Bay Area Unions Announce an End to Transit Strike

Four days into the strike, unions and managers have reached a "tentative" agreement

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Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) passengers walk off of a train on October 15, 2013 in San Francisco, California.

The Bay Area’s two largest transit unions reached a “tentative” agreement with management on Monday night, bringing an end to a four-day strike that stranded 400,000 commuters and slowed area traffic down to a crawl.

The welcome announcement was short on details, particularly on whether both sides had resolved their differences over a pay raise and new work rules, but officials did promise to resume train service by 4 am, with the caveat that “morning capacity may be limited.”

[L.A. Times]