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  • Gov. Brown steps in to delay AC Transit strike
  • Gov. Jerry Brown has appointed a board to investigate AC Transit contract talks.
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  • An AC Transit bus at the temporary Transbay Terminal in San Francisco.
  • Gov. Jerry Brown has appointed a board to investigate AC Transit contract talks. The unions cannot strike during the investigation.
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  • 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 riders brace for possible strike
  • AC Transit riders are waiting to hear if members of its union will go on strike this week.
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  • 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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  • A male victim may have shot himself in the leg while aboard an AC Transit bus near the Oakland hills Tuesday afternoon.
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  • Two men were injured when shots were fired at an AC Transit bus in Oakland Monday afternoon.
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  • AC Transit bus at the temporary Transbay Terminal in San Francisco
  • AC Transit union members are telling their negotiating committee to get back to work, after soundly rejecting a tentative agreement.
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  • New Bay Bridge span tower
  • California transportation officials have voted to open the new eastern span of Bay Bridge right after the Labor Day weekend.
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  • AC Transit bus and a BART train
  • Transit agencies are already announcing contingency plans to help commuters deal with the five-day shutdown of the Bay Bridge.
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  • AC Transit bus at the temporary Transbay Terminal in San Francisco
  • Bay Area commuters woke up Wednesday morning, relieved to find out that AC Transit workers reached a tentative agreement.
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  • AC Transit bus at the temporary Transbay Terminal in San Francisco
  • Bay Area commuters woke up Wednesday morning, relieved to find out that AC Transit workers reached a tentative agreement.
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  • AC Transit bus
  • AC Transit narrowly averted a strike after a labor deal was struck late last night.
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  • An AC Transit bus at the temporary Transbay Terminal in San Francisco.
  • ATU Local 192 reached a tentative agreement with AC Transit late Tuesday night, avoiding a potential strike for the bus system.
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  • ATU Local 192 reached a tentative agreement with AC Transit late Tuesday night, avoiding a potential strike for the bus system.
  • ATU Local 192 reached a tentative agreement with AC Transit late Tuesday night, avoiding a potential strike for the bus system.
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  • An AC Transit bus at the temporary Transbay Terminal in San Francisco.
  • Just as commuters got a break from the threat of a BART strike, AC Transit workers are preparing to walk off their jobs.
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  • An AC Transit bus arriving at the temporary Transbay Terminal in San Francisco.
  • The union representing more than 1,600 workers for AC Transit is threatening to strike Wednesday.
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  • An AC Transit bus at the temporary Transbay Terminal in San Francisco.
  • The strike watch continues for AC Transit and its union employees as labor negotiations continue.
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  • An AC Transit bus arriving at the temporary Transbay Terminal in San Francisco.
  • AC Transit commuters were surprised and shocked to learn that the agency might strike on Wednesday.
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  • Traffic backup in San Francisco
  • Bay Area roadways were jam-packed Friday night, as a bevy of sporting events and concerts all started at about the same time.
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  • Traffic backup in San Francisco
  • Bay Area roadways were jam-packed Friday night, as a bevy of sporting events and concerts all started at about the same time.
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  • An AC Transit bus that was stolen from the temporary Transbay Terminal in San Francisco Friday morning was found near Oakdale.
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  • The BART Board of Directors held a public meeting Thursday, the first since last week's four-day strike.
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  • Eight car train for Daly City BART sign
  • BART trains pulling into the station were a welcome sight for many passengers Friday afternoon after a four-day worker strike.
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  • Caltrans headquarters, BART announcement
  • BART workers will return to work Friday with the hope that trains will start running again by Friday afternoon. BART and the unions have agreed to return to work and continue the collective bargaining process for the next 30 days.
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  • SEIU BART strike sign
  • Despite the fact that BART trains are rolling again, another possible strike is still looming in the near future.
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  • Eight car train for Daly City BART sign
  • BART trains pulling into the station were a welcome sight for many passengers Friday afternoon after a four-day worker strike.
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  • See images of the how the BART strike has impacted the Bay Area commute.
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  • BART workers move sign that alerted commuters about the strike
  • The BART strike is over, for now. Service will resume, bringing relief to commuters who have been struggling to get around all week.
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  • BART shuttle service
  • BART workers will return to work Friday with the hope that trains will start running again by Friday afternoon. BART and the unions have agreed to return to work and continue the collective bargaining process for the next 30 days.
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  • The strike has forced some people to alter their Fourth of July plans.
  • The strike has forced some people to alter their Fourth of July plans.
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  • BART and its striking unions spent much of the Fourth of July holiday in negotiations behind closed doors.
  • BART and its striking unions spent much of the Fourth of July holiday in negotiations behind closed doors.
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  • BART workers labor strike rally
  • On the fourth day of the BART labor strike, people are pleased both sides are talking again, but frustrated at the lack of an agreement.
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  • Day 4: BART strike continues through 4th of July
  • Negotiations between BART and union officials were set to resume Thursday as workers continued picketing across the Bay Area.
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  • BART strike, man with a sign
  • After BART management and its two largest unions ended overnight with no deal, both sides returned to the bargaining table Wednesday afternoon. Commuters once again faced gridlock and long lines as they made their way around the bay.
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  • Commuters once again faced gridlock and long lines as they made their way around the bay.
  • Commuters once again faced gridlock and long lines as they made their way around the bay.
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  • BART management and its two largest unions returned to the bargaining table Wednesday afternoon.
  • BART management and its two largest unions returned to the bargaining table Wednesday afternoon.
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  • BART trains stopped at yard
  • Negotiations between BART management and its two largest unions ended overnight with no deal
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  • BART, unions negotiate late into Tuesday night
  • On Day 2 of the transit strike that has left commuters struggling to make their way around the Bay Area, BART officials have resumed negotiations with the striking unions. Both sides say they are eager to get trains running again.
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  • Talks between AC Transit's management and the union that represents its bus operators and mechanics recessed Tuesday without an agreement.
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  • East Bay workers find ways to work around BART strike
  • According to the Bay Area Council, the BART strike is costing at least $73 million a day in lost productivity.
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  • East Bay workers find ways to work around BART strike
  • According to the Bay Area Council, the BART strike is costing at least $73 million a day in lost productivity.
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  • Commuters trying to find there way in and out of San Francisco once again put there fate in the hands of casual carpools.
  • Regular casual carpoolers say there are a lot more people looking for rides.
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  • Tuesday, the lines for ferries were once again long, but passengers seemed prepared for the waits.
  • Tuesday, the lines for ferries were once again long, but passengers seemed prepared for the waits.
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  • BART has resumed negotiations with the striking unions. Both sides say they are eager to get trains running again.
  • BART has resumed negotiations with the striking unions. Both sides say they are eager to get trains running again.
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  • Tuesday afternoon, drivers had to force riders off buses due to overcrowding.
  • Tuesday afternoon, drivers had to force riders off buses due to overcrowding.
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  • BART bus line
  • Commuters lined up across the East Bay to take BART bus shuttle service.
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  • BART strike signs
  • It's Day 2 of the BART strike and there is still no sign of the transit agency and its workers getting any closer to a deal.
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  • Day 1 of BART strike ends with no progress
  • Commuters in the Bay Area faced the challenge of getting to and from work Monday on Day 1 of the first BART strike in 16 years.
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  • AC Transit -- which is embroiled in its own labor dispute -- provided extra service between the East Bay and San Francisco.
  • AC Transit -- which is embroiled in its own labor dispute -- provided extra service between the East Bay and San Francisco.
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