Once again, hundreds of thousands of Bay Area commuters face a perilous commute stemming from a paralyzed transportation system. The culprit? Another bargaining impasse between workers and management at the region’s commuter rail system, BART. The Bay Area’s congestion is a daily headache for many even when the BART trains are all operating, and thus made all the more miserable – and costly – with much of the rail system idled. As one resident recently told the New York Times, the strike is “inconvenient for the masses.”
BART Workers, Striking an Unfamiliar Note
How work stoppages have changed, and what that means for all employees.
October 22, 2013
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