Thousands of Orange County bus riders were without service Nov. 4 for the second day in a row as the negotiation between the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) and the union representing its maintenance workers comes to a deadlock.
Both sides agreed to meet Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. Meanwhile, bus service can resume Monday and Tuesday as Teamsters leaders will lift the picket lines for those days so commuters can get to the polls on Election Day.
A union leader said his members want to continue talks but the agency will not budge on its last offer.
“OCTA reached out yesterday to come back to the table and we told them we would come back to the table with the understanding we’re there to bargain,” said Eric Jimenez, Secretary-Treasurer of Teamster Local 952. “They’re playing hardball. We have moved our offer down quite a bit over the past couple of sessions. We have made movement on things they could accept and they’re not willing to do it,” he said….
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