it's the union. we are available to continue to bargain and to discuss items. >> what's the work rules? give us the -- everybody wants to know what the work rules are. >> one of the things that's called beneficial past practice was an essential item for us. what that means is, we want to introduce technology into the workforce, for example, and in that introduction of technology it wasn't used in a prior year, then the workers have the right to say that we don't have to do that. so the table is turned on the worker side. one example is pay stubs. we have one union that -- i'm going to tell -- listen up. we all receive electronically our pay stubs online. but because back in history everyone received their pay stub in an envelope, we now use our four workers time for one union to go out and hand deliver a pay stub to each individual worker and they waste their time doing something that could be done with automation. there are a number of those things that go on at bart and it is time for management to

this is not a union strike. this is a management strike brought on by absolute arrogance and the fact that they thought they can take workers rights away. we were close to closing this deal. we had come together on areas of wages, pension, everything they were asking for. we were this close. and yet, at the last minute, they threw in a management rights clause to take away our rights as workers. everything else was done and slud shud have been done wex stand here today disappointed. this continues as an unfair labor practice strike. make no mistake about it this, is not an chick strike. it's an unfair labor practice strike. we're apalled at the behavior of the district not only with their workers but with the riding public that counts on this system every day to get back and forth to work, school, doctor, where they need to go. our workers take pride in our jobs and our representatives standing behind me took the effort every single day, 33 hours later telling you we did everything we can to get this deal done.

and sometimes that can cost a bart union leader or another union leader their jobs.o everybody has different agendas working here. it's not just what we're seeing on the screen. >> sure. >> all right. very fluid situation there. bart headquarters tonight, phil, thank you so much. of course we'll keep you updated here on kpix 5 on the latest on this impending strike at midnight and on our website, kpix.com. >>> meanwhile, the weather is beautiful. >> yeah. let's quickly address what's going to be happening over the next few days. we have the all-important weekend forecast coming up and things are clear tonight and that means it will be chilly, as well. mostly clear skies with and almost full moon. 75 in santa rosa. a balmy night inland, chilly along the coast. high pressure is built in strongly off the pacific northwest as that high continues to build. we get a little bit of an offshore push. that offshore push is going to bump high temperatures tomorrow. so we look for chilly conditions tonight. the coolest spots will be in the 40s. temperatures will be near 80 inlan

so you can breaking news bart unions announcing they will go on strike at midnight this comes after unionsanagement reached a deadlock in their marathon contract talks. kron4 de carmen is liven open with the latest dan? >> both sides have been added for 30 hours a cents at 7:00 a.m. yesterday morning they got hung up on work rules with management one to change those rules and as a ribbon so they could not agree and the federal mediator said there was no more than he could do and now we are looking at at 12 midnight strike appeared >> shortly before 4:00 p.m. they came out and said that they are worn on strike. >> i must inform the public that at midnight tonight we will be on strike. >> union members said the strike is unavoidable because management refuses to compromise. >> this is not a union strike this is a management strike brought on by absolute air raids by the fact that they think they can take workers are right away. >> salary health-care and pension and they got caught up on work rules >> we have the framework for an economic agreement this is not about the money this is about an

in the company, the teachers union. i'm told that they dont mix, homeschooled kids and publicly schooled kids. >> yes, you are talking about socializing. we have a lot of homeschoolers, but they would come out, and you would know them because of the mother being there with three of her kids. >> so there was an argument there that they would be antisocial. john: lets me a couple of homeschoolers. this is veronica andreades. she is 16 years old. this is jeremiah burch, he is 12 years old, both are homeschooled by different families here in new york city. you guys must have no friends of your homeschooled. [laughter] >> some people have said that. >> entirely not sure that homeschoolers have friends, but i've actually made a ton more friends with a homeschooling program. john: had he do that if you are home all the time? >> there is a group of 7000 parents and they do a little social activity. john: your mother made a video of the dance were homeschoolers get together. ♪ ♪ ♪ john: this is not a church basement. >> yeah, th

