BART on track to modernize Downtown Berkeley station
At an open house in the station Wednesday and Thursday, BART staff and project consultants gathered input from riders about modernizing the Downtown Berkeley BART station.
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Tag Archives: BART Board of Directors
Two separate proposals hope to stem future BART strikes
Two recent proposals are seeking to change the bargaining process between BART management and its unions — one which would completely overhaul the way that negotiations are currently being conducted.
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BART and unions come to a tentative agreement
After several months of dispute and two strikes, BART and its two largest unions have drafted a series of tentative agreements to resolve remaining labor contract issues.
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Minus disputed provision, BART Board of Directors approves labor contract
After six months of negotiations between BART management and unions, the BART Board of Directors voted 8-to-1 on Thursday to approve most of a mutually-approved contract, but struck down a disputed family and medical leave provision that BART claims was included in error.
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2 largest BART labor unions vote to approve contract agreement
BART’s two largest unions voted on Friday to approve a contract agreement that would both increase workers’ wages and make changes ensuring the transit system’s financial sustainability.
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BART workers strike over proposed changes to work regulations
Strike leaves many Bay Area commuters stranded
The system-wide BART strike that began Friday at midnight left commuters dependent upon limited transportation routes and increased both congestion and frustration throughout the Bay Area.
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Local election results have big implications
While the focus Tuesday was on the national election and some statewide measures, voters also made decisions with local implications. Alameda County Measure A1 Measure A1, which would have established a 25-year tax to raise money for the Oakland Zoo, did not receive the two-thirds supermajority it needed to pass.
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Multiple candidates run for two Berkeley seats in BART Board of directors election
Berkeley’s local election ballot for this November includes candidates running for the BART Board of Directors with a focus on issues of public transit safety and maintenance.
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BART board approves funding for new vinyl seats
A portion of the wool seats in BART cars — many of which are stained, ugly and smell unpleasant — will be replaced with more sanitary and aesthetically pleasing cushioned vinyl seats in the upcoming months. As part of ongoing interior upgrades, the BART Board of Directors voted Thursday to
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BART board postpones vote on cell phone service interruption policy
The Bay Area Rapid Transit Board of Directors decided to postpone voting on a policy that would allow the agency to temporarily disrupt cellphone service.
