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AC Transit Threatens to Eliminate Weekend Service
AC Transit buses could soon stop running on weekends as management is threatening to halt weekend service if union workers fail to approve millions in contract concessions. AC faces a two-year, $56...
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No Decision on Dispute Between AC Transit and Drivers
OAKLAND, Calif. (KCBS) _ A court hearing in Oakland ended Friday afternoon with no decision over the continuing dispute between AC Transit and its drivers. The transit agency imposed a contract on July...
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Ruling Expected Monday in AC Transit Contract Dispute
A judge is expected to issue a ruling Monday in a contract dispute involving drivers and management for AC Transit. The union representing drivers asked an Alameda County Superior Court judge on Friday...
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Transbay Terminal Gets a Temporary Home
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS)_ Big changes are in store for commuters who use San Francisco’s decades old Transbay Bus Terminal next week. Buses will have to be picked up at a temporary location just a couple...
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Judge Rules in Favor of AC Transit Drivers
OAKLAND, Calif. (KCBS)_ An Alameda County Superior Court judge has granted a preliminary injunction, preventing AC Transit from imposing further work rules against union bus drivers. Union officials...
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AC Transit Reverts to Old Contract with Employees
OAKLAND, Calif. (KCBS) – AC Transit has complied with a judge’s ruling that the bus agency must honor its old contract with workers while the two sides engage in binding arbitration for a new contract,...
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AC Transit Dispute Back in Court
A contract dispute between drivers and management for Oakland-based AC Transit is heading back to the courtroom. The transit agency’s board of directors voted Wednesday to appeal a court ruling that...
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AC Transit Dispute Going Back to Court
OAKLAND, Calif. (KCBS)_ A contract dispute between drivers and management for Oakland-based AC Transit is heading back to the courtroom. The transit agency’s board of directors voted Wednesday to...
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Transit Agency Considers Service Cuts
OAKLAND, Calif. (KCBS) – AC Transit’s Board of Directors is considering changes to its service – including, among other things, eliminating close to half of its weekend service. The proposed cuts come...
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AC Transit Considers Deep Cuts to Save Service
AC Transit riders may wind up paying for a judge’s decision preventing the transit agency from imposing a contract on its drivers meant to cut about $15 million from the budget. To make up that lost...
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AC Transit Considers Outsourcing All Paratransit
KCBS Bob Melrose Reporting AC Transit is considering turning over the operation of all of its paratransit vans for the disabled to an outside contractor, for a savings of $600,000 to $1.1 million a...
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AC Transit Board To Vote On Proposed Service Cuts
OAKLAND (BCN) — AC Transit’s board of directors will meet Wednesday night to consider a proposal to cut weekend bus service nearly in half and make other service reductions in order to balance the...
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AC Transit To Slash Weekend, Overnight Service
OAKLAND (KCBS) – AC Transit weekend service has been cut in half and most of its overnight runs eliminated to save the struggling agency about $11 million, following the board’s unanimous vote...
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AC Transit Reduces Service By 7.2 Percent
OAKLAND (KCBS) – The journey home is going to get longer for AC Transit riders, who saw a 7.8 percent cut in service last March and will now see another 7.2 percent cut effective on Sunday. System...
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AC Transit, Union Reach Agreement On New Contract
OAKLAND (BCN) — AC Transit and its 1,750 bus drivers and mechanics have reached an agreement on a new three-year contract, which ends months of labor strife and avoids weekend service cuts that had...
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AC Transit Lays Groundwork For Possible Regular Fare Hikes
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS)- AC Transit is considering a fare increase this summer, which may be part of a strategy to raise fares on a regular basis. KCBS’ Bob Melrose Reports: ”AC This summer’s increase may...
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Gunman Shoots Up AC Transit Bus; 1 Injured
RICHMOND (CBS 5 / AP / BCN) — An AC Transit passenger was injured by shattered glass when someone shot at a bus as it was stopped at an intersection in North Richmond on Wednesday night, authorities...
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Santa Clara County VTA Joins Clipper Card
SAN JOSE (AP) — A card that allows riders to board multiple transit systems around the Bay Area can now be used on the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority’s bus and light-rail trains. The VTA...
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Driver’s Union Calls For Safer AC Transit Buses
RICHMOND (KCBS) — A call is going out for more safety and protection for AC Transit bus drivers and passengers in North Richmond. The call is coming from the bus drivers’ union after a bullet shattered...
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AC Transit Board Approves Fare Increase Policy
OAKLAND (CBS SF) — AC Transit’s board of directors has adopted a 10-year policy that automatically raises fares at regular intervals. The board’s vote, by a 5-1 margin, with one member abstaining, at...
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