just what induced those black man to enlist in the union army? perhaps know what the flyers offered. bounty of $100 at the end of the war, a $13 a month, good food and clothing, state aid for families. medal of honor winner sergeant major christian fleetwood of the fourth united states colored troops staged his reason, quote, a double purpose induced me, and most others to enlist. to assist in abolishing slavery, and to save the country from ruin, unquote. unveiled on july 18, 1998, the spirit of freedom, an 11-foot bronze memorial created by the blacks culture at hamilton of louisville, kentucky, is located in the shaw section of washington, d.c., at the entrance of the u. street metro station. the monument memorializes the black soldiers who indeed fulfilled the prophetic words of frederick douglass. and surrounding the monument is the wall of honor and scribe with hundred 9145 names of like sailors and soldiers, and their white officers, who served in the segregated regiment. one name found on the wall is that of private samuel james patterson

. >> thursday evening bart board the but the union to come back to the bargaining table. >> your members announced it will go on strike at midnight. >> i must inform the public debt at midnight tonight we will be on strike. this is not a union strike appeared this is an amendment strike brought on by absolute arrogance and they thought they could take workers' right away. >> the use of this is not about salary of benefits it is about management's hard line about making changes to employees work rules appear it >> the work rules create waste and inefficiencies. >> the one to turn the work rules to other arbitrator bart management rejected that suggestion appeared >> not mattresses that wanted give the arbitrator the entire package appeared >> basically there are three options take the latest union proposal to the rank and file and let them vote on it appeared >> the second option come back to the bargaining table and let it would work this out. >> the other one is to take the union's latest package and management's latest package and give them both to an arbitrator and see if the arbitrat

by the unions.es..and work rules. including daily scheduling. and the use of new technology. still, bryant says she plans on presenting bart's latest offer to her union members... and, later next week... put the proposal up for a vote. in the meantime... a spokesperson for bart says they are focusing on the tragedy in walnut creek... and, will address the time. >> we are dealing with the situation with the labor union issues are not in the forefront of our mind. we have just lost two members of the bart family. >> reporter: and, while members of bart's largest union -- s-e-i-u local 10-21 lit candles while on the picket line at the lake meritt bart station in oakland... in memory of the men who died. the union's president roxanne sanchez says it's unlikely that she will present bart's latest offer to her members and put it up for a vote. philippe djegal, kron four news. robyn has the latest on traffic. >> good morning. we are expecting a lot of issues just like yesterday it got busy. we will start o

maybe unions are overstepping, but there's a good reason why there are unions. that is baugh because when employers go uncontrolled, very often the result is that the employee gets abused, so there's a place for unions. they just have to figure out what the proper place is. >> a lot come out of this story, and a lot more coming out of it next week as well. thank you all for being here. tom, debra, and mayor. you can follow our continuing coverage of this story at kq kqednews.org. >> we've been feeling the impact of gridlock from transit strikes to the recent federal government shutdown. next we talk with someone who must listen to both sides of an argument in the state court system. the chief justice of the california supreme court, a republican, brings a unique perspective to the bench. she's the daughter of filipino-portuguese farm workers and was a former black jack dealer. in her nearly three years as the state's top judge, she has weathered severe budget cuts and a revolt by a band of unhappy lower court judges. she's also taken a special interest in the ro

because they felt unionized workers today, us tomorrow. that was the pattern that was being set. the whole economy prospered out of that because workers moved into the middle class, had more to spend. that spending power created jobs. now it's just the opposite for many people. they say as bart workers or other unionized workers have this, and i don't, why should they have it? they think that their higher bar comes at their penicillin and when just the opposite is very likely true. as bart workers earn less, other workers in the bay area are going to earn even less in similar occupations. >> even so, given that public perception is what it is, do you think it will feed into broader issues by calls for abandoned ac transit strikes, the broader issue of pension reform, and also infrastructure that could affect bart in the future? >> i think that all of this could have an impact in these areas. that is, the anger that was out there. so far it has not gotten traction. particularly with the thought of banning strikes or rearranging collective b

