The administrators of San Francisco's BART mass transit system and two of the unions that represent the system's workers have agreed to a contract extension that would hold off a potential strike until at least July 9. Leaders of the unions ? the SEIU and the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1555 ? praised the extension as an opportunity to reach a compromise which addresses the system's need to cut its budget without crippling the benefits enjoyed by BART workers. The BART system serves approximately 355,000 riders each weekday.
See "BART, largest unions extend contracts to July 9", Tyche Hendricks, San Francisco Chronicle, June 28, 2009