercury News\u003c/a> reported on Monday that if precedent is any guide, there's an excellent chance that is what's going to happen.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>In each of the last five BART labor disputes where governors intervened -- between 1988 and 2001 -- the script was the same.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In every instance, as the deadline for a deal approached, the governor appointed a three-member \"fact-finding\" committee to forestall a strike for a week while the panel investigated whether both sides were bargaining in good faith. By the end of the week, the governor -- citing the board's findings -- declared the strike would \"endanger the public's health, safety or welfare,\" as the law requires, and secured an injunction from a judge to halt a BART shutdown for 60 days.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I would think we're heading toward more of the same,\" said William Gould, a Stanford emeritus professor of law who specializes in labor issues. The seven-day delay \"never works. We have to look at the record, and the record is not promising.\" \u003ca href=\"http://www.mercurynews.com/bart/ci_23801193/bart-strike-60-day-shutdown-delay-seems-inevitable\" target=\"_blank\">Full article\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003c!--more-->\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>BART board President Tom Radulovich had actually asked Brown to declare the 60-day cooling-off period last week, but Brown's convening of the board of inquiry stopped short of that request.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The two sides cannot even seem to agree on how far apart they are. According to BART, the gap is about $100 million. The SEIU says it's only $40 million. BART says it's now offering a 9 percent pay increase over four years, while calling for employees to pay a graduated rate per year of up to 5 percent toward their pensions. Employees do not pay any pension costs now.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>BART says it is offering to let employees pay the same same flat rate of $92 per month for health care, regardless of how many family members are on the plan, but would \"cap the amount it pays at the lowest cost of a Blue Shield or Kaiser family plan. Those who choose to pick a more expensive plan will have to pay the difference.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Wednesday night, BART released a document to the committee.\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://www.scribd.com/embeds/158811789/content?start_page=1&view_mode=scroll&access_key=key-301062s9158u9zxrurn&show_recommendations=true\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" frameborder=\"0\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_105545\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 200px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/08/04/bart-strike-deadline-update-talks-go-down-to-the-wire-again/rs5245_115-scr/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-105545\">\u003cimg class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-105545\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/08/RS5245_115-scr-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"BART passenger enters fare gates. \" width=\"200\" height=\"200\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">BART passenger enters fare gates.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update: 11:45 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 4:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The latest:Gov. Jerry Brown has stepped into the deadlocked talks between BART and its two biggest unions and appointed a three-member board of inquiry to examine the unresolved issues in the labor dispute.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Brown's move, made at the request of BART officials, means that workers will not go on strike tonight and trains will roll as usual Monday morning.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a \u003ca href=\"http://gov.ca.gov/news.php?id=18151\" target=\"_blank\">Sunday night letter\u003c/a> to union leaders and BART management, Brown said the three-member board of inquiry will conduct its investigation and report back to him within seven days. Union leaders said during an impromptu press conference outside Caltrans District Four headquarters in Oakland that train service will continue during that time. The inquiry could lead to a formal cooling-off period.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Brown acted under a state law that allows him to order a board of inquiry if a strike or lockout threatens to disrupt public transportation and endanger \"the public's health, safety, or welfare.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The union leaders expressed frustration that this weekend's marathon talks ended with the two sides still far apart on the three central issues: pay and future pension payments and contributions to medical benefits.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We want to say that we have been here for the last 24 hours, and we only got a very regressive proposal from BART in the last 45 minutes,\" SEIU Local 1021 chief negotiator Josie Mooney said. \"We're very disappointed in their continued posturing, their continued negotiations, which are in very bad faith.\" \u003c!--more-->In a brief press conference at BART headquarters after Brown's announcement, BART board President Tom Radulovich disputed Mooney's account. \"We don't think we put forward a regressive offer,\" Radulovich said. \"As we've sat here this weekend, our wage offer went up and up.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In \u003ca href=\"http://bart.gov/news/articles/2013/news20130804.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">a statement, BART said \u003c/a>Radulovich \u003ca href=\"http://bart.gov/docs/8.4.13_Gov_Brown_Cooling_Off.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">wrote Brown earlier Sunday\u003c/a> to ask him to declare a 60-day cooling-off period.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A cooling-off period would “allow us to continue negotiating while assuring the public that it will have transit service tomorrow and for another 60 days as we continue to bargain,” Radulovich wrote.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Brown's decision to order the board of inquiry stopped short of Radulovich's request, though.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>SEIU Local 1021 President Roxanne Sanchez thanked the governor for stepping in, but said that all sides must now focus on presenting a case to the investigating board. \"Unfortunately, it takes our attention away from the bargaining table,\" Sanchez said. \"But perhaps this will shed the light on what we've been trying to tell you, the press and the public.