BART workers are back on the job, but trains won't be able to operate until 3PM on Friday as it takes about 18 hours to get everything back in operation.
I can't embed the video clip from the state mediator, so you can review it here: http://instagram.com/p/bX4Y5rP7wI/#
and here: http://instagram.com/p/bX52IFP7x9/#
I'm happy, but I know that people may swear BART off and take alternative ways for the rest of their life.
I also just forgot to mention, while watching KTVU, it mentioned BART management spent $400,000 on a labor negotiator. Where did they get this kind of cash to do this?
The strike is not "over." Labor and management agreed to extend the just-expired contract for 30 more days. I am expecting another strike on or around August 4. This year, it seems like management and the unions can only make progress when there is a strike.
ReplyDeleteVery few people will "swear BART off." Who is going to take a less convenient mode of transportation to make their point? Spend 90 minutes (twice a day) on two buses or pay 3x the price for a ferry vs. 40 minutes on BART? Do that for the rest of one's life to show BART what they think of them? 99.99% of the regular BART riders are returning to BART.