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Posts Tagged ‘George Cohen’

BART strike derails morning commutes throughout the Bay Area

By Jennifer Chaussee | October 18, 2013 | 4
Man flips off crowd of strikers

After months of bargaining and a week of unfulfilled strike threats that kept commuters on edge, BART workers went on strike after unions and management failed to reach a deal on employee contract terms.

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BART strike averted for fifth time

By Becca Andrews | October 16, 2013
Federal Mediator George Cohen, middle, said progress has been made. Photo by Jennifer Chaussee.

Despite the constant threat of transit strikes, all trains will be running as normal tomorrow and negotiations will continue once more for BART workers’ contracts.

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No BART strike, but still no deal on Tuesday night

By Shelby Carpenter | October 16, 2013
BART spokesperson Alicia Trost

Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) local 1555 announced on Twitter shortly after 10pm that there would be no strike on Wednesday.

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