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BART Transit Operators Announce Strike by End of Day Sunday

By Matthew Roth | Aug 13, 2009 | 5 Comments

ATU 1555 President Jesse Hunt announcing strike. Photo: Matthew Roth Standing in front of union headquarters in downtown Oakland this afternoon, leadership for BART’s Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 1555 announced that their rank and file would walk off the job after the last trains finish their run this Sunday night, effectively shutting down BART […]

BART Strike Announced for Monday Morning

By Bryan Goebel | Aug 13, 2009 | 6 Comments

For the first time in more than a decade, BART operators and station agents will walk off the job Monday morning in a strike called this afternoon by the president of the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 155. "BART has continually taken a retractable position in their demands," ATU President Jesse Hunt told reporters outside the […]

BART Strike Appears Imminent As Board Votes to Impose Contract

By Bryan Goebel | Aug 13, 2009 | 6 Comments

Flickr photo: apevny The BART Board of Directors voted unanimously today to unilaterally impose terms and conditions of employment on members of the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1555, which represents up to 900 train operators, station agents and other workers, setting the stage for a potential strike as soon as tomorrow. The move came after […]

Muni Claims It Will Clarify Its Photography Policy Soon

By Michael Rhodes | Aug 7, 2009 | 8 Comments

After reports of fare inspectors and drivers telling Muni passengers they can’t take photos on Muni’s buses and trains, the MTA is being forced to craft a photo policy and make it public. The San Francisco Appeal and WHAT IM SEEING both have stories today about Muni’s elusive policy, which MTA spokesperson Judson True told […]

BART Strikes Tentative Labor Deal with Unions

By Bryan Goebel | Jul 31, 2009 | No Comments

Flickr photo: atariboy BART management has reached a tentative deal with three of its five unions, totaling about 2,700 workers, averting a strike that would have strained the Bay Area’s transit systems and gridlocked its roads. The agreement, capping four months of intense negotiations, affects the Service Employees International Union Local 1021 (SEIU), the American […]

Local Advocates Mourn “Death of Transit” as Part of National Campaign

By Matthew Roth | Jul 22, 2009 | 7 Comments

Mock funeral for transit today in Oakland. Photos: Matthew Roth Transit advocates, transit riders, politicians, and religious figures mourned the continual underfunding of transit operations by staging a mock funeral for public transit above the 12th Street/Oakland BART station today. The event was tied to a national campaign led by Transit Riders for Public Transportation […]

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