Category: Orange County Transporation Authority

Orange County Transit Board Approves Labor Contract With Maintenance Workers

December 13, 2022
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Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) board members approved a new contract with its maintenance workers this week, ensuring that public buses keep running in the county. OCTA board members voted 13–1 to approve the contract during their Dec. 12 board meeting after Teamsters Local 952, the union representing the maintenance workers, ratified the contract over…

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Buses Down in Orange County as Mechanics Strike

November 3, 2022
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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…

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OC Transit Authority Helps Promote Businesses Hurt by Streetcar Construction

May 23, 2022
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ORANGE, Calif.—The Orange County Transportation Authority announced May 23 that it has been working to help attract customers to downtown Santa Ana businesses impacted by the OC Streetcar project. The streetcar, a $509 million project, is set to become Orange County’s first modern electric streetcar, providing residents a 4-mile route from Santa Ana’s downtown to…

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OC Bus Drivers to Strike at Midnight

February 14, 2022
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ORANGE, Calif.—A strike by Orange County bus drivers is looming as negotiations for a new contract continue to stifle on Feb. 14, though one more meeting is planned between the union representing the drivers and their employer, the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA). The final meeting, set to happen Monday afternoon, will be “a last-ditch…

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OC Bus Drivers Are Set to Strike

February 14, 2022
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ORANGE, Calif.—A strike by Orange County bus drivers is looming as negotiations for a new contract continue to stifle on Feb. 14, though one more meeting is planned between the union representing the drivers and their employer, the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA). The final meeting, set to happen Monday afternoon, will be “a last-ditch…

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OC Bus Drivers Get Set to Strike

February 14, 2022
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ORANGE, Calif.—A strike by Orange County bus drivers is looming as negotiations for a new contract continue to stifle on Feb. 14, though one more meeting is planned between the union representing the drivers and their employer, the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA). The final meeting, set to happen Monday afternoon, will be “a last-ditch…

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OCTA Asks Newsom to Prevent Bus Driver Strike

February 11, 2022
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The Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) sent a letter to Gov. Gavin Newsom on Feb. 10 asking him to prevent a strike by its own bus drivers. The transportation authority is urging the governor to appoint a board to investigate a labor contract dispute involving 600 bus drivers, in an effort to “protect the thousands of…

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Orange County Bus Drivers to Strike Amid Contract Negotiations

February 8, 2022
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Orange County bus drivers may go on strike as soon as next week after contract negotiations between employer Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) and its union, Local Teamster 952, failed to agree on a new contract. Over 600 bus drivers represented by the union could be part of the strike, causing OCTA to put out…

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Orange County Offers Free Bus Rides on New Year’s Eve

December 28, 2021
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ORANGE, Calif.—Orange County Transportation Agency (OCTA) is helping residents ring in the New Year safely by providing free fares on buses from Dec. 31 to Jan. 1. For 20 years, OCTA has been offering free New Year’s Eve bus rides, with over 162,000 boardings recorded. For this New Year, the special service will run from…

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Orange County Transportation Authority Appoints New Leadership

January 12, 2021
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Orange County Supervisor Andrew Do has been unanimously elected the new Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) board chairman. Do is responsible for planning, funding, and implementing transportation improvement projects for all of Orange County. He served as the vice chairman of the board last year, and is replacing outgoing chairman, Garden Grove Mayor Steve Jones,…

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