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No BART Strike End in Sight; Buses Fill to Capacity
There are no negotiations scheduled and riders are having a nearly impossible time getting a seat on the bus.
There is no end in sight for the strike that is leaving BART trains at a standstill for the second day in a row.
Negotiations ended Saturday at 4:15 p.m. and have not resumed, nor is there a scheduled time for more talks at this point.
BART Spokesman Rick Rice said Monday that the transit company wants to talk again "very soon" and that BART is "prepared to negotiate the significantly improved proposal we delivered on Saturday."
The striking employees are demanding pay increases, and improved pensions, benefits and safety.
While the trains are idling, BART has been able to operate a measly bus service, for which riders must pick up a roundtrip ticket early in the morning to ride on a first-come-first-served basis.
BART Spokesman Jim Allison said that most, if not all buses were full before 7 a.m. Tuesday and would not be accepting any more passengers.
With the strike expected to continue into Wednesday, BART is working quickly to pull more buses together.
Reporting contributed by Bay City News
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