The Downtown Berkeley BART station remains closed during a 4-day strike in July led by BART unions.

BART unions give 72-hour notice of strike to begin Monday

The 30-day contract extension between labor unions Service Employees International Union Local 1021 and Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1555, established after the July strike, will expire Sunday night and may lead to another strike if negotiations before then are unsuccessful. Read More…

If a compromise to renew contracts for AC Transit and BART workers can't be settled by July 1, both transit systems will be shut down due to a strike.

BART workers announce strike

Contracts for both BART and AC Transit union workers are up for renewal at the end of the month, and if the five BART unions and an AC Transit union, do not come to an agreement with their employers by Sunday night, both services could be suspended. More than 400,000 commuters take BART every day and 200,000 take AC Transit. A strike by workers from one company could place a heavy burden on the other. Read More…