management and the unions, as the unions could still issue a 72-hour strike notice. you can download our app and check our website kron 4.com for the latest updates. >>> the sheriff say the streets are safer after they seized chose to a million and a half dollars of drugs from a home in san jose. it was the culmination of a two-year investigation by the sheriff's office confiscating meth, cocaine, and heroin. several weapons and $825,000 were also seized. detectives believe it is all part of a meth distribution organization. they say the operation is run by this man, jose jiminez olmas. he was not at home when the bust took place and is still on the run tonight. >>> temperatures already dropping quite a bit in a number of mace places. 51 in santa rosa, 51 in varajao. it had be chilly in spots. we are going to stay cheer. the winds will be out of the north. that will keep the fog at bay. it's going to stay breezy for tomorrow and a lot cooler than what we saw today as well. we even have a chance of rain on wednesday if things continue to cool around the bay area. i'll

and its union leaders.n negotiators talks to the news media. >> as well as the over 900 active and over 50 retired members of 1855 deserve better than what transpired today. the unions from the first day of bargaining may 13 have come to the table honestly, openly and with a full fair and equitable contract that should have been resoeverred on june 30th. unfortunately that was not the case for b.a.r.t. management. they have demonized workers and certainly undeserves of the members of 1555. we were at the table today ready. we were so close to get ago deal. when we came to the table at 4:00 p.m. the district unceremoniously yanked their offer, gave us a last and best final offer. giving us a demonstration that they would no longer be willing to offer. when we questioned them if they understood what last and final offer meant they said yes. it was very disheartening. our members and riders deserve better than this. we're not going to go on strike because the public deserves to have a riding system that works

east bay highs, 78 oakland. 79 union city. and the inland east bay highs into low to mid-80s up to 83 in walnut creek. here is the accu-weather forecast. before get together seven day, the, we forgot almost to mention half moon bay art and pumpkin festival. tomorrow, sunny skies throughout the day. and here is the accu-weather forecast. two warm days with temperatures just gradually tapering off a couple degrees each day. so a cool one. >> yes. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> well, just ahead here house minority leader nancy pelosi speaks in san francisco. >> now, the government shut [ male announcer ] you can change your tomorrow if you do something today. and there's never been a better time because this year, devry university has $45 million dollars in need and merit-based scholarships and grants available to those who qualify. and this degree can make a difference. in 2012, 90% of devry university grads actively seeking employment had careers in their field within 6 months. now is your time. apply by oct 28th and find your

it is up to the union.is is not a do or die situation. >> if there is a strike, do you plan on running trains without using supervisors? >> it is something we are discussing or will be discussing. staff is taking preliminary measures. >> you have been training managers to run the trains? >> the staff has been doing some refreshment training, in case the board is willing to offer anything back. >> why are we not committing to anything this might? >> i'm not committing to anything because i represent a full board at this table today. and the board has not discussed this. >> does the board appear to be united? >> the board has been united in as much as what you have seen, with the level of parameters we have set for the negotiating team. >> would you say there would be a strike? >> i would say that it is up to the union. >> zachary mallet, with the bart board of directors. thank you for joining us. we will be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, with san carlos city . >>> welcome back. let's look at the top storie

at this point, we believe to be a member of a separate union not on strike right now. when you try to figure out who could be operating the trains at this point, it seems to be that bart managers are the only ones left. we have heard several times that they were possibly going to train the managers to run the trains while the strike was going on. i asked operations manager specifically, did he know who was operating the train? he said no. i asked him againers said no. we just don't know at this point. here is a little more from the operations manager paul overseer about 30 minutes ago. >> i cannot overemphasize to you how long these people have been in the business and not just working for bart but i believe that both of these employees have a considerable amount of time with the freight railroads, as well. their specialty is track work. that means that they understand the railroad. they understand how to work around moving trains. they were doing today what they have probably done 100 if not 1,000 other times in their careers. as far as we know at this point, they wer

