Union 'encouraged' in San Francisco transit strike talks

By Laila Kearney SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Negotiators hoping to avert a potentially crippling commuter rail strike in the traffic-clogged San Francisco Bay Area were set to return to the bargaining table on Wednesday to try to reach a deal. Unions agreed late on Tuesday to put off striking for the third day in a row, as talks with management wore on late into the night without a deal on a new contract, ensuring that trains would run as usual on Wednesday. At the request of a federal mediator overseeing the talks, the sides planned to resume negotiations at 10 a.m. ...



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