BART is on Strike!

Bart staff workers and train engineers gave notice on Thursday night that they were going on strike when their contracts would expire on late Sunday, midnight. They gave this notice so that the BART passengers would be prepared and use a different transportation system for work to mainly San Francisco. Many officials warned the employees that this strike would foster huge crowds of cars and buses on roads and highways. However, other agencies like San Francisco ferries and would help increase transportation. Union officials would meet on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday to come up with a new labor agreement. The last BART strike happened in September 1997, which lasted for six days. This happened to be successful because finally a decision was made. Clearly, BART currently continues to be on strike, and we will see what happens on Sunday. BART officials and employees want to have a higher pay and salary, and hopefully they will get a fair chance. If they strike for even longer, who knows what would happen to this public transportation system that allows workers, students, and other people to transport to other areas in mainly the Bay Area.  

Read more at: http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/BART-unions-give-notice-of-strike-4630423.php



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