BART Board Meeting

Agenda:

Of note:

C. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS 
Designated representatives:

Grace Crunican, General Manager;

Paul Oversier, Assistant General Manager, Operations;

Rudolph Medina, Department Manager – Labor Relations;

and Thomas P. Hock, Veolia Transportation, Inc.

Employee Organizations:

(1) Amalgamated Transit Union, Local 1555;

(2) American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Local 3993;

(3) BART Police Officers Association;

(4) BART Police Managers Association;

(5) Service Employees International Union, Local 1021; and

(6) Service Employees International Union, Local 1021, BART Professional Chapter

(7) Unrepresented employees (Positions: all)

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