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Deal reached averting San Francisco-area bus strike
Source: Reuters
Deal reached averting San Francisco-area bus strike
By Laila Kearney
SAN FRANCISCO | Wed Aug 7, 2013 7:49am EDT
(Reuters) - Bus drivers threatening to shut down a major San Francisco-area transportation system over pay and healthcare benefits have reached a deal, averting a strike that would have affected nearly 200,000 commuters.
Union representatives and management reached agreement on Tuesday night, minutes before 1,800 transit workers planned to walk off the job. The agreement came less than a week after California Governor Jerry Brown intervened to halt a massive commuter rail worker walkout in the area.
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The transit agency serves 181,000 bus riders daily in two large East Bay counties, in an area that includes Oakland and Berkeley, and downtown San Francisco.
The union representing the transit agency's bus drivers, mechanics and clerical workers gave a 72-hour strike notice on Monday, after failing to reach an agreement on wages, benefits and safety concerns with the agency's board of governors.
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By Laila Kearney
SAN FRANCISCO | Wed Aug 7, 2013 7:49am EDT
(Reuters) - Bus drivers threatening to shut down a major San Francisco-area transportation system over pay and healthcare benefits have reached a deal, averting a strike that would have affected nearly 200,000 commuters.
Union representatives and management reached agreement on Tuesday night, minutes before 1,800 transit workers planned to walk off the job. The agreement came less than a week after California Governor Jerry Brown intervened to halt a massive commuter rail worker walkout in the area.
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The transit agency serves 181,000 bus riders daily in two large East Bay counties, in an area that includes Oakland and Berkeley, and downtown San Francisco.
The union representing the transit agency's bus drivers, mechanics and clerical workers gave a 72-hour strike notice on Monday, after failing to reach an agreement on wages, benefits and safety concerns with the agency's board of governors.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/07/us-usa-bus-strike-idUSBRE9760KF20130807