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BART Workers Strike, Threatening San Francisco Commute
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/19/us/bart-labor-dispute-san-francisco-co...

Ben Margot/Associated Press
Roxanne Sanchez, left, president of Service Employees International Union 1021, spoke Thursday at a news conference.
By ERICA GOODE
Published: October 18, 2013

Anti-labor CA Governor Brown halts AC Transit strike plans
http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Governor-halts-AC-Transit-strike-p...
Jill Tucker
Updated 11:09 pm, Wednesday, October 16, 2013

AC Transit workers were pulled from the brink of a strike Wednesday after Gov. Jerry Brown called for an investigation into the contract dispute, the first step toward calling for a 60-day cooling-off period.

BART workers plan to strike Friday
John Wildermuth, Michael Cabanatuan and Jill Tucker
Updated 8:00 pm, Thursday, October 17, 2013

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Federal mediator George Cohen, center, arrives at the Nicholas C. Petris State Building to continue with the Bay Area Rapid Transit negotiations, Wednesday October 16, 2013, in Oakland, Calif. Photo: Lacy Atkins, The Chronicle

BART unions announced they planned to strike Friday after the two sides failed to reach an agreement during a marathon bargaining session that lasted nearly 30 hours.

ILA Local 333 Longshoremen's strike halts work at Port of Baltimore
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/16/us-usa-longshoremen-strike-idU...
By Karen Brooks
Wed Oct 16, 2013 12:13pm EDT
(Reuters) - Cargo operations at the Port of Baltimore, one of the largest and busiest ports in the United States, were halted on Wednesday by a longshoremen's strike after contract negotiations stalled, port officials said.

Federal Mediator Making Impact On BART Contract Talks
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2013/10/15/federal-mediator-making-impa...
October 15, 2013 11:47 AM
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OAKLAND (KPIX 5) – A federal mediator brought in to Bay Area Rapid Transit contracts talks seems to be having the effect of smoothing over roadblocks to a possible agreement, according to sources close to the talks.