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San Francisco rail board wants to reopen talks, angering unions
Source: Reuters
San Francisco rail board wants to reopen talks, angering unions
BY LAILA KEARNEY
SAN FRANCISCO Sat Nov 16, 2013 4:26am EST
(Reuters) - Managers of the San Francisco-area commuter rail system said on Friday they wanted to reopen talks on part of a deal that ended a crippling October strike, drawing an angry response from unions.
The Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) agency's board said it needed to take out one costly provision in the agreement that had been included in error.
Union chiefs accused the board of going back on its word, but stopped short of threatening to repeat the walkout, which paralyzed the nation's fifth largest commuter rail system and forced commuters onto already jammed roads.
The board said in a statement the agency had never intended to include a provision on family medical leave which would be too expensive to administer over the four-year deal.
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BY LAILA KEARNEY
SAN FRANCISCO Sat Nov 16, 2013 4:26am EST
(Reuters) - Managers of the San Francisco-area commuter rail system said on Friday they wanted to reopen talks on part of a deal that ended a crippling October strike, drawing an angry response from unions.
The Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) agency's board said it needed to take out one costly provision in the agreement that had been included in error.
Union chiefs accused the board of going back on its word, but stopped short of threatening to repeat the walkout, which paralyzed the nation's fifth largest commuter rail system and forced commuters onto already jammed roads.
The board said in a statement the agency had never intended to include a provision on family medical leave which would be too expensive to administer over the four-year deal.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/16/us-usa-bart-sanfrancisco-idUSBRE9AF03U20131116
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