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Goes on. I understand it. Reporter both sides are going to stay here at the caltrans building in oakland and will be negotiating into the night and throughout the weekend. Well continue to stay here with any updates. Live in oakland, im ryan takeo, kpix 5. Thank you. The pressure to reach a deal increases with each hour. Political leaders are expressing strong opinions saying both sides should not leave the bargaining table without a deal. Theres an opportunity here to reach an agreement. Negotiations should not be prolonged. They should definitely come to a conclusion with an agreement that both sides can live with. One question everyone is asking where is Governor Brown . The governor has set this as a top priority. We have had two of our best mediators in there for the entire time. We dont think the whole people of the bay area should be kept on pins and needles forever. Its time for this to end. The governor has the power to o ....
Active in the labor negotiations. But should he . Not necessarily. I dont think the governor has ever been part of it. Whens of mayor of oakland he was part it because as mayor of San Francisco, he and i and a couple of other people worked together to convince the parties that they should not disruption the transportation for people in the bay area and they did not. Reporter if workers walk off the job on monday bart has a lastditch card to play. Bart can impose a contract but there are several steps before that can happen. First, bart has to offer the unions its last best and final offer. The membership votes and if they turn it down, the bart board will have to meet before imposing a contract. The governor could also order a coolingoff period. The governor will consider all his options. Reporter well, the city of San Francisco has a no strike clause for transit workers. Senat ....