not so says the unions. on the surface a gross 12% in the up being a-almost 1 percent for our members. the health and retiree and pension costs. tonight at 5:30. >> reporter: the union has made it clear that it will not accept what is on the table right now and it is still on the table at midnight they will strike. reporting live and not carmen kron 4 news >> pam: ac transit strike notice just given. we will have more coming up later. we'll be joined by professor john logan. he is an expert in labor negotiations. he says the 'final offer' by bart was a huge setback. we'll talk with him about what could be next. >> pam: the last few days have been very stressful and a strike deadline has come and gone. >> it was yesterday i came to early and. >> nerve wracking. less people on the transit market on the freeway. >> come to some type of conclusion. >> i've always been a strong support of union and not totally dependent on the public transit. >> we have to get up early hour than normal and it will be extra traffi

east bay highs, 78 oakland. 79 union city. and the inland east bay highs into low to mid-80s up to 83 in walnut creek. here is the accu-weather forecast. before get together seven day, the, we forgot almost to mention half moon bay art and pumpkin festival. tomorrow, sunny skies throughout the day. and here is the accu-weather forecast. two warm days with temperatures just gradually tapering off a couple degrees each day. so a cool one. >> yes. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> well, just ahead here house minority leader nancy pelosi speaks in san francisco. >> now, the government shut down is over what is ahead for97 [ yodeling plays ] [ hans ] toaster strudel! [ angelic music plays ] don't overthink it. [ hans ] warm, flakey, gooey. toaster strudel! faster than kenny can dodge a question. honey, how'd that test go? [ female announcer ] in just 60 seconds, you've got snack defying, satisfying mmm. totino's pizza rolls. mm-hmm. hmm. [ female announcer ] zero to pizza. pronto. now in two bold new flavors! >>> house minority leader

this is a significant move by the unions.he president said the board was willing to have flexibility, today the unions responded and they responded with this letter. a letter that presents a compromise. they say they are asking b.a.r.t.'s general manager and the board to agree on the economic issues, pension, healthcare and the wages and then when it comes to the work rules, they say instead of the unions having say in whether b.a.r.t. can make a change they -- they said that is what they are giving to b.a.r.t. that is different from last night. this is what the president had to stay. >> this was not easy to find. this was not easy to create. we consulted with a lot of people in the bay area today. tremendous leaders that helped us shape this plan together. >> and i have learned

yesterday, one union leader came out just after 3:00 p.m. here and told us despite concensus if not formal agreement the whole deal fell apart over work rules. bart said that was about things like incorporating new technologies and how pay stubs are distributed but unions reacted angryly and said issues go to the core of worker rights n any case, mediator came out later and said his work here is done. >> there is nothing further we're able to do. again rg -- at this point in time and as a result our mediation process has come to an end. >> when you have a head of presidential appointee head of the he federal mediation service here working 20 hours per day for four days, the parties should have been able to come to an agreement. it's because this employer is entractable and committed to having the workers go out on strike its not management that asked for a strike it's union. we're available to continue to bargain and to discuss items. >> now, unions say they will work through end of the schedule tonight. they will not leave passengers strand

and no reasons the unions will change their attitudes. the public is the one that is not being served. reporting live, tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. >> b.a.r.t. strike prompted commuters to line up to head home for the weekend. ktvu's david stevenson is live at the transbay terminal where a.c. transit buses have been busy. david? >> reporter: the demand for the buses wasn't as strong as during july's strike. look behind me. at peak point it stretched down to the corner here but that was as of 3:50 p.m. this afternoon. >> reporter: we witnessed a number of conversations. unsure of what bus they should board. a.c. transit doesn't have the numbers today but buses were standing room only during the morning and as well into the evening commute. they say they usually get 2-300 calls over the course of a day but today they got 500 calls in 5 hours. just two blocks away casual carpoolers began lining up. officials tried to warn folks it might be more difficult to find a way back but passengers said catching a ride was surprisingly easy. >> shor

