BART Strike? No sweat – you can still get your work done from home!

In the California Bay Area, there’s talk of a BART* strike that will have a huge impact on commuters who rely on public transit to get to work. But this situation isn’t unique to the Bay Area. In fact is a problem that faces everyone who has to rely on some sort of transportation to get to work.

But for those who need to collaborate with their team and can use a computer, there are alternatives.

We found two great ideas at PasstheBall.com, offer telecommuting as that alternative.

Idea: Tax incentives for business that support telecommuting
Nicole from York, Pennsylvania suggests we “give incentives for businesses that utilize telecommuting.” Her point is that “this would help save on energy costs for the company and would benefit the employees by allowing them to save on gas and possibly even daycare for children.” She also points out that, “This also benefits the environment because less people are commuting to and from work, and those that still need to be in the office will suffer from less traffic as there would be less people on the road during rush hour.”

Idea: Telecommute One Day Per Week
Janster from Sunnyvale, California, thinks we should “start a worldwide telecommuting day campaign.” She explains how it would work: “Employees would work from home one day per week. Imagine the CO2 and lost productivity reductions if there would be just 10% less commuters on the road each day.”

If it turns out the employees at BART do strike and you can’t get to work, we want to invite you – and anyone else who wants to work from home effectively – to give WebEx a try. It’s free and you’ll see why we get so excited about using WebEx to share ideas.

If you do give it a try, let us know what you think. Comment here or post a note on our wall on Facebook. Commuting to work should be as easy as WebEx.

*BART is the Bay Area Rapid Transit. You can get strike update information here and you can actually subscribe to email alerts here.