The Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) strike is in effect over, but there are still negotiations to complete. Trains will be running throughout the Bay Area by 3PM Friday.
The agreement reached with mediators is to extend the existing contract for one month during which time the future deal can be settled upon.
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Despite lots of hard work, BART and its unions have failed to come to an agreement on contract issues that matter to all of us today and into the future. We still have a wide gap of disagreements to bridge over the next 30 days.
The deal can hardly been seen as a victory for the striking union (SEIU) workers at this point. But most people can agree it is a victory for those who depend of public transit, and for the air quality in the Bay Area.
On Friday morning, BART will provide "limited" bus & van service for morning commuters from a handful of East Bay locations.
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The buses and vans will pick up riders at the West Oakland, El Cerrito del Norte, Walnut Creek, Dublin/Pleasanton and Fremont stations. At 5 a.m., seven buses will arrive at each of these stations. Once a bus is filled, it will leave for San Francisco. There will be no transfers in West Oakland. It will be first-come, first-served. Each bus carries 50 passengers. The service will last only until all seven buses are filled or 8 a.m., whichever comes first.