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Strike over: Union and transit officials reached a tentative deal to end a four-day Bay Area Rapid Transit strike that caused travel mayhem for more than 400,000 commuters this week. The strike—BART’s second in four months—crippled the nation’s fifth-largest rail system, leading to jammed roadways and long lines for buses and ferries, as workers looked for alternative ways to travel. The agreement came after more than six months of talks between union officials, BART management, and local politicians, and included a wage increase that would push union workers’ pay up from an average of $76,500 annually to $88,300 by 2017. “We think it’s a good deal and expect it to be ratified,” said union leader Pete Castelli. Meanwhile, the National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the deaths of two BART workers who were run over while checking tracks during the strike.

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