San Francisco Bay area commuter rail union voting on contract after deal averted strikeAugust 25th, 2009 SF Bay area rail union voting on contractSAN FRANCISCO — Members of a commuter rail union in the San Francisco Bay area are voting on a new contract aimed at averting a strike. Union president Jesse Hunt says he's confident the Bay Area Rapid Transit agency's train operators and station agents will ratify the agreement.
Union, management of San Francisco-area rail system reach deal to avert Monday transit strikeAugust 17th, 2009 Late deal averts crippling Bay Area rail strikeOAKLAND, Calif. — A commuter rail strike that threatened to cripple the San Francisco Bay Area was averted Sunday as management and a union reached an agreement hours before the strike deadline, officials said.
Labor deal reached in threatened transit strike, SF mayor says.August 17th, 2009 Rail bosses, union reach deal, SF mayor saysOAKLAND, Calif. — Officials say a tentative agreement was reached in a labor dispute that threatened a crippling commuter train strike in San Francisco.
Union, management of San Francisco-area rail system talk in bid to avert Monday transit strikeAugust 17th, 2009 Bay Area rail, union negotiations down to wireOAKLAND, Calif. — A top Bay Area Rapid Transit official said he was "cautiously optimistic" of averting a crippling commuter train strike as BART and transit union negotiators worked Sunday toward brokering an 11th-hour deal.
San Francisco rail union says 'trains will run' after late night deal averts transit strikeAugust 17th, 2009 Officials: Rail strike averted, 'trains will run'OAKLAND, Calif. — A walkout among workers for the San Francisco Bay Area's commuter rail had been scheduled, and contingency plans were in place.
San Francisco-area rail system talking, hoping to avert Monday strikeAugust 16th, 2009 Negotiations on between SF rail union, managementOAKLAND, Calif. — Talks aimed at averting a commuter rail strike in the San Francisco Bay Area are ongoing, with negotiators intent on hammering out a deal before Monday's commute.
Union, management of San Francisco-area rail system meet in hopes of averting Monday strikeAugust 15th, 2009 Bay Area rail, union resume negotiationsOAKLAND, Calif. — A top Bay Area Rapid Transit official said he was "cautiously optimistic" of averting a crippling commuter train strike as BART and transit union negotiators worked Sunday toward brokering an 11th-hour deal.
Rail union set to strike Monday, potentially crippling San Francisco Bay area commutesAugust 14th, 2009 San Francisco area rail union sets Monday strikeOAKLAND, Calif. — The union representing train operators and station agents for the San Francisco Bay area's commuter rail system said Thursday it would go on strike Monday.
Rail union plans to strike Sunday, potentially crippling San Francisco Bay area commutesAugust 14th, 2009 California rail union plans to strike SundayOAKLAND, Calif. — The union representing train operators and station agents for the San Francisco Bay area's commuter rail system says it will go on strike Monday.
BART union plans to strike Sunday, potentially crippling San Francisco Bay-area commuteAugust 14th, 2009 Bay area's commuter rail system union plans strikeOAKLAND, Calif. — The union representing train operators and station agents for the San Francisco Bay area's commuter rail system says it's planning go on strike at the close of business Sunday.
Talks on to resolve strike in Hyundai MotorsJuly 27th, 2009 CHENNAI - Discussion are on between the management and workers of Hyundai Motor India Limited, who went on strike Thursday, and company officials are hopeful of a amicable solution Monday. "Discussions are on between the management and the union and we hope an amicable solution is arrived by the end of the day," Hyundai's corporate communications head Rajiv Mitra told IANS.
Canada's national passenger rail service shuts down after engineers walk off the jobJuly 24th, 2009 Strike halts Canada's Via national rail serviceTORONTO — The majority of Canada's national passenger rail service across Canada effectively shut down on Friday after locomotive engineers at Via Rail Canada went on strike. Teamsters Canada Rail Conference, the union representing 340 engineers, said workers walked off the job after contract talks failed.
Canada's national passenger rail service shuts down after locomotive engineers walk off jobJuly 24th, 2009 Via Rail Canada on strikeTORONTO — Locomotive engineers at Via Rail Canada are on strike, shutting down the bulk of the national passenger-rail service across Canada. The union representing 340 engineers say workers walked off the job after contract talks failed.
London subway strike in 2nd day; Rail union ready for negotiations againJune 11th, 2009 London subway strike in 2nd day; union to talkLONDON — For the second day in a row, millions of Londoners struggled to get to work and school and unlucky tourists found new ways to reach museums Thursday as a strike by subway workers shut down much of the city's Underground network. Nine of 11 subway lines were fully or partly suspended because of the walkout by members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport Union.
New York Times union workers approve temporary 5 percent pay cut, averting further layoffsMay 5th, 2009 NYT union workers approve 5 percent pay cutNEW YORK — Union workers at The New York Times will accept a 5 percent pay cut through the end of the year to help the newspaper avert more layoffs. The Newspaper Guild members approved the wage reductions by a vote of 377 to 36 in balloting completed Monday night, according to The New York Times' Web site.
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