BART wants to give the workers a 12% pay raise over the next 4 years. The workers want more. I stand with BART! Hopefully cooler heads will prevail soon or I hope Governor Brown forces them back to work. And the legislature should draw up legislation preventing such strikes in the future.
Half the story hasn't been told:
After not having a pay raise for the last 5, yes.
Which is why there are not two sides/stories.
You're really upset that public employees didn't get pay increases during the Great Recession? If you're going to increase spending on labor in a recession, it should be to hire more people not increase wages for a few.
Considering that many rich people increased their incomes during the Great Recession...