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Under law, the board of inquiry's report to the governor must be made public.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In his letter, Brown said the board of inquiry includes: Jacob Appelsmith, the board's chairman, director of the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control; Micki Callahan, director of human resources for the city and county of San Francisco; and Robert L. Balgenorth, president emeritus of the State Building and Construction Trades Council of California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The governor concluded by asking all sides for a quick resolution. \"For the sake of the people of the Bay Area, I urge—in the strongest terms possible—the parties to meet quickly and as long as necessary to get this dispute resolved,\" Brown said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Brown acted under \u003ca href=\"http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/displaycode?section=gov&group=03001-04000&file=3610-3616\" target=\"_blank\">California Code Section 3612, subdivision a\u003c/a>. That provision reads:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Whenever in the opinion of the Governor, a threatened or\u003cbr>\nactual strike or lockout will, if permitted to occur or continue,\u003cbr>\nsignificantly disrupt public transportation services and endanger the\u003cbr>\npublic's health, safety, or welfare, and upon the request of either\u003cbr>\nparty to the dispute, the Governor may appoint a board to investigate\u003cbr>\nthe issues involved in the dispute and to make a written report to\u003cbr>\nhim or her within seven days. The report shall include a statement of\u003cbr>\nthe facts with respect to the dispute, including the respective\u003cbr>\npositions of the parties, but shall not contain recommendations. The\u003cbr>\nreport shall be made available to the public.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Earlier post:\u003c/strong> About 8 p.m., BART's hired chief negotiator, Thomas Hock, left the talks at Caltrans District Four headquarter to confer with the transit agency's management. He told reporters there had been some progress in the talks. But the unions' lead negotiators also left the talks for a dinner break, and they suggested there's been little or no progress. If you're looking for a reason to feel hopeful the trains will be running in the morning, it's in the insistence of both sides to keep talking tonight.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here's how the latest report from the \u003ca href=\"http://www.insidebayarea.com/bart/ci_23793808/bart-talks-begin-sunday-morning-chance-monday-morning\" target=\"_blank\">Bay Area News Group sums up\u003c/a> the scene with less than three hours to go until the midnight strike deadline:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>BART chief negotiator Tom Hock, leaving the bargaining table Sunday night to brief other agency officials, said \"we're getting closer\" but that talks were moving \"slowly.\" As he walked, about two-dozen union workers shouted at him: \"Hock go home!\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Minutes later, Chris Finn, recording secretary for the local Amalgamated Transit Union, said no progress had been made but that union leaders were ready to negotiate all night: \"We've got a hotel room and we're ready to meet around the clock if need be,\" he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>BART spokesman Rick Rice said proposals were going \"back and forth\" between management and the unions. He was encouraged that the talks had stretched on so long and hoped unions would see enough progress that, even without a deal, they would extend the talks into Monday while keeping service intact.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"There's a lot of activity going on. I'm hopeful,\" Rice said. \"When I see this much activity (and talks go on) this long I'm more hopeful we'll keep talking and keep trains running.\"\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>Otherwise, the main news as we move toward the midnight deadline for a second BART strike in five weeks is ... that there's very little of substance to report about the actual negotiations..\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There was one media flurry early this afternoon. The BART chapter of SEIU Local 1021 and Local 1555 of the Amalgamated Transit Union put out word that they'd hold a press conference at 1:30 p.m. in Oakland. That drew a crowd of media. But just before the appointed time, an SEIU representative appeared, apologized for the inconvenience, and canceled the press event. KQED's Alex Emslie said a groan went up from the crowd of reporters, some of whom asked whether the cancellation was a good sign. All the union rep had to say was, \"We're working diligently.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And just to recap what the major issues are—\"the generals,\" or general issues, in the parlance of BART General Manager Grace Crunican:\u003cbr>\n\u003c!--more-->\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Pay\u003c/strong>: Unions are seeking a substantial raise after agreeing to a wage freeze in their 2009 contract. Their opening position was 23 percent over four years. It's unknown what their current proposals might be, but BART has said in the past few days that it has stuck to an 8 percent raise over the four-year term of the new contract—compared to an opening position of 4 percent.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Pensions\u003c/strong>: Most BART union employees currently pay nothing into their pensions. BART said in a recent statement it wants them to pay 5 percent of their salaries into their pension plan and that the unions are seeking to hold the contribution to 3 percent.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Medical benefits\u003c/strong>: BART's union employees currently pay $92 a month for medical insurance, regardless of how many people are covered in an employee's policy. 