ORANGE, Calif.—Thousands of Orange County bus riders found themselves without service Thursday, with the union representing Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) maintenance workers striking over what it calls stalled labor negotiations.
The union called the walkout Wednesday—setting up picket lines at the agency’s Santa Ana and Garden Grove yards and forcing a shutdown in bus service beginning Thursday.
The agency alerted commuters to find alternate means of travel, but people unaware of the disruption were still seen Thursday morning at various bus stops, waiting for buses that weren’t coming.
Orange County Board Chairman Doug Chaffee, who also serves on the OCTA board, said it doesn’t appear Gov. Gavin Newsom will step in anytime soon….