management called it the best and final offer to its unions. the hope was the unions would take it and put an end to the strike or no strike saga. >> the bay area is tired of going to bed at night and not knowing if bart is going to be open or not. we need to bring this to a close. >> reporter: this offer was $7 million more than fridays. including a 3 percent raise every year for the four-year contract. but the unions say bart's offer was lower than ones in the past. >> we were very surprised. stunned to get the last best and final offer. it's not an adequate offer. it does not address our safety concerns. >> instead of going on strike the unions decided to give riders a break. and give management a day to take back their offer. >> it's the unions once again who once again delayed this for one more day in hopes that they recognize that made a strategic and devastating error. which if they recover from, we'll go back to the table and we'll bargain. >> barts other union, atu local 1555 will be here in the next half hour to start their round of t

bart and unions in talks now. union leaders guaranteed the public will know by 10:00 if there will be a strike tomorrow. >> bart spokesperson says ridership has been down by 85,000 trips on friday, monday, and tuesday because of the uncertainty. there is word on a controversial negotiator. >> well that would be thomas hawk. yes, is he back inside of the building. ' arrived about 2:30, 3:00 and had been gone a couple days. unions seemed happy about that. other than there there is no update on negotiations, both sides seem to be abiding by the gag order we did see them arriving start agent 10:00 in the morning, including the bart general manager and lead negotiator what has within been the object of the a lot union ire. the promise from one union to deliver information earlier about whether they'll strike tomorrow. >> bart phones are ringing off the hook. e mail submissions are sliding with concerned riders and people from the bay area frustrated we not tell them before midnight if the trains are going to be running

the union package it and the management package in the decide everything that is not what unions areg to that. they are stepping and take which is a little bit different from yesterday's of now is in management court. >> catherine: to make you guessed you think they will come back to the table after this? >> this is not about coming back to the table is about getting trains rolling. i guess management will say as 645 when they hold their news conferences that we do not want to throw all of these issues to an arbitrator would like to go back to the table so we would invite the union members back to the table so we will see how all this works out. >> catherine: lines at the temporary transbay terminal. commuters trying to get home using buses or taking casual carpool during >> catherine: commuters are also taking the ferry to get to and from the bay. it's been a popular option. kron4's charles clifford is live at the embarcadero terminal in san francisco. charles? >> reporter: steady stream of boats coming in and out. commanders in now wait very long they lines get along and they fill

our top story this morning bart trains will run for another day after unions and management agreed to extend labor talks past a midnight deadline. at 5:30 a.m. this mog the federal negotiator george cohen came out to say the sides are talking a recess until 1:00 this afternoon. >> bart unions initially said they would strike today if they did not reach a contract gigabyte midnight monday. >> the possibility of a strike loomed as unions give management a 24 hour reprieve from what would have been the second strike in the more than three months. >> kron4 is will trends was there when the announcement was made this morning he joins us live at the caltrans headquarters in oakland with more on the talks. what will? >> here is a video of the negotiators leading. bwe tried to track them down and axed are they closer to making a deal. >> i could not get them to tell me if they were striking to martinez de. alast friday was the first day of a possible strike again tuesday and now today. >> the bart trains are available to commuters. >> the fact that the negotiators were back at the table on su

54% say the unions should accept management's offer.an tell you there is a lot of frustration for these riders and it doesn't necessarily have to do with which side that they're on. it's so much that they might not be able to have bart for the day. reporting live in walnut creek, cate caugiran, kpix 5. >> we're continuing to monitor the latest on the bart negotiations. we'll have continuing coverage of the strike threat on kpix.com and right here on kpix 5. >>> well, fremont police need a little help in finding two people. take a look at these surveillance photos. police say this man and woman are behind a brutal gold chain robbery that put a 70-year-old woman in the hospital. the suspect stalked the victim inside a walmart and attacked her in the parking lot, slammed the woman to the ground and dragged her before taking the necklace. they got away in a silver hyundai. >>> the state is taking one of the biggest for profit colleges in the country to court over claims of false advertising and fraud. the lawsuit contends corinthian college

