Talks Continue as Transit Strike Looms
Bay Area Rapid Transit workers and management planned to negotiate right up until Wednesday’s strike deadline as the two sides remain at odds over how big a raise workers should get and how much the transit system should pay for retiree medical benefits.
After spending 26 hours locked in contract talks over the weekend, negotiators returned to the bargaining table Monday evening for another late-night round of deliberations.
If the two sides do not agree, workers are set to walk off the job just after midnight tonight, Hendel said.
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