RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: NPR's business news starts with a mass transit strike.</s>RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: San Francisco's Bay Area Rapid Transit - or BART - has ground to its halt after two main unions went on strike. That followed talks over the weekend that failed - with the big issues being, salaries, pensions and health care.</s>RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: The shutdown of the country's fifth-largest rail rapid transit system affects some 400,000 riders.
Two of San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit's largest unions went on strike after weekend talks with management failed to produce a new contract. The move ensures a nightmarish journey ahead for Monday commuters.