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  • In this Aug. 26, 2011 photo, commuters get onboard a Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) train at the Civic Center stop in San Francisco.
  • Commuters remain in limbo as talks between BART and its unions continue, but the federal mediator announced last night that trains will run today.
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BART strike, BART, unions, strike, traffic, transportation, SEIU, bay area traffic
  • AC Transit union issues 72-hour strike notice
  • AC Transit is asking Gov. Jerry Brown to impose a 60-day cooling off period to avoid a possible strike by union workers.
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ac transit, unions, strike, bay area traffic
  • Bart train pulling into a station.
  • Commuters remain in limbo as talks between BART and its unions continue, but the federal mediator announced Tuesday night that trains will run on Wednesday.
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BART strike, BART, unions, strike, traffic, transportation, SEIU, bay area traffic
  • #DearBART: Riders sound off on BART strike
  • No matter what side they're on, everyone has an opinion, and people have been sounding off about the looming BART strike.
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BART strike, BART, unions, strike, traffic, transportation, facebook, instagram, twitter, bay area traffic
  • A crash involving a VTA 
bus and a truck has left multiple people injured and is blocking two lanes on 
southbound Interstate 680.
  • A crash involving a VTA bus and a truck has left multiple people injured and is blocking two lanes on southbound Interstate 680.
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I-680, san jose, VTA, crash, bay area traffic
  • Bart train pulling into a station.
  • There will be no strike Tuesday; BART trains will run on a normal schedule. A federal mediator says that BART and its unions are making progress and will continue negotiations at 1 p.m.
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BART strike, BART, unions, strike, traffic, transportation, SEIU, gavin newsom, bay area traffic
  • BART, Bay Area Rapid Transit
  • BART and its unions are contining contract negotiations but if a deal is not reached, BART workers could go on strike. There are 400,000 daily BART passengers who would be affected by a potential strike.
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oakland, BART, unions, strike, transportation, lawsuit, bay area traffic
  • AC Transit union issues 72-hour strike notice
  • A union representing AC Transit employees has issued a 72-hour strike notice.
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ac transit, unions, strike, bay area traffic
  • ATUs Antonette Bryant announces unions will delay strike to keep talks going
  • With a midnight strike deadline approaching Sunday, BART's two largest unions announced they won't walk off the job to allow one more day of contract negotiations on Monday. The 11th hour announcement came after weekend-long talks to avert a strike.
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BART strike, BART, unions, strike, traffic, transportation, gavin newsom, bay area traffic
  • BART train
  • Negotiations between BART and its two biggest unions have ended for the night, but there are reports of progress being made. This comes as a threat of a worker strike and traffic nightmare on Monday inches closer.
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BART strike, BART, unions, strike, traffic, transportation, bay area traffic
  • Its been a month since the big switch to all-electronic tolling at the Golden Gate Bridge and officials say its going better than expected.
  • Some problems are being reported with the new all-electronic toll collection system on the Golden Gate Bridge.
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golden gate bridge, metropolitan transportation commission, fastrak, traffic, bay area traffic
  • BART train
  • BART and its unions are continuing to negotiate, but Friday night both sides were tightlipped since the mediator is enforcing a gag rule.
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BART strike, BART, unions, strike, traffic, transportation, bay area traffic
  • A man walks under a sign for the 24th Street Mission Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) station in San Francisco, Monday, July 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
  • A union spokesperson announced late Thursday night that negotiations with BART management will continue through the weekend, but a strike is possible on Monday morning if a deal is not reached by midnight Sunday.
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BART strike, BART, unions, strike, traffic, transportation, bay area traffic
  • Sidecar
  • In the last BART strike, thousands of would-be riders flocked to alternatives like carpooling and new transportation networks like Lyft and Sidecar.
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BART strike, BART, unions, strike, traffic, transportation, bay area traffic, jonathan bloom
  • Commuters on a BART train
  • BART labor negotiations heated up Wednesday night as union officials accused BART management of backing out of a deal.
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BART strike, BART, unions, strike, traffic, transportation, bay area traffic
  • Richmond accident scene
  • A fatal collision has been cleared from the Central Avenue off-ramp from westbound I-80 in Richmond.
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richmond, I-80, CHP, bay area traffic
  • BART train
  • BART management and the unions are still negotiating as they count down to the end of a 60-day cooling-off period.
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BART strike, BART, unions, strike, traffic, transportation, bay area traffic
  • BART train
  • Labor leaders for Bay Area Rapid Transit workers say they are not giving 72-hour notice for a second strike.
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BART strike, oakland, BART, unions, SEIU, strike, traffic, transportation, jerry brown, health care, bay area traffic
  • BART train
  • BART and union contract negotiators met briefly Saturday, but both sides remain far apart on major issues.
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BART strike, oakland, BART, unions, SEIU, strike, traffic, transportation, jerry brown, health care, bay area traffic
  • Caltrain is reporting delays this afternoon due to a train that broke down at the Lawrence station.
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caltrain, sunnyvale, bay area traffic
  • BART train
  • Though BART and its two unions are still in talks to avert a strike, they say they're still tens of millions apart in their proposals.
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BART strike, oakland, BART, unions, SEIU, strike, traffic, transportation, jerry brown, health care, bay area traffic, heather ishimaru
  • Officials say a pedestrian who was hit on I-580 in Oakland Friday morning is a boy with autism who had been reported missing.
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I-580, oakland, children, autism, pedestrian struck, bay area traffic
  • The Bay Bridge closure is just days away and BART is gearing up to run trains round the clock, until the new Bay Bridge is opened right after Labor Day.
  • On Thursday BART and its unions continued the contract negotiations on the major areas of wages, pension and medical benefits.
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BART strike, oakland, BART, unions, SEIU, strike, traffic, transportation, jerry brown, health care, bay area traffic, heather ishimaru
  • BART train
  • BART and its unions are still negotiating, but continue to disagree over several big issues, including pay increases and benefits.
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BART strike, oakland, BART, unions, SEIU, strike, traffic, transportation, jerry brown, health care, bay area traffic
  • A brush fire was burning along southbound Highway 101 in Brisbane Wednesday afternoon.
  • A grass fire that is burning along U.S. Highway 101 on the Peninsula is snarling traffic heading out of San Francisco Wednesday afternoon.
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fire, highway 101, brisbane, bay area traffic
  • BART train
  • BART contract talks resume today with union leaders with only a week and a half to go before another strike could happen.
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BART strike, oakland, BART, unions, SEIU, strike, traffic, transportation, jerry brown, bay area traffic
  • The 16-year-old teenager who was killed in a rollover accident in SFs Pacific Heights on Friday has been identified.
  • ABC7 News has learned that SF police have booked the woman suspected of causing a crash that killed a 16-year-old boy.
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greg suhr, SFPD, sffd, pacific heights, crash, bay area traffic
  • BART train
  • Though negotiations continue between BART and its two biggest unions, the transit agency says the two sides remain far apart.
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BART strike, oakland, BART, unions, SEIU, strike, traffic, transportation, jerry brown, bay area traffic
  • The 16-year-old teenager who was killed in a rollover accident in SFs Pacific Heights on Friday has been identified.
  • The 16-year-old teenager who was killed in a rollover accident in SF"s Pacific Heights on Friday has been identified as Kevin San.
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greg suhr, SFPD, sffd, pacific heights, crash, bay area traffic
  • BART train
  • BART labor negotiations resume Saturday morning. BART says it remains $112 million apart with its two largest unions.
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BART strike, oakland, BART, unions, SEIU, strike, traffic, transportation, jerry brown, bay area traffic