Negotiations Reach Impasse, Layoffs Impending
OAKLAND, Calif. (KCBS/CC TIMES) 11th hour negotiations have broken down between the city of Oakland and the police officers union, meaning 80 police officers are expected to be without jobs come...
View ArticleSJ Firefighters Vote Against Paycuts
SAN JOSE, Calif. (KCBS)_ The city of San Jose and its firefighters are still not seeing eye to eye over contract terms. With firefighters turning down a pay and benefits package, something new may be...
View ArticleLabor Strife Continues Between Union And San Francisco Hotels
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) – Both sides in an ongoing San Francisco hotel boycott are once again at each other’s throats as they try to reach an agreement on a new contract. Employees of Unite Local 2 have...
View ArticleSFO Restaurant Union Negotiation Breakdown Could Lead To Hungry SFO Travelers
MILBRAE (KCBS)- Contract talks between 600 restaurant workers at San Francisco International Airport and The SFO Airport Restaurant Employer Council disintegrated this week when the management group...
View ArticleSan Jose Firefighters Hopeful Ahead Of City Council Contract Vote
SAN JOSE (KCBS) – The San Jose City Council was expected to formally weigh in on a proposed contract with the city’s firefighters at its Tuesday meeting, one which called for wage concessions,...
View ArticleSan Francisco Muni Drivers Threatening Illegal Strike
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS 5 / KCBS) — The transit union representing San Francisco’s bus drivers and train operators is threatening to strike after less than two months of contract talks, even though their...
View ArticleSF Muni Union Defends Right To Strike If Necessary
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — Leaders of San Francisco Municipal Railway’s transit operators’ union on Tuesday defended what they maintain is their right to strike if labor negotiations break down with the...
View ArticleNurses Strike At Children’s Hospital Oakland Over Health Plan
OAKLAND (CBS SF) — More than 100 nurses and other medical staff picketed outside Children’s Hospital Oakland Thursday as part of a five-day strike that began this morning in protest of a proposed...
View ArticleStriking Nurses Back On Job At Children’s Hospital Oakland
OAKLAND (CBS/AP) – Children’s Hospital Oakland registered nurses have agreed to return to work after a five-day strike over proposed changes to their health benefits. Nurses were expected to be back on...
View ArticleAlameda Teachers Stage Informational Picket After Contract Rejected
ALAMEDA (KCBS) – Hundreds of Alameda teachers formed picket lines before school on Tuesday to protest a recently rejected contract offer they say asked for too many sacrifices. Last week, teachers...
View ArticleSan Francisco Public School Teachers Taking Strike Vote This Week
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) — San Francisco’s public school teachers are planning to take an initial strike vote later this week after the district declared an impasse in contract negotiations last week....
View ArticleSF Symphony Contract Negotiations Continue In Hopes Of Avoiding Strike
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS)— The San Francisco Symphony could hit a high or a low note Tuesday as contract negotiations resume with a federal mediator. While musicians have authorized a strike, they hope to...
View ArticleSouthwest Employees Picket Over Hiring Of Temporary Workers
OAKLAND (KCBS) — Workers at Southwest Airlines held an informational picket outside Oakland International Airport Thursday afternoon. The event was part of a nationwide effort to protest stalled...
View ArticleContract Negotiations Between BART, Labor Union Set to Begin
OAKLAND (KCBS) – Contract negotiations between BART and one of its biggest labor unions were set to begin Monday. Union leaders for the mechanics, station agents and train operators who make up the...
View ArticleBART Management Requests Mediator For Stalled Contract Negotiations
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) - BART management has requested assistance from a state mediator because of stalled contract negotiations with its labor unions, the transit agency announced Tuesday. Contracts...
View ArticleUnions File Lawsuit Against BART Alleging Unfair Labor Practices
OAKLAND (KCBS)— Already acrimonious contract negotiations between BART and its unions are heating up even more, now that union leaders say they’re taking legal action. John Arantes, BART Chapter SEIU...
View ArticlePhil Matier: BART Strike Authorization Vote Comes Amid Accusations
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) — Bay Area Rapid Transit workers plan to vote on Tuesday whether or not to authorize strike while both labor and management continue to trade accusations as to why they are unable...
View ArticleAC Transit Workers May Strike At Same Time As BART
OAKLAND (KCBS/ KPIX 5) — Workers at Alameda County’s AC Transit bus system have voted to authorize a strike if their union and the transit agency can’t agree on a new contract. The AC Transit contract...
View ArticleBART Riders Try To Cope With Alternatives On Day 2 Of Strike
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) — BART riders were finding other ways to get to work on day two of the BART strike and most would like to see both sides back at the bargaining table. Frustration summed up how...
View ArticleBART, Unions Hope To Resolve Labor Dispute Ahead Of August Deadline
OAKLAND (KCBS) — BART trains are running at full strength after last week’s crippling strike, but with only a 30-day contract extension, state mediators have their work cut out for them. The mediator...
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