Boston Herald - Boston Herald: BART, unions resume talks as senators add pressure

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BART, unions resume talks as senators add pressure Aug 8th 2013, 22:55, by By Associated Press, Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — Bay Area Rapid Transit's management and employee unions resumed contract negotiations Thursday as California's two senators urged the parties resolve the labor dispute and head off a crippling transit strike. The two sides got back to the bargaining table a day after they made their case to a fact-finding board appointed by Gov. Jerry Brown. The panel has until Sunday night to submit its report to the governor, who can then ask a court to call a 60-day cooling-off period, when BART trains can keep running. Media files: Anthony Meadow prepares to ride BART to the airport where he plans to catch a plane to Washington, D.C., at the Rockridge BART station in Oakland, Calif., after a late-night decision by Gov. Jerry Brown to stop the BART strike with a seven-day injunction on Monday, Aug. 5, 2013. Meadow said his wife was up at 4:30 checking the website to see if she was going to have to drive him to the airport if the BART strike went through. (AP Photo/The Contra Costa Times, Laura A. Oda ) (image/jpeg) In this file photo from Tuesday, June 25, 2013, supporters of Bay Area Rapid Transit workers hold up signs at a news conference outside of the BART 24th Street Mission station in San Francisco. San Francisco Bay Area commuters braced for the possibility of another train strike as the Bay Area Rapid Transit agency and its workers approached a deadline to reach a new contract deal. The two sides were set to resume negotiations at noon on Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013, but did not appear close to an agreement. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) (image/jpeg) BART trains and traffic flow as usual at the Rockridge station in Oakland, Calif., Monday, Aug. 5, 2013, after a late-night decision by Gov. Jerry Brown to stop the BART strike. Brown imposed a seven-day injunction and created a three-member panel to investigate the contract talks. (AP Photo/The Contra Costa Times,Laura A. Oda ) (image/jpeg)

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