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Good morning. Have you had your coffee yet? Either way, you’re reading that headline correctly: The transit agency and its unions agreed to a 30-day extension of the contract that expired last week and prompted this week’s shutdown. Trains will resume service at 3 p.m. today. Read this SFGate story for more details. Here’s SF Weekly’s story, and SF Appeal’s.

Here are some other BART-strike-related stories you can read while you’re stuck in traffic (don’t read if you’re driving!!!):

Residents near BART tracks enjoy peace, quiet for now (SFGate)
Who cares about labor issues? I can sleep!

BART Strike: AC Transit Running Extra Buses For Fourth Of July (SF Appeal)
Well that sure was nice of them.

BART Strike: Peninsula Commuters Pack Caltrain, SamTrans (SF Appeal)
Have other transit, will us it.

BART Strike Commute Mess: BART Adds Charter Buses, Caltrans Extends HOV Lanes (SF Appeal)
Still apparently in effect for this morning’s commute.

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Here’s a bunch of things to read about the ongoing BART strike (today is Day 3):

BART Strike: Labor Negotiations To Resume At 1 PM Wednesday (SF Appeal)
Surprise! Last night’s negotiations went nowhere. Pray/hope/skip rocks that today’s talks accomplish something.

An Open Letter to the Community from the BART Workers (Keep BART Running)
In which some BART operators tell their side of the story.

Oakland to Toss Parking Tickets Handed Out During Strike (SF Weekly’s The Snitch)
Across the Bay, parking enforcement officers also struck Monday. Well, almost all of them did.

BART Strike: Another Instance of Media Portraying Workers as Greedy (The Nation)
In which the bastion of liberal journalism shines a light on labor’s demands.

What the BART Strike Means for the Regional Transit Agenda (SPUR)
Wonky wonk-types get wonky. And FSM bless them, too.

Why the BART Strike Happened (Beyond Chron)
“The chief reason is BART management’s historic insensitivity to its workers.”

What’s wrong with New York Magazine’s take on the BART Strike (Laura O.)

If you’ve got more BART strike news to share with fellow readers, drop links in the comments here, please.

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Update: SF Appeal reports that SFO is running shuttles from Millbrae Caltrain to the airport.

Original post: The BART workers strike is happening today, so what are your commuting options (aside from retiring or staying home)? Here’s a short cheat sheet.

SFMTA’s commuter options map.

AC Transit schedule.

Bay Bridge Bike Shuttle. Read more

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Today marks the first BART worker strike since 1997, as BART employee unions and the BART board failed to reach an agreement in contract negotiations last night. Traffic on the Bay Bridge has been backed up since 6 a.m. today, and AC Transit is packed, says SFGate. You might recall that the labor dispute this time involves wages and contributions to pensions and health insurance.

If you’re commuting from outside of San Francisco into the city, what do you do aside from call in sick or plead to work from home?
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