that union is not on strike but they were asked by the union to honor the strike. today's victim did in fact cross the picket lines. the afscme president says the victim is a long-time employees. it's not clear whether he was doing the job he normally does, today. they said there is no doubt in her mind that the strike and the fact that people were doing jobs they are not familiar with contributed to the fatalities. >> union people, my members are train controllers. it's a year-long training. they know exactly how to deal with emergencies. the train operation itself is a 16-week training. there's no way that managers could be trained and be up to speed certified. so yeah, i think that this could have been avoided but that's my own opinion. >> reporter: so here's what some union workers are telling me off camera behind the scenes. there's a lot of talk here about something called a safety clearance. this is what's issued through central operations. the control center. they broadcast through the entire bart system. they let train operators know about routine maintena

this is not a union strike. this is a management strike brought on by arrogance thinking they could take worker's rights away. >> reporter: it is not about salary and benefits. they were close on those issues but management's hard line on making changes to work rules. >> it is do we have control and the ability to make decisions about staffing and over time and job assignments and scheduling and technology. imagine if your manager couldn't take care of those things. it creates inefficiency. >> reporter: an arbitrator could make a decision. the union's proposal had management's proposal. >> they say we will take what money you have to offer but will not talk about work rules. it is not an acceptable way to negotiate. >> reporter: the vice president said he would reach out to the union. union officials put out a news release sayings they haven't heard from anybody. bart says the president and vice president contacted them and not heard back. we go to the he said she said and the blame game and the strike begins. a

bart and unions in talks now. union leaders guaranteed the public will know by 10:00 if there will be a strike tomorrow. >> bart spokesperson says ridership has been down by 85,000 trips on friday, monday, and tuesday because of the uncertainty. there is word on a controversial negotiator. >> well that would be thomas hawk. yes, is he back inside of the building. ' arrived about 2:30, 3:00 and had been gone a couple days. unions seemed happy about that. other than there there is no update on negotiations, both sides seem to be abiding by the gag order we did see them arriving start agent 10:00 in the morning, including the bart general manager and lead negotiator what has within been the object of the a lot union ire. the promise from one union to deliver information earlier about whether they'll strike tomorrow. >> bart phones are ringing off the hook. e mail submissions are sliding with concerned riders and people from the bay area frustrated we not tell them before midnight if the trains are going to be running

just a short time ago, the union came out and talked to us about that.rankly it seemed like they did not believe there would be a deal tonight at all. a federal mediator who's appointed by the president was actually sitting in at negotiations today. he would not talk to us about what kind of progress is being made at the bargaining table, but the union spokesman, however, very plainly urged bart riders to make alternate plans for tomorrow. that was just about 30 minutes ago. he said the union have given a counter proo pose sal to bart's last best final offer, but bart seems determined to stand firm. >> it's with regret to say we don't have a deal. we have given the district a proposal. we're still attempting to reach a deal and reach a bargain and get a contract, but that has not been reached yesterday. we still advice riders and the pub lek to make at mattive plans for tomorrow, but we do stay at the table bargaining to see if we can make progress. it rests in the district's hands at this point. >> with that count proer pose sal on the table it now mean

he voted for civil unions and lost his seat.ey could. that was the only option we were given in the process that we have, because vermont does not have a referendum or a popular-vote way of coming at issues. poussaint: so while public opinion may not have tipped the scales in the legislative debate over civil unions, in the general election, it was the only thing that mattered. no democratic government can afford to simply ignore public opinion, and political leaders in a democracy who disregard it do so at their peril. the term for those who too often ignore public opinion might be "former leaders." we know what we want the government to do. what's the problem? why doesn't it simply follow the public will? the problem is, there isn't one public, there are many. people seldom think alike or even about the same things. in this vast and varied nation, differences in religion, education, region, class, gender, race, and ethnicity produce a broad spectrum of views about the political world. even when people have similar backgrounds,

