NEW : `` We urge the public to contact the BART district and tell them to finish negotiating a fair deal with our union . '' BART rejects union 's latest offer , urges return to reasonable terms , spokesman says . NEW : BART is open to a mediator to resolve everything , not just a few issues . The strike is the second in three strikes affecting Bay Area Rapid Transit . The roughly 400,000 people who supported BART must now seek other options .
NEW : BART rejects union 's latest offer , urges return to reasonable terms , spokesman says . NEW : BART is open to a mediator to resolve everything , not just a few issues . The strike is the second in three strikes affecting Bay Area Rapid Transit . The roughly 400,000 people who supported BART must now seek other options .