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caltrans a neutral location where they had been negotiating all day to announce that bart had no further offers for them. as a result they walked out today and said they would simply wait on bart to make another proposal. bart came out a short time later and said they had no plans to extend an additional proposal. that means that there are just about 2 hours left before the contract expires and a strike is in and out eminent. we actually saw workers unloading signs from their cars, pic...

mediator. union official streamed into the offices at 3:30 this afternoon. they are not meeting face-to- face as far as we know. mediators are, instead, passing proposals back and forth as talks wear on. as of now the major sticking point remains salary. b.a.r.t is offering workers an 8% pay raise. the unions want one closer to 23% over three years. >> we are very far apart. >> very far apart. we are coming to meet because we never give up. we were at the table for 1 1/2 days. and the ...