BART service resumes as strike threatened by workers for early August

1. BART Strike July 4 Updates: Walkout Over, for Now KQED (blog)-8 hours ago Update: California Secretary of Labor Marty Morgenstern announced at about 10:50 p.m. in Oakland that BART's two striking unions have ... + Show more

2. BART strike ends; trains to begin running Friday afternoon San Jose Mercury News-by Erin Ivie-10 hours ago OAKLAND -- BART employees will return to work and trains will begin rolling by Friday afternoon while the transit system and its unions ...

3. BART Strike Update: Unions Returning to Work as Talks Continue ... KQED (blog)-by Dan Brekke-9 hours ago BART management, unions, and state mediators announced last night that the striking workers have agreed to go back to work this morning.

4. BART strike ends; trains should roll again Friday Los Angeles Times-17 hours ago Officials made the announcement at a press conference just before 11 p.m., saying negotiations with striking unions will continue and that ...

5. As BART Strike Lingers, KPIX 5 Poll Finds Riders Want Cooling-Off ... CBS Local-16 hours agoShare Commuters line up as they wait to board an AC Transit bus on July 1, 2013 in Oakland.

OAKLAND -- Even as BART resumed service for the Friday afternoon commute -- launching trains for the first time in nearly five days -- its unions threatened to pick up their picketing signs and once again shut down the rail line a month from now.

Management and unions, urged on by Gov. Jerry Brown's labor secretary, reached a late-night deal Thursday to send workers back to the job for the next 30 days by having employees work under the contract that expired nearly a week ago. On Friday, workers reported to stations to help get trains back running at 3 p.m., much to the delight of riders