tonight on h teachers forced to join unions and pay dues. >> my union uses my money to fight against something i believe in strongly. >> bullied and silenced by her union she is suing to cope politics out of the education. >>> and the body was left on the tarmac three hours. >> the father of one of the four americans killed in benghazi demanding answers from the president. >> i wished he had sent the troops that everybody knows was vaebl. >> tonight charles woods with the response from the commander in chief. did he get the answers he wented? >>> a 12 year old committed suicide. a teen punished for helping a friend get home safely. parental guyedance on huckabee tonight. ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, governor mike huckabee. >> thank you, and what a great audience we have here. thank you all and welcome to huckabee from the fox news studios in new york city. well, did the republicans make a heroic stand as in the a la moor porly assault by little big horn by a failed general and ignored the scouting reports of the strength of the opposition and made a suchgz assumptions that proved not t

bart has proposed a new proposal to the unions. >> union power! union power! >> reporter: three full days into the strike the unions unveil a new proposal of their own. it allows for new technology in the workplace but also protects workers from changes in work rules the unions say will lead town safe working conditions. seiu local 1021 and atu local 1555 are backing this new proposal. they hit an impasse over proposed changes to workplace rules. >> i think we were crushed when talks broke down. on thursday we felt the mediators were doing a fantastic job bringing the two sides together. they were putting together a package to look at wages an benefits. putting things into a comprehensive package. >> reporter: kpix 5 reached out to bart management about the new proposal. they said they have received no such offer from the unions. so we are live now at the walnut creek bart station. this is one of the more crowded bart stations so they are recommending if you can, go to the lafayette one if you hear this before you head out. mark kelly, kpix 5. >> and again, he

so how did management and the unions get here? yesterday talks broke down after 30 hours of negotiations. union members say they were on board with wages and pensions but could not agree on the work rules put in by management. >> we were this close and yet at the last minute, they through in a management rights clause that takes away our rights as workers. everything else was done. >> these are work rules that were essential to maintaining the future efficiency and effectiveness of the agency. what happened is the union decided that they wanted to at that time montake the money butt the work rules. >> reporter: b.a.r.t. management says the work rules would just give then the right to make decisions about staffing overtime and work assignments. union says could lead to unreasonable working conditions and assignments. right now, no new negotiation sessions are scheduled. you can see the picketers will be here all day today. reporting live in oakland, matt keller, abc 7 news. >>> not going to be good out there. >> no, it's not. for a

the union claims bart orchestrated the commute nightmare to destroy the unionized work force.o today, the sciu's president told bart management the union should sign off on the portion of the contract if the two sides sent the work rules to an arbitrator to help settle those. bart shut down that idea. abc 7 news traffic reporter sue hall joins us to tell us how the strike is affecting traffic right now, too. >> that's right. the blunt is at the bay bridge as you might inmag gin. you can see 80 westbound to the toll plaza japed and across the bay bridge and in the eastbound direction now is slowing, as you can see by the red sensors. down through marin, let's look at the golden gate bridge knew and show you what is happening here. looks good. you can see traffic moving in both directions, so that might be a great alternate if you're down south 101. let's look at the bridge, another alternate for you. those taillights headed in the westbound direction towards foster city, things looking good there and a quick look at the toll plaza. you see a jam up 15 to 20 minutes to get to th

agreed, and bart negotiators say they were prepared to offer a new proposal yesterday but the unions said not to present it yet. the leaders said they believed it was the last best and final offer and had proposals on the table that needed to be negotiated. >> we did not refuse to take it. we wanted to talk about it and work on things we still had on the table. they were noting. they would not change it. we never did see it because that is unreasonably. that is not how you bargain. >> last best and final offer is a legal term. when we get to that, it will be clear. >> you are not there? >> correct. >> bart had a contingency plan in place if today but canceled when the unions agreed to a contract extension through the weekend. a spokesman said they will be ready on monday just in case a strike happens. that is very limited bus service to nine east bay stations with capacity for 6,000 people of the both sides say the talks are moving forward. that is good. they are both hoping to avoid a strike. >> bart riders are able to get where they need to go today but monday could be a different

