Submitted by solidarity on Thu, 10/24/2013 - 05:36
Both sides in NW ILWU labor dispute in grain call negotiations 'fruitful' Union dockworkers, grain terminal owners at odds for more than a year
http://www.columbian.com/news/2013/oct/23/union-ilwu-grain-terminals-por...
Both sides in labor dispute call negotiations 'fruitful'
Union dockworkers, grain terminal owners at odds for more than a year
By Aaron Corvin, Columbian port & economy reporter
Published: October 23, 2013, 7:20 PM
Submitted by solidarity on Thu, 10/24/2013 - 04:52
BART suspends practice of not warning of trains
Agency suspends practice criticized in track deaths
http://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/BART-suspends-practice-of-not...
Doug Duran, Associated Press
Investigators from BART and the National Transportation Safety Board use mannequins to re-enact the accident that killed two workers.
By Jaxon Van Derbeken
October 24, 2013
Submitted by solidarity on Thu, 10/24/2013 - 04:46
Submitted by solidarity on Wed, 10/23/2013 - 22:00
"Strike Had To End" ATU President Hanley-BART Strike Ends, But Not Without Consequences
BART Strike Ends, But Not Without Consequences
By JUSTIN PRITCHARD and LISA LEFF 10/22/13 07:12 PM ET EDT
OAKLAND, Calif. -- OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — It took months of tortured talks, two strikes and the deaths of two workers for San Francisco's transit rail workers and their employer to finally agree on a contract that got trains running again Tuesday.
Submitted by solidarity on Wed, 10/23/2013 - 22:00
"Strike Had To End" ATU President Hanley-BART Strike Ends, But Not Without Consequences
BART Strike Ends, But Not Without Consequences
By JUSTIN PRITCHARD and LISA LEFF 10/22/13 07:12 PM ET EDT
OAKLAND, Calif. -- OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — It took months of tortured talks, two strikes and the deaths of two workers for San Francisco's transit rail workers and their employer to finally agree on a contract that got trains running again Tuesday.
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