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San Francisco Bart: Strikers and management reach deal | |
(about 7 hours later) | |
Services on the San Francisco-area rail transit system have resumed after union leaders and managers reached a tentative deal to end a strike. | |
The four-day walkout on the Bay Area Rapid Transit (Bart) system has affected several hundred thousand commuters. | |
Some trains were running by 06:00 local time (13:00 GMT), later than promised, with full service expected later. | |
The strike over wages and workplace rules is the second this year on Bart. | The strike over wages and workplace rules is the second this year on Bart. |
Bart general manager Grace Crunican said in a statement: "This is a good package for our union members while still allowing the District to make the necessary investments in our infrastructure." | Bart general manager Grace Crunican said in a statement: "This is a good package for our union members while still allowing the District to make the necessary investments in our infrastructure." |
But she said the transit agency had compromised and the deal was "more than we wanted to pay". | |
The resumed service, scheduled for 04:00 local time, did not begin until two hours later. Traffic was heavy at the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge toll plaza early on Tuesday morning. | |
Neither side disclosed details of the proposed agreement ahead of the ballot. | Neither side disclosed details of the proposed agreement ahead of the ballot. |
The Bart system carries more than 400,000 people a day in San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley and outlying suburbs. | The Bart system carries more than 400,000 people a day in San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley and outlying suburbs. |
Since the strike took effect on Friday the Bay Area has bolstered bus and ferry services to meet the extra demand, while bridges and highways have been clogged. | Since the strike took effect on Friday the Bay Area has bolstered bus and ferry services to meet the extra demand, while bridges and highways have been clogged. |
Commuters have been forced to line up before dawn to catch charter buses into San Francisco, the city at the centre of the 4.3 million-population metropolitan area. | Commuters have been forced to line up before dawn to catch charter buses into San Francisco, the city at the centre of the 4.3 million-population metropolitan area. |
The two unions involved in the dispute represent nearly 2,400 train operators, station agents, maintenance workers and other staff. | The two unions involved in the dispute represent nearly 2,400 train operators, station agents, maintenance workers and other staff. |
It is the second Bart worker strike in four months, with pay, healthcare and pension issues among the key sticking points. | It is the second Bart worker strike in four months, with pay, healthcare and pension issues among the key sticking points. |
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