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Balgenorth, president emeritus of the State Building and Construction Trades Council of California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The governor concluded by asking all sides for a quick resolution. \"For the sake of the people of the Bay Area, I urge—in the strongest terms possible—the parties to meet quickly and as long as necessary to get this dispute resolved,\" Brown said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Brown acted under \u003ca href=\"http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/displaycode?section=gov&group=03001-04000&file=3610-3616\" target=\"_blank\">California Code Section 3612, subdivision a\u003c/a>. That provision reads:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Whenever in the opinion of the Governor, a threatened or\u003cbr>\nactual strike or lockout will, if permitted to occur or continue,\u003cbr>\nsignificantly disrupt public transportation services and endanger the\u003cbr>\npublic's health, safety, or welfare, and upon the request of either\u003cbr>\nparty to the dispute, the Governor may appoint a board to investigate\u003cbr>\nthe issues involved in the dispute and to make a written report to\u003cbr>\nhim or her within seven days. The report shall include a statement of\u003cbr>\nthe facts with respect to the dispute, including the respective\u003cbr>\npositions of the parties, but shall not contain recommendations. The\u003cbr>\nreport shall be made available to the public.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Earlier post:\u003c/strong> About 8 p.m., BART's hired chief negotiator, Thomas Hock, left the talks at Caltrans District Four headquarter to confer with the transit agency's management. He told reporters there had been some progress in the talks. But the unions' lead negotiators also left the talks for a dinner break, and they suggested there's been little or no progress. If you're looking for a reason to feel hopeful the trains will be running in the morning, it's in the insistence of both sides to keep talking tonight.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here's how the latest report from the \u003ca href=\"http://www.insidebayarea.com/bart/ci_23793808/bart-talks-begin-sunday-morning-chance-monday-morning\" target=\"_blank\">Bay Area News Group sums up\u003c/a> the scene with less than three hours to go until the midnight strike deadline:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>BART chief negotiator Tom Hock, leaving the bargaining table Sunday night to brief other agency officials, said \"we're getting closer\" but that talks were moving \"slowly.\" As he walked, about two-dozen union workers shouted at him: \"Hock go home!\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Minutes later, Chris Finn, recording secretary for the local Amalgamated Transit Union, said no progress had been made but that union leaders were ready to negotiate all night: \"We've got a hotel room and we're ready to meet around the clock if need be,\" he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>BART spokesman Rick Rice said proposals were going \"back and forth\" between management and the unions. He was encouraged that the talks had stretched on so long and hoped unions would see enough progress that, even without a deal, they would extend the talks into Monday while keeping service intact.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"There's a lot of activity going on. I'm hopeful,\" Rice said. \"When I see this much activity (and talks go on) this long I'm more hopeful we'll keep talking and keep trains running.\"\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>Otherwise, the main news as we move toward the midnight deadline for a second BART strike in five weeks is ... that there's very little of substance to report about the actual negotiations..\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There was one media flurry early this afternoon. The BART chapter of SEIU Local 1021 and Local 1555 of the Amalgamated Transit Union put out word that they'd hold a press conference at 1:30 p.m. in Oakland. That drew a crowd of media. But just before the appointed time, an SEIU representative appeared, apologized for the inconvenience, and canceled the press event. KQED's Alex Emslie said a groan went up from the crowd of reporters, some of whom asked whether the cancellation was a good sign. All the union rep had to say was, \"We're working diligently.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And just to recap what the major issues are—\"the generals,\" or general issues, in the parlance of BART General Manager Grace Crunican:\u003cbr>\n\u003c!--more-->\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Pay\u003c/strong>: Unions are seeking a substantial raise after agreeing to a wage freeze in their 2009 contract. Their opening position was 23 percent over four years. It's unknown what their current proposals might be, but BART has said in the past few days that it has stuck to an 8 percent raise over the four-year term of the new contract—compared to an opening position of 4 percent.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Pensions\u003c/strong>: Most BART union employees currently pay nothing into their pensions. BART said in a recent statement it wants them to pay 5 percent of their salaries into their pension plan and that the unions are seeking to hold the contribution to 3 percent.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Medical benefits\u003c/strong>: BART's union employees currently pay $92 a month for medical insurance, regardless of how many people are covered in an employee's policy. 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She called the development encouraging but declined to give details, citing a mediator’s gag order on the talks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Two polls published Friday—one each from \u003ca href=\"http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2013/08/01/as-2nd-bart-strike-looms-kpix-5-poll-finds-many-side-with-bart-management/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KPIX\u003c/a> and the business-sponsored Bay Area Council—suggest the public strongly opposes a strike and believes management has made a stronger case in a dispute that centers on pay, pension and benefits.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The impasse came into sharp relief Thursday as the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1555 and the BART chapter of SEIU Local 1021 issued a 72-hour strike notice Thursday. (A third unit, AFSCME Local 3993, which represent 200 BART supervisors, also says it will walk out.) 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Despite this projection, officials do not plan to offer more alternative buses and trains than they did last time. BART says it will have about 95 charter buses to transport Bay Area commuters should workers strike.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The KPIX poll released today found that by a 2:1 ratio, respondents feel BART has made the stronger case for its position. The \u003ca href=\"http://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollPrint.aspx?g=d9dd8b40-8e73-4e25-ab10-30c2294a30e2&d=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SurveyUSA poll\u003c/a> of 800 Bay Area adults found that 44 percent of those who said they have been following negotiations felt management had made the better case as opposed to 19 percent who felt the unions’ case is stronger. 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