we compromise to get to this place, as did our union members. most importantly, i want to thank the public for their patience while living through very challenging labor contracts. we are all pleased that the trains will be running tomorrow, hopefully for the afternoon commute. i am reminded every day that the work that we do touches the lives of every bay resident, the public expects us to resolve our differences and keep the bay area moving. today we have demonstrated that we are finally up to the task. thank you very much. [ applause ] >> all right, you have been listening to grace and a number of other union and political and management officials. the bart strike is over. that's the good news. here's the sobering reality as we will not be able to take bart trains for the morning commute, according to grace. the general manager of bart. she says hopefully by the afternoon, trains will be running again. >> they mentioned it will take 16 hours earlier for the bart trains to start running again. she did mention, you know, in this deal that this

the union said they're going to strike at midnight. the sciu says they did meet on healthcare and pensions and some work rule changes. the president came to a deal twice overnight. there was no agreement on wages and they needed special work rule changes. >> we were this close and they through in a management clause to take away our rights as workers. >> we have proposed to the general manager that we move all the remaining unresolved issues to an issue, arbitration. >> this contract, labor negotiation is all well the long-term sustainability of bart and its contribution to the economy and the environment of the bay area. the board of bart is planning on in infrastructure so our system doesn't deteriorate. >> reporter: and once again, the president just left here about five minutes ago. he's calling to have the unions come back here and talk to take both offers, both their last-best final offer and apparently the unions put force today, have those go to binding arbitration or call the federal mediator and work out a deal before midnigh

this one for easton elementary school in union city. starting out a little chilly there. 48 degrees. grab a jacket. lunch recess looking good. temperatures in the 60s and the final bell sunny mild 72 degrees. monday's are tough at school. >> it was rough to get motivated. >> but these kids in union city will do it! we have your schoolcast for you if you would like to put your school online here go to kpix.com/schoolcast. send in your nomination and we'll put it on the air. >> mondays are tough at school and work. >>> in this morning's healthwatch on monday, widespread vaccination of teens are helping prevent pertussis. there's a drop in the number of infants hospitalized with respiratory problems since then. researchers say babies usually get those infections from other family members. >>> some new concerns are emerging about breast milk purchased online. researchers at nationwide children's hospital found more than 3/4 of breast milk samples bought on the web contain bacteria that can make babies sick because the milk may not be proper

to the unions. when we saw the b.a.r.t. team coming back from headquarters and heading back into the building with a presumption that there was more face to face negotiation going on. apparently now they're at heads because if the union doesn't want to take that last offer and if there isn't any negotiating still continuing, this could push us into a strike less than two hours. again we're listening to state legislators who have been here and have been sitting in not actually participating in the talks but on the sidelines trying to show support. trying to find common ground for the two sides. and trying to show that politically speaking there is no support for a second strike. it was crippling to the bay area. after the hardship for their constituents and economically damaging as well. so one by one we're hearing state legislators say to the two sides come back together, come back to the table. they're critical in part as we heard because they feel b.a.r.t. had put out a last offer and stopped negotiating. it appears we're

>> union protesters are taking place right now. you can see several workers have shown up and it is expected to last all day. union leaders expect community members to join in later. you will not see this again today. check out this video of the last bart train putting in to fremont this morning. talks between the union and management breakdown after 30 hours of negotiations. union leaders are on board with wages and pensions but could not agree to the work rules put in by management. that could lead to unreasonable working conditions and assignments. >> we reached an economic framework. we moved in their direction on pensions and on health care, we lowered our wage proposals and suddenly the issues that were not discussed at the table are deal breakers by the district. >> work rules mean, do we have control in can we make decision decisions? about staffing? about overtime? about job assignments? bart management says the final offer addresses the essential work rule efficiency bart needs to modernize. the unions said they were will