us know about major progress being made. good afternoon, sal. reporter: good afternoon, tori, as you mentioned negotiations have been going on for about an hour. now you also mentioned that monday there could be a strike, if they don t reach a deal, so union and management realize that you know it is down to the wire. i just got some new information recently that bart has put a new deal on the table. they say they hope this goes a long way into making those talks work. certainly from our point of view our negotiators are available when necessary for as long as necessary to resolve these issues before 6:31 at 11:59. they have been at odds over salary, benefits and worker safety. they say they receive fair and generous compensation and benefits and says worker safety continues to improve. union leaders say workers have not received a raise for years, safety is still an issue, and they say that the district has not been negotiating in good faith. we have been ready to ne