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Labor/Employment

Nov. 20, 2013

Push to ban transit strikes fraught with obstacles

As the Bay Area continues to absorbs the shockwaves caused by labor negotiations in two of its main commuter transit systems, some are calling for the state Legislature to ban transit strikes altogether.


By Laura Hautala


Daily Journal Staff Writer


The possibility of a third Bay Area Regional Transit strike this year loomed Monday after yet another impasse in negotiations between workers and BART's board of directors. As the Bay Area continues to absorbs the shockwaves caused by labor negotiations in two of its main commuter transit systems, some are calling for the state Legislature to ban transit strikes altogether. The tentative contract reached b...

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