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Both sides in NW ILWU labor dispute in grain call negotiations 'fruitful' Union dockworkers, grain terminal owners at odds for more than a year

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

BART suspends practice of not warning of trains Agency suspends practice criticized in track deaths

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

BART workers were responsible for their own safety, NTSB says " the person running the train that killed the workers was one of two trainees on board."

BART workers were responsible for their own safety, NTSB says " the person running the train that killed the workers was one of two trainees on board."
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-bart-workers-safety-ntsb-201...

"Strike Had To End" ATU President Hanley-BART Strike Ends, But Not Without Consequences

"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.

"Strike Had To End" ATU President Hanley-BART Strike Ends, But Not Without Consequences

"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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