On Monday, in an official announcement, the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) and three major unions reached an agreement of four-year contract extension. It includes raises and clauses that will avoid strikes which had earlier seen commuters face difficulty in 2013.
The tentative contract agreement includes 10.5 percent raise per employee in four years. The measure comes as officials of BART drive for a $3.5 billion bond measure to restructure its old infrastructure which will be voted for, in November.