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| Jan.9 |
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BART to Oakland airport?
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| Jan.12 |
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BART Worker Killed on Tracks
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| Mar.5 |
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Fighting to Preserve BART Parking
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| Mar.16 |
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Man Run Over by Train A homeless man in a wheelchair put himself on the tracks of BART station but suffered only minor injuries
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| Apr.3 |
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Plan For Line to Livermore
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| Apr.14 |
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Transit Village At BART Station
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| May.28 |
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BART Officer Kills Attacker
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| Jun.26 |
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 2 BART unions authorize strike Largest unions have voted to strike if there no agreement before their contracts expire Saturday
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| Jun.29 |
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BART strike averted| BART's 3 largest unions asked Gov. Davis to impose a 60-day cooling off period | |
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| Jul.1 |
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AFSCME holds off on strike
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| Jul.5 |
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Davis orders cooling off period To avert a BART strike Gov. Davis is asking a state court for a 60-day cooling-off period
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| Jul.17 |
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Car Fire Halts BART Trains
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| Jul.30 |
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BART asks for cooling off period
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| Aug.6 |
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60-day cooling period for BART
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| Aug.11 |
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Power loss kills BART for 6 hours| Thousands of riders stranded. Traffic snarl clogged bridges and freeway | |
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| Aug.31 |
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BART District makes offer
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Unions rejected BART proposal BART offereds a wage and benefits increase of 20% over 4 years. Union members remain unsatisfied
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| Sep.1 |
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72-hour BART strike warning Negotiations over salary and benefits increase continued
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| Sep.3 |
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 Attempt to negotiate BART dispute Unions and management met with San Francisco Mayor, Oakland Mayor, and state Sens. Perata and Torlakson
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| Sep.4 |
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BART Strike Averted| Tentative contract agreement was to be presented to union members for a vote | |
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2 unions agreed, 3rd holds out
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| Sep.18 |
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BART workers approve contract
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| Sep.19 |
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Security Crackdown on BART
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| Oct.7 |
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Blackout affected BART and 23,000
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| Oct.9 |
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BART offers 22% pay raise
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| Oct.11 |
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Union is against BART offer 230-member AFSCME is recommending that its members vote against BART's 'best and final' offer
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| Oct.15 |
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BART Union Votes on Contract Offer
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| Oct.16 |
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BART union rejects offer| 238-member union rejected an offer from BART management, which could trigger a strike in a week | |
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| Oct.18 |
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Labor leaders back BART picket line Chiefs of BART's two largest unions, threw their support behind the union that may go on strike next week
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| Oct.21 |
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BART best and final offer State is asking BART officials and smallest union to allow a committee to help avoid a strike
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| Oct.22 |
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BART strike stalled 24 hours BART's smallest union agreed to continue negotiations with transit officials beyond the deadline
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| Oct.23 |
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BART negotiations break off BART gave deal an 8 p.m. deadline. The union rejected that offer
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| Oct.24 |
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BART strike averted| Union, representing 238 controllers and supervisors, accepted a wage and benefits package | |
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| Oct.26 |
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Dead snake costs BART $1 million BART to pay to a contractor for stopping a project for 18 days so officials could investigate the death of a garter snake
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| Nov.1 |
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Union ratifies 3-year contract BART's smallest union's contract gives AFSCME members a 22% increase over the next 4 years
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| Nov.13 |
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Board approves extending to South Directors approved an agreement with Valley Transportation Authority of construction of a new rail line
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| Nov.18 |
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Threatening suicide on tracks Man threatened to jump on the tracks causing the stop on the Pittsburg/Bay Point line in both directions
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| Dec.14 |
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Drug sniffing dog The first day's work of drug enforcement program resulted in 4 arrests
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| Dec.16 |
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Woman was injured on BART tracks Woman either jumped or fell on the tracks at the Powell Street Station
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| Dec.20 |
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Transportation Plan Boosts BART Metropolitan Transportation Commission has approved extensions into San Jose, East Contra Costa County and Livermore
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