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(MALE ANNOUNCER)
LIVE FROM THE KRON 4 NEWS
STATION, THIS IS THE KRON 4
NEWS.
GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME,
I'M JOHN FENOGLIO.
AND I'M VICKI LIVIAKIS
THE WEEKEND BEFORE A
POSSIBLE BART STRIKE. THAT'S
IF UNION MEMBERS AND
MANAGEMENT DON'T COME TO AN
AGREEMENT.
KRON 4'S JEFF BUSH IS LIVE
AT THE CAL TRANS BUILDING
WHERE NEGOTIATIONS ARE GOING
ON RIGHT NOW.
JEFF ANY PROGRESS?
>> REPORTER: MANY PEOPLE
SAY THAT THEY ARE TRYING TO
PUT TOGETHER A DEAL.
HOWEVER, THERE HAVE BEEN 150
BART BUSES ON RESERVES. AT
NINE DIFFERENT STATIONS IN
THE BAY AREA WILL CHECK BACK
IN 30 MINUTES TO GIVE YOU
THE LATEST UPDATES. JEFF
BUSH, KRON 4 NEWS.
>> THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE
WHO TOLD US, THAT BART'S
NEGOTIATIONS. AND THREATS OF
A STRIKE, HAVE JUST GONE ON
TOO LONG. AND IT'S STRESSFUL
THAT A DEAL STILL IS NOT
DONE.
THIS DRAMA ACTUALLY STARTED
LAST APRIL, WHEN BART AND
ITS UNIONS STARTED WORKING
ON A NEW CONTRACT. BY LATE
JUNE, THE NEGOTIATIONS HAD
REACHED THE BREAKING POINT.
KRON-4'S CHARLES CLIFFORD
SHOWS US WHAT HAPPENED NEXT.
>> REPORTER: AFTER FAILING
TO REACH A COMPROMISE,
BART'S UNION WORKERS WALKED
OFF THE JOB AT 12:01 AM ON
THE MORNING OF JULY 1ST,
SHUTTING DOWN THE ENTIRE
SYSTEM. THE STRIKE FORCED
TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE
TO FIND OTHER WAYS TO GET
AROUND. IT CREATED TRAFFIC
JAMS AND IRRITATED COMMUTERS
ON THE EVENING OF JULY 4TH,
THE TWO SIDES AGREED TO A 30
DAY COOLING OFF PERIOD AND
THE TRAINS STARTED ROLLING
THE NEXT DAY.
ON AUGUST 4TH, WITH THE
UNIONS THREATENING TO WALK
OFF THE JOB AGAIN, GOVERNOR
JERRY BROWN INTERVENED. HE
ORDERED BART EMPLOYEES TO
KEEP WORKING FOR AT LEAST
ANOTHER WEEK. A FEW DAYS
LATER BART MANAGEMENT AND
THE UNIONS PRESENTED THEIR
POSITIONS TO AN INQUIRY
BOARD. WITH YET ANOTHER
STRIKE DEADLINE LOOMING AND
NO SOLUTION IN SIGHT, THE
GOVERNOR REQUESTED A 60 DAY
COOLING OFF PERIOD ON
AUGUST 11TH.
SINCE THEN, THE TWO SIDES
HAVE CONTINUED TO NEGOTIATE,
ALTHOUGH SPORADICALLY. THE
GOVERNOR'S COOLING OFF
PERIOD OFFICIALLY EXPIRED ON
OCTOBER 11TH, BUT THE TWO
SIDES HAVE AGREED TO
CONTINUE TALKING THROUGH AT
LEAST THE WEEKEND.
IN THE NEWSROOM, CHARLES
CLIFFORD KRON 4 NEWS.
>> STAY CONNECTED WITH KRON-
4 ON THE BART NEGOTIATIONS.
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