http://world.nycsubway.orgNo cooling off period for you!A member of the BART board just told SF Weekly that Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has let it be known that he will not grant the transit agency's unions a 60-day cooling off period if asked -- which could ratchet up the possibility of a pending strike. At around 4:40, Doug Hoffner, the acting cabinet secretary for labor called all the chief negotiators for the transit agency and its unions and read a statement Schwarzenegger will release at ar
http://world.nycsubway.orgDid we just miss the last, best, and final train?The other day we joked about how, come Labor Day weekend, it might take a Dunkirk-like flotilla of small boats to cross the Bay. Not so funny anymore! With the Bay Bridge scheduled to be closed for construction, BART had announced plans to run for 24 hours a day over that weekend (i.e. the Drunken Express). Now the system may soon run 24 fewer hours a day as a looming strike is looking more realistic than ever. BART sp
Has BART found the map to smooth service?If you were hoping to work from home Monday, your best excuse just pulled out of the station. BART and the tenacious ATU No. 1555 union reached a tentative accord yesterday. You can ride the morning train with a new-found enthusiasm Monday. See you over the coffee machine at 8:30 sharp! Of course, this is a "tentative" deal, so everyone is on pins and needles until the ATU ratifies this new contract (or doesn't). It is unclear at this moment when the u
http://world.nycsubway.orgGuess who's still here?If you rode BART to work this morning and came to the horrible realization that not only was your seat cold, but wet, too -- congratulations! You're still a winner. You can still go get a new pair of pants at Ross or Old Navy and get to work in less time than it would have taken to drive your car into the city and find parking. Obviously commuters are the biggest winners in this averted strike. Like Joni Mitchell warbled, "You don't know what y
The union for BART's drivers and station agents blamed the system's financial woes on George W. Bush and greedy management while the system pointed the finger at well-compensated, overtime-hoarding employees. And the riding public can offer a Mercutio-like pox on both their houses while dozing off on the Pittsburg-Bay Point train, because the union-management sniping is no longer being made with the prospect of a disastrous rail strike hanging in the balance. Yesterday around 80 percent of th
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Normally, a story about Gavin Newsom going to Mexico and "leaking" would be pretty vile. And, depending on your feelings about the mayor, both of these developments could be interpreted as very problematic ... but not in that way.In any event, it's Friday -- you made it. But were you paying attention? We'll see about that. 1. The Amalgamated Transit Union Local No. 1555 finally ratified a BART contract on Tuesday. After the vote was in, ATU President Jesse Hunt placed
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