Director logical 10 21 said the union had made an offer tonight to bart. The gm of bart she is here tonight. So is george cull license the head of the federal mediation service. Appointed by president obama to settle this dispute. Bart last best final offer was a 12 percent raise over 4 years. Union members also have to contribute more for Health Pension benefits but tonight again the yawn came back with counteroffer. We still have to decide about the different things. Still bargaining still talk. Doing everything we can to try to get to resolution that fell good about bringing to our members. We feel lick we have reached the limit. Outer limit financially whether we are prepared to offer to settlemen settlement. The tz Union Members also said tonight that the mid nature keyed line for this to be settled was hard and fast. That there would be no extension tonight as there was last night. However, trains that are currently running would finally finish their run to let passengers get to
Lets get right to john live in oakland where the bart talk are happening. Not much encouragement tonight. No. We wish we could tell you whether or not trains rolling again in the morning but that is still being decided and so it appears this 11th hour still being played out at variety of locations. The head of the federal Mediation Service appointed by president obama left with his team for break to meet with parties in the case. Bart board president tom said earlier the Transit Agency would not pwunl on the last final offer of 12 percent raise over 5 years with added Union Contributions for Health Pension benefit. That hasen fawr 88thed the union which say bart is attempting to force a strike through bad faith negotiations. Situation. We need the union to discuss this offer in earnest if they want to counter they want to say we can get to the same savings another way we are all ear on that. Even though we have been talking we feel they have no intention of reaching an agreement. We be
Right now time is running out for bart and union to strike a teal that would keep trains running tomorrow mornin morning. We are an hour away from the midnight deadline and minutes ago 81 gave bart a counter proposal. Good evening. We have Live Team Coverage for you tonight. Lets get rate to john who is in oakland where the negotiations are taking place. John . And anticipation building for whatever is going to happen tonight whether it is a settlement or a strike. Some Union Members gather here outside the caltrans building in oakland where negotiations are still going on. Few minutes ago the executive director logical 10 21 said the union had made an offer tonight to bart. The gm of bart she is here tonight. So is george cull license the head of the federal mediation service. Appointed by president obama to settle this dispute. Bart last best final offer was a 12 percent raise over 4 years. Union members also have to contribute more for Health Pension benefits but tonight again the y
Livermore valley, low 60s Half Moon Bay to start. We are looking clear tonight but changes are on the way for the second half of the weekend and we are looking at the possibility of showers coming our way. I will have that in a few minutes. Katie. Thank you, lisa. We have developing news out of campbell. There was a shotting in a nightclub. Police say security employees from a nightclub approached a group in the parking lot and asked them to turn down their music. At some point a 33yearold employee was shot. He was taken to the hospital where he is expected to survive. The group got away in two different vehicles described as lightcolored newermodel fourdoor sedan and dark late 90s chevy camaro. Also developing news this morning. An hours long standoff has ended between authorities and a man with a gun. Hes accused of shooting four Law Enforcement officers near sacramento. They say a parolee, daniel, shot a federal immigration officer and three Police Officers in roseville yesterday af
With the threat of a bart strike we asked commuters how they feel about the daytoday uncertainties. You know, i really feel for the bart employees and i want to back them up. On the other hand its stressful. You know . So it makes it difficult. Every day i have to check whether there will be bart tomorrow or not. Then, very to alert my employer. That is only a difficult situation. That is the easiest way to get over to my friends in oakland. Bart has 200 buses running from nine stations carpool lanes on 80, 880 and 680 are extended and cm says they dont plan to write tickets unless there is a strike. There will be an additional landing at the Ferry Building to help reduce congestion. You can down load the waze app. You can find out if there is a bart settlement or a strike. All have you to do is down load our abc 7 news app allowing for push notifications then youll get breaking news alerts whenever news happens right away. And tomorrow morn agent 4 00 a. M. Well have the late skbreft